- #1 Infogrind
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twilighthaven
Windows
Manage a bank of supernatural artifacts and secret information in a cyberpunk future. Solve mysteries in this new reality, explore the world, navigate the balance between influential corporations that want to rule this new world!
Why similar: Political 29.6% ★, Dystopian 22.3%, Management 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #2 Cross The Red Line
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamenesis
Windows · Mac
Undermining, fake passport or probably an inflatable boat? What can help to cross the border? Develop a plan, form a team and hope that the border guards will not do their job this time.
Why similar: Political 28.3% ★, Dystopian 19.1%, Conspiracy 16.6% ★, Resource Management 10.1%, Management 8.9%
- #3 Human Resources
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Human ResourcesPub: Will Winn Games
Windows
You work in Human Resources. In this sci-fi puzzle thriller, use your terminal to scrutinize records and expose human-like AI. Spot contradictions to detect the crafty impostors. Efficiency is mandatory. Failure is termination.
Why similar: Political 34.6% ★, Dystopian 21.4%, Robots 10.5%, Space 9.3%, Sci-fi 5%
- #4 Plobania 47/B
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Two Bites
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Political 43.8% ★, Dystopian 27.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Indie 4.1%
- #5 Papers or Death ⏱️
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YAP (Yet Another Publisher)
Windows
Screen travelers in a post-war world where lies are common. Check documents, spot inconsistencies, and decide who passes. Take bribes or stay honest—your choices shape the outcome. No action, just tension, tough calls, and hidden truths.
Why similar: Political 51% ★, Dystopian 23.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Indie 4.3%, Story Rich 3.2%
- #6 Papers, Please
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,992 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 55.3% ★, Dystopian 25.5%, Indie 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Story Rich 2.6%
- #7 Shadow of Azrael
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Within
Windows
Fighting that's a cross between Smash Bros and Dragon Ball Z!
Why similar: Dystopian 61.8%, Political 36% ★, Atmospheric 1.1%, Indie 1.1%
- #8 Pegasus: Broken Wings
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Astronomic Games
Windows
Follow a new set of events involving Pegasus-5 crew with them being stuck in a city under curfew after a terrorist attack and getting entangled in a massive conspiracy. Stick close to your allies, build romantic relations, and make important choices.
Why similar: Political 22.3% ★, Dystopian 21.3%, Conspiracy 19.6% ★, Robots 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #9 Before the Silence
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Left Bank Interactive
Windows
In this turn-based strategy, you will take control of an anti-disinformation department and protect your citizens from terrorist influence. Manage your agents and resources, analyze media, and restore order in different regions of your country.
Why similar: Political 31.9% ★, Dystopian 20.4%, Resource Management 9.7%, Management 8.4%, Futuristic 6.8%
- #10 Next Patient
90% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Turtle Studios
Windows · Mac
As the checkpoint guard in the only safe zone of the dystopian Republic of Valdoria, you decide who survives.
Why similar: Political 54.2% ★, Dystopian 23.3%, Indie 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Story Rich 3.1%
- #11 Wait! Life is beautiful!
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]Pub: GameNet
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?
Why similar: Political 44.5% ★, Dystopian 27.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Story Rich 4.2%, 2D 4.1%
- #12 Stop the Press!
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political 34% ★, Dystopian 14.7%, Conspiracy 14.6% ★, Management 11.2%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #13 Effective Immediately
88% 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 39.1% ★, Dystopian 17.8%, Conspiracy 13.5% ★, Sci-fi 6.3%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #14 The Westport Independent
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 334 reviews2016
Dev: Double Zero One Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 43.7% ★, Dystopian 40.2%, Indie 9%, Choices Matter 7%
- #15 Justice.exe
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Late Game ClutchPub: Gameclaw Studio
Windows · Mac
Justice.exe is a dialogue-heavy dystopian legal drama in which you defend sentient AI in court. Discover key story elements in dialogue, build your case by studying arguments, and engage the opposing counsel in wits, charisma and skullduggery. Small choices might alter the fate of your clients.
