Games Like Through the Darkest of Times

You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

Why similar: Political 23.1% ★, Politics 19.6% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%

In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...

Why similar: Politics 23.8% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Political 18.9% ★, Simulation 18.4%, Historical 7.2%

Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.

Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Dark 40.5%

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Why similar: Strategy 22.4%, Management 18.7%, Political 14.4% ★, Choices Matter 13%, Simulation 9.7%

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 28.5% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

Race against the clock to stop the President and their conspirators from destroying the integrity of American institutions. Starting with only meager funds and dogged perseverance, you will conduct an intelligence investigation of the President’s circle of aides, advisors, and donors.

Why similar: Strategy 29.9%, Simulation 26.4%, Political 15.1% ★, Politics 12.8% ★, Indie 10.9%

Assume the presidency of Velistra, a nation teetering on collapse. Every choice reshapes destiny amid ruthless factions, moral dilemmas, and global pressures. A careful balance must be struck in both economics and politics. How will you lead?

Why similar: Political 25.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.4%, Politics 10.5% ★, Strategy 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Political 30% ★, Politics 29% ★, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Visual Novel 7.3%

Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.

Why similar: Strategy 35.5%, Management 18.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Simulation 7.1%

You're an employee of the Section Six that handles postal censorship. Outside the window is an alternative Russia of the late 19th — early 20th century. Write reports accusing both the guilty and the innocent, steal things, break lives... or not...

Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Politics 16.3% ★, Political 15% ★, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 10.8%

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 25% ★, Politics 20.7% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 9%

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 20.4% ★, Politics 19.5% ★, Strategy 8.3%, Management 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.1%

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Indie 20.4%, Story Rich 18.2%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%

In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.

Why similar: Political 24.9% ★, Historical 15.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 8.3%

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 28.1% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 10.4%, Historical 9%

The stories of five women intertwine in a classic point-and-click adventure, shedding light on the inequality women face in Tehran. This narrative puzzle game is about the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.

Why similar: Political 28.7% ★, Politics 27.6% ★, Historical 19.6%, Point & Click 7.6%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

In 1920s Gyeongseong, the pen is mightier than the sword, but your hand is trembling. As an editor-in-chief, arrange articles, dodge censorship, and manipulate public opinion. Will you wake the people with the truth or yield to survive? Your editorial choices will rewrite history.

Why similar: Political 25.6% ★, Historical 16%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.4%

Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

Why similar: World War II 52.4% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Management 13.8%, Indie 3.2%

Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.

Why similar: World War II 43.1% ★, Strategy 31.1%, Simulation 25.8%

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: World War II 25.1% ★, Politics 21.8% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Historical 12.4%, Choices Matter 5.9%

Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.

Why similar: Political 39.8% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Point & Click 7.4%, Choices Matter 6.7%

An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Adventure 15%, Story Rich 12.8%, Point & Click 10.6%

Do you have what it takes to become President of the United States? Can you win the Two Seventy (270) Electoral Votes needed for victory in the US Election?

Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Politics 33% ★, Political 30.7% ★

As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.

Why similar: Political 37.5% ★, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 19.8%, Historical 9.7%, Indie 7.2%

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Why similar: Choices Matter 17.6%, Emotional 16%, Point & Click 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Story Rich 10.4%

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Emotional 27%, Point & Click 26.4%, Story Rich 19.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Choices Matter 39%, Story Rich 22.1%, Dark 15.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 9.6%

They were desperate, daring and deadly! For the past 50 years, only the courageous veteran pilots of World War II knew the real risks of fighting the legendary Pacific air wars. Now it's your turn!

Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, Simulation 29.9%, Strategy 29.5%

She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.

Why similar: Choices Matter 39.8%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 11%, Indie 9.8%

England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.

