Games Like Headliner: NoviNews

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 36.2%, Political Sim 27.3% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Dystopian 6.1%, Interactive Fiction 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the ethical implications of surveillance and information control, mirroring the narrative weight of your choices in NoviNews.

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 33.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Point & Click 9%, Choices Matter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that forces you to balance national policy, personal integrity, and public perception through branching dialogue.

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 30.8% ★, Dystopian 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Point & Click 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: You control the live feed of a national news station, making split-second decisions about what the public sees and how it shapes their reality.

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 38.9% ★, Dystopian 16.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Point & Click 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric simulation where you must choose between following the state's oppressive laws or protecting the people you observe.

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 49.2%, Simulation 24.6%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Headliner, this game puts you in the role of a newspaper editor forced to censor content under a repressive regime.

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 29.5%, Point & Click 23.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Simulation 10%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An iconic bureaucratic dystopia where your choices at a border checkpoint directly impact the lives of citizens and the stability of the state.

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Why similar: Political Sim 49.2% ★, Point & Click 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set during the French Revolution, this game forces you to navigate complex political waters as a judge, balancing public opinion and your own survival.

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 37.1% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Visual Novel 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the original Orwell, it deepens the focus on how information is weaponized to manipulate public opinion.

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 38.5% ★, Dystopian 16.9%, Choices Matter 10%, Point & Click 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shifts the perspective to a government office, focusing on the climb up the political ladder through morally ambiguous choices.

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

Why similar: Choices Matter 36%, Multiple Endings 26.5%, Story Rich 18.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a kingdom's resources and political requests, where every decision has a tangible impact on your family and the realm's future.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dystopian 19.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich RPG that explores themes of corporate control and personal agency in a crumbling space station.

Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.

Why similar: Choices Matter 60.3%, Simulation 11%, Story Rich 6.2%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist political simulator where you make binary choices that determine the longevity of your reign and the state of your kingdom.

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 74.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.9%, Simulation 7.3%, 2D 2.9%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive political simulator that allows you to test the real-world consequences of various policy decisions.

Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

Why similar: Political Sim 40.1% ★, Dystopian 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original predecessor to NoviNews, offering a similar look at how media control affects society.

As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

Why similar: Political Sim 43.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines political intrigue with narrative-heavy interrogation mechanics where your approach dictates the outcome of a terrorist investigation.

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 41.7% ★, Dystopian 18.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game where you must diagnose citizens while navigating the moral implications of working for a controlling government.

Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.

Why similar: Political Sim 57.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Simulation 6%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical take on political campaigning that uses AI to simulate the chaotic nature of modern elections.

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 39% ★, Dystopian 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a newly appointed mayor in a dystopian city, managing the needs of the populace against the demands of the party.

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 37%, Alternate History 20.3%, Simulation 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-Brexit Britain, this game explores social commentary and survival through the lens of a bouncer checking IDs.

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 91.9% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed simulation of the American political system that focuses on the mechanics of campaigning and legislation.

Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 12.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game where you must decide who lives and who dies, directly influencing the political future of a city.

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 69.2% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Point & Click 8.3%, Story Rich 4.9%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based narrative game that explores the cost of privacy in a modern digital age.

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 44.6% ★, Dystopian 17.2%, Point & Click 11.5%, Multiple Endings 5.6%, Choices Matter 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' focus on moral compromise and survival within a totalitarian state.

Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

Why similar: Political Sim 90.7% ★, Simulation 7%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.7%, 2D 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic political simulation that challenges you to balance the budget and public approval while managing a country.

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

Why similar: Choices Matter 46.8%, Story Rich 20.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Point & Click 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic narrative game where your choices and social manipulation skills are key to navigating a secret society.

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 70.5% ★, Choices Matter 15.5%, Simulation 7.2%, 2D 3.7%, Indie 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based political strategy game that focuses on the legislative process and the challenges of passing laws.

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 51.4% ★, Dystopian 12.4%, Point & Click 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

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 37.8% ★, Dystopian 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Alternate History 9.1%, Choices Matter 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's social commentary with a focus on a dystopian version of the United States.

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 38.9% ★, Dystopian 15.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark management game where you must decide who is worthy of survival in a dystopian society.

In Social Credit Simulator, you make life-altering decisions by assigning social credit scores based on people’s actions and status. Satirizing real-world social rating systems, your choices determine your survival in a dystopian regime.

Why similar: Political Sim 67.4% ★, Choices Matter 15.6%, Simulation 7%, 2D 5.4%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on the mechanics of a social credit system and its impact on individual freedom.

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 23.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Point & Click 16.7%, Dystopian 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%

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: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Choices Matter 40.6%, Simulation 23.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure that emphasizes how your choices affect the survival and relationships of a group of survivors.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Point & Click 16.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Point & Click 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Point & Click 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Political Sim 39.1% ★, Point & Click 12.5%, Dystopian 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Point & Click 22.2%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Story Rich 6.6%

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

Why similar: Political Sim 62.1% ★, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 4.4%, Female Protagonist 4.1%, Simulation 4%

Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.3%, Political Sim 15.8% ★, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Simulation 7.9%

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 62.9% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Funny 4.3%

This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.

Why similar: Political Sim 37.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

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 20.3%, Point & Click 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Simulation 14%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 8.7%

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Visual Novel 6.9%

Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.8%, Point & Click 24%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

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: Story Rich 34.5%, Choices Matter 30.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%

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: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Choices Matter 28.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Simulation 3.5%

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Story Rich 12.3%

Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.

Why similar: Political Sim 23.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.5%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%

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: Dystopian 34.3%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Simulation 10.5%, 2D 5.9%

Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 7.6%

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%

Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Story Rich 10.4%

NEWSPAPER EDITING ADVENTURE. "In 1996, a congressman was murdered...The prime suspect is a congressman's aide. As the suspicious article was published the story begins" Play the role of editor-in-chief of a newspaper. You become the editor of a newspaper and write a front-page article every day.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Point & Click 18.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Simulation 7.6%

18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Alternate History 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Point & Click 21.5%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 13%, Simulation 5.7%

In this narrative-based simulation game, you play as the Son of God. Your mission: Decide, bless or condemn city residents. Uncover the person's story through their items and secrets before making decisions. Your choices alter the city's destiny, and impact your revelation on Judgment Day.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 21.2%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Simulation 9%