The Political Machine (series)

The Political Machine
Genres Government simulation
Developer(s) Stardock
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Creator(s) Stardock
Platforms Microsoft Windows
Platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First release The Political Machine
August 10, 2004
Latest release The Political Machine 2016
February 4, 2016

The Political Machine is a government simulation game series from Stardock, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the President of the United States. The player accomplishes this goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers.

Games

Timeline of release years
2004The Political Machine
2005
2006
2007
2008The Political Machine 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012The Political Machine 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016The Political Machine 2016

The Political Machine

The Political Machine, the first in the series.

The Political Machine 2008

The Political Machine 2008, the second in the series.

The Political Machine 2012

The Political Machine 2012, the third in the series, often thought to be the best by users of Steam

The Political Machine 2016

The Political Machine 2016, the fourth in the series.

Candidates and characters

Over twenty-five candidates have appeared playable throughout the series, including Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, George Bush, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Paul Ryan, Jim Webb, and Jill Stein. Candidates are added and removed as candidates pass away, candidates announce themselves, and as Stardock chooses.

Reception

Aggregate review scores
As of May 9, 2016.
Game Metacritic
The Political Machine 72[1]
The Political Machine 2008 73[2]
The Political Machine 2012 54[3]
The Political Machine 2016 72[4]

References

  1. "Political Machine, The". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. "Political Machine 2008, The". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  3. "Political Machine 2012, The". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  4. "Political Machine 2016, The". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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