- #1 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
97% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Like Suzerain, this game offers a deep, narrative-driven experience where every choice significantly shapes the protagonist's life and the socio-political landscape of the world.
- #2 We. The Revolution
96% 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 43.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Point & Click 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the high-pressure environment of political survival during a revolution, requiring players to balance public opinion, personal safety, and judicial decisions.
- #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: Political Sim 22.4% ★, Politics 18.7% ★, Political 18.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Visual Novel 8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of controlling the flow of information and seeing how your editorial decisions impact the political stability of a nation.
- #4 For the People
95% 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 27.5% ★, Political 22.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Point & Click 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the experience of managing a city's resources and political factions while navigating a corrupt and demanding bureaucracy.
- #5 Papers, Please
94% 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 64% ★, Point & Click 17%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: While smaller in scope, it perfectly captures the crushing moral weight of bureaucratic decision-making in a dystopian political regime.
- #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 34.5% ★, Politics 33% ★, Political 26.1% ★, Choices Matter 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive political simulation for players who want to focus on the economic and legislative mechanics of governing a modern nation.
- #7 Yes, Your Grace
93% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Choices Matter 23.6%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, RPG 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the burden of leadership, requiring you to manage a kingdom's resources while addressing the personal and political needs of your subjects.
- #8 Not For Broadcast
92% 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 Sim 21.9% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Alternate History 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique look at political influence through the lens of media control, where your editing choices drastically shift public perception.
- #9 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
91% 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 29.8% ★, Choices Matter 18.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, RPG 12%, Point & Click 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled depth in political ideology and narrative choice, forcing players to confront the consequences of their character's beliefs.
- #10 Citizen Sleeper
90% 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: Narrative 27% ★, Text-Based 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy experience that emphasizes the impact of your choices on a community struggling under the weight of corporate and political forces.
- #11 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
91% 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 Sim 38.4% ★, Political 27.2% ★, Choices Matter 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the dark side of political power through surveillance and the manipulation of truth, similar to the tension found in Sordland.
- #12 Frostpunk
89% matchVery Positive93% of 132,545 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Choices Matter 83.2%, Singleplayer 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to make impossible moral and political choices to ensure the survival of your society in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #13 Through the Darkest of Times
89% 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 30% ★, Politics 29% ★, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Visual Novel 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the difficult, high-stakes decisions of leading a resistance movement against a totalitarian regime.
- #14 Roadwarden
88% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, RPG 10.2%, Visual Novel 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based RPG that emphasizes the weight of your words and the long-term consequences of your diplomatic choices in a hostile land.
- #15 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Big Trouble
Windows · Mac
Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy
Why similar: Political Sim 25.8% ★, Politics 16.7% ★, Political 12.5% ★, Strategy RPG 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the political fallout of generational decisions, forcing players to weigh short-term gains against long-term stability.
- #16 Beholder
86% 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 34.3% ★, Political 27.5% ★, Choices Matter 10%, Point & Click 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tense management game that forces you to choose between your own survival and the lives of those around you under a repressive government.
- #17 Crisis in the Kremlin
86% 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 49.3% ★, Politics 13.3% ★, Political 10.3% ★, Alternate History 8.2%, Strategy RPG 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation that tasks you with managing the Soviet Union during the Cold War, focusing on the delicate balance of political power.
- #18 Victoria 3
84% 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: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Politics 27.8% ★, Political 21.2% ★, Alternate History 14.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a grand-scale simulation of 19th-century politics, economy, and diplomacy for those who want to manage an entire nation's evolution.
- #19 Tyranny
85% matchVery Positive87% of 13,114 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.3%, RPG 34%, Story Rich 20.7%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that centers on political maneuvering and moral ambiguity within a world where the 'bad guys' have already won.
- #20 Pentiment
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Narrative 15.3% ★, Multiple Endings 11%, Hand-drawn 10%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven historical mystery where your choices define the social and political fabric of a small community over several decades.
- #21 Beholder 2
84% 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 Sim 27% ★, Political 23% ★, Politics 21% ★, Choices Matter 8%, Multiple Endings 7%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original by placing you within the heart of a government ministry, forcing you to climb the political ladder through ruthless choices.
- #22 The Political Process
83% 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 46.4% ★, Politics 28.3% ★, Political 25.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation that allows you to run for office and manage a political career from local government all the way to the presidency.
- #23 The Council
82% 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: Choices Matter 31.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a complex social and political intrigue system where your ability to manipulate and persuade others is the primary gameplay mechanic.
