Best Politics Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated politics games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free politics games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
HEADLINER
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Crisis in the Kremlin
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Realpolitiks
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded
Sequel to the amazing adventures of two Russian pop-culture legends: Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev and his fellow aide Petka who fearlessly beat off the alien invasion in a first franchise installment.
Mr.President!
Mr.President! Can you take a bullet for the soon to be President of the United States of America?! You play as Dick “Rock-Hard” Johnson a bulletproof man, the best bodyguard money can buy. He is sworn to protect the most hated presidential candidate of all time Ronald Rump.
Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency
A Pro-Donald Trump presidential simulation. Make America Rich Again through trade. Make America Safe again by Defeating ISIS. Make America Great Again!
Calm Down, Stalin
Calm Down, Stalin is a game where you directly control your hands to threaten your enemies with nuclear weapons by moving your finger closer to The Button while signing important state papers, answering phone, dealing with your subordinates and fighting the stress of your job by smoking your pipe!
Polandball: Can into Space!
Crazy fun rocket simulator game with countryballs theme. Can Polandball into Space? Try to find out!
Home Behind
In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe?
Democracy 3 Africa
Democracy 3: Africa is the new standalone 're-imagining' of the hit political strategy game 'Democracy 3'. Set entirely in countries on the continent of Africa, D3:A puts you in charge of these countries and challenges you to stay in power whilst fixing each country's problems, improving the quality of life for your electorate, and...
Gremlins, Inc.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
Red Comrades Save the Galaxy: Reloaded
Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev and his fellow aide Petka realize that someone has stolen the Red banner from the HQ. Although it's not the end of the story yet! Somewhere on the moon, legions of alien invaders prepare to conquer Earth. But could such a little thing really give a scare to the Red Army heroes?
Disney's Chicken Little
Based on Walt Disney’s feature 3D animation film Chicken Little, Chicken Little the action-packed video game catapults you into the hair-raising adventures of the movie and beyond.
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Tropico 5
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Long Live The Queen
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Democracy 3
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
Hate Plus
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Divinity: Dragon Commander
You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission it is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely on your ability to efficiently rule your empire, build invincible armies and lead them to victory.
Most played politics games on Steam
Take a look at the top politics games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 15th 2025.
1. Dragon Age™: The Veilguard
Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG. Dragon Age™: The Veilguard is a lgbtq+, fantasy and singleplayer game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. Released on October 31st 2024 has received 40,479 reviews of which 28,118 were positive and 12,361 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played politics game, thanks to its 987 peak concurrent players over the last day.
6.9
28,118
12,361
987
players
2. Victoria II
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding... Victoria II is a grand strategy, strategy and historical game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. Released on August 30th 2010 has received 19,477 reviews of which 17,950 were positive and 1,527 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. While seeing 570 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among politics games based on player count.
9
17,950
1,527
570
players
3. The Political Process
Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy. The Political Process is a political sim, simulation and politics game developed and published by Verlumino Studios LLC. Released on November 22nd 2019 has received 1,908 reviews of which 1,829 were positive and 79 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. While seeing 137 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among politics games based on player count.
9.1
1,829
79
137
players
4. Democracy 4
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected... Democracy 4 is a strategy, political sim and politics game developed and published by Positech Games. Released on January 13th 2022 has received 5,798 reviews of which 4,809 were positive and 989 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played politics games.
8.1
4,809
989
68
players
5. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition is a political sim, strategy and simulation game developed by GolemLabs and published by THQ Nordic. Released on April 18th 2014 has received 2,761 reviews of which 2,210 were positive and 551 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played politics games.
7.7
2,210
551
43
players
6. Solium Infernum
Take the Infernal Throne in this hellish turn-based grand strategy game. The Prince of Darkness has vanished, leaving Archfiends to conspire: muster your legions while intoning dark sorceries, devilish schemes, and machiavellian plots. Who will be the new ruler of Hell and ascend the Throne? Solium Infernum is a strategy, turn-based strategy and politics game developed and published by League of Geeks. Released on February 22nd 2024 has received 1,486 reviews of which 1,304 were positive and 182 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played politics games.
