New Political Machine 2024 Update Includes Tariffs Event, Updated State Demographics, and More

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – April 23, 2025 - While the presidential election might be over, the Political Machine never stops! Today, Stardock released a new update to The Political Machine 2024 free for all players that includes a new Tariff gameplay event where players will have to navigate tariffs as a raised important issue during campaigns as well as updated demographics data that will make for more accurate simulation in your journey to The White House.

“Much like the world around us, The Political Machine 2024 continues to evolve with new gameplay updates ripped from today’s headlines,” said Brad Wardell, CEO, Stardock Entertainment. “We’re interested to see what new challenges and opportunities players are able to take advantage of with the curveball issue of Tariffs now being brought into the game.”

Since its first release in 2004, The Political Machine franchise has been one of the most popular US presidential election simulators available. Stardock’s game has accurately predicted past elections such as the most recent presidential election of 2024 and the 2016 election. The Stardock team captures various metrics such as voter enthusiasm, demographic data, and campaign polling data in order to create the most true-to-life political game. With this new update, this data receives a refresh taking into account the most recent state demographic, party registrations, and campaign results information available. 

The Political Machine 2024 is available on Steam and the official Stardock store page for $19.99. 

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About Stardock

Stardock is a pioneer in the strategy gaming genre headquartered in Plymouth, Mich. that has been in operation since 1991. Starting with Galactic Civilizations on IBM OS/2, Stardock's influence on strategy game design is found in every new release in the genre. The company has created multiple iterations of the beloved Galactic Civilizations series and established Sins of a Solar Empire, Ashes of the Singularity, The Political Machine, and Elemental as tentpole strategy franchises that have garnered critical and commercial success. Learn more at www.stardock.com.