60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Conspiracy, Indie, 2D, Political.
A short (1 to 2 hour) text-based game set in the near future. In the midst of terrorist attacks, analyze military intelligence reports and seek to understand a government with unclear motives.
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Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...
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You're a government officer. Documents hit your desk, you scrub out the secrets, and you hope nothing leaks. Miss a word? Maybe it's fine. Miss a few? Well, ██████████. You've got limited ink, limited time, and frankly, limited ████████████. Cheaper than a ████████████.
Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...
Why similar: Political 37.3% ★, Text-Based 24.9%, Investigation 18.4%, Simulation 7.7%, Puzzle 3.2%
You're a government officer. Documents hit your desk, you scrub out the secrets, and you hope nothing leaks. Miss a word? Maybe it's fine. Miss a few? Well, ██████████. You've got limited ink, limited time, and frankly, limited ████████████. Cheaper than a ████████████.
Why similar: Text-Based 37%, Conspiracy 30.7% ★, Linear 11.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 6.3%
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Conspiracy 43.7% ★, Investigation 24.8%, Text-Based 19.1%, Simulation 5.2%, Puzzle 3.5%
In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, Conspiracy 28.7% ★, Political 21% ★, Futuristic 13.9%, 2D 1.2%
Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.
Why similar: Conspiracy 35.5% ★, Political 29.4% ★, Investigation 21.9%, Futuristic 9.4%, Puzzle 3.1%
Did you ever want to start your own company and convert it into a cult?
Why similar: Political 48.6% ★, Conspiracy 39.2% ★, Simulation 5.8%, 2D 4.2%, Indie 1.2%
Enjoy your last days in the hospital, a peaceful and settled place where you can't really kill anyone. Explore with your feeble combat ability and find a way out. End with the truth of P0.
Why similar: Conspiracy 46.5% ★, Political 45.3% ★, Puzzle 4.2%, 2D 1.9%, Indie 1.2%
A puzzle game where you are the newest recruit to a government agency dedicated to stopping cyber crimes. You must prove yourself and level up in the system by solving puzzles, at the same time there is a mystery to uncover at the agency. Who can you trust?
Why similar: Text-Based 35.4%, Investigation 33.4%, Conspiracy 22.6% ★, Puzzle 4.7%, 2D 2.2%
Unravel a real conspiracy from deep within the CIA’s archives. Search classified documents and follow new leads in this non-linear investigative thriller.
Why similar: Conspiracy 60.9% ★, Investigation 35.4%, Indie 3.7%
You're a starving artist out on the streets, trying to survive the harsh reality of the art business. With a high decline and misappreciation for art, you need to make enough money to escape this hellhole.
Why similar: Conspiracy 38.1% ★, Text-Based 29.8%, Simulation 17.5%, Linear 6.4%, 2D 4%
Historical indie videogame about the suburbs of the Cold War in South America.
Why similar: Political 41.2% ★, Conspiracy 35.1% ★, Text-Based 19.5%, Puzzle 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
You work in Human Resources. In this sci-fi puzzle thriller, use your terminal to scrutinize records and expose human-like AI. Spot contradictions to detect the crafty impostors. Efficiency is mandatory. Failure is termination.
Why similar: Political 50.5% ★, Investigation 20.8%, Futuristic 10.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Puzzle 4%
Congratulations! You are selected to work in the Media Regulation Branch to safeguard NewMerican values. Dive into this dystopian puzzle game; censor newspapers, discover secrets, and ban those who oppose NewMerica.
Why similar: Political 70.3% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 8.3%, Puzzle 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
A disgraced engineer unravels a terrifying deception in a retro-futuristic dystopia spanning the stars, fusing resource management, strategic card duels, and morally complex social dynamics against the clockwork cruelty of an authoritarian state clinging to power.
Why similar: Political 50.6% ★, Conspiracy 32.7% ★, Futuristic 9.5%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 2.2%
Find clues, question witnesses, and debate stubborn opponents to piece together a grand political conspiracy and solve a string of mysterious murders. Discover the detailed world of Libertia as you unravel a web of lies by pulling on the thread of truth!
Why similar: Political 42% ★, Conspiracy 33.9% ★, Investigation 14%, Linear 5.3%, Puzzle 2.8%
Welcome to Forward Green, Dave, we hope you're excited. Project Lagoon Breeze is a great opportunity to make connections, oversee construction, and manage community relations on an international scale. This role requires resilience, but we know you're up for it. Are you ready to make a difference?
Why similar: Political 53.3% ★, Text-Based 36.3%, Simulation 6.4%, 2D 1.8%, Indie 1.6%
NEWS CENSOR: edit headlines, replace words, and approve only the “safe” stories. But remember: one wrong word can end your career.
Why similar: Political 46% ★, Conspiracy 34.2% ★, Text-Based 13.3%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 1.4%
All intergalactic travel passes through the orbital relay checkpoint. Verify ID discrepancies, repair vehicle systems and struggle against ethical dilemmas as you negotiate a shifting political landscape. Report for duty, effective immediately.
