The Best Political Games for Xbox Series X

Update : My Lovely Empress added at rank #7.
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Road 96 (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!


  • political
  • politics
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • truck
  • discovery
  • story
  • exploration
  • nevada
  • park
  • rally
  • air-hockey
  • survival-lite

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Lil' Guardsman (2024)

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In 'Lil Guardsman', you, as a 12-year-old Lil, hold the keys to the city's fate. Interrogate a colorful cast from a fantasy world, making critical choices to shape its future. Upgrade your toolkit, navigate royal politics, and maybe even rewind time. Every decision counts. Are you ready to balance justice and strategy in this heartwarming, humorous adventure?


What we like:
  • Engaging narrative and dialogue
  • Blend of adventure and detective gameplay
  • Time rewind feature for exploring outcomes
  • High replayability with varied gameplay sections
  • Impressive voice acting and art style
What could be improved:
  • Some gameplay choices feel insignificant
  • Pacing can be inconsistent

  • comedy
  • point-and-click
  • fantasy
  • political
  • funny
  • conversation
  • multiple-endings
  • adventure
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • choices
  • hand-drawn
  • linear
  • narrative
  • cute

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Road 96: Mile 0 (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s

The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Challenge your beliefs!


  • skateboard
  • narrative
  • rhythm
  • political
  • psychedelic
  • runner
  • story
  • adventure
  • first-person
  • choices
  • politics
  • quick-time-event
  • multiple-endings
  • on-rails
  • surreal

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Dustborn (2024)

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PC Windows j Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One

Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.


  • rhythm
  • political
  • alternate
  • punk-rock
  • lgbtq
  • heist
  • action-adventure
  • choices
  • robot-driven
  • combat
  • book
  • narrative
  • story
  • hack-and-slash
  • graphic-novel

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Beholder 3 (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

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.


  • dystopian
  • political
  • choices
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • simulation
  • lgbtq
  • multiple-endings
  • humor
  • management
  • isometric
  • nonlinear
  • atmospheric

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CorpoNation: The Sorting Process (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.


  • political
  • dystopian
  • simulation
  • economy
  • point-and-click
  • life
  • capitalism
  • retro
  • mystery
  • pixel
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • story

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My Lovely Empress (2024)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch

My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.


  • visual-novel
  • 2.5d
  • immersive
  • simulation
  • fantasy
  • point-and-click
  • political
  • management
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • romance
  • dark
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • empire

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Democracy 4 (2020)

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Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...


  • political
  • simulation
  • politics
  • strategy
  • economy
  • government

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Long Live the Queen (2012)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Linux Mac OS

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.


  • political
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • raising
  • strategy
  • choices
  • skill
  • naval

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Wonderland Nights: White Rabbit's Diary (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Linux

Play as the White Rabbit in a schedule-based visual novel game set in the world of Alice in Wonderland.


  • political
  • diplomacy
  • visual-novel
  • humor
  • fiction
  • hand-drawn
  • politics
  • dark
  • stylized
  • conversation
  • management
  • comedy
  • colourful
  • interactive
  • surreal

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