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2017
You play a ruthless strategist hired by a billionaire to save the planet from pollution by any means necessary. Beneath the cynical strategy surface lies a somber, reflective take on our bond with the environment.
The closest matches for Depopulation are The Invisible Hand, Beholder 3 and The Westport Independent. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Depopulation special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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A stock-trading sim with a narrative: as an ambitious broker you trade shares and commodities and chase insider tips, while greed and ethics increasingly threaten your life.
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Beholder 3 is a grim surveillance and intrigue game set in a totalitarian state: you spy on others, juggle two jobs, and decide whom to sacrifice for your handler's schemes.
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Dark, serious atmosphere
As editor of a newspaper under an authoritarian regime, you decide each week which stories run, balancing government pressure, readers and your conscience. A short, oppressive censorship management game with multiple endings.
88 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
An atmospheric dystopian adventure whose turn-based confrontations revolve around a motivation mechanic. Every decision is permanent and reshapes the world and its characters.
88 % 14.99 €
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You lead a resistance group in Nazi-era Berlin from 1933 to 1945, managing resources, members and missions. Every hard moral decision plays out in a haunting, expressionist-styled historical drama.
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Dark, serious atmosphere
You run an illegal drug business out of an uncle's basement to fund your dream video game. You manage production, workers and equipment while dealing with rival gangs and the police.
87 % 14.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
As aging police chief Jack Boyd, you dispatch officers, manage staff, and make morally murky choices while scraping together retirement money over 180 days. A grim noir tale of corruption and guilt told in a stylish silhouette art style.
87 % 7.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A narrative survival game set in a bleak post-apocalyptic world after a blackout. You manage a small group, scavenge for supplies and face tough moral decisions about what you will sacrifice to stay alive.
87 % 13.79 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
As a state-appointed apartment manager in a totalitarian regime, you spy on tenants and make morally heavy decisions. Time, money and conscience are all scarce, and your choices lead to many different endings.
87 % 12.79 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
You run a psychiatric asylum in a fictionalized 1920s, testing, diagnosing and treating patients through card-based mechanics. It offers a critical look at the troubled history of psychiatry and pseudoscience.
