- #1 Beholder: Conductor
95% matchVery Positive91% of 4,427 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 45.8% ★, Dystopian 17.8%, Investigation 8.2%, Management 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #2 911 Operator
96% matchVery Positive89% of 19,514 reviews2017
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
Why similar: Management 26.9%, Crime 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Education 10.5%, Realistic 8.2%
- #3 Counter Terrorist Agency
96% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Hacking 23.4% ★, Crime 19.2%, Management 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Realistic 8.3%
- #4 Beholder
94% matchVery Positive92% of 30,475 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 41.6% ★, Dystopian 28.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Point & Click 7.5%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #5 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
94% matchVery Positive90% of 15,430 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36.3%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Political Sim 19.3% ★, Dystopian 7%, Hacking 4.7% ★
- #6 Riot Operator
93% matchMostly Negative28% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Beta 2 GamesPub: Side Quest Publishing
Windows
The Riot Police need great operators like you. Protect the peace in real places and manifestations. Your ability, perception, and skills will be tested. Control the Uncontrollable!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.4%, Education 22.3%, Management 21.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #7 Flat Eye
92% matchMixed65% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: Monkey MoonPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Flat Eye is a resource management sim with an emphasis on story and narrative choices. Oversee the world’s leading technological hub while you explore stories linked to discoverable technology and interact with your most loyal customers. Flat Eye - We're watching.
Why similar: Management 42.6%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #8 Airport X-Ray Simulator
91% matchVery Positive84% of 262 reviews2024
Dev: Rainbow Lab
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Step into the critical role of a baggage security operative in Airport X-Ray Simulator. As part of the backbone of airport security, you are the last line of defense against prohibited or illegal items making their way onto an aircraft or into the airport.
Why similar: Management 24.9%, Detective 23.2%, Investigation 20.4%, Sandbox 12%, Realistic 9.7%
- #9 For the People
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 798 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 42% ★, Dystopian 19.8%, Management 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #10 Beholder 2
89% matchVery Positive87% of 7,978 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 41.4% ★, Dystopian 29.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Point & Click 6.7%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #11 Police Tactics: Imperio
90% matchMixed62% of 423 reviews2016
Dev: CyberphobX Ltd.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In POLICE TACTICS: IMPERIO you start your career as an aspiring police chief in Newport Falls, a city that is dirty and corrupt to its core. You are responsible for upholding law and order. Coordinate the emergency vehicles and personnel of the municipal precinct and put a stop to crime.
- #12 Beholder 3
89% matchMixed65% of 2,752 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 41.4% ★, Dystopian 26.1%, Management 11.7%, Point & Click 7.8%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #13 112 Operator
87% matchVery Positive89% of 7,211 reviews2020
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!
Why similar: Education 20.8%, Management 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Realistic 17.7%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #14 We. The Revolution
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,413 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 41.5% ★, Crime 20.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Point & Click 7.5%
- #15 Cyber Manhunt
84% matchVery Positive93% of 15,480 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 50.4% ★, Crime 19.2%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 4.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #16 Need to Know
86% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 82.9% ★, Point & Click 7.2%, Indie 6%, Story Rich 3.9%
- #17 Cyber Attack
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of an elite global team of hackers, intercepting communications between corporations, governments, and criminals all around the world. You can protect humanity by exposing messages between dangerous individuals or exploit corporations to increase your fortune. The choice is yours.
Why similar: Hacking 48.7% ★, Management 20.9%, Sandbox 15.7%, Indie 8.3%, Casual 4.1%
- #18 Interrogation: You will be deceived
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 30.2% ★, Crime 20%, Detective 14.3%, Management 12%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #19 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,869 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 31.9% ★, Dystopian 17.6%, Hacking 16.6% ★, Detective 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #20 This Is the Police
83% matchVery Positive82% of 11,102 reviews2016
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Crime 32.4%, Management 26.5%, Detective 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #21 Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
80% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2026
Dev: Perfect Circle Team S.A.
