Democracy 4: Console Edition Launches Today!

Auroch Digital :

Bristol, UK - 5th June: Auroch Digital and Positech Games have announced that Democracy 4: Console Edition is out today for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. 

Democracy 4: Console Edition is a political simulation game where you take on the role of leading one of several countries. In your position, you will be able to choose policies, laws, and take other actions which will positively impact some areas of your country, while having a negative effect on others. The ultimate goal is to win the next election through your actions.

The Democracy series has established itself as a leader of the political simulation genre since its debut in 2005. Democracy 4, which is the latest title, launched on Steam in January 2022 and currently has over 4,000 reviews with a Very Positive rating. Democracy 4 takes so many elements from the real world and current political climate to provide a realistic reflection of politics in 2024. Now, with Democracy 4: Console Edition, console players will be able to lead the country of their choice in this landmark series for the first time ever, with an experience that’s been built specifically for controller play.

Cliff Harris, creator of the Democracy series, says: “As the developer behind Democracy 4, I'm genuinely thrilled about its upcoming release on consoles through the work of Auroch Digital. It's been a long journey focusing on the game's development for PC, and seeing it expand to a wider audience on consoles feels incredibly rewarding. The prospect of reaching more players and allowing them to experience the intricacies of political simulation on different platforms is both exciting and gratifying.”

 
  What is Democracy 4: Console Edition?
    🌍 Begin your political career - Lead one of ten countries including USA, UK, Japan, France, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany, Italy, and South Korea. 

🙋🏻‍♀️ Lead your country in your own way! - Introduce new policies, tweak existing bills, and look to gain the momentum in the polls from the public. You’ll have years to create your legacy – will it be one to remember as you get re-elected or one to forget as it ends in disappointment? 

❗ React to ongoing political events - As leader, you will be asked to comment on situations which have achieved headline status in the press. Depending on the direction your government has gone in so far, how you deal with these can impact how the public feel you handle unforeseen events and times of crisis. 

🔫 Will you make it to the end of your reign? - With you beginning to make your mark on the country you are overseeing, some people will get behind you and others won’t agree with the decisions you have made. This may even be taken to the extremes as you can experience assassination attempts and other challenges throughout your tenure.  

🤔 Prepare your government for the election ahead - You will have to lay out a manifesto to show voters what the future will look like for them if you are re-elected. Will these be realistic, or will you offer what you can to try and get the public’s vote if things aren’t going well otherwise?  

🎮 Democracy 4: Console Edition has taken the intriguing and impactful gameplay of the PC version and adapted it, from the ground up, for consoles. From 5th June 2024, you will be elected to lead your country of choice on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox consoles.
 

📖 Find out more about Democracy 4: Console Edition

  About Auroch Digital
Auroch Digital is part of the Sumo PLC Group. They are a game development studio based in Bristol, UK and founded in 2010. The studio works on original titles and partnerships, specialising in strategy and digital tabletop games, working with the likes of Games Workshop and Ndemic Creations. 

Auroch Digital continues to grow and is recognised as a leading studio within the game dev community for its talent in connecting the real with the digital. It is also recognised for its craft in porting games from one platform to another, be that physical tabletop to digital, or between PC and console. 


For more information visit: www.aurochdigital.com 

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    About Positech Games

Positech Games is a small indie game developer from the UK, focused on complex PC strategy games. The company was founded by ex-Lionhead and Elixir Programmer, Cliff Harris (Cliffski). Cliff started programming aged 11 on a Sinclair ZX81 computer with 1kb of RAM. Positech's first hit game was 'Democracy' and other titles have included the very first auto-battler 'Gratuitous Space Battles', 'Gratuitous Tank Battles', and the car-factory simulation game 'Production Line'. Positech has also published titles by other indie developers including 'Shadowhand' and 'Big Pharma'.


The 'Democracy' series of games are the first PC games to be built around a Neural Network that simulates thousands of virtual voters. 'Democracy' is used all over the world in universities and colleges to teach politics and economics, and was nominated for a BAFTA award. It's still the most complex political strategy game ever made.


For more information visit: https://www.positech.co.uk/