- #1 Demockracy
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SKLC Games
Windows
Build a political party in a fictional country and play for one thing: win power and keep it. Recruit politicians, conquer regions, win elections. There are clean paths and dirty games. Everyone has a price. What's yours?
Why similar: Political Sim 33.8% ★, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Dystopian 12%, Conspiracy 12% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #2 Ichth.ys
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Steganographia Games
Windows
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: Political Sim 20% ★, Hacking 17.9% ★, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Alternate History 15.5%, Dystopian 13.1%
- #3 Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GehirnPub: Gehirn Media
Windows
Secret agents fight shadowy wars for global conspiracies vying for absolute power in this espionage strategy game inspired by 1990's conspiracy theories. Infiltrate governments, undermine civil rights, and foment wars in your campaign to establish a New World Order.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.2% ★, Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Alternate History 11.7%, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★
- #4 Crisis in the Kremlin
95% matchVery Positive84% of 1,463 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Political Sim 58.4% ★, Alternate History 10.5%, Strategy 10%, Grand Strategy 7.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 5.2%
- #5 Provisional Authority: An AI Governance Simulation
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Mandate
Windows
Balance growth, stability, and public trust while an AI observes your every move. Guide a nation through economic crises and political pressure — but be prudent, because the system you rely on may decide it can govern better than you.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Dystopian 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.4%
- #6 Cascade: Hindcast
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows · Mac
Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Alternate History 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #7 Shadows of Forbidden Gods
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,061 reviews2023
Dev: Bobby Two HandsPub: Forbidden Oak Games Limited
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.5% ★, Conspiracy 16.4% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #8 Red Button
92% matchVery Positive87% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Токуров Егор (WZRDQQ)
Windows
Get ready to take part in the world war! It depends only on your choice who you will be - a winner or a loser! It's time to press the red button!
Why similar: Political Sim 27% ★, Alternate History 19.6%, Dystopian 18.9%, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%
- #9 The Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive85% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the game. 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 & more
Why similar: Political Sim 31.9% ★, Conspiracy 23.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Grand Strategy 10.7% ★, Strategy 6.1%
- #10 Corporate Entropy
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Subroutine Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Climb the ladder while burning it down. In this satirical management sim, you work for a corporation rolling out ARIA — an AI that's replacing your coworkers. Balance your performance cover against quiet sabotage, organize your resistance, and survive 8 quarters with your soul mostly intact.
Why similar: Political Sim 41.5% ★, Dystopian 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 6.1%
- #11 Rise of the Successor
90% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Six
Windows
You wake up as North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Manage diplomacy, internal power struggles, and national survival. Balance nuclear ambition, public needs, and elite loyalty. One wrong move could cost you everything — will you rule or fall?
Why similar: Political Sim 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Alternate History 14.2%, Dystopian 9.7%, Strategy 8.7%
- #12 REPTRAILS
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: kabuff.co
Windows
Singleplayer 2D RTS Chemtrail / NWO Simulation
Why similar: Political Sim 30.4% ★, Hacking 25.8% ★, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.5% ★, Strategy 7%
- #13 Political Survival - Head of State
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
Lead your nation through political decisions, balance happiness, economy, military, technology, and environment, compete against rival states, and respond to global events in this turn-based political strategy simulation where every choice shapes your country's future.
Why similar: Political Sim 53.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 7.3%
- #14 Botnet of Ares
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiniuc
Windows · Linux
Botnet of Ares is an incremental hacking roguelite set in a cyberpunk world where everything is connected. Unlock upgrades, expand your botnet, exploit millions of devices, optimize your network & decide the future of humanity.
