- #1 MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984 is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. Big Brother is watching you! This game is inspired by George Orwell’s classic novel.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.7% ★, Political 20.4% ★, Dystopian 12.9%, Dynamic Narration 10.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #2 Mayor Quake
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sKed Games
Windows
You're the new mayor of a dystopian city on the brink of a devastating earthquake. Review building records, make urban transformation decisions, and maintain public support despite political pressure. Manage the economy and make critical choices. Can you prepare your city before disaster strikes?
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Political 25.6% ★, Dystopian 9.6%, Choices Matter 5.3%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #3 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,868 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.6% ★, Political 24.4% ★, Dystopian 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%
- #4 Feed the Lie
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maksim Mazanets
Windows
NEWS CENSOR: edit headlines, replace words, and approve only the “safe” stories. But remember: one wrong word can end your career.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.1% ★, Political 24.7% ★, Dynamic Narration 10.7% ★, Dystopian 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #5 Silencer
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Lulu
Windows · Mac
Silencer is a bureaucratic simulation game about censorship and misinformation in journalism and politics. As a low-level news censor employed by the authoritarian government, Ogalia, the player will interpret censorship protocols, read news articles, and decide if an article should be taken down.
Why similar: Political Sim 43.4% ★, Political 28.1% ★, Dystopian 14.2%, Text-Based 7.4%, Simulation 4.3%
- #6 PODER
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 107 Games
Windows · Mac
Run a district in a 12-million Latin American megacity in a political strategy about power, compromise, and dirty deals. 100+ starting combos, 75 population groups, and no decision without consequences. Can you do better than those you love to hate?
Why similar: Political Sim 44.1% ★, Political 20.2% ★, Resource Management 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Strategy 5.5%
- #7 Royal Verdict
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LestGames Studio
Windows
A medieval court simulation where every verdict matters. Hear cases, uncover lies, and balance the King, the People, and the Church as your reputation shapes the fate of the kingdom.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.1% ★, Political 26.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Simulation 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #8 Sim Junta
93% matchMostly Negative33% of 68 reviews2015
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Sim Junta – A game of dirty politics! You are the new dictator of Risuena, a small and poor country of the third world. You have just seized power after a bloody coup and your intentions are to stay in power as long as you can, to rip this country off, transfer the money to your secret Swiss bank account and of course, stay alive and...
Why similar: Political Sim 55.4% ★, Political 22.2% ★, Dystopian 12.2%, Strategy 4.7%, Simulation 2.7%
- #9 Feodika
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gemenot Digital
Windows
Live your own story in a world of the early Middle Ages! Lead a dynasty, expand your domain, help your subjects, and don’t forget to leave an heir! Thy Kingdom Come!
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Political 22.5% ★, Text-Based 15.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #10 Kommissar
91% matchNegative17% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Beardserk
Windows
Kommissar is a political prosecution simulator in a totalitarian regime. Keep the Independent City-State of Roulettenburg united under the regime iron fist. Watch for your fellow citizens and seize the dissidents for the glory of the fatherland.
Why similar: Political Sim 52.5% ★, Political 15.5% ★, Dystopian 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 6%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #11 The Devil’s Gun Market
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
A darkly humorous gun market simulator with RPG elements. Manage your shady arms business, verify or forge gun permits, navigate shifting laws, and make deals with rebels, the government, or even the Devil. Every choice shapes your fate in this chaotic world of war, profit, and deception.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Political 15.3% ★, Management 10.3%, Dystopian 10%, Choices Matter 7%
- #12 Bad Government
90% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: FreeTimeDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your resources and navigate the shifting sentiment of the population in this decision-based resource management game. Gain power to unlock more individuals, adding complexity as you progress. How long can you maintain balance?
