Games Like This Is the President

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 40.7% ★, Strategy RPG 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Adventure 3.7%

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 33.7% ★, Diplomacy 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1%, Management 8%, Strategy 6.2%

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Why similar: Crime 43.6%, Management 26.1%, Strategy 20.3%, Visual Novel 5.7%, Adventure 4.4%

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: Outbreak Sim 20% ★, Political Sim 19.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Satire 8.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 8%

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 50.7% ★, Crime 23.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Adventure 5.3%

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 28.4%, Strategy 26.2%, Management 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%

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 53.1% ★, Dystopian 28.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Adventure 4.1%, 2D 3.9%

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

Why similar: Political Sim 44.1% ★, Dystopian 20.6%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Management 8.2%, Strategy 7.7%

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 45.9% ★, Dystopian 23.4%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Adventure 2.2%

Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.

Why similar: Political Sim 29.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4%, Diplomacy 24.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Strategy 5.8%

Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.

Why similar: Diplomacy 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Management 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%

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: Diplomacy 26% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3%, Dystopian 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%

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 36.2% ★, Dystopian 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Dark Comedy 14.8%, Management 9.4%

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 27.2%, Diplomacy 23.6% ★, Political Sim 22.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Management 7.1%

Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...

Why similar: Political Sim 28.7% ★, Diplomacy 22.4% ★, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%

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 37.8% ★, Grand Strategy 33.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 7.7%, 2D 2.6%

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: Diplomacy 33.5% ★, Political Sim 31% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5%, Strategy 11%

Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...

Why similar: Political Sim 30.3% ★, Diplomacy 21.5% ★, Strategy RPG 19.1%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Management 8.3%

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 84.4% ★, Strategy 8.5%, Management 4.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 2%, 2D 0.6%

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...

Why similar: Political Sim 69.2% ★, Dystopian 16.7%, Strategy 11.2%, 2D 2.9%

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: Strategy 33.4%, Management 19.3%, Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Political Sim 9.3% ★

Three Kingdoms of Shadows blends dark political intrigue with occult folklore. As Liu Bei, raised to rule Xuzhou as a pliable puppet, enact decrees, manage resources, and outmaneuver the factions behind your rise. Follow history—or pursue optional mysteries to unlock a path no chronicle recorded.

Why similar: Political Sim 39.4% ★, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Strategy 5.7%

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 46.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dystopian 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, 2D 3.5%

Power is a global political and economic simulation game where you can play as a powerful politician or businessman in a number of detailed countries. Starting from nothing, you can seize the highest offices in the land through free and fair elections, or dirty tricks and deals.

Why similar: Diplomacy 35.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 7.9%

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 32.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25%, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Dystopian 10.2%, Strategy 6.2%

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: Diplomacy 31.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5%, Political Sim 26.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 5%

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 86.5% ★, Strategy 13.5%

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 45.9% ★, Dystopian 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.2%

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 30.5% ★, Diplomacy 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%

In this presidential rogue-like action game, gather votes and run for presidency by day, then transform into a warrior to take down your enemies by night! Master unique skills to become a swordmaster, a cyber mage, or anything in between, and overthrow the ruthless president!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 78.4%, Adventure 21.6%

Ministry of Truth: False Memory 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 44.3% ★, Dystopian 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Adventure 4%

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 52.1% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Grand Strategy 12%, Strategy 9.4%, Strategy RPG 5.6%

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 38.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 5.5%

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 48.5% ★, Dystopian 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Adventure 4.2%

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.5%, Dark Comedy 30.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 7.3%

Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.

Why similar: Political Sim 46.7% ★, Dystopian 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, 2D 4.8%, Adventure 4%

A Pro-Donald Trump presidential simulation. Make America Rich Again through trade. Make America Safe again by Defeating ISIS. Make America Great Again!

Why similar: Political Sim 71.9% ★, Dystopian 22.5%, Strategy 5.6%

Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials？Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.

Why similar: Political Sim 52.9% ★, Dark Humor 39.6%, Strategy 4.5%, 2D 3%

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: Strategy 44.8%, Adventure 21.3%, Management 18.5%, 2D 15.4%

A card-based political roguelike about surviving in a parliament of literal monsters. Fight for votes, break rules, weather scandals and force through absurd laws to keep the top job in this democratic dystopia of truly monstrous proportions.

Why similar: Diplomacy 28.2% ★, Political Sim 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Satire 13.7% ★, Dark Comedy 9.9%

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 62.1% ★, Dystopian 18.2%, Management 7.5%, Strategy 6.2%, 2D 3.1%

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: Interactive Fiction 48.5%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Adventure 12.6%, 2D 6.8%

Estrategia política, decisiones polémicas y humor satírico. Conducí una fuerza política, peleá elecciones y decidí el destino de la Argentina. Que se vayan todos, esta vez te toca gobernar a vos.

Why similar: Political Sim 45.9% ★, Satire 16.6% ★, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%

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 60.7% ★, Dystopian 25.4%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D 4.4%

A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.

Why similar: Political Sim 46.1% ★, Dystopian 22.1%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 7.7%, Survival 5.6%

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 39.2% ★, Grand Strategy 31.3%, Strategy RPG 20.8%, Strategy 6.5%, 2D 2.3%

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: Grand Strategy 42.7%, Political Sim 42.2% ★, Strategy 15.1%

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 88.7% ★, Adventure 11.3%

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 37.4% ★, Grand Strategy 37.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Strategy 7.6%

POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).

Why similar: Political Sim 42.6% ★, Strategy RPG 29.2%, Strategy 25.8%, 2D 2.3%

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: Strategy 41.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Management 14.7%

You are Trump, the President of all Countries. Shortly after being sworn in, you travel to Europe for a conference, but your airplane is shot-down by mafia members. The Mafia and terrorists from all ex-countries join forces against you. Now you have to fix this mess.

Why similar: Adventure 71.9%, Strategy 28.1%

The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.

Why similar: Outbreak Sim 54.9% ★, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Strategy 7%, Management 5.9%

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 91.2% ★, Strategy 8.8%

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 37.7% ★, Diplomacy 31.6% ★, Strategy RPG 23.2%, Strategy 5.1%, 2D 2.4%

Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.

Why similar: Outbreak Sim 26.2% ★, Political Sim 20.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5%, Crime 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%

President for A Day: Floodings is a turn-based strategy game where YOU are the President of Pakistan. With two weeks to Election Day, the monsoon could not come at a worse time. And in its wake comes famine, cholera, rebels, and much more. Can you save the nation in its hour of need?

Why similar: Strategy 58.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 41.9%