Added search bar for quickly looking for people, places and organisations within the game world · Added the ability to delete saves from within the game menu · Fixed bug where monarchs were never properly replaced after death · Added option to use icons instead of names in the HUD panels
v0.7.9 is here! Today’s update builds on the last week’s amazing changes, and adds some welcome improvements to gameplay! Devolved councils: Cornwall Council and the Isle of Wight are now included We’re delighted to announce that as an example of the local council simulation we can offer, the Isle of Wight’s Council and Cornwall Council are coming to the game. Our eventual plan over the next fe…
0.7.8 is here! Today’s update is a big one. The sort of big one we like here. I feel like this will start to address some of the feedback we’ve been receiving lately as we start to move into adding more gameplay options and opportunities. There are two large visual changes we want to show you all, along with a couple other big changes that will provide so many more options for gameplay. The new…
All new features, improvements and Friday night fixes! Happy Friday! Hope you're looking forward to a weekend of Governance updates. Let's start with our 3 new newest big features! Introducing the unified theme I'm happy to share the start of a unified UI theme within Governance. The game has taken on many, many This will constantly evolve and improve across the next few weeks, but as a start w…
Another day, another update! If you can't tell I love pushing updates, adding things to the game and improving it. The Wave 2 launch has been the biggest boost to our player base since launch and we're keen to keep adding things. This is why also if you do find bugs you need to let us know. I genuinely want to make Governance the political sim game out there. Improvements to gameplay You've ask…
Another day, another set of wonderful additions and improvements! And if you haven't yet, please do check out some of the new fantastic mods on the Workshop! New features! · New: Social Media Posts as an Action · New: Quick actions in the pre-game Polity Editor · New: Manifestos can pledge to build or scrap civic projects · New: Manifestos are now costed and judged by the public and the press ·…
* New: Templating in the Bill Wizard * New: Any policy can now be limited to, or kept out of, particular places from the Bill Wizard * New: Northern Ireland can leave to join Ireland through a border poll * New: Coalition deals, with voting reform as a bargaining chip * New: Flagship beliefs for parties, factions and organisations * New: Reshape polities and legislatures before the game starts,…
Adds option to disable avatars · Improved 2D performance and LOD optimisations · Further performance optimisations with avatar generation, map storage and garbage collection
Following up from our Wave 2 launch, here's a few extra features released today: · Skills: Societal Knowledge has been renamed Empathy, as part of a greater rework · Skills: Added a new Management skill · You can now shares saves on the Steam Workshop! · Shared Election Nights get an animated Workshop preview of the final map, vote share and seats, even when shared mid-count · Ministries: Depar…
Prepare for Government - Wave 2 is here! The culmination of months of playtesting, beta testers, and work is finally here! Wave 2 transforms Governance into an even deeper political simulation game, adding hundre ds of new features and improvements to the game. Here's some of our favourites! The Highlights And here's a few more up close! All-new avatar system! Governance now has hand-drawn avat…
Patches to leadership elections running 0 candidates · Tuning to the 2026 scenario preventing centreleft supermajorities on 20% of the vote - though FPTP is going to show some quirks in a multi-party system... · Added new unifiedevent wiring for leadership challenges
Finally, we're here! Sorry that it's taken a little bit later than planned, but we wanted to get some of these new features right. · By far the most request feature.... we've added a new tutorial system! · All-new policy based budget system that offers new gameplay for the Chancellor and PM · Broad economic system overhaul with deeper simulation of tax, economic growth, new economic indicators,…
Added support for turn-based gameplay, giving players the option for a slower play style · Parties can no longer have the same colours · Added home button to find your constituency on the map · Improvements to Character Wizard · Added randomise buttons for character creation · Fixes to camera controls and map interactions · Improved layout for personal election results
Today's updates: · Added a celebration for Bills that receive Royal Assent and become law! · Amendments to Bills get voted on by the Player · Added internal tracking for vote attendance · Updated Member Recruitment system to be more visual · Z-fighting fixes for tooltip and popup windows · Wiki window fixes · Overwatch mode now available everywhere · Fixes to simulation variables
Another day, another selection of new features and fixes! · Added the inbox system for low-priority events · New political backgrounds for your characters! · Added an "Overwatch Mode" post Game Over for players who have lost to see the world go by and continue · Added a deeper party membership system with distinction for national members and simulated politicians · Added the option to enable/di…
Fixed issues with saving and loading campaigns · Fixed think tank policy event issues · Rejigged Independent MP logic · Fixed Wiki window text issues · Slowed down in-game days slightly to give players more time to react to events · Fixed overflow issues · Fixed by-election bugs · Fixed double-charge for political capital · Fixed z-index fighting for some events More updates to come later this…
File/folder loading optimised · Asset compilation bug fixed · Fixed a bug where players couldn't vote on bills post-election · Editor Flow service fixed · Added updated Careers index
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