- #1 Velistra: Failed State
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assume the presidency of Velistra, a nation teetering on collapse. Every choice reshapes destiny amid ruthless factions, moral dilemmas, and global pressures. A careful balance must be struck in both economics and politics. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political 20.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Political Sim 10.7% ★, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #2 Risk & Responsibility
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Karmic Loop Studios
Windows
A corporate crisis management simulation where every decision has a cost, every audit has a deadline, and one wrong call can cost careers, compliance, and lives.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.6% ★, Political 14.8% ★, Management 13.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Realistic 12.2%
- #3 Last Emperor
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Cold War 25% ★, Political Sim 24.7% ★, Political 11.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Management 8.9%
- #4 Beholder 3
95% matchMixed65% of 2,714 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.9% ★, Political 16.5% ★, Isometric 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Management 8.1%
- #5 Welcome to Goodland
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Big City Lab
Windows · Mac
It is a strategy/adventure game set in a small, quiet town. Survive as an ordinary salaryman under a ruthless Mexican cartel by laundering money, making tough decisions, acquiring businesses, and finding trustworthy allies. But in this cutthroat world, will you be able to keep to your humanity?
Why similar: Political Sim 22.4% ★, Political 14.8% ★, Isometric 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Drama 9.1%
- #6 Jey's Empire
94% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Cold War 22.7% ★, Political Sim 22.3% ★, Political 18.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Management 9.2%
- #7 Ikigai: An Alternate Cold War Simulator
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Migairu
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world where the east and the west have their histories switched, take control of the United Provinces of Kinshu, the foremost power during the most volatile era of its history, the cold war. In the midst of global conflicts, corruption, and conspiracy, your decisions shall mark your destiny.
Why similar: Cold War 21.5% ★, Political Sim 19.9% ★, Political 16.2% ★, Narrative 15.5% ★, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #8 Crisis in the Kremlin
92% matchVery Positive84% of 1,444 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 45.7% ★, Cold War 16.9% ★, Political 8.9% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Management 4.5%
- #9 Beholder: Conductor
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,209 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 36.9% ★, Political 16.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Management 7%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #10 China: Mao's legacy
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,038 reviews2019
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.8 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: Cold War 26.5% ★, Political Sim 24.2% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Management 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #11 Royal Verdict
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LestGames Studio
Windows
A medieval court simulation where every verdict matters. Hear cases, uncover lies, and balance the King, the People, and the Church as your reputation shapes the fate of the kingdom.
Why similar: Political Sim 34.1% ★, Political 24.2% ★, Narrative 16.8% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #12 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
89% matchVery Positive93% of 722 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Cold War 27.1% ★, Political Sim 23.1% ★, Political 16.5% ★, Management 7.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
- #13 Jobsworth Weekly
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joe FramePub: HALF_FRAME
Windows · Mac
Congratulations! During the latest parish council meeting we have unanimously agreed that you are to be editor-in-chief of our community newsletter "Jobsworth Weekly". Adhere to the publishing guidelines and make decisions with great consideration for the future of the village.
Why similar: Narrative 49.2% ★, Political Sim 11.4% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #14 Ministry of Order
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.
Why similar: Political 21.6% ★, Narrative 14.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #15 Doomsday Room
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Doubleton Game Studio
Windows
A fictional geopolitical game set during a fictional Cold War.
Why similar: Cold War 43.8% ★, Political Sim 30.9% ★, Choices Matter 8%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #16 For the People
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 788 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 26.8% ★, Political 20.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Management 9%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #17 The Cold War Era
86% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
The Cold War Era is strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 32.9% ★, Cold War 29.5% ★, Political 12.3% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Management 6.5%
- #18 Breaking News Live
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Arcarium
Windows
When the truth and business are at odds, money prevails. Shape the reality of others by curating which news are worth telling and which are worth altering.
Why similar: Narrative 40.5% ★, Political 24.6% ★, Choices Matter 10.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #19 State of Affairs
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Top Sigma Studios
Windows · Mac
State of Affairs is a realistic geopolitical simulator where you lead a nation through pivotal historical moments. Manage legislative bodies, balance factional tensions, and make strategic decisions that shape the political, economic, and social future of your country.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.3% ★, Political 21.9% ★, Cold War 12.9% ★, Management 10.9%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #20 The Devil’s Gun Market
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
A darkly humorous gun market simulator with RPG elements. Manage your shady arms business, verify or forge gun permits, navigate shifting laws, and make deals with rebels, the government, or even the Devil. Every choice shapes your fate in this chaotic world of war, profit, and deception.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, Political 14.6% ★, Management 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #21 Front Page
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Songbird Games
Windows
As Editor of an independent newspaper, you are in charge of printing daily front pages. You decide which story you want to publish, and see the world change depending on your choices and actions. What kind of Editor will you become?
