- #1 The Prime Minister's Crest: Path to Power
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAWELLC
Windows
A political simulation visual novel set in a severe post-bubble economic crisis. As newly elected governor Kazuma Oreki, allocate tight budgets to resolve economic, security, and welfare issues. Navigate complex factional politics and ultimately forge your path to the Prime Minister's seat.
Why similar: Political Sim 31% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Economy 10.9%, Visual Novel 9%
- #2 Successor To Your Throne
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Avramov
Windows · Linux
In this short character-focused narrative experience you are a monarch of a small medieval kingdom and must name your successor before it is too late
Why similar: Political Sim 36.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #3 For the People
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 815 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 28.4% ★, Time Management 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Management 7%
- #4 VSCS-II
95% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Oliver MorrishPub: Skullbutton Interactive
Windows
VSCS-II is a retro-styled narrative game about privacy and security. Using an upgraded '80s operating system, navigate an underground network to make connections, unearth conspiracies, and ultimately decide the fate of the dark web.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.1% ★, Crime 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Investigation 8.8%
- #5 The Newspapers of the day
94% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: divingstudio
Windows
Run a newspaper under censorship. Report, choose your articles, strike out words, lay out the page. Sharp reporting draws the censors; a compliant paper loses its readers. 1920s Gyeongseong — a newspaper management simulation adventure where you complete a single page, every single day.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Investigation 9.8%, Management 8.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #6 POLIS
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Afterwork Studio
Windows · Mac
Become mayor of a small Greek town and govern for 17 years. Citizens write you letters for years, the opposition never sleeps, and every promise is remembered. A satirical political city sim where the town never forgets.
Why similar: Political Sim 42.5% ★, Management 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Economy 8.5%
- #7 The Devil’s Gun Market
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
A darkly humorous gun market simulator with RPG elements. Manage your shady arms business, verify or forge gun permits, navigate shifting laws, and make deals with rebels, the government, or even the Devil. Every choice shapes your fate in this chaotic world of war, profit, and deception.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Economy 11.5%, Crime 10.6%, Management 10.3%
- #8 ONE MORE TERM
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE MORE TERM
Windows
Lead a republic through 48 months. Examine documents, manage your cabinet, pass laws, survive crises, and answer for the consequences of every political compromise.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%
- #9 Federal Reserve Simulator
91% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Billmeade Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you beat inflation without crashing the economy? Run the Federal Reserve through real crises, political pressure, AI bubbles, and market panic. Set rates, deploy QE, manage expectations, and engineer the perfect soft landing. Featured on Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.4% ★, Economy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Management 9.4%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #10 Beholder: Conductor
91% matchVery Positive91% of 5,237 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 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 43.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Investigation 9%, Choices Matter 7%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #11 Ministry of Truth: False Memory
90% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: IKKOSAMAPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
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 33.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #12 Crime Union
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 54k Games
Windows
Build your criminal empire from the shadows. Manage global networks, launder black money, hire specialists, and crush rival gangs in tactical card battles. In Crime Union, staying alive while the law watches your every move is just as hard as reaching the top. Don't get busted.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.3% ★, Crime 16.7%, Economy 12.5%, Time Management 11.1%, Management 9.1%
- #13 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
89% matchVery Positive95% of 765 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Comic Book 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #14 Belarus Simulator: Preemptive Strike
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talentless Person Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the ruler of a democratic independent state of Belarus. Unfortunately, you receive troubled news. An act of aggression is planned against your country. You need to do everything in your power to stop it.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.4% ★, Economy 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Management 9.3%
- #15 Political Survival - Head of State
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
Lead your nation through political decisions, balance happiness, economy, military, technology, and environment, compete against rival states, and respond to global events in this turn-based political strategy simulation where every choice shapes your country's future.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Management 12.9%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 6.3%
- #16 Last Emperor
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Management 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #17 Sunset Magna Carta
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eventide Birds
Windows
Sunset Magna Carta (formerly Fertility, Crime, and Economy) is a political simulation game. As a cabinet minister of the United Realm, you will implement policies, handle social crises, and try to sustain order and national prosperity. Be careful: consequences may defy your intentions.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Crime 10.1%, Economy 8%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #18 Archon
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tome & Blade
Windows
In this story-rich interstellar political drama, ascend as humanity's next leader. Rebuild a broken empire in a war-torn galaxy through might, diplomacy, or espionage. Every choice has a consequence. What will you choose, Your Eminence?
Why similar: Political Sim 40.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #19 SIM Election USA
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
Run a presidential campaign in this turn-based strategy game where you manage funding, media, and political influence to win the election.
