Games Like This Is the Police

Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.

Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Management 18.2%, Strategy 16%, Story Rich 9.7%, Villain Protagonist 9.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it refines the management mechanics and deepens the narrative focus on police procedural work.

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Crime 42.1%, Detective 13.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Simulation 7.9%, Villain Protagonist 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same gritty, noir-inspired police life with a focus on daily management and moral choices in a corrupt city.

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: Choices Matter 20.7%, Political 19.3% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to manage a building while making difficult moral choices that mirror the high-pressure decision-making of a police chief.

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: Detective 23.1%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Noir 16.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, Political 11.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers the definitive detective experience with deep, story-rich narrative and complex character development in a noir-inspired world.

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 42.1% ★, Simulation 12%, Story Rich 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same bureaucratic tension and moral weight where every decision impacts the lives of others and your own survival.

Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.

Why similar: Strategy 68.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Singleplayer 5%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical spin-off that focuses on the gritty, turn-based combat side of police work in a lawless environment.

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Crime 34.5%, Detective 24.8%, Noir 22%, Story Rich 7.4%, Mature 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive detective experience set in a noir-drenched city, focusing on investigation and interrogation.

Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!

Why similar: Management 31.2%, Crime 21.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 10%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation game captures the high-stress management of emergency services, requiring quick thinking and resource allocation.

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 33% ★, Choices Matter 29.4%, Story Rich 20.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a nation rather than a police department, but the high-stakes political decision-making and narrative consequences are remarkably similar.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Choices Matter 77.8%, Detective 6.8%, Story Rich 4.5%, Political 3.8% ★, Simulation 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the surveillance and investigative aspects of authority, forcing you to make choices about how to use sensitive information.

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Crime 33.5%, Noir 25.2%, Detective 19.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized detective noir that perfectly captures the cynical tone and investigative gameplay of the genre.

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: Crime 40.6%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a courtroom during the French Revolution, balancing political survival with the weight of judicial decisions.

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: Crime 22.8%, Noir 15.6%, Management 13.1%, Detective 11.9%, Political 9.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the detective and interrogation mechanics, requiring you to read suspects and manage your department's reputation.

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: Strategy 35.2%, Management 27.9%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at high-stakes management where every choice you make has dire consequences for the people under your command.

Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.

Why similar: Crime 41.8%, Management 26%, Noir 15.7%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines crime management with turn-based tactics, allowing you to build a criminal empire in a similar noir setting.

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Why similar: Crime 34.7%, Villain Protagonist 27.5% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that focuses on the split-second decision-making required during police operations.

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 40.6%, Story Rich 19.7%, Management 12.2%, Strategy 8.4%, Visual Novel 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game where your choices dictate the life and legacy of your character in a harsh, unforgiving society.

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: Choices Matter 23%, Political 22.2% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Story Rich 14.5%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shifts the perspective to a government office, maintaining the series' focus on moral choices and bureaucratic survival.

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Management 30.4%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Mature 9%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance-based management game that forces you to balance your curiosity with the moral implications of interfering in others' lives.

Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.

Why similar: Noir 23.6%, Management 21.4%, Detective 17.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends investigation and time-management, capturing the 1980s aesthetic and the pressure of running a private detective agency.

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: Management 31.8%, Choices Matter 25.5%, Strategy 14.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: You manage a kingdom and deal with the daily petitions of your people, mirroring the management and narrative choice elements of the seed game.

You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.

Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Political 10.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management game where you must protect a crime boss, requiring you to make strategic decisions under constant threat.

Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.

Why similar: Crime 41.1%, Management 27.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Simulation 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on the criminal underworld, requiring you to build and defend your illicit operations.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: Management 51.1%, Strategy 23.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Simulation 10.6%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A management sim about running a criminal empire that requires careful resource balancing and strategic decision-making.

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Why similar: Crime 34.2%, Noir 22.3%, Detective 19.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detective game that focuses on connecting clues and building a case, perfect for fans of the investigative side of the seed game.

In POLICE TACTICS: IMPERIO you start your career as an aspiring police chief in Newport Falls, a city that is dirty and corrupt to its core. You are responsible for upholding law and order. Coordinate the emergency vehicles and personnel of the municipal precinct and put a stop to crime.

