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Lawgivers II

Damian Bernardi · SomniumSoft · 2023-08-18

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 18, 2023 (Mac), Aug 18, 2023 (Linux), Aug 18, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.

Lawgivers II is an Early Access, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (70% of 707 reviews).

56
playing now
70%
positive of 707 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

56 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 56 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 99 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 49,851 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 707 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2025-11-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 7 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420232026Week of 2023-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

11772026-09-15 06:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 29 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 47 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 26 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 37 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 17 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 48 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 16 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 45 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 28 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 113 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 53 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 41 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 117 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 64 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4911Aug 2023Aug 2026Aug 2023 — avg 49 · peak 157Sep 2023 — avg 18 · peak 74Oct 2023 — avg 16 · peak 56Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 41Dec 2023 — avg 12 · peak 42Jan 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Feb 2024 — avg 12 · peak 30Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 31Apr 2024 — avg 11 · peak 51May 2024 — avg 15 · peak 38Jun 2024 — avg 15 · peak 38Jul 2024 — avg 16 · peak 42Aug 2024 — avg 11 · peak 31Sep 2024 — avg 20 · peak 72Oct 2024 — avg 15 · peak 42Nov 2024 — avg 21 · peak 51Dec 2024 — avg 25 · peak 57Jan 2025 — avg 21 · peak 60Feb 2025 — avg 33 · peak 107Mar 2025 — avg 35 · peak 90Apr 2025 — avg 26 · peak 57May 2025 — avg 27 · peak 55Jun 2025 — avg 32 · peak 89Jul 2025 — avg 29 · peak 64Aug 2025 — avg 26 · peak 54Sep 2025 — avg 45 · peak 149Oct 2025 — avg 33 · peak 80Nov 2025 — avg 28 · peak 62Dec 2025 — avg 33 · peak 85Jan 2026 — avg 36 · peak 81Feb 2026 — avg 31 · peak 66Mar 2026 — avg 28 · peak 71Apr 2026 — avg 35 · peak 102May 2026 — avg 36 · peak 86Jun 2026 — avg 27 · peak 63Jul 2026 — avg 27 · peak 61Aug 2026 — avg 25 · peak 58
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$19.992023-08-182026-08-262023-08-18 — best price $22.492023-08-25 — best price $24.992023-11-21 — best price $21.242023-11-28 — best price $24.992025-09-08 — best price $21.242025-09-15 — best price $24.992025-11-15 — best price $19.992025-11-18 — best price $24.992026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-01-23 — best price $24.992026-03-28 — best price $19.992026-03-30 — best price $24.992026-04-29 — best price $19.992026-05-02 — best price $24.992026-06-12 — best price $19.992026-06-14 — best price $24.992026-07-17 — best price $19.992026-07-20 — best price $24.992026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
6.8%
earned "Scientist"
0.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements

22 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)150%15

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

Player tags

IndieSandboxPoliticsStrategyDiplomacyCapitalismManagementMinimalistSimulationEarly Access

Census log

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

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