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Political or government simulations

Political simulation games put the player at the political helm of a government. Political simulations emphasizes political activities such as: win an election campaign, run a whole government, scheme behind the curtains of a political party, etc.. Some of the most popular political simulations are Shadow President, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Balance of Power.

Most popular political simulation games

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Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition

Windows 3.x1989freeware Mindscape
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strategic simulation games. The game is set during the height of the Cold War, specifically in 1986, and it allows players to step into the shoes of either the United Stat...
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Balance of the Planet

DOSMac OS1990 Incredible technologies
Environmental doom simulator? Check. Grim statistics? Double check. Balance of the Planet lets you tinker with carbon emissions, wildlife extinction, and deforestation until you either save the world or make it slightly more inhabitable for cockroaches. It's basically SimEarth with an environmentalist hangover, and somehow makes graphs feel like mo...
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Conflict

DOS1990 Mastertronic
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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected Spectrum HoloByte
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Floor 13

DOS1992 PSI Software Designers
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Hidden Agenda

DOS1989 TRANS Fiction Systems
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No Greater Glory

DOSMac OS1991protected
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President Elect: 1988 Edition

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elections and allows players to take on the role of campaign managers in an effort to help their candidate win the election. Players can simulate U.S. presidential elect...
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Reelect JFK

Windows 3.x1994
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Shadow President

DOS1993 DC true
Shadow President is a geopolitical simulation video game developed by DC True in 1993 for MS-DOS. In Shadow President, players take on the role of the President of the United States, tasked with managing both domestic and international affairs. The game provides a realistic simulation of the challenges faced by a world leader during the Cold War er...
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Sid Meier's Covert Action

DOS1990protected MicroProse Software
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Solidarnosc

DOS1991 P. Z. Karen Co. Development Group
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin

DOS1990 Capstone Software
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschild, developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.
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The President is Missing

DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
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Yes, prime minister

DOS1988 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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