Why similar: Political 33.4% ★, Narrative 19.3% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #22 Blind Frontiers
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLIND BEND STUDIO
Windows
Embark on an RPG-survival road trip adventure with Niuma, a unique and singular character on a quest to uncover The Eldorado. Navigate through a post-war world marked by limited resources. Explore cities, interact with locals, and manage resources while confronting your stigmas to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Isometric 18%, Political 14.8% ★, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #23 Travelling At Night
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travelling At Night is a dialogue-driven choices-matter CRPG. In the myth-scarred Europe of a very alternate Cold War, a hollow man with a shattering secret forges new goals to fill the emptiness inside. Choose sides; choose motives; choose your History.
Why similar: Cold War 23.9% ★, Narrative 21.8% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Isometric 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #24 MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984 is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. Big Brother is watching you! This game is inspired by George Orwell’s classic novel.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.9% ★, Political 21.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #25 CHERNOGRAD
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wirehead Studios
Windows · Linux
You have been appointed as an Observer for the 15th District of Chernograd. Inspect apartments, identify violators, record evidence and file reports. But what if order is just a convenient illusion?
Why similar: Political Sim 28.7% ★, Political 22% ★, Multiple Endings 9%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Realistic 6.6%
- #26 Suzerain
79% matchVery Positive93% of 11,092 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 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 23.7% ★, Political 19.2% ★, Narrative 16.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Drama 8.7%
- #27 Frick Frack
80% matchMixed46% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: Weston Bell-GeddesPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
Just as you were about to lose all hope, you’ve found a job. It’s not exactly what you dreamed, but it pays the bills. You begin work and quickly learn the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Political 28.3% ★, Narrative 26.6% ★, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Simulation 7.1%
- #28 Stop the Press!
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political 26.5% ★, Political Sim 21.7% ★, Management 13.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #29 Bar Soviet
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Labour Battalion Games
Windows
Bar Soviet is a narrative-driven bar management sim set in a dystopian republic. Mix drinks, talk to patrons, and manage your finances while navigating life under an authoritarian regime.
Why similar: Cold War 33.7% ★, Political Sim 28.6% ★, Management 9.8%, Story Rich 6.5%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #30 Beholder
78% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 30% ★, Political 22.6% ★, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #31 Cross The Red Line
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamenesis
Windows · Mac
Undermining, fake passport or probably an inflatable boat? What can help to cross the border? Develop a plan, form a team and hope that the border guards will not do their job this time.
Why similar: Cold War 33.4% ★, Political 22.9% ★, Management 11.2%, Realistic 9.3%, Strategy 6.9%
- #32 Compensation Not Guaranteed
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Project LunchPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Peek into Southeast Asian politics through a lens darkly. Check ownership for authenticity, listen to stories, decide who should give up their land in the name of PROGRESS!
Why similar: Political Sim 36.3% ★, Political 25.1% ★, Simulation 10%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #33 Organs Please
76% matchVery Positive84% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 27.7% ★, Political 20.2% ★, Management 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #34 This Is the Peace
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nokwite Games
Windows
When The President fails to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, he vows to get it next year — by ending every world conflict himself. A darkly funny political strategy inspired by This Is the Police.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.3% ★, Management 16.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #35 Hollow Home
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twigames Inc.Pub: Galaktus
Windows
Hollow Home is an isometric narrative RPG, told from the perspective of a teenager trapped inside an occupied city. Learn survival skills, build relationships, and face tough choices as each passing day brings new tragedies and destruction to your childhood home.
Why similar: Narrative 30.4% ★, Political 18.5% ★, Drama 11.9%, Isometric 11.7%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #36 I'm a King
75% matchMostly Negative25% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Alexandr Getmanskiy
Windows
Role-playing strategy "I'm a King". Rule the kingdom, decide the fate of people, investigate, survive during periods of dark storms. This is only a small part of what you have to do.
Why similar: Political Sim 32% ★, Political 26.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Management 11.6%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #37 Influence, Inc.
73% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Curious Bird
Windows · Mac
Manage a digital influence agency in this strategy-simulation game about modern-day propaganda and advertising. Manipulate social media and the mainstream news to promote celebrities, market products, and even sway elections. Research, share, leak, and target your way to influence.
Why similar: Political 31.6% ★, Political Sim 26.1% ★, Choices Matter 10%, Management 7.9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #38 Social Credit Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 93 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: Political Sim 26.7% ★, Political 22.5% ★, Clicker 12.6%, Management 10.8%, Realistic 8.7%
- #39 Democratic Socialism Simulator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: Molleindustria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pave the road to a post-capitalist society!
