- #1 The Political Process
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2019
Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Politics 34.4% ★, Political Sim 33.4% ★, Political 21.6% ★, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep simulation of the legislative and electoral process for those who want to get into the weeds of policy.
- #2 Suzerain
96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,092 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Politics 28.4% ★, Political 19.1% ★, Political Sim 18.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative-driven political simulation where every choice significantly impacts the fate of your nation.
- #3 Headliner: NoviNews
96% matchVery Positive89% of 806 reviews2018
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
Why similar: Politics 30.4% ★, Political Sim 21.6% ★, Political 20.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the intersection of media and politics, tasking you with controlling the narrative in a dystopian society.
- #4 Democracy 4
95% matchVery Positive82% of 6,264 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Politics 35.4% ★, Political Sim 21.9% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Strategy 6.2%, Diplomacy 6% ★
Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern political management simulator that focuses on balancing budgets, public opinion, and complex policy trees.
- #5 This Is the President
94% matchMixed68% of 403 reviews2021
Dev: SuperPACPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Outbreak Sim 23.1% ★, Politics 18.2% ★, Political Sim 16.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of strategy and interactive fiction that forces you to navigate scandals and political maneuvering to secure your legacy.
- #6 Lawgivers II
94% matchMixed70% of 641 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Politics 40.9% ★, Political Sim 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Diplomacy 8.6% ★, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a detailed sandbox experience focused on the legislative process and party management within a dynamic political landscape.
- #7 Political Animals
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 189 reviews2016
Dev: Squeaky WheelPub: Positech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Political Animals is an election campaign simulation game set within a world populated by corrupt crocodiles and meritocratic mice. In a political contest where corruption is always around the corner, can you win without getting your paws dirty?
Why similar: Politics 31.1% ★, Political Sim 26.7% ★, Political 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, satirical take on election campaigns that mirrors the strategic depth of politics with a lighthearted aesthetic.
- #8 For the People
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 788 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..
Why similar: Political Sim 30% ★, Political 28.6% ★, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic narrative game that captures the moral dilemmas and administrative pressures of holding high office.
- #9 We. The Revolution
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,370 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 50.5% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 12.9%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines courtroom drama with political strategy, forcing you to navigate the dangerous waters of the French Revolution.
- #10 Not For Broadcast
90% matchVery Positive94% of 12,340 reviews2022
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Why similar: Political 30.6% ★, Political Sim 28.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hilarious and intense media simulator that lets you control the news, directly influencing the political climate of the country.
- #11 Realpolitiks II
91% matchMixed46% of 666 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Politics 31% ★, Political Sim 25.7% ★, Political 17.3% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Simulation 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows you to lead any nation through modern political challenges, diplomacy, and conflict.
- #12 The Political Machine 2024
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 256 reviews2024
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
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: Politics 33.9% ★, Political 22.9% ★, Political Sim 20.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced campaign strategy game that focuses on the competitive nature of modern elections and media spin.
- #13 Yes, Your Grace
89% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Life Sim 41.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a kingdom and the difficult interpersonal decisions required to keep your people happy and your throne secure.
- #14 Evil Democracy: 1932
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 40.9% ★, Political 21.2% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A historical simulation that tasks you with guiding a political party through the turbulent political landscape of 1930s Europe.
- #15 Reigns
87% matchVery Positive87% of 8,051 reviews2016
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Why similar: Life Sim 39.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Comedy 10%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a simple card-swiping mechanic to deliver complex, humorous, and often brutal political decision-making scenarios.
- #16 Papers, Please
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Political 74.6% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 5.3%, Adventure 2.3%, 2D 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric simulation of bureaucratic power that highlights the human cost of political policies.
- #17 The Shadow Government Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Politics 29.8% ★, Political Sim 22% ★, Political 20.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game where you control a secret society pulling the strings of world leaders from the shadows.
- #18 Tropico 6
85% matchVery Positive88% of 28,783 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: Politics 32% ★, Political Sim 26.2% ★, Political 14% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage an entire island nation with a heavy dose of satire and complex economic and political systems.
