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Games like The Propagandist

If The Propagandist is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bureau of Hero Affairs, Article 7 and Thank You For Your Application — 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.

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About The Propagandist: Step into the desk of a state Propagandist! Design posters, shape public opinion, and censor any media that challenges the state. Enlighten the people, serve your glorious country, and uphold the vision of the Mother. Every poster you create can shift the fate of the nation.

IndieSimulationWindows · macOSby Roundy Ducky
The Propagandist — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Propagandist also play

Steam players who put hours into The Propagandist also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Bureau of Hero Affairs

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    Bureau of Hero Affairs is a simulation game about processing paperwork in an obsolete office system and digging up what it buried. As a journalist working undercover inside the Bureau, uncover the truth of a disaster twenty years ago. Follow the regulations, or report the truth.

    2027IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Article 7

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    Article 7 is a short political thriller where you play as Arvenia’s Minister of Civil Authority during a national crisis. Review documents, weigh conflicting information, speak with members of the press, and decide whether to grant emergency powers to the Chancellor.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Thank You For Your Application

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    Thank You for Your Application is a story-driven interview simulation game. After 15 rounds of interviews, you are reassigned as a junior interviewer, tasked with screening candidates’ resumes according to company requirements and issuing the appropriate thank letters.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Here's My Target

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    Contract killing is just another public service. As a regulator, it's your job to review the documents, listen to the client, and decide the fate of every target, then hope you made the right call.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Beholder 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    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!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Do Not Feed the Monkeys

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    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!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Beholder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Propagandist.

    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?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Propagandist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

    2026ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Propagandist.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Propagandist.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Propagandist.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Propagandist.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Beholder 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    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!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Beholder

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with The Propagandist.

    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?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Propagandist.

    IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

    2026ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Propagandist

What games are most similar to The Propagandist?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Propagandist are Bureau of Hero Affairs, Article 7, Thank You For Your Application.
Who developed The Propagandist?
The Propagandist was developed by Roundy Ducky.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Propagandist.

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