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Games Like We. The Revolution

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Choices Matter, Adventure, Political.

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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!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 2,370 reviews
Released: 2019-03-21
Developer: Polyslash
Publisher: Valkyrie Initiative
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 2.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 7.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 79%

Overview

We. The Revolution is a gripping blend of judicial drama, political survival, and historical narrative that forces players to balance morality with self-preservation. These recommendations focus on titles that emphasize high-stakes decision-making, bureaucratic moral dilemmas, and the navigation of complex political systems.

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 11,092 reviews2020
    Dev: Torpor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 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?

    Why similar: Political Sim 43.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Point & Click 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, text-heavy political simulation where you must navigate complex policy decisions and survive a volatile political landscape.

  2. #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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

    Why similar: Choices Matter 44.1%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 18.1%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy RPG forces you to make difficult choices that define your character's life and the fate of a rigid, class-based society.

  3. #3 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 15,333 reviews2016
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Choices Matter 57.4%, Political Sim 33.1%, Story Rich 2.8%, Simulation 1.9%, Point & Click 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being an arbiter of truth and justice by allowing you to investigate citizens and decide their fate based on your findings.

  4. #4 Beholder
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

    Why similar: Political Sim 47.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Story Rich 7.6%, Strategy 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: You must balance your loyalty to a totalitarian state with your own morality while spying on tenants to ensure your family's survival.

  5. #5 Papers, Please
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 reviews2013
    Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    Why similar: Point & Click 37.6%, Simulation 22.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Strategy 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive experience for making life-altering moral decisions within a rigid, bureaucratic, and dystopian framework.

  6. #6 This Is the Police
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 11,036 reviews2016
    Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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

    Why You'll Like It: Managing a police department requires making difficult moral calls while navigating corruption and political pressure, much like the judicial work in the seed game.

  7. #7 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    93% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

    Why similar: Political Sim 39.8%, Crime 28%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Story Rich 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the investigation and interrogation mechanics, tasking you with uncovering the truth through dialogue and psychological pressure.

  8. #8 For the People
    92% matchMostly Positive74% of 788 reviews2020
    Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

    Why similar: Political Sim 46.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: As a newly appointed mayor, you must manage a city's resources and political factions while dealing with the consequences of your decisions.

  9. #9 This Is the Police 2
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,468 reviews2018
    Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Turn-Based 32.6%, Crime 22%, Strategy 14.4%, Story Rich 11%, Choices Matter 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original's management and legal themes, adding more complex turn-based tactical elements to the police work.

  10. #10 Through the Darkest of Times
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,135 reviews2020
    Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: HandyGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

    Why similar: Historical 26.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Point & Click 9%

    Why You'll Like It: This historical strategy game captures the tension of resisting a regime from within, requiring careful planning and moral compromise.

  11. #11 Death and Taxes
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
    Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Choices Matter 23.7%, Point & Click 23.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: As a grim reaper working in an office, you decide who lives and who dies, mirroring the high-stakes judicial decision-making of the seed game.

  12. #12 Legal Dungeon
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 581 reviews2019
    Dev: Somi
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.

    Why similar: Simulation 66.7%, Adventure 33.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It places you directly in the role of a police investigator preparing case files, forcing you to decide the legal fate of suspects through a bureaucratic lens.

  13. #13 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,085 reviews2016
    Dev: iNK Stories
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

    Why similar: Historical 38.9%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Point & Click 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, historically-based narrative experience where your choices influence the outcome of a political uprising.

  14. #14 Mind Scanners
    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,287 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 Sim 51.1%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Story Rich 9%, Strategy 8%

    Why You'll Like It: You must perform psychiatric evaluations on citizens in a dystopian city, forcing you to choose between following orders and maintaining your own ethics.

  15. #15 Beholder 2
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 7,880 reviews2018
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

    Why similar: Political Sim 46.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Point & Click 10.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Strategy 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: You climb the ladder of a dystopian government ministry, making choices that affect your career and the lives of those around you.