Why similar: Political 37.8% ★, Dystopian 26%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Mystery 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #16 Nothing - the Video Game
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nobody_the_Developer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Because at this point we would rather play NOTHING than what most of these american AAA game studios are putting out.
Why similar: Dystopian 35.2%, Political 34.4% ★, Sci-fi 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 4.3%
- #17 Ministry of Order
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.
Why similar: Political 35.1% ★, Dystopian 24.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #18 Civil Purgatory
85% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: AIGroundPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.
Why similar: Political 56.5% ★, Dystopian 16.8%, Choices Matter 6%, Strategy 5.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #19 Anomalyst
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Estúdio Candiru
Windows
Anomalista is a 3D first-person adventurer game. Investigate a spacial station to identify and correct anomalous individuals. Use your clipboard, explore your surroundings, have crazy conversations with suspect people and rewrite reality, before it's too late...
Why similar: Political 26.4% ★, Dystopian 22.4%, Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Adventure 7.6%, Futuristic 7%
- #20 Organs Please
84% matchVery Positive84% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 30.9% ★, Dystopian 23.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Management 10.3%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #21 Faultline.Exe
83% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Jason BannPub: VibeAxis
Windows
The median lifespan of a new operative is 8 minutes. Try to beat the average. Hack a dying space station, outsmart a corrupted AI, and dodge rogue autodocs in cheesy FMV glory. Halcyon HR reminds you that dying on the clock instantly voids your pension. 12 brutal endings.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.5%, Conspiracy 20.5% ★, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Mystery 8.1%
- #22 Egglets - The Long 10 Days
82% match4 user reviews100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: wieLuft
Windows · Mac
A 10-day crisis management simulation. As Eggon’s administrator, you follow absurd orders, manage chaos, and seek truth between news and rumors. Obey commands – or choose humanity? The fate of the Egglets rest in your hands.
Why similar: Political 36.8% ★, Dystopian 28.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Management 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #23 No Pacing when the Client is Here
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hard Corbak
Windows
Greetings New_Employee. Your task in the Company: serve the Client. Follow the instructions, build productive relationships with your colleagues, carry out the desires of the Client, and who knows, the title of Employee of the Week, or even of the Month, might be within your reach.
Why similar: Political 48% ★, Dystopian 25.5%, Mystery 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #24 100 for Justice
81% 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 36% ★, Dystopian 20.2%, Resource Management 11.5%, Management 10.3%, Conspiracy 8.7% ★
- #25 Red Man
81% match6 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: madkang
Windows
A small city deprived of any freedom of thought under a dictator's rule, spread the seed of resistance and free people from oppression!
Why similar: Political 53.7% ★, Dystopian 33.4%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 3.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #26 Starvedge
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luxar
Windows
Cruel 2037. Starvation. Repression. Fear. You decide who gets a ration and who remains starving. Survival is almost impossible.
Why similar: Political 42.3% ★, Dystopian 28.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Choices Matter 4.9%, Story Rich 4%
- #27 Editor's Hell
79% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Goose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You just became the editor for a newspaper in a troublesome country. After months of unemployment; you just had to took it. First, you have to make a choice. Will you support the government or will you go against it? Dreams, nightmares, don’t matter anymore; you have a new opportunity in your life.
Why similar: Political 39.5% ★, Dystopian 23.1%, Management 12.6%, Resource Management 11.5%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #28 The State of Nowhere
78% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Anomaly Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assigned to station 65, your role as employee 100411 will be to serve and sell products to the people, exercising the controls the state deems necessary to keep the population in line
Why similar: Political 40.9% ★, Dystopian 25.6%, Conspiracy 13.9% ★, Management 9.4%, Story Rich 3.2%
- #29 Floating Star
78% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: 上海文青娱乐消费总咖啡厅
Windows
Play as a lone space traveler, floating in the galaxy while exploring the boundaries of human civilization.
Why similar: Space 20.5%, Resource Management 19.1%, Dystopian 16.8%, Robots 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #30 HEADLINER
79% 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 42.1% ★, Dystopian 25.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Indie 6.3%, Adventure 5.4%
- #31 Human or Not
77% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Haguy EisPub: Eis Interactive
Windows
Aliens are infiltrating Earth disguised as humans! It's your job to expose these imposters. Can you tell who is human and who is not? Choose your own path while you keep the Earth safe.