Why similar: Political 48.6% ★, Conspiracy 26.9% ★, Futuristic 9.2%, Simulation 6.4%, Puzzle 4.6%
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 51.8% ★, Investigation 22.4%, Text-Based 19.2%, Puzzle 4.1%, 2D 2.6%
Welcome to Laura.ai, the world's leading AGI company. As our developer, you'll investigate logs, browse files, and monitor applications across our proprietary operating system. Your access is limited. Some directories are restricted for good reason. We trust you'll respect those boundaries.
Why similar: Conspiracy 42.7% ★, Investigation 26.6%, Text-Based 17.4%, Simulation 6.2%, Puzzle 4.6%
In 1996’s digital haze, command DarkPulse, a rogue terminal torn from DARPA’s grip, to pierce Saraksen’s veiled conspiracy. Crack codes, hunt real-world clues, and decode cryptic media to expose forbidden truths. It's an ARG, and you’ve already been seen.
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.2% ★, Text-Based 25.7%, Simulation 19.7%, Investigation 15.2%, Puzzle 5.1%
A real-time espionage and criminal strategy simulation where you deploy influence operations, manipulate political, corporate and criminal factions, and reshape a living London through dynamic territorial control and systemic power shifts.
Why similar: Conspiracy 39% ★, Political 27.5% ★, Simulation 16.7%, Investigation 11.2%, 2D 3.7%
Life Sim is a text-based life simulation where your choices shape your destiny. Manage careers, control the economy, influence politics, and make decisions that affect the world around you. An immersive experience where every choice matters.
Why similar: Conspiracy 43.5% ★, Text-Based 40.6%, Simulation 11.9%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
A short Golden Idol-like deduction game about a young girl who is catapulted from her suburban life into the mysterious world of the ancient Maya. Investigate a series of moments frozen in time. Examine clues and solve puzzles to uncover a story full of twists and turns.
Why similar: Conspiracy 57.4% ★, Investigation 30.8%, Puzzle 5.1%, 2D 3.5%, Indie 1.9%
During the pandemic, you're an officer at a checkpoint in a hospital, granting access to a secure area. Review IDs, medical reports, and blood tests; approve or deny requests. Procedures are strict. The decision is yours.
Why similar: Political 71.1% ★, Simulation 17.1%, Indie 4.4%, Puzzle 3.6%, Singleplayer 2%
A first person horror game that knows when your eyes are open. Closing your eyes provides safety from the terror, but also leaves you vulnerable to the unknown. Haunted by a clown doll, you can either hide, or open your eyes to the horrors.
Why similar: Conspiracy 47.4% ★, Simulation 21.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Linear 7.6%, Indie 1.4%
Do you like comedy and sci-fi and want to try something new? This visual novel is the first episode and it's John's first day at the Thought Police Hotline. You can click to move the dialogue forward. Estimated 1h to 1h 45m reading time depending on reading speed.
Why similar: Conspiracy 52% ★, Political 33.1% ★, Futuristic 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
The Tunnels is a procedural maze environment, where everyone loses except grief What can only be the final truth is a mirror showing us what remains of our humanity. There is, however, an end to reach in this hallway.
Why similar: Political 71.2% ★, Simulation 15%, Linear 10.4%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!
Why similar: Conspiracy 34% ★, Political 31.9% ★, Text-Based 21.2%, Futuristic 10.5%, 2D 2.4%
Sequel of Old Watch
Why similar: Conspiracy 49.1% ★, Text-Based 28%, Linear 12.9%, Puzzle 4.9%, 2D 3.1%
Investigate like it's 1993. Hunt clues on VHS tapes, shortwave radio, and the early internet. Pin evidence to your board, connect the strings, and publish theories for cash and followers. Just try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 56.4% ★, Investigation 26.2%, Simulation 11.9%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Manage your resources and navigate the shifting sentiment of the population in this decision-based resource management game. Gain power to unlock more individuals, adding complexity as you progress. How long can you maintain balance?
Why similar: Political 43.7% ★, Text-Based 24.5%, Conspiracy 24.4% ★, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and stocking shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.8%, Investigation 29.1%, Conspiracy 28.5% ★, Simulation 4.2%, Puzzle 4%
Retro terminal mystery: explore a live IBM PS/2, decode corrupted logs, and learn who waits behind the blinking prompt.
Why similar: Conspiracy 48.9% ★, Text-Based 41.7%, Simulation 5.5%, 2D 1.9%, Indie 1.2%
In this turn-based strategy, you will take control of an anti-disinformation department and protect your citizens from terrorist influence. Manage your agents and resources, analyze media, and restore order in different regions of your country.
Why similar: Political 42.1% ★, Text-Based 27.6%, Futuristic 14.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Puzzle 3.4%
Undermining, fake passport or probably an inflatable boat? What can help to cross the border? Develop a plan, form a team and hope that the border guards will not do their job this time.
Why similar: Political 45.2% ★, Conspiracy 42.7% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
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 77.3% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Indie 3.9%, Puzzle 3.2%, Singleplayer 2%
Joe Biden is back as the one term president hoping to become the two time president. November 2024 is only months away but the world is getting more ridiculing by the day. Choose your decisions wisely and help Mister 46 survive his next 3 weeks in office. You must help Joe Escape From MAGA, again.
