- #1 Suzerain
97% matchVery Positive92% of 11,790 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 31.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 8.2%
- #2 We. The Revolution
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,476 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 41.5% ★, Historical 19.3%, Point & Click 10%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Crime 6.4%
- #3 You are the Judge!
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Political Sim 40.9% ★, Strategy RPG 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, RPG 4.6%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #4 KingSim
95% matchVery Positive84% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political Sim 29.1% ★, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Management 11.4%, Historical 10.1%
- #5 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
94% 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 28.6% ★, Cold War 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Historical 12.3%, Management 5%
- #6 Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency!
94% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2016
Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Epic Manager is a unique crossover between Sports Management and classic JRPGs. Experience an addictive “one more turn” mix of tycoon strategy, roguelike elements, roster management, combat and character progression, all rooted in an epic yet light-hearted fantasy setting. Rated ‘E’ for EPIC!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Management 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #7 Waiting For The Raven
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Musclebird
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become Master of Spies, plant connections and agents in the underworld. Who will you join? Who may be betrayed? Decipher Letters, Solve Mysteries, Manage Businesses, Spy, Bribe, Abduct, Murder, Seduce in an experimental atmospheric hybrid of first-person & top-down espionage experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Management 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #8 Save Koch
92% matchMixed63% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.8%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Management 14.9%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #9 Crisis in the Kremlin
91% 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 45.3% ★, Cold War 13.2% ★, Grand Strategy 8.3% ★, Strategy 5.6%, Historical 5.5%
- #10 吾皇万岁
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 452 reviews2026
Dev: AI GAME STUDIO
Windows
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Historical 17.7%, Strategy RPG 17%, Management 15%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #11 For the People
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 815 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 39.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Management 11.9%, Point & Click 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #12 US and THEM
91% matchMostly Negative34% of 115 reviews2014
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Cold War 36.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Historical 11.4%, Political Sim 11.1% ★
- #13 My Hotel
89% matchMixed44% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Management 20.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Crime 9.5%
- #14 Politics The Game
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,552 reviews2025
Dev: Simplicity Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 36.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Management 11.8%
- #15 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
86% matchVery Positive81% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
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: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Historical 13%, Management 10.6%
- #16 Empire of Sin
88% matchMixed48% of 6,278 reviews2020
Dev: Romero GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.
Why similar: Management 28.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Crime 14.3%, Strategy RPG 9.9%, Strategy 9.8%
- #17 Rogue State Revolution
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 542 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Political Sim 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Historical 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Management 11.3%
- #18 Fall of an Empire
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: JG Games
Windows
In a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.7% ★, Political Sim 24.8% ★, Strategy 8.6%, RPG 7.8%, Simulation 6.8%
- #19 Evil Democracy: 1932
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 23.1%, Simulation 20.9%, Historical 19.2%, Management 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%
- #20 Esports History
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 402 reviews2024
Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
Windows
Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!
Why similar: Management 28.7%, Strategy RPG 28.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.4%
- #21 Urban Empire
84% matchMostly Negative34% of 2,463 reviews2017
Dev: Reborn GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.3% ★, Management 17.9%, Historical 13.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 7.5%
- #22 Orbi Universo II
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
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: Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Political Sim 27.1% ★, Historical 17.5%, Management 15.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #23 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
80% matchVery Positive87% of 763 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Political Sim 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Historical 9.5%
- #24 PUSHER - Drug Tycoon
81% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: P4 GAMES
Windows
Thrilling business tycoon sim where you step into the shoes of a drug dealer in 1980s USA. Your main goal is simple: BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. Get ready for a experience where you'll combine strategy, risk-taking, and decision-making to build your criminal empire.
