The Best Political Games - Page 2

Update : The Political Machine 2024 added at rank #48.
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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength (2018)

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Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.


  • political
  • simulation
  • dystopian
  • choices
  • story
  • surveillance
  • detective
  • episodic
  • hacking

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Twilight Struggle (2016)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android Mac OS

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.


  • historical
  • card
  • cold
  • tabletop
  • asynchronous
  • political
  • board-game
  • turn-based
  • war
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • alternate
  • multiplayer
  • atmospheric
  • chess

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Headliner: NoviNews (2018)

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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.


  • political
  • politics
  • conversation
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • simulation
  • choices
  • dystopian
  • point-and-click
  • interactive

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Suzerain (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS

A text-based RPG inspired by world political history in which the player, embodying newly elected president Anton Rayne, must set political goals and gain the support of the public, the Assembly, the Supreme Court and neighbouring nations to lead the country of Sordland, a fictional state inspired by real-life Turkey, into a future of their design with the help of their ministers and advisors.


  • political
  • diplomacy
  • historical
  • politics
  • text
  • choices
  • economy
  • immersive
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • alternate
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • adventure

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Long Live the Queen (2012)

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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.


  • political
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • raising
  • strategy
  • choices
  • skill
  • naval

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The Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue (2022)

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Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the game. A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction & more

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  • political
  • illuminati
  • turn-based
  • conspiracy
  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • choices
  • 2d
  • sandbox
  • economy

17

Not For Broadcast (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

The National Nightly News is live and you’re the brains behind the scenes. Beep the swears, keep the cameras on the celebs and keep the audience hooked in this darkly comedic game of televised chaos.


  • political
  • 1980s
  • satire
  • comedy
  • choices
  • simulation
  • dystopian
  • fmv
  • full-motion
  • text
  • propaganda
  • politics
  • narrative

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Lawgivers (2020)

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PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Mac OS Linux

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.


  • political
  • turn-based
  • politics
  • simulation
  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • capitalism
  • sandbox

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Lil' Guardsman (2024)

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In 'Lil Guardsman', you, as a 12-year-old Lil, hold the keys to the city's fate. Interrogate a colorful cast from a fantasy world, making critical choices to shape its future. Upgrade your toolkit, navigate royal politics, and maybe even rewind time. Every decision counts. Are you ready to balance justice and strategy in this heartwarming, humorous adventure?


What we like:
  • Engaging narrative and dialogue
  • Blend of adventure and detective gameplay
  • Time rewind feature for exploring outcomes
  • High replayability with varied gameplay sections
  • Impressive voice acting and art style
What could be improved:
  • Some gameplay choices feel insignificant
  • Pacing can be inconsistent

  • comedy
  • point-and-click
  • fantasy
  • political
  • funny
  • conversation
  • multiple-endings
  • adventure
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • choices
  • hand-drawn
  • linear
  • narrative
  • cute

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Beholder 2 (2018)

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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!


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

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