Why similar: Political 42% ★, Dystopian 25.6%, Space 12.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #32 Shaking Hands
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Potato Studios
Windows
You shake a hand, the city burns. In the noir 1920s, every weapon you sell changes the headlines, the war, and your daughter's fate. In this management sim, you manage not just a shop, but your conscience. Who will pay the price?
Why similar: Political 38.2% ★, Dystopian 22.1%, Resource Management 11.3%, Choices Matter 6.8%, Management 6%
- #33 WORLD OF PARANOIA
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Lagartija Software
Windows
Heavily inspired by the novels Brave New World and 1984, World of Paranoia puts you in control of a futuristic dystopia in a turn-based management game.
Why similar: Dystopian 35.9%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Management 13.2%, Resource Management 11.1%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #34 Beholder
75% matchVery Positive92% of 30,475 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 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 37.7% ★, Dystopian 30.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #35 Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,095 reviews2023
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Spy on strangers through security cameras, invade their privacy and discover their secrets in this digital voyeur simulator. Welcome to the future of The Primate Observation Club. Even in 2099 the rule about messing with your unlucky subjects still remains in this sequel: DO NOT feed the monkeys!
Why similar: Dystopian 30.8%, Resource Management 14.7%, Management 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #36 Frick Frack
76% matchMixed46% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Weston Bell-GeddesPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
Just as you were about to lose all hope, you’ve found a job. It’s not exactly what you dreamed, but it pays the bills. You begin work and quickly learn the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Political 47.7% ★, Dystopian 23.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Indie 4%
- #37 False Echo
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retromagine
Windows
Inspired by Papers, Please, False Echo is a narrative cryptography thriller set in the darkest depths of the Atlantic, aboard a secret military submarine. Operate the Obscura machine, decode messages, and decide what gets through in a regime where even the smallest mistake means a huge death toll.
Why similar: Political 40.9% ★, Dystopian 22.8%, Conspiracy 17.4% ★, Mystery 4.4%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #38 Crimson Silk
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Swirling Pentapod
Windows
Crimson Silk is a political detective thriller with a mind-controlling villain. Investigate the assassination of your grandfather. Plunge into a world of complicated law and wild ESP powers. Gather clues, choose sides, jump timelines, and try not to get stuffed with lead.
Why similar: Political 43.4% ★, Mystery 10.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Conspiracy 9.6% ★, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #39 Feed the Lie
73% 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 43.6% ★, Conspiracy 20.2% ★, Dystopian 18.1%, Resource Management 7%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #40 Take As Needed
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Chromeleon Games
Windows · Mac
Assume a lead drug development role at Mazer- the foremost pharmaceutical company in the world! Create groundbreaking drugs for your customers, work hard to impress your bosses, and try not to ruffle too many feathers...
Why similar: Dystopian 35.2%, Conspiracy 23.2% ★, Choices Matter 10.3%, Futuristic 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #41 Double Agenda - Inspired by True Events
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ANDESTRAT
Windows · Linux
A short (1 to 2 hour) text-based game set in the near future. In the midst of terrorist attacks, analyze military intelligence reports and seek to understand a government with unclear motives.
Why similar: Political 50.6% ★, Conspiracy 32.7% ★, Futuristic 9.6%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 2.1%
- #42 Pharmageddon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Existential NeetsPub: Microtaur
Windows
Journey into an otherworldly dimension, guiding opioid zombies on their quest for transcendent release in this unique strategy game.
Why similar: Political 42.3% ★, Dystopian 29.2%, Resource Management 10.7%, Management 7.8%, Atmospheric 6%
- #43 Sunset Inferno
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treasured Trash
Windows
Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.
Why similar: Dystopian 31.8%, Robots 16.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #44 Robot Island
72% matchPositive100% of 36 reviews2020
Dev: New Beings
Windows · Mac
Play as a robot flight attendant in this 20-30 minute visual novella with 3D exploration. Explore the ship, talk to plants, clean up, and most importantly: empathize with the captain as he tries to figure out some personal stuff during your lonely journey. Oh, and make sure you get his coffee right!
