The Best Dystopian Games

Update, : The Last Worker added at rank #48.
1

Beholder: Adventure (2017)

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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?


  • dystopian
  • political
  • dark
  • simulation
  • multiple-endings
  • humor
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • atmospheric

2

Norco (2022)

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NORCO is a text-based point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.


  • point-and-click
  • dystopian
  • pixel
  • mystery
  • gothic
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • surreal
  • noir
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • investigation
  • cult
  • conspiracy
  • philosophical

3

Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)

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From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopian
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • classic
  • futuristic
  • narrative
  • third-person
  • hacking
  • thriller
  • story
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sequel

4

Papers, Please (2013)

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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.


  • document
  • dystopian
  • political
  • thriller
  • non-photographic
  • endless
  • war
  • simulation
  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • difficult

5

Silicon Dreams (2021)

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It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?

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  • conversation
  • investigation
  • multiple-endings
  • dystopian
  • cyberpunk
  • choices
  • emotional
  • futuristic
  • sci-fi
  • detective
  • experimental
  • text
  • political
  • story
  • visual-novel

6

Beholder 3 (2022)

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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.

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  • dystopian
  • political
  • choices
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • simulation
  • lgbtq
  • multiple-endings
  • humor
  • management
  • isometric
  • nonlinear
  • atmospheric

7

Tails: The Backbone Preludes (2023)

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Tails: The Backbone Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

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  • dystopian
  • noir
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • story
  • cinematic
  • exploration
  • visual-novel
  • atmospheric
  • 2.5d
  • interactive
  • conversation
  • point-and-click

8

Mega Serval (2022)

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PC Windows

Serval's friends are in danger and it's up to her to save the day! Progress through 12 action-packed platforming stages in this "Kemono Friends Project" derivative work!

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  • 1980s
  • dystopian
  • nature
  • post-apocalyptic
  • 2d
  • platform
  • single-player
  • third-person
  • pixel
  • cartoony
  • colourful

9

Mind Scanners (2021)

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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...


  • dystopian
  • political
  • multiple-endings
  • simulation
  • cyberpunk
  • time-management
  • futuristic
  • choices
  • retro-futuristic
  • minimalist
  • management
  • atmospheric
  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • retro

10

Arknights (2020)

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Android IOS iPhone

Arknights is a tower defense gacha game with a compelling story, unique gameplay, and fascinating character design. Set in a dystopian world plagued by natural disasters and terrorism, you must lead the fight against The Reunion and bring order to the world. The game features insane planning and preparation, impressive strategical depth, and base building elements. However, there is a soft paywall that may require real money for progression, so be mindful when playing extensively.

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Pros:
  • Compelling story
  • Unique gameplay
  • Fair gacha pulls
  • Generous stamina system
  • Substantial amount of characters.
Cons:
  • Soft paywall
  • Lacks PvP mode
  • Few gameplay modes
  • Relatively few events
  • Significant investment of time and resources.
  • Gatcha

  • tower-defense
  • dystopian
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • resource-farming
  • farming
  • festival
  • rpg
  • chess
  • competitive
  • anime

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