Games like Beat the Fed
If Beat the Fed is your kind of game, the closest matches are 1992: Rasputie, Arms Race 2 and President Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Beat the Fed: Run the Federal Reserve in this macroeconomics time-traveling simulation game. Apply monetary and fiscal policies and monitor and assess the impact on unemployment, inflation, and other key economic metrics. Can you Beat the Fed?
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1992: Rasputie
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Top pick for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
Arms Race 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
President Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Become President of the USA: sign absurd decrees and balance your policies to avoid being called a "sellout." Communicate to gain popularity, manage interviews, and face press conferences. Everything falling apart? Press the red button.
Victoria 3
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Ranked #5 for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Tropico 7
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Ranked #6 for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Get rich or die trying! In Tropico 7, you step into El Presidente’s shiny boots again to build your island nation and – literally – move mountains. As glorious leader you guide your loyal citizens (and your Swiss Bank Account) through the ages toward untold prosperity.
Gilded Destiny
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Ranked #7 for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Democracy 4
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Ranked #8 for Beat the Fed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Beat the Fed at current Steam store prices.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~63% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~75% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~75% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~63% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
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Priced ~88% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Tower Wizard
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Priced ~63% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~75% under Beat the Fed on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
one night, hot springs
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
The Last Sovereign
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
The Sims™ 4
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Beat the Fed.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
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Frequently asked about Beat the Fed
- How much does Beat the Fed cost?
- Beat the Fed is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Beat the Fed?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beat the Fed are 1992: Rasputie, Arms Race 2, President Simulator.
- Who developed Beat the Fed?
- Beat the Fed was developed by TideMill Group LLC.
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