# Games like Beholder 2

> The closest matches to Beholder 2: Beholder, Beholder 3, Papers, Please, Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. 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. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares multiple endings with Beholder 2. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
2. [Beholder 3](https://imho.run/games/1570070/beholder-3) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder 2. 408 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570070/)
3. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Shares moral decision making with Beholder 2. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
4. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Politics and Political, like Beholder 2. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
5. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — A frequent pick in Beholder 2 players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
6. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys](https://imho.run/games/658850/do-not-feed-the-monkeys) — Shares time management with Beholder 2. 2,202 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/)
7. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder 2. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
8. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — Shares faction politics with Beholder 2. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
9. [Not Tonight](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight) — A frequent pick in Beholder 2 players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,400 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
10. [Organs Please](https://imho.run/games/1593780/organs-please) — Shares moral decision making with Beholder 2. 104 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593780/)
11. [Democracy 3](https://imho.run/games/245470/democracy-3) — A frequent pick in Beholder 2 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,686 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/)
12. [Headliner: NoviNews](https://imho.run/games/918820/headliner-novinews) — Also Politics and Political, like Beholder 2. 500 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/918820/)
13. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Beholder 2. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
14. [Tropico 6](https://imho.run/games/492720/tropico-6) — Shares faction politics with Beholder 2. 9,768 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/)
15. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Shares moral decision making with Beholder 2. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
16. [Rogue State](https://imho.run/games/396090/rogue-state) — Also Politics and Political, like Beholder 2. 160 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396090/)
17. [Ministry of Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/874040/ministry-of-broadcast) — Shares multiple endings with Beholder 2. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874040/)
18. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — Also Dystopian, like Beholder 2. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
19. [We. The Revolution](https://imho.run/games/736850/we-the-revolution) — Shares faction politics with Beholder 2. 940 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736850/)
20. [Road 96 🛣️](https://imho.run/games/1466640/road-96) — A frequent pick in Beholder 2 players' libraries, and another Action. 9,724 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/)
21. [Frostpunk 2](https://imho.run/games/1601580/frostpunk-2) — Shares faction politics with Beholder 2. 9,270 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601580/)
22. [Booth: A Dystopian Adventure](https://imho.run/games/761350/booth-a-dystopian-adventure) — Also Political Sim and Dystopian, like Beholder 2. 138 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761350/)
23. [For the People](https://imho.run/games/1146600/for-the-people) — Shares time management with Beholder 2. 134 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146600/)
24. [Need to Know](https://imho.run/games/490930/need-to-know) — Also Political Sim, like Beholder 2. 155 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490930/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Beholder 2

Beholder 2 is a dark narrative adventure that blends strategy, simulation, and puzzle mechanics. Players take on the role of an intern at a totalitarian Ministry, navigating faction politics and working to climb the career ladder through dossier collection and careful time management. The game presents moral decision-making as a core mechanic, with multiple endings that reviewers highlight as encouraging replaying. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and tense, with a bleak tone that underpins its political themes. Originally released in 2018, the game costs $17.99 USD and has been verified to run on Steam Deck. It holds an 82% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 761620
- **Developer:** Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)
- **Publisher:** Alawar
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 4, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)
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