Games Like Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

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: Choices Matter 46.1%, Political Sim 26.4% ★, Dystopian 7%, Political 5.1% ★, Hacking 3.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel to the seed game, it expands on the surveillance mechanics and the complex political narrative of the original.

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: Choices Matter 48.9%, Political Sim 26.6% ★, Dystopian 9.3%, Political 5.8% ★, Story Rich 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a state-installed landlord tasked with spying on tenants, mirroring the intrusive surveillance themes of the seed game.

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: Choices Matter 47.2%, Political Sim 25% ★, Dystopian 9%, Political 5.8% ★, Politics 5.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: This sequel shifts the perspective to a government office, focusing on the political ladder and the dark choices required to climb it.

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

Why You'll Like It: It places you in control of a national news feed, forcing you to manipulate information and decide what the public sees.

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 34.9% ★, Dystopian 32.2%, Simulation 7.3%, Point & Click 6.4%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the soul-crushing bureaucracy and moral weight of working for an oppressive regime.

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: Choices Matter 60.9%, Hacking 13% ★, Dystopian 12%, Detective 4.5%, Story Rich 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep dive into social engineering and hacking that requires careful investigation of digital footprints.

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 51.3% ★, Choices Matter 32.2%, Dystopian 5.4%, Detective 4.1%, Story Rich 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that captures the technical thrill of infiltrating secure systems.

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 49.4% ★, Detective 17.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Mystery 6.9%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on realistic hacking and data gathering, closely mimicking the investigative loop of the seed game.

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: Choices Matter 51.9%, Political Sim 31.6% ★, Dystopian 8.2%, Story Rich 2.7%, Point & Click 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based management game where you observe strangers through cameras and must decide whether to intervene in their lives.

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 43.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 9.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a remote support operator for a field agent, using a computer interface to solve crimes and uncover conspiracies.

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: Choices Matter 62.3%, Dystopian 10.7%, Detective 7.5%, Hacking 7.5% ★, Story Rich 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A detective game where you use hacking and data analysis to solve crimes in a futuristic, dystopian city.

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: Choices Matter 39.2%, Hacking 20.9% ★, Dystopian 18.7%, Political 9.1% ★, Story Rich 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique game played entirely on a smartphone screen, forcing you to invade someone's privacy to uncover their secrets.

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: Choices Matter 70.2%, Dystopian 8.4%, Political 6.2% ★, Detective 6.1%, Story Rich 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological aspect of interrogation and the moral weight of the information you extract.

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: Choices Matter 46.5%, Political Sim 28.3% ★, Politics 7.5% ★, Political 6.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that forces you to navigate complex choices and the consequences of your leadership in a fragile nation.

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: Choices Matter 40.7%, Political Sim 28.6% ★, Politics 7% ★, Political 6.4% ★, Dystopian 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: You control the narrative of a news outlet, directly influencing public opinion and the political climate of the city.

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: Choices Matter 51.2%, Political Sim 25.8% ★, Detective 7%, Political 7% ★, Interactive Fiction 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines noir-style investigation with intense interrogation mechanics and political themes.

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: Choices Matter 43%, Political Sim 30.3% ★, Dystopian 10.3%, Hacking 6.6% ★, Detective 5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on urban surveillance and management, requiring you to monitor a city to prevent crime and maintain order.

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: Choices Matter 77.8%, Detective 6.8%, Story Rich 4.5%, Political 3.8% ★, Simulation 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A management and narrative game that explores the corruption and moral dilemmas of law enforcement.

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 73.1% ★, Political 11.4% ★, Simulation 6%, Story Rich 3%, Indie 2.5%

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

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: Choices Matter 49.5%, Political Sim 27.3% ★, Dystopian 10%, Political 7.4% ★, Story Rich 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game where you must diagnose and treat citizens, balancing state demands with your own ethics.

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: Choices Matter 41%, Political Sim 39.4% ★, Dystopian 7.8%, Political 5.3% ★, Story Rich 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A focused experience within the Beholder universe that emphasizes the pressure of making life-altering choices under state surveillance.

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: Choices Matter 78%, Detective 11%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%, Story Rich 3.5%, Adventure 1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi detective game where your choices and the information you gather significantly impact the narrative outcome.

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: Choices Matter 57.4%, Political Sim 33.1% ★, Story Rich 2.8%, Simulation 1.9%, Point & Click 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Set during the French Revolution, this game forces you to preside over trials and navigate dangerous political waters.

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 61% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Story Rich 6.5%, Point & Click 6.1%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hacking-themed detective game that requires you to gather evidence and build a case against suspects.

