- #1 Suzerain
97% matchVery Positive93% of 11,339 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.3 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 26% ★, Political 19.3% ★, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Alternate History 7.2%
- #2 We. The Revolution
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,413 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 54.3% ★, Investigation 20.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 5.5%
- #3 KingSim
96% 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 23.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Strategy RPG 16%, Political 14.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #4 For the People
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 798 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 37.6% ★, Political 26% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Multiple Endings 4.2%
- #5 Death and Taxes
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,276 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Character Customization 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%
- #6 Beholder 2
94% 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 Sim 40.7% ★, Political 29.7% ★, Choices Matter 6.9%, Strategy 5.4%, Multiple Endings 5%
- #7 JudgeSim
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,352 reviews2024
Dev: DelusionArt Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Political 34.4% ★, Investigation 17.8%, Immersive Sim 13%, Text-Based 11%, Simulation 5.3%
- #8 Political Arena
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Wayside Press
Windows · Mac
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 26% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Strategy RPG 16.6%, RPG 9.8%, Strategy 9.1%
- #9 Justice.exe
91% 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 55.6% ★, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Simulation 7.7%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #10 The Political Process
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,120 reviews2019
Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.2 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 61.2% ★, Political 28.6% ★, Simulation 4.1%, Strategy 4%, Indie 2.1%
- #11 Democracy 4
90% matchVery Positive82% of 6,313 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 35.9% ★, Diplomacy 26.6% ★, Political 23.1% ★, Strategy 4.5%, Choices Matter 3.8%
- #12 Beholder: Conductor
88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,427 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 44.4% ★, Political 18.7% ★, Investigation 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Choices Matter 4.1%
- #13 Space Court
89% matchVery Positive98% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: Uphill Promise
Windows
As a newly appointed Judge, you will rule over Space Court and its denizens to keep the universe safe. Or possibly blow it all up. Either way, you’re tenured.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, RPG 11.3%
- #14 Beholder
89% 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 Sim 40.5% ★, Political 27.8% ★, Choices Matter 6.7%, Multiple Endings 5%, Strategy 4.9%
- #15 Politics The Game
86% matchVery Positive95% of 2,352 reviews2025
Dev: Simplicity Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29.8% ★, Political 26.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Diplomacy 9.6% ★
- #16 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Diplomacy 43.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Text-Based 8.8%, Choices Matter 5.7%, RPG 5.6%
- #17 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,604 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Choices Matter 21%, Text-Based 14%, RPG 12.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #18 Lunar Ascendant
84% matchMixed49% of 83 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 24.5% ★, Diplomacy 22.6% ★, Political 18.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #19 Legal Dungeon
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 587 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 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #20 Interrogation Simulator
83% matchVery Positive95% of 61 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Immersive Sim 21.2%, Investigation 21%, Text-Based 10.1%, RPG 7.1%
- #21 Lords of Infinity
82% matchVery Positive95% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.4% ★, Diplomacy 30.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Text-Based 8%, RPG 6.8%
- #22 Lawgivers
84% matchVery Positive82% of 415 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 34.6% ★, Diplomacy 27.1% ★, Political 22.7% ★, Choices Matter 5%, Simulation 3.4%
- #23 Judge, Jury, and Keyboard
81% matchMixed66% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Virtue Enforcer
Windows
In an era dominated by viral trends, you become the "Internet Judge"—where a few keystrokes can sway public opinion and determine fates. This darkly humorous strategy game lets you experience the absurdity and power of "keyboard justice." Every judgment you make reshapes this chaotic digital world.
Why similar: Simulation 34%, 2D 20.4%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Indie 13.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #24 Need to Know
82% 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 57.1% ★, Political 28.1% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Indie 4.7%, Story Rich 2%
- #25 Crisis in the Kremlin
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,451 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 50.3% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Political 9% ★, Strategy 6.1%, Strategy RPG 5.8%
- #26 Misty Judgment
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.3%, Investigation 23.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, RPG 10.3%
- #27 I Am Your President
80% matchMixed67% of 277 reviews2023
Dev: President
Windows
Play as a fictional US president in this satirical narrative strategy! Lead Democrats or Republicans to make America great again. Again.
Why similar: Diplomacy 35% ★, Political Sim 17.9% ★, Text-Based 12.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #28 Collapse: A Political Simulator
79% matchMixed65% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 28.4% ★, Political 18.9% ★, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Alternate History 7.7%
- #29 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
78% 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 39.1% ★, Strategy RPG 22.3%, Political 16.3% ★, RPG 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #30 Lightracer: For Judge
75% matchVery Positive94% of 479 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 61.7% ★, RPG 10%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #31 Social Credit Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 96 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 41.4% ★, Political 32% ★, Text-Based 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Simulation 4.1%
- #32 PowerSimulator
79% matchMixed42% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: SHIT MAKER
Windows
Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials?Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.
