Democracy 4 (2022)

Developer: Positech Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 6,355 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 8.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

You pore over spreadsheets of voter data and tweak policy levers, watching opinion polls shift in response to your every decision.

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What players say

Players are split on whether Democracy 4 is a fun sandbox or a broken simulation. Some say conservative policies always succeed while progressive ones crash the economy, others describe bending the system until their approval stays at 99% no matter what. The UI has a known bug where the screen zooms in and locks, and the support forums are closed.

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