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 37.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Point & Click 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title uses historical inquiry and narrative storytelling to explore the personal impact of political conflict.

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 38.9%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Set during the French Revolution, this game forces you to navigate complex political landscapes where every decision impacts your survival and the nation's future.

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

Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the shoes of a resistance group in Nazi Germany, emphasizing the moral weight of political choices during historical upheaval.

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 31%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers as Attentat 1942, this game masterfully blends historical research with interactive narrative and FMV sequences.

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: Political 66.1% ★, Point & Click 8.9%, Indie 6.5%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential political simulation that forces players to make difficult moral choices while working within a restrictive, authoritarian regime.

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 42.8% ★, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Point & Click 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a state-installed landlord in a dystopian society, forcing you to choose between your humanity and the demands of an oppressive government.

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 80.4%, Political 10.7% ★, Story Rich 2.8%, Indie 1.3%, Point & Click 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores the ethics of surveillance and state power, mirroring the political tension and investigative nature of the seed game.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Political 37.6% ★, Choices Matter 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This procedural narrative adventure captures the feeling of a nation in turmoil through the eyes of citizens seeking freedom.

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 40% ★, Choices Matter 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Point & Click 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores the power of media and propaganda in a politically unstable society, requiring you to make high-stakes editorial choices.

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 52.2%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focusing on the civilian experience during wartime, this game captures the gritty, desperate atmosphere of living through a political collapse.

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 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant choice-driven adventure that emphasizes resource management and the consequences of your decisions in a changing world.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Political 39.4% ★, Choices Matter 26.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Point & Click 7.8%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply political and narrative-heavy RPG that offers unparalleled depth in choice-based storytelling and character development.

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 34.1%, Story Rich 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Point & Click 11%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven cyberpunk game that deals with themes of corporate control, political influence, and the ethics of human manipulation.

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 47.2% ★, Choices Matter 20.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series, focusing on how media bias influences the political stability of a near-future society.

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 52.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Story Rich 14%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant historical narrative that focuses on the individual human experience during the chaos of World War we.

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 52.9% ★, Choices Matter 15.7%, Point & Click 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: You control the flow of information as a news editor, directly impacting the political climate and public opinion in a divided society.

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 34%, Adventure 23.4%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Indie 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Set in 1944 Italy, this dark psychological thriller uses photography mechanics and historical context to tell a haunting personal story.

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

Why similar: Political 47.5% ★, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A political thriller that tasks you with investigating a conspiracy, emphasizing time-sensitive choices and investigative gameplay.

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 44.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Point & Click 7%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation where you manage a city's resources and navigate the demands of various factions to maintain order.

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: Choices Matter 25.4%, Historical 24.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique courtroom drama that relies on your ability to present evidence and make choices to influence the jury's perception of your innocence.

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 40.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FMV game where every choice leads to different narrative outcomes, similar to the branching paths in the seed game.

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 46%, Multiple Endings 21%, Story Rich 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, choice-heavy narrative that explores themes of civil rights, political unrest, and the consequences of rebellion.

Over The Alps is a choices-matter narrative adventure game told through interactive postcards, sent from a secret agent to their handler, in 1930s Switzerland.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven spy thriller set in the 1930s that captures the tension of international espionage and political intrigue.

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 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in ancient India, this RPG focuses on the struggles of common people during a time of political and social instability.

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 52.4% ★, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Indie 4.4%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that deepens the exploration of how information and propaganda can be weaponized in a political context.

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 27.9%, Point & Click 22.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging game about survival and moral dilemmas, forcing you to make impossible choices under extreme pressure.

Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.

Why similar: Story Rich 69.9%, Atmospheric 30.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique graphic novel-style game that explores the dangers of a surveillance state and the struggle for political freedom.

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Choices Matter 36.3%, Historical 19.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure where your choices and social manipulation skills determine the outcome of a high-stakes political gathering.

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%, Point & Click 25%, Indie 16.2%, Action 15.9%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-adventure game that explores themes of censorship and government control in a dystopian setting.

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 60.1% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 5.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%

‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

Why similar: Political 47.7% ★, Choices Matter 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Story Rich 7.3%

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 37.7% ★, Choices Matter 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 6.8%

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 30.9%, Point & Click 21.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Action 8.5%

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: Political 49.9% ★, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 5.6%

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%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 17.8%, Indie 14%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

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 43.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Point & Click 7.5%

A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?

Why similar: Political 34.7% ★, Choices Matter 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

Why similar: Political 39.9% ★, Choices Matter 14.8%, Adventure 13%, Indie 8.3%, Point & Click 7.3%

«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 39.9%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Adventure 6.4%

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 25.1%, Choices Matter 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?

Why similar: Political 56.9% ★, Point & Click 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 6.9%, Indie 4.6%

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 31.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Historical 15.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 8.8%

The Man Came Around is a survival game with narrative choices. Play five activists fleeing a police state. Cross the border. Evade the cops. Scavenge resources. Survive the elements. Will you put your group at risk to help others along the way, or betray your principles to survive?

Why similar: Political 44.5% ★, Choices Matter 16.4%, Point & Click 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

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 41.2% ★, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Multiple Endings 5.3%

Journey through a tumultuous Medieval Italy as Aeta, a young knight errant who sets off on a brutal quest to find and save her closest one. 1348 Ex Voto is a cinematic action-adventure game inspired by chivalric tales.

Why similar: Political 36.3% ★, Historical 30.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 5%, Adventure 4.6%

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 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

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%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%

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

Why similar: Historical 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Point & Click 9.7%, Exploration 5.8%

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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%

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 67.3% ★, Action 16.2%, Violent 8.6%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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

Why similar: Political 42.4% ★, Historical 25.1%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Story Rich 6.9%, Exploration 6.4%

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 64.3% ★, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 9.3%, Point & Click 7.6%, Story Rich 6.3%

"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 22.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%

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 32.5%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 7.1%

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 26.9%, Point & Click 22.6%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

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 57.5% ★, Choices Matter 17.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 10.5%

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 53%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 14%, Point & Click 9.6%, Adventure 8.3%

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 38.5%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Multiple Endings 14%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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 50.5%, Story Rich 22.8%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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 67.4% ★, Choices Matter 18.7%, Indie 13.9%