- #1 Beholder
97% 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 25.8% ★, Political 18.6% ★, Dystopian 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Point & Click 8%
Why You'll Like It: You must manage a tenement building while spying on tenants and making difficult moral choices to survive the state's demands.
- #2 Papers, Please
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 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: Political 39.7% ★, Dystopian 20.7%, Point & Click 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive bureaucratic management game that forces you to make life-or-death decisions under the pressure of a dystopian regime.
- #3 Not For Broadcast
96% 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 22% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Dystopian 14.8%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Point & Click 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in charge of a television station in a dystopian society, requiring you to manage content and propaganda under extreme pressure.
- #4 Death and Taxes
95% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 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 20.4%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a bureaucrat in the afterlife, deciding who lives and who dies based on paperwork, perfectly matching the dark moral choice theme.
- #5 Despotism 3k
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,802 reviews2018
Dev: Konfa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!
Why similar: Resource Management 22.8%, Strategy 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, satirical management sim where you control a facility that exploits humans as a resource, mirroring the core loop of your seed game.
- #6 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
94% matchVery Positive94% of 12,088 reviews2018
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27.3% ★, Dystopian 13.2%, Point & Click 10.8%, Management 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A voyeuristic management sim that forces you to observe others and decide whether to intervene in their lives for your own gain.
- #7 Frostpunk
93% matchVery Positive93% of 132,545 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Resource Management 25%, Survival 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Base Building 10.3%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at high-stakes resource management where you must balance the survival of your society against your own morality.
- #8 Mind Scanners
92% 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 21.8% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Dystopian 14.9%, Management 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian medical management game where you must balance the efficiency of your work with the ethical implications of your treatments.
- #9 Beholder 2
91% matchVery Positive87% of 7,880 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.0 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: Political Sim 21.3% ★, Political 16.3% ★, Politics 14.8% ★, Dystopian 14.4%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel moves the perspective to a government office, focusing on the climb up the bureaucratic ladder through morally questionable actions.
- #10 The Westport Independent
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 330 reviews2016
Dev: Double Zero One Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 35.9%, Political 34.5% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: You act as an editor for a newspaper in a dystopian state, deciding what to censor and how to shape public opinion through your management choices.
- #11 CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: CanteenPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
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 27.6% ★, Political 23.7% ★, Dystopian 17.6%, Point & Click 10.4%, Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: A job-simulation game that captures the soul-crushing atmosphere of working for a dystopian corporation.
- #12 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
90% 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 34.3% ★, Political 21.8% ★, Dystopian 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This surveillance-based game forces you to manipulate information and make choices that have significant political consequences.
- #13 The Pale Beyond
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,115 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Resource Management 24.8%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Survival 15.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival management game that forces you to make impossible choices to keep your crew alive in a frozen wasteland.
- #14 Cult of the Lamb
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,567 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Base Building 65.7%, Strategy 12.2%, 2D 9.9%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it features deep management mechanics centered around sacrifice and maintaining a cult in a dark, stylized world.
- #15 For the People
88% 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 25.1% ★, Political 18.2% ★, Dystopian 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Point & Click 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A political management sim where you must navigate the corruption of a dystopian government to maintain your position.
- #16 Through the Darkest of Times
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,135 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Political 20.5% ★, Politics 19.5% ★, Strategy 8.3%, Management 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy and management game about leading a resistance group, where every resource decision carries heavy moral weight.
- #17 Graveyard Keeper
86% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Management 47.7%, Simulation 18.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, 2D 6.6%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A morbid management sim that treats death and corpses as resources for your business, sharing the dark humor of your seed game.
- #18 Citizen Sleeper
84% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 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: Dystopian 49.7%, Multiple Endings 26.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that uses resource management to simulate the struggle of surviving in a dystopian, corporate-controlled space station.
- #19 Not Tonight 2
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.1% ★, Politics 23.1% ★, Political 23% ★, Dystopian 16.4%, Choices Matter 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian life-sim that uses a job-management mechanic to explore the political instability of a fractured nation.