Why similar: Political Sim 37.9% ★, Political 34.1% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Indie 7.1%, Casual 6.6%
- #40 Pax Astra
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ben_cardino
Windows
Pax Astra is a political sim rpg set in a space opera setting. You are free to follow any ideology, pursue any strategy, and define your own path to power. Manage politics, elections, crisis, economics, secret scientific projects, external politics and more.
Why similar: Political Sim 34.3% ★, Political 23% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #41 Politburo Simulator
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Will WhitworthPub: Muddled Knot
Windows
Politburo Simulator is a turn-based strategy game where you take on the role of the General Secretary in a fictional Communist country. Manage your Politburo, make critical decisions, and navigate a web of political events to maintain control over the nation and defend the Revolution.
Why similar: Cold War 34.1% ★, Political Sim 34.1% ★, Management 8.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6.1%
- #42 SecretMission_ProduceForPresident
74% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: RP.Games
Windows
Race for President is comming ! As an ordinary factory owner, what secret challenges are waiting for you?
Why similar: Political Sim 39.9% ★, Political 23.6% ★, Management 13.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #43 Need to Know
72% matchMixed67% of 293 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 49.3% ★, Political 26.5% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Indie 5.3%, Story Rich 5%
- #44 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,845 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 39.2% ★, Political 26% ★, Choices Matter 11.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #45 Liar-for-hire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows
Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers - or find some conscience after all.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.6% ★, Management 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Political 9.7% ★, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #46 Maestro's Cold War 2
69% matchVery Positive98% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
Why similar: Cold War 42.5% ★, Political Sim 30.3% ★, Political 8.9% ★, Story Rich 6.1%, Strategy 5.6%
- #47 Successor To Your Throne
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Avramov
Windows · Linux
In this short character-focused narrative experience you are a monarch of a small medieval kingdom and must name your successor before it is too late
Why similar: Political Sim 40.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Simulation 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #48 Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.
Why similar: Cold War 27.7% ★, Political Sim 24.7% ★, Political 17.6% ★, Management 8%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #49 Egglets - The Long 10 Days
68% match4 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: wieLuft
Windows · Mac
A 10-day crisis management simulation. As Eggon’s administrator, you follow absurd orders, manage chaos, and seek truth between news and rumors. Obey commands – or choose humanity? The fate of the Egglets rest in your hands.
Why similar: Political 25.4% ★, Political Sim 23.5% ★, Management 8.2%, Simulation 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #50 HEADLINER
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 925 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: Political Sim 31.9% ★, Political 27.2% ★, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #51 Marry a Deep One: Innsmouth Simulator
68% matchMixed52% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: simulinatiPub: simulinati games
Windows
Establish your bloodline, lead a sinister cult and manage an isolated seaside village, where aquatic monsters crossbreed with humans. Use social manipulation and eldritch magic to gain power and influence.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.7% ★, Narrative 21.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Drama 9%, Management 8.6%
- #52 Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Terletski Games
Windows · Mac
Sobakistan — the land of dogs, is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog state — where any step could send you to prison.
Why similar: Cold War 34.2% ★, Political 26.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #53 Arms Race - TCWE
69% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 32.7% ★, Cold War 31.3% ★, Political 17.2% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 3.9%
- #54 Pizza Syndicate
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Software 2000Pub: WASD Games
Windows
Run your pizza empire in this quirky retro tycoon! Manage restaurants, hire staff, craft menus, and outsmart rivals. Dive into the underground syndicate—rob banks, hire hitmen, sabotage competitors, and use any scheme to dominate the city with humor and strategy! WISHLIST NOW!
Why similar: Political Sim 39.3% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Isometric 12.6%, Management 9.4%
- #55 Good News
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Augusto Salgado
Windows
You've been hired as a chief editor to make this newspaper grow, but your writers are awful. Correct their drafts, set the tone of the news to fit your audience, make readership grow; and form a relationship with the shady politicians that will push you to give them good press in an electoral year
Why similar: Political 25.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Political Sim 10.1% ★, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #56 Not For Broadcast
66% matchVery Positive94% of 12,340 reviews2022
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 24.5% ★, Political 20.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Management 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #57 Mind Scanners
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,287 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.4% ★, Political 21.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Management 11%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #58 Pitchforks and Daggers
65% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Sheinkman
Windows · Linux
How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Political 17.2% ★, Narrative 13.8% ★, Political Sim 12.4% ★, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #59 PODER
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 107 Games
Windows · Mac
Run a district in a 12-million Latin American megacity in a political strategy about power, compromise, and dirty deals. 100+ starting combos, 75 population groups, and no decision without consequences. Can you do better than those you love to hate?
Why similar: Political Sim 44.9% ★, Political 21.8% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Simulation 8.7%