  16. #16 The Council
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
    Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 35.9%, Historical 25.3%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 6.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This narrative adventure features deep political intrigue and social manipulation where your choices have significant consequences on the story.

  17. #17 Crisis in the Kremlin
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,444 reviews2017
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?

    Why similar: Political Sim 68.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Historical 10.4%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Simulation 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This political simulation challenges you to manage the Soviet Union during its decline, balancing internal politics and external pressures.

  18. #18 Headliner: NoviNews
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 806 reviews2018
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

    Why similar: Political Sim 49.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: You control the flow of information as a news editor, directly impacting public opinion and the political stability of your country.

  19. #19 Democracy 4
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 6,264 reviews2022
    Dev: Positech Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    Why similar: Political Sim 66.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This is a pure political simulation that allows you to test the effects of various policies on a nation's stability and public support.

  20. #20 The Case of the Golden Idol
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
    Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

    Why similar: Investigation 20%, Crime 16%, Historical 15.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Point & Click 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the investigative aspect of the seed game, requiring you to piece together complex events through careful observation and deduction.

  21. #21 The Political Process
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2019
    Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.

    Why similar: Political Sim 76.7%, Turn-Based 9.1%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a detailed simulation of the political system, allowing you to run for office and influence legislation through strategic decision-making.

  22. #22 Need to Know
    84% matchMixed67% of 293 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 63%, Simulation 13.6%, Point & Click 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%, Story Rich 4.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This surveillance-based game forces you to decide how to use the private information you uncover, impacting the lives of those you monitor.

  23. #23 Tyranny
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 13,114 reviews2016
    Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 43.8%, Story Rich 24.1%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It places you in the role of a judge and enforcer for an evil overlord, forcing you to make decisions that shape the political landscape of a conquered world.

  24. #24 Yes, Your Grace
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
    Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 28.4%, Historical 25.8%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Strategy 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: You act as a ruler managing the needs of your subjects and the political demands of your kingdom, often with limited resources and difficult trade-offs.

  25. #25 Frostpunk
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 132,545 reviews2018
    Dev: 11 bit studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Choices Matter 30.2%, Simulation 18%, Singleplayer 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: You are tasked with leading the last city on Earth, making impossible moral choices to ensure the survival of your people against a harsh environment.

  26. #26 Help Will Come Tomorrow
    81% matchVery Positive80% of 925 reviews2020
    Dev: Arclight CreationsPub: Klabater
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.

    Why similar: Historical 38.6%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on survival and interpersonal conflict, where your decisions regarding resources and social dynamics determine who survives.

  27. #27 Beholder: Conductor
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,209 reviews2025
    Dev: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!

    Why similar: Political Sim 50.7%, Investigation 12.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Point & Click 8.6%, Story Rich 4.9%

  28. #28 Ambition: A Minuet in Power
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2021
    Dev: Joy Manufacturing Co.Pub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.

    Why similar: Historical 34.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Story Rich 9%

    Why You'll Like It: Set in pre-revolutionary France, it combines social maneuvering and political survival in a way that mirrors the atmosphere of the seed game.

  29. #29 This Is the President
    79% matchMixed68% of 403 reviews2021
    Dev: SuperPACPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes – even if that pitches the country into utter chaos.

    Why similar: Political Sim 51.4%, Crime 23.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Adventure 5%

    Why You'll Like It: You must navigate the political landscape and use your power to protect yourself from legal consequences, blending strategy with narrative choice.

  30. #30 JudgeSim
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,308 reviews2024
    Dev: DelusionArt Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Things were worse than ever in Banana Republic, a somber island country. While anarchists roamed the streets, corruption was running deeper due to economic crisis and rising crime rates. Bearing these burdens were "judges" who tried to make things right with honesty...

    Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Investigation 21.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Simulation 8.3%

  31. #31 Rogue State Revolution
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
    Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 40.2%, Historical 36.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Singleplayer 3%

    Why You'll Like It: This geopolitical strategy game requires you to manage a nation's stability while dealing with internal and external political threats.

