# Games like Need to Know

> The closest matches to Need to Know: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, Beholder 2, Headliner: NoviNews, and Not For Broadcast. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
2. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — A frequent pick in Need to Know players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
3. [Beholder 2](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2) — A frequent pick in Need to Know players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)
4. [Headliner: NoviNews](https://imho.run/games/918820/headliner-novinews) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 500 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/918820/)
5. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
6. [Democracy 3](https://imho.run/games/245470/democracy-3) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 4,686 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/)
7. [We. The Revolution](https://imho.run/games/736850/we-the-revolution) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 940 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736850/)
8. [Mainlining](https://imho.run/games/454950/mainlining) — Same atmospheric mood as Need to Know. 237 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/454950/)
9. [Not Tonight](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 1,400 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
10. [Interrogation: You will be deceived](https://imho.run/games/1016770/interrogation-you-will-be-deceived) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 247 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016770/)
11. [Replica](https://imho.run/games/496890/replica) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 372 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496890/)
12. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Same atmospheric mood as Need to Know. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
13. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
14. [Through the Darkest of Times](https://imho.run/games/1003090/through-the-darkest-of-times) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 272 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003090/)
15. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
16. [Tech Support: Error Unknown](https://imho.run/games/781480/tech-support-error-unknown) — Same dark mood as Need to Know. 439 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/781480/)
17. [Sigma Theory: Global Cold War](https://imho.run/games/716640/sigma-theory-global-cold-war) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 352 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/716640/)
18. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — A frequent pick in Need to Know players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
19. [The Occupation](https://imho.run/games/765880/the-occupation) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 132 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765880/)
20. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
21. [Fate of the World](https://imho.run/games/80200/fate-of-the-world) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 348 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80200/)
22. [CorpoNation: The Sorting Process](https://imho.run/games/2159960/corponation-the-sorting-process) — Also Political Sim, like Need to Know. 95 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/)
23. [Mind Scanners](https://imho.run/games/1389550/mind-scanners) — Also Political, like Need to Know. 553 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389550/)
24. [Unheard - Voices of Crime](https://imho.run/games/942970/unheard-voices-of-crime) — Same atmospheric mood as Need to Know. 2,751 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/942970/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Need to Know

Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 490930
- **Developer:** Monomyth Games
- **Publisher:** Monomyth Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 28, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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