Games like This Is the Police
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This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
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$23.99Back to the Dawn
Jul 17 · Metal Head Games
Both: Choices Matter · Detective · Crime
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
RPGPixel GraphicsStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveMultiple EndingsStrategy RPGAdventureCrimeSingleplayer👍 8,557
$4.99The Kindeman Remedy
Nov 16 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Crime · Management · Noir
The most blasphemous, diabolical and insane management game ever created. Aided by a lascivious nun in a grim prison, rig executions, conduct horrid experiments and do the unspeakable to cook up your cure-all: The Kindeman Remedy. Do not be afraid. This time, you're the monster.
Medical SimTime ManagementCrimeIncrementalManagementVillain ProtagonistPoint & Click2.5DNoirDark Humor👍 270
$29.99The Precinct
May 13 · Fallen Tree Games Ltd
Both: Crime · Detective · Noir
Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.
CrimeDetectiveSandboxOpen WorldTop-Down ShooterSingleplayerInvestigationNoirSimulation3D👍 7,847
$19.99Sovereign Tower
Aug 6 · WILD WITS GAMES
Both: Choices Matter · Management
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Choices MatterMedievalChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelIndieManagementDialogue HeavyHand-drawnRPGStory Rich👍 3,150
$24.99Nobody Wants to Die
Jul 17 · Critical Hit Games
Both: Detective · Noir · Choices Matter
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
3DDetectiveDystopian NoirCyberpunkFirst-PersonThrillerInteractive FictionChoices MatterTranshumanism👍 5,820
$14.99Let Bions Be Bygones
Apr 30 · Bohemian Pulp
Both: Noir · Detective · Choices Matter
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionRPGPoint & ClickCyberpunkNoirDetectiveLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings👍 120
$29.99Dispatch
Oct 22 · AdHoc Studio
Both: Choices Matter
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Choices MatterStory RichSexual ContentNuditySuperheroSingleplayerRomanceComedyChoose Your Own AdventureEpisodic👍 174,714
$29.99Crime Scene Cleaner
Aug 14 · President Studio
Both: Crime
Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
SimulationCrimeSingleplayerRelaxingFirst-PersonGoreAtmosphericCleaningFunnyAction👍 32,497
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Management
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$19.99Office Life
Dec 17 · LeiYun Games
Both: Choices Matter
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Story RichLife SimDating SimCuteCinematicTime ManagementRPGDeckbuildingChoices MatterSimulation👍 1,726
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
Both: Choices Matter
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754
-70%$4.19Beholder: Conductor
Apr 23 · Alawar
Both: Choices Matter
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!
Political SimChoices MatterDystopian SingleplayerIndieStory RichPoint & ClickSimulationStrategyPixel Graphics👍 4,550
-20%$4.79Trainee Death Simulator
Nov 12 · Bone Nail
Both: Choices Matter
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
IndieSimulationCard GameChoices MatterMultiple EndingsRPG2D PlatformerSingleplayerCartoonCartoony👍 1,747
$19.99The Rise of the Golden Idol
Nov 12 · Color Gray Games
Both: Detective · Crime · Choices Matter
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyPuzzle2DAdventureAtmosphericCrimeChoices Matter👍 3,789
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Choices Matter
In 2055, "You", the retired soldier king, was assassinated by a comrade who once fought side by side. His peaceful life was suddenly broken. In order to find the truth, he was involved in a series of bizarre murders.
FMVRPGImmersive SimChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelFuturisticChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayer👍 1,020
-75%$1.99A guard walks into a tavern
Nov 30 · SuQing
Both: Choices Matter
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!
Choices MatterMedievalSimulationDark HumorStory RichFantasyInteractive FictionLife SimMultiple EndingsAdventure👍 415
$19.99Cash Cleaner Simulator
May 8 · Mind Control Games
Both: Crime · Management
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
Immersive SimSandboxAutomationCrimeManagementPhysicsLife SimFirst-PersonCleaningDark Humor👍 7,341
$24.99News Tower
Nov 18 · Sparrow Night
Both: Management
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
ManagementSimulationStrategySandboxIndieResource Management2DEconomyBuildingTime Management👍 4,316
-25%$14.99K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Jul 16 · Wisageni Studio
Both: Choices Matter · Management
The ultimate crossover between K-pop and Life Simulation! Step into the role of manager and build your dream idol group by scouting talent, managing schedules, choosing outfits, planning social media, and organizing the perfect album. Can you make it to debut?
