Games like StateOS: The Political Sandbox

"The Political Process" is a serious game that simulates the experience of running for public office. Players must navigate policy debates, fundraising, and media relations while trying to maintain their integrity and gain the support of the electorate. With its focus on the complexities and trade-offs of governance, the game encourages players to think critically about the political process and its impact on society.

"Democracy 4" is a political simulation game where you serve as a country's leader, making policy decisions and managing national affairs. Its unique feature is a neural network model of citizens' opinions, allowing for a more realistic and in-depth political simulation. The game also includes new features such as media reports, coalition governments, and emergency powers, with a focus on modern policy ideas and current political topics. Gameplay takes place on a vector-graphics engine for a cleaner user interface.

Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition offers an in-depth simulation of the modern world, covering economic, political, military, social, and environmental domains. Players manage countries or multinational corporations, navigating complex systems with over 150,000 data points and detailed 3D maps. It combines strategy, diplomacy, espionage, and resource management for a comprehensive geopolitical experience.

Run a government, set policies, survive political challenges and win elections

Democracy is a government simulation game. The player plays as if they are the president or prime minister of a democratic government. The player must introduce and alter policies in seven areas - tax, economy, welfare, foreign policy, transport, law and order and public services. Each policy has an effect on the happiness of various voter groups, as well as affecting factors such as crime and air…

In "Urban Empire," become a mayoral dynasty leader and guide your city through 200 years of historical challenges across five distinct eras. Make critical decisions, establish infrastructure, debate political decisions, and use various tactics like bribery or blackmail to outmaneuver opponents. Experience a blend of city-building and strategic political scheming in this unique simulation game.

Political Arena is a strategy/sim sandbox focused on American politics where you customize your politician’s appearance, ideology, and skills to navigate a dynamic political landscape. Engage in legislative strategizing, backroom deals, and lobbying to push your agenda and influence key policies. Adapt gameplay through adjustable political settings affecting congressional composition and partisanship.

"Government Simulator" is a political strategy game that puts you in the role of a country's leader. Make decisions on various policies, from economics to social issues, and see how they affect your nation's prosperity and stability. With a variety of challenges and scenarios, this game offers a preparation for the real-life politics.

Citystate is a single-player strategy game focused on macro management and economics, allowing players to plan, build, and experiment with political ideologies in a city-building sandbox. The game features mature content and is based on today's world economy, with mechanics designed to mimic modern nations. Despite its pretty visuals, it has been noted for its presence of bugs and grinding aspects. Citystate II is now available for wishlisting on Steam.

Democracy 2 is a political simulation game that puts you in the role of a country's leader, where you must balance the needs and wants of your citizens while managing the economy and diplomacy. The game features a complex simulation of citizens' motivations and desires, but is easy to pick up with its intuitive user-interface and turn-based gameplay. Your success depends on your ability to adjust policy sliders and make decisions that will appease various interest groups and maintain the stability of your country.