Why similar: Management 40.7%, Crime 25.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #25 Company of Crime
82% matchMixed48% of 216 reviews2020
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.7%, Management 24.1%, Crime 12.9%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 9%
- #26 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
78% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: GortagonGame
Windows
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: Grand Strategy 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 8.1%
- #27 The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou
78% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 鹏砚
Windows · Mac
Three Kingdoms of Shadows blends dark political intrigue with occult folklore. As Liu Bei, raised to rule Xuzhou as a pliable puppet, enact decrees, manage resources, and outmaneuver the factions behind your rise. Follow history—or pursue optional mysteries to unlock a path no chronicle recorded.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Historical 10%
- #28 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
77% matchMixed69% of 2,291 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 44% ★, Historical 23.3%, Management 16%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%
- #29 Collapse: A Political Simulator
79% matchMixed66% of 200 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Political Sim 29% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Historical 11.3%
- #30 City Eye
79% 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 49.2% ★, Management 19%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Point & Click 8.3%, Crime 7.1%
- #31 Star Dynasties
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 502 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, Strategy RPG 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #32 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Big Trouble
Windows · Mac
Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy
Why similar: Political Sim 34.6% ★, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Historical 11.6%, Management 7.5%
- #33 My Lovely Empress
75% matchVery Positive82% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Management 33.3%, Point & Click 32.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Strategy 2.1%
- #34 The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,581 reviews2026
Dev: Schisma GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 40.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Point & Click 6.9%
- #35 Age of Gladiators II: Rome
76% matchMixed68% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Management 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy RPG 17.2%, Historical 13.6%, RPG 9.5%
- #36 Need to Know
75% matchMixed67% of 298 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 74.8% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Point & Click 8.7%, Story Rich 3.4%, Indie 1.5%
- #37 Age of Gladiators
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 768 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Management 19.5%, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Historical 16.5%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #38 The Shadow Government Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 39.4% ★, Grand Strategy 27.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 5.5%, Choices Matter 5.2%
- #39 Plutocracy
73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,371 reviews2019
Dev: Redwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 33.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Management 12.3%, Historical 11.8%, Choices Matter 4.8%
- #40 Mr. President
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
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 34.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Historical 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, RPG 4.8%
- #41 This Is the Police 2
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,580 reviews2018
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.
Why similar: Management 31%, Strategy 18.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Crime 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #42 Realpolitiks
74% matchMixed62% of 1,243 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Why similar: Political Sim 45.9% ★, Grand Strategy 29.1% ★, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 2.5%
- #43 Lords of Infinity
71% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Political Sim 46.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Management 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, RPG 7.7%
- #44 Choice of Rebels: Uprising
72% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 57.3%, RPG 20.4%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Indie 2.8%
- #45 Social Democracy: An Alternate History
68% matchNo user reviews95% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Red Autumn Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
Why similar: Political Sim 48.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Historical 13.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.9%
- #46 Democracy 4
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,385 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 42.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Management 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #47 Crown Gambit
67% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #48 Milord
70% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: InEv Creative
Windows · Mac
Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Point & Click 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #49 Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your clan, build an army, wage wars — become Shogun and rule over Japan. Shogun’s Empire: Hex Commander is a turn-based strategy game with multi-layered gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 43.2%, Strategy 41.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Indie 5.3%
- #50 Shadow Empire
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,947 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Management 18%, RPG 7.7%, Strategy 7.5%
- #51 Road to Empress I
66% matchVery Positive87% of 13,226 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: Historical 23.4%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, RPG 12%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #52 Revolution: Young Mao
70% matchMostly Negative27% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: Runzhi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!
Why similar: Political Sim 54.2% ★, Historical 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choices Matter 3.9%
- #53 Vox Populi: Poland 2023
69% matchVery Positive88% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Velsin
Windows
Play as an existing or fully customisable political figure, and campaign for or many alternative Polish elections!! In "Vox Populi: Poland 2023", you and the characters around you must promote your ideas and your popularity throughout the country to claim victory!
Why similar: Political Sim 52.5% ★, Historical 16%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #54 Expeditions: Rome
67% matchVery Positive87% of 6,746 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.5%, Historical 25.6%, RPG 13.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #55 Power & Revolution
71% matchMixed56% of 1,297 reviews2016
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
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 69.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #56 Through the Darkest of Times
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,155 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.
Why similar: Historical 23%, Management 16.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #57 Beholder
66% 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 51.1% ★, Point & Click 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 5.2%
- #58 Road to Empress Ⅱ
63% matchVery Positive83% of 9,395 reviews2026
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as the protagonist in this live-action interactive palace survival drama! Take a dynasty's fate into your own hands in Road to Empress II, the new content of the global hit. Defy fate, navigate intrigue, and claim the throne of power. You decide it all!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #59 China: Mao's legacy
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,048 reviews2019
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...
Why similar: Political Sim 24.6% ★, Cold War 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Strategy RPG 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%