Games Like Beholder 2

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 22.6% ★, Political 17.9% ★, Dystopian 16.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Dark 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original title provides the foundational gameplay loop of spying on tenants and making difficult moral choices in a dystopian apartment block.

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 36.3% ★, Dystopian 19.3%, Addictive 11.6% ★, Point & Click 8.2%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This definitive bureaucratic simulator captures the same soul-crushing pressure of working for a totalitarian state where every decision impacts lives.

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 34.8%, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Dystopian 7.7%, Politics 7.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the surveillance mechanics of the Beholder series by tasking you with monitoring citizens to maintain state security.

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 23.6% ★, Political 20.9% ★, Dystopian 17.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7%

Why You'll Like It: You manage the flow of propaganda on live television, forcing you to choose between state loyalty and personal integrity.

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Political Sim 31.4% ★, Dystopian 17.3%, Point & Click 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This voyeuristic simulator captures the dark, intrusive nature of spying on others while managing your own survival.

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 24.7% ★, Political 18.9% ★, Dystopian 14.7%, Politics 14% ★, Choices Matter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the surveillance theme, focusing on the manipulation of information and truth in a political landscape.

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 Sim 26.6% ★, Political 22.8% ★, Politics 20.9% ★, Choices Matter 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep political simulation where you must navigate complex government policies and the consequences of your choices.

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: Choices Matter 22.1%, Political 21.4% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Simulation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines resource management with moral dilemmas as you attempt to run a police department in a corrupt city.

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: Dystopian 35.8%, Political 33.9% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: You act as an editor for a newspaper, deciding what to censor or publish under the watchful eye of a totalitarian government.

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 26.4% ★, Dystopian 17.8%, Political 17.3% ★, Point & Click 6.4%, Dark 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The third entry in the series continues the theme of navigating a totalitarian workplace through espionage and betrayal.

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: Dystopian 30.9%, Political 29.5% ★, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian platformer that captures the same feeling of being a small cog in a massive, oppressive machine.

Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...

Why similar: Political Sim 24% ★, Political 23.8% ★, Dystopian 18.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic simulation where you must diagnose and treat citizens, balancing state quotas against your own conscience.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Dystopian 30.8%, Choices Matter 21%, Story Rich 13.2%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures an unparalleled sense of dread and atmospheric pressure where every choice is a struggle for survival.

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: Political Sim 46.3% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Point & Click 10.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Set during the French Revolution, this game forces you to preside over trials and navigate dangerous political waters.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Dystopian 49%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 4%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy RPG explores survival and identity within a dystopian corporate-controlled space station.

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 24.4% ★, Political 19.8% ★, Politics 17.7% ★, Dystopian 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: You control the news cycle, directly influencing public opinion and the stability of the state through your editorial choices.

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Choices Matter 20.2%, Point & Click 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic simulation where you decide who lives and dies, mirroring the moral weight of your tasks in Beholder 2.

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.8%, Multiple Endings 32.1%, Story Rich 17.2%, 2D 8.4%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A detective game that forces you to make irreversible choices while navigating a complex, politically charged world.

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 33.8%, Simulation 23.3%, Story Rich 19.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Singleplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: You serve as a border inspector in a communist state, balancing the enforcement of strict laws with the reality of human suffering.

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 23% ★, Politics 19.5% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a resistance group in Nazi Germany, balancing the need for secrecy with the desire to fight back.

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 27.3% ★, Political 21.8% ★, Dystopian 13.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A political management game where you must balance the needs of the state against the demands of the populace.

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Political Sim 31.2% ★, Political 30.6% ★, Choices Matter 11.2%, Dark 9.2%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological tension of questioning suspects in a world filled with political extremism.

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 53.8% ★, Politics 12.7% ★, Political 11.2% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Choices Matter 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that allows you to manage the Soviet Union during the Cold War with high strategic complexity.

Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.

Why similar: Political 22.1% ★, Political Sim 21% ★, Politics 19.8% ★, Dystopian 16%, Dark 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation that explores a fractured society through the lens of a border control worker.

Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

Why similar: Dystopian 23.3%, Political 18.3% ★, Choices Matter 11.7%, Point & Click 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detective game set in a dystopian future where you use hacking and surveillance to solve crimes.

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.4%, Multiple Endings 21%, Story Rich 14.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a kingdom's resources and respond to the desperate pleas of your subjects, often with no 'good' outcome.

