- #1 Pentiment
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,036 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Medieval 18%, Point & Click 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Historical 13.4%, Story Rich 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This historical narrative game shares a deep focus on medieval life, branching choices, and a unique, hand-drawn art style that feels like a living manuscript.
- #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Medieval 13.1%, Story Rich 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A profound interactive fiction experience that forces you to make difficult moral choices within a rigid, oppressive medieval-inspired society.
- #3 The Council
95% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 44.8%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 12%, Historical 9.9%, Point & Click 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An episodic narrative adventure that emphasizes social manipulation and complex choices, much like the political intrigue found in the seed game.
- #4 A Plague Tale: Innocence
94% matchVery Positive93% of 66,807 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Medieval 34.2%, Story Rich 24.7%, Adventure 10%, Historical 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Set in medieval France, this game offers a similarly grim, story-rich experience focused on survival and the bond between characters.
- #5 Yes, Your Grace
94% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 32.5%, Choices Matter 29%, Story Rich 13.6%, Historical 12.1%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a medieval kingdom and must make difficult choices to balance your resources and the needs of your people, echoing the management themes of the seed game.
- #6 Roadwarden
93% matchVery Positive94% of 4,905 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An illustrated text-based RPG that captures the feeling of surviving in a harsh, low-fantasy medieval world through careful decision-making.
- #7 The Dark Eye: Memoria
92% matchVery Positive89% of 2,452 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.
Why similar: Point & Click 54.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Story Rich 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Atmospheric 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that features a rich fantasy setting and a complex, multi-layered story.
- #8 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
91% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.6%, Story Rich 20.4%, Point & Click 19.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it offers the pinnacle of choice-driven narrative depth and character-focused storytelling.
- #9 The Banner Saga
91% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.5%, Story Rich 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Indie 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes the weight of leadership and the consequences of your choices during a desperate journey through a Norse-inspired world.
- #10 11-11 Memories Retold
90% matchVery Positive86% of 2,085 reviews2018
Dev: Aardman AnimationsPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.
Why similar: Historical 26.8%, Story Rich 23.9%, Adventure 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Casual 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant historical narrative that uses a unique art style to tell a deeply personal story during a time of war.
- #11 Misericorde: Volume One
89% matchVery Positive98% of 489 reviews2023
Dev: XEECEE
Windows · Linux
Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.
Why similar: Medieval 36.4%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Historical 11.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed visual novel that focuses on mystery and character interaction within a confined, historical setting.
- #12 The Wolf Among Us
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 38,793 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Telltale-style adventure that excels in delivering a dark, character-driven story where every choice significantly impacts the world.
- #13 Blacksad: Under the Skin
87% matchVery Positive84% of 6,719 reviews2019
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Choices Matter 30.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 8%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy point-and-click adventure that features a strong investigative focus and a branching dialogue system.
- #14 Syberia
88% matchVery Positive88% of 6,691 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Why similar: Point & Click 49.4%, Adventure 19%, Story Rich 12.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational point-and-click adventure that excels in atmospheric storytelling and puzzle-solving within a beautifully realized world.
- #15 Seers Isle
86% matchVery Positive91% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully illustrated visual novel where your choices dictate the survival of a group of characters in a mystical setting.
- #16 Heavy Rain
84% matchVery Positive85% of 27,203 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 47.9%, Story Rich 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Adventure 6.5%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic thriller where your choices directly influence the survival and fate of multiple interconnected characters.
- #17 Silence
85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,695 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 53%, Adventure 19.9%, Story Rich 15%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning point-and-click adventure that focuses on an emotional, character-driven journey.
- #18 Unrest
86% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Historical 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG set in ancient India that focuses on the lives of ordinary people struggling to survive in a city on the brink of collapse.
- #19 Detroit: Become Human
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 54.7%, Story Rich 26.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Adventure 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production-value narrative game where the branching paths and consequences of your decisions are the core gameplay mechanic.
- #20 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
83% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.1%, Medieval 17.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Historical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven interactive fiction game that captures the spirit of traditional tabletop adventures.
- #21 Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,158 reviews2024
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.2%, Historical 19.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Hand-drawn 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that combines historical mystery with engaging dialogue and exploration.
- #22 Kingdom Come: Deliverance
82% matchVery Positive84% of 178,391 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Why similar: Medieval 46.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Historical 13.2%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it provides the most authentic and immersive medieval simulation available on Steam.
- #23 The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,471 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.
Why similar: Point & Click 58.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Medieval 6%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional fantasy point-and-click adventure that provides a deep, lore-rich experience.
- #24 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Point & Click 45.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A folk-horror point-and-click adventure that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and uncovering dark secrets.