Why similar: Hacking 28.5% ★, Dystopian 21.6%, Cyberpunk 9%, Crime 8.8%, Dark 8.7%
- #15 SIM Election
86% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Rafael Lázaro
Windows
Take control of a political party and compete for power in this turn-based simulation. Manage strategy, face media pressure, debates and critical decisions, negotiate alliances, and lead your party to electoral victory.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.2% ★, Alternate History 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Management 8.8%
- #16 昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming
85% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Serica Dynamics Studio
Windows
昭昭天命,复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中,熔铸八十三载春秋:变钞法以通有无,革军制而强九边;修水利以固邦本,改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理;兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方,镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间,重整日月山河;在革故鼎新中,再创中华治世。一切,皆在你一念之间。
Why similar: Political Sim 31.9% ★, Alternate History 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Management 7.1%
- #17 City Eye
86% matchMostly Negative35% of 95 reviews2022
Pub: SIG Publishing
Windows
In the world of City Eye, you’ll become an operator of the Central Monitoring System, who will try to prevent the effects of every single transgression in the game. Use city maps to track dangerous areas and don’t let the suspects run away from the Police.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.9% ★, Dystopian 23.7%, Hacking 18.2% ★, Crime 10.4%, Management 9.1%
- #18 Simulator of Ukraine 1991
84% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Political Sim 37% ★, Alternate History 26.8%, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 6.5%
- #19 Politisim
84% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: OateyGames
Windows
Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.
Why similar: Political Sim 50% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 10.2%
- #20 Not Tonight 2
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 484 reviews2022
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.3% ★, Dystopian 24.3%, Alternate History 24.1%, Dark 8.4%, Simulation 7%
- #21 Beholder 3
82% matchMixed65% of 2,841 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 49.8 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 39.9% ★, Dystopian 26.1%, Dark 8.8%, Management 7.3%, Simulation 6.6%
- #22 Politburo Simulator
81% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Will WhitworthPub: Muddled Knot
Windows
Politburo Simulator is a turn-based strategy game where you take on the role of the General Secretary in a fictional Communist country. Manage your Politburo, make critical decisions, and navigate a web of political events to maintain control over the nation and defend the Revolution.
Why similar: Political Sim 39.2% ★, Alternate History 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 7%, Management 5.9%
- #23 Third Party President
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Mustellinus
Windows
A presidential election simulator where a series of events have left the two major U.S. parties without a viable presidential candidate. As a third party candidate, campaign, advertise, and debate your way to the white house.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Indie 2%
- #24 Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
79% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.7% ★, Conspiracy 15.5% ★, Dystopian 14.7%, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #25 Dark Web: Vigilante
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Edgebyter_
Windows
You are Vigilantus, a genius hacker and former member of Runyan. Immerse yourself in a world run by corrupt corporations, politicians, and greedy pharmaceutical companies. Uncover dark political secrets. Battle systemic injustice. Redistribute wealth to the poor. Destroy entire corporations.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.9% ★, Hacking 24.1% ★, Dystopian 19.5%, Conspiracy 8.9% ★, Dark 7.9%
- #26 Beholder: Conductor
77% matchVery Positive91% of 5,237 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 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 51.3% ★, Dystopian 21%, Dark 7%, Management 6.1%, Strategy 4.9%
- #27 SIGKILL
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BrainFog Studios
Windows
The world runs on systems you're not supposed to touch. SIGKILL hands you the keys. A realistic hacking simulator where every hack ripples through a living geopolitical simulation. What you do with that power is up to you.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.3% ★, Hacking 30.2% ★, Conspiracy 16.5% ★, Cyberpunk 7.2%, Crime 6.1%
- #28 Sim Junta
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 68 reviews2015
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Sim Junta – A game of dirty politics! You are the new dictator of Risuena, a small and poor country of the third world. You have just seized power after a bloody coup and your intentions are to stay in power as long as you can, to rip this country off, transfer the money to your secret Swiss bank account and of course, stay alive and...
Why similar: Political Sim 61.2% ★, Dystopian 20.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 4.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #29 False Echo
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retromagine
Windows
Inspired by Papers, Please, False Echo is a narrative cryptography thriller set in the darkest depths of the Atlantic, aboard a secret military submarine. Operate the Obscura machine, decode messages, and decide what gets through in a regime where even the smallest mistake means a huge death toll.
Why similar: Political Sim 30% ★, Dystopian 21.4%, Conspiracy 19% ★, Alternate History 19%, Simulation 7.2%
- #30 Terria Tactics
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: TactiGame Limited
Windows · Mac
An indie-developed retro turn-base strategy game. It delivers the Fast-Paced-Strategy-Game experience. Grow your cities and troops. Recruit and manage your warriors to lead the troops to siege opponents' cities. Ultimately your goal is to conquer the whole land of Terria!
