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$9.99Booth: A Dystopian Adventure
Guanpeng Chen · 2020
A story-rich dystopian simulation where you run a food-inspection booth in 2036, with Papers Please-style inspection and a praised narrative.
Science fictionAdventureBooth: A Dystopian Adventure
Guanpeng Chen · 2020-07-22
A story-rich dystopian simulation where you run a food-inspection booth in 2036, with Papers Please-style inspection and a praised narrative.
$9.99
- Science fiction
- Adventure
- Indie
$5.99Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
Nostalgames · 2018
A single-player political simulation in which players manage East German party leadership and diplomacy during the Cold War's end, with non-linear scenarios offering alternate history.
StrategyIndieOstalgie: The Berlin Wall
Nostalgames · 2018-03-25
A single-player political simulation in which players manage East German party leadership and diplomacy during the Cold War's end, with non-linear scenarios offering alternate history.
$5.99
- Strategy
- Indie
- Simulator
$19.99Thank You For Your Application
IceLemonTea Studio · 2026
A compact, story-driven interview simulation about screening resumes and sending thank-you letters in a bleak corporate world, with engaging paperwork gameplay but a story that reviewers find lacking in humanity.
Science fictionIndieThank You For Your Application
IceLemonTea Studio · 2026-06-19
A compact, story-driven interview simulation about screening resumes and sending thank-you letters in a bleak corporate world, with engaging paperwork gameplay but a story that reviewers find lacking in humanity.
$19.99
- Science fiction
- Indie
- Simulator
$4.99Peace, Death!
AZAMATIKA · 2017
A compact pixel-art arcade simulator about playing the Reaper and sorting souls, with dark humor and escalating difficulty in a ~6-8 hour single-player campaign.
ComedyIndiePeace, Death!
AZAMATIKA · 2017-03-24
A compact pixel-art arcade simulator about playing the Reaper and sorting souls, with dark humor and escalating difficulty in a ~6-8 hour single-player campaign.
$4.99
- Comedy
- Indie
- Side view
$11.99Galaxy Pass Station
Galactic Workshop · 2023
A compact colony-sim and document-checking game about running a space station for aliens while catching criminals.
AdventureIndieGalaxy Pass Station
Galactic Workshop · 2023-09-13
A compact colony-sim and document-checking game about running a space station for aliens while catching criminals.
$11.99
- Adventure
- Indie
- Side view
$29.99Contraband Police
PlayWay S.A. · 2023
A single-player border-inspection sim set in a corrupt 1980s communist country, blending document forgery checks with car chases, sneaking missions, and checkpoint upgrades.
ShooterActionContraband Police
PlayWay S.A. · 2023-03-08
A single-player border-inspection sim set in a corrupt 1980s communist country, blending document forgery checks with car chases, sneaking missions, and checkpoint upgrades.
$29.99
- Shooter
- Action
- First person
$16.99Mind Scanners
Brave At Night · 2021
A satirical dystopian psychiatry sim where you scan and treat citizens' minds under a totalitarian regime, lasting about 9-10 hours with multiple endings.
Science fictionAdventureMind Scanners
Brave At Night · 2021-05-20
A satirical dystopian psychiatry sim where you scan and treat citizens' minds under a totalitarian regime, lasting about 9-10 hours with multiple endings.
$16.99
- Science fiction
- Adventure
- Strategy
$17.99Beholder 2
Alawar · 2018
A dystopian career-climbing sim where you spy, scheme, and do paperwork in a totalitarian ministry, with branching choices to support or expose the state.
AdventureStrategyBeholder 2
Alawar · 2018-12-04
A dystopian career-climbing sim where you spy, scheme, and do paperwork in a totalitarian ministry, with branching choices to support or expose the state.
$17.99
- Adventure
- Strategy
- Indie
$11.99Teller's Duty
Hiscory · 2026
A dystopian 1980 bank-teller simulation about navigating absurd rules and moral choices, with a grimly satirical tone and roughly 7-9 hours of clunky but ambitious play.
First personIndieTeller's Duty
Hiscory · 2026-06-12
A dystopian 1980 bank-teller simulation about navigating absurd rules and moral choices, with a grimly satirical tone and roughly 7-9 hours of clunky but ambitious play.
$11.99
- First person
- Indie
- Simulator
$19.99Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
Devolver Digital · 2026
A tense single-player strategy/sim of checkpoint defense and survivor screening in a zombie apocalypse, with meaningful choices but persistent inspection bugs and about 10 hours of playtime.
ActionFirst personQuarantine Zone: The Last Check
Devolver Digital · 2026-01-12
A tense single-player strategy/sim of checkpoint defense and survivor screening in a zombie apocalypse, with meaningful choices but persistent inspection bugs and about 10 hours of playtime.
$19.99
- Action
- First person
- Science fiction