diff --git a/ui/hud_overlay.py b/ui/hud_overlay.py
index bd373ec..0be2a07 100644
--- a/ui/hud_overlay.py
+++ b/ui/hud_overlay.py
@@ -146,10 +146,11 @@ class HUDOverlay(QWidget):
         self._drag_offset = QPoint()
         self._modifier_pressed = False
         
-        # Game window detection
-        self._auto_hide_with_game = True  # Auto-hide when game not focused
+        # Game window detection (disabled by default - enable after testing)
+        self._auto_hide_with_game = False  # Auto-hide when game not focused
         self._game_window_title = "Entropia Universe"  # Window title to track
         self._was_visible_before_unfocus = False
+        self._debug_window_detection = False  # Set to True to debug
         
         # Timer for session time updates
         self._timer = QTimer(self)
@@ -660,24 +661,56 @@ class HUDOverlay(QWidget):
                     GetWindowTextW(hwnd, buffer, length + 1)
                     title = buffer.value
                     
-                    # Check if game is in foreground
-                    is_game_focused = self._game_window_title in title
+                    if self._debug_window_detection:
+                        print(f"[HUD DEBUG] Foreground window: '{title}'")
+                    
+                    # Check if game is in foreground (case insensitive)
+                    is_game_focused = self._game_window_title.lower() in title.lower()
                     
                     if is_game_focused:
-                        # Game is focused - show HUD if it was hidden
-                        if self._was_visible_before_unfocus and not self.isVisible():
+                        # Game is focused - show HUD if needed
+                        if not self.isVisible():
                             self.show()
+                            if self._debug_window_detection:
+                                print(f"[HUD DEBUG] Game focused - showing HUD")
                     else:
                         # Game not focused - hide HUD if visible
                         if self.isVisible():
-                            self._was_visible_before_unfocus = True
                             self.hide()
-                        else:
-                            self._was_visible_before_unfocus = False
-        except Exception:
-            # Silently ignore errors (e.g., Windows API issues)
+                            if self._debug_window_detection:
+                                print(f"[HUD DEBUG] Game unfocused - hiding HUD")
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self._debug_window_detection:
+                print(f"[HUD DEBUG] Error: {e}")
             pass
     
+    def get_foreground_window_title(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Get the title of the current foreground window.
+        Useful for debugging window detection.
+        
+        Returns:
+            Window title string or None if unavailable
+        """
+        if sys.platform != 'win32':
+            return None
+        
+        try:
+            hwnd = GetForegroundWindow()
+            if hwnd:
+                length = GetWindowTextLengthW(hwnd)
+                if length > 0:
+                    buffer = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(length + 1)
+                    GetWindowTextW(hwnd, buffer, length + 1)
+                    return buffer.value
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return None
+    
+    def set_debug_window_detection(self, enabled: bool) -> None:
+        """Enable/disable debug output for window detection."""
+        self._debug_window_detection = enabled
+    
     def set_auto_hide_with_game(self, enabled: bool) -> None:
         """
         Enable/disable auto-hide when game not focused.