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: Espionage 62.1% ★, Choices Matter 8.7%, Investigation 8%, Political Sim 5.6% ★, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original's surveillance mechanics with a more complex, politically charged narrative.

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 46.2% ★, Choices Matter 23.9%, Simulation 18.1%, Dystopian 4.6%, Detective 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of terminal-based investigation and hacking, mirroring the technical side of Orwell's gameplay.

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: Simulation 50.2%, Political 18.5% ★, Dystopian 15.8%, Point & Click 4.6%, Story Rich 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same oppressive, dystopian atmosphere where your decisions as a state official directly impact the lives of citizens.

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 37.9%, Political Sim 22.1% ★, Simulation 18.4%, Dystopian 8.2%, Political 5.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: You play as a landlord in a totalitarian state, tasked with spying on tenants and reporting their activities to the government.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Investigation 70.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Detective 5.7%, Interactive Fiction 3.4%, Point & Click 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Orwell, this game tasks you with piecing together a narrative by searching through a database of fragmented information.

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 38.7%, Political Sim 25.5% ★, Simulation 19.5%, Dystopian 7.1%, Point & Click 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A voyeuristic simulation that forces you to observe people through hidden cameras and decide whether to intervene in their lives.

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: Investigation 49.5%, Choices Matter 20.5%, Simulation 14.6%, Detective 4.9%, Mystery 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This spiritual successor to Her Story focuses on surveillance and the analysis of video logs to uncover a hidden truth.

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 42.6%, Simulation 21.4%, Dystopian 8.5%, Detective 6.3%, Hacking 6.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk detective game where you use hacking and surveillance to solve crimes and influence the city's future.

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 36.4%, Political Sim 19.9% ★, Simulation 19.2%, Dystopian 7.7%, Political 5.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: You control the flow of information as a broadcast editor in a dystopian society, deciding what the public sees and hears.

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 65.3%, Hacking 19.7% ★, Atmospheric 4.2%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive detective simulation that heavily utilizes surveillance, tracking, and information gathering in a procedurally generated city.

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: Simulation 50.4%, Investigation 21.3%, Hacking 14.5% ★, Detective 5.4%, Mystery 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on realistic social engineering and internet-based investigation to expose secrets and track targets.

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: Investigation 67.8%, Simulation 16.9%, Detective 6.3%, Mystery 2.9%, Interactive Fiction 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a remote support agent using a computer terminal to guide field agents through dangerous investigations.

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 34.1%, Hacking 22% ★, Dystopian 18.7%, Political 9.8% ★, Mystery 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game that requires you to investigate a suspect's smartphone to find evidence of terrorist activity.

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: Investigation 51.4%, Choices Matter 31%, Dystopian 4.3%, Political 3.4% ★, Detective 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy game that focuses on the moral weight of interrogation and uncovering the truth behind corporate lies.

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 34.8%, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Dystopian 7.7%, Politics 7.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: This sequel shifts the focus to the inner workings of a government ministry, where you must climb the ladder through surveillance and betrayal.

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 40.2%, Political Sim 26.4% ★, Politics 11.7% ★, Political 7.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 3.8%

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

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: Simulation 48%, Political Sim 39% ★, Political 7% ★, Story Rich 1.7%, Point & Click 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-focused simulation that explores the ethics of privacy and government overreach in a modern digital age.

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: Investigation 41.5%, Choices Matter 25%, Political Sim 15.5% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Story Rich 1.4%

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

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: Investigation 41.6%, Choices Matter 24.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Dystopian 5.2%, Political 3.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game where you observe subjects through cameras and influence their lives through text-based interactions.

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 30.6%, Political Sim 23.3% ★, Simulation 13.9%, Politics 9.6% ★, Political 6% ★

Why You'll Like It: You control a news outlet and must decide how to frame stories, directly impacting the political climate of your city.

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: Investigation 52.5%, Choices Matter 34%, Detective 5.9%, Interactive Fiction 3.4%, Multiple Endings 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi noir detective game that emphasizes investigation and the moral consequences of the choices you make.