  32. #32 The Darkest Files
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 580 reviews2025
    Dev: Paintbucket Games
    Windows · Mac

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  33. #33 City Eye
    78% matchMostly Negative36% of 92 reviews2022
    Pub: SIG Publishing
    Windows

    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: Political Sim 41.6%, Crime 20.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Point & Click 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: You act as a surveillance operator in a dystopian city, managing security and making choices that influence the lives of citizens.

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    76% matchMostly Positive70% of 254 reviews2023
    Dev: Steel Games
    Windows

    As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?

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  35. #35 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,845 reviews2018
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  36. #36 Pentiment
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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  37. #37 Beholder 3
    75% matchMixed65% of 2,714 reviews2022
    Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
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    Windows

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  39. #39 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,871 reviews2020
    Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  40. #40 Rebel Inc: Escalation
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
    Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

    Why similar: Historical 57.9%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 15.6%, Action 4.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  41. #41 Plutocracy
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,348 reviews2019
    Dev: Redwood
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

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    75% matchMixed56% of 1,294 reviews2016
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 100 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    74% matchMixed46% of 508 reviews2020
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    Windows

    In 1789, the Ming Dynasty had survived for a hundred years. At this time, just before the Great Revolution, what will the Ming Dynasty look like under the influence of players?

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  45. #45 Save Koch
    73% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
    Dev: Wooden Monkeys
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Choices Matter 20.6%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 16.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Thriller 11.7%

  46. #46 Heads Will Roll
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2021
    Dev: 1917 Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 51.9%, Story Rich 26.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Singleplayer 5.3%

  47. #47 Rogue State
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 255 reviews2015
    Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Assume control of a Middle Eastern country recovering from a violent revolution. Forge alliances, grow your economy, invade your neighbors, or pacify your population. Rogue State is a geopolitical strategy game that will force you to always stay one step ahead of your rivals to survive.

    Why similar: Political Sim 71.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 14%

  48. #48 Politics The Game
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 2,186 reviews2025
    Dev: Simplicity Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.

    Why similar: Political Sim 50.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 12.9%, Adventure 7.6%

  49. #49 Evil Democracy: 1932
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
    Dev: Hamsters Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Simulation 26.8%, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based 23.3%, Historical 21.9%, Singleplayer 2%

  50. #50 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
    69% 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 47.1%, Historical 20%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Simulation 8.3%, Hand-drawn 6.5%

  51. #51 Long Live The Queen
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 7,115 reviews2013
    Dev: Hanako Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

    Why similar: Political Sim 65.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Simulation 6.1%, Strategy 5%, Choices Matter 4.2%

  52. #52 KingSim
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
    Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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

    Why similar: Political Sim 45.3%, Historical 19.7%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Simulation 7.4%

  53. #53 HEADLINER
    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 925 reviews2017
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

    Why similar: Political Sim 54%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Story Rich 7.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Simulation 5.3%

  54. #54 Lightracer: For Judge
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 467 reviews2025
    Dev: Smartmelon Games
    Windows

    In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.

    Why similar: Political Sim 48.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Simulation 8.6%

  55. #55 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
    71% matchMixed54% of 765 reviews2013
    Dev: Mousechief
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story.Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

    Why similar: Political Sim 31.4%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Historical 19.6%, Point & Click 8.5%, Story Rich 6.2%

  56. #56 Interrogation Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Crime 27.9%, Investigation 21.6%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Puzzle 7%

  57. #57 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,603 reviews2023
    Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.

    Why similar: Historical 34.1%, Turn-Based 33.2%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  58. #58 Jey's Empire
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2019
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!

    Why similar: Political Sim 45%, Historical 20.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Strategy 5.1%

  59. #59 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
    63% matchVery Positive82% of 645 reviews2025
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

    Why similar: Political Sim 52.7%, Historical 28.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  60. #60 Social Credit Simulator
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 93 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.

    Why similar: Political Sim 46.1%, Historical 25.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Simulation 7%, Puzzle 6.6%

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