Games Like Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

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: Espionage 61.9% ★, Choices Matter 9.5%, Investigation 8.8%, Political Sim 6.1% ★, Simulation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to the seed game, offering the same core surveillance and investigation mechanics.

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 36.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Indie 7.7%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive bureaucratic dystopia simulator where you must balance state loyalty against moral conscience.

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: Hacking 41.2% ★, Dystopian 25%, Mystery 6.3%, Story Rich 6.2%, Choices Matter 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, intimate experience where you must hack into a suspect's phone to uncover evidence for the government.

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 39.1% ★, Dystopian 17%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Point & Click 8.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A voyeuristic surveillance simulator that forces you to choose between observing subjects and intervening in their lives.

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 31.4% ★, Dystopian 18.8%, Choices Matter 10%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Point & Click 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-pressure media management game where you control the narrative of a dystopian nation through live television editing.

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Why similar: Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Investigation 11%, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 9%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive investigation game that requires you to piece together a narrative by searching through stolen surveillance footage.

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 37% ★, Dystopian 21.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Point & Click 6%, Simulation 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surveillance management game where you spy on tenants to report anti-government activities.

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 39.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Point & Click 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that forces you to navigate complex diplomatic and domestic crises as a president.

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 47.6%, Simulation 26.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A political censorship simulator where you control a newspaper and decide what information the public is allowed to see.

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 36.1% ★, Dystopian 21.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Simulation 6%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A shift in perspective that puts you inside the government machine, forcing you to climb the ranks of a dystopian bureaucracy.

Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

Why similar: Hacking 45.1% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Detective 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic hacking and social engineering simulator that focuses on gathering information to solve complex cases.

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: Detective 28.3%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven investigation game where you act as a remote technical support agent uncovering a deep conspiracy.

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

Why similar: Detective 25%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Mystery 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping detective mystery that unfolds entirely through the interface of a lost smartphone.

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 37.1% ★, Dystopian 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Visual Novel 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A game where you shape public opinion and societal stability by choosing which news stories to publish.

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 63.1% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Adventure 5.9%, Point & Click 4.9%, Story Rich 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based simulation that tasks you with managing government intelligence and security clearances.

It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

Why similar: Dystopian 18.3%, Detective 16%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Investigation 12.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy investigation game where you must manipulate and interrogate androids to uncover the truth.

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: Political Sim 37.1% ★, Detective 20%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Visual Novel 7%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-style detective game that focuses on psychological interrogation and the moral weight of your decisions.

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: Hacking 19% ★, Dystopian 18.5%, Detective 15.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Point & Click 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk detective game that utilizes surveillance tools and hacking to solve crimes in a futuristic city.

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Why similar: Political Sim 43.1% ★, Choices Matter 12.3%, Investigation 10.3%, Point & Click 7%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: A historical political simulation where you act as a judge during the French Revolution, balancing survival and justice.

For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

Why similar: Political Sim 39.6% ★, Dystopian 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Visual Novel 7.5%, Point & Click 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A political management game set in a dystopian state where you must balance the needs of the party against the needs of the citizens.

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Hacking 78.1% ★, Dystopian 5.6%, Detective 5.1%, Choices Matter 3.3%, Simulation 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: An authentic terminal-based hacking simulator that captures the feeling of navigating restricted government networks.

Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?

Why similar: Hacking 63.1% ★, Simulation 16.6%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative simulation where you work as a tech support agent, often digging into the private lives of your clients.

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Espionage 48.8% ★, Detective 12.6%, Choices Matter 8%, Mystery 6%, Investigation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG focused on investigation and deduction within virtual worlds, emphasizing player choice over combat.

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 38.2% ★, Dystopian 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Choices Matter 7%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical look at a dystopian alternate-history America through the lens of border control and document verification.

Thank You for Your Application is a story-driven interview simulation game. After 15 rounds of interviews, you are reassigned as a junior interviewer, tasked with screening candidates’ resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank letters.

Why similar: Political Sim 29.4% ★, Dystopian 28.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Point & Click 12.1%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click experience that highlights the absurdity and cold nature of dystopian bureaucratic processes.

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: Hacking 23.7% ★, Detective 15.7%, Dystopian 15%, Investigation 8.5%, Mystery 7.6%

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 27.2% ★, Dystopian 19.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Mystery 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that explores the consequences of living in a strictly controlled society.

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 38.1% ★, Dystopian 18%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 5.9%, Story Rich 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the Headliner series, focusing on the impact of media bias on a changing society.

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 45.2% ★, Dystopian 15%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Investigation 6.3%, Point & Click 4.9%

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: Dystopian 18.8%, Detective 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Investigation 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that uses a surveillance-based perspective to tell a story about human connection and isolation.

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: Dystopian 39.9%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 17.8%, Story Rich 6.4%, Multiple Endings 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian platformer that uses dark humor and narrative choices to explore life under a totalitarian regime.

In the world of City Eye, you’ll become an operator of the Central Monitoring System, who will try to prevent the effects of every single transgression in the game. Use city maps to track dangerous areas and don’t let the suspects run away from the Police.

Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Dystopian 17.8%, Hacking 16.6% ★, Detective 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on maintaining order in a city through a massive network of surveillance cameras.

You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.

Why similar: Political Sim 30.9% ★, Detective 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Investigation 9.1%, Mystery 7.3%

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%

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 42.5% ★, Dystopian 22.5%, Point & Click 7.1%, Simulation 7%, Choices Matter 6%

A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

Why similar: Hacking 34.1% ★, Detective 20.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Point & Click 7.8%

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

Why similar: Political Sim 37.8% ★, Detective 22.7%, Investigation 8.3%, Simulation 7.4%, Mystery 5.5%

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 38.1% ★, Dystopian 20.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Point & Click 7.5%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.

Why similar: Political Sim 34.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Point & Click 8.5%

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 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Simulation 5.5%

The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

Why similar: Detective 27%, Investigation 15.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

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: Detective 33.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Story Rich 11%, Point & Click 11%, Simulation 10.6%

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: Dystopian 20%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Mystery 7.1%

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: Political Sim 48.8% ★, Dystopian 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 9%, Adventure 4.2%

1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.

Why similar: Espionage 69.5% ★, Choices Matter 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Point & Click 5%, Multiple Endings 4%

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: Story Rich 25%, Choices Matter 24.6%, Detective 16.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Adventure 7.4%

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Why similar: Hacking 28.5% ★, Dystopian 22.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Point & Click 9.9%, Mystery 8.1%

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: Political Sim 34.1% ★, Dystopian 16%, Detective 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Visual Novel 7%

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 69.5% ★, Dystopian 19%, Simulation 5.3%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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: Choices Matter 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 12.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Story Rich 10.9%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Detective 10.8%

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: Dystopian 30.7%, Political Sim 14.6% ★, Choices Matter 13.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Story Rich 7.7%

Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?

Why similar: Detective 25%, Hacking 24.4% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Point & Click 13.5%, Mystery 7.2%

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 34.5% ★, Dystopian 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Mystery 7.8%, Point & Click 6.8%

Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

Why similar: Detective 29%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Point & Click 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Simulation 10.5%

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: Detective 26.2%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Point & Click 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.5%

After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

Why similar: Hacking 60.8% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Point & Click 8.2%, Adventure 5.1%, Indie 4.7%

Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

Why similar: Hacking 52.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Detective 8.9%, Puzzle 4.4%

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 33.3%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Investigation 12.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.

Why similar: Detective 24.9%, Investigation 13.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Point & Click 9.6%, Story Rich 7.5%