Games Like Do Not Feed the Monkeys

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 15%, Dark Humor 15%, Management 10%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the voyeuristic mechanics and dystopian satire of the original game.

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 28.2% ★, Dystopian 14.9%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Point & Click 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a state-installed landlord tasked with spying on tenants, mirroring the surveillance and moral choice mechanics of the seed game.

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 38.7%, Political Sim 25.5% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Dystopian 7.1%, Point & Click 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on data analysis and surveillance to investigate citizens, capturing the feeling of being an unseen observer.

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 28.7% ★, Dystopian 15.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Management 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: You manage live news feeds and choose which narratives to broadcast, blending media manipulation with intense management gameplay.

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: Dystopian 26.2%, Point & Click 22.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Simulation 9%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential bureaucratic simulator where your moral choices directly impact the lives of those you observe and process.

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 31.4% ★, Dystopian 17.3%, Point & Click 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shifting the perspective to a government office, this title maintains the series' focus on dystopian moral dilemmas and workplace management.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.3%, Atmospheric 21.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Singleplayer 11.5%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim allows you to conduct investigations in a procedurally generated city, utilizing surveillance and social engineering to solve crimes.

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 24.4%, Point & Click 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk detective game that relies heavily on hacking and surveillance to uncover the secrets of a dystopian society.

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Strategy 23.5%, Nudity 21.2%, Sexual Content 18.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes horror experience that centers on deep-web surveillance and the danger of digging too deep into private lives.

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 28.8% ★, Dystopian 16%, Management 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: You are tasked with diagnosing and treating citizens in a dystopian city, forcing you to balance management with difficult ethical decisions.

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 40.1% ★, Dystopian 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Point & Click 8.2%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This follow-up deepens the surveillance mechanics by tasking you with managing information flow and propaganda in a tense political climate.

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 23.6%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: As a reaper in an office, you decide who lives and who dies based on paperwork, echoing the bureaucratic power of the seed game.

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 32%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This management game forces you to deal with crime and corruption while making difficult choices that affect your career and morality.

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: Dark Humor 31.4%, Point & Click 22.4%, Management 19.3%, Funny 11.5%, Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival management game that uses dark humor and time-sensitive decision-making to create a high-pressure experience.

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: Dystopian 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Simulation 17.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-Brexit dystopian Britain, you work as a bouncer checking IDs and managing social interactions in a grim, satirical world.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Point & Click 41.9%, Simulation 17.6%, Funny 13.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a moderator for a 90s-style internet, which involves browsing and monitoring user content in a humorous, retro setting.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Management 27.1%, Resource Management 21.4%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Strategy 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A complex management game that focuses on dark, occult themes and the consequences of uncovering forbidden knowledge.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Point & Click 16.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Dystopian 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy cyberpunk game that focuses on manipulating people through conversation and choices to prevent a corporate conspiracy.

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Point & Click 14.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art management game captures a gritty atmosphere with dark humor and branching choices as you navigate police life.

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 39.4% ★, Point & Click 12.4%, Dystopian 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: You control the media narrative of a nation, observing how your editorial choices influence public opinion and societal stability.

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 50.1%, Simulation 25.5%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a newspaper during a time of political unrest, forcing you to choose between truth and government-mandated censorship.

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 34.9%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Dark Humor 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: You manage emergency dispatch calls, requiring quick thinking and resource allocation in a high-pressure, surveillance-adjacent role.

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 27% ★, Dystopian 13.3%, Point & Click 10.9%, Management 9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian factory management game that forces you to make grim moral choices about the workers you oversee.

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: Management 29.7%, Multiple Endings 26.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a border checkpoint, balancing the need for security with the moral implications of the people you detain or let through.

Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!

Why similar: Dark Humor 32%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Resource Management 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-humor management game where you control a dystopian facility, forcing you to make ruthless choices to keep your subjects alive.

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 39.9% ★, Dystopian 11.9%, Point & Click 8.8%, Management 6.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Dark Humor 19.8%, Funny 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that shares the pixel-art style and humorous tone of the seed game while focusing on supernatural investigations.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Point & Click 39%, Multiple Endings 25%, Choices Matter 22.6%, Story Rich 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal investigation game where you manually control your character's facial expressions to manipulate social interactions.

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 64.2% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Point & Click 10.3%, Adventure 5.5%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A government surveillance simulator that tasks you with monitoring citizens and deciding who is a threat to national security.

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: Dark Humor 25.5%, Dystopian 23.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 8.5%

After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Simulation 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hacking-focused investigation game that tasks you with gathering evidence on suspects through their digital footprints.

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 29.9% ★, Dystopian 14.5%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Point & Click 10.2%, Management 7.8%

60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.6%, Point & Click 19.6%, Management 19.2%, Funny 14.3%, Strategy 7.5%

It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.6%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Adventure 7.3%

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Point & Click 37.1%, Story Rich 19.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, 2D 9.3%

60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.8%, Point & Click 18.7%, Management 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Funny 10.1%

You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.6%, Funny 20.4%, Sexual Content 17%, Simulation 9.9%, Nudity 9.2%

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 28.6%, Strategy 22%, Story Rich 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.6%, Strategy 26.4%, Funny 14.4%, Simulation 12.9%, 2D 11.5%

Take control of the National Nightly News, as a radical government comes to power. In this immersive, high-pressure, propaganda sim, you control what the people see and determine what’s Not For Broadcast.

Why similar: Political Sim 44.3% ★, Management 16.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Funny 9.8%, Story Rich 7.1%

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: Simulation 51.6%, Story Rich 18.9%, Indie 9.7%, 2D 8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

Why similar: Funny 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Story Rich 20.4%, Atmospheric 12.3%, 2D 10.9%

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 43.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Adventure 6.6%

Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and send clients to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory.

Why similar: Dark Humor 29.9%, Funny 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Simulation 12.9%, 2D 6.5%

Your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies in the monitored rooms. Anomalies range from furniture movement to otherworldly intruders. When you spot an anomaly you have to file a report to fix it. You will need sharp eyes and good memory to survive the entire night.

Why similar: Strategy 51.9%, Nudity 25.3%, Indie 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%

A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.9%, Multiple Endings 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Indie 4.7%, Funny 4.1%

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Pixel Graphics 36.1%, 2D 11.4%, Indie 7%, Funny 4.4%

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.5%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Choices Matter 16%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Story Rich 10.8%

Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 7%, 2D 5.9%

An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Multiple Endings 21.1%, Resource Management 19.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 6.7%

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 33.1% ★, Dystopian 12%, Point & Click 10%, Management 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.3%, Choices Matter 28.9%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as they work towards their great cause!

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Funny 14.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 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 42.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, Management 10.7%, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 6.1%

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Resource Management 17.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, 2D 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Story Rich 21%, Funny 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Point & Click 34%, Funny 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 6.2%

Bio Inc.: Redemption is a realistic simulation and strategy game in which you make life or death decisions. Create a deadly illness to infect and torment your victim or play as the head of a medical team and hopefully find a cure to save your human patient. Will you be the plague or preserve humanity?

Why similar: Management 38.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Sexual Content 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Why similar: Management 44.5%, Simulation 19.4%, Resource Management 13.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%