Build your candidate from a first stump speech, battle through the primaries, pick a running mate, and take the country through a term in office. Money, momentum, and media all move week to week — and an AI newsroom reacts to whatever you do next.
POTUS Election Sim puts you in charge of a presidential run from the ground up. Draft a backstory, fight through a crowded primary field, hold your party's convention, and choose a running mate before the general election even begins. Along the way you're managing a limited war chest, staff, and momentum — while scandals, debates, and breaking news reshape the race in real time.
Win, and the game doesn't end at the inauguration. Presidency Mode hands you the country itself: policy, diplomacy, crises, a midterm reckoning, and a re-election fight of your own.
Play the browser build today for free, or wishlist the full Steam release.
Playable instantly on itch.io, and staying free for good. It'll keep getting bug fixes and maintenance updates — new gameplay expansions are headed to the Steam edition instead.
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The full campaign-to-presidency experience, and where the game's future is headed — Steam Achievements, Family Sharing, and every expansion after launch. Wishlist now to get notified.
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Run a full election against AI opponents. Build momentum state by state and chase 270 electoral votes.
Take office and govern. Every executive decision shapes your approval rating — and your odds at re-election.
Watch results roll in state by state in real time, as the map turns and the race is called.
Step into past races and replay the moments that defined American political history.
A guided walkthrough of the game's systems, built for first-time candidates.
Set up any matchup you like and run it instantly — fully customizable, no campaign required.
Nothing here is scripted end to end — the race responds to the choices you actually make.
A running advisor reacts to your decisions, floats tactics, and delivers real-time political analysis as the race develops.
Scandals, debates, and breaking news emerge from play instead of a fixed script — no two campaigns unfold the same way.
Budget, staff, and momentum are all finite. Spend them state by state, and live with the trade-offs.
A full electoral map with its own extensive, map-based strategy layer for the entire general election.
New in v2.3 — build a party from scratch instead of running under the two-party default.
In Presidency Mode, foreign relations and domestic crises test the administration you've built.
Shipped updates, what's happening now, and where the game is headed.
The goal is the definitive U.S. political career simulator. Instead of always starting as a presidential candidate, you'll build an entire political career — from the bottom of local politics up through the House, Senate, and governor's mansion, campaigning for the presidency only if you choose to. Retire whenever you want. Every playthrough should feel like your own career, not just one election.
Your advisor is watching the same board you are. It flags soft states before you lose them, reads the room after a debate, and tells you — bluntly — when a story is about to break.
> analyzing swing state: pennsylvania
> momentum +3.2 following last night's debate
> recommend increasing ad spend, rust belt media markets
> alert — opposition research flags a developing story