Windows
Free introduction to the full Police Chief Simulator game takes you to Winston Springs Police Station! Handle incoming reports, renovate and expand the station, solve cases, and fight crime!
Why similar: Political Sim 46.9% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Detective 11.4%, Casual 8%, Realistic 7.4%
- #22 This Is the Police 2
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,509 reviews2018
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Crime 29.6%, Management 29.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Detective 7.6%
- #23 City of Gangsters
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,542 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Crime 56.7%, Management 30.5%, Sandbox 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #24 The Operator
78% matchVery Positive92% of 8,280 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Crime 28.7%, Detective 28.2%, Investigation 23.2%, Point & Click 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #25 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
79% matchVery Positive86% of 754 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 42.8% ★, Crime 25%, Detective 13.2%, Sandbox 11.4%, Realistic 4.9%
- #26 Social Credit Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Fasu Studio
Windows
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 49.5% ★, Management 18.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Realistic 10.7%, Casual 3.6%
- #27 Police Shootout
81% matchMixed56% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Police Shootout is a new turn-based FPS game. Put on your uniform and get ready to respond the most surprising calls in your policeman’s career. Solve cases and gain experience, but also find out why a good young policeman gave up his career in a big city and moved to a small town of San Adrino.
Why similar: Crime 39.3%, Tactical 20.1%, Realistic 13%, Sandbox 12%, Indie 4.6%
- #28 City Bus Manager
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Management 59.4%, Sandbox 24.6%, Casual 8.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%
- #29 Contraband Police
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,751 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Detective 28.4%, Management 27.7%, Realistic 19.1%, Story Rich 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #30 Hacknet
76% matchVery Positive94% of 25,910 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 70.9% ★, Dystopian 6.7%, Crime 6.7%, Education 4.7%, Detective 4.5%
- #31 CITYCONOMY: Service for your City
79% matchMixed49% of 444 reviews2015
Dev: Nano Games sp. z o.o.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Time to clean up! Assume the many jobs of a service company and take care of a vibrant metropolis in the open-world city economy simulation CITYCONOMY.
Why similar: Management 60.8%, Realistic 26.2%, Casual 13.1%
- #32 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
76% matchVery Positive94% of 255 reviews2021
Dev: James PattonPub: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dystopian 26.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Detective 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Point & Click 7.1%
- #33 Omerta - City of Gangsters
78% matchMixed67% of 2,388 reviews2013
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.
Why similar: Crime 62.7%, Management 27.7%, Tactical 5.1%, Sandbox 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #34 The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
73% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: BEF GAMESPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Rise from street hustler to kingpin in a seamless open-world sandbox with no loading screens. Hustle, manage businesses, build your criminal empire, and outsmart the law in a city that reacts to every move.
Why similar: Crime 36.7%, Management 21.8%, Real Time Tactics 19.9%, Sandbox 16.2%, Action 2.7%
- #35 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
72% matchVery Positive93% of 5,440 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 35.1% ★, Dystopian 28.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Detective 9.7%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #36 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
75% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Management 32.2%, Investigation 21%, Choices Matter 20%, Story Rich 9.9%, Casual 7.2%
- #37 Song of Farca
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,607 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 27.8%, Hacking 21.6% ★, Detective 17.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #38 Government Simulator
77% matchMixed47% of 188 reviews2017
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Government Simulator is a is a simple economic and political simulation game based on real-world data. Take control of a whole country, like the USA, Germany, France, Russia, or Austria. Change laws, taxes and budgets based on real world statistics and data, and see what happens.
Why similar: Political Sim 79.3% ★, Management 11.2%, Sandbox 5.4%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #39 HEADLINER
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 931 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 46% ★, Dystopian 26.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Indie 5.5%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #40 Justice.exe
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
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: Dystopian 36.7%, Detective 21.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Point & Click 11.5%, Story Rich 6%
- #41 Company of Crime
74% matchMixed47% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.
