People's Pie v1.1.1

iCivics

About this app

Developer Description

From taxes to spending, can you create (and balance) the budget for a country?

"People's Pie is a balancing act! You must fund important programs without setting tax rates too high or borrowing too much money. To succeed, you
must keep your residents happy and avoid a burdensome national debt. Are you ready for a piece of People’s Pie?

For English Language Learners: This game offers a support tool, Spanish translation, voiceover, and glossary.

Teachers: Visit the iCivics ""teach"" page to check out classroom resources for People's Pie!

Learning Objectives:
-Analyze how federal tax and spending policies affect the national budget and the national debt
-Explain how corporate, income, and payroll taxes support the economy as a function of the government
-Describe various types of projects and services provided through federal taxes
-Explain how federal departments request funding for discretionary projects in their department

Game Features:
- Set taxes and retirement age over a three-year period
- Weigh a variety of policies and funding needs across the federal government
- Assess policy pitches to determine funding commitments
- Review your proposed annual budget and make hard decisions to reach a balance or surplus
- Manage public approval, as each decision you make will have an impact "

What's New

Bug fixes.

Version Information

Version: 1.1.1
Downloads: 10K+
Updated on: Dec 8, 2025
Released: Sep 27, 2022
Requires: Android 5.1

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★★★★★

dragonhart1342

I absolutely love this game! I am an adult who has always loved the concept of governing. While this game is meant for kids, which is reflected in the simplicity of "winning", it is a fantastic way to learn about the national budget and process of balancing. I would absolutely kill for this game (and other icivics games) to be further developed for a more mature audience with more difficult programs and constituent favorablility rating. Great job team!

★★★★

MdYounus Farooqui

One more good game by icivics love your games , very interesting and informative and simple to understand. I would love it if you make a political game on chinise empire

★★★

Freddie Cawston

The game encourages you to go full communist at the start just to stay solvent. I tried going full libertarian in year one and cut taxes and spending but the game won't allow that play style.

★★

Ashish jojo

Not complex enough to be interesting for an adult.

★

mymphr

navigation seems to be broken in some way?? instead of being able to tap buttons etc, I have to swipe across the screen which moves a green box between options, and then double tap to activate the option. some things just don't work at all. intrigued but can't play :(