Here to Stay

The game is no longer being developed and unfortunately it is still monotonous.

personally, i just did not enjoy it not a ton of hours, but the lack of a tutorial (a clear good one, not written general terms without any guidance thru the UI), an unclear UI, and unclear mechanics just made my first impression instantly just negative i wouldn't recommend this until the game has a tutorial or a QOL UI update cool concept though, similarish to Law Givers

Here to Stay is a game where you compete with other political parties over control of a small, unnamed country. It is a hidden gem when you look past its undoubtedly numerous, but largely superficial, imperfections. The game centres around your party members, without any members, your party cannot rule, you need to assign them to the right jobs and slowly level them up. There are a finite number of members in each region, so you need to fight your rival parties over the best members through bribing, deceit, and intrigue. It has a fairly steep learning curve, but after a couple of hours of gameplay, you receive the reward of developing an intuitive understanding of its mechanics and inner workings. I had a lot of fun slowly turning my country into a fascist dictatorship over around 10 years, I eventually managed to tighten my grip over the political system, sideline my opposition in the Parliament, and remain in power indefinitely. This is not a game for the faint of heart or impatient, but the rewards are immense if you give it the chance to shine. Pros: - Surprisingly in-depth features for a game of it's size - Good party management mechanics - Short Election cycles, allowing you to get power quicker - A good number of well-made, deeply interconnected mechanics. - An effective, if somewhat painful, economic simulation Cons: - Somewhat poor english - Simplistic yet slightly confusing UI - Unintuitive ideology mechanics (Ideology has very little importance)

Enjoyable party simulation game, nice settings, but remain hopeful for mods in the future.

This game is a "woke"less gem. The fulfillment of some activists requests is unfortunately flawed.. even after fulfillment they remain visible.Can´t place achievements to showcase,the game don´t show up on steam games list..

Скучная игра

Horrible game I don't recommend buying this.

Steep learning curve but once you are past it, you realize there is no reward for all the grinding you have to do to get 1 parliament seat. Especially since there is little to do, and to compound that most of the actions require a lot of work to unlock. so basically the whole game is none stop repetitive grinding. You might like it if you enjoy knitting. Personally once I got the first city, I saw little point in going after the others.

I honestly didn’t want to leave a bad review because the game itself is actually good and worth what I paid for it. The main concept is pretty cool, and it feels like if you keep playing and learning, you can eventually figure out how to win. I definitely recommend watching the tutorial video the creator made, it helps a lot. That said, it’s disappointing that the game hasn’t been updated since 2023. It really feels like it needed more time and attention. There are still bugs that can make the experience frustrating at times, and the path on how to properly progress isn’t always very clear, even with the “pro tip” included. The foundation of the game is solid, and I do think it had potential. But without updates and bug fixes, it feels unfinished. If you don’t mind occasional bugs and some trial-and-error figuring things out, it can still be enjoyable. I just wish the developer had continued supporting it.

I bought this game just now, but it shows demo in private institutions. Is this normal?