Democracy 4

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Democracy 4

Short description

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Developer
Positech Games
Publisher
Positech Games
Release
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Price
$29.99
Reviews
5,871
Positive
82%
Followers
28,963
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
55
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Features
Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Leaderboards
Tags
Strategy Political Sim Politics Management Simulation Economy Political Diplomacy Grand Strategy Choices Matter Indie Capitalism Education Modern Philosophical 2D Illuminati Minimalist Turn-Based Strategy Realistic
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$6.8msomewhere between $5.1m and $12m · roughly 200K–470K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $25.65, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $29.99 launch price. That is 14% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

16 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$6.8m → ~$6.8m
Reviews 5,856 → 5,871
Followers 28,958 → 28,963
Concurrent players 55 → 55
Price $29.99 → $29.99
Positive reviews 81.8% → 81.8%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 140 further data points reach back to Oct 1, 2020 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $7.49 on Jan 18, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Democracy 4 is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Strategy + Political Sim + Politics

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