Why similar: World War II 35.8% ★, Simulation 23%, Historical 12.3%, Strategy 7.2%, Management 7.1%

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 24.5% ★, Politics 23.6% ★, Strategy 12%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 8.8%

Smuggle banned books to save the Nation! Make tough choices, manage resources, and decipher secret messages in this narrative adventure based on true events. Help preserve a forbidden language - one dangerous mission at a time.

Why similar: Politics 25% ★, Historical 16.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Resource Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.9%

Lead a young post-soviet republic, torn by internal contradictions, and determine its historical path. EU or EAEU? Federalism or Unitarianism? Democracy or Dictatorship?

Why similar: Politics 32.9% ★, Strategy 27.8%, Simulation 23.4%, Indie 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.7%

Kolkhoz: The Red Wedge is inviting players to be a small part of an adventure in the beginning of the Soviet Union era. Gleb was sent to a village to make all villagers to give up all their property used for agricultural cultivation, and collectively carry out their agricultural labor.

Why similar: Political 23.9% ★, Politics 23.8% ★, Historical 14%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 10.5%

Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.

Why similar: Political 34.4% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Point & Click 8%

Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.

Why similar: Political 25.4% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Point & Click 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Indie 21.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Dark 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Political 37.7% ★, Historical 19.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 5.7%

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Simulation 41.2%, Story Rich 20.1%, Indie 19.9%, Point & Click 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%

El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Why similar: Politics 23.4% ★, Strategy 22.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Political 15.8% ★, Management 14%

A sci-fi roguelike document-inspection game where you approve or deny alien travelers, scan for contraband, and navigate shifting galactic laws across border outposts, with each run shaping the future political climate.

Why similar: Political 37.9% ★, Simulation 15%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Point & Click 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, Choices Matter 31.7%, Atmospheric 14.3%, 2D 7.2%

"Norman's Great Illusion" is a 2D pixel art visual novel in which you have to live a year as an engineer at the plant in the face of rising social tensions. Make difficult decisions, but keep in mind: you will have to pay for each choice

Why similar: Politics 27% ★, Political 22.4% ★, World War II 14.8% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Choices Matter 5.8%

From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.2%, Story Rich 21.5%, Dark 19.4%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Adventure 16.3%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Point & Click 13.9%, Adventure 10.6%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Adventure 21.1%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Indie 15.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%

You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.

Why similar: Political 21.9% ★, Strategy 18%, Simulation 16.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Adventure 6.9%

Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!

Why similar: Simulation 33.9%, Strategy 32.5%, Management 18.9%, Resource Management 12.2%, Indie 2.5%

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

Why similar: Historical 46.4%, Adventure 30.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.7%, Adventure 31.8%, Indie 21.6%, Story Rich 11.8%

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Dark 26.9%, Story Rich 23.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Indie 11.3%

In this game, you have to become a spy from the USA. Your key goal is to incite a revolution in Russia. It's the right time to bribe officials and lawmakers just to make them doing those unacceptable things and accepting ridiculous laws. People have to get out on the street and riot.

Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Simulation 32.7%, Indie 13.7%, Political 8.5% ★, Politics 6.7% ★

Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.

Why similar: Simulation 23.8%, Political 18.3% ★, Choices Matter 12.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Choices Matter 36.7%, Adventure 32.7%, Multiple Endings 30.6%

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Resource Management 13.9%, Emotional 8.8%

When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.

Why similar: Choices Matter 52.6%, Multiple Endings 30.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 5.8%

Air Raid Over Britain (technical demo) places you in the heart of a small English town during the "The Blitz" (1940-1941). Uncover facts about WWII and experience an actual air raid by German HE-111s.

Why similar: World War II 43% ★, Simulation 25.6%, Historical 20.8%, Indie 10.6%

Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptoeconomics, Mining, Hashrate... You might have already heard of it all somewhere, haven’t you? They appear more and more frequently in the News. Is it the beginning of cryptocurrency era? Will the global economy change?

Why similar: Strategy 28%, Simulation 26.3%, Management 16.1%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.8%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Dark 17.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 13.7%