Life SimRPGChoices MatterSimulationChoose Your Own AdventureAnimeVisual NovelManagementParty-Based RPGRelaxing👍 176
-10%$17.99Police Chief Simulator
4 days ago · Perfect Circle Team S.A.
Both: Management · Detective
Welcome to Winston Springs, Officer! The local police station is in urgent need of a Chief of Police, and you’ve been chosen for the job! Handle incoming reports, renovate and expand the station, solve cases, and fight crime!
SimulationFirst-PersonManagementLife SimImmersive SimSandboxAutomationPolitical SimInvestigationDetective👍 275
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Management
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
SimulationCity BuilderDecoratingLife SimBuildingManagementSandboxFunnyFishingIndie👍 2,476
-30%$12.59The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Sep 26 · The Nameless Epic
Both: Choices Matter
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
RPGAdventureTurn-Based CombatStory RichDark FantasyStrategyCRPGClass-BasedChoices MatterJRPG👍 2,054
$49.99Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Dec 7 · Owlcat Games
Both: Choices Matter
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
RPGChoices MatterCRPGCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatStrategyTactical RPGCo-opAdventure👍 33,727
$19.99Hollywood Animal
Apr 10 · Weappy Wholesome
Both: Choices Matter
Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.
Early AccessSimulationStrategyCity BuilderChoices MatterAtmosphericEconomyBuildingEmotionalRealistic👍 3,847
$20.99Beast Saga
Apr 29 · 嘉兴黑曜石(Jiaxing Obsidian)
Both: Choices Matter
Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.
RPGOpen WorldStory RichTurn-Based CombatChoices MatterMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPGSandboxTop-DownCute👍 2,717
$49.99Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Oct 29 · Deck Nine Games
Both: Choices Matter
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Choices MatterLGBTQ+Female ProtagonistStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceThird PersonMysteryEmotionalAction👍 7,844
-50%$22.49Frostpunk 2
Sep 20 · 11 bit studios
Both: Management
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
City BuilderStrategySurvivalResource ManagementPost-apocalypticSimulationSingleplayerSteampunkManagementBase Building👍 20,886
-40%$23.99Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Sep 5 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Both: Detective · Crime
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
AdventureInvestigationMysteryVisual NovelStory RichDetectiveCrime2DPixel GraphicsSingleplayer👍 3,408
$34.99The Thaumaturge
Mar 4 · Fool's Theory
Both: Detective · Choices Matter
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
RPGSingleplayerIsometricCRPGStory RichDetectiveChoices MatterTurn-Based CombatNarrativeDark Fantasy👍 3,893
$13.99The Operator
Jul 22 · Bureau 81
Both: Detective · Crime
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
DetectiveInvestigationConspiracyPuzzleAtmosphericImmersive SimMysteryThrillerSimulationCrime👍 8,516
$24.99Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
Nov 15 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Management
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
ManagementSimulationFunnySandboxReplay ValueBuildingBase BuildingMedievalFantasyStrategy👍 1,301
$24.99Scene Investigators
Oct 24 · EQ Studios
Both: Detective · Crime
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
InvestigationDetectiveMysteryPuzzleLogicCrimeRealisticExplorationImmersive SimAtmospheric👍 961
$12.99I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator
Apr 1 · Bunch'o'Nerds
Both: Crime
Run your pizza shop up front and handle shady business out back. Help hand-crafted NPCs with favors that never go as planned. Play solo or online co-op with up to four players and expand your operation across Hobarey Town. In this darkly comedic management sim - become that guy everyone knows.
SimulationCo-opCookingCrimeCharacter CustomizationFirst-PersonEconomySingleplayerImmersive SimStealth👍 399
-67%$9.89The Casting of Frank Stone™
Sep 3 · Supermassive Games
Both: Choices Matter
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Choices MatterMultiple EndingsHorrorSingleplayerStory RichAdventureAtmosphericPsychological HorrorChoose Your Own AdventureCinematic👍 5,581
$6.99The Night of the Exorcism
Feb 20 · Ludomancer Studio
Both: Choices Matter · Noir
An unsettling visual novel where every decision shapes your destiny. Face seven diverse, cunning demons in a dark, atmospheric world and uncover hidden truths through multiple branching paths, culminating in nine distinct endings.
Visual NovelChoices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsMedievalComic BookInvestigationNonlinearStory RichNoir
$11.99The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Oct 13 · Kit9 Studio
Both: Choices Matter
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
PsychologicalDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerHand-drawnDark👍 36,634
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$19.95Holonoptic
Jul 16 · Glazial
Both: Management
As the new CEO of a derelict company, you must deal (or side) with rogue corporate AIs, rebellious labor unions and globalist aristocrats. Holonoptic combines economic simulation and RPG into a story-rich corporate alpine cyberpunk.
