- #1 Phantom Doctrine
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Tactical 16.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Management 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based tactical game perfectly captures the Cold War espionage atmosphere with agent management and covert operations.
- #2 Terra Invicta
96% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Turn-Based 13%, Moddable 11.2% ★, Economy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game focuses on managing a shadow organization to influence global politics and technology during an alien invasion.
- #3 Secret Government
96% matchMixed53% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: GameTrekPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 17.6% ★, Politics 16.1% ★, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Turn-Based 11%, Political 10.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: You control a secret society manipulating global events from the shadows to reshape the world to your ideology.
- #4 Terminal Conflict
95% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy Mill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Touch the world with your fingertips! Your retro terminal awaits your command, for the balance of power, in this definitive Cold War strategy game. Here you belong; assert your leadership through turn based strategic tit-for-tat, on the brink of mutually assured destruction. Don't let it slip away!
Why similar: Political Sim 25.8% ★, Political 18.3% ★, Politics 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A focused Cold War grand strategy game that emphasizes the tension between superpowers through turn-based decision-making.
- #5 Invisible, Inc.
94% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.9%, Difficult 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Tactical 14.1%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of managing a team of specialized agents to conduct high-stakes stealth missions in a turn-based environment.
- #6 Democracy 4
94% 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: Political Sim 25.7% ★, Politics 24% ★, Political 13.4% ★, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Economy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive political simulation that allows you to manage the economy and social policies of a nation in great detail.
- #7 Suzerain
93% 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: Political Sim 40% ★, Politics 35.1% ★, Political 23.8% ★, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, narrative-driven political simulation where every decision impacts the stability and future of your nation.
- #8 Precipice
92% matchVery Positive80% of 323 reviews2019
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A game of diplomacy and war in the atomic age. Safeguard your closest allies and change unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. Every action risks an enemy reprisal, and if nobody backs down from a standoff, we all lose.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.4% ★, Politics 29.4% ★, War 9%, Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the fragility of international relations and the constant threat of nuclear escalation during the Cold War.
- #9 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: Political Sim 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Politics 21.4% ★, Political 12.1% ★, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game allows you to navigate modern geopolitical challenges and manage your nation's influence on the world stage.
- #10 Rogue State Revolution
91% 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: Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Political 15.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox political simulator where you manage a nation while dealing with internal and external threats through turn-based strategy.
- #11 The Shadow Government Simulator
90% 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: Political Sim 18.3% ★, Politics 14.3% ★, Grand Strategy 11.4% ★, Turn-Based 11.2%, Political 9.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the mechanics of conspiracy and subversion, tasking you with destabilizing nations through covert influence.
- #12 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
89% 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: Political Sim 28.4% ★, Politics 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Political 13.8% ★, Economy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A historical political simulation that challenges you to maintain the Soviet Union's power during the height of the Cold War.
- #13 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
89% 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 68.1% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, Political 11.1% ★, Simulation 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It places you in the role of a government surveillance operative, forcing you to decide how to use private information to maintain order.
- #14 Beholder
88% 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 53.9% ★, Political 29.8% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 4.6%, 3D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a state-controlled environment by spying on citizens, which mirrors the surveillance and moral dilemmas found in Sigma Theory.
- #15 SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,834 reviews2014
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 86.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.8% ★, Politics 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Economy 5.6%, War 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic geopolitical simulator that allows for deep control over military, diplomatic, and economic policy.
- #16 Masters of the World - Geopolitical Simulator 3
87% matchMixed45% of 609 reviews2014
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
Discover the industry standard for geopolitical simulation of today’s world!In Masters of the World, the third incarnation of Geopolitical Simulator, play as the head of state of one or more countries and expand your influence across the globe.
Why similar: Political Sim 44.5% ★, Politics 23.6% ★, Political 12.1% ★, Grand Strategy 10.8% ★, Simulation 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly detailed look at running a country, including complex diplomatic and economic interactions.
