- #1 This Is the Police
97% matchVery Positive82% of 11,036 reviews2016
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Detective 16.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Political 10.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.9%
- #2 This Is the Police 2
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,468 reviews2018
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.
Why similar: Strategy 25.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Management 9.5%
- #3 Beholder
96% 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 22.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 8.4%
- #4 Beholder 2
95% 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: Political 26.5% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #5 We. The Revolution
94% 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: Choices Matter 20.6%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 16.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Thriller 11.7%
- #6 Through the Darkest of Times
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,135 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.
Why similar: Political 21.9% ★, Strategy 18%, Simulation 16.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #7 Beat Cop
93% matchVery Positive82% of 6,045 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel CrowPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Detective 21.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Adventure 9.3%
- #8 🧠 OUT OF THE BOX
92% matchVery Positive83% of 289 reviews2018
Dev: Nuclear TalesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.6%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Point & Click 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #9 Song of Farca
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,559 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Detective 27.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #10 Blacklist Mafia
91% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: VICTORIA Games
Windows
Blacklist Mafia - is not only a struggle for power and money, but also a dangerous game of survival. Who will be blacklisted, and who will become the new boss? Find out with us!
Why similar: Detective 53.6%, Atmospheric 17%, Adventure 16.9%, 2D 12.5%
- #11 Interrogation: You will be deceived
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Political 30.2% ★, Detective 26.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #12 This Is the President
89% 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: Strategy 45.1%, Adventure 20.1%, Management 19.2%, 2D 15.6%
- #13 Jey's Empire
88% 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: Political 37.3% ★, Choices Matter 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 9.5%
- #14 Beholder 3
87% matchMixed65% of 2,714 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.4% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Point & Click 7.6%
- #15 Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
89% matchMixed61% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Violent 13.3%, Point & Click 8.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #16 KingSim
86% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political 27.5% ★, Choices Matter 15.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #17 Organs Please
85% 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: Political 26.4% ★, Choices Matter 12.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #18 Counter Terrorist Agency
86% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Strategy 22.6%, Simulation 21.5%, Political 13% ★, Management 9.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #19 Rough Justice: '84
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Detective 31.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Management 9.3%
- #20 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Political 37.7% ★, Choices Matter 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #21 Coffee Noir - Business Detective Game
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: DOJI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.
Why similar: Strategy 24.2%, Detective 22.8%, Simulation 20.5%, Management 12%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #22 Basement
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: Halfbus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 16.8%, Difficult 14.8%, Management 12.2%
- #23 Freud's Bones-the game
81% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Katabasi StudioPub: Fortuna Imperatore AxelFox
Windows
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
Why similar: Detective 35.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #24 Need to Know
82% 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 38.8% ★, Simulation 30.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Point & Click 6%
- #25 City of Gangsters
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,534 reviews2021
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.
Why similar: Strategy 46.4%, Management 28.1%, Simulation 22.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #26 THE EDITOR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: DECATREE GAMES
Windows
NEWSPAPER EDITING ADVENTURE. "In 1996, a congressman was murdered...The prime suspect is a congressman's aide. As the suspicious article was published the story begins" Play the role of editor-in-chief of a newspaper. You become the editor of a newspaper and write a front-page article every day.
Why similar: Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #27 Game Dev Studio
80% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2018
Dev: Explosive Squat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Why similar: Simulation 28%, Strategy 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Management 11.7%, Difficult 6.6%
- #28 For the People
79% 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 28.3% ★, Choices Matter 11.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #29 Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
78% matchVery Positive91% of 244 reviews2020
Dev: Limited Games
Windows
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Why similar: Detective 41.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Point & Click 12.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #30 PUSHER - Drug Tycoon
77% matchVery Positive85% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: P4 GAMES
Windows
Thrilling business tycoon sim where you step into the shoes of a drug dealer in 1980s USA. Your main goal is simple: BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. Get ready for a experience where you'll combine strategy, risk-taking, and decision-making to build your criminal empire.