Why similar: Political Sim 42.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%, RPG 8.7%, Simulation 5.4%
- #33 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
75% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: GortagonGame
Windows
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 44.9% ★, Political 33.9% ★, Choices Matter 7.3%, Strategy 5.9%, Simulation 5.3%
- #34 Mandate Of Heaven
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,892 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26%, RPG 20%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #35 The Reeve
76% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Text-Based 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #36 Galaxy Princess Zorana
74% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Evil Emperor's only daughter, but can you claim the throne? Raise stats, make deals, appoint advisors, and scheme your way through the Imperial Election - unless an assassin gets you first. Rule the galaxy or die trying!
Why similar: Political Sim 41% ★, Diplomacy 38% ★, Choices Matter 5.3%, RPG 4.4%, Strategy 3.4%
- #37 Jey's Empire
77% matchVery Positive90% of 80 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 31.6% ★, Political 23.7% ★, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 3.5%
- #38 The Succession of Changing Kings
73% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 41.8%, Alternate History 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Simulation 6.1%
- #39 QSVT: ¡Que se vayan todos!
72% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Sendero tecnológico
Windows
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 50.7% ★, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, RPG 7.9%, Strategy 7.8%
- #40 Trials of Innocence
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Investigation 47.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, 2D 7.4%
- #41 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
72% matchVery Positive81% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Political Sim 33.2% ★, Strategy RPG 24.4%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, RPG 6.6%, Strategy 6.2%
- #42 Long Live The Queen
73% matchVery Positive95% of 7,125 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 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 67.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Simulation 4.2%, RPG 4.1%, Strategy 4.1%
- #43 Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.8%, Text-Based 21.3%, RPG 16.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Indie 8.4%
- #44 Battle For The Hill
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Supercid87Pub: Benevolent Games
Windows
Will YOU control Congress, the Supreme Court, or the Presidency? In Battle for the Hill, a real-time multiplayer political strategy game, you’ll pass laws, shape the economy, and fight for power. Build alliances, manipulate the system, or dominate the market—every decision changes history.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.4% ★, Political 24.7% ★, Strategy RPG 18.7%, Alternate History 6.4%, Character Customization 5.6%
- #45 Headliner: NoviNews
71% matchVery Positive89% of 807 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 44.5% ★, Political 31.1% ★, Choices Matter 5.6%, Multiple Endings 4.5%, Alternate History 4.1%
- #46 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,800 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Strategy 12.1%, RPG 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #47 Star Dynasties
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 496 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 34% ★, Political 23.9% ★, Strategy RPG 21.7%, RPG 5.5%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #48 Mr. President
67% matchVery Positive80% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
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 33.4% ★, Diplomacy 29.5% ★, Political 16.7% ★, RPG 5%, Strategy 4.4%
- #49 Profession investigator
68% matchVery Positive99% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.9%, Investigation 20.9%, Text-Based 19.8%, Simulation 19%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #50 Lawgivers II
69% matchMixed70% of 668 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Political Sim 40% ★, Diplomacy 36.3% ★, Character Customization 8%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Strategy 4%
- #51 Not Tonight 2
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 462 reviews2022
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 34.7% ★, Political 31.6% ★, Alternate History 11.9%, RPG 6.1%, Simulation 4.6%
- #52 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
69% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: Gard Interactive
Windows · Mac
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Alternate History 14.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #53 Ye Guild Clerk!
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,005 reviews2025
Dev: Devclerk
Windows
The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #54 Vox Populi: Poland 2023
67% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Velsin
Windows
Play as an existing or fully customisable political figure, and campaign for or many alternative Polish elections!! In "Vox Populi: Poland 2023", you and the characters around you must promote your ideas and your popularity throughout the country to claim victory!
Why similar: Political Sim 72.1% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 5.6%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Indie 4.5%
- #55 Turkish Throne
64% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2025
Dev: Kurultaic
Windows
Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?
Why similar: Political Sim 44.3% ★, Political 24.2% ★, Alternate History 10.8%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 6.3%
- #56 Organs Please
67% 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 Sim 38.6% ★, Political 25.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Choices Matter 5.9%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #57 Olaguna Chronicles
67% matchVery Positive81% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: SELeft StudioPub: Lycian Studio
Windows
In Olaguna Chronicles Every character in the game will have a profile, and some will change their lives because of the decisions you make! Their records will be different! Maybe it's a friend, maybe it's an enemy...
Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Strategy 35%, Indie 20.2%, Simulation 3.7%
- #58 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
66% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Investigation 23.4%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #59 A guard walks into a tavern
65% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2023
Dev: SuQing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 27.8%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Text-Based 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.8%