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Democracy 3

Positech Games · 2013-10-14

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 14, 2013 (iOS), Oct 14, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 28, 2014 (Mac), Oct 14, 2013 (Linux)

Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

4
playing now
74%
positive of 7.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders. Crime, Unemployment, National Debt, Terrorism, Climate Change...Have you got the answers to the problems that face western industrialized nations? Here is your chance to find out...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (77 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 290k–580k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,253 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2014-11-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 33 of 54 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
666620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1632026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$4.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $6.242015-06-06 — best price $4.992015-07-06 — best price $24.992015-12-01 — best price $24.992016-02-19 — best price $12.472016-07-14 — best price $24.992016-11-25 — best price $18.742017-03-20 — best price $6.242017-07-05 — best price $24.992017-11-28 — best price $24.992018-03-20 — best price $24.992018-09-03 — best price $24.992018-11-27 — best price $24.992019-07-01 — best price $18.742019-12-01 — best price $12.492020-01-27 — best price $24.992020-08-14 — best price $12.492020-11-28 — best price $12.492021-04-05 — best price $24.992021-12-01 — best price $12.492022-07-07 — best price $24.992022-11-29 — best price $24.992023-06-11 — best price $8.492023-09-13 — best price $8.492024-01-16 — best price $6.242024-05-03 — best price $12.492024-09-26 — best price $24.992025-01-03 — best price $24.992025-05-05 — best price $9.992025-09-15 — best price $6.242025-11-20 — best price $8.492026-02-12 — best price $24.992026-05-05 — best price $7.492026-08-25 — best price $7.492026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
63.3%
earned "Egalitarian Miracle"
24%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)13,1312%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieEconomySandboxModdablePoliticsStrategyDifficultPoliticalManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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