- #17 Evil Democracy: 1932
85% 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 34.1% ★, Political 17.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on political strategy and the rise of extremism, requiring careful management of public opinion and party influence.
- #18 Papers, Please
84% 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 76.7% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Difficult 6.7%, Strategy 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully explores the bureaucratic and moral weight of working for a restrictive state, emphasizing the human cost of political decisions.
- #19 Lawgivers
84% 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: Political Sim 24.7% ★, Politics 21.5% ★, Political 13.1% ★, Turn-Based 9.7%, Grand Strategy 9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A unique political sim that focuses on the legislative process and the struggle to pass laws within a democratic system.
- #20 Tropico 6
83% 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: Political Sim 28% ★, Politics 19.7% ★, Economy 14%, Management 11.2%, Political 8.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: It combines political management with economic simulation, allowing you to rule your nation with either a benevolent or iron fist.
- #21 US and THEM
86% matchMostly Negative34% of 109 reviews2014
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Turn-Based 15.7%, Political 14% ★, Politics 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that directly tackles the Cold War era with a focus on geopolitical maneuvering.
- #22 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
81% matchVery Positive87% of 741 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Political Sim 21.1% ★, Politics 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Political 11.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A historical grand strategy game that emphasizes the chaotic political landscape of 1920s China.
- #23 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
81% 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 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Politics 13.3% ★, Political 11.7% ★, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, data-heavy simulation of the world's political and economic systems.
- #24 Fate of the World
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 448 reviews2011
Dev: Red RedemptionPub: Soothsayer Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who...
Why similar: Political Sim 41.3% ★, Politics 16.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Political 13.3% ★, Strategy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging strategy game where you must balance global environmental and political stability through difficult policy choices.
- #25 Revival: Recolonization
79% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Political 14.3% ★, Economy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that features global management and turn-based combat, sharing the strategic depth of Sigma Theory.
- #26 Supreme Ruler 2030
80% matchMixed64% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Politics 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Political 15.4% ★, Moddable 10.9% ★, War 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time military management with deep geopolitical simulation for a modern global strategy experience.
- #27 Maestro's Cold War 2
78% matchVery Positive98% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
Why similar: Political Sim 34% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Politics 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Political 7.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated Cold War strategy game that utilizes turn-based mechanics to simulate global influence and conflict.
- #28 Power & Revolution 2023 Edition
79% 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: Political Sim 38.1% ★, Politics 30.8% ★, Economy 12.5%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern, high-fidelity simulation of global politics, including current events and complex international relations.
- #29 4th Generation Warfare
78% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
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 24.2% ★, Politics 23.8% ★, Political 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on asymmetric warfare and modern diplomacy, reflecting the unconventional conflict style of the seed game.
- #30 The Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 10.7%, Conspiracy 10.4% ★, Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, Political 9.6% ★
- #31 AfterWar
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
Why similar: Political Sim 22.7% ★, Politics 19.7% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Economy 10.7%
- #32 Realpolitiks
77% 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: Political Sim 35.8% ★, Politics 31% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Strategy 8.6%, War 2.3%
- #33 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
75% matchMostly Negative39% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Politics 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Political 17.5% ★, Political Sim 12.5% ★, Economy 10.1%
- #34 Rebel Inc: Escalation
74% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.4% ★, War 20.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Tactical 12.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #35 Power & Revolution
76% 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: Political Sim 39.2% ★, Politics 27.8% ★, Political 8.3% ★, Economy 7.6%, Grand Strategy 7.5% ★
- #36 Geo-Political Simulator 5
73% matchMostly Negative34% of 690 reviews2024
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The new 5th edition of the hyperrealistic global simulator game where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition or the president of a large multinational company, with a completely redesigned interface, a new ultra-detailed map, complete control of companies and new scenarios for 2024.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Political 12.8% ★, Politics 12.7% ★, War 6%
- #37 Democracy 3
73% 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: Political Sim 42.6% ★, Politics 25% ★, Turn-Based 7.6%, Political 6.5% ★, Economy 3.7%
- #38 Star Dynasties
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 492 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Politics 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Political 15.1% ★, Turn-Based 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #39 SuperPower 3
75% matchOverwhelmingly Negative10% of 1,212 reviews2022
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
SuperPower 3 is a modern geopolitical sim in a planet Earth setup. Rule the world or challenge your knowledge about demography, economics, military strategy, as well as political issues across the globe. Compete with or against other players, or just try to do better than the real-life politicians.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.6% ★, Politics 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Political 10.8% ★, War 7%
- #40 China: Mao's legacy
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,038 reviews2019
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...
