| The Political Machine 2020 | |
| Developer: | Stardock |
| Released: | Microsoft WindowsAndroid, iOS |
| Genre: | Government simulation |
| Modes: | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Political Machine 2020 is a government simulation game from Stardock and the fifth game in the Political Machine series, 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. The game was released on March 3, 2020.[1] [2] [3] [4]
| Candidate | Home State | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment Democrat | |||
| Federalist | |||
| Democratic Socialism | |||
| Establishment Democrat | |||
| Yang Singularity | |||
| Hope and Change | |||
| Democratic Socialism | |||
| Establishment Democrat | |||
| Democratic Socialism | |||
| Federalist | |||
| Biden Liberalism | |||
| Federalist | |||
| Establishment Democrat | |||
| Massive Comet (Fictional character) | Giant Meteorism | ||
| Establishment Democrat | |||
| Establishment Democrat | |||
| Tulsi's Better World | |||
| Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character) | Lunacy |
| Candidate | Home State | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatism | |||
| Conservatism | |||
| Trumpian Populism | |||
| Federalist | |||
| Compassionate Conservatism | |||
| Giant Meteor (Fictional character) | Giant Meteorism | ||
| Democratic Republicanism | |||
| Compassionate Conservatism | |||
| Straight Talk Express | |||
| Trumpian Populism | |||
| Establishment Republican | |||
| Establishment Republican | |||
| Libertarianism | |||
| Conservatism | |||
| Conservatism | |||
| Conservatism | |||
| Democratic Republicanism | |||
| Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character) | Lunacy |
It is not possible to run as a third-party or independent candidate.
Giving it a rating of 65, New Game Network described the game as "fairly shallow, and there seems to be a number of steps back from the 2016 version - aside from the improved visuals."[5] VentureBeat says "as a bare-bones remake of an existing game, it’s not bad," and "it whets my appetite for a more sophisticated and realistic simulation".[6]