Democracy 2
Democracy is a government simulation game that was first developed by Positech Games in 2005, with a sequel released in December 2007 and a third game in 2013. The player plays as if they are the president or…
Democracy 2 is an indie developed by Positech Games, released 7 December 2007 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Democracy 2 is
Democracy 2 is an indie game developed by Positech Games and released in 2007. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Democracy is a government simulation game that was first developed by Positech Games in 2005, with a sequel released in December 2007 and a third game in 2013. The player plays as if they are the president or prime minister of a democratic government. The player must introduce and alter policies in seven areas - tax, economy, welfare, foreign policy, transport, law and order and public services. Each policy has an effect on the happiness of various voter groups, as well as affecting factors such as crime and air quality. The player has to deal with "situations", which are typically problems such as petrol protests or homelessness, and also has to make decisions on dilemmas that arise each…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Democracy 2 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Democracy 2 launched on 7 December 2007, within three weeks of Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3 Black and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.
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