Skip to content

Start typing to see game suggestions. This only suggests apps that have a store page.

Enter Submit to view all results. Ctrl+Enter View and filter in instant search.
Close ×
Search powered by Algolia

The Political Machine 2020

Wishlist Follow Ignore Install Unwatch Watch
App ID 1188680
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Stardock Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28984968
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 16:13:12 UTC ()
Release Date 3 March 2020 – 17:51:41 UTC ()
😏 78.79%
750 reviews
1
In-Game

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.

This app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.

Steam price history

Current Price N/A
Lowest Recorded Price $3.74 at -75% 19 October 2023
Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar N/A N/A $3.74 $3.74 at -75%
British Pound N/A N/A $4.23 £3.19 at -75%
Euro N/A N/A $4.13 3,69€ at -75%
Russian Ruble N/A N/A $1.70 137 ₽ at -75%
Brazilian Real N/A N/A $2.05 R$ 11,59 at -60%
Japanese Yen N/A N/A $2.91 ¥ 425 at -75%
Indonesian Rupiah N/A N/A $1.98 Rp 32749 at -75%
Malaysian Ringgit N/A N/A $2.24 RM9.62 at -75%
Philippine Peso N/A N/A $2.17 ₱121.25 at -75%
Singapore Dollar N/A N/A $2.78 S$3.62 at -75%
Thai Baht N/A N/A $2.35 ฿78.75 at -75%
Vietnamese Dong N/A N/A $1.96 51000₫ at -75%
South Korean Won N/A N/A $2.94 ₩ 4120 at -75%
Ukrainian Hryvnia N/A N/A $1.95 81₴ at -75%
Mexican Peso N/A N/A $2.30 Mex$ 44.74 at -75%
Canadian Dollar N/A N/A $3.48 CDN$ 4.87 at -75%
Australian Dollar N/A N/A $3.51 A$ 5.48 at -75%
New Zealand Dollar N/A N/A $3.23 NZ$ 5.49 at -75%
Norwegian Krone N/A N/A $3.96 41,20 kr at -60%
Polish Zloty N/A N/A $4.49 16,99zł at -75%
Swiss Franc N/A N/A $5.00 CHF 4.19 at -75%
Chinese Yuan N/A N/A $2.01 ¥ 14.50 at -75%
Indian Rupee N/A N/A $2.01 ₹ 172 at -75%
Chilean Peso N/A N/A $2.20 CLP$ 2075 at -75%
Peruvian Sol N/A N/A $2.29 S/.8.37 at -75%
Colombian Peso N/A N/A $2.21 COL$ 9375 at -75%
South African Rand N/A N/A $1.98 R 36.25 at -75%
Hong Kong Dollar N/A N/A $3.04 HK$ 23.75 at -75%
Taiwan Dollar N/A N/A $2.22 NT$ 67 at -75%
Saudi Riyal N/A N/A $2.19 8.23 SR at -75%
U.A.E. Dirham N/A N/A $2.85 10.50 AED at -75%
Israeli New Shekel N/A N/A $3.93 ₪13.98 at -75%
Kazakhstani Tenge N/A N/A $1.88 960₸ at -60%
Kuwaiti Dinar N/A N/A $2.27 0.70 KD at -75%
Qatari Riyal N/A N/A $2.33 8.49 QR at -75%
Costa Rican Colon N/A N/A $3.20 ₡1625 at -75%
Uruguayan Peso N/A N/A $2.70 $U113 at -75%
CIS - U.S. Dollar N/A N/A $2.12 $2.12 at -75%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar N/A N/A $1.99 $1.99 at -75%
MENA - U.S. Dollar N/A N/A $1.99 $1.99 at -75%
South Asia - USD N/A N/A $1.74 $1.74 at -75%
Valve suggested prices are shown on package pages.

Price history

Initializing price history graph…

Click on a currency name to load price history for that particular currency.
View lowest recorded prices on Steam store pages by using our browser extension.

Additional Information

Developer Stardock Entertainment
metacritic_name The Political Machine 2020
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Stardock Entertainment
Store Release Date 3 March 2020 – 17:51:41 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/stardock
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 3 March 2020 – 17:51:41 UTC ()
app_retired_publisher_request Yes
Store Asset Modification Time 4 May 2023 – 15:55:56 UTC () (1683215756)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct60.96849474912483
height_pct87.99572548088341
osextended macos64
review_score 8
review_percentage 83
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5744172
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 1 November 2019 – 12:09:24 UTC (), in changelist #7131188

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Assets

Load all asset images
clienticon b9b78a59890b65e2d8b80876497fd18ccebcce93
clienttga ed4e20a17461696e78260ab110b0111db44e2de4
icon 836aab03d2e23fa0bddb7118a406c1a03814332a
logo 12e47c3df9f4bcf50e66689a21579cd1030aa3a8
logo_small 12e47c3df9f4bcf50e66689a21579cd1030aa3a8_thumb
clienticns 7bc5d71c3f8ef4063a17b0a2eab8aa6db3831ffc
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_positionCenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct60.96849474912483
logo_position/height_pct87.99572548088341
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
Assets
main_capsulecapsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
page_backgroundpage_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsulehero_capsule.jpg
library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
library_hero_2xlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon836aab03d2e23fa0bddb7118a406c1a03814332a.jpg
page_background_pathapp/1188680
raw_page_backgroundpage_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp13 September 2024 – 18:35:56 UTC
Trailers
256776145 ↴
trailer_nameLaunch Gameplay Trailer
trailer_category1
trailer_480p/video/webmmovie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webmmovie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webmmicrotrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_mediummovie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_fullmovie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id268686
all_agestrue
is_highlighttrue
timestamp1683215778
SteamDB does not own The Political Machine 2020.
Gift the game to our bot.
Are you the game developer? Send us a key
Open link