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Games like Democracy 3 Africa

If Democracy 3 Africa is your kind of game, the closest matches are Democracy 3, Democracy 4 and AfterWar — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dictatorship to democracy transitions, extreme policy consequences and contemplative. 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 Democracy 3 Africa: Democracy 3: Africa is the new standalone 're-imagining' of the hit political strategy game 'Democracy 3'. Set entirely in countries on the continent of Africa, D3:A puts you in charge of these countries and challenges you to stay in power whilst fixing each country's problems, improving the quality of life for your electorate, and...

2016StrategyIndieSimulation16.99 USDWindows · macOSby Positech Games
Democracy 3 Africa — Steam game cover
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Africa specific socio economic challengesDictatorship to democracy transitionsExtreme policy consequencesContemplativeIntenseStressful

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Steam players who put hours into Democracy 3 Africa also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Democracy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Top pick for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    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 ↗
  2. Democracy 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Second-strongest match for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. AfterWar

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tropico 6

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Democracy 3 Africa.

    El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

    2019StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Political Animals

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Ranked #5 for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    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. Imperator: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Ranked #6 for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Democracy 3 Africa.

    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 ↗
  7. Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    A Pro-Donald Trump presidential simulation. Make America Rich Again through trade. Make America Safe again by Defeating ISIS. Make America Great Again!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Urban Empire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Ranked #8 for Democracy 3 Africa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.

    2017StrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Democracy 3 Africa at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Democracy 3 Africa on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Positech Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Positech Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Democracy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    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 ↗
  2. Democracy 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Production Line : Car factory simulation

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Gratuitous Space Battles

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    The first ever auto-battler game, from way back in 2009Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.

    2009StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gratuitous Space Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Have you ever wanted to be admiral of a huge, sprawling space battle-fleet of your own design? Ever wanted to design a fleet of battle-cruisers so powerful they can rip all who oppose them into space-dust? Ever wanted to build a battleship with purple rotating radars and 64 engines? Well we have good news for you...

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gratuitous Tank Battles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Democracy 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    On Tuesday, November 6th Americans will vote to shape the future of their country. Why wait? Start shaping your country's future now in Democracy 2.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Kudos 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Democracy 3 Africa. Shares Strategy and Indie with Democracy 3 Africa.

    Kudos is a turn-based game that puts you in control of a single character and manages their life from age 20 to 30. You get to pick their friends, their job, and how they spend their free time, but there is a catch! You can only choose to do one thing each day, or two at the weekends.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Democracy 3 Africa

Does Democracy 3 Africa work on Steam Deck?
Democracy 3 Africa is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Democracy 3 Africa cost?
Democracy 3 Africa is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Democracy 3 Africa?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Democracy 3 Africa are Democracy 3, Democracy 4, AfterWar.
Who developed Democracy 3 Africa?
Democracy 3 Africa was developed by Positech Games.

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