Why similar: Robots 38.8%, Space 23.8%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 7.7%
- #45 Beholder 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 7,978 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.5 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 37.7% ★, Dystopian 29.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #46 Recyclic
68% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Shellscrape Games
Windows
A deceptively demanding experience of a humble recycling plant worker. Shred, crush, and sort your way through a menial job while trying to keep track of the ever convoluted company policy. Clock in, recycle, get paid, repeat.
Why similar: Political 35% ★, Dystopian 30%, Resource Management 14.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%, 2D 4.1%
- #47 Ministry of Broadcast
70% matchVery Positive82% of 468 reviews2020
Dev: Twin PetesPub: Hitcents
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.
Why similar: Political 31.5% ★, Dystopian 28.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 12.8%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #48 Phobos - Subhuman
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Underdog Virtual
Windows
During the first manned mission to Mars, a group of astronauts land on the moon of Phobos, where they disappear without a trace. 20 years later the daughter of one of them, embarks on a quest to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.3%, Conspiracy 21.8% ★, Sci-fi 12.2%, Space 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #49 Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Terletski Games
Windows · Mac
Sobakistan — the land of dogs, is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog state — where any step could send you to prison.
Why similar: Political 45.4% ★, Dystopian 28.8%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #50 Headspace Division
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretzelpunk Games
Windows
A narrative sci-fi RPG where you can only interact with the seven thoughts currently on your mind. Research and repair a mysterious battleship. Manage your headspace and survive the quarreling voices living inside it or thrive in the madness.
Why similar: Political 21.9% ★, Resource Management 20.2%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Space 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #51 Mind Scanners
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,308 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...
Why similar: Political 35.6% ★, Dystopian 24%, Management 11.5%, Futuristic 7.6%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #52 DECRYPTO Project
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: slothJam
Windows
Our algorithm has chosen you for inclusion in the DECRYPTO project. Your job is simple: we send encrypted texts, you decipher them. Loyalty and diligence will be rewarded with upgrades and customization options for your system. Disobedience and sabotage will be punished.
Why similar: Political 36.6% ★, Dystopian 28.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #53 MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
MINISTRY OF TRUTH: 1984 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. Big Brother is watching you! This game is inspired by George Orwell’s classic novel.
Why similar: Political 38.6% ★, Dystopian 29.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Atmospheric 6%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #54 Trajectory
70% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Sky Trail Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trajectory is a first person scifi adventure game that takes place in Earth's orbit, with a dystopian yet whimsical setting. The game has multiple endings and a variety of exotic locations in space and beyond.
Why similar: Dystopian 31.8%, Space 17.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Futuristic 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #55 Beholder 3
68% matchMixed65% of 2,752 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.9% ★, Dystopian 30.6%, Management 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Choices Matter 4.5%
- #56 Gatekeeper Simulator: Inner Circle
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Revolt Entertainment
Windows
You guard the gate of a secret society. Every visitor lies, some better than others. Inspect, decide, and live with the consequences of who you let inside.
Why similar: Political 25.6% ★, Resource Management 15.2%, Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Conspiracy 9.5% ★
- #57 PSYCORP
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GliK Games
Windows
Three siblings are given AI-Powered cybernetics by their dying CEO father to permanently bring out the worst in them. How much of your mind are you willing to lose to control your family's company, and the future of surveillance in America in this narrative driven AI corporate dystopia?
Why similar: Political 33.9% ★, Dystopian 24.1%, Conspiracy 13.4% ★, Choices Matter 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #58 The Fermi Paradox
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 991 reviews2021
Dev: Anomaly Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
Why similar: Political 37.9% ★, Resource Management 12.8%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #59 Subzero Tides
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Logical Progression Games
Windows · Linux
Build, trade, and survive in a living ecosystem where every choice shapes the colony and every faction remembers. Deep systems connect production, management, and survival in a world that never stops reacting.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.4%, Resource Management 14%, Space 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Atmospheric 7%