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: Choices Matter 66.1%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.1%, Story Rich 4.5%, Mystery 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deduction-heavy detective game that rewards careful observation and piecing together fragmented information.

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 82.1%, Interactive Fiction 4.8%, Story Rich 4.2%, Point & Click 2.7%, Simulation 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic simulator where you decide who lives and dies, forcing you to weigh the impact of your decisions.

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: Detective 64.6%, Hacking 20.2% ★, Indie 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated detective simulator that offers unparalleled freedom in how you investigate and track suspects.

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 72%, Detective 11%, Political 7.2% ★, Story Rich 3.7%, Mystery 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A time-sensitive investigative thriller that requires you to uncover the truth behind a political conspiracy.

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Why similar: Detective 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Point & Click 8.4%, Mystery 8%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative game that relies on your ability to spot inconsistencies in witness testimonies.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Choices Matter 80.4%, Political 10.7% ★, Story Rich 2.8%, Indie 1.3%, Point & Click 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive drama that uses real historical events to explore the consequences of political activism.

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: Choices Matter 53.7%, Political Sim 23.5% ★, Dystopian 6.9%, Political 5.8% ★, Politics 4.9% ★

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 17.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Murderous Pursuits is a kill-or-be-killed Victorian stealth-em-up for 1-8 players in which you must hunt and kill your quarry before your hunters do the same to you, all while avoiding witnesses.

Why similar: Simulation 50.6%, Mystery 26%, Indie 23.4%

Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.

Why similar: Choices Matter 80.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 1.7%, Story Rich 1.5%, Indie 1.3%

Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Why similar: Indie 42.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Singleplayer 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.6%

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 88.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Detective 2.9%, Mystery 0.8%, Story Rich 0.6%

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Point & Click 86.3%, Story Rich 6.8%, Atmospheric 2.7%, Adventure 1.5%, Indie 1.4%

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: Choices Matter 59.2%, Dystopian 10.8%, Political 7.6% ★, Detective 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 4.8%

Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Why similar: Simulation 72.7%, Singleplayer 27.3%

Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.

Why similar: Indie 52.7%, Great Soundtrack 36.1%, Singleplayer 11.2%

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 38.4% ★, Choices Matter 33.6%, Dystopian 12.4%, Political 6.9% ★, Story Rich 2.3%

A fully moddable city sandbox with jobs, NPCs, apartments, garages, gangs, and more. Broke Protocol is an open-world action game focused on roleplaying and custom content. Define your goals and identity in a persistent, reactive world where you write your own story.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Junk, junk and even more junk. Life on the trash-planet Deponia is anything but a walk in the park. No surprise that Rufus had enough of that and hatches one ludicrous plan after the other to escape this bleak place.

Why similar: Adventure 30%, Point & Click 29.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Dystopian 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%

Evolvation is a casual multiplayer and fast-paced and class based space flying shooter developed by a two-man-army (Eric and Jacob) from Amsterdam. Classes are: Highspeed, Fighter, Stealth, Support and Tank. Each class has its own special ability which provides a dynamic gameplay.

Why similar: Simulation 66.5%, Indie 33.5%

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Indie 84.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Adventure 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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: Choices Matter 46.7%, Political Sim 30.8% ★, Dystopian 7.4%, Political 6.8% ★, Story Rich 2.3%

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

Why similar: Detective 61.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Mystery 9.2%, Simulation 8%, Indie 4.5%

A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.

Why similar: Simulation 49.2%, Indie 38.4%, Singleplayer 12.4%

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: Choices Matter 52.1%, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Dystopian 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 3%, Story Rich 2.9%

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

Why similar: Dystopian 47.6%, Story Rich 16.5%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Choices Matter 71.1%, Detective 10%, Simulation 5.3%, Indie 3.4%, Story Rich 2.7%

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 80.2%, Story Rich 5.1%, Dystopian 5%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%, Point & Click 1.6%

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: Choices Matter 56.6%, Dystopian 11.2%, Political 8.2% ★, Detective 7.3%, Interactive Fiction 4.3%

Loot, shoot, cast and drive in this chaotic PvP Roguelite. Level up fast, draft wild skills, and create crazy combos on the fly. Explore a GTA-style battle royale with no queues or downtime as you prepare to win the final fight!

Why similar: Indie 56.5%, Singleplayer 43.5%

Braveland is a turn-based game inspired by old-school strategies with hexagonal battlefield. You will start as a humble warrior's son whose village was cruelly raided and will end as talented commander of your army.

Why similar: Atmospheric 60.9%, Singleplayer 39.1%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.4%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Indie 8.9%

Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!

Why similar: Indie 73.4%, Singleplayer 26.6%

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 74.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%