8.4
1,304
182
27
players
7. Lawgivers II
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world. Lawgivers II is a early access, political sim and politics game developed by Damian Bernardi and published by SomniumSoft. Released on August 18th 2023 has received 492 reviews of which 333 were positive and 159 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played politics games.
6.5
333
159
21
players
8. Democracy 3
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders. Democracy 3 is a political sim, simulation and politics game developed and published by Positech Games. Released on October 14th 2013 has received 7,243 reviews of which 5,381 were positive and 1,862 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played politics games.
7.3
5,381
1,862
11
players
9. China: Mao's legacy
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase... China: Mao's legacy is a political sim, strategy and simulation game developed and published by Nostalgames. Released on May 24th 2019 has received 1,015 reviews of which 933 were positive and 82 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played politics games.
8.7
933
82
10
players
10. Tropico 3
Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist? Tropico 3 is a simulation, strategy and city builder game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media Digital. Released on November 13th 2009 has received 1,855 reviews of which 1,653 were positive and 202 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played politics games.
8.5
1,653
202
10
players
Best deals on politics games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of politics games available on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted politics games.
1. Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity. Sigma Theory: Global Cold War is a political sim, sandbox and economy game developed by Mi-Clos Studio, Goblinz Studio and FibreTigre and published by Goblinz Publishing and Fractale. Released on November 21st 2019 has received 1,347 reviews of which 1,029 were positive and 318 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Featuring a massive 98% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for politics category.
7.3
1,029
318
-98%
17.99€
0.37€
2. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition is a political sim, strategy and simulation game developed by GolemLabs and published by THQ Nordic. Released on April 18th 2014 has received 2,761 reviews of which 2,210 were positive and 551 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 96% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in politics games.
7.7
2,210
551
-96%
9.99€
0.42€
3. Realpolitiks
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination! Realpolitiks is a strategy, diplomacy and political sim game developed by Jujubee S.A. and published by Fulqrum Publishing. Released on February 16th 2017 has received 1,204 reviews of which 743 were positive and 461 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.0 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 91% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in politics games.
6.0
743
461
-91%
14.99€
1.49€
4. Victoria II
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding... Victoria II is a grand strategy, strategy and historical game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. Released on August 30th 2010 has received 19,477 reviews of which 17,950 were positive and 1,527 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 85% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for politics games.
9
17,950
1,527
-85%
19.99€
3.05€
5. China: Mao's legacy
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase... China: Mao's legacy is a political sim, strategy and simulation game developed and published by Nostalgames. Released on May 24th 2019 has received 1,015 reviews of which 933 were positive and 82 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 85% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for politics games.
8.7
933
82
-85%
6.89€
1.05€
6. Democracy 3
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders. Democracy 3 is a political sim, simulation and politics game developed and published by Positech Games. Released on October 14th 2013 has received 7,243 reviews of which 5,381 were positive and 1,862 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 64% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for politics games.
7.3
5,381
1,862
-64%
24.50€
8.82€
7. Democracy 4
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected... Democracy 4 is a strategy, political sim and politics game developed and published by Positech Games. Released on January 13th 2022 has received 5,798 reviews of which 4,809 were positive and 989 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 60% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for politics games.
8.1
4,809
989
-60%
26.10€
10.66€
Free politics games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play politics games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play politics games.
1. 270 | Two Seventy US Election
Do you have what it takes to become President of the United States? Can you win the Two Seventy (270) Electoral Votes needed for victory in the US Election? 270 | Two Seventy US Election is a strategy, politics and political game developed and published by Political Games LLC. Released on May 31st 2018 has received 1,052 reviews of which 795 were positive and 257 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free politics games on Steam.
7.2
795
257
10
players