The Political Machine 2020
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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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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 California might hurt you in Ohio or Florida.The Political Machine 2020 is a complete rewrite of the original versions of the game with vastly improved graphics and a more sophisticated simulation that combines polling data, voter enthusiasm, and the most recent US census results to deliver a game that is both fun to play for casual players, and realistic enough for political wonks.Do you think you have what it takes? Take to the campaign trail and show the nation why you should be the next President of the United States of America!Core FeaturesSpread your Ideology - Participate in Town Hall events to earn ideology points and solidify your position on hot issues with your voters. Generate Enthusiasm - Use your power and money to purchase ads to discredit your opponent and influence voters. The greater enthusiasm your base has for an issue, the more effective your ad campaigns will be.Participate in Interviews - Accept invitations to various talk shows across the country in order to share your opinion on issues important to the American people. Choose your Candidate - Play as one of several candidates, each with their own custom stats like stamina, intelligence, charisma, media bias, and more.Manage your Campaign Budget - Purchase advertisements, travel across the country to campaign, and hire operatives to enhance your PR or cripple your opponent. Be wary - if you overspend and need extra cash, it might come from somewhere that will shake voters’ confidence in you!Create a Candidate - Customize your own front runner and race for the White House.Practice your Politics - A sophisticated underlying simulation model uses census data and real issues to test your political savvy.Be Ready for Anything - Torrid affairs, natural disasters, email scandals, and other “breaking news” events can pop up and change the direction of the campaign for better or worse.Check your Standings - With poll tracking and leaderboards, you can see how well people are playing as their candidates or what issues they are supporting over time.
Patch Notes & Announcements(28)
MINORUpdate Notes for October 3, 2025
Fix for Unity engine security bulletin.
MINORSteam Playtest Now Available for The Political Machine 2024
Pre-order Customers can now Participate in the Steam Playtest https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512090/The_Political_Machine_2024/ Stardock announced that the latest iteration of its hit political s
MINORUpdate Notes for February 20, 2024
Launcher update: Added support for The Political Machine 2024.
MINORAnnouncing The Political Machine 2024
Pre-order now and get the 'Cabinet of Curiosities' DLC free https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512090/The_Political_Machine_2024/ Stardock announced the latest iteration of its hit political strategy
MINORUpdate Note for October 9, 2023
Launcher update for Galactic Civilizations IV.
MINORUpdate Notes for 7/27/23
Just a launcher update to replace some graphics files.
MINORThe Political Machine 2020 v1.4 - The Final Stretch
Greetings fellow Political Junkies! It's almost here - the moment we've all been waiting for - Election Night 2020! Of course, being 2020, experts warn that the surge in mail-in ballots may result in
MINORThe Political Machine 2020 v1.31 - The Big Issues
Hard to believe there are only 6 weeks until election day! With a new slew of issues on everyone's minds, we thought it would be a good week to make some additions to bring the state of the game in li
MINORNew Founding Fathers DLC and FREE v1.3 Update
Get Ready, Pundits! The Founding Fathers DLC & HUGE Update Have Arrived {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36600340/6c0ec33f45b3898b6fe3e6e07d286d2b888d2346.png Battle for your spot in the White House against the fou
MINORThe Political Machine 2020 v1.3 Preview!
Greetings fellow Armchair Politicians! Well...isn't this the craziest election year we've ever seen? I've been on every single version of TPM, and between Coronavirus, Protests, Economic uncertainty,
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