Games like Political Animals
Games like Political Animals include Democracy 3, Game Dev Tycoon, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Age of History II, and Two Point Hospital. We matched them by the tags players give Political Animals on Steam (Political Sim, Simulation, Strategy, Indie, and Board Game): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Democracy 3
Shared: Political Sim · Simulation · Strategy

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Funny

Age of History II
Shared: Strategy · Political Sim · Simulation

Two Point Hospital
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Singleplayer

911 Operator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Shared: Strategy · Singleplayer · Simulation

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Democracy 4
Shared: Political Sim · Strategy · Simulation

Planet Coaster
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management

Tropico 6
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Political Sim

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Singleplayer

Mini Motorways
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Politics The Game
Shared: Political Sim · Simulation · Strategy

Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Imperator: Rome
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Political Sim

Mini Metro
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Youtubers Life
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · Management

Victoria 3
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Political Sim

Beholder
Shared: Political Sim · Strategy · Simulation

Banished
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

This Is the Police 2
Shared: Strategy · Indie · Singleplayer

100% Orange Juice
Shared: Board Game · Strategy · Indie

Crusader Kings II
Shared: Strategy · Political Sim · Simulation