Why similar: Political Sim 28% ★, Politics 24.3% ★, Political 15% ★, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Management 7.3%
- #41 Half-Earth Socialism
70% matchVery Positive83% of 961 reviews2022
Dev: Francis TsengPub: Trust
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Politics 16.7% ★, Political 11.9% ★, Economy 8.3%
- #42 Government Simulator
74% 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 47% ★, Politics 20.7% ★, Turn-Based 9%, Economy 7.6%, Management 5.4%
- #43 Collapse: A Political Simulator
72% 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: Political Sim 28.9% ★, Politics 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Political 15.4% ★, Economy 9.2%
- #44 Plutocracy
71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,348 reviews2019
Dev: Redwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.1% ★, Politics 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Political 13.9% ★, Economy 8.4%
- #45 Arms Race - TCWE
73% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 40.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Political 15.4% ★, Economy 10%, War 7.2%
- #46 The Political Process
69% 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: Political Sim 45.2% ★, Politics 26.8% ★, Political 17% ★, Turn-Based 5.3%, Strategy 2.9%
- #47 Millennia
68% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Political 12.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Economy 10.4%
- #48 Rogue State
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 255 reviews2015
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 70.3% ★, Economy 10.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Simulation 8.2%
- #49 Orbi Universo
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows
Play as the leader of a civilization, make it prosper and stand the test of time. Orbi Universo is a strategy/simulation game in which you manage your civilization with an abstract and complex node system and you make your society evolve through different periods, from cavemen to the Modern Era.
Why similar: Politics 22.1% ★, Moddable 14.5% ★, Management 13.7%, Political 12.1% ★, Economy 10.8%
- #50 Socialism Simulator
67% 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: Political Sim 30.1% ★, Politics 25.6% ★, Political 16.1% ★, War 9.5%, Economy 9.4%
- #51 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
64% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Moddable 10.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Economy 9.3%
- #52 Age of History II
66% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Political Sim 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Politics 12.6% ★, War 10.6%, Turn-Based 10.5%
- #53 Power & Revolution 2019 Edition
70% matchMixed59% of 1,246 reviews2019
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The new evolution of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the hyperrealistic simulator of today's world! In Power & Revolution 2019 Edition, play as the Head of State and extend your influence around the globe. By playing as several countries, try to change the destiny of our planet with orchestrated actions.
Why similar: Political Sim 51.6% ★, Politics 25.2% ★, Strategy 7.2%, Economy 6.3%, Simulation 5.4%
- #54 Orbi Universo II
65% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Political Sim 22% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Politics 20.2% ★, Management 11%, Economy 10.2%
- #55 Crisis in the Kremlin
68% 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: Political Sim 53.6% ★, Politics 14.1% ★, Grand Strategy 8.7% ★, Political 7.7% ★, Strategy 6.4%
- #56 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
68% matchMixed59% of 961 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Politics 17.9% ★, Sandbox 8.5%, Management 6.6%
- #57 Trade Conquest
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Political Sim 26.5% ★, Politics 23% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Political 11.7% ★, Economy 10.3%
- #58 Democracy 3 Africa
69% 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: Political Sim 52.4% ★, Politics 37.7% ★, Strategy 5.4%, Simulation 4.5%
- #59 Counter Terrorist Agency
69% 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: Management 27.1%, Political 18.5% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 12.5%
