The Race for the White House 2016
- September 8, 2016
- Eversim
Get on SteamPlay as a real-world candidate and completely immerse yourself into the 2016 presidential election! Travel around the United States, try to woo voters across the country, create your own political agenda, skillfully manage your campaign budget... and perhaps you will be the next White House occupant!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game can be entertaining if approached with a sense of humor and creativity.
- It teaches civic engagement and can be fun for those interested in political science.
- Some players appreciate the absurdity and find enjoyment in its flaws.
- The game suffers from poor graphics, voice acting, and numerous technical issues, including freezing and crashes.
- It requires unwanted downloads and lacks proper installation instructions, making it difficult to play.
- The gameplay is biased and repetitive, with little difference from previous versions, leading to a lack of engagement.
- graphics6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely criticized as horrible, with users expressing frustration over poor visual quality and a lack of clarity regarding installation processes. Additionally, the overall presentation is marred by subpar voice acting and gameplay issues, indicating a broader problem beyond just the graphics.
“The graphics are horrible and the game wanted me to install a foreign link; I did, and it doesn't even tell me where to put it in the game files!”
“Poor voice acting, bad graphics, biased gameplay.”
“It's not just the graphics that suffer, though.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay features solid mechanics, but is marred by poor voice acting, subpar graphics, and perceived bias in gameplay.
“The game mechanics are sound.”
“Poor voice acting, bad graphics, biased gameplay.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by its absurd and satirical take on politics, featuring a comedic storyline where an evil robot candidate from a bizarre political party wins the presidency and rules until a ludicrous alien invasion. This over-the-top narrative blends dark humor with surreal elements, creating a unique comedic experience.
“This funny election game lets you win the presidency as a communist/nazi/islamist party, with an evil robot candidate ruling from 2017 until the year 3000 when the lizard aliens conquered Earth.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for being plagued with bugs, leading many users to describe it as a problematic iteration of its predecessor.
“This is basically just a really buggy version of the first one.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game generally runs smoothly, indicating effective optimization overall.
