- #1 Papers, Please
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 80,270 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.2%, Point & Click 21.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This definitive bureaucratic simulation forces you to make life-altering decisions while managing the pressures of a dystopian regime.
- #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: Crime 24.1%, Investigation 18.9%, Political Sim 12.2% ★, Point & Click 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: You act as a judge during the French Revolution, balancing political survival with the moral weight of your courtroom rulings.
- #3 Legal Dungeon
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 592 reviews2019
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.
Why similar: Simulation 72.2%, Indie 27.8%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the judicial process, tasking you with reviewing evidence and issuing verdicts that reflect the harsh realities of the law.
- #4 Beholder
95% 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: Dystopian 25.5%, Political Sim 17% ★, Point & Click 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the oppressive atmosphere of a dystopian state where you must choose between your own survival and the lives of others.
- #5 Suzerain
94% 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: Text-Based 26.3%, Political Sim 17% ★, Point & Click 15.9%, Hand-drawn 12%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This deep political simulation requires you to navigate complex legislation and moral compromises to stabilize a nation in crisis.
- #6 Death and Taxes
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,511 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Point & Click 24.4%, Simulation 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Puzzle 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: As a bureaucrat deciding who lives and who dies, this game perfectly captures the dark, administrative power found in JudgeSim.
- #7 Beholder 2
92% 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: Dystopian 25.8%, Political Sim 16.4% ★, Point & Click 13.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on the workplace simulation aspect, forcing you to climb the ranks of a corrupt government ministry through difficult choices.
- #8 The Westport Independent
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 346 reviews2016
Dev: Double Zero One Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 42.6%, Simulation 33.7%, Indie 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the power of information and censorship, forcing you to choose how to report news in a crumbling political landscape.
- #9 HEADLINER
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 937 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Dystopian 23.8%, Political Sim 19.3% ★, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: You control the flow of information to the public, directly influencing the political stability and moral direction of your country.
- #10 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
91% matchVery Positive90% of 15,558 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Investigation 52.2%, Simulation 18.9%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Political Sim 5.6% ★, Dystopian 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This investigative simulation forces you to decide what information is relevant to the state, mirroring the moral ambiguity of judicial oversight.
- #11 Mind Scanners
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,459 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Dystopian 29.1%, Political Sim 18.4% ★, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: You must balance the needs of a dystopian society with the ethical implications of your diagnostic and treatment decisions.
- #12 Interrogation Simulator
89% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Investigation 18%, Text-Based 14.6%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Point & Click 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological and investigative aspects of legal proceedings, requiring you to extract truth from complex suspects.
- #13 Not Tonight
89% matchVery Positive82% of 2,785 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 45.3%, Simulation 32.5%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, 2D 5.9%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a dystopian version of the UK, this game forces you to perform repetitive, high-stakes checks that mirror the pressure of judicial work.
- #14 Yes, Your Grace
88% matchVery Positive87% of 14,150 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 23.5%, Multiple Endings 23%, Simulation 19.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Indie 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: You must manage a kingdom's resources while acting as the final arbiter for the various petitions and legal disputes of your subjects.
- #15 Contraband Police
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,591 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.7%, Simulation 29%, Multiple Endings 25.5%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines border inspection mechanics with the investigation of corruption and criminal activity in a tense, authoritarian setting.
- #16 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
87% matchVery Positive94% of 12,685 reviews2018
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dystopian 19.6%, Point & Click 19.5%, Political Sim 17.3% ★, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This surveillance-based simulation explores the moral boundaries of observing others and the consequences of interfering in their lives.
- #17 Justice.exe
86% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Crime 25.5%, Dystopian 20.1%, Point & Click 13.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A focused simulation that deals with the digital and administrative aspects of a dystopian judicial system.
- #18 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
84% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Point & Click 44.9%, Choices Matter 40.1%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a profound investigative experience where your political leanings and moral choices define the outcome of your detective work.
