This Is the President
Political management game about governing while seeking presidential immunity
SuperPAC · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Dec 6, 2021
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 412
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Dec 27, 2021
- Minimum PC
- NVIDIA/AMD dedicated graphics card, with at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM
- 4 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
- Full requirements
What is This Is the President?
In this story-driven political management game, you play a U.S. president elected in 2020 who seeks lifetime immunity for past crimes. You handle daily crises, give speeches, draft executive orders, direct staff, and manage approval ratings and cash while working to change the Constitution.
For you if...
- +you like dark political satire and absurd scenarios
- +you prefer story-heavy decisions to action-heavy gameplay
Not for you if...
- −you expect choices to significantly alter the story
- −you prefer realistic politics to escalating absurdity
- −you want substantial replay value from different decisions
What players say
68% of 412 reviews are positive
Players praise the political premise, story, and sense of responsibility behind its decisions. Others say choices have little impact and complain about inconsistent writing, slow pacing, and limited replay value.
How many players finish This Is the President?
5.9% of Steam players have unlocked «Una Amistad Eterna», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
This Is the President system requirements
Minimum: NVIDIA/AMD dedicated graphics card, with at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run This Is the President?
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- OS
- Windows 7 64Bit or higher
- Processor
- AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.6 GHz or higher
- Graphics
- NVIDIA/AMD dedicated graphics card, with at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- AMD Athlon II X2 250 or Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 or newer is recommended. Nvidia GT 440 1GB or AMD HD 4870 1GB or newer is recommended.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or higher
- Processor
- AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.6 GHz or higher
- Graphics
- AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphics card, with at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- AMD Phenom II X4 965 or Intel Pentium Dual-Core G620 or newer. Nvidia GTX 650 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750 1GB or newer is recommended.
Does This Is the President have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does This Is the President run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Russian.
Does This Is the President use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Strategy
- Interactive Fiction
- Grand Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Political Sim
- Strategy RPG
- Visual Novel
- Outbreak Sim
- Turn-Based Tactics
- 2D
- Dark Humor
- Diplomacy
- Dystopian
- Crime
- Management
Recent updates
- Dec 27, 2021 · Patch 3
- Dec 9, 2021 · Mac and Linux versions are here, along with some fixes
- Dec 7, 2021 · Patch 1