Politics The Game

 
Developed and published by Poland-based Simplicity Games, Politics The Game launched exclusively for PC on October 22, 2025. Billed as a satirical adventure mixed with turn-based strategy, this title places you directly into the shoes of a Polish Member of Parliament (MP). Instead of dry bureaucratic simulation, you are thrown into a bizarre world where political debates are literal RPG battles and your dignity is just another health bar to manage.
Core Gameplay

Turn-Based Debates: The core conflict resolution takes the form of classic RPG battles. You fight rival politicians using specialized attacks—ranging from banging the Speaker’s Staff to deploying a “battle cat”—to deplete their popularity or dignity. Consequently, taking down a political opponent feels more like a boss fight than a policy negotiation.
Party Management: As you rise through the ranks, you must build and manage your own political party. This involves recruiting familiar-looking (but legally distinct) caricatures of real-world politicians, each possessing unique stats and abilities that buff your roster during critical votes.
Polls and Puzzles: Between battles, you navigate the halls of parliament by solving mini-games that test your reflexes and creativity. Successfully completing these challenges secures media attention, boosts your standing in the national polls, and unlocks new satirical powers.
Resource Juggling: In this game, your most critical resources are “Popularity” and “Dignity.” If you lose too much self-respect by engaging in absurd scandals or failing mini-games, your career abruptly ends. Therefore, every action requires a delicate balance between scoring cheap points and maintaining public credibility.

How It Stacks Up
Politics The Game is essentially South Park: The Stick of Truth set in the Polish parliament. It completely ignores the spreadsheet-heavy, serious simulation found in titles like The Political Machine or The Political Process. Instead, it leans entirely into 2D cartoon graphics and localized European political satire. While the humor may fly over the heads of players unfamiliar with current Polish events, the bizarre RPG mechanics remain universally entertaining.



Game
Key Difference
Best For




The Political Machine 2024
A serious, board-game-style simulation focused entirely on the US Presidential Election math.
American political junkies and statisticians.


The Political Process
Offers deep, text-heavy legislative and budgetary simulation with no combat elements.
Hardcore simulation fans wanting to write actual laws.


South Park: The Stick of Truth
Features similar turn-based RPG combat and crude humor, but without the parliamentary setting.
Fans of narrative-driven, satirical RPGs.



Key Details

Developer: Simplicity Games
Publisher: Simplicity Games
Platforms: PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store)
Release Date: October 22, 2025
Genre: Adventure / Turn-Based Strategy / Satire
Vibe: Slapstick parliamentary brawl

Who It’s For

Must-play for: Fans of bizarre, humor-driven indie games and anyone who follows Polish or European politics.
Perfect for: Players looking for a lighthearted, turn-based RPG that doesn’t take its subject matter seriously for even a single second.
Skip if: You are looking for a deep, realistic geopolitical simulator or if hyper-localized political inside jokes frustrate you.

Why It Works
Ultimately, Politics The Game works because it accurately captures how ridiculous modern politics can feel to the average voter. By transforming backroom deals and parliamentary shouting matches into literal turn-based combat, Simplicity Games has crafted a genuinely funny metaphor for the modern news cycle. Furthermore, the commitment to its cartoonish art style and weird abilities—like weaponized press conferences—keeps the gameplay loop surprisingly fresh. While the localized humor narrows its target audience, those who get the joke will find an incredibly charming and chaotic little RPG.