- #19 For the People
85% 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: Dystopian 20.4%, Political Sim 19.6% ★, Point & Click 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a city's political and social needs, balancing the demands of the state against the welfare of the citizens.
- #20 Not Tonight 2
84% 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: Dystopian 28.6%, Political Sim 18.1% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, 2D 7%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the theme of survival in a dystopian society, requiring you to navigate complex rules and moral dilemmas.
- #21 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
82% matchVery Positive93% of 5,660 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Investigation 24.3%, Dystopian 17.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Incremental 11.2%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, puzzle-based investigative experience that mirrors the information-gathering required in judicial work.
- #22 Booth: A Dystopian Adventure
83% matchVery Positive90% of 397 reviews2020
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.2%, Point & Click 16.2%, Political Sim 14.9% ★, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric narrative game that emphasizes the weight of your choices in a world defined by strict societal control.
- #23 Citizen Sleeper
81% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Text-Based 28.1%, Dystopian 24%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Point & Click 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses text-based mechanics to explore survival and moral agency within a harsh, dystopian corporate-controlled society.
- #24 The Shadow Government Simulator
81% 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 28.2% ★, Simulation 18.7%, Investigation 18.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Choices Matter 9%
Why You'll Like It: You act as a puppet master, making strategic decisions to influence global politics and maintain your hidden control.
- #25 City Eye
82% 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: Crime 26.9%, Dystopian 21.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Political Sim 14.4% ★, Point & Click 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This management game tasks you with monitoring a city to prevent crime, highlighting the tension between security and privacy.
- #26 Profession investigator
80% matchVery Positive99% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.2%, Simulation 22.3%, Investigation 17%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Puzzle 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the methodical, puzzle-like nature of detective work and evidence gathering.
- #27 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 19.1% ★, Investigation 17.2%, Dystopian 16.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Simulation 6.5%
- #28 Tyranny
79% matchVery Positive87% of 13,315 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 78.4%, Singleplayer 12.9%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: As an arbiter of law in a world conquered by evil, you must make legal and moral judgments that shape the fate of entire regions.
- #29 Lightracer: For Judge
76% matchVery Positive93% of 499 reviews2025
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.1%, Political Sim 19.7% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #30 You are the Judge!
78% 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: Investigation 22.5%, Political Sim 17% ★, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Simulation 6.7%
- #31 This Is the President
78% 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: Crime 37.5%, Dystopian 24%, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Strategy 8.5%, 2D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: You must use your executive power to manipulate the law and protect your legacy, mirroring the corrupt political themes of JudgeSim.
- #32 Blind Justice
79% matchMixed55% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
Windows
Near the border of the iron curtain in the soviet union lies a small village where unrest is brewing and supplies are scarce. You and your family have been sent there to bring order, where you will serve the USSR as a judge. Balance your own moral judgment with the opinions of those watching...
Why similar: Simulation 52.3%, Strategy 27.3%, Indie 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on the judicial system by blending RPG elements with the violent reality of a corrupt legal environment.
- #33 Teller's Duty
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 371 reviews2026
Dev: Hiscory
Windows · Mac
In 1980, you land a teller job at Kertasia Bank thanks to your distant uncle. But the bank follows bizarre rules set by a foolish government. Face strict policies, tough customers, and moral choices while saving for your mom’s medical bills. Your fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Dystopian 29.4%, Point & Click 19.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #34 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
74% 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: Dystopian 34.6%, Hand-drawn 20%, Simulation 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Strategy 8.8%
- #35 That's not my Neighbor
73% matchVery Positive89% of 4,679 reviews2025
Dev: Nachosama Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.