- #19 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
84% matchVery Positive90% of 15,333 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Political Sim 46.6% ★, Politics 21% ★, Political 13% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Simulation 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping political thriller that explores the ethics of surveillance and the power of information in a modern state.
- #20 Beholder
84% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Political Sim 38.9% ★, Political 37% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Adventure 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, dystopian management game where you must balance state loyalty with personal morality while spying on your neighbors.
- #21 Socialism Simulator
82% matchVery Positive96% of 277 reviews2022
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.
Why similar: Politics 30.5% ★, Political Sim 20.6% ★, Political 19% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based strategy game that uses humor and difficult choices to explore the complexities of managing a socialist state.
- #22 Victoria 3
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,205 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Politics 35.1% ★, Political Sim 26.2% ★, Political 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 7.7% ★, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep grand strategy game that emphasizes the political and economic shifts of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- #23 Not Tonight
81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,674 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Why similar: Politics 33.8% ★, Political 32.2% ★, Life Sim 21.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Adventure 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical look at a post-Brexit Britain that uses management mechanics to explore social and political themes.
- #24 Citizen Sleeper
79% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 81.4%, Adventure 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy life-sim that explores themes of corporate power, political autonomy, and survival in a sci-fi setting.
- #25 Government Simulator
83% matchMixed47% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
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 46.9% ★, Politics 35.8% ★, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward simulation that challenges you to manage a country's economy and social policies under pressure.
- #26 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
78% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Simulation 33.6%, Diplomacy 30.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A complex city-builder that forces you to manage the political and economic realities of a planned economy.
- #27 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
78% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Political 68.4% ★, Visual Novel 23.6%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: While an RPG, it features some of the most profound and complex political discourse and character-driven narrative in gaming.
- #28 Power & Revolution 2023 Edition
80% matchMixed58% of 621 reviews2023
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The latest edition of the ultrarealistic world simulator where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition! New Additions: dive deeper into the war in the Ukraine with artillery, trenches, mines, troop morale, etc; detailed immigration management; the justice system; and children.
Why similar: Politics 46.2% ★, Political Sim 32.9% ★, Diplomacy 10.6% ★, Strategy 6%, Simulation 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An ultra-realistic geopolitical simulator that covers almost every aspect of running a modern country.
- #29 The Council
79% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Adventure 59.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 40.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure focused on political intrigue and social manipulation within a secret society of world leaders.
- #30 QSVT: ¡Que se vayan todos!
75% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Sendero tecnológico
Windows
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: Politics 42.9% ★, Political Sim 31.4% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5%
- #31 Lawgivers
76% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Politics 32.4% ★, Political Sim 21.4% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Diplomacy 6.2% ★
- #32 Turkish Throne
73% matchVery Positive94% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Kurultaic
Windows
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: Politics 29.7% ★, Political Sim 26.7% ★, Political 20.1% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 8.6%
- #33 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
72% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: GortagonGame
Windows
Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!
Why similar: Political 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Life Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Diplomacy 9.8% ★
- #34 Vox Populi: Poland 2023
74% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Velsin
Windows
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: Politics 52.7% ★, Political Sim 30.8% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 6.1%, 2D 1.1%
- #35 Realpolitiks
76% matchMixed62% of 1,232 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Politics 41.8% ★, Political Sim 27.8% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Simulation 3.6%
- #36 Lunar Ascendant
73% matchMixed51% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
The political drama set in a future that's too close for comfort. Become the first mayor of ARTEMIS: A Pioneering Lunar City. Navigate the future of lunar colonization, choose between independence and cooperation, shape policies for or against AI influence, and tackle interplanetary conspiracies.
