A president game where you run the campaign and the country

Star-Spangled Tycoon is a president game with an idle tycoon at its core. You play a parody politician who wants the top job, and the way you get there is by building money, businesses and support. You tap to start, your businesses earn while you are away, and you spend that income on new projects and upgrades. The game asks you to think like a campaign: where to spend, when to hold an election and how to make the next run faster.

The game is a comedy about American politics. Its characters are a Cabinet of cartoon politicians, and the jokes are aimed at the political system in general rather than at real people or parties. The full game has 5 worlds and 50 businesses, each with a flavour of its own. There are achievements, a rotating calendar of 31 limited events and an election mechanic that resets your progress in exchange for a lasting bonus. The question at every point is the same: what should you buy before the next election?

If you enjoy strategy games with a light touch, this is a president game that rewards small, regular decisions. You do not need to finish a long campaign in one sitting. Open the game, see what your businesses earned, choose what to buy and come back later. The longer you play, the more the numbers grow, and the more the election mechanic matters.

Star-Spangled Tycoon is free to play in your browser at the play page, with nothing to download. The browser version is supported by ads at natural breaks, such as after an election or when you collect offline earnings. The iPhone and iPad app is also free on the App Store. Progress is saved in the browser on your device, and the settings menu can export a save for a backup.

This is a parody, not a simulation. Nothing here is meant to represent a real politician, party or government, and the satire is broad on purpose. Nothing about the game requires you to follow current events, and you can enjoy it without knowing much about how elections work. If you want a presidential-themed idle game with a sense of humour, give it a session or two and see whether the campaign loop suits you. There is no deadline: you can stop whenever you like, and your progress stays saved in the browser on your device.