The Political Machine 2024
Turn-based presidential campaign strategy with primaries and political action cards
Stardock Entertainment · Released May 2, 2024
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 270
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 10
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jun 24, 2026
What is The Political Machine 2024?
The Political Machine 2024 is a turn-based strategy simulation about running for U.S. president. Choose an existing candidate or create one, then compete in party primaries or campaign across states for electoral votes. Political action cards can help your campaign or disrupt a rival, whether you play against the computer or other players.
For you if...
- +you like election strategy built around state-by-state campaigning
- +you want to contest primaries as well as general elections
- +you want to play against computer or human opponents
Not for you if...
- −you want campaign strategy without political action cards
- −you prefer campaigns with less repetition and more strategic flexibility
What players say
74% of 270 reviews are positive
Players praise the addition of primaries and say the election simulation can be fun. Their main complaints are that the card system feels too random and that this entry has less strategic flexibility than earlier games. Some also describe it as repetitive.
Screenshots and trailer
The Political Machine 2024 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- 2 GHz Dual-Core Processor
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- 2 GHz Dual-Core Processor
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- PvP
- Character Customization
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Alternate History
- Political Sim
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Management
- Card Game
- Building
- Capitalism
- Economy
- Education
- Historical
Recent updates
- Jun 24, 2026 · New Issues Update: The Political Machine 2024 Gets a 2026 Refresh
- Oct 3, 2025 · Update Notes for October 3, 2025
- Sep 4, 2025 · v1.18 "Endorsement Reinforcements" Update Now Available
- Apr 23, 2025 · v1.17 'Tariff Update' Now Available
- Oct 30, 2024 · Pre-Election Update Released
1 DLC available.
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