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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Choices Matter, Interactive Fiction, Political Sim, Adventure.

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In this AI-powered thriller, your phone is the gateway to a dark past. As a mine chief, you receive messages from a mysterious stranger demanding you put your workers in danger in exchange for uncovering forgotten historical secrets. Who will pay the price for the truth?

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2027-03-10
Developer: Vortexon Studios
Genres: Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,884 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: Espionage 43.2%, Political Sim 22.2%, Political 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%, Choices Matter 3.7%

  2. #2 The Newspapers of the day
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: divingstudio
    Windows

    Run a newsroom under censorship. Investigate events, choose stories, redact words, and arrange the front page in a story-driven newspaper politics simulation adventure set in 1920s colonial Korea.

    Why similar: Political Sim 28%, Political 18.8%, Historical 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Dialogue Heavy 6.9%

  3. #3 Ministry of Truth: 1964
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
    Windows

    Ministry of Truth: 1964 is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society. Become an official, manipulate facts, rewrite history, and provide the ‘truth’ to the public. Choose: obey or fight against the regime. The Great Father is watching you!

    Why similar: Political Sim 29.6%, Political 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Dynamic Narration 9.3%, Hidden Object 6.6%

  4. #4 The King's Whisperer
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Demian Vrij Games
    Windows

    You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.

    Why similar: Political Sim 30.4%, Political 12.6%, Noir 11.5%, Dynamic Narration 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9%

  5. #5 180 Files: The Aegis Project
    94% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2020
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover a web of evil as a superspy! Break rules, break hearts–don't break cover.

    Why similar: Espionage 70.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 8.3%, Choices Matter 3.7%, Story Rich 2.2%

  6. #6 Undercover Agent
    94% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
    Dev: Choice of Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Think fast and lie faster! When you go undercover to retrieve a deadly new bio-weapon, can you pull off the mission and escape with your life?

    Why similar: Espionage 72.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 8.5%, Choices Matter 3.3%, Story Rich 1.6%

  7. #7 Headliner: NoviNews
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 813 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 32.7%, Political 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 8.3%, Point & Click 7.1%

  8. #8 100 for Justice
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cartoon Rocket Games
    Windows

    100 lives, one justice. Manage 100 citizens in a country falling to shadow forces. Your choices shape a collective timeline across decades. Lead unions, survive assassinations, and leave a legacy of resistance in this text-based political strategy sim. Words are your greatest weapon.

    Why similar: Political Sim 33.6%, Political 22.7%, Dynamic Narration 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Text-Based 10.8%

  9. #9 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 15,473 reviews2016
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Espionage 76.9%, Political Sim 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Simulation 3.9%, Political 1.8%

  10. #10 The Company
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: octavisdev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Prove your worth to Big Boss and rule the assigned country from the shadows. Manipulate politics, the media, and the streets to funnel all national resources into the hands of The Company. Swipe decision cards, stay undercover, and hold onto power.

    Why similar: Espionage 35.3%, Political Sim 20.8%, Political 16%, Noir 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%

  11. #11 The Moment of Panic
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Badinc, LLC
    Windows

    Trapped in an underground bunker with your finger on the button, interpret intelligence signals, question unreliable AI advisors, and decide whether to escalate, stand down, or unleash doomsday.

    Why similar: Political Sim 41.9%, Artificial Intelligence 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Text-Based 10.9%, Multiple Endings 5%

  12. #12 Directive 220
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SethAngel
    Windows · Mac

    A dystopian management game where you act as an energy dispatcher in a collapsing regime. Allocate power, make tough decisions, and balance stability, government pressure, and citizen survival in a dark retro-futuristic world.

    Why similar: Political Sim 38.3%, Political 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Multiple Endings 5.2%, Point & Click 4.8%

  13. #13 Royal Verdict
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: LestGames Studio
    Windows

    A medieval court simulation where every verdict matters. Hear cases, uncover lies, and balance the King, the People, and the Church as your reputation shapes the fate of the kingdom.

    Why similar: Political Sim 41.4%, Political 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Choices Matter 3.9%

  14. #14 Project Looking Glass
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MORPH
    Windows · Mac

    1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother. A signal that won't stop transmitting. Step through the Looking Glass: a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era apparatus that peers into places mankind was never meant to reach.

