Games Like Beholder: Conductor

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 Sim 33.5% ★, Political 16.2% ★, Dystopian 13.8%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Point & Click 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the series' core themes of climbing the bureaucratic ladder within a soul-crushing totalitarian state.

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 34.2% ★, Political 15.6% ★, Dystopian 13.6%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Point & Click 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that defined the series' unique blend of surveillance, moral dilemmas, and resource management.

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 34.6% ★, Political 12.9% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Point & Click 6.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of forcing players to choose between their own safety and the lives of others under state scrutiny.

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 37% ★, Dystopian 18.5%, Point & Click 10.8%, Multiple Endings 5.7%, Simulation 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential bureaucratic dystopia simulator where you must balance state loyalty against the human cost of your decisions.

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 31.4% ★, Political 16% ★, Dystopian 12.9%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Point & Click 6%

Why You'll Like It: Places you in the role of a broadcast editor who must censor and curate news to fit a dystopian regime's agenda.

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 40% ★, Dystopian 11.9%, Point & Click 8.8%, Management 6.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dark side of surveillance and voyeurism, requiring you to monitor 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 39.6% ★, Political 17.3% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Investigation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A follow-up that challenges you to manipulate information and influence public opinion in a surveillance-heavy society.

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: Investigation 33.7%, Political Sim 21.9% ★, Choices Matter 21.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Dystopian 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep dive into data surveillance where you must decide what information to report to the government and what to withhold.

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 42% ★, Political 20.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Point & Click 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex political simulation where your choices as a leader have far-reaching consequences for your nation.

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 34.2%, Political 34.2% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A censorship simulator where you decide which stories to print, directly impacting the political climate of a dystopian city.

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 25.1%, Management 24%, Simulation 17.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines border control mechanics with surveillance and moral choices in a gritty, communist-inspired setting.

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 30.6% ★, Political 17.4% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%, Management 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic management game set in a dystopian city where you must perform medical evaluations on citizens.

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 38.1% ★, Political 20.6% ★, Dystopian 14.8%, Point & Click 7.9%, Management 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A job-based dystopian management game that forces you to choose between corporate loyalty and your own conscience.

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 29.7% ★, Dystopian 29.5%, Indie 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven platformer that mirrors the themes of state-controlled media and the struggle for personal freedom.

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 50.6% ★, Investigation 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Point & Click 8.7%, Story Rich 5%

Why You'll Like It: A judicial and political simulation set during the French Revolution that requires careful navigation of dangerous power dynamics.

For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

Why similar: Political Sim 35.2% ★, Political 16.1% ★, Dystopian 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%, Point & Click 5.5%

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

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: Point & Click 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic simulator where you decide who lives and who dies, reflecting the weight of your professional decisions.

Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

Why similar: Political Sim 36.9% ★, Political 19.1% ★, Dystopian 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to influence public opinion and the political future through the news stories you choose to publish.

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: Management 22.2%, Political 18.1% ★, Choices Matter 18.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Story Rich 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a corrupt police force, forcing you to make difficult moral choices to keep your department afloat.

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 33.5% ★, Political 14.8% ★, Dystopian 12.4%, Point & Click 7%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, dystopian management game where you must make difficult choices about who is worthy of survival.

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 59.9% ★, Political 19.5% ★, Simulation 7.3%, Point & Click 5%, Story Rich 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based game that explores the ethics of government secrets and personal privacy.

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 41.9% ★, Political 23.5% ★, Choices Matter 8.2%, Management 7.3%, Dark 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense investigation and moral dilemmas as you attempt to dismantle a terrorist organization.

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 70.6% ★, Political 8.4% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Choices Matter 3.2%, Management 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that tasks you with managing the collapse of a superpower through strategic decision-making.

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 44.2% ★, Political 22.6% ★, Choices Matter 7.5%, Management 7.4%, Puzzle 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A management game centered on navigating a dystopian social credit system to maintain your standing.

In the world of City Eye, you’ll become an operator of the Central Monitoring System, who will try to prevent the effects of every single transgression in the game. Use city maps to track dangerous areas and don’t let the suspects run away from the Police.

Why similar: Political Sim 45.8% ★, Dystopian 17.8%, Investigation 8.2%, Management 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features surveillance and management mechanics that task you with keeping a city under control.

