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A Presidential Campaign Strategy Simulation

Every decision echoes
on the road to 270.

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.

Election Night — Electoral College Polls open
270 TO WIN
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Overview

Run the whole campaign, not just election day.

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.

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Two Ways to Run

On the ballot now, and this August.

Play the browser build today for free, or wishlist the full Steam release.

POTUS Election Sim browser build screenshot
Free Demo · Forever

Browser Edition

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.

★ 4.6 / 5 HTML5 v2.3
Play on itch.io →
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Coming August 3, 2026

Steam Edition

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.

$9.99 Windows Achievements
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On The Ballot

Six ways to play the race.

Every mode is its own measure — vote for the one that matches how you want to campaign tonight.


MEASURE 1

Campaign Trail

Run a full election against AI opponents. Build momentum state by state and chase 270 electoral votes.


MEASURE 2

Presidency Mode

Take office and govern. Every executive decision shapes your approval rating — and your odds at re-election.


MEASURE 3

Election Night

Watch results roll in state by state in real time, as the map turns and the race is called.


MEASURE 4

Historical Elections

Step into past races and replay the moments that defined American political history.


MEASURE 5

Interactive Tour

A guided walkthrough of the game's systems, built for first-time candidates.


MEASURE 6

Quick Sim

Set up any matchup you like and run it instantly — fully customizable, no campaign required.

Under The Hood

Systems that react to you.

Nothing here is scripted end to end — the race responds to the choices you actually make.

01

AI Campaign Advisor

A running advisor reacts to your decisions, floats tactics, and delivers real-time political analysis as the race develops.

02

Dynamic Event System

Scandals, debates, and breaking news emerge from play instead of a fixed script — no two campaigns unfold the same way.

03

Resource Management

Budget, staff, and momentum are all finite. Spend them state by state, and live with the trade-offs.

04

50-State Strategy Map

A full electoral map with its own extensive, map-based strategy layer for the entire general election.

05

Custom Parties

New in v2.3 — build a party from scratch instead of running under the two-party default.

06

Diplomacy & Crisis Response

In Presidency Mode, foreign relations and domestic crises test the administration you've built.

Roadmap

The road ahead.

Shipped updates, what's happening now, and where the game is headed.

Long-Term Vision

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.

The AI Advisor

Someone in the room, all campaign long.

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 

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Steam Edition · $9.99 · August 3, 2026

System requirements.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 @ 2.5 GHz
Memory
12 GB RAM
Graphics
Integrated graphics (no dedicated GPU required)
Storage
5 GB available space
Network
Broadband connection required for initial set-up

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen 7/9 @ 3.5+ GHz
Memory
32 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 1660+ / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT+
Storage
5 GB available space
Network
Broadband connection required for initial set-up