Democracy 3
Political simulation where policy decisions shape voters and elections
Positech Games · Released Oct 14, 2013
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 7,254
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 6
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- Mar 12, 2018
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
What is Democracy 3?
In this turn-based political simulation, you govern a Western industrialized country as president or prime minister. You adjust laws and policies, examine their effects on issues such as unemployment and national debt, and manage voter support as elections approach.
For you if...
- +you enjoy weighing trade-offs across connected political systems
- +you prefer turn-based decisions to real-time action
Not for you if...
- −you dislike adjusting sliders and tracking charts
- −you want many political approaches to work equally well
What players say
74% of 7,254 reviews are positive
Players praise how policy decisions affect the economy and voter groups, and the challenge of staying electable. Common complaints include limited viable strategies and a slider-heavy interface. Some players also report crashes, missing text, or launch failures.
Screenshots and trailer
Democracy 3 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 2 gig
- Graphics
- 256 MB
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 2 gig
- Graphics
- 256 MB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 42
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Political Sim
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Indie
- Turn-Based
- Singleplayer
- Economy
- Management
- Sandbox
- Moddable
- Difficult
- 2D
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Education
- Casual
- Capitalism
Recent updates
- Mar 12, 2018 · Windows build updated to version 1.34 with text & crash fixes.
- Mar 12, 2018 · Windows build updated to version 1.34 with text & crash fixes.
- Jan 6, 2018 · Windows patch today, to solve startup crashes and text issues
- Jan 6, 2018 · Windows patch today, to solve startup crashes and text issues
- Dec 9, 2017 · Updated today, hopefully all text/font/language issues now fixed (windows)
4 DLC available.
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