Games Like 1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: Historical 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Point & Click 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title uses a documentary-style approach to explore historical events through personal stories and moral choices.

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Why similar: Historical 39.2%, Choices Matter 24.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intense political atmosphere of a revolution, requiring players to make difficult judicial decisions that impact the state.

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: Historical 31.1%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set in Nazi Germany, this game challenges players to lead a resistance group, focusing on the political and personal costs of fighting oppression.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Indie 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17%, Story Rich 11%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully explores the moral burden of working within a restrictive political regime, mirroring the tension found in the seed game.

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that forces you to navigate complex diplomatic and domestic challenges as a leader, emphasizing the consequences of every choice.

11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.

Why similar: Historical 52%, Adventure 18.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy historical game that focuses on the personal, emotional experiences of individuals caught in the conflict of World War we.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Choices Matter 51.9%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the civilian perspective during wartime, emphasizing survival and difficult ethical decisions in a gritty, realistic setting.

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: Choices Matter 40.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, choice-driven experience that keeps the tension high through its branching narrative and interactive film style.

The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...

Why similar: Political 74.7% ★, Choices Matter 14.4%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: As a newspaper editor in a dystopian state, you must decide what news to publish and how to handle government censorship.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Choices Matter 85.2%, Story Rich 3.6%, Multiple Endings 2.4%, Point & Click 2.3%, Indie 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the role of a surveillance operative, forcing you to decide how much of a citizen's privacy to sacrifice for state security.

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: Choices Matter 28.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Point & Click 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Story Rich 11%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a state-installed landlord tasked with spying on tenants, highlighting the moral decay and political pressure of a totalitarian regime.

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: Choices Matter 32.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores how media influence shapes public opinion and political stability, directly mirroring the photojournalist themes of the seed game.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.4%, Story Rich 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that deals with corporate control and moral philosophy, requiring players to make impactful choices.

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant choose-your-own-adventure game that emphasizes resource management and the consequences of your narrative decisions.

12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

Why similar: Choices Matter 30.2%, Historical 15.7%, Point & Click 15.6%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An expertly crafted narrative adventure that weaves historical events with the personal struggles and choices of its characters.

The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

Why similar: Choices Matter 41.4%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 10.4%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A political thriller that tasks you with investigating a conspiracy within a time-sensitive, narrative-driven environment.

Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.

Why similar: Political 49.2% ★, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%, Multiple Endings 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian adventure that uses a political backdrop to drive its narrative and platforming challenges.

Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.

Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Point & Click 24.7%, Action 16.2%, Indie 15.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-adventure game that explores themes of surveillance and government control in a modern, high-tech setting.

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Choices Matter 30.2%, Point & Click 21.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 13.6%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure set in a dystopian city that challenges players to uncover political secrets through investigation and choice.

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Why similar: Choices Matter 45.4%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Story Rich 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%, Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-production cinematic experience that focuses on the societal and political implications of technology through branching character paths.

Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.

Why similar: Historical 24.8%, Choices Matter 24.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique detective game that allows you to make choices that influence the outcome of a trial, emphasizing the subjectivity of truth.

Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective game that features heavy narrative choices and a gritty, atmospheric world.

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.3%, Point & Click 22.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-stakes game where every choice is a moral dilemma that tests your survival and ethics.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Story Rich 26%, Adventure 20.3%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Exploration 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more isolated, it offers a deeply personal, narrative-driven experience that relies on dialogue and character-driven choices.

The Church in the Darkness is an action/stealth game where you infiltrate a religious cult and the story changes every time you play. It's 1977 and your nephew has moved deep into the South American jungle. Sneak into his commune, find out what's going on, and try to get the best ending you can.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Action 9.7%, Violent 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game places you in a cult-run settlement where your choices determine whether you survive or succumb to the political ideology of the leaders.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Story Rich 32.9%, Adventure 23.2%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Indie 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, historical narrative game set in Italy during WWII that focuses on psychological depth and cinematic storytelling.