- #24 Long Live The Queen
81% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Political Sim 50.4% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Politics 8.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%, Multiple Endings 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging management game where you must navigate court politics and survive assassination attempts through careful decision-making.
- #25 Interrogation: You will be deceived
81% 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 Sim 30.4% ★, Political 30.2% ★, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological and political aspects of interrogation, requiring you to balance moral choices with the need for information.
- #26 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
76% 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 28.8% ★, Politics 26.8% ★, Political 20.4% ★, Alternate History 17.4%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #27 Politics The Game
74% matchVery Positive95% of 2,186 reviews2025
Dev: Simplicity Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.
Why similar: Politics 28.4% ★, Political 19.1% ★, Political Sim 18.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #28 Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
78% matchMixed65% of 644 reviews2023
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.
Why similar: Drama 22.6%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, RPG 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on political intrigue and social manipulation within a hidden society, requiring careful dialogue choices to succeed.
- #29 Alpha Protocol™
79% matchVery Positive81% of 5,041 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.4%, RPG 28.1%, Multiple Endings 27.8%, Story Rich 8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: An espionage RPG where your political alliances and choices significantly alter the global narrative and your relationships with various factions.
- #30 The Age of Decadence
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,941 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.5%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Old School 19.9%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore RPG that emphasizes political maneuvering and diplomacy, where combat is often the least effective way to solve problems.
- #31 Realpolitiks
80% 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 52.9% ★, Politics 47.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on modern-day geopolitics, requiring you to manage international relations and internal stability.
- #32 This Is the President
78% 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: Political Sim 30.1% ★, Politics 20% ★, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #33 Lords of Infinity
76% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Political Sim 41.1% ★, Text-Based 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, RPG 8%
- #34 Lunar Ascendant
75% 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: Political Sim 18.5% ★, Politics 17.3% ★, Political 16% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #35 Democracy 3
77% 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 54.5% ★, Politics 32.9% ★, Political 12% ★, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #36 Collapse: A Political Simulator
77% 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 21% ★, Politics 18.1% ★, Political 16.3% ★, Alternate History 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #37 You are the Judge!
75% 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 26.3% ★, Political 19.5% ★, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Alternate History 7.2%
- #38 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 Sim 42.5% ★, Political 20.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Point & Click 7.8%, Choices Matter 7%
- #39 I Am Your President
74% matchMixed67% of 275 reviews2023
Dev: President
Windows
Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.6%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #40 Mandate Of Heaven
68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,678 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, RPG 15%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #41 Terra Invicta
69% 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: Alternate History 93%, Singleplayer 7%
- #42 Imperator: Rome
73% matchMixed65% of 26,771 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Political Sim 51.5% ★, Political 27.4% ★, Politics 15.7% ★, Alternate History 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #43 Lawgivers
73% 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 33.9% ★, Politics 30.3% ★, Political 26.1% ★, Choices Matter 8.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 Victoria II
73% matchVery Positive92% of 19,875 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Political Sim 46.3% ★, Politics 42.1% ★, Alternate History 10.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #45 Rogue State Revolution
72% 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 95.8% ★, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #46 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
67% 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 49.5% ★, Visual Novel 23.3%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Hand-drawn 11%
- #47 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Political Sim 43.3% ★, Politics 31.8% ★, Alternate History 23.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #48 Turkish Throne
66% 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: Political Sim 34% ★, Politics 22.4% ★, Political 21.7% ★, Alternate History 16.7%, Multiple Endings 4.6%
- #49 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #50 Europa Universalis V
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 26,573 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 45.3 hrsMean: 90.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Alternate History 73%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #51 The Last Sovereign
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,088 reviews2025
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Why similar: Politics 49% ★, Choices Matter 19.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, RPG 11.5%, Adventure 4.8%
- #52 Power & Revolution
72% 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 49.1% ★, Politics 35.8% ★, Political 15.1% ★
- #53 China: Mao's legacy
69% 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 27% ★, Politics 24.1% ★, Political 21.1% ★, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #54 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
69% matchVery Positive93% of 722 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Political Sim 23.2% ★, Politics 19.4% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Alternate History 12.8%, Strategy RPG 7.6%
- #55 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 Sim 27.9% ★, Political 25.4% ★, Politics 19.7% ★, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #56 Jey's Empire
70% 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 Sim 21% ★, Politics 19% ★, Political 18.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Strategy RPG 9.3%
- #57 A War of a Madman's Making
66% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Witching Metal Prod.
Windows
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Alternate History 12.5%
- #58 The Succession of Changing Kings
63% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.2%, Alternate History 21%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%