It was released in Europe for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum.

Critics found it a faithful adaptation of the television series, but remarked on its high price, short length, and lack of long-term appeal.

[1][2] Playing as British prime minister Jim Hacker, the player starts out with a 50 percent approval rating and must work over a five-day period to improve the poll number.

The game is played through conversations between Hacker and other characters, such as Humphrey and Bernard, with the player continually selecting responses from a list of dialogue options.

[1][3][4][5] Gameplay takes place in Hacker's office, which includes various items such as an intercom, a telex machine, and two telephones.

The player must answer a telephone when it rings and must also keep track of the time to avoid missing appointments with government officials.

[13] The game received a budget re-release in 1990, published by Mastertronic Plus for the Amstrad CPC, C64, and ZX Spectrum.

Campbell called the dialogue "impeccably written" and stated that Humphrey and Bernard's interaction with the player "is extremely well implemented, and conveys the mood of the TV series and the facets of the characters in it more closely than any other game I have seen.

[20][18][25][1] Some reviewers felt that the budget re-release was appropriately priced at £2.99,[13][19] with Zzap!64 writing that the "repetitiveness is more acceptable and the satirical humour is very amusing – at least for the first few goes.