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Released Aug 21, 2026 Free Very Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Social Democracy: An Alternate History

By Red Autumn Games

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About Social Democracy: An Alternate History

Social Democracy: An Alternate History is a game tagged Simulation, Strategy and Interactive Fiction by Red Autumn Games, released Aug 21, 2026. It has 255 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Echoes of MK-ULTRA, SIM Election and Nepotism for Germany.

You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
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Everything Steam lists for Social Democracy: An Alternate History · record updated 22 hours ago

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Overview

App ID3083910
Release dateAug 21, 2026
Last change number40214186
Last record update22 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Red Autumn Games
Publisher
Red Autumn Games
Steam profile
Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 22 hours ago
Franchise
Social Democracy/Alternate Histories

Platforms

Windows Linux

Features

4
Steam AchievementsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Related apps

Patches

Patch notes

3
  1. Oct 15, 2026 Bug fix for German version

    Emergency bug fix for the German version - the “Continue…” choice was not working previously.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 v1.5 - German version!

    Thanks to the work of Philip Morr, there is now a German translation! Access the translation by going to the Options menu, and changing the language.Keep in mind that this is a volunteer translation, and it's based on an earlier version of…

  3. Oct 10, 2026 v1.4 - Custom difficulties, more events

    - Custom difficulty settings - separately select starting budgets, relations, etc. - New achievement: In Kümmernis und Dunkelheit (win in the hardest custom setting). - New events: Sklarek Affair, Agricultural Crisis (Landvolkbewegung). - …

Builds

2
BuildBranchUpdated
25972762publicOct 15, 2026
25972762testingOct 15, 2026

Depots

Depots

2
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
3083911 — English Windows 461.8 MB 219.1 MB 9020121397716427940
3083912 — English Linux 414.1 MB 195.5 MB 7387294911400894326

Branches

2
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 25972762 Oct 15, 2026 Open
testing Testing 25972762 Oct 15, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Social Democracy An Alternate History

Launch options

2
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
social_democracy_alternate_history.exe Windows
social_democracy_alternate_history --no-sandbox Linux

Cloud saves

Space per player19.1 MB
Filesup to 100
Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements530 hidden
Most unlocked55.9%Eiserne Front
Rarest1%In Kümmernis und Dunkelheit

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • Eiserne Front Form the Iron Front. 55.9%
  • Wirtschaftspolitik Enact an economic plan. 43.3%
  • Bürgerkrieg Enter a long civil war. 38.2%
  • Volkspartei The SPD is a People's Party. 35.5%
  • Stolperstein We lost, but history might memorialize us... 33.7%
  • Weimarer Koalition Form a Weimar coalition. 28.5%
  • Verfassungskoalition Form a "constitutional coalition". 25.8%
  • Einigkeit Reach the end of the game without a civil war on easy. 24.1%
  • Sieg für die Republik Win the civil war. 18.5%
  • Gleichheit Pass reforms for women's rights. 18.3%
  • Die Rote Fahne Join the KPD in their May Day march. 17.5%
  • Einigkeit und Recht Reach the end of the game without a civil war on normal. 14.9%
  • Der österreichische Gefreiter Deported Hitler. 14.3%
  • Zeppelinkapitän Hugo Eckener has been elected president. 13.6%
  • Vereinigte Staaten von Europa Form a "European Union". 12.6%
  • Verfassungsreform Pass a constitutional amendment. 11.5%
  • Roter Zar von Preußen Otto Braun is President, Chancellor, and Minister-President. 10.9%
  • Arbeiter von Wien SDAPÖ victory in Austria. 10.5%
All 53 achievements
  • Bollwerk der Demokratie Resist the Prussian Coup and win. 10.2%
  • Volksfront Form a government consisting of the SPD, KPD, Z, and DDP. 8.8%
  • Wirtschaftswunder After 1932, have unemployment less than in 1928, inflation below 5%, and a budget surplus. 8.6%
  • Versöhnler The Conciliators lead the KPD. 8.4%
  • Drei Pfeile Defeat a coup without a civil war. 7.5%
  • Hirschfeld Pass reforms for homosexual rights. 7%
  • Panik im Mittelstand SPD new middle class support is at least 50%. 6.2%
  • Wirtschaftsexperiment Enact two different economic plans. 6%
  • Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Reach the end of the game without a civil war on hard. 5.8%
  • Schwarz-Rot-Gold Reach the end of the game without a civil war on historical mode. 5.2%
  • Polykrise Survive a capital strike and a fascist coup. 5.1%
  • Große Volksfront With Joos leading the Center Party and the Conciliators leading the KPD, form a government consisting of the SPD, KPD, Z, and DDP. 5%
  • Mehrheitspartei Form an SPD-only majority government. 5%
  • Minderheitsregierung Form an SPD minority government. 5%
  • Räterepublik Begin the transformation to a socialist economy. 4.9%
  • Bundesrepublik Konrad Adenauer or Kurt Schumacher has been elected president, and constitutional reforms have reduced presidential power. 4.6%
  • Sohn seiner Klasse Ernst Thälmann is either president or chancellor. 4.5%
  • Mädchen in Uniform A woman's place is in the Reichsbanner. 3.8%
  • Einheitsfront Form a government consisting of the SPD and KPD. 3.7%
  • Syndikalismus Support factory takeovers by the workers. 3.7%
  • Brüder, zur Sonne, zur Freiheit Reduce unemployment, pause reparations, increase women's rights, elect an SPD member president, and deport Hitler in one playthrough on at least normal difficulty. 3.4%
  • Ausnahmezustand Use emergency powers to cancel elections. 3.4%
  • Sieg für die Volksfront Form a Popular Front that survives the KPD demands. 3.2%
  • Bauernrevolution SPD rural support is at least 50%. 3%
  • Heidelberger Programm Achieve the goals of the SPD's Heidelberg Program: social welfare, judicial reform, women's rights in the workplace and family, progressive taxation, works councils, and the formation of a European Union. 3%
  • Der rote Millionär Willi Münzenberg is president. 2.8%
  • Freie Marktwirtschaft Survive to the end of the game without adopting an economic plan. 2.7%
  • Klassenkampf SPD worker support is at least 80%, while middle-class and rural supports are less than 20%. 2.7%
  • Wahlrechts für Frauen Marie Juchacz has been elected president. 2.5%
  • Sieg für die Einheitsfront Form a Left Front that survives the KPD demands. 2.4%
  • Katholischer Sozialismus SPD Catholic support is at least 50%. 2.4%
  • Republik der Wissenschaft Albert Einstein has been elected president. 2.3%
  • Anders als die Andern Sexual minorities will defend the Republic. 2.3%
  • Große Volkspartei All classes have at least 40% SPD support. 2%
  • In Kümmernis und Dunkelheit Reach the end of the game without a civil war on the hardest possible custom difficulty. 1%

News

  1. Aug 21, 2026 · Community Announcements Steam release!

    Are you ready to save the Weimar Republic? Finally, Social Democracy: An Alternate History is on Steam!New features for the Steam release:Music controlsFont size controlsCloud savesSteam achievements…

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