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The Political Machine 2024 is the latest political strategy game out from Stardock Entertainment for anyone who wants to see how the U.S. presidential election is going to turn out this year.
And in recent weeks, the simulation of the election has undergone major changes as Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee running against Republican Donald Trump. As a result of the updates and changes in the race, the game sold 27 times as much in August as it did when it debuted in May 2024, said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, in an interview with GamesBeat.
Americans are disturbed by politics and many would rather avoid it. But it is rather unavoidable and many of these same Americans intend to vote in the upcoming election. And that tells you about the mixed feeling people will have about playing games about politics.
I played The Political Machine 2020 and I enjoyed revisiting the remake of the game for this new political season. I played a couple of rounds of the 2024 presidential campaign strategy simulation game on Steam, first as Joe Biden and then as Donald Trump. And now I’ll have to play it all over again, given how different the race is turning out to be. Stardock has had to stay on its toes, tweaking the simulation with the best data it can muster about how voters are feeling, where they stand on the issues, and other election possibilities.
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This game reminds me of my civic duty and the fun I had playing the old Parker Brothers board game Landslide from 1971. I first learned about presidential politics in that game, and you can do the same with your family with this title, either in a single-player game or in multiplayer. And this new game gives me an excuse to talk about one of my favorite side hobbies: politics.
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