Why similar: Simulation 33.3%, Strategy 19.5%, Management 19%, Atmospheric 14.3%, 2D 10.1%
- #31 Nauticrawl
76% matchVery Positive92% of 459 reviews2019
Dev: Spare Parts OasisPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #32 My Hotel
76% matchMixed44% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Strategy 21.8%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Simulation 13.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Management 10.1%
- #33 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
75% 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: Choices Matter 68.2%, Detective 9%, Political 6.9% ★, Story Rich 3.8%, Simulation 3.6%
- #34 Beholder: Conductor
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,209 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Political 26.9% ★, Choices Matter 12.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #35 City Eye
77% matchMostly Negative36% of 92 reviews2022
Pub: SIG Publishing
Windows
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: Detective 31.6%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Management 13.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #36 Interrogation Simulator
75% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 21.1%, Story Rich 18.6%, Point & Click 17.7%, 2D 10.4%
- #37 Debtors' Club
73% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: mecagames
Windows
Be the tax collector of a shady city hall in this narrative-driven resource management game. Talk to debtors, manage a team, make difficult choices, and challenge the city's moral decay. It's their money, but it's your job.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.9%, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Management 9.7%
- #38 Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love
74% matchVery Positive87% of 425 reviews2019
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …
Why similar: Political 42% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Adventure 10.5%, 2D 5.2%
- #39 Murder Mystery Machine
74% matchMixed54% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Strategy 21%, Adventure 9.8%, Point & Click 9.7%, Difficult 6.2%
- #40 Long Live Caesar
70% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Yury Khovansky
Windows · Mac · Linux
44 BC. Caesar, the dictator of Rome, discovers that the threat of conspiracy comes from the people closest to him. Can you resist the impending danger and rewrite history?
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 14%, Atmospheric 11%
- #41 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 41.4% ★, Strategy 14%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #42 Waiting For The Raven
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Musclebird
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become Master of Spies, plant connections and agents in the underworld. Who will you join? Who may be betrayed? Decipher Letters, Solve Mysteries, Manage Businesses, Spy, Bribe, Abduct, Murder, Seduce in an experimental atmospheric hybrid of first-person & top-down espionage experience.
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Choices Matter 22.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Management 19.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #43 Gods Will Be Watching
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,923 reviews2014
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
Why similar: Difficult 15%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Point & Click 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
- #44 Life in Bunker
73% matchMixed60% of 333 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.
Why similar: Strategy 36.1%, Simulation 33.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Management 11.5%, Indie 3.3%
- #45 Justice.exe
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
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: Political 25.1% ★, Detective 19.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Simulation 9.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #46 Mainlining
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Simulation 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #47 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Detective 48.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 7.7%
- #48 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,871 reviews2020
Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
Why similar: Strategy 30.8%, Simulation 24%, Choices Matter 14%, Adventure 10.5%, Casual 6.7%
- #49 Crisis in the Kremlin
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,444 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Political 23% ★, Choices Matter 11.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #50 HEADLINER
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 925 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 32.7% ★, Choices Matter 18.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #51 Betrayal At Club Low
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 557 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Detective 42.6%, Choices Matter 21%, Point & Click 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #52 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,845 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Political 28.2% ★, Detective 16%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #53 Rogue State Revolution
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 39% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 12.5%, Difficult 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #54 Knock on the Coffin Lid
65% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, Story Rich 26.1%, 2D 14.1%, Casual 8.2%, Singleplayer 7.7%
- #55 Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 234 reviews2020
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…
Why similar: Simulation 24%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Strategy 14.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Difficult 8.6%
- #56 A Case of Fraud
62% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 57%, Point & Click 13.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #57 Mittelborg: City of Mages
69% matchMixed63% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: Armatur GamesPub: Asterion Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mittelborg: City of Mages is a strategic adventure with elements of rogue-like and resource management. You are crowned to be Chancellor of the city, but this power is a heavy burden. Face tough decisions, fight mystical tempests, look for the cause of upcoming chaos. Will Mittelborg have a future?
Why similar: Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 22.1%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #58 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
64% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 37%, Story Rich 17.3%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Violent 7.7%