Beholder
Snoop through an apartment building for the regime, then decide which neighbors deserve to be reported and which secrets stay buried.
91% of 23,393 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 76$1.39
Games like Beholder 2
If Beholder 2 scratched a dark and story-driven itch for you, keep reading. These games make natural next picks for you.
Ministry of Truth: False Memory
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!
Dark, Story-driven, Tense
85% of 84 Steam reviews are positive$4.89Not For Broadcast
A new government has won in a landslide, the news editor has run off, and you are the janitor now in charge of the National Nightly News. Cut between cameras, censor the swearing, pick the headlines, and decide what a nation gets to see. A darkly funny FMV story with 14 endings, where every choice airs live.
Dark, Story-driven, Tense
94% of 10,394 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 24$24.99Socialism Simulator
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.
Dark, Story-driven, Replayable
95% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Death and Taxes
You are the Grim Reaper, on an office job. Each day, paperwork decides who lives and who dies, and the world shifts with every signature. A short, darkly funny story with watercolour art, voiced characters and several endings, plus a cat that may or may not want petting.
Dark, Story-driven, Mysterious
86% of 7,918 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$12.99Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Big Brother has arrived, and it is you. A terror attack hits Bonton and you become the first human researcher for Orwell, a surveillance system with access to citizens' chats, emails, medical files and PCs. What you pass on to security shapes the investigation, and the lives of the people you spy on.
Dark, Story-driven, Tense
90% of 8,975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$9.99Need to Know
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.
Dark, Story-driven, Tense
74% of 175 Steam reviews are positive$14.99子夜之章:历史的终局～MidNights of Desperado～
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!
Dark, Story-driven, Tense
98% of 269 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Headliner: NoviNews
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.
Dark, Story-driven, Mysterious
88% of 770 Steam reviews are positive$13.99For the People
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?..
Dark, Story-driven, Atmospheric
73% of 732 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$16.99Thank You For Your Application
A dystopian job interview sim set in Aeropolis, 2066. Screen resumes against rules that change daily, decide who eats this month, then go home to pay your own rent and keep your sanity. Dark humor, pixel art and multiple endings: your tiny desk, other people's lives.
Dark, Story-driven, Mysterious
80% of 1,017 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$13.99Papers, Please
The October labor lottery picked your name. Now you stamp passports at the Arstotzkan border, deciding who enters and who waits in the cold. Every approved visa pays for your family's heat and food, every mistake costs you. A grim, gripping puzzle about paperwork, power and the people behind the documents.
Dark, Story-driven, Tense
97% of 73,769 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 343$9.99Peace, Death! 2
Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as they work towards their great cause!
Dark, Story-driven, Mysterious
95% of 857 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Cheaper than Beholder 2
Beholder: Conductor
Work the State's proudest train as its conductor, deciding who to report and who to spare as you climb toward the VIP cars.
91% of 4,834 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 41$13.99
Ministry of Truth: False Memory
Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society.
85% of 84 Steam reviews are positive$4.89
Socialism Simulator
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country.
95% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Death and Taxes
A darkly funny job as the Grim Reaper, where every choice you stamp reshapes the world and leads to different endings.
86% of 7,918 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$12.99
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Dig through citizens' private lives to hunt a terrorist, and decide which truths security gets to see.
90% of 8,975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$9.99
Need to Know
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…
74% of 175 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Headliner: NoviNews
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career.
88% of 770 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
子夜之章:历史的终局～MidNights of Desperado～
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real.
98% of 269 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
For the People
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…
73% of 732 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$16.99
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Dig through citizens' data as a government agent, then decide how much of the truth your country actually needs.
76% of 1,520 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$9.99
Thank You For Your Application
A dystopian job interview sim set in Aeropolis, 2066. Screen resumes against rules that change daily, decide who eats this month, then go home to…
80% of 1,017 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$13.99
Hidden gems like Beholder 2
Choice of Life: Samosbor
You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure.
87% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Lightracer: For Judge
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society.
91% of 466 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Thank You For Your Application
A dystopian job interview sim set in Aeropolis, 2066. Screen resumes against rules that change daily, decide who eats this month, then go home to…
80% of 1,017 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$13.99
Beholder: Conductor
Work the State's proudest train as its conductor, deciding who to report and who to spare as you climb toward the VIP cars.
91% of 4,834 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 41$13.99
THRESHOLD
Keep a lonely mountain border post running by blowing the whistle on schedule, while the thin air drains you and something strange takes hold.
84% of 1,123 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$9.99
Back to the Dawn
A 21-day race to uncover who framed you, survive behind bars and find your own way out.
94% of 8,659 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 136$23.99
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
Rule an empire bound by gods, make choices that shape its future, and live with what they break.
73% of 1,451 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$24.99
Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
94% of 944 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Socialism Simulator
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country.
95% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Teller's Duty
1980, Kertasia Bank: you count cash, check papers, and try to keep your job while saving for your mom's medical bills.
71% of 394 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$11.99
Security 51
Work the checkpoint at the bottom of the shaft: check papers, scan blood, X-ray ribs, and judge who is still human enough to go down.
70% of 517 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$9.99
Peace, Death! 2
Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as…
95% of 857 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Newest games like Beholder 2
Monitor State
You are an operator in a dystopia world, watch and punish citizens. Experience a deep narrative with moral dilemmas.
75% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Ministry of Truth: False Memory
Ministry of Truth: False Memory is a story-driven simulator in a totalitarian society.
85% of 84 Steam reviews are positive$4.89
Security 51
Work the checkpoint at the bottom of the shaft: check papers, scan blood, X-ray ribs, and judge who is still human enough to go down.
70% of 517 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$9.99
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
Rule an empire bound by gods, make choices that shape its future, and live with what they break.
73% of 1,451 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$24.99
Thank You For Your Application
A dystopian job interview sim set in Aeropolis, 2066. Screen resumes against rules that change daily, decide who eats this month, then go home to…
80% of 1,017 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$13.99
Teller's Duty
1980, Kertasia Bank: you count cash, check papers, and try to keep your job while saving for your mom's medical bills.
71% of 394 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$11.99
Underchoice
Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door.
71% of 119 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Next Patient
As the checkpoint guard in the only safe zone of the dystopian Republic of Valdoria, you decide who survives.
81% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your…
97% of 89 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Choice of Life: Samosbor
You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure.
87% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Back to the Dawn
A 21-day race to uncover who framed you, survive behind bars and find your own way out.
94% of 8,659 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 136$23.99
CyberControl: Another Life
An interactive cyberpunk drama where you live the life of a border officer in a brutal future ruled by tyranny, manipulation, and survival.
82% of 38 Steam reviews are positive$4.99