Why similar: Political Sim 33.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Management 7.6%
- #31 Velvet Hammer
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Seven SailsPub: Pixel Crate Games
Windows
Velvet Hammer is an atmospheric tile game that fuses narrative curiosity with meaningful choices: Easy to learn, hard to forget. Over 12 days, you endure , and you navigate inter-day word-matching evaluations that measure (and manipulate) your identity.
Why similar: Political Sim 42.9% ★, Alternate History 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Dystopian 8.8%
- #32 Kommissar
78% matchNegative17% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Beardserk
Windows
Kommissar is a political prosecution simulator in a totalitarian regime. Keep the Independent City-State of Roulettenburg united under the regime iron fist. Watch for your fellow citizens and seize the dissidents for the glory of the fatherland.
Why similar: Political Sim 60.1% ★, Dystopian 21.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 6.3%, Indie 2%
- #33 Editor's Hell
76% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Goose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You just became the editor for a newspaper in a troublesome country. After months of unemployment; you just had to took it. First, you have to make a choice. Will you support the government or will you go against it? Dreams, nightmares, don’t matter anymore; you have a new opportunity in your life.
Why similar: Dystopian 25%, Alternate History 23.9%, Political Sim 20.8% ★, Management 11%, Simulation 7.9%
- #34 Under Review
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Altheas Studios
Windows
Welcome to the heart of a 1980s bureaucracy. Review applicant files, cross-check records, and make heavy moral decisions. Amidst strange rumors of an unidentified illness, will you uncover the dark truth or become an accomplice to the system?
Why similar: Political Sim 33.4% ★, Dystopian 26.9%, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Dark 8.1%, Simulation 6.6%
- #35 1992: Rasputie
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.7% ★, Alternate History 19.2%, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 6%
- #36 三国混战
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: YangGrass
Windows
In the world of the Three Kingdoms, where the warlords were vying for supremacy, different forces were chosen to rebuild the Great Han or establish a new heaven. Through event selection, a balance was achieved among the literati, Han, and people.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 14.6%, Choices Matter 2.1%
- #37 This Is the President
74% matchMixed68% of 409 reviews2021
Dev: SuperPACPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes – even if that pitches the country into utter chaos.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.6% ★, Dystopian 14.6%, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Crime 7.9%
- #38 Zona Eleitoral
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fisch Sibs LTDA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zona Eleitoral is a turn-based strategy game that puts you in charge of a mayoral campaign. Choose your candidate, build your strategy, manage your resources to unlock new actions, and navigate unexpected twists in the race for the mayor's office. Do you have what it takes to win the election?
Why similar: Political Sim 46.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Management 10.3%, Strategy 7.7%
- #39 Nepotism for Germany
72% match9 user reviews70% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Zwetan Letschew
Windows
Satirical political strategy: From local party to Orban's palace. Corruption has never been this much fun.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 14.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #40 Wiseguys: The Commission
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FreeRiding Games
Windows
Take the role of Don in "Wiseguys: The Commission" and dominate New York. Plan crimes, traffic drugs, extort money and make war on rival families. Control the Commission, launder money. Your cunning will decide your fate. Are you ready to become the next boss of all bosses?
Why similar: Political Sim 36.1% ★, Crime 12.9%, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #41 Bureau of Hero Affairs
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: indigoblue
Windows
Bureau of Hero Affairs is a bureaucratic thriller simulation about uncovering the truth an agency buried.
Why similar: Political Sim 43.8% ★, Dystopian 25.4%, Conspiracy 15.1% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Choices Matter 1.5%
- #42 The Race for the White House
74% matchMixed63% of 48 reviews2015
Dev: Eversim
Windows
Play as a real-world candidate and completely immerse yourself into the battle of the US presidential election! Travel around the United States, try to woo voters across the country, create your own political agenda, skillfully manage your campaign budget... and perhaps you will be the next White House occupant!
Why similar: Political Sim 73.3% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #43 Crisis Cabinet
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Function Labs LimitedPub: Function Labs
Windows
Lead a nation through elections, unrest, war, scandals and economic collapse in this turn-based political strategy simulation. Spend political capital, manage budgets, survive crises and decide how far you’ll go to stay in power.
