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Games like Here to Stay

If Here to Stay is your kind of game, the closest matches are Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy, Just Power: The Papal States and Crisis in the Kremlin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Here to Stay: Join the race for power in the new political strategy game. Build a strong political party, win the regional elections and have a majority in parliament. As the head of state, you are in charge of running the state, managing the state budget and diplomacy.

2023Strategy7.99 USDWindows · macOSby Jakub Kucera, Marchello Giancarlo
Here to Stay — Steam game cover
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Deep political intrigue with bribing and deceitParty members must be carefully managed and leveled upShort election cycles allow rapid power consolidationChallengingContemplativeDark

Players who liked Here to Stay also play

Steam players who put hours into Here to Stay also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG8.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Just Power: The Papal States

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Are you ready to found a dynasty which controls the Holy See over the centuries? Climb the hierarchies, hire your relatives, blackmail and bribe to get everything you want in this turn-based political simulator.

    2022StrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crisis in the Kremlin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Here to Stay.

    Third-strongest match for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Socialism Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Here to Stay.

    Ranked #4 for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.

    2022IndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Here to Stay.

    Ranked #5 for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!

    2023StrategySimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Here to Stay.

    Ranked #6 for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation2.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Democracy 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Here to Stay.

    Ranked #7 for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Emperor and State

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Here to Stay.

    Ranked #8 for Here to Stay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Here to Stay

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Here to Stay cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Democracy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Here to Stay.

    Reviewers of Here to Stay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crisis in the Kremlin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Here to Stay.

    Reviewers of Here to Stay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Here to Stay at current Steam store prices.

  1. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hexcells

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Master Healer Kale with useless party

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    A short incremental game where you play as a Healer in a party. Your main job is to keep your party alive. Upgrade 200+ skills in a skill tree, from healing to party damage. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hexcells Plus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Here to Stay on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. one night, hot springs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    2018IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Mitoza

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Liquidators

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Here to Stay.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Here to Stay

How much does Here to Stay cost?
Here to Stay is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Here to Stay?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Here to Stay are Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy, Just Power: The Papal States, Crisis in the Kremlin.
Who developed Here to Stay?
Here to Stay was developed by Jakub Kucera, Marchello Giancarlo and published by Powerup Company.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Here to Stay.

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