
As Featured on NPR's Marketplace podcast. A turn-based economic simulation where you take command of the Federal Reserve — set monetary policy, navigate historical crises, and try to engineer the perfect soft landing.
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As Featured on NPR's Marketplace podcast. A turn-based economic simulation where you take command of the Federal Reserve — set monetary policy, navigate historical crises, and try to engineer the perfect soft landing.

Democracy 4
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...

Government Simulator
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.
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 32.4% ★, Economy 24.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
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 52.1% ★, Economy 18.8%, Simulation 14%, Management 6.2%, Strategy 5.6%
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
Why similar: Economy 33.7%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
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 47.8% ★, Simulation 20.5%, Economy 16.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Indie 4.2%
In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...
Why similar: Simulation 26.5%, Economy 15.3%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.
Why similar: Economy 44.5%, Simulation 16.7%, Villain Protagonist 16.5% ★, Management 13.1%, Strategy 7.6%
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 31.2% ★, Economy 24.1%, Historical 15.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 6.1%
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 30.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Economy 19.5%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 6.3%
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Economy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Historical 13.4%, Simulation 8.9%
Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 7.8%
Sandbox economic simulation game about class struggle. European country is in a deep crisis. You are the mayor of the capital. Social unrest is inevitable. What price will you pay to save your people from anarchy?
Why similar: Economy 41.1%, Management 13.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 10%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Step into a virtual market and experience the fun of strategy and decision-making! As a market participant, analyze trends, assess information, and adjust your resources to explore the effects of different strategies.
Why similar: Economy 47.8%, Simulation 29.7%, Strategy 14.1%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
Why similar: Political Sim 30% ★, Economy 23.3%, Historical 12.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Management 9.8%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political Sim 63.6% ★, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Play the strategy game of money, power and wealth.
Why similar: Economy 34.7%, Simulation 31.4%, Management 18.6%, Strategy 15.3%
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Economy 24.1%, Political Sim 23.3% ★, Historical 17.2%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 11.3%
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 47.5% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Economy 16.6%, Strategy 15%, Singleplayer 2.2%
In Power & Revolution, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!
Why similar: Political Sim 52.9% ★, Economy 22.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 8.8%
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Historical 17%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 10.1%
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 34.1% ★, Economy 25.4%, Simulation 16.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 8.3%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: Economy 26.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Historical 17.4%, Simulation 11%, Management 10.9%
Try your hand as a global planner of a future society. Play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. Will you lead the world to ecological utopia or planetary ruin?
Why similar: Political Sim 39.1% ★, Economy 23.9%, Simulation 15.1%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 8.2%
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Political Sim 25.4% ★, Historical 16.8%, Economy 16.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 10.6%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Economy 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.1%, Historical 17.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 7.9%
Lead the CIA or KGB in a turn-based global strategy. Influence nations, run covert ops, and win the Cold War without firing a shot.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.1%, Economy 16.6%, Historical 14.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Political Sim 12.1% ★
Car manufacturing company simulator. Turn-based, fast paced, covers 100 years of automotive history.
Why similar: Economy 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Management 11.7%, Historical 11.4%, Simulation 11.3%
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 29.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 6.1%
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!
Why similar: Economy 39.5%, Simulation 29.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Management 13.3%
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Historical 17.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 7.1%
Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.7%, Management 16.9%, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?
Why similar: Political Sim 43.8% ★, Simulation 27.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Management 7.8%, 2D 5.9%
The new evolution of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the hyperrealistic simulator of today's world! In Power & Revolution 2019 Edition, play as the Head of State and extend your influence around the globe. By playing as several countries, try to change the destiny of our planet with orchestrated actions.
Why similar: Political Sim 51.2% ★, Simulation 19.6%, Economy 13.8%, Strategy 11%, Management 4.5%
A game that simulates the use of capital to build a complex industrial chain, stock investment and business challenges
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Economy 28.3%, Management 17%, Strategy 15.3%, 2D 5.4%
Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.
Why similar: Economy 34.4%, Political Sim 30.5% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Management 11.4%, Strategy 5.1%
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 45.2% ★, Management 12%, Simulation 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.
Why similar: Economy 52.2%, Management 19.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
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 56.8% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Historical 7.8%, Simulation 5.6%
Power is a global political and economic simulation game where you can play as a powerful politician or businessman in a number of detailed countries. Starting from nothing, you can seize the highest offices in the land through free and fair elections, or dirty tricks and deals.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Economy 23.7%, Simulation 17.3%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 9.2%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Economy 36.9%, Historical 22.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 14%, Strategy 8.7%
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.9% ★, Simulation 27.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Management 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and run for President in this political strategy game. Choose a candidate or create your own and run against the opposing party’s candidate or up to 4 primary candidates controlled by the computer or other players online.
Why similar: Political Sim 26% ★, Economy 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Historical 12.1%, Simulation 9%
Wall Street Raider offers the deepest stock market simulations in gaming history. Control publicly traded corporations, futures, options, and even crypto. Whether you want to make billions in equities, short-sell overvalued stocks, or hedge risk using derivatives, the market is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Economy 45.6%, Simulation 18.6%, Management 17%, Strategy 9.6%, 2D 5.6%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Economy 36%, Historical 21.6%, Simulation 16.9%, Management 14.1%, Strategy 9.4%
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.7% ★, Economy 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Historical 8.8%
Economic strategy about managing your own brewery and pubs. Brew and sell beer. Ruin your competitors. Become a monopolist in the beer market of the city!
Why similar: Economy 41.4%, Simulation 19.1%, Management 16.5%, Strategy 10%, 2D 6.4%
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Political Sim 36.4% ★, Economy 30.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 9.9%, Historical 8.8%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Economy 43.5%, Simulation 37.4%, Management 19.1%
Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.
Why similar: Political Sim 73.6% ★, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 2.6%
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Political Sim 34% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 9.5%
A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.
Why similar: Economy 32.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Brutally honest city builder. Become the mayor of a thriving new town and manage construction, policies, taxes, incident response and more, through an elaborate socioeconomic simulation that draws on real-world data.
Why similar: Economy 52.3%, Simulation 21.5%, Management 19.2%, Choices Matter 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.8%, Simulation 18.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Strategy 9.3%
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
Why similar: Economy 54.5%, Simulation 23%, Management 18.7%, Indie 3.8%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: Economy 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Historical 16.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 10.1%
POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
Why similar: Political Sim 36% ★, Simulation 27.9%, Strategy 22.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, 2D 2.9%
Epic Car Factory puts you in the drivers seat of your very own car company. Build, market, hire, fire, and more in this fast paced business simulation. The failure and success of the company depends entirely on your decisions and how you react to the ever changing market place.
Why similar: Economy 50.6%, Simulation 25.4%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 9.7%
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: Villain Protagonist 29.8% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Management 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 29.6%, Simulation 29%, Economy 24.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Indie 3.7%