# Democratic Socialism Simulator — user reviews > 188 indexed App Store user reviews of Democratic Socialism Simulator by PAOLO PEDERCINI, rated 3.89/5 from 1,474 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/democratic-socialism-simulator/id1500446568/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/democratic-socialism-simulator/id1500446568.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 874 · 4★ 167 · 3★ 86 · 2★ 56 · 1★ 278 ## What do users think of Democratic Socialism Simulator? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 🤖 Interesting political simulation - 👍 Funny and engaging - 🎨 Beautiful art style - 🎶 Excellent music - 💡 Thought-provoking - 🏆 Challenging and replayable **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes on startup - 🔒 Biased towards left-leaning policies - 📏 Limited screen orientation options - 🔁 Repetitive gameplay - ⏱️ Short playtime - 💰 Lack of save/progress feature **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup - Screen orientation issues - Inconsistent event outcomes **Most requested features** - Ability to play as different political parties - More in-depth policy options and consequences - Expanded gameplay with additional terms/elections - Save/progress feature - More varied events and outcomes - Achievements or scoring system ## Newest reviews (15 of 188) ### 2/5 — Mid reformist slop *2025-12-30, version 1.0* No option to turn off sound effects which sucks. The game is also Incredibly biased against authoritarian beliefs which is apparent by the options painting them has horrific. The game also has an obsession with lgbtq rights. Which are obviously important but I straight up got 4 trans options before the first main election. This should be a game about economics and class struggle, not revisionist bs. ### 2/5 — Not radical enough *2025-11-14, version 1.0* Could be better, it’s closer to “socdem sim” ### 4/5 — Very addictive! A Whole Lotta fun and makes you think! *2025-07-16, version 1.0* I really enjoy this game!….my only criticism is that when you lose election for a second term the game acknowledges this but then it keeps playing like you have a second term. That should be the end of that simulation and then you have to start over. Feels like a glitch. I wanted to add that I love both fish game and their new green deal but I have an idea. Can you make another game but make it like how to defeat a dictator or something I don’t know but I’m just ready for y’all to make another game cause I like y’all’s games a lot. ### 4/5 — throwback *2025-06-05, version 1.0* used to play this when i was going through a breakup ### 4/5 — Fun game, politics are heavily biased *2024-12-24, version 1.0* The creator of this game obviously has an agenda. Game is fun, but some of the repercussions make no sense. ### 4/5 — Pretty good as a polsim *2024-04-26, version 1.0* I’m far from a democratic socialist, but I still enjoyed the game as a political simulator. It was pretty fun and it’s nice how you can play it in so many ways, only problem is that games can end early without your choice if you’re deposed by a military coup, it would be nice if we could have another chance if we become really unpopular. ### 2/5 — BATTERY DRAIN! *2024-02-26, version 1.0* Totally fun to play (and it looks like I’d be a pretty good Democratic Socialist president), but it sucked my battery almost completely to zero within 30 minutes. Sad, but DELETED. ### 4/5 — Fun but short *2023-12-05, version 1.0* Really fun for a few rounds but after that it becomes fairly repetitive. Also no matter what I do it refuses to rotate if I want to hold my phone the other way around ### 2/5 — Challenging game *2023-09-09, version 1.0* The game is challenging and varied enough to make it repeatable, but one quibble I have is that it’s easier in-game to create term limits for the judiciary than to add judges. This should be the other way around, since changing the size of the courts requires an act of Congress, while adding term limits requires a constitutional amendment. ### 5/5 — Fantastically fun political simulator *2023-08-25, version 1.0* A game that’s completely free, with gorgeous graphics and not an ad in sight? And one that actually tremendous fun to play? Sign me up!! Do yourself a favour and play this wonderful hidden gem ❤️ ### 4/5 — Great game, needs additional content *2023-07-08, version 1.0* I love this game and have played it a lot! However, the cards that come up pretty much come up in every playthrough, so there’s not much variety. I’d really like for this game to get an update with more cards because it’s super fun, just stopped being interesting somewhat fast due to the repetitive nature of the game. ### 5/5 — Very Therapeutic! *2023-05-08, version 1.0* I love this game! Whenever I’m stressed about the state of electoral politics, I’ll just open this app and win two terms as the nations first Socialist President. It’s a welcome placebo when I see so many people acting against their best interests every Election Day. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Brilliant and educational *2023-04-29, version 1.0* Brilliant game with common sense policy and creative ideas for how to improve current systems! If more people played games like this, maybe people would vote with more understanding and thought ### 4/5 — Nice game, although pretty short *2023-04-15, version 1.0* As ex-Reigns (a game like this) player, the game was pretty easy so when I got the hang of it and win the game few times, there’s not much to do. Like all you have to do is to bully some guys (e.g. rich) to make everyone else love you. Maybe you can add certain objectives or smth like that to increase playtime. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2023-03-22, version 1.0* This is a delight and educational. Every child should have this on their devices and every adult who supports liberty & justice for all will have fun and learn more about politics and dream the United States might catch up with the civilised and developed world. It doesn’t have to stay a dream… ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Super biased and not realistic *2026-08-08, version 1.0* The people who made this need to take an economics course. ### 1/5 — A Data Harvester *2026-07-18, version 1.0* Don’t play ### 1/5 — A Woke Joke *2026-04-06, version 1.0* Total garbage scripting with zero logical progression or replay value. It’s not a simulator; it’s woke propaganda for people who think Venezuela was a success story. Avoid unless you enjoy being lectured by developers who failed basic civics. 1/5 stars. ### 1/5 — Propaganda *2025-08-22, version 1.0* Best propaganda simulator I’ve ever seen. ### 1/5 — Most Reddit game of all time *2023-07-23, version 1.0* “We’ll achieve a workers revolution!!!!!!!” 🤓 Anyone who enjoys this game is a Redditor and probably browses r/therightcantmeme all day without going outside. ### 1/5 — Not even a game *2022-12-11, version 1.0* just cringe ### 1/5 — Liberal brainwashing *2022-09-25, version 1.0* It gives you options on how to make choices as President. But options are “choose liberal leftists thinking” or “your selfish and don’t care”. Has no meaningful benefit other then to make leftists feel good about their belief system by preaching to the choir. ### 1/5 — Pure Ignorance in an app *2022-09-06, version 1.0* If anyone wants to know why the US is regressing, the mindset this app is trying to portray is why…. ### 1/5 — Extreme bias, borderline propaganda. *2022-08-31, version 1.0* Isn’t it odd how literally EVERY single choice that just ever so slightly leans right winged is demonized by this game? ### 1/5 — Literally can’t play it *2022-08-23, version 1.0* Never gets past title screen, crashes every time. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It’s neat *2026-07-11, version 1.0* I just find it fun to play sometimes to see the different choices. Keep on keeping up! ### 5/5 — bootiful *2026-05-06, version 1.0* waow ### 5/5 — 10/10 I got assassinated but it’s fine *2026-04-18, version 1.0* Good game the remixed patriotic music had me in stitches and I thought there was a lot of funny jokes and references. I did get shot by a white ring extremist but that’s on me for taking public transport. I thought it would help with carbon emissions 💔 ### 5/5 — Great game but short *2025-09-27, version 1.0* This is a great game but it is quite short and I wish the ending was a bit more in-depth based on what you’ve done and what’s happened. Also it is often very luck based, for example yoj could get lots of chances to make money by increasing taxes on the rich, or you could get lots of chances where the outcome damages your reputation either way and if you get that right before an election you might lose ### 5/5 — Fun and Informative Political Sim *2025-02-02, version 1.0* Democratic Socialism Simulator wears its heart on its sleeve and this makes it an interesting perspective on the blue side of American politics. Obviously you play as a democratic president but that doesn’t mean your have to draft policy like one. You have freedom to experiment in many ways all while enjoying poignant social commentary paired with sharp wit and a rich sense of humor. I’ve played this game many many times but the most interesting ones are one where you either play like a far-right dictator or the iconic “president that never was” ### 5/5 — Solidarity Forever *2024-11-14, version 1.0* I wish we have a president that favored the people ### 5/5 — More! *2024-05-31, version 1.0* I would love it if this were somehow bigger, it’s a lot of fun! Very funny, and smart too! ### 5/5 — Excellent. Fun, informative, thought-provoking *2024-04-10, version 1.0* I adore this game. Can't wait for any future updates or further content from this developer. Highly recommend this game ### 5/5 — baller *2024-02-05, version 1.0* as a leftie, i genuinely love this game so much it’s unreal. all of the jokes and jabs at the right are hilarious, and this game honestly taught me a lot of new terms when i was a baby leftist. now that there’s a sequel, i cant wait to play it. ### 5/5 — Challenging but so fun! *2023-10-31, version 1.0* I spent hours just working through scenarios until you’re able to win the game. Even then getting to all the endings is challenging and really well made! Highly recommend! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-17.*