Why similar: Political 39.8% ★, Conspiracy 37.5% ★, Text-Based 20.5%, 2D 2.1%
Your goal in this text-based choice game is to help the protagonist survive until he uncovers the mysteries surrounding the city in order to reunite with his daughter, Susan.
Why similar: Conspiracy 43.1% ★, Text-Based 34.5%, Investigation 20.3%, 2D 2.1%
Recover a stolen artifact and lose your heart as a secret magical agent! Can you uncover an arcane conspiracy before the clock runs out? An interactive, text-based magical romance novel.
Why similar: Conspiracy 48.2% ★, Text-Based 34.3%, Investigation 17.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Conspiracy 34.1% ★, Text-Based 26%, Investigation 24.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Puzzle 4.4%
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political 54.4% ★, Conspiracy 28.6% ★, Simulation 14.9%, 2D 2.2%
A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Conspiracy 37% ★, Political 35.1% ★, Investigation 18%, Simulation 4.1%, Puzzle 3.4%
What happened to Squad 7 is a military visual novel where you will decide the outcome of the world, what members of the cast live and die, and Orion, the Frontman of Squad 7 which you play as. Will you follow orders? Or will you dig deeper beyond what you're given clearance?
Why similar: Conspiracy 43.9% ★, Text-Based 29.8%, Futuristic 15.5%, Simulation 8%, 2D 2.8%
Korn Kachakon, a high school student, finds a painting of an ancient emperor at an art gallery. Unfortunately, a guard knocks him unconscious, and his spirit is whisked to the realm of "Pralai," where he's tasked with changing an ancient kingdom's fate.
Why similar: Political 48.9% ★, Text-Based 43.3%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Political 49.9% ★, Text-Based 37.8%, Simulation 10%, 2D 2.3%
Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.
Why similar: Text-Based 81.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.
Why similar: Conspiracy 41.3% ★, Text-Based 27%, Investigation 18.2%, Futuristic 13.5%
Play the role of white house security officer, check visitors for discrephancies by inspecting documents, interviewing, frisking and searching vehicles. Take care of dignitaries. Earn salary, upgrade skills and materials, level up your security rank to keep the president and the white house safe.
Why similar: Political 63.9% ★, Investigation 19%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.
Why similar: Political 77.3% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Puzzle 6.3%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 1.1%
Slette Mette has many challenges as a prime minister, she has to avoid journalist, delete text, remove minks, jump over striking nurses and much more.It is the number 1 casual Game in Denmark on both Android and IOS. Now coming to you on Steam! How long can you last?
Why similar: Political 76.8% ★, Linear 14%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 1.6%
VERUM: a thought-provoking game exploring ethical issues surrounding tech corporations and personal data usage. Embark on a journey through multiple side stories, gain diverse perspectives, and unlock multiple endings to uncover the full story. Simple yet immersive gameplay with captivating graphics
Why similar: Conspiracy 63% ★, Text-Based 34.1%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
Why similar: Conspiracy 57.6% ★, Investigation 32.6%, Puzzle 5.2%, 2D 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.
Why similar: Conspiracy 46.8% ★, Text-Based 45.3%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Eight peculiar students, a pair of highly-trained assassins, extraterrestrials plotting a full-scale invasion of Earth, a secret society on the verge of toppling the US presidency and a Doomsday cult gearing to wipe California off the map.
Why similar: Conspiracy 49.7% ★, Text-Based 25.1%, Political 11.8% ★, Linear 9.1%, 2D 2.1%
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 41.6% ★, Text-Based 30%, Investigation 21.6%, Simulation 6.8%
A retro audio-based narrative game about the power of the news. Robert Evergreen is dead! The public adored him, but what was he like in private? Listen to interviews with Robert’s friends and family, decide what kind of article you’d like your paper to print, and watch the story unfold.
Why similar: Political 45.3% ★, Text-Based 21.4%, Investigation 20.9%, Simulation 6.6%, 2D 2.8%
The 3D online multiplayer game of social deduction and mischief, inspired by medieval politics and the Werewolf/Mafia (1986) genre. Gather 'round the tabletop, uniting allies of the realm with strategy to distinguish friend from foe.
Why similar: Political 37.1% ★, Conspiracy 36.2% ★, Text-Based 25.1%, Indie 1.5%
When a murder is committed under mysterious and supernatural circumstances, the Inspector arrives on the scene, ready to interrogate witnesses, decipher riddles, and fend off attackers seeking their next victim. Ready your spyglass and sword as you take on these two murder mystery RPGs.
Why similar: Conspiracy 37.3% ★, Text-Based 33.7%, Investigation 21.3%, Puzzle 4.4%, 2D 3.3%
An indie detective RPG inspired by titans such as Fallout: New Vegas and Disco Elysium. Talk to the residents, explore the neighbourhood, solve crimes, and dive into the world of the city of Bayview in 3D voxel glory!
Why similar: Political 42.3% ★, Conspiracy 37.4% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
