Games Like Not For Broadcast

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: Political 41.7% ★, Dystopian 20.9%, Point & Click 11.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential bureaucratic dystopia game where you manage border control and face difficult moral choices under pressure.

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 29.2% ★, Political 21.3% ★, Dystopian 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel deepens the surveillance mechanics, focusing on how media and information can be weaponized to manipulate public opinion.

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 48.8%, Political Sim 24.8% ★, Dystopian 8.9%, Political 6% ★, Interactive Fiction 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based thriller that forces you to decide what information to feed the government, mirroring the media manipulation in the seed game.

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 24.3% ★, Political 20.1% ★, Dystopian 17.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tense management simulation where you must spy on tenants in a dystopian state, balancing personal survival with moral dilemmas.

Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

Why similar: Political Sim 24.7% ★, Political 20.8% ★, Dystopian 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Point & Click 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: As the editor-in-chief of a major news outlet, your choices directly influence the political climate and the lives of the citizens around you.

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 29.1% ★, Dystopian 15.6%, Management 10.7%, Point & Click 10.7%, Choices Matter 9%

Why You'll Like It: A voyeuristic management game where you observe people through cameras and must decide whether to intervene in their lives or remain a passive observer.

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 34.2%, Political 34.1% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: You act as an editor for a newspaper in a dystopian state, deciding which stories to publish and how to frame them against government censorship.

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.6%, 1980s 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the 1980s, this game tasks you with managing a radio station while helping callers survive a killer, capturing a similar broadcast-booth intensity.

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: Political 38.5% ★, Dystopian 22%, Alternate History 19.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Multiple Endings 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job simulator where you work as a bouncer, managing entry and checking documents in a post-Brexit Britain.

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 20.9% ★, Political Sim 20.2% ★, Dystopian 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Management 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic management game where you must diagnose and treat citizens in a dystopian city, balancing efficiency with ethical concerns.

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 21.9% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Alternate History 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation where you play as a president navigating a complex web of economic, social, and political crises.

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: Dark Comedy 21.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a reaper in an office setting, deciding who lives and who dies based on bureaucratic paperwork and moral judgment.

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: FMV 43.1% ★, Choices Matter 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FMV crime thriller that relies heavily on branching choices and multiple endings, similar to the interactive nature of the seed game.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Political 21.7% ★, Dystopian 17.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural narrative adventure where your choices shape the political landscape of a country on the brink of revolution.

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: 1980s 30%, Management 16%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Simulation 10.1%, First-Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty border-patrol simulation that forces you to balance strict government regulations with the reality of the people you encounter.

Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.

Why similar: Political Sim 23.3% ★, Political 22.9% ★, Dystopian 16.4%, Management 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job simulator that captures the feeling of being a small cog in a massive, uncaring corporate machine.

The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

Why similar: Political 25.2% ★, 1980s 24.2%, Alternate History 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A time-sensitive investigative thriller where you must uncover the truth behind a political conspiracy while managing your limited time.

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 23.8% ★, Political 20.8% ★, Dystopian 17.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel moves the action to a government ministry, focusing on the dark, bureaucratic grind of climbing the political ladder.

Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!

Why similar: Management 53.9%, Simulation 38.4%, Singleplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-pressure emergency management simulation that requires quick thinking and resource allocation during chaotic events.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 32.7%, Choices Matter 30.3%, First-Person 13.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative game that uses dark humor and branching paths to challenge the player's perception of choice and authority.

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 22.4% ★, Political 18.6% ★, Dystopian 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Management 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A political management game where you must navigate the complexities of a dystopian government while trying to maintain your own power.

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 24.4% ★, Political Sim 22.3% ★, Dystopian 16.7%, Alternate History 15%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical road trip simulation that explores a dystopian version of the United States through the lens of various jobs and political 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 21.7%, Management 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A kingdom management game where you must balance the needs of your people against the political demands of your allies and enemies.

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 44.3% ★, Political 26.2% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Point & Click 6.2%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based political thriller where you must climb the ranks of a government agency by monitoring citizens.

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: Dystopian 35.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG set on a dystopian space station that focuses on survival, choice, and the struggle against corporate control.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Alternate History 29.1%, Point & Click 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-themed internet moderation simulator that captures the feeling of browsing and policing a strange, digital landscape.

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 22% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Dystopian 14.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Point & Click 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark management game where you decide who is worthy of survival in a dystopian society, blending dark humor with difficult choices.

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 31.5% ★, Political 16% ★, Dystopian 12.8%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%

Spy on strangers through security cameras, invade their privacy and discover their secrets in this digital voyeur simulator. Welcome to the future of The Primate Observation Club. Even in 2099 the rule about messing with your unlucky subjects still remains in this sequel: DO NOT feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Dystopian 31.1%, Management 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An expanded take on the voyeuristic management formula, set in a futuristic world with even more complex ethical dilemmas.

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: Choices Matter 28%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Story Rich 11.5%, Management 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG that forces you to make difficult life choices within a rigid, oppressive class-based society.

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: Point & Click 27.3%, Choices Matter 21.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%

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: FMV 18.6% ★, Political Sim 18.3% ★, Political 18% ★, Dark Comedy 14.5%, 1980s 9.6%

From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.

Why similar: Dystopian 55.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian adventure set in an alternate 1960s where citizens are forced to take drugs to ignore the grim reality of their society.

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 24.6% ★, Political 16.7% ★, Dystopian 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Point & Click 7.3%

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: FMV 17.8% ★, Political 13.9% ★, Dark Comedy 13.7%, Dystopian 12.1%, 1980s 9.1%

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 6.6%

Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

Why similar: FMV 40.9% ★, Point & Click 14%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.

Why similar: Political 28.2% ★, Dystopian 28.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.7%

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 25.5% ★, Political 23.9% ★, Dystopian 15.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, First-Person 11.8%

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: Management 42.3%, Simulation 27.2%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Atmospheric 5%, Indie 4.7%

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Dystopian 37.3%, Political 33.4% ★, Story Rich 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Adventure 6.5%

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: Political 30.5% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Management 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

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 26.4%, Story Rich 18.6%, Dystopian 17.9%, Point & Click 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%

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: Political Sim 24.3% ★, Dystopian 22%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

Why similar: Simulation 59.8%, Atmospheric 40.2%

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: First-Person 40.1%, Story Rich 33.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Singleplayer 9%

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 30.6% ★, Political Sim 28.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Simulation 8.2%

A psychological surveillance adventure. Observe 16 real-time CCTV feeds as TOBOR, a spy unit uncovering secrets in a dystopian bunker. Monitor suspects, collect evidence, and choose who survives. Multiple endings.

Why similar: Political 24.2% ★, Dystopian 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: FMV 40.2% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 7.2%

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Why similar: Management 28.1%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Political 19.1% ★, Story Rich 12.7%, Simulation 6.9%

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Multiple Endings 24.6%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 8%

The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Management 18.8%, Point & Click 18%

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 29.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Point & Click 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Story Rich 8.9%

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 32.1%, Story Rich 20.5%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: First-Person 38.7%, Adventure 20.8%, Atmospheric 20.5%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 9.9%

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 29.2% ★, Political 23.3% ★, Alternate History 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.8%

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.6%, Story Rich 24%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.

Why similar: Management 34.9%, Simulation 31.8%, First-Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%

An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 35.1%, Atmospheric 25.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Indie 7.3%