Best Dystopian games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated dystopian games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free dystopian games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?
VirtuaVerse
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Nocturne: Prelude
The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in the first chapter of a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.
Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?
Ministry of Broadcast
Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.
Baldr Sky
Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!
Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
Built from the ground-up for Virtual Reality, Budget Cuts 2 is an action-adventure stealth game where you zip, sneak, and stab your way through enemy-filled offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers to take down the evil efficiency robots at TransCorp.
Fallback
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Rain of Reflections: Set Free
Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.
Aeon's End
Deck building with a twist! Lead a team of mages against the Nameless in this magic-based card battle game and save the city of Gravehold!
Eliza
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Tales of the Neon Sea
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
Burning Daylight
Waking up naked in a slaughterhouse, you must escape and travel through a dystopian world to uncover the truth of your origins. Burning Daylight is a sci-fi adventure game, set in a dystopian future with light puzzle elements and environmental storytelling.
假如我是人工智能 Big Brother Is Shaping You
It's a serious game about AI, PRISM, big data, privacy, and free speech.
The Stillness of the Wind
A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.
Spinnortality | cyberpunk management sim
Found a company, spread fake news, start riots and become immortal. In this cyberpunk management sim, wealth is power and corporations are king. Can you monopolize the globe and build a corporate empire that will stand forever?
Pikuniku
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Obenseuer
Obenseuer is an urban survival RPG game, where you become a property manager of a rundown unfinished tenement building, in an isolated quarantine district of Obenseuer. Maintain and upgrade your tenement for rent, uncover the secrets of this infamous district and grow your wealth with your craft.
Beholder 2
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!
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!
Headliner: NoviNews
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.
Not Tonight
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.Most played dystopian games on Steam
Take a look at the top dystopian games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 16th 2025.
1. ANEURISM IV
A dystopian simulator where your choices shape a decaying city. Join other players to protect the metropolis from ruin, hasten its downfall, or simply work in the factories. With no set goals or rules, every action has consequences in a world teetering on the brink. ANEURISM IV is a psychological horror, dystopian and crafting game developed and published by Vellocet. Released on March 11th 2025 has received 1,190 reviews of which 1,053 were positive and 137 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played dystopian game, thanks to its 358 peak concurrent players over the last day.
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137
358
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2. We Happy Few
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world. We Happy Few is a adventure, open world and action game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Released on August 10th 2018 has received 13,224 reviews of which 10,141 were positive and 3,083 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played dystopian games.
7.5
10,141
3,083
44
players
3. Beholder
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? Beholder is a dystopian , choices matter and political sim game developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) and published by Alawar. Released on November 09th 2016 has received 26,726 reviews of which 24,489 were positive and 2,237 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played dystopian games.
9.0
24,489
2,237
34
players
4. Peripeteia
Peripeteia is a first-and-third-person role-playing stealth game taking place in alt-history cyberpunk Poland. Inspired by immersive sims from Ion Storm and Looking Glass Studios, Peripeteia expands on the formula with new ideas and an original setting. Peripeteia is a early access, immersive sim and dystopian game developed and published by Ninth Exodus. Released on February 21st 2025 has received 1,047 reviews of which 960 were positive and 87 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played dystopian games.
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87
34
players
5. Nobody Wants to Die
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. Nobody Wants to Die is a 3d, detective and noir game developed by Critical Hit Games and published by PLAION. Released on July 17th 2024 has received 3,589 reviews of which 3,106 were positive and 483 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played dystopian games.
8.3
3,106
483
28
players
6. Not For Broadcast
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way? Not For Broadcast is a adventure, 1980s and choices matter game developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild. Released on January 25th 2022 has received 11,456 reviews of which 10,782 were positive and 674 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played dystopian games.
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10,782
674
15
players
7. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is a choices matter, political sim and dystopian game developed by Osmotic Studios and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Released on October 27th 2016 has received 14,877 reviews of which 13,475 were positive and 1,402 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played dystopian games.
