Good game
Needs libertarian and maybe green party tho

Honestly, I love this game, but at the moment, I just can't reccomend it as it's not all that different from the 2012 version.

If the devs were to add in more features, such as 3rd parties (maybe even with custom names and colours, so you could run as the Reform party, Dixiecrats, American Independent, Libertarian, Green, etc), primaries, debates, election scenarios from history, etc, then I could wholeheartedly reccomend it. Also, "historical candidates" require you to go into the game files to enable them, which sucks.

If you can get it on sale though,

This game was rather amusing one thing I did really enjoy about it was the fact it had current up to date events which made winning all that much better. While I think the interface was easy enough to use I wish it had a few functions like zooming in and out on some kind of button on the map. As for how the game plays it runs well but the one thing that drove me crazy was the newspaper popping up on me while the computer still moves I am stuck so I missed out on events I could have got if the game waited for me.

The game itself is rather simple which while amusing makes it a bit harder to replay for me after a few rounds it feels like you more or less have done everything the game has to offer. I will need to try it again a few more times and maybe search around for some mods to see if I can get more out of it. All in all if you enjoy politices this game isnt all that bad and no matter how you look at it you can reform the US with sanders or you can make america great again with trump. Another little thing I really enjoyed about the game was the creation system to make a new person while it was a little hard to nav around it was amusing to see all the options.

One thing I felt it was missing was random events which seemed to be really lacking unlike some other games I have played such as demoracy. Now while I understand this games goal is to elect someone and in demoracy the goal is to run the country I feel like some stuff could pass over to both games. I think one thing that would be nice would be to create your own plan on budgets and what not if elected. While I cant give much overview of the game due to my lack of political knowledge but as far as games go I felt like this was lacking a little.

Even with all this being said so long as the price is right for you then I cant see why it wouldnt be a good idea to own this game even if it was only for a laugh.

This is the same game as 2012 do not buy

Okay at first I loved this game until 2016 nothing change in the game mechanics and the only new things that happened was there were new people added and subjects then I found out there was a campain but its DLC its only gonna get worst from here so I would avoid it.

The tutorial felt unintuitive, the graphics were subpar for a $10 game, and the difficulty seems way too hard even when on easy.
Don't waste your money with this one guys.

I love this game. I played Political Machine 2008 and I wasn't into it. 8 years later, it's a hit. I love the vast array of candidates to chose from. If I had to ask for more characters, I'd say more First Ladies, maybe some notable personalities like Racheal Maddow, Chris Matthews... or maybe Bill O'Reilly or Megyn Kelly... ugh.

No candidate is over powered. I wish there was matchmaking for the game, so I could play with random players around the world. This is one of my favourite games, and I hope it keeps getting supported through DLC or updates. Great job!

I also wish you could include more indipendant parties. Libertarians like Austin Peterson or Jill Stein from the Green Party. Maybe foreign politicians like David Cameron, Angela Merkel, Theresa May, Vladamir Putin or Kin Jong Un?

I got the game and waited for the multiplayer mode to be released. And boy was I disapointed. The multiplayer mode has a host bias. By bias I mean that my friend and I will both say that the game says that we are both winning Texas by 5%, and in the end the host always wins those states. If you don't play multiplayer then the game is ok. I mean what's better than beating Obama as The Joker.

This game is great I only wish there a few changes
1. more political partys (I understand we are a two party state but it would be more fun to play)
2. a more interested multiplayer community
3. add more to the game like different countrys you can play for (i belive that was in a previuous iteration and if it was I want to see it return)

Great game very fun but i suggest a cheaper price such as $4.99 instead of $10.00