The film noir stealth game. Calvino Noir is the exploratory, sneaking adventure through the 1930s European criminal underworld. Architecture meets Noir as you become unwillingly entangled in a revolutionist plot.

Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Indie 40.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric stealth game set in a noir-inspired city, focusing on the political intrigue of the underworld.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Multiple Endings 22.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-Brexit Britain, this game forces you to navigate a hostile political landscape while struggling to survive as a bouncer.

Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

Why similar: Historical 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A role-playing game set in ancient India that focuses on the political and social struggles of the common people.

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …

Why similar: Political 67.5% ★, Point & Click 11.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%, Indie 4.7%

Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!

Why similar: Historical 74.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Adventure 10.2%

BF:RI is a military tactical shooter and a work of historical fiction set in war-torn Burkina Faso. You are a CIA SAC Tier 1 operator, assigned to Operation Sahel Dominion, a covert manhunt targeting the Leader of the Sahel Caliphate responsible for an act of terrorism on American soil.

Why similar: Political 73.9% ★, Action 13.1%, Violent 6.9%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%

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: Choices Matter 38.1%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 13.2%, Story Rich 9.8%

A choices-matter spy thriller told through interactive postcards. Play a secret agent racing across 1930s Switzerland, sending coded reports to your handler. Charm, deceive or strong-arm your way through a Hitchcockian tale where every choice shapes the story.

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

Why similar: Historical 25.4%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%

When I Was Young is a stylish and challenging 2D action game set during the Vietnam War. Fight your way through the brutal firefights enjoying a unique combat system and a story-driven campaign. Immerse yourself in the fascinating entourage of the 1960s!

Why similar: Historical 27.2%, Adventure 20.8%, Action 18%, Indie 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history

Why similar: Historical 40.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Adventure 6.5%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Story Rich 18.2%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Atmospheric 16.3%

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 71.1% ★, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 7.2%, Point & Click 6%, Story Rich 5.4%

A choose your adventure, resource management and decision-making game focused on Portuguese culture.

Why similar: Historical 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Point & Click 9.7%, Exploration 5.8%

Shape of America is a story-driven, non-linear, turn-based role-playing game about politics. The story is set the United States in the late 1990s, you are a young man who unwittingly finds himself tied up in all the important economic and political changes of the period.

Why similar: Political 65.4% ★, Choices Matter 13.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 8.4%

"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.

Why similar: Choices Matter 21.5%, Point & Click 17.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 14%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%

Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Indie 20.8%, Story Rich 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Exploration 8.6%

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

Why similar: Historical 28.8%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Point & Click 8.3%

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.4%, Point & Click 22.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

Why similar: Historical 32.8%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Choices Matter 24%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 10%, Point & Click 9.5%

Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.

Why similar: Historical 52.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Point & Click 9.5%, Adventure 8.5%

You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

Repella Fella is an interactive, point and click, choose your own adventure. This cinematic tale is set in a post-apocalyptic, futuristic Australia. Alternate between 3 intertwining stories. Replay the game multiple times to attempt different solutions and achieve every possible ending.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

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: Choices Matter 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Point & Click 11.8%, Story Rich 10%

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Story Rich 21.4%, Indie 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

Why similar: Historical 39%, Choices Matter 23.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Choices Matter 24.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Story Rich 9.9%

Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.

Why similar: Choices Matter 50%, Story Rich 23.2%, Indie 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.

Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Choices Matter 26.8%, Indie 20.2%, Violent 17.2%

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Historical 13%, Point & Click 12.7%, Adventure 8.9%

Immerse yourself in an emotional and intriguing narrative adventure video game about the awakening of a country.

Why similar: Historical 44.1%, Choices Matter 26.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%

This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.

Why similar: Choices Matter 35.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Point & Click 9.1%

Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.3%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%