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Is The Race for the White House 2016 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players interested in managing a fictionalized 2016 U.S. presidential campaign
- Political simulation fans who want polling, budgets, media, and policy choices in one game
- Players who enjoy competitive campaign scenarios against computer or online human opponents
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-focused strategy game rather than election administration and political maneuvering
- Players looking for a simple activity with few interconnected decisions instead of budgets, polling, media, policy, and constituency management
- Players who want a contemporary election setting rather than a game centered on the 2016 presidential race
Our take on The Race for the White House 2016
The campaign is presented as a real-world 2016 election simulation, but the roster also includes fictionalized candidates such as “Hilda Tilton” and “Ronald Drump,” voiced by impersonators. That combination gives the game a satirical layer alongside its polling, budget, and campaign-management systems.
What is The Race for the White House 2016?
Run for the White House as an actual 2016 contender or as fictionalized candidates with animated 3D faces and voice performances.
Campaign activities include establishing headquarters, traveling between locations, organizing rallies, raising funds, managing the budget, appearing in televised debates, and producing television, poster, internet, and billboard campaigns. Set policy positions through campaign promises while responding to lobbies, religious communities, and ethnic groups. Political tactics include spreading rumors, stealing campaign funds, offering kickbacks, and disrupting opponents’ meetings, with possible consequences at the polls. Several modes are available, including matches against computer-controlled or online human opponents, a Realistic mode using opinion polls and projections, and an Equal Start mode with matching initial poll results.
How The Race for the White House 2016 plays
- 01Campaign Management
- Players allocate campaign resources across headquarters, rallies, travel, donations, and promotional activity.
- 02Policy Promises
- Pledges can affect the national deficit.
- 03Media Campaigns
- Campaign communication includes television spots, posters, internet promotion, human billboards, debates, press events, and television appearances.
- 04Political Tactics
- Rumors, fraud, kickbacks, stolen campaign money, and meeting sabotage can be used against opponents.
- 05Election Modes
- Realistic and Equal Start modes alter polling conditions, while matches can use computer-controlled or online human opponents.
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The Race for the White House 2016: platforms & release
Is The Race for the White House 2016 worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players interested in managing a fictionalized 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-focused strategy game rather than election administration and political maneuvering.
Where can I download The Race for the White House 2016?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Race for the White House 2016's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Race for the White House 2016 on?
Windows only.
