| The Political Machine | |
| Genre: | Government simulation |
| Developer: | Stardock |
| Publisher: | Ubisoft |
| Creator: | Stardock |
| First Release Version: | The Political Machine |
| First Release Date: | August 10, 2004 |
| Latest Release Version: | The Political Machine 2024 |
| Latest Release Date: | May 2, 2024 |
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.
See main article: The Political Machine. The Political Machine is the first game in the series.
See main article: The Political Machine 2008. The Political Machine 2008 is the second game in the series.
The Political Machine Express 2008 is the third game in the series and was free to download upon release.
See main article: The Political Machine 2012. The Political Machine 2012 is the fourth game in the series.
See main article: The Political Machine 2016. The Political Machine 2016 is the fifth game in the series.
See main article: The Political Machine 2020. The Political Machine 2020 is the sixth game in the series.
The Political Machine 2024 is the seventh game in the series.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
22 Presidents of the United States and 69 other candidates have appeared as playable throughout the series, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, 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 announce themselves and as Stardock chooses.
Aside from candidates, the player can be invited onto cable news shows parodying real life equivalents. Such parodies have included takes on The Colbert Report, The O'Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and The Ben Shapiro Show.