Games like Beholder: Conductor

This is a surveillance simulation game where players monitor passengers, report suspicious activity, and make difficult choices. It focuses on observation, reporting, and managing consequences in a totalitarian setting.

91% positive from 4,565 · 2025 · 10% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · $13.99 $4.19 -70% · Lowest ever $1.40 (2025-06-02)

DystopianChoices MatterSingleplayerIndieStory Rich Point & Click

Six games like Beholder: Conductor

Song of Farca

79% positive from 1,637 reviews202145% finish itDeck Playable

A narrative detective game where you use hacking and gadgets to investigate crimes. It features a branching story with difficult moral choices and a dark, dystopian feel.

What players likedPlayers praise the engaging investigation and story with multiple endings, despite some finding the puzzles challenging.

The catchPuzzles grow repetitive as chapters progress

Both are tagged Dystopian, Choices Matter and Point & Click.

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NORCO

93% positive from 3,147 reviews202232% finish itDeck Verified

NORCO is a pixel art point-and-click adventure game. Players explore a surreal South Louisiana to find a missing brother, uncovering a multigenerational mystery.

What players likedPlayers praise NORCO's superb writing, unique art style, and captivating narrative, often comparing it to Kentucky Route Zero for its surrealism and regional grounding.

The catchMostly walls of text with barely any gameplay, and the story never comes together.

Both are tagged Dystopian, Point & Click and Story Rich.

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VirtuaVerse

82% positive from 1,107 reviews202020% finish itDeck Playable

Cyberpunk point-and-click adventure. Explore augmented reality, solve puzzles, and uncover a conspiracy.

What players likedPlayers praise VirtuaVerse as an amazing point-and-click adventure, reminiscent of early 90s classics like Monkey Island, with an amazing soundtrack by Master Boot Record.

The catchPuzzle solutions run on moon logic, so a walkthrough is near mandatory to finish.

Both are tagged Dystopian, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Dystopika

95% positive from 2,538 reviews2024Deck Playable

Dystopika is a city-builder focused on creative sandbox construction of cyberpunk metropolises. It offers procedural generation for ambience and a relaxing, objective-free building experience.

What players likedPlayers praise Dystopika as a stress-free, artistic city builder, akin to a creative sandbox for stunning cyberpunk photography.

The catchThe building set runs dry within an hour and there is no goal to keep going.

Both are tagged Dystopian, Singleplayer and Simulation.

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Peripeteia

86% positive from 3,139 reviews2025Deck Playable

Cyberpunk immersive sim with first/third-person shooter, stealth, and RPG elements. Explore a vast, unmarked city and use diverse tools to solve problems.

What players likedPlayers praise its immersive sim freedom, atmosphere, and exploration, reminiscent of Deus Ex, STALKER, and old Fallout.

The catchLevels are huge and empty, so most of the time goes on aimless walking.

Both are tagged Dystopian, Simulation and Indie.

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Replica

86% positive from 3,515 reviews201643% finish itDeck Playable

This is a narrative thriller game where you hack into a cellphone to find evidence of terrorism. The core loop involves inspecting digital footprints to uncover secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise its thought-provoking investigation and relevant message, comparing it to games with compelling narratives.

The catchThe many endings add little and force replays of the exact same short story.

Both are tagged Dystopian, Adventure and Indie.

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More about Beholder: Conductor

What players liked

Players compare it to "Papers, Please," praising its immersive atmosphere, dystopian themes, and impactful decision-making.

The catch

Saves happen at fixed points, so one wrong choice means replaying long stretches.

Reviews: 91% positive from 4,565
Released: 2025
Finish it: 10% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: $13.99 $4.19 -70% · Lowest ever $1.40 (2025-06-02)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 91% positive, but with 4,565 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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