The Political Machine 2016

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• government simulation game

• life simulation game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Series

• The Political Machine

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Casual^*
• Indie^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Political Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  75^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  63^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  61^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  61^*

• Politics^*

  Votes · historical

  51^*

• Political^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  41^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  40^*

• Management^*

  Votes · historical

  39^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  35^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Turn-Based Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  29^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

• America^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

• Memes^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

• Satire^*

  Votes · historical

  20^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  6^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 / 8.x / 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  1 GHz Processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  64 MB DirectX 9.0c 3D Video Card with Pixel Shader 2.0 Support^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  1 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Silver^*

  Reports

  6^*

  Community confidence

  low^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

Developers

• Stardock

• Stardock Entertainment^*

Publishers

• Stardock

• Stardock Entertainment^*

• 2016-02-04

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2016-02-04 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2016-02-04^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 4, 2016^*

Detailed specifications