IMHO.

Games like Kommissar

Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Kommissar for fans of strategy, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Kommissar also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Kommissar: Kommissar is a political prosecution simulator in a totalitarian regime. Keep the Independent City-State of Roulettenburg united under the regime iron fist. Watch for your fellow citizens and seize the dissidents for the glory of the fatherland.

2017StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationEarly AccessViolent8.99 USDWindowsby Beardserk
Kommissar — Steam game cover

Players who liked Kommissar also play

Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

  1. 1
    Electioneering — Steam game cover

    Electioneering

    Top pick for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    You are at the nexus of the events of 2020; you will hire agents, run political ads, research topics, use hacking, and more in this turn-based political strategy game. In Electioneering, your goal is to ensure your candidate becomes the next President of the United States.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 2
    Beholder 2 — Steam game cover

    Beholder 2

    Second-strongest match for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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 ↗
  3. 3
    Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency — Steam game cover

    Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency

    Third-strongest match for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    A Pro-Donald Trump presidential simulation. Make America Rich Again through trade. Make America Safe again by Defeating ISIS. Make America Great Again!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 4
    Beholder — Steam game cover

    Beholder

    Ranked #4 for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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 ↗
  5. 5
    Beholder 3 — Steam game cover

    Beholder 3

    Ranked #5 for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 6
    Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You — Steam game cover

    Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

    Ranked #6 for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kommissar.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 7
    Organs Please — Steam game cover

    Organs Please

    Ranked #7 for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 8
    Not For Broadcast — Steam game cover

    Not For Broadcast

    Ranked #8 for Kommissar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kommissar.

    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?

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck 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. 1
    Beholder 2 — Steam game cover

    Beholder 2

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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. 2
    Beholder — Steam game cover

    Beholder

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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. 3
    Beholder 3 — Steam game cover

    Beholder 3

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kommissar.

    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.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kommissar

How much does Kommissar cost?
Kommissar is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kommissar?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kommissar are Electioneering, Beholder 2, Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency.
Who developed Kommissar?
Kommissar was developed by Beardserk.

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 Kommissar.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.