How to Play PoliticsGo
PoliticsGo is a location-based political satire game. You pick a side — Democrat or Republican — then walk the real world to earn points, battle over-the-top caricatures of the other party, capture them for your collection, and fight for control of real town halls in your area. Both parties get roasted equally. It's a parody; bring a sense of humor.
1. Pick your party
Your party decides everything: which characters spawn as your enemies, which town halls are friendly territory, and which side of the national rankings you fight for. Choose carefully — you can only switch once every 30 days, and switching abandons your clique.
2. Walk to earn Fighting Points
Fighting Points (FP) are the game's energy and currency. Every 150 steps you take with the app open earns 100 FP, up to 30,000 steps a day, plus a 1,000 FP daily login bonus. FP pays for capture attempts, town hall siege attacks, PvP challenge stakes, and shop items. The Step Tracker (tap the 👟 bubble on the map) shows your daily ring, streak, and lifetime milestones.
3. Battle and capture characters
Enemy characters spawn around town halls — the same spawns, in the same places, for every player. Get within a mile and tap one to battle: dodge its throws, land your own, and beat it before the clock runs out. Winning gives you a chance to capture the character for your collection; rarer characters are harder to beat, harder to catch, and worth more FP. Each party's two legendary characters spawn in only one spot per town hall — first come, first served, and every spawn disappears for the whole area after five players catch it.
4. Siege town halls
Real town halls across America are capturable territory. If the other party holds one, attack it within 10 miles to grind its defense down — alone or with your clique — then land the final assault to flip it. Holders defend with FP donations and defense items. Every hall has its own town square feed where locals (and a lot of loud bots) argue, post news, and talk trash.
5. Fight players in the Arena
The colosseum next to your local town hall is the Arena: build your fighter, pick a bobblehead, and challenge real players in live one-on-one fights — punches, kicks, blocks, dodges, and a power meter. Win fights to climb the national daily and all-time rankings.
6. The Arcade
Next to your local hall you'll also find the Arcade: Pic Hunt (spot the differences), Checkmate Chamber (chess puzzles), Landslide (match-3), Tet-Kris (stack and clear), and the Slots Salute machines. Free arcade games pay out up to 5,000 FP a day; slots take FP bets.
The full character roster
Every character is an original satirical caricature. Commons are everywhere, rares take skill, and legendaries are genuinely hard to beat — and harder to catch.
Republican characters (Democrats hunt these)
Seventy-two years old and guarding a driveway nobody is coming for
He has connected everything with red yarn and he needs you to see it
Golden throat, golden tan, and callers lined up all the way to the top of the hour
Screaming into a headset about the water supply, with a very calm frog on his shoulder
A portly tycoon with oil rigs on his hat
A tough cowboy from the heartland
A powerful political figure in a blue suit
A fierce eagle protecting its territory
A rugged country man in overalls
A masked enforcer nobody can identify
Standing at attention, always
Daddy's money and a 9-iron
Been ready since '99 — the bunker is stocked and the cans are loaded
Open-mic warrior — crowd work so brutal it counts as assault
The Lord blessed him with a private jet and a very persuasive collection plate
Down 90% but still telling you to have fun staying poor
Been the law around here for thirty years and the buckle proves it
Campus-debate champion — the jaw arrives before the facts do
The richest man alive, allegedly
Democrat characters (Republicans hunt these)
Unbothered, unmoved, unimpressed — the wicked stare of the North
The movement in heels — every sentence is a rally
Powered entirely by cold brew and group chats
The folksy governor — paces the stage and never stops pointing
The department of fun prevention — every fight is a compliance review
An emotional protester in a green jacket
A powerful political operative
A fierce activist with purple hair
Hood up, bandana on, opinions non-negotiable
In this house we believe — and the sign doubles as a shield
Your oat milk latte comes with a pamphlet and a shift you can sign up for
Four classes, three campuses, one health plan he cannot afford
Skipped fourth period to explain exactly how you ruined everything
Reporting live, with an agenda
A voice for the cause, keffiyeh and all
Seize the means, one hat at a time
Sashaying into the culture war — the beard is the statement
Decades of seniority and dark money