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v0.210.21 Hotfix
Fixed bug that was causing the game to freeze upon the firing of the Bill Dashboard Tutorial.
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Political Arena
Also known as Political Arena, pa, political arena
POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
Last update
26 Jun 2026
Players now
1
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
22 updates
June 2026
- It's time for our first major Early Access update! We had originally planned to push this update much sooner, but first we needed to get our house in order. Our long-term commitment to bringing a full-fledged political…Patch notes
March 2026
- Howdy! My last update promised more frequent updates and then... went quiet for a long time. Before we can switch into smaller, more regular updates, we needed to get a massive update done – and I didn't want to surface…Patch notes
January 2026
- New Year's Resolution: More Frequent Content UpdatesHappy (....🤷) 2026! It's been just over four months since Political Arena launched into Early Access, and the holidays provided a good opportunity to take stock of how things are going. You may have noticed I've pushed…
- 0.153 Update: Bug FixesFixed character creator settings issue that disconnected partisanship, dogamitism, presidential party and ideology inputs from game settings. Fixed UI glitch in Character Creator that caused skill sliders to start out i…
- 0.152: Minor UpdateHello one and all! Two small fixes: Fixed ui bug where partisan breakdowns weren't being properly registered in a new game. Rewired to properly handle ironman mode / Steam Achievements
December 2025
- 0.151 Update: 2Bugs2FixedHappy bizarro week. Two small but key fixes: - Changed how the game tracks whether legislating has begun on January 3, 2025. Certain edge cases would lead to the game thinking legislating hadn't begun and cause things t…
- 0.15 Update: Staff!0.15 Update: Staff! Hiya! Let’s cut to the chase: we just pushed our 0.15 update, and as “regular updates” go, it’s a biggie. First and foremost, 0.15 introduces staff to Political Arena. Staff are arguably the most inv…
October 2025
- Political Arena has been in Early Access for one month. Yes, it was a long gestation, and our newborn is keeping us up at night, but when we gaze upon its tangled web of ambitions, outsized personalities, moral ambiguit…Patch notes
September 2025
- 0.13 HotfixSmall fix introducing logic to sanitize save file names to ensure they're valid for both Windows and macOS. Players were reporting crashes due to save file names with invalid characters.
- G’day! I just pushed our latest update. Gameplay updates Ironman/Steam Achievements added. Point tracking added to character creator. Cannot enable achievements going over point allotment. Vote window post-vote recap no…Patch notes
- Political Arena Unstable 0.12 Notes Ironman/Steam Achievements added Point tracking added to character creator. Cannot enable achievements going over point allotment. Committee windows now show a breakdown of the issues…Patch notes
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Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 11 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- EnactedHave your bill signed by the president0.0%
- Chamber MadeHave your bill pass the House or Senate0.0%
- Bill, Baby, BillHave 10 cosponsors support your bill0.0%
- Aisle CrosserHave a member of another party cosponsor your bill0.0%
- It Can't Be Vetoed If It Doesn't PassCast the deciding vote that defeats your own bill in your chamber0.0%
- Congratulations, It's A Bill!Introduce a bill0.0%