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24 alternatives to Null States

Kickass scifi thriller that maps out the future of democracy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Null States launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A Rogue State Along Two Rivers▲212

   2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   1984▲95

   A prophecy of the future and rebellion against police states

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine▲77

   Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Alienslike.us – Vote on what an alien society might be like▲52

   2016 · alienslike.us · its alternatives →

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   Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

   A foundational text in libertarian thought

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Tharsis▲66

   A turn-based space strategy game.

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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   Control: A Strategic Card Game▲95

   Timer travelers fight to escape a rupture in spacetime.

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   X-Core: Galactic Plague▲57

   Super difficult space strategy (like Plague, Inc.)

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   OverThrown – A multiplayer turn based strategy game▲141

   2016 · overthrown.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    X-Core. Galactic Plague▲55

    The hardest strategy of 2016 for smart players!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up To Us▲142

    From the WTF? economy to the Next Economy

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    RimWorld▲72

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.

    2015 · rimworldgame.com · its alternatives →

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    Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy▲73

    Engage in 3D Tactical Space Battles in this Sci-Fi RTS

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Lord of the Flies▲63

    Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Sci-Fi Agenda▲62

    The thinking person’s guide to science fiction cinema

    2021 · scifiagenda.com · its alternatives →

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    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Arms Race - Risk it all!▲86

    Risk-like strategy game against real humans

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

    What's the future?

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Chaos & Cyber Culture▲56

    Timothy Leary's prescient cyberpunk manifesto from 1994

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Halcyon 6▲73

    Rogue-like sci-fi strategy survival game

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Dunes War - Tower Defense▲61

    It's time for you to gather all free people of the country.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government▲56

    Dulles' life and work operating "above the law"

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Accidental Superpower▲67

    A contrarian assessment of American power

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Balance of Power▲59

    International politics as the ultimate global game

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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