- #20 Prison Architect
84% matchVery Positive89% of 73,112 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: Base Building 26.9%, Management 24.2%, Resource Management 17.7%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim allows you to build and run a facility, often forcing you to confront the dark realities of the prison system.
- #21 Yes, Your Grace
82% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 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: Resource Management 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Management 15.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a kingdom and must decide which citizens to help and which to sacrifice to keep your realm from collapsing.
- #22 Headliner: NoviNews
82% matchVery Positive89% of 806 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 24.9% ★, Politics 18.4% ★, Political 18.3% ★, Dystopian 9.6%, Point & Click 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: You control the media output of a city, directly influencing the political climate and the lives of the citizens around you.
- #23 Need to Know
83% 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 48.6% ★, Political 25.1% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Point & Click 7.3%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based simulation that forces you to choose between your loyalty to the state and your personal ethics.
- #24 Rogue AI Simulator
81% matchVery Positive83% of 384 reviews2023
Dev: Nerdook ProductionsPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
Why similar: Political Sim 33.9% ★, Resource Management 13.6%, Base Building 11.9%, Management 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI managing a facility, balancing your own survival against the humans you are tasked with observing.
- #25 Beholder: Conductor
77% 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 33.6% ★, Political 14.8% ★, Dystopian 12.4%, Point & Click 6.9%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #26 Debtors' Club
79% matchMixed69% 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: Resource Management 17.6%, Management 14.8%, Point & Click 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical job-management game that highlights the absurdity of debt and survival in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #27 The Shrouded Isle
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,510 reviews2017
Dev: Jongwoo KimPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...
Why similar: Political Sim 47.4% ★, Management 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a cult and must periodically sacrifice members to appease a deity, focusing on resource and population management.
- #28 Cartel Tycoon
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,719 reviews2022
Dev: Moon MoosePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: Resource Management 26.7%, Management 20.7%, Base Building 19.6%, Survival 15.1%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A management sim that forces you to make ruthless decisions to expand your empire while balancing the consequences of your actions.
- #29 KingSim
78% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political Sim 26.8% ★, Political 17% ★, Management 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Resource Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that forces you to make quick, impactful decisions to keep your kingdom afloat amidst constant political pressure.
- #30 Politics The Game
73% matchVery Positive95% of 2,186 reviews2025
Dev: Simplicity Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Politics 32.9% ★, Political Sim 24.3% ★, Political 22.4% ★, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 5.1%
- #31 Anvil Saga
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Management 19.6%, Base Building 18.2%, Resource Management 16%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #32 Beholder 3
77% 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 26.4% ★, Dystopian 15.9%, Political 15.6% ★, Point & Click 8.5%, Management 6.5%
- #33 Dead in Antares
74% matchVery Positive82% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
Why similar: Resource Management 21.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Survival 13.9%, Management 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #34 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
80% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Political 25.8% ★, Politics 21.9% ★, Point & Click 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game where you must decide which citizens are worthy of living, focusing entirely on moral judgment.
- #35 Social Credit Simulator
76% 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 36.5% ★, Political 29.5% ★, Management 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Simulation 4.5%
- #36 Sim Junta
79% matchMostly Negative34% 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 49.7% ★, Political 20.3% ★, Dystopian 15.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A political management sim that focuses on the cold, calculated decisions required to maintain a dictatorship.
- #37 Lunar Ascendant
73% matchMixed51% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
The political drama set in a future that's too close for comfort. Become the first mayor of ARTEMIS: A Pioneering Lunar City. Navigate the future of lunar colonization, choose between independence and cooperation, shape policies for or against AI influence, and tackle interplanetary conspiracies.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.3% ★, Politics 19.3% ★, Political 18.1% ★, Point & Click 7.8%, Management 7.2%
- #38 Ravenous Devils
72% matchVery Positive93% of 9,609 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A horror cooking simulator where the secret ingredient is crime. Improve your shops, buy new tools, expand your menu, and above all, make your customers happy.
Why similar: Management 43%, Resource Management 42.9%, Simulation 11%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #39 Garbage
75% matchMixed66% of 1,171 reviews2021
Dev: HomebasedPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.
