- #1 Beholder: Conductor
95% matchVery Positive91% of 5,479 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 45.1% ★, Dystopian 18.2%, Investigation 8.3%, Management 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%
- #2 911 Operator
96% matchVery Positive88% of 19,853 reviews2017
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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 25.3%, Crime 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Education 10.9%, Realistic 9.6%
- #3 Counter Terrorist Agency
96% matchMixed45% of 545 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 22.9% ★, Crime 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Management 13.7%, Realistic 8.4%
- #4 Police Chief Simulator
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 796 reviews2026
Dev: Perfect Circle Team S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to Winston Springs, Officer! The local police station is in urgent need of a Chief of Police, and you’ve been chosen for the job! Handle incoming reports, renovate and expand the station, solve cases, and fight crime!
Why similar: Political Sim 37.9% ★, Management 18.1%, Detective 14%, Investigation 12.4%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #5 Beholder
94% matchVery Positive92% of 31,198 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 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% ★, Dystopian 28.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Point & Click 7.7%, Story Rich 4.1%
- #6 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
93% matchVery Positive90% of 15,585 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 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 36.4%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Political Sim 19% ★, Dystopian 7.1%, Hacking 4.7% ★
- #7 Ministry of Truth: False Memory
92% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. The Great Father is watching you!
Why similar: Political Sim 41.3% ★, Dystopian 27.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Point & Click 7.5%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #8 Airport X-Ray Simulator
91% matchVery Positive82% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Rainbow Lab
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 24.1%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 20.4%, Sandbox 12%, Realistic 10%
- #9 Flat Eye
91% matchMixed64% of 138 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 41.8%, Choices Matter 25.5%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #10 Police Tactics: Imperio
90% matchMixed62% of 423 reviews2016
Dev: CyberphobX Ltd.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 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.
- #11 Riot Operator
89% matchMostly Negative27% of 152 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 22.9%, Management 20.4%, Realistic 12%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #12 For the People
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 817 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 41% ★, Dystopian 19.9%, Management 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Point & Click 7%
- #13 Beholder 2
88% matchVery Positive87% of 8,182 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.5 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 39.7% ★, Dystopian 29.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Point & Click 6.8%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #14 112 Operator
87% matchVery Positive89% of 7,378 reviews2020
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.9 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%, Real Time Tactics 20.4%, Management 19.9%, Realistic 18.5%, Sandbox 11.9%
- #15 Beholder 3
86% matchMixed65% of 2,874 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 50.1 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 41.1% ★, Dystopian 26.4%, Management 11.3%, Point & Click 7.9%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #16 Police Officer
85% matchMixed66% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Turquoise GamesPub: TK Interactive
Windows
Police Officer is a first-person police station simulator where you manage a police station: process suspects, hear citizens' pleas, and manage the daily chaos of law enforcement—one decision at a time.
Why similar: Crime 45.9%, Detective 28.8%, Investigation 12%, Realistic 9.5%, Indie 2.3%
- #17 We. The Revolution
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,489 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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% ★, Crime 21%, Investigation 13%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Point & Click 7.7%
- #18 The Operator
82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,890 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 28.6%, Crime 28.1%, Investigation 23.1%, Point & Click 10%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #19 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
81% matchVery Positive93% of 5,705 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 24.8% ★, Dystopian 20.8%, Detective 16.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #20 Cyber Attack
84% matchMixed70% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 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 49% ★, Management 20.3%, Sandbox 15.7%, Indie 8.4%, Casual 4.1%
- #21 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,921 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 31.3% ★, Dystopian 17.9%, Hacking 16.6% ★, Detective 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #22 Need to Know
84% matchMixed67% of 298 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 82.1% ★, Point & Click 7.4%, Indie 6.1%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #23 Cyber Manhunt
81% matchVery Positive92% of 15,723 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 11.6 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 50.2% ★, Crime 19.1%, Detective 14.9%, Investigation 4.5%, Indie 4.1%
- #24 City of Gangsters
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,563 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.9 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 57.2%, Management 29.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #25 This Is the Police 2
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,594 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 29.2%, Management 28.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Detective 8.7%
- #26 Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
76% matchVery Positive85% of 536 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 45.9% ★, Sandbox 16.8%, Detective 12.3%, Casual 7.8%, Realistic 7.7%
- #27 Interrogation: You will be deceived
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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 29.8% ★, Crime 20%, Detective 14.6%, Management 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #28 City Bus Manager
76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,878 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 39.0 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 58.5%, Sandbox 25.1%, Casual 8.8%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #29 Jey's Empire
79% matchVery Positive88% of 85 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 49.2% ★, Management 18.9%, Point & Click 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Crime 7.2%
- #30 Police Shootout
78% matchMixed56% of 520 reviews2022
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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%, Tactical 20.1%, Realistic 13.3%, Sandbox 12%, Indie 4.6%
- #31 Justice.exe
78% matchMixed69% of 103 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 29.2%, Crime 20.5%, Detective 17%, Choices Matter 10%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #32 Contraband Police
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,829 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 17.3 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 28.6%, Management 26.7%, Realistic 19.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #33 Citystate
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 815 reviews2018
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 53.5% ★, Management 15.4%, Sandbox 9.7%, Realistic 6%, Casual 4.6%
- #34 Observe and Report
75% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
The ultimate surveillance game. Monitor camera feeds solo, team up in multiplayer, or versus friends. Detect anomalies, report suspicious activities, and ensure security across diverse locations. Your watchful eyes make the difference!