Story RichStrategyCRPGManagementCapitalismCyberpunkBuildingSimulationEconomyParty-Based RPG
$14.99I Wani Hug that Gator!
Feb 14 · Cavemanon
Both: Choices Matter
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
Visual NovelStory RichRomanceChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterDating SimInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsDinosaursCasual👍 5,175
-60%$7.99Chronique des Silencieux
Jan 29 · Pierre Feuille Studio
Both: Detective · Choices Matter
Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.
DetectiveStory RichInvestigationMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleSingleplayerExplorationInteractive FictionChoices Matter
$24.99Shadows of Doubt
Sep 26 · ColePowered Games
Both: Detective · Noir
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
DetectiveImmersive SimSandboxNoirVoxelProcedural GenerationStealthOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 14,653
$49.99The Lamplighters League
Oct 3 · Harebrained Schemes
Both: Choices Matter
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Story RichAdventureTurn-Based CombatRPGStrategyChoices MatterTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGMultiple EndingsTactical👍 726
-15%$7.64Political Life
4 days ago · Terminalabs
Both: Choices Matter
A political life simulation: enter in middle age, assemble bills, run elections, take the money, bury the trail. There is no win condition — only how you are remembered when you die.
Political SimLife SimChoices MatterText-BasedStory RichMultiple EndingsSimulationStrategy2DPixel Graphics
$24.99Drug Dealer Simulator 2
Jun 20 · Byterunners
Both: Crime
What turns a drug dealer into a drug lord? Find out in DDS2, a first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook drugs, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.
MultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationCrimeSingleplayerFirst-PersonActionSandboxInventory ManagementRPG👍 7,137
$6.99Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
Feb 19 · 木焱工作室
Both: Choices Matter
Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
FMVRPGChoices MatterStory RichCinematicIndieImmersive SimSimulationInteractive FictionVisual Novel👍 4,015
$4.99THE DEEPWATCH
Jan 6 · LLC Elpy Games
Both: Choices Matter
As the head of security, you will decide the fate of those who try to enter the underwater colony. Among the hundreds of arrivals, you may encounter dangerous criminals, spies, and the infected. You will decide who lives here, who is banished, and who is eliminated.
SimulationChoices MatterColony SimPost-apocalypticDystopian Dark ComedyUnderwaterResource ManagementStrategy2D
$19.99Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Apr 3 · Sicarius
Both: Crime · Detective
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
SimulationHackingTypingImmersive SimCrimeSandboxDetectiveStealthLife Sim3D👍 743
-20%$19.99New Arc Line
Nov 26 · Dreamate
Both: Choices Matter
Take a stand in the eternal conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG.
Early AccessTactical RPGSteampunkCRPGStory RichChoices MatterRPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyTurn-Based Combat👍 688
-40%$8.99Murders on the Yangtze River
Jan 30 · OMEGAMES STUDIO
Both: Detective
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
DetectivePuzzleAdventureStory RichIndieMysteryExplorationPuzzle PlatformerInvestigationLogic👍 15,841
$1.99Good Morning Cruel City
Dec 15 · Ethel Chamomile
Both: Detective
Anime Cyberpunk Visual Novel You have a job, it's up to you how to finish it. Become a Fixer and help your client for the day navigate the underground crime world.
RPGChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual Novel2DCuteThird PersonCyberpunkDetectiveFunny
$8.99Matchmaking Inc.
Jan 20 · Wave Games
Both: Choices Matter
A young single man returns to his hometown and takes over the family's matchmaking business. Matchmaking Inc. is a modern-themed RPG designed for men that combines gameplay elements of simulation management and text adventure.
CasualDating SimRPGTime ManagementMultiple EndingsCard GamePsychological HorrorChoices MatterStory RichExploration👍 5,779
-60%$15.99Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Nov 9 · Iron Tower Studio
Both: Choices Matter
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Turn-BasedChoices MatterTactical RPGCRPGParty-Based RPGRPGTurn-Based TacticsIsometricCyberpunkTurn-Based Strategy👍 4,104
$24.99The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Nov 20 · Deck Nine
Both: Choices Matter
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
AdventureRPGChoose Your Own AdventureAction-AdventureChoices MatterExplorationSci-fiSpaceFemale ProtagonistThird Person👍 2,373