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 44.2% ★, Dystopian 24.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Multiple Endings 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job simulator where you work as a bouncer in a post-Brexit Britain, managing strict entry requirements.

So, have you ever heard of the Trolley Problem? Do you know the price of the choices you make? How far are you ready to go to act according to your values? Will you sacrifice the life of the other to hold the moral high ground?

Why similar: Trains 41.4% ★, Point & Click 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%

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 42.3% ★, Political 19.7% ★, Dystopian 9.9%, Point & Click 6.8%, Choices Matter 6%

Cart Life is a story-based life sim starring three street vendors in a small city in the western United States. Guide their new ventures selling newspapers, coffee, and bagels. Set up shop, manage your budget, serve your customers, and try to survive. Make every decision count.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded look at the struggles of working-class life, emphasizing the difficulty of surviving in a harsh economic system.

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

Why similar: Political 38.6% ★, Choices Matter 18.4%, Investigation 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative thriller that forces you to make time-sensitive choices while navigating a dystopian political landscape.

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 Sim 36% ★, Political 21.7% ★, Dystopian 14.9%, Dark 5%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%

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 44.4% ★, Political 18.7% ★, Investigation 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Choices Matter 4.1%

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 61% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Dystopian 11.4%, Strategy 5%, Simulation 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that challenges you to maintain your grip on power through strategy and resource management.

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 47.6% ★, Political 19.1% ★, Dystopian 11.6%, Multiple Endings 5.3%, Strategy 4.6%

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: Management 23.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Story Rich 18.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%

This is a simulation management game about how to Make Tracks Great Again: Only by ensuring trains depart the platform fully loaded with correct cargo can you earn more money and restore the station's greatness.

Why similar: Political Sim 52.4% ★, Trains 22.4% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Management 5.4%

Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...

Why similar: Political Sim 39.2% ★, Political 15.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%, Management 7.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%

In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.

Why similar: Political Sim 49.4% ★, Dystopian 15.9%, Point & Click 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7%

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 22.2%, Political 18.5% ★, Point & Click 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

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 25.4% ★, Dystopian 19.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 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: Political 25.4% ★, Dystopian 22.1%, Political Sim 15.3% ★, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

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 27.3% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Management 8.1%

Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.

Why similar: Political Sim 43.5% ★, Trains 21.4% ★, Political 11.6% ★, Management 10.1%, Simulation 5.5%

Become the last conductor and rule over the final train society in a frozen world. Gather, expand, and forge your train while building powerful synergies with mighty artifacts. Your position—and the safety of your passengers—now rests in your hands.

Why similar: Trains 48% ★, Management 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Strategy 8.4%

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 51.9% ★, Political 22.2% ★, Management 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Strategy 4.9%

Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.

Why similar: Political 25.8% ★, Dystopian 19.3%, Point & Click 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 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 36.2% ★, Dystopian 28%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy 7.1%

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 39% ★, Dystopian 19.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Point & Click 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!

Why similar: Trains 82.6% ★, Story Rich 13.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%

It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

Why similar: Political 22.6% ★, Investigation 17.9%, Dystopian 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

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 75% ★, Political 13.1% ★, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 5.7%

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 69.6% ★, Political 21.6% ★, Simulation 4.1%, Strategy 3.4%, Indie 1.3%

Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.

Why similar: Political Sim 57.6% ★, Political 18.6% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Indie 3.8%

Be the last train conductor roaming the postapocalyptic frozen world! Expand, strengthen, and build synergies on your train. The promised land beyond the toxic zone awaits you and your passengers.

Why similar: Trains 63.9% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Simulation 8.5%, 2D 2.8%

Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

Why similar: Political Sim 49.4% ★, Political 21.5% ★, Choices Matter 7.9%, Management 6.1%, Simulation 4.1%

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 27.8%, Management 20.1%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Dark 11.2%, Simulation 10.4%

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Trains 71.6% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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 47.8% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Management 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Simulation 7.9%

Conductor is a action-adventure, puzzle game. Take control of a locomotive and clear anything that stands in your way. Solve puzzles by using tools and wit. Defend yourself from the forces of Overcorp.

Why similar: Puzzle 100%

MONOTONIA: First Contact is a prologue-format experience, free and essential to pave the challenging and definitive cycle of MONOTONY. Work, pay your bills, and survive!

Why similar: Political Sim 47.7% ★, Political 23.8% ★, Point & Click 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%