# Games like Not Tonight

> The closest matches to Not Tonight: Not Tonight 2, Not For Broadcast, Papers, Please, Beholder 2, and Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You. 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. [Not Tonight 2](https://imho.run/games/1600370/not-tonight-2) — Shares document checking with Not Tonight. 269 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1600370/)
2. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Not Tonight. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
3. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — A frequent pick in Not Tonight players' libraries, and another Indie. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
4. [Beholder 2](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2) — Shares time management with Not Tonight. 1,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)
5. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Politics and Political, like Not Tonight. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
6. [Headliner: NoviNews](https://imho.run/games/918820/headliner-novinews) — Also Politics and Political, like Not Tonight. 500 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/918820/)
7. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — A frequent pick in Not Tonight players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
8. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys](https://imho.run/games/658850/do-not-feed-the-monkeys) — Also Dystopian, like Not Tonight. 2,202 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/)
9. [Ministry of Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/874040/ministry-of-broadcast) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Not Tonight. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874040/)
10. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Life Sim, like Not Tonight. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
11. [Politics The Game](https://imho.run/games/2999060/politics-the-game) — A frequent pick in Not Tonight players' libraries, and another Strategy. 101 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2999060/)
12. [Mind Scanners](https://imho.run/games/1389550/mind-scanners) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Not Tonight. 553 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389550/)
13. [Evil Democracy: 1932](https://imho.run/games/1219950/evil-democracy-1932) — Shares resource balancing with Not Tonight. 261 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1219950/)
14. [Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love](https://imho.run/games/866190/irony-curtain-from-matryoshka-with-love) — Also Political and Alternate History, like Not Tonight. 241 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/866190/)
15. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Shares time management with Not Tonight. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
16. [Road 96 🛣️](https://imho.run/games/1466640/road-96) — A frequent pick in Not Tonight players' libraries, and another Action. 9,724 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/)
17. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Not Tonight. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
18. [Through the Darkest of Times](https://imho.run/games/1003090/through-the-darkest-of-times) — Also Politics and Political, like Not Tonight. 272 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003090/)
19. [Tropico 4](https://imho.run/games/57690/tropico-4) — Shares resource balancing with Not Tonight. 4,970 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57690/)
20. [Organs Please](https://imho.run/games/1593780/organs-please) — Also Politics and Political, like Not Tonight. 104 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593780/)
21. [Not Another Weekend](https://imho.run/games/1432200/not-another-weekend) — Shares time management with Not Tonight. 69 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432200/)
22. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Not Tonight. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
23. [Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor](https://imho.run/games/436500/diaries-of-a-spaceport-janitor) — Same atmospheric mood as Not Tonight. 530 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436500/)
24. [Lil' Guardsman](https://imho.run/games/1924360/lil-guardsman) — Also Political, like Not Tonight. 827 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=733790&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=733790&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=733790&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=733790
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/733790
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Not Tonight

Not Tonight is a 2018 adventure and simulation game developed by PanicBarn that tasks players with working as a bouncer in an alternate-history Brexit-era Britain. The gameplay focuses on document-checking and id-verification, requiring players to balance resources and manage their time under pressure while making narrative choices. Players and reviewers describe the game as atmospheric, comedic, dark, and funny, with characters delivering sharp humor and a funky soundtrack enhancing immersion. The pixel-art backgrounds are detailed, and reviewers note the satirical take on Brexit-era politics. The game is priced at $19.99 USD, runs as a solo-only experience, and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Critical reception shows 87% positive from approximately 1,400 Steam reviews, with difficulty rated as challenging and completion taking a medium length of time.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 733790
- **Developer:** PanicBarn
- **Publisher:** No More Robots
- **Genres:** Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 17, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=733790&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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