Why similar: Strategy 69.7%, Simulation 30.3%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward police management simulation that focuses on city-wide operations and resource deployment.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Political 48.1% ★, Simulation 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian management game where you check IDs and manage resources in a politically charged environment.

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 31.7% ★, Choices Matter 25.8%, Story Rich 17%, Simulation 7.8%, Visual Novel 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: You control the media's influence on society, making choices that drastically alter the world around you.

Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.

Why similar: Crime 30%, Noir 23.3%, Detective 17.3%, Mature 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective adventure that leans heavily into the noir aesthetic and mystery-solving gameplay.

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: Management 22.2%, Political 18.2% ★, Choices Matter 18%, Strategy 13.1%, Story Rich 12%

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

Why similar: Crime 31.8%, Noir 23%, Detective 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.

Why similar: Management 26.2%, Political 18.1% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

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: Noir 21%, Management 19.7%, Political 14.9% ★, Choices Matter 13.1%, Strategy 10.3%

The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...

Why similar: Political 33.3% ★, Simulation 28%, Choices Matter 25.3%, Indie 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A censorship simulator that forces you to manage a newspaper and decide how much truth to reveal to the public.

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: Crime 43.6%, Management 26.8%, Strategy 20.2%, Visual Novel 5.3%, Adventure 4.1%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.4%, Story Rich 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 3.7%

Welcome to SEX Police 🔞🚨, where you’re the city’s last line of defense! Take down the city’s most dangerous women, choose between justice and vice, and uncover the secrets hidden behind every interrogation. Will you clean up the streets or get entangled in the crime underworld?

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.5%, Mature 25.3%, Story Rich 19.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%

A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.

Why similar: Management 32.1%, Strategy 20.8%, Detective 14.4%, Noir 11.1%, Simulation 8.5%

Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.

Why similar: Crime 55.2%, Management 23.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Management 25.8%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%

It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

Why similar: Crime 30.7%, Villain Protagonist 25.1% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Story Rich 4.2%

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Crime 18.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Noir 13.8%, Detective 11.2%

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: Choices Matter 24.3%, Political 21.1% ★, Detective 16.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Simulation 9.2%

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Why similar: Management 64.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Choices Matter 25%, Story Rich 16.9%, Simulation 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

Why similar: Choices Matter 46.5%, Story Rich 26.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Nudity 3.1%

In the world of City Eye, you’ll become an operator of the Central Monitoring System, who will try to prevent the effects of every single transgression in the game. Use city maps to track dangerous areas and don’t let the suspects run away from the Police.

Why similar: Crime 32.4%, Management 26.6%, Detective 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 6.2%

In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.

Why similar: Crime 47.5%, Management 24.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Noir 11.5%, Simulation 3%

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Detective 36.4%, Crime 36.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Adventure 3.6%

Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.

Why similar: Crime 33.6%, Management 19.7%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Mature 10.4%

Be the new dispatcher at the Karma City Police Station in this narrative-driven pixel adventure. Talk to the victims to discover their needs and fight in a unique pinball-based battle system, as you follow a captivating story with lots of humor and a great soundtrack.

Why similar: Management 44.5%, Political 29.4% ★, Story Rich 16.5%, Simulation 6.3%, Adventure 3.3%

A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

Why similar: Crime 33.5%, Noir 24.1%, Detective 18.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.7%, Strategy 21.9%, Management 19.6%, Mature 11.8%, Simulation 11%

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Management 34.7%, Detective 27.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Story Rich 24.5%, Choices Matter 19%, Detective 16.8%, Noir 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: Choices Matter 45.4%, Crime 31.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 2.8%, Indie 2.4%

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: Management 28.1%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Political 19.1% ★, Story Rich 12.7%, Simulation 6.9%

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Why similar: Crime 31.8%, Detective 21.7%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Strategy 5.9%

Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

Why similar: Crime 43.4%, Noir 26.8%, Detective 21.7%, Simulation 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Run your nightclub. Lead your gang. Rule the city. In The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire, you’ll balance a glamorous nightlife business with brutal street power. Manage VIPs, fight rival mafias, and outsmart the corrupt police in a city where every decision matters.

Why similar: Crime 46.2%, Management 30.9%, Mature 8.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Adventure 2.7%