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Democracy 3

Democracy 3 overview

Positech Games | Oct 14, 2013 | game

Released

9players observed · 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategyPolitical SimPoliticsSteam Store

  • Latest observed players9 · 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2,636
  • Units sold (VGI)854,289
  • Revenue (VGI)$13,195,677
  • Review score74% positive

Democracy 3 dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players9 · 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2,636
  • Units sold (VGI)854,289
  • Revenue (VGI)$13,195,677
  • Review score74% positive
  • Total reviews7,254
  • Release dateOct 14, 2013
  • DeveloperPositech Games
  • PublisherPositech Games

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Positech GamesPublisher: Positech Games

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Game overview

Overview

Democracy 3 comes from Positech Games and is published by Positech Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 14, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Democracy 3's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 9 players at 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,636. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 7,254 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Democracy 3 is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanish - SpainPolishPortuguese - PortugalRussianSimplified Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2 gig1 GB RAM256 MB500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listed2 gig4 GB RAM256 MB500 MB available space
macOSMinimumNot listed2 gig1 GB RAM256 MB500 MB available space
macOSRecommendedNot listed2 gig4 GB RAM256 MB500 MB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listed2 gig1 GB RAM256 MB500 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedNot listed2 gig4 GB RAM256 MB500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Democracy 3 has sold up to 854,289 units and has 6,245 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $13,195,677. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Democracy 3 overview details

Democracy 3 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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... An entire virtual country Democracy 3 simulates the motivations, loyalties and desires of everyone in the country. A custom-designed neural network is used to model individual voters, each which varying memberships of voting groups, political parties and pressure groups. Each voters income is modeled, along with their levels of complacency and cynicism. This is the most sophisticated political strategy game ever created. Unique user interface Despite being vastly detailed under-the-hood, Democracy 3 has a unique user interface that makes visualizing the connections between laws, policies, voters and situations easy. A simple iconic-based view of your countries issues allows you to 'drill-down' through all the relationships between policies and voters to quickly analyze the impacts of your decisions. Your trade policy may affect GDP, which will affect unemployment, which will effect poverty, and thus crime, leading to a change in tourism, which affects GDP... Complex simulated voters Each individual voter is a mixture of a subset of the 21 different voter groups represented within the game. They might be a young, wealthy, liberal socialist commuter, or a retired conservative religious capitalist, f…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Democracy 3 is listed as a game with $24.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 9 players at 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,636, and 74% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameDemocracy 3
Steam App ID245470
Typegame
Release dateOct 14, 2013
DeveloperPositech Games
PublisherPositech Games
Price$24.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players9 · 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2,636
Positive reviews5,378
Negative reviews1,876
Total reviews7,254
Positive percent74%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations6,245
Average playtime1,457 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 14, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)7 October 2020 - 18:30:39 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Budget BalancerNo description
Cabinet GovernmentNo description
Economic MiracleNo description
Socialist ParadiseNo description
Green UtopiaNo description
Technological SuperiorityNo description
Crime Free UtopiaNo description
God's KingdomNo description
One Party StateNo description
Police StateNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/245470
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/245470
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Democracy 3

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Democracy 3?

Democracy 3's latest SteamPulse observation records 9 players at 8 October 2026 - 10:29:11 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2,636 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 24 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Democracy 3 growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 12 players; the highest observed daily value is 16 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Democracy 3?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (34.5%), United Kingdom (6.9%), Germany (6.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.2%), Germany (6.7%), United Kingdom (6.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.3%), Germany (6.6%), United Kingdom (6.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.9%), China (6.6%), Germany (6.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Democracy 3?

Democracy 3 currently sits at 74% positive across 7,254 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 5,378 positive reviews and 1,876 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Democracy 3 have?

Democracy 3 currently has about 27.9K tracked Steam followers as of 30 November 2025 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Democracy 3?

Democracy 3 is currently listed at $24.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 6,245, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

74% positive, 5,378 positive, 1,876 negative

Price and discount

$24.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

42

Platform releases
  • Steam 14 October 2013

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Total DemocracyBundle #1907 - 20% off$16.74Super TuesdayBundle #13616 - 10% off$10.78
Democracy 3: Clones and DronesWhat challenges are to come for the politicians of the future? Mass unemployment due to the automation of factories? or will this lead to a leisure society and equality? Will ubiquitous drones lead to better law enforcement and less traffic congestion or to widespread crime and infringement of privacy?dlc #322000$1.69Democracy 3: Social EngineeringThis expansion for Democracy 3 adds new dilemmas and policies which allow you to exert subtle change upon your country. Income taxes and Economic policy are big blunt instruments, but with social engineering you get to influence the population in far subtler ways.dlc #274050$1.69Democracy 3: ExtremismThis expansion for Democracy 3 adds 33 new situations and policies that reflect the more extreme side of politics, all within the framework of a democracy. Fed up with just adjusting taxes and government spending in the conventional sense? Perhaps you think your people need the national anthem sung at the start of every news broadcast?dlc #291900$1.69Democracy 3: ElectioneeringThis new DLC adds in elements from the world of electioneering and political campaigns to Democracy 3, including speeches, manifestos, Fundraising, and public perception of candidates (including media spin and photo opportunities).dlc #483450$2.03
Democracy 3Buy Democracy 3 #32988$5.99Democracy 3 Collector's EditionBuy Democracy 3 #60580$10.19Democracy 3 - Commercial LicenseBuy Democracy 3 #352535$29.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2 gig Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: any

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2 gig Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: any

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