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Political Arena
POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a fully simulated political world, complete with high stakes campaign strategizing, backroom deals, scandals, special interests, and the press. Be the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
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Wayside Press

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Features
Single-player
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔ ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We want to give our fans access to the game as soon as possible, and as soon as the game is stable and fun to play. We plan on starting to release updates immediately after Early Access 0.1 and all the way until the Full 1.0 Release.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The game will be In Early Access for at least a year. We are committed to Political Arena for the long haul.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version has:

1. limited features compared to the final version. Key portions of the game will not be available yet.
2. limited scope of the features actually released.

The Full Version will include all the features and for every feature the full feature's scope. The Full Version will also receive ongoing content updates: new campaigns, new RPG events, more personalization options.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“EA 0.1 has core features fully complete, many non-core features complete, and a lot of placeholders that will reveal the full scope of the game once Fully Released.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. We will have reduced price during EA.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We have involved the Community from the beginning (our Kickstarter campaign) through our Discord community. Reach out to get involved in the development phases!”
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About This Game

POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a fully simulated political world, complete with high stakes campaign strategizing, backroom deals, scandals, special interests, and the press. Be the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).

Run a top-notch campaign by leveraging Political Arena’s real world data. Learn what issues drive your constituents to the ballot box, scrutinize the latest polls, and analyze the unique demographics of every congressional district.

Master the art of negotiation and become a Washington power broker. Navigate D.C.’s maze of special interests by analyzing the strengths, weaknesses and ambitions of your friends and enemies … even hold unfavorable information as leverage to gain concessions. Single out powerful allies -- the legislative leaders, the rising stars, the kingmakers -- and do everything you can to get on their good side.

Play the news cycle and try not to let it play you. Strategically time your actions to generate the most (or least) attention from the press.Announce your campaign, introduce legislation, and time campaign events when the media is least distracted -- or publicize compromising information when the public has its eyes elsewhere. Friday is a great time to announce that pesky IRS investigation into your spouse's finances.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: Core 2 Duo
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: MacOS 10.12 or newer
    • Processor: Core 2 Duo or Apple silicon
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • Processor: Core 2 Duo
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
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