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The Political Machine 2020
Not enough reviews
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 83% positive of 738
What the data shows
- Only 748 reviews so far — too early to tell.
- 88% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
Not enough reviews.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (87.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (20)
- Novice Mudslinger Attack your opponents stance on an issue, either in a speech or an ad. 100%
- Made for Greatness Create a custom candidate and show these carpetbaggers how its done. 81%
- Fully Armed and Operational Upgrade any type of building to their max level. 75%
- President Moneybags Raise awareness in a wealthy state to gather $400,000 at a single fundraiser. 65%
- Democratic Victory The blue states triumph! The red states start hoarding water and supplies for the impending collapse of society. 63%
- Accept no Substitute Win the election with a custom candidate. 58%
- Republican Victory The red states triumph! The blue states start hoarding water and supplies for the impending collapse of society. 53%
- Gathering an Army Hire at least one of every type of Political Operative in a single game. 34%
- Clean Sweep Win big by taking all the states. 21%
- A Friendly Battle Play a Multiplayer game. 16%
- Beating the Coronavirus Win a game where "Defeating the Coronavirus" is knocked out of the top 5 Issues in the 'Election Night' Polls. 15%
- Obama's 3rd Term While 100% unconstitutional, Obama is back and ready to throw down. Win on Masochistic to give BARACK OBAMA his 3rd term. 8.1%
- A Totally Random Win Win a game with Issue and State Randomization cranked to the max. It's going to take all your tricks to claim victory, so good luck! 7.5%
- All Aboard the Trump Train! Only true patriots can ride the Trump Train! Win Masochistic game as DONALD TRUMP to prove your worth. 7.3%
- President Joe Joe Biden is ready to be president, but first we have to test his mettle. Win a Masochistic game as JOE BIDEN to prove your worth. 7.2%
- Feel the Burn! The DNC has finally given Bernie his chance to shine. Win a Masochistic victory with BERNIE SANDERS to get everyone feeling the Burn! 5.9%
- #YangGang4Life Once #YangGang, always #YangGang. Ride or Die on Masochistic difficulty to make ANDREW YANG the president in 2020! 5.0%
- Tea-Party Triumphs Win a Masochistic victory with SARAH PALIN to help the Tea-Party to rise again! 4.8%
- A Vote for Extinction Humans had their chance. Now win a Masochistic victory with either MASSIVE COMET or GIANT METEOR to burn the system down properly. 4.5%
- Romney 2020 Romney's back, baby! Win a Masochistic victory with MITT ROMNEY to show those Trumpian Republicans how it's done! 4.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.