8.8
13,475
1,402
15
players
8. VLADiK BRUTAL
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces. VLADiK BRUTAL is a fps, shooter and first-person game developed and published by BRUTAL SOFTWARE. Released on August 09th 2024 has received 8,152 reviews of which 7,382 were positive and 770 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played dystopian games.
8.8
7,382
770
14
players
9. Beholder 2
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! Beholder 2 is a dystopian , choices matter and strategy game developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) and published by Alawar. Released on December 04th 2018 has received 6,876 reviews of which 6,026 were positive and 850 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played dystopian games.
8.5
6,026
850
14
players
10. Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception. Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator is a hacking, story rich and dark humor game developed by Aluba Studio and published by Spiral Up Games. Released on January 20th 2025 has received 4,032 reviews of which 3,742 were positive and 290 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played dystopian games.
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3,742
290
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Best deals on dystopian games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of dystopian games available on Steam right now, updated on April 16th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted dystopian games.
1. Not For Broadcast
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way? Not For Broadcast is a adventure, 1980s and choices matter game developed by NotGames and published by tinyBuild. Released on January 25th 2022 has received 11,456 reviews of which 10,782 were positive and 674 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. Featuring a massive 94% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for dystopian category.
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10,782
674
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24.33€
1.46€
2. Beholder 2
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! Beholder 2 is a dystopian , choices matter and strategy game developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) and published by Alawar. Released on December 04th 2018 has received 6,876 reviews of which 6,026 were positive and 850 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 94% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in dystopian games.
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6,026
850
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16.67€
1.00€
3. Song of Farca
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural. Song of Farca is a choices matter, story rich and simulation game developed by Wooden Monkeys and published by Alawar. Released on July 21st 2021 has received 1,127 reviews of which 929 were positive and 198 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 94% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in dystopian games.
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198
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18.33€
1.10€
4. Beholder
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? Beholder is a dystopian , choices matter and political sim game developed by Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) and published by Alawar. Released on November 09th 2016 has received 26,726 reviews of which 24,489 were positive and 2,237 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 93% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
9.0
24,489
2,237
-93%
14.29€
1.00€
5. Aeon's End
Deck building with a twist! Lead a team of mages against the Nameless in this magic-based card battle game and save the city of Gravehold! Aeon's End is a deckbuilding, dark fantasy and dystopian game developed and published by Handelabra Games Inc.. Released on September 17th 2019 has received 430 reviews of which 355 were positive and 75 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 93% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
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355
75
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14.79€
1.03€
6. INDUSTRIA
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond. INDUSTRIA is a fps, action and sci-fi game developed by Bleakmill and published by Headup. Released on September 30th 2021 has received 3,171 reviews of which 2,251 were positive and 920 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 93% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
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2,251
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20.86€
1.46€
7. Beholder 3
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. Beholder 3 is a political sim, simulation and dystopian game developed by Paintbucket Games and published by Alawar. Released on March 03rd 2022 has received 2,244 reviews of which 1,500 were positive and 744 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 92% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
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1,500
744
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17.00€
1.36€
8. Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
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. Orwell: Ignorance is Strength is a simulation, choices matter and political sim game developed by Osmotic Studios and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Released on February 22nd 2018 has received 1,735 reviews of which 1,319 were positive and 416 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
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1,319
416
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10.00€
1.00€
9. Tower 57
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets. Tower 57 is a action, indie and pixel graphics game developed by Pixwerk and published by 11 bit studios. Released on November 16th 2017 has received 779 reviews of which 498 were positive and 281 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
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498
281
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11.99€
1.19€
10. Organs Please
A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally. Organs Please is a multiple endings, point & click and political sim game developed by TECHHOME and published by HeroCraft PC. Released on April 05th 2023 has received 303 reviews of which 258 were positive and 45 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 75% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for dystopian games.
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258
45
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13.92€
3.48€
Free dystopian games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play dystopian games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 16th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play dystopian games.
1. The Westport Independent
The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist... The Westport Independent is a indie, simulation and dystopian game developed and published by Double Zero One Zero. Released on January 21st 2016 has received 310 reviews of which 233 were positive and 77 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free dystopian games on Steam.
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