The Political Machine

Stardock Entertainment

Released: Jul 31, 2012
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 11 Sep 2026, 08:41 GMT

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23 Nov 2015Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Premature Evaluation: The Political Machine 2016
Each week Marsh Davies unleashes a patriotic aquiline shriek and swoops upon the home of the brave that is Early Access, bringing freedom by way of cash-purchased endorsements and glib media-ready soundbites to all he meets. This week, these skills will hopefully propel him all t
18 Oct 2012Product Update
The Political Machine 2012 Update Released
Stardock has released an update for the popular The Political Machine 2012 . The Political Machine 2012 allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clin
Stardock has released an update for the popular The Political Machine 2012. The Political Machine 2012 allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton or Ron Paul.
This update brings new issues into the game based upon recent political events.
NEW ISSUES:
Firing Big Bird

Arming Syrian Rebels (new issue corresponding to broader middle east crisis)

STAT UPDATES:
Obama's charisma stat lowered from 9 to 8 (based on debate performance)

Chik-fi-let issue now has lower national importance
17 Oct 2012Announcement
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28 Aug 2012Product Update
The Political Machine 2012 Update Released
Stardock is excited to announce the latest update for the recently released The Political Machine 2012 . The Political Machine 2012 allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obam
Stardock is excited to announce the latest update for the recently released The Political Machine 2012. The Political Machine 2012 allows players to hit the virtual campaign trail by creating your own custom candidate or choosing from a variety of candidates, such as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or Ron Paul.

Player's can now choose from 8 new historical candidates, from founding fathers to modern icons. Various fixes for issues reported have also been integrated, including stability improvements.

See the full change log for v1.02 below:
Adding playable Historical candidates

Abe Lincoln

Bill Clinton

George Washington

John F Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Jefferson

Paul Ryan is now shown as the Republican VP on the main menu

Improved description text for Cheerleader operative to more accurately describe their effect

Fixed inaccurate tutorial values for Advertisement types

Stability improvements

Fixed game window positioning for users with non-standard Windows taskbar positions

Improved error message when connection lost in lobby

Misc minor grammatical fixes
07 Aug 2012Product Update
The Political Machine 2012 Update Released
Stardock Entertainment is pleased to release the first update for The Political Machine 2012 today. The version 1.01 patch contains several new issues, bug fixes and some balance updates. Change Log: Added new issues to reflect current political climate: Added "Chik-fi-let" as a
Stardock Entertainment is pleased to release the first update for The Political Machine 2012 today. The version 1.01 patch contains several
new issues, bug fixes and some balance updates.

Change Log:
Added new issues to reflect current political climate:

Added "Chik-fi-let" as a new issue

Added "Provide Tax Returns" as a new issue

Added "Gov. Builds Business" as a new issue

Decreased importance of "Military Strike on Iran" and "High Gas Prices" to reflect current political climate

Updated electoral votes for states that had census changes

Fixed issue where custom candidates couldn't be selected in multiplayer

Fixed memory leak that could lead to poor performance in very long games

Fixed stability issues when a second game is started after a game has already been played

Fixed multiplayer victory achievement

Fixed a bug with a custom female body option referencing the wrong model

Fixes for various stability issues

Fixed multiplayer sync issue where the turn would sometimes not advance
03 Aug 2012Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Wot I Think: The Political Machine 2012
It’s election fever! Well, election ennui. As the disappointingly over-cautious incumbent takes on a billionaire charisma-vacuum for rights to the throne of America, Stardock release an update of their presidential wannabe sim. I’ve been creeping around the corridors of power in
31 Jul 2012Product Release
Now Available The Political Machine 2012
The Political Machine 2012 is Now Available on Steam! Do you have what it takes to be president? Play as more than 20 candidates including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch. Players take to the campaign tra

Updates & announcements

Premature Evaluation: The Political Machine 2016

The Political Machine 2012 Update Released

Daily Deal - The Political Machine, 50% off!

The Political Machine 2012 Update Released

The Political Machine 2012 Update Released

Wot I Think: The Political Machine 2012

Now Available The Political Machine 2012