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Governance

65% positive of 41 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Governance Studios.

About the game

People. Power. Politics. Play as an MP and fight tooth and nail to stay in politics. Will you survive long enough in UK politics to reach the Cabinet... or even become PM? Will the press find out what you did last summer? There's only one way to find out!

Tagged by players

Political Sim
God Game
Satire
Simulation
Economy
Top-Down
Level Editor
Music-Based Procedural Generation
Dialogue Heavy
Character Customization
Choices Matter
Nonlinear

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What players say

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I’m going to be honest, I came into this game with a very, very low bar. You could have seen hell with how low I set it. I’ve played them all. I even made my own on Codex because nothing was really filling that UK politics sim gap. I will say I’ve enjoyed Governance so far, probably because I’m not always that fussed, but it still has a long way to go. The bugs were pretty much instant. I chose to start as the SDP…
3.9 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Although this game is still very much unfinished, it has a lot of potential! The developer responds quickly to bug reports, the UI is constantly being tweaked for the better and it is engaging. Wave 2 has been transformative for the game and the only reason it's rated this lowly on Steam is because the reviews are from before then. The game's mechanics are realistic, the opportunities for rebellion and party…
13 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Was hopeful it would be good and improve but at the moment it just feels very unplayable. Riddled with lots of bugs and the game tends to become quite overwhelming. It also just doesn't make sense at times, it thinks you are part of the government and other issues. There are tons of bills being proposed and it's annoying to try and find the details of them and makes the game slow to get through. Just wouldn't…
2.9 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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