Why similar: Political Sim 39.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Economy 15.3%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #20 Liar-for-hire
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neo Vulgate Cycle
Windows
Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers - or find some conscience after all.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.6% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Management 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #21 Black Border 2
82% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Bitzooma
Windows
Black Border 2 is an intense border patrol simulator where you inspect documents and use special tools to detect forgeries and stop smugglers.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Time Management 16.9%, Crime 11.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #22 The Vigilante Diaries
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Out of the Blue Games
Windows
The Vigilante Diaries is a narrative-driven role-playing game where you assume the role of a masked vigilante. Experience his life journey through his diaries spanning years, navigate the changes within his hideout, and make every decision that shapes his destiny.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Crime 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #23 Blueprint: EV
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Phi Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blueprint: EV is a single- and multiplayer strategy game about founding an electric vehicle company and running it through six fiscal years. Make three founding decisions, then guide pricing, production, R&D, and finance across 24 quarters of real P&L against three rival companies.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Economy 14.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Management 8.6%
- #24 Beholder 3
81% matchMixed65% of 2,841 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 49.8 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 Sim 36.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Isometric 13.1%, Management 8%, Simulation 5.7%
- #25 Directive 220
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SethAngel
Windows · Mac
A dystopian management game where you act as an energy dispatcher in a collapsing regime. Allocate power, make tough decisions, and balance stability, government pressure, and citizen survival in a dark retro-futuristic world.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Management 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #26 Jey's Empire
81% matchVery Positive88% of 85 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 32.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Management 9.8%
- #27 Afesis: The Four Steps
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aftos Studio
Windows
Discover the Castilian-inspired village of Valdejara in this suspenseful visual novel. Christian tradition comes alive in our story. Decipher biblical passages, confront the shadows that threaten faith, and feel the weight of every choice.
Why similar: Time Management 17.7%, Comic Book 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #28 Headliner: NoviNews
79% matchVery Positive89% of 817 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 41.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #29 Impeached 2
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Proulx
Windows · Mac · Linux
Anyone can be President, so why not you? Become President of the United States in this text-based political satire strategy game, then push your morals and values upon hundreds of millions of people. Will you be a benevolent leader or a ruthless dictator?
Why similar: Political Sim 31.4% ★, Crime 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Economy 11%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #30 Seal & Sentence
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crimson Smile Games
Windows
Serve as a border officer in a medieval kingdom on the brink of war. Inspect documents, interrogate suspicious travelers, and decide who may enter. Will you obey the Crown or follow your conscience?
Why similar: Political Sim 26.4% ★, Time Management 15.4%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Simulation 9.4%
- #31 President of Steel
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: volaryus
Windows
President of Steel is a choice-driven political strategy game where every decision shapes the fate of your nation. Balance power, stability, and economy while navigating political intrigue, war threats, organized crime, and personal relationships.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Economy 14.7%, Management 7.7%, Strategy 5.5%
- #32 Delphi
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blasckout Studio
Windows
A political sim where you are Delphi, the AI that guides the world government. Manage laws, budgets and global crises while you pull the strings from the shadows. Will they shut you down… or will you seize power?
Why similar: Political Sim 32.5% ★, Economy 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Management 9%
- #33 Civic Story
77% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Shining Spark Entertainment Ltd
Windows
When a sudden election rocks the country, whose side are you on? In Civic Story, you'll encounter colorful characters & situations that show how the upcoming election affects you, your colleagues, and the nation in this comedic 8-chapter Visual Novel parody that helps you understand our world today.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Comic Book 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #34 Ministry of Order
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: VoltekPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Inspect the parents’ medical record and match the newborn who can only be theirs — that is the day’s work in this 1920s dystopian puzzle. A fire burned the birth records, and the Ministry put you in charge of giving the children back. Your choice goes into the report.
Why similar: Political Sim 28% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Investigation 8.6%
- #35 Mr. President We Have A Situation!
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DeBu Games
Windows
Mr. President We Have a Situation! is a desktop overlay game that is always on screen. It is intended to be played alongside work or study sessions. Your advisors will ask you for your leadership that will have long lasting consequences on your resources.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, Time Management 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Management 12.2%, Economy 7.1%
- #36 Lunar Ascendant
74% matchMixed46% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
The political drama set in a future that's too close for comfort. Become the first mayor of ARTEMIS: A Pioneering Lunar City. Navigate the future of lunar colonization, choose between independence and cooperation, shape policies for or against AI influence, and tackle interplanetary conspiracies.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Economy 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #37 This Is the Peace
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nokwite Games
Windows
When The President fails to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, he vows to get it next year — by ending every world conflict himself. A darkly funny political strategy inspired by This Is the Police.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.8% ★, Management 13.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #38 Vested
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper Wasp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Found a tech startup in 1990 and try to survive the dot-com bubble. Navigate 48 quarters of hype, hubris, and hostile board meetings across 19 possible endings.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Economy 13.7%, Time Management 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Management 9.7%
- #39 Zona Eleitoral
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fisch Sibs LTDA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zona Eleitoral is a turn-based strategy game that puts you in charge of a mayoral campaign. Choose your candidate, build your strategy, manage your resources to unlock new actions, and navigate unexpected twists in the race for the mayor's office. Do you have what it takes to win the election?
Why similar: Political Sim 42.4% ★, Economy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 6.5%
- #40 Teen Zombie In Your Cabin
73% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Pent Panda
Windows · Linux
Three years have passed since the zombie uprising. You managed to escape the chaos and survive in an isolated cabin in the woods, all alone, for better and for worse. Until one day you come across a young zombie who doesn't seem entirely lost. Choose how to lead this adventure.