Why similar: Politics 26.8% ★, Political 17.4% ★, Political Sim 17% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Visual Novel 6.9%
- #37 Democracy 3
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 7,255 reviews2013
Dev: Positech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Politics 38.4% ★, Political Sim 37.7% ★, Political 9.9% ★, Simulation 7%, Strategy 5.7%
- #38 Power & Revolution
75% matchMixed56% of 1,294 reviews2016
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
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: Politics 40.2% ★, Political Sim 32.6% ★, Political 11.9% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.3%
- #39 Beholder 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 7,880 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Politics 32.4% ★, Political 24.8% ★, Political Sim 24.7% ★, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 6.4%
- #40 Democracy 3 Africa
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 408 reviews2016
Dev: Positech Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Politics 45.7% ★, Political Sim 36.6% ★, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #41 Political Arena
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Wayside Press
Windows · Mac
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 38.4% ★, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Strategy 22.2%, Simulation 14.1%, 2D 1.1%
- #42 You are the Judge!
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Political Sim 29.9% ★, Political 26.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Diplomacy 9.5% ★
- #43 Organs Please
70% matchVery Positive84% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Politics 32.9% ★, Political Sim 24.3% ★, Political 22.4% ★, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 5.1%
- #44 POWER
72% matchMixed57% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: Oppressive Games
Windows
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 27.2% ★, Political 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Strategy 10.2%
- #45 Battle For The Hill
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Supercid87Pub: Benevolent Games
Windows
Will YOU control Congress, the Supreme Court, or the Presidency? In Battle for the Hill, a real-time multiplayer political strategy game, you’ll pass laws, shape the economy, and fight for power. Build alliances, manipulate the system, or dominate the market—every decision changes history.
Why similar: Politics 34.7% ★, Political 24.3% ★, Political Sim 23.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 11%, Simulation 6.3%
- #46 Collapse: A Political Simulator
70% matchMixed65% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Politics 34.8% ★, Political Sim 23.9% ★, Political 21.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Strategy 6%
- #47 Vox Populi: Brazil 2022
68% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Velsin
Windows
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: Politics 55.5% ★, Political Sim 30.6% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 3.1%, 2D 1%
- #48 Karma City Police
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 154 reviews2021
Dev: mecagamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Be the new dispatcher at the Karma City Police Station in this narrative-driven pixel adventure. Talk to the victims to discover their needs and fight in a unique pinball-based battle system, as you follow a captivating story with lots of humor and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Politics 38.5% ★, Political 25.4% ★, Political Sim 16.7% ★, Comedy 10.1%, Simulation 4%
- #49 Need to Know
71% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Political Sim 45.1% ★, Political 30.6% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #50 SimuLadron
65% matchVery Positive95% of 559 reviews2025
Dev: Jokai Studio
Windows
A satirical simulator where you wield the powers of the State to print money, spread empty promises, and create the most legendary inflation in Argentine history.
Why similar: Politics 66.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Simulation 15.3%, 2D 2.9%
- #51 Putin Life
68% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: PutinDevTeamPub: ObamaObeziana Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Putin Life - a game that allows you to feel not only the leader of the Russian Federation, but perhaps the Lord of the world.Rob, steal, enslave.
Why similar: Politics 50.9% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Adventure 7.5%, Comedy 7.1%
- #52 Jey's Empire
69% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Politics 28.9% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #53 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
67% matchMixed49% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows
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 30% ★, Politics 23.4% ★, Political 20.3% ★, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 13%
- #54 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
65% matchVery Positive82% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Politics 36.8% ★, Political Sim 23.4% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 6.4%
- #55 King Of The Castle
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,691 reviews2023
Dev: Tributary GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take your rightful place on the throne in this multiplayer-only party game for 4+ players. Rule the kingdom with an iron fist or silver tongue as you steer through bloodshed, intrigue & madcap disaster! Can you keep your crown when others plot your downfall? More importantly, can you keep your head?
Why similar: Politics 38.2% ★, Political Sim 26% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Diplomacy 8.4% ★, Strategy 8.2%
- #56 270 | Two Seventy US Election
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,095 reviews2018
Dev: Political Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Do you have what it takes to become President of the United States? Can you win the Two Seventy (270) Electoral Votes needed for victory in the US Election?
Why similar: Politics 47.9% ★, Political 29% ★, Strategy 23.1%
- #57 Democratic Socialism Simulator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: Molleindustria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pave the road to a post-capitalist society!
Why similar: Political 43.4% ★, Political Sim 38.2% ★, Simulation 18.4%