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: Investigation 33.8%, Political Sim 21.8% ★, Choices Matter 21.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Dystopian 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A focused expansion that brings the series' signature surveillance and moral choice mechanics to a new setting.

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: Simulation 65.5%, Detective 11.4%, Point & Click 5.9%, Interactive Fiction 4.9%, Mystery 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: You act as a moderator for a 90s-style internet, policing content and investigating users in a satirical, nostalgic setting.

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: Investigation 36.4%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Political Sim 19.3% ★, Dystopian 7%, Hacking 4.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A management game where you monitor a city through a network of surveillance cameras to prevent crime and maintain order.

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 28.6% ★, Simulation 25.4%, Choices Matter 23%, Dystopian 9.8%, Political 5.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: The third entry in the series continues the theme of state-mandated surveillance and moral compromise in a dark, authoritarian world.

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: Investigation 61.7%, Choices Matter 22%, Detective 5.7%, Mystery 3.2%, Interactive Fiction 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A complex detective game that focuses on observing scenes and connecting clues to solve a series of mysterious deaths.

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 91.2%, Choices Matter 3.8%, Detective 2.2%, Mystery 1.4%, Story Rich 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style detective mystery that focuses on uncovering dark secrets in a small town through investigation and dialogue.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 48.6%, Mystery 24.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Multiple Endings 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deductive investigation game that requires careful observation and piecing together fragmented evidence.

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 43.1%, Political Sim 20.3% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Politics 7.1% ★, Dystopian 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original game in the series that focuses on the power of media to shape public opinion and societal outcomes.

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 38%, Political 22.5% ★, Indie 13.5%, Adventure 11%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian puzzle-platformer that captures the feeling of being trapped under the thumb of a cruel, manipulative regime.

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

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Indie 31.8%, Atmospheric 24.7%, Singleplayer 11.2%

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: Point & Click 41.5%, Adventure 29.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dystopian 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%

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 77.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Multiple Endings 2.2%, Story Rich 1.7%, Indie 1.5%

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 89.1%, Mystery 7.8%, Indie 3.1%

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 89.8%, Story Rich 4.8%, Atmospheric 2.3%, Adventure 1.1%, Indie 1%

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 82.8%, Story Rich 6.5%, Mystery 3%, Atmospheric 2.7%, Adventure 2%

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 97.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

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 96.4%, Indie 3.6%

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 76.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%

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%

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 55.6%, Atmospheric 23.3%, Singleplayer 21.1%

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 83.1%, Singleplayer 16.9%

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%

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 46.9%, Story Rich 16.3%, Indie 13.9%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Adventure 7.7%

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 47.5%, Political Sim 25.9% ★, Political 8.1% ★, Detective 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 3.6%

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 44.1%, Simulation 20.9%, Hacking 11.4% ★, Dystopian 10%, Detective 4.1%

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 92.9%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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 55.4%, Simulation 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 3.9%, Story Rich 3.3%, Point & Click 3.1%

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 74.2%, Singleplayer 25.8%

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. Play solos, duos or trios with friends and climb the ranks!

Why similar: Indie 57.5%, Singleplayer 42.5%

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: Simulation 24.4%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Political Sim 21.3% ★, Politics 11.4% ★, Dystopian 8.3%

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 49.3%, Simulation 24.7%, Detective 9.1%, Mystery 3.5%, Point & Click 3.2%

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Mystery 40.3%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 8.1%

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%, Mystery 23.8%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 8.1%

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 68.3% ★, Investigation 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Detective 1.8%, Mystery 0.9%

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 65.1%, Singleplayer 34.9%

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 35.5%, Political Sim 25.3% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Dystopian 6.5%, Political 6.4% ★

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: Investigation 43.6%, Choices Matter 30.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Dystopian 6.6%, Story Rich 1.6%

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: Simulation 58.1%, Hacking 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, Detective 5.3%, Multiple Endings 2%

"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.

Why similar: Simulation 49.8%, Detective 13.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Story Rich 6.6%