Why similar: Time Management 18.5%, Comic Book 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #41 Dear President
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SN Game Studio
Windows
Ruling a country is easy; surviving is the hard part. Use your stamp to balance the state's four main powers, manage bizarre crises, and avoid assassinations. Every death is a new beginning. Upgrade your skills, sit back at the desk, and try not to get hit by a rock. Permission to panic: Granted.
Why similar: Political Sim 42% ★, Economy 17%, Management 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Strategy 6%
- #42 Project HN
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Philo Devs
Windows · Mac
An administrative office in a fantasy world. Review documents from humans, elves, orcs, and beastfolk to uphold the republic's order. Follow the rules, or overlook suspicious files for personal gain? Every choice is yours. Heroines await after work. Your decisions shape the republic's future.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Strategy 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #43 Cold Bed on Route
71% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Old Retina Museum
Windows · Linux
"Cold Bed on Route" is an equation-like adventure game. Work with to find and dump unwanted items. Then, let's make up for the excess weight caused by having her on board. And let's prove that the universe is not yet completely cold and frigid. Now, pilot, it's your turn.
Why similar: Time Management 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #44 The King's Whisperer
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Demian Vrij Games
Windows
You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #45 MASK IT
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Babel Studio
Windows · Mac
MASK IT is a black-comedy adventure about manufacturing outrage by "editing" the news. As a fresh news editor, your job is to give dull everyday news a little "touch-up" and turn it into a viral sensation no one can look away from!
Why similar: Political Sim 44.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #46 Soulflow
72% matchMixed54% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows
Soulflow is a 2.5D fantasy-detective game that offers a unique experience with its graphic style. In this story-based role play game, players must gather information from others during the day and try to solve the murders in the neighborhood to stay free.
Why similar: Time Management 18.6%, Investigation 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #47 Return to Zeroes
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows · Mac
In New York, private detective Ikeda Sen happens upon the enigmatic Lila shortly before his client, Walton, hands him a strange device. And in Japan, Izumozaki Neneko stumbles upon a corpse by the canal on her way to school. Two unrelated stories unfold, intersecting in bizarre and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Comic Book 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Crime 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Investigation 12.1%
- #48 King of the Cul-De-Sac
71% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Matthew Vimislik
Windows · Mac · Linux
An Interactive Comic with PUNCHING in it.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #49 Crow's Requiem
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Ignorantia
Windows
A narrative-heavy, comic-infused survival visual novel & puzzle game where you are a licensed body collector navigating a dystopian world of moral dilemmas and resource management; where belief, rebellion, or control will prevail through your choices.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.6% ★, Comic Book 17.4%, Time Management 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #50 The Wolf Among Us Remastered
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Telltale
Windows
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Investigation 14.7%, Comic Book 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #51 Konbini Girls Z
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ベルゼブブPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
Your store is notorious for its high shoplifting rates. After being reprimanded by headquarters, you decide to take revenge by catching the shoplifters red-handed.
Why similar: Time Management 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Comic Book 15.2%, Crime 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #52 Deep Under
68% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Investigation 11.6%
- #53 Fantasy Senate Simulator
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Purri Cat Studio
Windows
Create a political party, win elections, respond to events, pass laws, govern, create your version of utopia and even go to war with your neighbors in this senate simulator with a fantasy twist.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.6% ★, Economy 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #54 Interrogation: You will be deceived
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 382 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Political Sim 27.3% ★, Crime 16.9%, Comic Book 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Management 8.4%
- #55 CAPITALIUM
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WinFive Game
Windows · Mac
CAPITALIUM is a turn-based economic simulation set during an industrial revolution. Begin with a single deal, trade in a living market, found companies and build supply chains. Compete for wealth and power, earn a royal charter, take railways to the frontier, and build and name your own city.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.2% ★, Economy 18.5%, Management 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%
- #56 Conglomerate
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pale Ember Games
Windows
You’re the CEO. Build your company into a thriving conglomerate, managing the cash flow, product launches, funding and hiring decisions. Build a conglomerate or go bankrupt trying.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.6% ★, Time Management 25.8%, Economy 11.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #57 The Crown
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Obverse Games
Windows
From humble beginnings, rise up to take your place in the city's underworld! Your choices will decide how the story plays out in this Visual Novel about crime in the 2000s East Coast. Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, Stat-driven, Deep Meta-progression.
Why similar: Time Management 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Crime 13.3%, Comic Book 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #58 DICTOCRACY
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B Games
Windows
Take charge as the President of a newly independent country, Adelphia. Build infrastructure, approve policies, juggle between conflicting priorities of the public, your ministers and other countries' leaders - All with only one action per turn and a different political landscape in each playthrough
Why similar: Political Sim 30.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Economy 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #59 Seeds of Pain
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aky Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
A group of kids decide to leave the floating island they live on to go and explore a colossal world tree. They don't know yet how dangerous this choice will be. Feel their fear and try to survive in this Visual Novel with resource management systems.
Why similar: Time Management 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #60 Always On
66% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Skydome Studios
Windows
Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?
Why similar: Comic Book 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%