Single-player games like The Political Machine 2016
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The Political Machine 2016, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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The Political Machine 2020
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Political Machine
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Democracy 3
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Political Machine 2024
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Political Animals
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?
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Electioneering
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Just Power: The Papal States
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Imperator: Rome
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Galactic Civilizations III
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Sins of a Solar Empire II
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Galactic Civilizations IV
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Star Control®: Origins
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine 2016 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!