Here to Stay

Here to Stay is a political strategy game set in a fictional Eastern European country in the 1970s. You build a political party and compete in regional elections for control of the government. As head of state, you run the country, manage its budget and make diplomatic decisions, while accounting for the economy, the population’s ideologies and rival parties.

Run your party

Your party has four departments: Internal affairs, Finance, Propaganda and Power. You hire and manage party members, prepare campaigns, choose candidates and keep members loyal while protecting them from being killed or sent to prison. How you handle situations shapes how people view your party and its ideology.

Documents and contracts govern the political work of both the party and the state. You sign important documents and review folders and mail. The party with the largest representation in parliament takes charge of the state economy.

Elections and government

Elections are major events, and you prepare campaigns and select strong candidates to compete. You also control institutions such as banks, schools, prisons and media houses; each provides additional actions in the state.

Cities contain buildings with different benefits. You must appoint key party members to manage them. State laws set rules that everyone, including you, must follow, but you can change those laws.