Games Like Political Animals

Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

Why similar: Political Sim 49.4% ★, Politics 22.9% ★, Political 7.7% ★, Turn-Based 5.7%, Simulation 5.2%

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Why similar: Political Sim 32.8% ★, Politics 23.8% ★, Political 17.3% ★, Management 6.2%, Education 5.7%

Democracy 3: Africa is the new standalone 're-imagining' of the hit political strategy game 'Democracy 3'. Set entirely in countries on the continent of Africa, D3:A puts you in charge of these countries and challenges you to stay in power whilst fixing each country's problems, improving the quality of life for your electorate, and...

Why similar: Political Sim 53.5% ★, Politics 30.3% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy 6.9%, Indie 2%

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 31.2% ★, Political Sim 26.6% ★, Political 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Strategy 6.7%

Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.

Why similar: Political Sim 46.9% ★, Politics 21.9% ★, Political 18% ★, Simulation 4.6%, Strategy 3.7%

Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

Why similar: Political Sim 30.3% ★, Politics 20.7% ★, Political 16.3% ★, Turn-Based 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%

Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and run for President in this political strategy game. Choose a candidate or create your own and run against the opposing party’s candidate or up to 4 primary candidates controlled by the computer or other players online.

Why similar: Political Sim 27.4% ★, Politics 20.6% ★, Political 18.2% ★, Education 7.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%

In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...

Why similar: Politics 29% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based 7.7%

POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).

Why similar: Political Sim 33% ★, Political 31.2% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Character Customization 6.5%

The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

Why similar: Political Sim 33.7% ★, Politics 21.9% ★, Political 19.8% ★, Management 6.9%, Strategy 5.5%

Play as an existing or fully customized political figure, and campaign for many alternative Brazilian elections! In "Vox Populi: Brazil 2022", you and the characters around you must promote your ideas and your popularity throughout the country to claim victory!

Why similar: Political Sim 44% ★, Politics 36.2% ★, Strategy 7.7%, Management 6.6%, Simulation 2.5%

Play as an existing or fully customisable political figure, and campaign for or many alternative Polish elections!! In "Vox Populi: Poland 2023", you and the characters around you must promote your ideas and your popularity throughout the country to claim victory!

Why similar: Political Sim 44.2% ★, Politics 34.4% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Management 5.2%, Simulation 4.9%

A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.

Why similar: Political Sim 31.2% ★, Politics 19.2% ★, Political 17.1% ★, Turn-Based 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%

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 62.1% ★, Political 19.9% ★, Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 4.3%, Indie 3.1%

Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?

Why similar: Political Sim 37.6% ★, Politics 19% ★, Political 16.8% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 6.5%

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 34% ★, Politics 17.3% ★, Political 13% ★, Satire 9.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%

Government Simulator is a is a simple economic and political simulation game based on real-world data. Take control of a whole country, like the USA, Germany, France, Russia, or Austria. Change laws, taxes and budgets based on real world statistics and data, and see what happens.

Why similar: Political Sim 55.7% ★, Politics 19.3% ★, Turn-Based 7%, Simulation 6.5%, Strategy 4.8%

Pave the road to a post-capitalist society!

Why similar: Political Sim 48.3% ★, Political 32.6% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Indie 5.9%

Assume control of a Middle Eastern country recovering from a violent revolution. Forge alliances, grow your economy, invade your neighbors, or pacify your population. Rogue State is a geopolitical strategy game that will force you to always stay one step ahead of your rivals to survive.

Why similar: Political Sim 69% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Indie 5%

Estrategia política, decisiones polémicas y humor satírico. Conducí una fuerza política, peleá elecciones y decidí el destino de la Argentina. Que se vayan todos, esta vez te toca gobernar a vos.

Why similar: Political Sim 39.9% ★, Politics 24.7% ★, Satire 14.6% ★, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 5.5%

Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.

Why similar: Political Sim 37.4% ★, Politics 26.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, Management 6.7%, Character Customization 5.7%

A card-based political roguelike about surviving in a parliament of literal monsters. Fight for votes, break rules, weather scandals and force through absurd laws to keep the top job in this democratic dystopia of truly monstrous proportions.

Why similar: Politics 29.3% ★, Political 26.8% ★, Satire 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 8%

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 40.7% ★, Political 26% ★, Politics 22.1% ★, Indie 4.7%, Simulation 3.8%

Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!

Why similar: Political Sim 48.4% ★, Politics 33.1% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 3.6%, Indie 0.6%

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 38.2% ★, Political 22.8% ★, Politics 22.8% ★, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%

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 41.1% ★, Politics 26.2% ★, Political 23.5% ★, Simulation 4.1%, 2D 1.7%

Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!