    Why similar: Espionage 54.7%, Hidden Object 9.3%, Dynamic Narration 9%, Interactive Fiction 8%, Point & Click 5.6%

  15. #15 Shadow Division: Spymaster
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Asterism Games
    Windows

    A modern-day strategy game where you lead a covert intelligence agency, run sabotage and assassination missions, manipulate international politics, and adapt your strategy in a highly replayable campaign.

    Why similar: Espionage 66%, Political 21.3%, Multiple Endings 4.7%, Choices Matter 4.1%, 2D 2%

  16. #16 Mayor Quake
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: sKed Games
    Windows

    You're the new mayor of a dystopian city on the brink of a devastating earthquake. Review building records, make urban transformation decisions, and maintain public support despite political pressure. Manage the economy and make critical choices. Can you prepare your city before disaster strikes?

    Why similar: Political Sim 40.1%, Political 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Multiple Endings 4.9%, Point & Click 4.7%

  17. #17 Compensation Not Guaranteed
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Project LunchPub: Toge Productions
    Windows

    Peek into Southeast Asian politics through a lens darkly. Check ownership for authenticity, listen to stories, decide who should give up their land in the name of PROGRESS!

    Why similar: Political 36.7%, Political Sim 21.8%, Point & Click 11.7%, Choices Matter 7%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

  18. #18 The Ludus: Ashes Over Pompeii
    85% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Badadam Studios
    Windows

    Become Maximus Valerius and inherit a decaying Ludus in ancient Pompeii. Train gladiators, survive political intrigue and forge your legacy in this cinematic historical strategy drama.

    Why similar: Political Sim 26.8%, Dynamic Narration 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Historical 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%

  19. #19 Gallows and Gold
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Will Charles
    Windows

    In a kingdom of ink and rot, the gavel is heavier than the sword. As the High Judge, every sentence you scrawl reshapes a crumbling world. Mercy or Justice? Innocent or Guilty? The gallows await your word in this hand-etched moral choice simulator.

    Why similar: Political Sim 29.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Noir 13.8%, Point & Click 10.3%

  20. #20 Need to Know
    84% matchMixed67% of 295 reviews2018
    Dev: Monomyth Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.

    Why similar: Political Sim 55.6%, Political 28.4%, Simulation 7%, Point & Click 6.2%, Story Rich 2.8%

  21. #21 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
    83% 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 32.4%, Dynamic Narration 16.1%, Political 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Historical 9.1%

  22. #22 The Night Fisherman
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 771 reviews2020
    Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?

    Why similar: Political 26.2%, Dynamic Narration 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%

  23. #23 What Awaits, Aleksey?
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: JKBC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

    Why similar: Political Sim 24.9%, Political 21.1%, Dynamic Narration 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Point & Click 8.2%

  24. #24 NO FURTHER ACTIONS
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OFF COURSEPub: SOZDAY GAMES
    Windows

    You have been assigned as an operator, reading protocols that force you to make decisions using buttons and switches. Every decision shapes your fate — and decides whether you’ve done what was expected of you.

    Why similar: Political Sim 41.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Political 13.5%, Point & Click 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  25. #25 Beholder: Conductor
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 4,538 reviews2025
    Dev: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 49.7%, Political 21.7%, Point & Click 7.6%, Multiple Endings 5.2%, Choices Matter 5.1%

  26. #26 RIOT: Civil Unrest
    80% matchMixed68% of 1,925 reviews2019
    Dev: Leonard MenchiariPub: Silver Lining Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.

    Why similar: Political Sim 45.1%, Political 34.3%, Historical 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Simulation 5.9%

  27. #27 For the People
    79% matchMostly Positive73% of 803 reviews2020
    Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 34.2%, Political 24.5%, Noir 15.4%, Point & Click 7.2%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

  28. #28 Honey, I'm an Agent
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Multinow
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    2D action, stealth, and noir comedy. A harmless man accidentally becomes a secret agent. Hide his double life by escaping his wife at night: complete missions, swing with your grappling hook, and use your super weapon: an umbrella that works as a parachute and for combat!

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  29. #29 Kommissar
    81% matchNegative17% of 36 reviews2017
    Dev: Beardserk
    Windows

    Kommissar is a political prosecution simulator in a totalitarian regime. Keep the Independent City-State of Roulettenburg united under the regime iron fist. Watch for your fellow citizens and seize the dissidents for the glory of the fatherland.