Why similar: Political Sim 31.6% ★, Political 23.5% ★, Text-Based 11.4%, Management 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #13 Beholder: Conductor
88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,412 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Political Sim 45.2% ★, Political 19.5% ★, Dystopian 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Management 5.9%
- #14 NO FURTHER ACTIONS
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OFF COURSEPub: SOZDAY GAMES
Windows
You have been assigned as an operator, reading protocols that force you to make decisions using buttons and switches. Every decision shapes your fate — and decides whether you’ve done what was expected of you.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.8% ★, Dystopian 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Political 12.1% ★, Simulation 6.9%
- #15 Organs Please
87% matchVery Positive84% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.8% ★, Political 21.1% ★, Dystopian 13.4%, Resource Management 9%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #16 Corporate Entropy
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Subroutine Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Climb the ladder while burning it down. In this satirical management sim, you work for a corporation rolling out ARIA — an AI that's replacing your coworkers. Balance your performance cover against quiet sabotage, organize your resistance, and survive 8 quarters with your soul mostly intact.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.9% ★, Dystopian 13.2%, Management 10.4%, Political 9.2% ★, Text-Based 7.7%
- #17 State of Affairs
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Top Sigma Studios
Windows · Mac
State of Affairs is a realistic geopolitical simulator where you lead a nation through pivotal historical moments. Manage legislative bodies, balance factional tensions, and make strategic decisions that shape the political, economic, and social future of your country.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Political 23.8% ★, Management 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Economy 6.7%
- #18 Directive 220
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SethAngel
Windows · Mac
A dystopian management game where you act as an energy dispatcher in a collapsing regime. Allocate power, make tough decisions, and balance stability, government pressure, and citizen survival in a dark retro-futuristic world.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.3% ★, Political 25.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Simulation 5.7%
- #19 VAL-YOU: Future Europe
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PandaBee Studios
Windows
Build a healthy democracy and shape the future of Europe in this Free Card Game. Play Cards as actions to balance the demands of Politics, Economy, Science, and Society in different political scenarios.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.2% ★, Political 18.2% ★, Choices Matter 7.6%, Management 7.4%, Simulation 5.5%
- #20 Under Review
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Altheas Studios
Windows
Welcome to the heart of a 1980s bureaucracy. Review applicant files, cross-check records, and make heavy moral decisions. Amidst strange rumors of an unidentified illness, will you uncover the dark truth or become an accomplice to the system?
Why similar: Political Sim 26.2% ★, Dystopian 16.6%, Political 15.4% ★, Choices Matter 11.4%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #21 Politisim
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OateyGames
Windows
Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.
Why similar: Political Sim 50.4% ★, Political 18.9% ★, Text-Based 7.7%, Simulation 6.6%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #22 Archon
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tome & Blade
Windows
In this story-rich interstellar political drama, ascend as humanity's next leader. Rebuild a broken empire in a war-torn galaxy through might, diplomacy, or espionage. Every choice has a consequence. What will you choose, Your Eminence?
Why similar: Political Sim 42.9% ★, Political 14.4% ★, Choices Matter 10.3%, Text-Based 9%, Management 7.5%
- #23 Win The Election
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Rainey Studios
Windows
A fun, casual political election simulator that can provide hours of entertainment.
Why similar: Political Sim 44.1% ★, Political 31.7% ★, Text-Based 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.4%, Strategy 4.4%
- #24 Beholder 3
81% matchMixed65% of 2,741 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.
Why similar: Political Sim 37% ★, Political 21.3% ★, Dystopian 15.9%, Management 7.7%, Choices Matter 5%
- #25 UK Politics Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac
Over 20,000 simulated politicians, journalists and activists. Every one unique. Every one autonomous. Build your career from local councillor to Prime Minister in the most detailed UK political simulation ever created. No scripts. Pure systems-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.2% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Text-Based 12.5%, Management 7%, Simulation 6.8%
- #26 DICTOCRACY
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B Games
Windows
Take charge as the President of a newly independent country, Adelphia. Build infrastructure, approve policies, juggle between conflicting priorities of the public, your ministers and other countries' leaders - All with only one action per turn and a different political landscape in each playthrough
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Political 13.9% ★, Text-Based 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #27 Foederatus
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aeon & Star Interactive
Windows · Linux
In this kingdom management RPG, you assume your father’s throne in Dalmatia to lead the kingdom, build alliances, fight rivalries and hear the pleas of your people. On the brink of change, you will define the political order. By your decisions, the future of Dalmatia is in your hands.