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 33.4% ★, Political 16.3% ★, Dystopian 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Point & Click 5.2%

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Strategy 36.9%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Dark 13.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A society survival game that forces you to enact harsh laws to ensure the survival of your people against extreme odds.

Spy on strangers through security cameras, invade their privacy and discover their secrets in this digital voyeur simulator. Welcome to the future of The Primate Observation Club. Even in 2099 the rule about messing with your unlucky subjects still remains in this sequel: DO NOT feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Dystopian 34.2%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the voyeurism simulator, offering more complex scenarios and moral dilemmas in a futuristic setting.

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 26.6% ★, Choices Matter 13.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a crime boss's security from a safe room, using surveillance and strategy to survive assassination attempts.

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 21.2% ★, Political 16.4% ★, Politics 14.8% ★, Dystopian 14.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

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 31.1%, Story Rich 21.6%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Atmospheric 7%, Simulation 6%

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

Why similar: Political 46.5% ★, Choices Matter 23.1%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A time-sensitive investigative thriller where you must uncover a conspiracy while adhering to strict rules and schedules.

Thank You for Your Application is a story-driven interview simulation game. After 15 rounds of interviews, you are reassigned as a junior interviewer, tasked with screening candidates’ resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank letters.

Why similar: Dystopian 28.7%, Political Sim 24.2% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.2%, Story Rich 21.1%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, 2D 7.9%

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 21.7% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Politics 13.4% ★, Dystopian 13.4%, Choices Matter 9%

In 1980, you land a teller job at Kertasia Bank thanks to your distant uncle. But the bank follows bizarre rules set by a foolish government. Face strict policies, tough customers, and moral choices while saving for your mom’s medical bills. Your fate is in your hands.

Why similar: Political 30.7% ★, Dystopian 22.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Point & Click 8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

Why similar: Political Sim 26.5% ★, Politics 21.6% ★, Political 18.6% ★, Dystopian 12%, Multiple Endings 5.3%

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 Sim 47.2% ★, Political 26.8% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Point & Click 5.3%, Story Rich 3.9%

This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes – even if that pitches the country into utter chaos.

Why similar: Political Sim 33.5% ★, Politics 19.4% ★, Political 18.2% ★, Dystopian 17.5%, Strategy 6.6%

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Politics 25.9% ★, Political 23.4% ★, Choices Matter 6.7%, Strategy 5.9%

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: Political 33.4% ★, Politics 21.4% ★, Dystopian 19.9%, Addictive 8.6% ★, Simulation 7.7%

Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!

Why similar: Political 35.1% ★, Dystopian 28.7%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Strategy 7.8%, Simulation 7.5%

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 46.9% ★, Political 21.2% ★, Dystopian 16.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 3.5%

A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.

Why similar: Political Sim 31.6% ★, Political 24.4% ★, Politics 22.2% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Choices Matter 6.4%

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 47.2%, Story Rich 19%, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Dystopian 39.2%, Political 33.2% ★, Story Rich 8.9%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Indie 4.4%

Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials？Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.

Why similar: Political Sim 50.6% ★, Choices Matter 25.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 4.3%, Story Rich 4%

Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.

Why similar: Politics 32.5% ★, Political 24.9% ★, Political Sim 24.3% ★, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 6.4%

A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.

Why similar: Political 31.5% ★, Dystopian 25.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 7%

Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.

Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, Political 27.7% ★, Dystopian 20.9%, Point & Click 8.3%, Story Rich 5.4%

In Social Credit Simulator, you make life-altering decisions by assigning social credit scores based on people’s actions and status. Satirizing real-world social rating systems, your choices determine your survival in a dystopian regime.

Why similar: Political Sim 38.1% ★, Political 34.1% ★, Choices Matter 11.7%, Simulation 5.9%, Psychological Horror 3%

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 27.2% ★, Dystopian 25.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Political Sim 9.4% ★, Multiple Endings 8%

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 43.4% ★, Political 23.6% ★, Politics 23.2% ★, Simulation 4.6%, Strategy 4.2%

As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?

Why similar: Political Sim 40.5% ★, Political 29.8% ★, Choices Matter 6.9%, Strategy 5.4%, Multiple Endings 5%

Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Simulation 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%

The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.2%, Strategy 33.6%, 2D 16.2%

The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline.

Why similar: Political Sim 28% ★, Dystopian 25.8%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Point & Click 8.2%

In Power & Revolution, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!

Why similar: Political Sim 44.6% ★, Politics 28.4% ★, Political 13.6% ★, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 6.2%

Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.

Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Politics 20.7% ★, Choices Matter 9.7%, Simulation 8.4%