    Why similar: Political Sim 58.9%, Political 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%, Point & Click 5.2%, Simulation 4.2%

  30. #30 HolyOS
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Davide Di Staso
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Pope needs a new secretary, and you, Father Lorenzo, have just been transferred to Rome. Navigate HolyOS, the Vatican's bespoke operating system: send official emails, chat with cardinals, manage His Holiness' schedule, decrypt hidden archives, and upgrade your OS as secrets begin to surface.

    Why similar: Political Sim 28%, Political 24.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Text-Based 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 6%

  31. #31 Silencer
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Little Lulu
    Windows · Mac

    Silencer is a bureaucratic simulation game about censorship and misinformation in journalism and politics. As a low-level news censor employed by the authoritarian government, Ogalia, the player will interpret censorship protocols, read news articles, and decide if an article should be taken down.

    Why similar: Political Sim 51.1%, Political 33.5%, Text-Based 7%, Simulation 4.4%, Story Rich 4%

  32. #32 The Silent Front: World War Ⅱ
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oceanwave Technology Limited
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In 1939, just before graduating from a German military academy, your true infiltration begins. You are Britain's hidden asset codenamed DEEP. Spying, deciphering, and moving through the shadows, you navigate rival factions, where every choice shapes your fate, your homeland, and peace.

    Why similar: Espionage 74.2%, Historical 7.8%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%, Story Rich 5%, Multiple Endings 4%

  33. #33 EOS-503
    76% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Pyrebug Studios
    Windows

    Welcome aboard EOS-503! As a professional DATA Agent, it's up to YOU to help the community resolve interpersonal disputes, navigate delicate political situations, and persuade fellow space travelers of new and different solutions to their problems. The future of humanity depends on it!

    Why similar: Political Sim 25.1%, Political 17.2%, Text-Based 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.9%

  34. #34 The Iron and the Oath
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: FFire Studio
    Windows

    A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.

    Why similar: Political Sim 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dynamic Narration 12.2%, Historical 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

  35. #35 Effective Immediately
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Matt Black
    Windows

    All intergalactic travel passes through the orbital relay checkpoint. Verify ID discrepancies, repair vehicle systems and struggle against ethical dilemmas as you negotiate a shifting political landscape. Report for duty, Effective Immediately.

    Why similar: Political Sim 40.2%, Political 30.9%, Point & Click 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Choices Matter 5.2%

  36. #36 Feed the Lie
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Maksim Mazanets
    Windows

    NEWS CENSOR: edit headlines, replace words, and approve only the “safe” stories. But remember: one wrong word can end your career.

    Why similar: Political Sim 30.5%, Political 30.4%, Dynamic Narration 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Text-Based 6.1%

  37. #37 Norman's Great Illusion
    76% matchMixed67% of 42 reviews2019
    Dev: Civil Savages
    Windows

    "Norman's Great Illusion" is a 2D pixel art visual novel in which you have to live a year as an engineer at the plant in the face of rising social tensions. Make difficult decisions, but keep in mind: you will have to pay for each choice

    Why similar: Political Sim 39.6%, Political 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Text-Based 7%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

  38. #38 Chronicles of Ella: Whispers of Mythrillis
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VewDew
    Windows · Linux

    A lost mercenary navigates a dangerous monster girl village, where every choice, lie, and word could mean survival—or exposure.

    Why similar: Espionage 63.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6%, Choices Matter 5%

  39. #39 Civic Story
    73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: Shining Spark Entertainment Ltd
    Windows

    When a sudden election rocks the country, whose side are you on? In Civic Story, you'll encounter colorful characters & situations that show how the upcoming election affects you, your colleagues, and the nation in this comedic 8-chapter Visual Novel parody that helps you understand our world today.

    Why similar: Political Sim 34.9%, Political 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Point & Click 8.1%, Text-Based 8%

  40. #40 Lunar Ascendant
    72% matchMixed49% of 83 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 27.8%, Political 21.3%, Artificial Intelligence 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Text-Based 8.7%

  41. #41 Orwell's Animal Farm
    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 182 reviews2020
    Dev: NerialPub: The Dairymen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.

    Why similar: Political 30.7%, Political Sim 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Text-Based 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.7%

  42. #42 Infant God
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: colsalley
    Windows

    You are the guardian of an infant god. Guide Aistalt through the toxic ruins of the internet. Debate with random users, harvest their ideologies, and sculpt her personality matrix. Will you raise a benevolent savior or a tyrant who deletes humanity?