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 19.9% ★, Political Sim 14.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #28 Last Emperor
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Political 15.1% ★, Text-Based 14.4%, Management 8.8%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #29 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Big Trouble
Windows · Mac
Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy
Why similar: Political Sim 32.1% ★, Dynamic Narration 18% ★, Political 13.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #30 Risk & Responsibility
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Karmic Loop Studios
Windows
A corporate crisis management simulation where every decision has a cost, every audit has a deadline, and one wrong call can cost careers, compliance, and lives.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.2% ★, Political 19.8% ★, Management 13.4%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #31 Liar-for-hire
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows
Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers - or find some conscience after all.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.9% ★, Text-Based 11%, Political 10.5% ★, Choices Matter 10.4%, Management 10.3%
- #32 Lords of Infinity
76% matchVery Positive95% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Political Sim 44.3% ★, Text-Based 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Management 9.6%, RPG 6.1%
- #33 Headliner: NoviNews
77% matchVery Positive89% of 807 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.6% ★, Political 27% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dystopian 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #34 HEADLINER
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 931 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.8% ★, Political 29.4% ★, Dystopian 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Indie 2.9%
- #35 Effective Immediately
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Matt Black
Windows
All intergalactic travel passes through the orbital relay checkpoint. Verify ID discrepancies, repair vehicle systems and struggle against ethical dilemmas as you negotiate a shifting political landscape. Report for duty, Effective Immediately.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.6% ★, Political 29.3% ★, Dystopian 11%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Conspiracy 6% ★
- #36 Egglets - The Long 10 Days
73% match4 user reviews100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: wieLuft
Windows · Mac
A 10-day crisis management simulation. As Eggon’s administrator, you follow absurd orders, manage chaos, and seek truth between news and rumors. Obey commands – or choose humanity? The fate of the Egglets rest in your hands.
Why similar: Political 27.2% ★, Political Sim 26.8% ★, Dystopian 17.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Management 6.5%
- #37 Beholder
74% matchVery Positive92% of 30,455 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Political Sim 36.4% ★, Political 25.6% ★, Dystopian 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Simulation 3.6%
- #38 The Electorate
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Galactic Interactive
Windows
Campaign to victory in the ultimate election simulator, The Electorate. Rally voters, dominate the airwaves, attack rivals, and fight for glory and power across every county in the United States.
Why similar: Political Sim 42.7% ★, Political 30.3% ★, Management 11.3%, Resource Management 4.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.9%
- #39 StateOS: The Political Sandbox
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ReallyBadGames
Windows
The political sandbox game where you build a career from the city council to the presidency. Authentic electoral systems, government departments, pass legislation, and a unique news landscape. Create custom scenarios, parties, and politicians in this data-driven democracy simulator.
Why similar: Political Sim 43.6% ★, Political 13.8% ★, Management 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Resource Management 6%
- #40 SecretMission_ProduceForPresident
75% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: RP.Games
Windows
Race for President is comming ! As an ordinary factory owner, what secret challenges are waiting for you?
Why similar: Political Sim 47.5% ★, Political 26.4% ★, Management 11%, Resource Management 5.3%, Strategy 4.3%
- #41 Editor's Hell
72% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Goose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You just became the editor for a newspaper in a troublesome country. After months of unemployment; you just had to took it. First, you have to make a choice. Will you support the government or will you go against it? Dreams, nightmares, don’t matter anymore; you have a new opportunity in your life.
Why similar: Political 28.7% ★, Political Sim 17.8% ★, Dystopian 13.8%, Management 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #42 Not For Broadcast
71% matchVery Positive94% of 12,433 reviews2022
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Political 22.2% ★, Dystopian 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #43 Need to Know
73% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Political Sim 58.9% ★, Political 29.7% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Indie 2.8%
- #44 Belarus Simulator: Preemptive Strike
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talentless Person Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the ruler of a democratic independent state of Belarus. Unfortunately, you receive troubled news. An act of aggression is planned against your country. You need to do everything in your power to stop it.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.4% ★, Text-Based 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Management 10.5%, Economy 7.5%
- #45 Welcome to Goodland
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Big City Lab
Windows · Mac
It is a strategy/adventure game set in a small, quiet town. Survive as an ordinary salaryman under a ruthless Mexican cartel by laundering money, making tough decisions, acquiring businesses, and finding trustworthy allies. But in this cutthroat world, will you be able to keep to your humanity?