Why similar: Crime 31.2%, Detective 19.6%, Management 18.7%, Tactical 15.1%, Story Rich 5%
- #42 Democracy 4
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,313 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 52.8% ★, Management 19%, Education 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Realistic 4.3%
- #43 Save Koch
72% matchMixed63% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 31.8%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Management 13.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #44 Jey's Empire
71% matchVery Positive90% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Political Sim 53.2% ★, Management 20.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Point & Click 8.8%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #45 Plutocracy
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,355 reviews2019
Dev: Redwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
Why similar: Political Sim 43.9% ★, Crime 19.8%, Management 17%, Sandbox 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #46 Riot Control Simulator: Rookie Day
68% matchMixed62% of 880 reviews2025
Dev: Corpix GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
'Riot Control Simulator: Rookie Day' places you in a law enforcement role during minor post-match riots. Manage crowds, establish secure perimeters, and navigate confrontations, choosing strategies that prioritize bystander safety. Learn, decide, and lead! *This is a free prologue*
Why similar: Crime 45.3%, Political Sim 27% ★, Action 6.8%, Casual 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #47 Rough Justice: '84
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Investigation 28.6%, Detective 26.6%, Management 25%, Story Rich 6.7%, Atmospheric 6%
- #48 Web Host Simulator
69% matchMostly Negative37% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Chibum
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Web Host Simulator, you'll start your web hosting company in your small apartment, aiming to become the world's leading provider. But to do so, you must win clients, outperform competitors, and deal with cyber threats, disruptions, and challenges from an ISP!
Why similar: Hacking 30.7% ★, Education 19.7%, Management 16.9%, Sandbox 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #49 Hacky
67% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Hacking 33.3% ★, Crime 21.4%, Dystopian 19.3%, Education 17.5%, Casual 3.1%
- #50 Citystate
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 811 reviews2018
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Create a 21st century micro-nation and experiment with economic and political ideals. Futuristic skyscrapers or spreading slums, the Nation relies on your economic and city planning skills.
Why similar: Political Sim 54.5% ★, Management 15.9%, Sandbox 9.2%, Realistic 5.8%, Casual 4.5%
- #51 Cyber Ops
71% matchMixed44% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Octeto StudiosPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Become a military hacker and help your black ops team reach their goal in this noir cyberpunk tactical game. Scan, hack, overtake, control and manage high tech devices, vehicles and even enemy cyborgs with cutting-edge implants.
Why similar: Hacking 39.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 27.1%, Tactical 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #52 Karma City Police
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: mecagamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Be the new dispatcher at the Karma City Police Station in this narrative-driven pixel adventure. Talk to the victims to discover their needs and fight in a unique pinball-based battle system, as you follow a captivating story with lots of humor and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Political Sim 56% ★, Management 32.4%, Story Rich 7.5%, Action 4.1%
- #53 Mind Scanners
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,308 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 39% ★, Dystopian 27.9%, Management 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #54 Mini Airways - ATC simulator
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,480 reviews2024
Dev: CCC GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!
Why similar: Management 38.6%, Sandbox 22.8%, Point & Click 19.6%, Casual 7.8%, Indie 6.5%
- #55 Power to the People
67% matchVery Positive82% of 547 reviews2022
Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?
Why similar: Management 69.4%, Realistic 24.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #56 AdvertCity
71% matchMixed53% of 92 reviews2015
Dev: VoxelStorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A cyberpunk advertising tycoon game. Explore a massive procedural city, and plaster your adverts all over it. Float around cyberspace and post links online. Watch the economy of the city evolve with the effects of your decisions.
Why similar: Dystopian 48.4%, Management 40.9%, Indie 10.7%
- #57 Urbek City Builder
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,843 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.8% ★, Management 24.9%, Sandbox 16.1%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #58 Palm Cracker
64% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Petter Malmehed
Windows
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Hacking 29.1% ★, Point & Click 20%, Education 13.6%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #59 Echoes of Vision
63% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Tactical 59.5%, Story Rich 29.8%, Singleplayer 10.7%