Why similar: Incremental 26.1%, Point & Click 23.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #36 For Your Tranquility
76% matchMixed68% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Crime 29.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Point & Click 14.6%, Investigation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #37 Social Credit Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Fasu Studio
Windows
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: Text-Based 25.9%, Incremental 17.8%, Political Sim 15.8% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #38 Beholder 3
75% 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: Dystopian 26.1%, Political Sim 19% ★, Point & Click 17.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #39 911 Operator
73% matchVery Positive89% of 19,768 reviews2017
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
Why similar: Crime 32.9%, Simulation 28.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Indie 5.8%
- #40 No Results Found
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,559 reviews2026
Dev: Zzangdol GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows · Mac
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Investigation 27.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Simulation 6.1%
- #41 Sim Junta
77% 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 36.5% ★, Dystopian 25.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Indie 7.7%
- #42 Debtors' Club
72% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Simulation 15%, Puzzle 13.6%, Choices Matter 12%
- #43 Organs Please
71% matchVery Positive83% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Dystopian 23.1%, Point & Click 17.4%, Political Sim 16.4% ★, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Simulation 8%
- #44 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,264 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Why similar: Simulation 42.9%, Strategy 25.6%, 2D 15.9%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 6%
- #45 Judge, Jury, and Keyboard
73% matchMixed66% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Virtue Enforcer
Windows
In an era dominated by viral trends, you become the "Internet Judge"—where a few keystrokes can sway public opinion and determine fates. This darkly humorous strategy game lets you experience the absurdity and power of "keyboard justice." Every judgment you make reshapes this chaotic digital world.
Why similar: Simulation 46.1%, 2D 25.1%, Choices Matter 14%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #46 SimuLadron
68% matchVery Positive95% of 580 reviews2025
Dev: Jokai Studio
Windows
A satirical simulator where you wield the powers of the State to print money, spread empty promises, and create the most legendary inflation in Argentine history.
Why similar: Incremental 46.5%, Simulation 28.8%, 2D 10.1%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #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 24.9% ★, Dystopian 23.1%, Simulation 16%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Strategy 9.1%
- #48 Rough Justice: '84
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Investigation 62.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #49 Song of Farca
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 30%, Point & Click 21%, Simulation 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #50 Collapse: A Political Simulator
71% 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 31.8% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Strategy 10%
- #51 The Zodiac Trial
70% matchVery Positive95% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Text-Based 26.4%, Crime 19.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #52 RIOT: Civil Unrest
71% matchMixed68% of 1,942 reviews2019
Dev: Leonard MenchiariPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.9% ★, Simulation 24.3%, Crime 17.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #53 Uncover the Smoking Gun
67% matchVery Positive96% of 449 reviews2024
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Crime 27.2%, Investigation 21%, Text-Based 18.4%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #54 Microlandia
67% matchVery Positive89% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Information Superhighway Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy little city on top of a brutally honest economy. Every citizen is simulated, one by one: they work, pay rent, get sick, go broke and turn to crime. Set taxes and policy, win elections, and survive a newspaper that blames you for everything.
Why similar: Simulation 72.1%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Singleplayer 7.1%
- #55 Cash Cleaner Simulator
65% matchVery Positive92% of 7,917 reviews2025
Dev: Mind Control GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
Why similar: Crime 46%, Immersive Sim 21%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Colorful 6.6%
- #56 Trials of Innocence
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,779 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Crime 34%, Investigation 24.3%, Point & Click 14.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #57 CaseCracker2
66% matchVery Positive91% of 824 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRobePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
Why similar: Text-Based 32.3%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Point & Click 17%, Simulation 11.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #58 Interrogation: You will be deceived
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 382 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Crime 43.7%, Text-Based 21.2%, Political Sim 16.8% ★, Choices Matter 9.5%, 2D 6.2%
- #59 1998: The Toll Keeper Story
65% matchVery Positive91% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: GameChanger Studio
Windows
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Point & Click 21.8%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, Simulation 16%, 2D 7.1%
- #60 No Umbrellas Allowed
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,474 reviews2021
Dev: Hoochoo Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.6%, Simulation 22.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%