Why similar: Base Building 28%, Management 27.1%, Survival 20.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 10.7%
- #40 HEADLINER
75% 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 23.4% ★, Political 19.2% ★, Politics 14.7% ★, Dystopian 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #41 Not For Broadcast: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 766 reviews2019
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Take control of the National Nightly News, as a radical government comes to power. In this immersive, high-pressure, propaganda sim, you control what the people see and determine what’s Not For Broadcast.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.6% ★, Politics 24.3% ★, Political 22.8% ★, Management 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #42 My Lovely Empress
71% matchVery Positive82% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Political 28.2% ★, Point & Click 19.6%, Management 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #43 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
68% matchVery Positive82% of 10,961 reviews2026
Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Resource Management 19.7%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Management 15.7%, Base Building 15.2%
- #44 7 Jobs at the Same Time
69% matchVery Positive95% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Rinanda Hidayat
Windows
A Point and Click work simulator where you juggle 7 jobs to pay your debt. Start by doing simple spreadsheet and progress to more important job like overseeing a nuclear bomb.
Why similar: Dystopian 33.7%, Point & Click 28.8%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 10.5%, 2D 6.6%
- #45 Go To Hell Must
70% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Easy S Studio
Windows
Want to decide where mortals go when they die? Welcome to hell! With one click, you can decide whether mortals should go to heaven or stay in hell.
Why similar: Management 30.7%, Strategy 27.2%, Simulation 23.6%, 2D 18.6%
- #46 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
69% matchVery Positive97% of 73 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: Political 37.4% ★, Dystopian 30%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 7%
- #47 Survive the Blackout
74% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Baby Bison Games
Windows
Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose your adventure-type gameplay, squad-level management, exploration and scavenging, difficult moral choices. Modern-times tribute to Oregon Trail.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17%, Survival 13%, Resource Management 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #48 You are the Judge!
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 254 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 38.6% ★, Political 25.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%, Choices Matter 5.9%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #49 Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,166 reviews2024
Dev: Beard EnvyPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Come on down to Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, for all your roguelite spaceship repair simulation needs! WARNING: Untested genre not suitable for people with tentacles for arms or an aversion to dying horrifically. Side effects include improved reading comprehension under pressure and a furry fetish.
Why similar: Dystopian 26.3%, Management 19.6%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #50 Save Koch
72% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 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: Political 26.4% ★, Choices Matter 12.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #51 🧠 OUT OF THE BOX
71% matchVery Positive83% of 289 reviews2018
Dev: Nuclear TalesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Resource Management 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Management 12.8%
- #52 Human Fast Food
66% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Bricchi Games
Windows
A cooking simulator where you run an underground fast food for monsters and serve them with human meat. Improve your kitchen appliances, unlock new recipes, manage your stock and keep the monsters well fed.
Why similar: Management 50.5%, Resource Management 28.6%, Simulation 20.9%
- #53 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
68% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.1%, Simulation 16.5%, 2D 10.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #54 Sultan's Game
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,886 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Story Rich 16%, Strategy 13.9%, Simulation 11.6%
- #55 Mech Engineer
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 902 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Management 39.9%, Resource Management 32.2%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 9.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #56 PowerSimulator
70% matchMixed42% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: SHIT MAKER
Windows
Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials?Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.
Why similar: Political Sim 45.7% ★, Choices Matter 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #57 Sorry We're Open
67% matchVery Positive94% of 137 reviews2023
Dev: oates
Windows
Sorry, We're Open is a Supermarket Management Horror RPG. As the new Manager of your local supermarket, you'll need to make the hard decisions to keep the store running. Remember, your store's reputation and your employees' livelihoods are in your hands.
Why similar: Management 39.5%, Resource Management 29.3%, 2D 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.8%
- #58 Suzerain
66% 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 24.8% ★, Politics 19.9% ★, Political 19.3% ★, Point & Click 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #59 Office Management 101
69% matchMixed65% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: tulevik.EU
Windows · Linux
Office Management 101 is a satirical office life simulation tycoon game set in a fictional capitalistic dystopia. Step over competitors, drive your staff to the limit and milk your customers for every penny in the pursuit of spiraling success!
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Base Building 25.5%, Resource Management 20.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 10.2%