StateOS: The Political Sandbox 2026
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Steam News · 6d
StateOS Roadmap and General News
StateOS Roadmap and General NewsHello everyone, I have returned from my temporary break for the last few weeks, besides a few bug fixes I have been trying to save my energy and to return to the project with a fresh perspective.If you are a recent player of the game, thank you very much for your support of the project.I am currently working on and addressing these features which will be coming alon...
Steam News · Sep 24
StateOS 0.2: Campaign Strategy Update
StateOS 0.2: Campaign Strategy UpdateThis update brings the new election campaign system into the main game, alongside improvements to government, legislation, politician development, election night, and the World Archive.The biggest change is how you fight an election. Campaigns now have their own full-screen workspace, with the map at the center, your actions beside it, and clearer feedback abou...
Steam News · Sep 13
0.2 Roadmap and Launch Plan
Feature Freeze For 0.2As we get closer to launch and Steam Next Fest I am focused on improving UI and UX for players. Any suggestions that have not made it fully into the game by this date of September 13th, the election simulator, and policy editor, will be pushed back and will be added sometime in November or December.I am at the stage where I need to improve the experience for existing features...
Steam News · Sep 7
0.2 Election Campaign Update
Election Campaign UpdateThis update brings a new election campaign system to StateOS. Based on player feedback, campaigns now put more emphasis on your platform, voter support, and the places that decide the race, with less routine management between decisions.Originally the game had been built on TPP for design reference, but during the re-design I decided I needed to go into a different directio...
Steam News · Aug 30
StateOS 0.2 August 19–29 Patch Notes
StateOS 0.2 August 19–29 Patch NotesThis update substantially expands election simulation, government gameplay, world generation, congressional geography, campaign management, and the overall usability of StateOS.Election Night OverhaulElection night has been redesigned as a dedicated results room, with clearer standings, filters, returns, margins, and reporting progress.National and regional maps...
Steam News · Aug 19
0.2 Release Candidate Out and 0.3 Development
0.2 Is Out Today0.2 has been the biggest update there probably will be in terms of difficulty for me and also the most substantial for adding core features back to the game.0.2 will need some extra work from me directly after this update. I do expect there to be bugs still lying around and some rebalancing of certain features like the new election system including some other changes.I plan on a se...
Steam News · Aug 9
0.2 Release Candidate Release Date And Some Features
0.2 Is Coming!I've been doing extensive testing and last minute changes for 0.2 over the past two weeks. The update will be massive and I'll be talking and showing screenshots of what is coming, but you can expect a release candidate on August 19th, a month since 0.1 released. This patch notes does not contain all screenshots or even all features coming in 0.2. But it covers most of it. Presidenti...
Steam News · Jul 31
0.2 Custom Scenarios, Parties, and Steam Workshop Support!
Ahead Of ScheduleHi everyone, another update from me. 0.2 is ahead of schedule and probably will release on August 30th instead of the original September 30th date. But I may still delay it if I need more time to test it, refactor, and work on it. I'd prefer not to repeat my old self here in regards to releasing broken experimental updates that people can't enjoy.I had promised Steam Workshop supp...
Steam News · Jul 23
StateOS 0.2 Devlog: Germany as a Parliamentary Federation
Welcome To GermanyA German campaign needs two ballots, overlapping administrative and electoral geographies, party lists, coalition government, parliamentary executives, Land governments, and a federal chamber whose members are appointed rather than directly elected.Germany now has its own campaign setup, candidacy routes, election processing, government-formation events, career progression, Bunde...
Steam News · Jul 19
StateOS 0.1 Release Candidate Is Out
After enough testing, I found no remaining bugs on my end and made enough tweaks to push through with this version of 0.1. You will notice major changes with the game. From the UI, to the removed features. Gameplay is the same if slightly simplified.It is a release candidate because I do expect you to potentially find any remaining bugs or hiccups that I didn't catch in my playtesting before a ful...