The Political Machine 2020

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.^[2][3][4][5]

The Political Machine 2020
Developer(s)	Stardock
Publisher(s)	Stardock (PC) Hitcents (Android, iOS)[1]
Platform(s)	Android iOS Microsoft Windows
Release	Microsoft Windows WW: March 3, 2020 Android, iOS WW: July 14, 2020
Genre(s)	Government simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Presidential candidates

Democrats

Democratic party candidates

Candidate	Home State	Ideology
Al Gore	Tennessee	Establishment Democrat
Alexander Hamilton[a]	New York	Federalist
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	New York	Democratic Socialism
Amy Klobuchar	Minnesota	Establishment Democrat
Andrew Yang	New York	Yang Singularity
Barack Obama	Illinois	Hope and Change
Bernie Sanders	Vermont	Democratic Socialism
Bill Clinton	Arkansas	Establishment Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada	Establishment Democrat
Elizabeth Warren	Massachusetts	Democratic Socialism
George Washington[a][b]	Virginia	Federalist
Hillary Clinton	New York	Progressivism
Joe Biden	Delaware	Biden Liberalism
John Adams[a]	Massachusetts	Federalist
Kamala Harris	California	Establishment Democrat
Massive Comet (Fictional character)	California	Giant Meteorism
Michael Bloomberg	New York	Establishment Democrat
Pete Buttigieg	Indiana	Establishment Democrat
Tulsi Gabbard	Hawaii	Tulsi's Better World
Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character)	New Mexico	Lunacy

Republicans

Republican party candidates

Candidate	Home State	Ideology
Barry Goldwater	Arizona	Conservatism
Dan Crenshaw	Texas	Conservatism
Donald Trump	Florida	Trumpian Populism
George Washington[a][b]	Virginia	Federalist
George W. Bush	Texas	Compassionate Conservatism
Giant Meteor (Fictional character)	California	Giant Meteorism
James Madison[a]	Virginia	Democratic Republicanism
Jeb Bush	Florida	Compassionate Conservatism
John McCain	Arizona	Straight Talk Express
Mike Pence	Indiana	Trumpian Populism
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	Establishment Republican
Mitt Romney	Utah	Establishment Republican
Rand Paul	Kentucky	Libertarianism
Ronald Reagan	California	Conservatism
Sarah Palin	Alaska	Conservatism
Ted Cruz	Texas	Conservatism
Thomas Jefferson[a]	Virginia	Democratic Republicanism
Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character)	New Mexico	Lunacy

It is not possible to run as a third-party or independent candidate.

Reception

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."^[6] 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".^[7]

Notes

1. Available as part of the Founding Fathers DLC
2. Can be played as either a Democrat or a Republican