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The Political Machine 2020

The Political Machine 2020 overview

Stardock Entertainment | Mar 3, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategy

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)22,680
  • Revenue (VGI)$226,000
  • Review score83% positive

The Political Machine 2020 dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)22,680
  • Revenue (VGI)$226,000
  • Review score83% positive
  • Total reviews741
  • Release dateMar 3, 2020
  • DeveloperStardock Entertainment
  • PublisherStardock Entertainment

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Stardock EntertainmentPublisher: Stardock Entertainment

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

The Political Machine 2020 comes from Stardock Entertainment and is published by Stardock Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on Mar 3, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Political Machine 2020's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 741 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Political Machine 2020 is available in 1 languages including:

English

2 regional rating boards including dejus and steam germany

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2 GHz Dual Core Processor4 GB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64-bit3 GHz Intel Core i5 or Equivalent4 GB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better500 MB available space
macOSMinimumMacOS X Catalina or better (10.15)1.4 GHz Intel Core i54 GB RAMNvidia GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 3870 / Intel HD Graphics 4600500 MB available space
macOSRecommendedMacOS X Catalina or better (10.15)2.6 GHz Intel Core i58 GB RAMIntel Iris Graphics or Better500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Political Machine 2020 has sold up to 22,680 units and has 679 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $226,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Political Machine 2020 overview details

The Political Machine 2020 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Let the campaign begin! Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and take the 2020 presidential election by storm in this exciting political strategy game. Choose from a large roster of candidates, from Democrats Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders to Republicans Donald Trump and Mitt Romney, as well as other well-known politicians like former senator John McCain, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, and more. Want to shake things up a little? No problem! Use the Candidate Workshop to create your own frontrunner, complete with customized statistics, ideologies, and design. If you believe everything is going to hell in a handbasket, you can play as one of the wild card candidates like the Giant Meteor and adopt some truly crazy ideologies (ban all video games - they’ll rot your brain!). The Political Machine 2020 features unique ideology trees for each of the candidates that allow them to play very differently from each other. Throughout the game, you’ll visit Town Halls or take on Campaign Events to gain ideology points that you can spend to own certain issues. For instance, Bernie Sanders has ‘Medicare for All’ as an issue he can own, while Donald Trump can use points to purchase the ‘Build the Wall’ issue. Each issue is modded on a per-state basis with their voter support based on data in order to allow for an accurate simulation of how those issues will play out in different states. It’s important to win 270 votes in the electoral college, so you’ll need to pay attention to what issues voters care about in the swing states. What plays well in Texas or C…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Political Machine 2020 is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Political Machine 2020
Steam App ID1188680
Typegame
Release dateMar 3, 2020
DeveloperStardock Entertainment
PublisherStardock Entertainment
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Positive reviews617
Negative reviews124
Total reviews741
Positive percent83%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations679
Average playtime1,317 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 3, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)3 October 2025 - 19:25:12 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Republican VictoryNo description
Democratic VictoryNo description
Accept no SubstituteNo description
Made for GreatnessNo description
Fully Armed and OperationalNo description
President MoneybagsNo description
Novice MudslingerNo description
Clean SweepNo description
Gathering an ArmyNo description
A Friendly BattleNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeCopyright © 2020 Stardock Entertainment. The Political Machine is a trademark of Stardock Entertainment. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1188680
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1188680
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Political Machine 2020

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Political Machine 2020?

The Political Machine 2020's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:33:07 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 22 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Political Machine 2020 growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Political Machine 2020?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (74.5%), United Kingdom (4.9%), Canada (2.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (60.7%), United Kingdom (4.9%), China (4.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (71.8%), China (4.3%), United Kingdom (3.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.8%), China (7.7%), United Kingdom (4.8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Political Machine 2020?

The Political Machine 2020 currently sits at 83% positive across 741 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 617 positive reviews and 124 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Political Machine 2020 have?

The Political Machine 2020 currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Political Machine 2020?

The Political Machine 2020 is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 679, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

83% positive, 617 positive, 124 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements

Achievements

20

Platform releases
  • Steam 3 March 2020

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 / 10 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: 3 GHz Intel Core i5 or Equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950

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