Lawgivers

Lawgivers

Released Apr 2020

Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

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Evaluation

Lawgivers launched out of Early Access on April 2, 2020 and has continued receiving meaningful content updates ever since. The solo developer has shipped major additions across the game's post-launch life: the 1.8 "Ultimate" update (July 26, 2020), Update 2.1.0 (December 23, 2022), the 10th Anniversary Update 3.0.0 (July 21, 2025) — which added India, Netherlands, and Thailand as playable nations along with new laws, events, and localizations — and most recently Update 3.1 (January 4, 2026), which added Indonesia and Indonesian localization. This establishes a sustained multi-year pattern of new countries, laws, and game content being added roughly once or twice per year. The store description explicitly states the game has "no in-game shop or virtual currency, just free updates," reinforcing the developer's commitment to ongoing additions. The July 2025 anniversary post expressed optimism that "more will be achieved with Lawgivers II and beyond," signaling continued engagement with the series rather than a wind-down. No statement has been made indicating that development on this title is concluding. As of today (October 8, 2026), the last major update arrived on January 4, 2026 — approximately 9 months ago. Given that major updates have historically arrived roughly every 6–18 months, this is within the upper range of the established pattern but not clearly beyond it. The developer has not gone silent in any alarming way, and the overall trajectory of the project shows no signs of ending.
Evidence
Update 3.1 shipped, adding Indonesia as a new playable country and Indonesian localization.
news post · Jan 4, 2026 source content shipped
high
10th Anniversary Update 3.0.0 added India, Netherlands, and Thailand as playable countries, new laws, events, and localizations. Developer expressed hope that 'more will be achieved with Lawgivers II and beyond.'
news post · Jul 21, 2025 source development ongoing
high

Media

Details

Publisher
SomniumSoft
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Lawgivers has now been expanded and adapted to desktop screens. We put a lot of effort trying to build an innovative political simulation game.

Lawgivers

Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game where you can take control of a party and run for elections. Tell voters what they want to hear, and then decide whether to fulfill your promises or not. Once inside parliament, you can approve important laws and shape your country's destiny.

Features

◉ Choose a party, promise actions to citizens and run for elections

◉ Approve or abolish laws with parliamentary votes

◉ Take care of lawmaker's experience, popularity and loyalty

◉ Bribe concurrent politicians in order to win majority

◉ Build up relations with other parties and appoint the president

★ 20 playable nations such as the US, UK, Russia, Germany, or South Korea

★ Over 140 ordinary and constitutional laws

★ 43 science advances bringing new missions and events

★ no in-game shop or virtual currency, just free updates

Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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