Why similar: Realistic 57%, Atmospheric 23.3%, Casual 13.5%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #35 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
73% matchVery Positive86% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 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 42.7% ★, Crime 24.8%, Detective 13.4%, Sandbox 11.4%, Realistic 5.1%
- #36 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
74% matchVery Positive81% of 67 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 31.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Casual 7.3%
- #37 CITYCONOMY: Service for your City
77% matchMixed49% of 444 reviews2015
Dev: Nano Games sp. z o.o.Pub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 59.5%, Realistic 27.2%, Casual 13.3%
- #38 Microlandia
72% matchVery Positive88% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Information Superhighway Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy little city on top of a brutally honest economy. Every citizen is simulated, one by one: they work, pay rent, get sick, go broke and turn to crime. Set taxes and policy, win elections, and survive a newspaper that blames you for everything.
Why similar: Management 39.4%, Tactical 30.6%, Sandbox 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #39 Hacknet
72% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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 70.8% ★, Dystopian 6.7%, Crime 6.6%, Education 4.8%, Detective 4.6%
- #40 Company of Crime
75% matchMixed48% of 216 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 19.9%, Management 18.1%, Tactical 15.2%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #41 Omerta - City of Gangsters
73% matchMixed67% of 2,406 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 63.3%, Management 27.1%, Tactical 5.2%, Sandbox 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #42 Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
71% matchVery Positive94% of 256 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 19.7%, Detective 17.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Point & Click 7.2%
- #43 What Awaits, Aleksey?
68% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: JKBC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.8% ★, Dystopian 24.2%, Detective 13%, Investigation 10.2%, Point & Click 8%
- #44 Rough Justice: '84
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28.7%, Detective 27%, Management 24.3%, Story Rich 6.8%, Atmospheric 6%
- #45 This Is the Police
70% matchVery Positive82% of 11,246 reviews2016
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.4 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 32.3%, Management 25.9%, Detective 15%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #46 Democracy 4
68% matchVery Positive82% of 6,409 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 50.2% ★, Management 17.7%, Education 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Tactical 4.7%
- #47 Government Simulator
73% matchMixed47% of 190 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 11.1%, Sandbox 5.5%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #48 Homicide Desk
67% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Shu'la Lab LLC
Windows
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.
Why similar: Crime 31%, Detective 21.1%, Investigation 16.9%, Point & Click 15.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #49 Copa City: Matchday Manager
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 327 reviews2026
Dev: Triple Espresso S.A.
Windows
Your opponent isn't the team on the pitch - it's the logistical chaos paralyzing the city. Take control of the urban space and prep it for fans from around the world. Too many mistakes and missed deadlines could cancel the whole event!
Why similar: Management 42.1%, Sandbox 29.5%, Realistic 23.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #50 The Shadow Government Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 46.7% ★, Tactical 13.9%, Sandbox 12.7%, Realistic 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #51 Cyber Ops
71% matchMixed44% of 139 reviews2020
Dev: Octeto StudiosPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 39.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 27.2%, Tactical 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #52 Save Koch
71% matchMixed63% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 32.2%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Management 13.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #53 Social Credit Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 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 49.2% ★, Management 18.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Realistic 11.1%, Casual 3.7%
- #54 Web Host Simulator
68% matchMostly Negative34% of 81 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 datacenter!
Why similar: Hacking 30.6% ★, Education 20.2%, Management 16.3%, Sandbox 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #55 Power to the People
67% matchVery Positive81% of 557 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 68.2%, Realistic 25.8%, Singleplayer 6%
- #56 Mini Airways - ATC simulator
64% matchVery Positive92% of 1,601 reviews2024
Dev: CCC GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 37.7%, Sandbox 23%, Point & Click 20%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 6.6%
- #57 Urbek City Builder
65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,999 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 49.5% ★, Management 24.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #58 AdvertCity
70% 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 49.3%, Management 39.9%, Indie 10.9%
- #59 Hacky
65% matchVery Positive92% of 102 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 33.1% ★, Crime 21.2%, Dystopian 19.4%, Education 17.9%, Casual 3.2%