Government Simulator overview

Overview

Government Simulator comes from Ambiera and is published by Ambiera. It arrived on Steam on Dec 4, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Government Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 21:05:41 UTC, with a tracked peak near 6. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 47% positive across 190 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Government Simulator is available in 4 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Government Simulator has sold up to 5,981 units and has 184 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $43,583. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Government Simulator overview details

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

Steam Store description

The game simulates a whole country: Population, debt, GDP, economic growth, unemployment, crime, life expectancy, birth rate, mortality rate, state of the infrastructure and so on. The player can adjust budgets, taxes, laws, and see what the outcome is. Real World Data The game is running on real-world data. Meaning everything is based on real values: If you play as the USA, the debt, income, expenditures, crime rate, unemployment rate, etc. you start with is based on the actual, real values of the USA. For example if you lower a tax rate, you'll see what the simulation calculates as new values afterwards, in dollars, people, crimes per 100.000, interest rate, life expectancy in years, and similar. Gameplay There are goals to fulfill, like decreasing the crime rate or achieving a certain public health or education rating, but it is already interesting to try to fiddle with the various options alone: What happens if you lower the minimum wage? What if you change the length of maternity leave? Or the retirement age? You can also do more serious changes like introducing censorship laws, compulsory military service, cash bans, or universal basic income. There are military options, so you can start a war with any country in the world, and adjust its operation mode while the conflict is active. But be sure not to let it run out of control. Some countries for example also have a nuclear option, of course. The game also includes a media and public relations system, where you can read the most interesting headlines, and try to influence the media with PR stunts, interviews, and sim…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Government Simulator is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 21:05:41 UTC, a tracked peak of 6, and 47% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Political SimSimulationIndieStrategyPoliticsEconomyManagementTurn-BasedSingleplayerSandbox

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