Why similar: Management 24%, Education 20%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 13.7%, Family Friendly 11.4%

President for a Day- Corruption gives you the opportunity to assume the role of an African president. As such, you must make controversial decisions revolving around topics such as: democratic evolution, corruption, development aid- and cooperation.

Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Education 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Indie 14.7%, Singleplayer 3%

Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.

Why similar: Political 33.6% ★, Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Management 9.8%, Resource Management 8.7%

Achieve zero emissions and full employment in this casual card-driven game.

Why similar: Political Sim 43.3% ★, Politics 16.4% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Education 9.3%, Simulation 7%

Power is a global political and economic simulation game where you can play as a powerful politician or businessman in a number of detailed countries. Starting from nothing, you can seize the highest offices in the land through free and fair elections, or dirty tricks and deals.

Why similar: Politics 23.4% ★, Political 22.4% ★, Management 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Simulation 10.7%

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 47.3% ★, Political 29.9% ★, Management 9.5%, Simulation 6.8%, Indie 2.6%

This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.

Why similar: Politics 26% ★, Board Game 21.2%, Satire 18.9% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%

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 34.3% ★, Politics 21.1% ★, Political 18.8% ★, Resource Management 6.7%, Management 6.4%

Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials？Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.

Why similar: Political Sim 66% ★, Funny 12.2%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Try your hand as a global planner of a future society. Play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. Will you lead the world to ecological utopia or planetary ruin?

Why similar: Political Sim 37.5% ★, Politics 16.3% ★, Political 15.1% ★, Education 11.4%, Simulation 6.3%

A simulation game making fun of Germans needing 16 years to build an airport. Are you able to do better?

Why similar: Satire 23% ★, Politics 22.1% ★, Political 18.5% ★, Education 9.2%, Management 7.5%

In Power & Revolution, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!

Why similar: Political Sim 49.1% ★, Politics 27.5% ★, Political 10.6% ★, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 6.3%

Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.

Why similar: Political Sim 29.9% ★, Politics 21.5% ★, Political 17.6% ★, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%

Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.

Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Board Game 15.1%, Education 14.2%, Resource Management 8.5%

Gather your friends (5 to 10 players) and play as advisors to President Puma. His re-election depends on your loyalty. In a social deduction party game, Leakers try to sneak into missions to leak Puma's secrets- Loyalists try to suss them out. Read the room and bluff your way to a political victory.

Why similar: Politics 45.4% ★, Board Game 21.2%, Local Multiplayer 17%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Strategy 7.9%

Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the game. A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction & more

Why similar: Political Sim 39.6% ★, Political 17.2% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 6.6%

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 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 11.5%

Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.

Why similar: Political Sim 38.3% ★, Politics 20.9% ★, Political 15.3% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 10.2%

The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.

Why similar: Political Sim 41.9% ★, Political 17% ★, Politics 15.1% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 9.6%

1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.

Why similar: Political Sim 31.6% ★, Politics 22.2% ★, Political 17.3% ★, Board Game 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%

Find love, in a world where cats run the U.S. government!

Why similar: Politics 29.6% ★, Political Sim 27.5% ★, Political 23.3% ★, Satire 13.6% ★, Funny 4.4%

Lead the CIA or KGB in a turn-based global strategy. Influence nations, run covert ops, and win the Cold War without firing a shot.

Why similar: Political 20.6% ★, Politics 15.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Political Sim 14.5% ★, Strategy 12.2%

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 29.1% ★, Politics 22.9% ★, Political 19.5% ★, Satire 12.3% ★, Management 6.2%

"Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure" is a comedy adventure game set in a cartoonish steampunk world. The story follows Viktor, a wild boar who tries to cope with the loss of his job by going on a quest to become a new Emperor of Austria-Hungary.

Why similar: Political Sim 49.9% ★, Political 32.7% ★, Family Friendly 7.5%, Funny 6.8%, 2D 3.1%

Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.

Why similar: Political Sim 43% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.2%

Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

Why similar: Political Sim 37.8% ★, Politics 27% ★, Political 18.8% ★, Strategy 5.9%, Simulation 5.9%

Holy Potatoes! A Spy Story?! is a wacky spy agency sim where you manage your very own potato spy headquarters, train an elite spy team, and strategize top-secret missions while uncovering the truth behind an evil spy corporation.

Why similar: Strategy 32.1%, Simulation 30.9%, Indie 12.3%, Management 11.1%, Funny 8.2%

News Tycoon is a real-time tycoon game about newspaper management

Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, Management 42.8%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%

A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.

Why similar: Political Sim 33.5% ★, Politics 22.6% ★, Political 14% ★, Turn-Based 11.2%, Management 5.8%

As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…

Why similar: Political Sim 31.2% ★, Politics 24.1% ★, Political 23% ★, Resource Management 5.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.1%

Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.

Why similar: Political Sim 29.7% ★, Management 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Indie 8.5%