Single-player games like For the People
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to For the People, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Suzerain
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with For the People.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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Not For Broadcast
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with For the People.
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?
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Beholder 2
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with For the People.
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!
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China: Mao's legacy
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with For the People.
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...
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Collapse: A Political Simulator
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with For the People.
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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We. The Revolution
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with For the People.
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
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This Is the Police
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with For the People.
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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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with For the People.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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With Good Intentions
Single-player alternative to For the People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with For the People.
"With good intentions" is a nonlinear visual novel. Escape from a cursed monastery, win over its mighty Overlord, save your love and uncover the mysteries of time itself!