Politics & Geography · in development

PoliGeo

Coming Soon

Take command of any global superpower. Govern democratically, or rule with an iron fist.

A real time simulation · Windows PC · limited Steam release planned for the US midterms

199Nations modeled
4,454Unique provinces
8,000+Simulated agents
14,262Map tiles
1,000,000+Hours of simulation
1Deterministic engine
Purpose

PoliGeo simulates political systems and geopolitical strategy.

Geopolitical simulation is grand strategy's most demanded genre. Its flagship, Geopolitical Simulator 3, 4 and 5, is one game reissued, disappointing every time. Paradox covers every era but the present, and only mods get close. Nobody else touches contemporary politics. A true geopolitical simulator can have no guardrails. Whatever your ideology, PoliGeo lets you pursue objectives at home or abroad, and face the consequences or beat them.

The simulation

Every variable a politician has to contend with.

Public opinion, courts, legislatures, elections, foreign leaders and economies, all data driven. Three samples from the game are below.

Live demo · Shuttle diplomacy

Talk to the Kremlin.

Pick your reply. Every option is priced, and he answers the one you send.

VP
Vladimir Putin Kremlin · secure channel
20 January 2025
Live demo · A real engine run

Operation Southern Shield.

A US invasion of Venezuela on the game's real tile map. Amphibious landings in the Gulf of Venezuela and along the Caribbean coast. Caracas falls in week 5, the state capitulates in week 10.

VENEZUELA US CONTROL ● · GOVERNMENT ●
Week 1
Tiles held 0/270 Enemy casualties 0 US KIA 0 Civilians 0 Refugees 0 Cost $0B Sorties 0 Mobilized 0
US materiel100%
Heavy weapons100%
Missiles100%
Drones100%
ISR100%
Air defense100%
Venezuelan materiel100%
Heavy weapons100%
Missiles100%
Drones100%
ISR100%
Air defense100%
Live demo · Consequence engine

Pull a lever. Watch the world answer.

One action ripples through the whole engine. Nothing is an isolated dial.

One deterministic engine ticks forward in real time. No turns. The economy, the legislature and every foreign leader keep calculating whether you are watching. Act, and it weighs every plausible outcome and propagates the consequence: a war moves oil, oil moves the economy, and the voters answer at the next election, if you allow one. Nothing is scripted. No two playthroughs are identical.

The legislature

Build a coalition or whip votes to pass legislation.

Congress modeled to its caucus factions, with leaders you can negotiate with. Win their support with a carrot or a stick.

Every faction

    The war room

    View wars from the perspective of the Commander in Chief.

    The Russo-Ukrainian war on the game's own tile grid, from the invasion in February 2022 to the 20 January 2025 seed date. Drag the timeline, then hover an oblast or pick one from the list.

    Russo-Ukrainian War · existential Feb 2022 → Jan 2025
    Ukrainian held Russian occupied Neighbouring states
    Jan 2025
    Seed date
    Ukrainian casualties 430,000 Russian casualties 700,000 Civilian deaths 12,300 Refugees 6.5M
    No limits

    Power is unbounded.

    PoliGeo simulates the outcome.

    NUCLEAR

    Nuclear Escalation Ladder

    COVERT

    Conduct Covert Operations

    REGIME CHANGE

    Self Coups and Insurrection

    MILITIAS

    Hundreds of Paramilitary Groups

    EXTREMISTS

    Radicals on the ends of the political spectrum

    SIMULATION

    Every choice is priced

    Questions

    FAQs

    Is there a game where you can actually run a country?
    This is it. You hold the real levers: executive orders, legislation, sanctions, wars, appointments, the budget. Every one plays out inside a world of 199 nations that reacts to what you decide. A government sim, a war game and a political drama from one seat.
    Can you play as countries other than the United States?
    Yes. All 199 nations are playable. The American presidency is the flagship seat, but you can take power anywhere. Every nation has its own government, economy, military, factions and neighbours, and they all run on the same engine.
    Is there a modern-day Hearts of Iron 4 or Victoria 3?
    That is exactly the gap PoliGeo fills. Millions of people use the Millennium Dawn mod to drag a 2016 engine into the present. PoliGeo is modern-day grand strategy built from the ground up: current borders, current leaders, province level wars and a full society simulation underneath. None of it is retrofitted, and none of it gets sold back to you later as DLC.
    Can you negotiate with world leaders?
    Yes, and it is the heart of the game. Open a channel to any head of state and take a treaty apart clause by clause. They concede what the battlefield lets them concede, refuse what it does not, and name exactly what still stands between you and a signature.
    How does Congress work?
    Modeled down to its caucuses. The 119th Congress seats 220 Republicans against 215 Democrats, and neither side votes as a block. The Freedom Caucus alone is 36 votes, enough to sink a party line bill on its own. You build a coalition or you whip it, with a carrot or a stick.
    Does PoliGeo need an internet connection, account or subscription?
    None of the above. The whole world runs on your own machine. No server, no account, no API key, no monthly fee, and nothing you do leaves your PC.
    What are the system requirements?
    Modest. A 64 bit Windows PC with around 8 GB of RAM and no dedicated graphics card. On a slower machine the world behaves exactly the same way.
    When does it release?
    A limited release is planned on Steam in time for the US midterm elections in November 2026. Development diaries, screenshots and early access go out on r/PoliGeo first.
    Coming November 2026 · Steam

    Take control of the White House

    Take the office. Keep the peace, or do not.

    Wishlist on Steam · coming soon Follow on r/PoliGeo

    Diaries, screenshots and early access are available on r/PoliGeo. PoliGeo is backed by a Silicon Valley AI research lab, with political science PhDs working alongside machine learning engineers.

    Proof of concept · content under development