Why similar: Political Sim 32.5% ★, Political 20.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choices Matter 8%, Management 7.6%
- #46 Provisional Authority: An AI Governance Simulation
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Synthetic Mandate
Windows
Balance growth, stability, and public trust while an AI observes your every move. Guide a nation through economic crises and political pressure — but be prudent, because the system you rely on may decide it can govern better than you.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.9% ★, Political 22% ★, Dystopian 10.1%, Resource Management 10.1%, Simulation 5.8%
- #47 Ichth.ys
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Steganographia Games
Windows
Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!
Why similar: Political Sim 23.7% ★, Political 19.7% ★, Text-Based 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Dystopian 10%
- #48 Project Syria
72% matchMixed41% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: Emblematic Group
Windows
Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.
Why similar: Political Sim 58.1% ★, Political 33.5% ★, Simulation 6.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #49 Redacted
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 始于空006(SYK006)
Windows
News. Public opinion. Manipulation. When truth is twisted and facts are buried, the pen itself wields power—and you remain the unseen hand pulling the strings from the shadows.
Why similar: Political Sim 34.6% ★, Political 18.6% ★, Dystopian 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #50 The Political Process
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,120 reviews2019
Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.
Why similar: Political Sim 61.7% ★, Political 29.6% ★, Simulation 4.3%, Strategy 3.2%, Indie 1.2%
- #51 Pax Astra
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ben_cardino
Windows
A political sim RPG space opera with 4X elements, inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris. Become the first president of a fallen empire, choose any ideology, and expand into the stars. Your decisions shape the nation and the galaxy. Follow any ideology, be the leader you want in Pax Astra!
Why similar: Political Sim 35.8% ★, Political 27.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.4%
- #52 Stop the Press!
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.2% ★, Political 26.9% ★, Management 10.1%, Dystopian 9.6%, Resource Management 9%
- #53 I'm a King
70% matchMostly Negative25% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Alexandr Getmanskiy
Windows
Role-playing strategy "I'm a King". Rule the kingdom, decide the fate of people, investigate, survive during periods of dark storms. This is only a small part of what you have to do.
Why similar: Political Sim 39.3% ★, Political 30.3% ★, Management 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%, Choices Matter 6%
- #54 Shaking Hands
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Potato Studios
Windows
You shake a hand, the city burns. In the noir 1920s, every weapon you sell changes the headlines, the war, and your daughter's fate. In this management sim, you manage not just a shop, but your conscience. Who will pay the price?
Why similar: Political Sim 30.8% ★, Political 27.8% ★, Dystopian 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #55 Government Simulator 2
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Government Simulator 2 is based on real world statistics and data and lets you control a whole country, like the USA, Germany, UK, France, Russia, and others: Change laws, taxes and budgets, and see what happens. Manage emergencies, impose tariffs, start wars.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.9% ★, Political 26.1% ★, Management 10.1%, Economy 6.2%, Minimalist 5.1%
- #56 Democratic Socialism Simulator
67% matchVery Positive92% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Molleindustria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pave the road to a post-capitalist society!
Why similar: Political Sim 47.1% ★, Political 39.8% ★, Simulation 9.2%, Indie 3.9%
- #57 Electioneering
68% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Cosmo's Tuxedo
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are at the nexus of the events of 2020; you will hire agents, run political ads, research topics, use hacking, and more in this turn-based political strategy game. In Electioneering, your goal is to ensure your candidate becomes the next President of the United States.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.9% ★, Political 22.9% ★, Dystopian 15.4%, Conspiracy 7.9% ★, Management 6.5%
- #58 The Prime Minister's Crest: Path to Power
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAWELLC
Windows
A political simulation visual novel set in a severe post-bubble economic crisis. As newly elected governor Kazuma Oreki, allocate tight budgets to resolve economic, security, and welfare issues. Navigate complex factional politics and ultimately forge your path to the Prime Minister's seat.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Resource Management 13.4%, Management 5.4%, RPG 3.9%
- #59 Crisis in the Kremlin
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,451 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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?
Why similar: Political Sim 65% ★, Political 12% ★, Strategy 6.2%, Choices Matter 4.5%, Management 4.4%
- #60 For the People
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 795 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..
Why similar: Political Sim 35.6% ★, Political 25.2% ★, Dystopian 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Management 8.3%