Why similar: Political Sim 37% ★, Alternate History 12.4%, Grand Strategy 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #44 三国記II
71% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: lufy
Windows · Mac
《三国记II》是三国记系列的第2部作品,是一款正统的历史模拟策略游戏。以中国东汉末年的三国时期为总体背景,围绕着争夺大陆霸权,展开了一系列的故事。 《三国记II》采取直接在大地图上进行游戏和战斗,让玩家体验征战四方的快感。
Why similar: Political Sim 28.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 11.2%
- #45 Beholder
71% matchVery Positive92% of 31,023 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 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 40.7% ★, Dystopian 29.1%, Dark 10.7%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #46 Effective Immediately
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Matt Black
Windows
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 Sim 44.6% ★, Dystopian 19.6%, Conspiracy 17.6% ★, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 5.3%
- #47 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
69% matchVery Positive81% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.8% ★, Alternate History 21.3%, Dystopian 14.5%, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Strategy 5.9%
- #48 Delphi
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blasckout Studio
Windows
A political sim where you are Delphi, the AI that guides the world government. Manage laws, budgets and global crises while you pull the strings from the shadows. Will they shut you down… or will you seize power?
Why similar: Political Sim 37% ★, Alternate History 18.2%, Dystopian 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Management 8.7%
- #49 Urban Protocol
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Kraits
Windows · Mac
Build and govern a growing city where prosperity, population growth, and social control must remain in balance. Expand districts, manage infrastructure, enact policies, and maintain stability in this city-building strategy simulation.
Why similar: Political Sim 44.8% ★, Dystopian 16.8%, Management 10.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 9.3%
- #50 Aye! My Liege
67% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Tappole Software
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game set in an alternate history. Lead your noble house to power using a 4-tier command system that allows for granular management of every individual soldier. Master complex industrial chains, navigate tariffs, and balance diplomacy to shape the continent's ultimate fate.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Alternate History 9.9%
- #51 Rogue State
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2015
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Assume control of a Middle Eastern country recovering from a violent revolution. Forge alliances, grow your economy, invade your neighbors, or pacify your population. Rogue State is a geopolitical strategy game that will force you to always stay one step ahead of your rivals to survive.
Why similar: Political Sim 66.1% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 14%, Indie 5.5%
- #52 Secret Government
70% matchMixed52% of 301 reviews2021
Dev: GameTrekPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.2% ★, Conspiracy 21.9% ★, Alternate History 14.4%, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #53 SIM Election USA
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
Run a presidential campaign in this turn-based strategy game where you manage funding, media, and political influence to win the election.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Management 10%, Strategy 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%
- #54 Beholder 2
68% matchVery Positive87% of 8,130 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.3 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 39.9% ★, Dystopian 29.8%, Dark 10%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 6.7%
- #55 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
68% matchVery Positive93% of 730 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Political Sim 35.5% ★, Alternate History 21.1%, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Management 6.8%
- #56 VEDETTE
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Saevus Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
You are the head of an experimental anti-crime task force in the city of Osteria. Use search history, recent emails, and criminal backgrounds to determine whether an individual is likely to commit a crime. The choices you make will have a significant impact on the entire city’s future.
Why similar: Political Sim 39.6% ★, Alternate History 20.4%, Dystopian 18.5%, Crime 10.4%, Simulation 8.7%
- #57 VSCS-II
67% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
Windows
VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.
Why similar: Political Sim 34.1% ★, Hacking 26.3% ★, Dystopian 19.2%, Crime 11.5%, Simulation 6.5%
- #58 SGS NATO's Nightmare
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict?
Why similar: Political Sim 36.9% ★, Alternate History 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Strategy 7.7%
- #59 Flashpaper
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aaron Nelsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the unseen hand — the resistance's digital arm inside a regime that has begun burning books. Crack the Concord's networks from a green-phosphor terminal, cover every log you touch before the trace fills, and get paid off-grid. 24 missions. Three you are not meant to win.
Why similar: Hacking 43% ★, Dystopian 22%, Simulation 11.5%, Cyberpunk 10.9%, Strategy 7%