    Why similar: Political Sim 42.2%, Artificial Intelligence 20.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%, Multiple Endings 4.4%

  43. #43 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 379 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 28.4%, Political 25%, Noir 18%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Text-Based 7.6%

  44. #44 Paper Trails
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Eduard Röhrig
    Windows

    Paper Trails is an AI-assisted detective investigation game set on a believable desktop. Analyze files, emails, logs and clues, interrogate a sharp persona, connect evidence, and solve procedural cases that adapt to your decisions.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 19.6%, Dynamic Narration 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%

  45. #45 Suzerain
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 11,461 reviews2020
    Dev: Torpor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.4 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?

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  46. #46 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,705 reviews2021
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    Why similar: Espionage 54.9%, Noir 14.8%, Text-Based 8.6%, Exploration 6.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

  47. #47 Under Review
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Altheas Studios
    Windows

    Welcome to the heart of a 1980s bureaucracy. Review applicant files, cross-check records, and make heavy moral decisions. Amidst strange rumors of an unidentified illness, will you uncover the dark truth or become an accomplice to the system?

    Why similar: Political Sim 33.1%, Political 28.2%, Point & Click 10.1%, Text-Based 8.9%, Choices Matter 7%

  48. #48 Project Syria
    71% matchMixed41% of 71 reviews2016
    Dev: Emblematic Group
    Windows

    Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.

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  49. #49 The Arab Republic of Taghia
    70% matchMixed59% of 37 reviews2020
    Dev: Oppressive Games
    Windows

    The Arab Republic of Taghia is an arab spring tyranny simulator. You have followed in the footsteps of your father and been "elected" to lead the Arab Republic of Taghia, and must hold onto power through any means necessary.

    Why similar: Political Sim 67.2%, Political 19.1%, Historical 8%, Simulation 5.7%

  50. #50 Oleander-X
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Jason Nguyen
    Windows · Mac

    Oleander-X is a pixel-art stealth action game about classified missions, buried evidence, and a cure that should never have existed. Infiltrate guarded facilities, gather proof, plant explosives, and escape before the truth turns against you.

    Why similar: Espionage 86.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%, 2D 3.5%, Multiple Endings 2.5%, Choices Matter 2.1%

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    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 沢田臣彦ソフト
    Windows · Mac

    Set in a student-run academy, Shirou Asami of the newspaper club infiltrates the student council election. Gather information, conduct interviews, and publish articles to influence the outcome. A stylish school politics adventure in beautiful pixel art.

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  52. #52 A Game You Can Afford In This Economy
    69% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: NS Game Studio
    Windows

    Everything is getting unaffordably expensive. Groceries. Bills. How long is this even sustainable? Enter the world of the protagonist, and find out if you have what it takes to turn your life around. A point-and-click, choice-driven adventure of modern survival.

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    71% matchMostly Negative33% of 68 reviews2015
    Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Sim Junta – A game of dirty politics! You are the new dictator of Risuena, a small and poor country of the third world. You have just seized power after a bloody coup and your intentions are to stay in power as long as you can, to rip this country off, transfer the money to your secret Swiss bank account and of course, stay alive and...

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  54. #54 Stamp of Fate
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: One Dev Studio
    Windows

    You are a passport control officer at a busy international airport. Inspect documents, catch wanted criminals, and choose whether to resist or accept bribery. Every stamp shapes your rank and your fate.

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  55. #55 Politisim
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: OateyGames
    Windows

    Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.

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  56. #56 Social Credit Simulator
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2022
    Dev: Fasu Studio
    Windows

    In Social Credit Simulator, you make life-altering decisions by assigning social credit scores based on people’s actions and status. Satirizing real-world social rating systems, your choices determine your survival in a dystopian regime.

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  57. #57 Legion Was Here
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Geoffroy MondePub: Surefire.Games
    Windows

    Steal a face. Study a life. Survive the conversation.

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  58. #58 Good News
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Augusto Salgado
    Windows

    You've been hired as a chief editor to make this newspaper grow, but your writers are awful. Correct their drafts, set the tone of the news to fit your audience, make readership grow; and form a relationship with the shady politicians that will push you to give them good press in an electoral year

    Why similar: Political 29.5%, Noir 19.4%, Political Sim 19%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Point & Click 7.7%

  59. #59 HEADLINER
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 931 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 39.7%, Political 32.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 3.6%

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