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The President Simulator

Rewrite American history.

Take the Oval Office as any president in American history and govern through the real crises of that era. A single-player historical strategy game for iPhone, built from the public historical record.

Govern a nation, not a caricature

Every presidency is a complete simulation of its era. The crises, the Congress, the press, and the consequences are all drawn from history.

14 playable presidents

From Washington to the modern era. Each presidency begins at the moment its real counterpart took office, facing the world as it actually was.

281 hand-written events

Drawn from the real historical record. Every decision point is grounded in what actually happened, or plausibly could have, during that era.

Era-gated scenarios

You only face situations that could plausibly have happened during your president's actual term. History sets the stage; you decide the outcome.

Over 20 national metrics

Approval, GDP growth, inflation, congressional support, polarization, media sentiment, nuclear tension, and more. Every choice moves the numbers.

Cabinet management

Build and manage your cabinet. Appoint the right people, manage their competing interests, and hold your administration together.

Alternate timelines

Replay history and change the outcome. See how different decisions ripple across your term and reshape the nation you hand off.

31 achievements

Earn recognition for milestones across diplomacy, the economy, crisis management, and the legacy you leave behind.

End-of-presidency report

When your term ends, receive a full assessment of your legacy — how you governed, what you changed, and how history will remember you.

Fully offline. Zero data collected.

The President Simulator makes no network requests, loads no remote content, and contains no analytics, tracking, advertising, or third-party SDKs. Your saved games, your president, and your settings live on your device and nowhere else. No account. No sign-in. No ads.

No accounts

Nothing to create, nothing to sign into.

No internet required

Works identically online or off, anywhere.

No data collection

We cannot see your game. Neither can anyone else.

The Oval Office is waiting.

History will record what you did with the office. Available for iPhone on the App Store.