- #25 Citizen Sleeper
79% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Story Rich 28%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Hand-drawn 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG that uses dice-based mechanics to facilitate deep, choice-heavy storytelling in a desperate environment.
- #26 The Case of the Golden Idol
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.4%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Historical 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant detective game that requires careful observation and deduction to piece together a complex, multi-generational story.
- #27 Beyond: Two Souls
79% matchVery Positive88% of 39,194 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 47%, Story Rich 24.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Female Protagonist 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven experience that focuses on the life and choices of a character with unique abilities.
- #28 The Ballad Singer
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 reviews2019
Dev: Curtel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Ballad Singer is an asymmetric adventure, inspired by RPGs and game books, where you can experience many dynamic stories. Forge the fate of Hesperia through the stories of four different adventurers in a fantasy world completely illustrated and narrated.
Why similar: Based On A Novel 35.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Point & Click 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive story game that uses a branching narrative structure to allow players to shape the history of a fantasy world.
- #29 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,774 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
Why similar: Medieval 38%, Choices Matter 37.5%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 4.5%, Casual 4.4%
- #30 The Banner Saga 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,748 reviews2016
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.2%, Story Rich 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Medieval 5.7%
- #31 Crown Gambit
73% matchVery Positive97% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITSPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Medieval 17.9%, Point & Click 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 13%
- #32 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,121 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Historical 43.6%, Indie 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Singleplayer 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #33 Styx: Shards of Darkness
77% matchVery Positive83% of 6,765 reviews2017
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.
Why similar: Story Rich 41.2%, Adventure 19.8%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Violent 12.9%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #34 AER Memories of Old
76% matchVery Positive86% of 7,624 reviews2017
Dev: Forgotten KeyPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Indie 11.1%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #35 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Medieval 23%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choices Matter 18%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #36 The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,242 reviews2016
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
„The Lion's Song: Episode 1 – Silence" draws the player into the life of a talented young composer, Wilma, preparing for her breakthrough concert, the defining moment of her career. Searching for inspiration she escapes from the pressure for success to the solitude of the Austrian Alps.
Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Indie 9.8%
- #37 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
73% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Medieval 23.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #38 Old Man's Journey
75% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #39 A Plague Tale: Requiem
71% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Medieval 34.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Historical 15.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #40 Last Day of June
74% matchVery Positive87% of 4,640 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.7%, Story Rich 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #41 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,603 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Why similar: Medieval 26.6%, Choices Matter 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Historical 12.7%, Story Rich 12%
- #42 The Succession of Changing Kings
68% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 33.3%, Choices Matter 26%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Historical 12.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #43 Heaven's Vault
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Why similar: Point & Click 24.2%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 7.1%
- #44 Syberia: The World Before
69% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.7%, Story Rich 21%, Historical 14.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #45 State of Mind
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,268 reviews2018
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
Why similar: Story Rich 42.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Indie 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #46 Finding Paradise
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,913 reviews2017
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Story Rich 28.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Female Protagonist 5%
- #47 Crazy Machines 3
70% matchVery Positive94% of 10,052 reviews2016
Dev: Fakt SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.
Why similar: Casual 53.3%, Singleplayer 46.7%
- #48 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,014 reviews2017
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The massive sequel to the original cult classic! Plan your menu, decorate your restaurant, cook hundreds of foods, and for the first time ever - earn medals by mastering dozens of themed restaurants!
Why similar: Casual 68.4%, Singleplayer 20.7%, 2D 10.8%
- #49 Acceleration of SUGURI 2
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,244 reviews2018
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Acceleration of SUGURI 2 is a lightning-paced duel-style shoot'em'up from Orange Juice, featuring all favorite characters from the SUGURI universe.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 56.4%, Singleplayer 33.2%, 2D 10.3%
- #50 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
69% matchVery Positive90% of 16,944 reviews2018
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.4%, Story Rich 23.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Medieval 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #51 Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood
69% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: Andrew G. Schneider
Windows · Mac
You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Hand-drawn 3.7%
- #52 Road to Empress I
62% matchVery Positive87% of 11,428 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Historical 9.8%
- #53 The Wreck
66% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.9%, Point & Click 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #54 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #55 Late Shift
67% matchVery Positive86% of 9,107 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 51.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 5.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.5%
- #56 Deponia Doomsday
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,992 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.
Why similar: Point & Click 56%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 15%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #57 Aviary Attorney
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,252 reviews2015
Dev: Sketchy Logic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.9%, Story Rich 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 5.2%
- #58 1428: Shadows over Silesia
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 268 reviews2022
Dev: KUBI Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Why similar: Medieval 31.1%, Point & Click 26.7%, Historical 16.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 7.1%
