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- 2020
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The closest matches to The Political Machine 2016: The Political Machine 2020, The Political Machine, Democracy 3, Political Animals, and The Political Process. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 1The Political Machine 2020
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- 84% of 643 reviews
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Shares state by state campaigning with The Political Machine 2016.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Stardock Entertainment
- 77% of 542 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Endless replayability with custom campaigns
- Messaging choices directly shape outcomes
- Multiplayer adds chaotic fun
- Challenging
- Comedic
- Contemplative
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Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Political Machine 2016.
Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Political Machine 2016.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Stardock Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Political Machine 2016.
Galactic Civilizations III
Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Political Machine 2016.
Star Control®: Origins
Why this: Same funny mood as The Political Machine 2016.
About The Political Machine 2016
The closest matches to The Political Machine 2016: The Political Machine 2020, The Political Machine, Democracy 3, Political Animals, and The Political Process. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Political Machine 2016 is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Political Machine 2020, The Political Machine and Democracy 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, comedic and contemplative, and single out its candidate creation and difficulty scaling. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About The Political Machine 2016: Run for President of the United States as one of dozens of past or present presidential candidates or create your own ideal candidate. Give speeches, go on talk shows, hire unsavory operatives, and do whatever it takes to win on election day.
Is The Political Machine 2016 worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 78% of 542 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Endless replayability with custom campaigns
- Messaging choices directly shape outcomes
- Multiplayer adds chaotic fun
- Play as any real or fictional candidate
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game is fun, but the mechanics seem pretty broken. I've gotten more interview choices before but for my custom candidate with 10 intelligence has only one interview choice and it is as dumb as if Trump said it himself.”
“I bought this because Joel from Vinesauce did a video on it and this game is not fun. It is very boring, and it's not because I don't like the genre. The game's mechanics are just unfun.”
People who play it also play: The Political Machine 2020, The Political Machine, Democracy 3
Frequently asked about The Political Machine 2016
Can I run it?
Does The Political Machine 2016 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Political Machine 2016 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to The Political Machine 2016?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Political Machine 2016 are The Political Machine 2020, The Political Machine, Democracy 3.
Who developed The Political Machine 2016?
The Political Machine 2016 was developed by Stardock Entertainment.