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Games like The Political Machine 2016

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 single out its multiplayer adds chaotic fun, challenging and comedic. 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.

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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.

2016StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby Stardock Entertainment
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  1. The Political Machine 2020

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Top pick for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and take the 2020 presidential election by storm in Stardock’s popular political strategy game. Choose a candidate and run against a computer opponent or a candidate controlled by another person over the Internet.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulationDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Political Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Second-strongest match for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine 2016.

    Do you have what it takes to be president?Play as more than 20 candidates including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch.Players take to the campaign trail against a computer controlled opponent or a human challenger over the Internet.

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  3. Democracy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Third-strongest match for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Political Machine 2024

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Ranked #4 for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and run for President in this political strategy game. Choose a candidate or create your own and run against the opposing party’s candidate or up to 4 primary candidates controlled by the computer or other players online.

    2024StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Political Animals

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Ranked #5 for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Political Animals is an election campaign simulation game set within a world populated by corrupt crocodiles and meritocratic mice. In a political contest where corruption is always around the corner, can you win without getting your paws dirty?

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Electioneering

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    You are at the nexus of the events of 2020; you will hire agents, run political ads, research topics, use hacking, and more in this turn-based political strategy game. In Electioneering, your goal is to ensure your candidate becomes the next President of the United States.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Just Power: The Papal States

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Are you ready to found a dynasty which controls the Holy See over the centuries? Climb the hierarchies, hire your relatives, blackmail and bribe to get everything you want in this turn-based political simulator.

    2022StrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Imperator: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Ranked #8 for The Political Machine 2016 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

    2019StrategySimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Political Machine 2016.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

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  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

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  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

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  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

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  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

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  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

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  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Political Machine 2016.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

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  1. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Galactic Civilizations III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine 2016.

    Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.

    2015Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sins of a Solar Empire II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

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  4. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.

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  5. Galactic Civilizations IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

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  6. Star Control®: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Simulation with The Political Machine 2016.

    Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

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  7. Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.

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  8. Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Political Machine 2016.

    Another title from Stardock Entertainment, the studio behind The Political Machine 2016. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Political Machine 2016.

    Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

    2011StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Political Machine 2016

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.

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