Games Like Martial Law

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Emotional 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar blend of historical research and personal storytelling, focusing on the impact of occupation on ordinary families.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

Why similar: Choices Matter 35.6%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the historical, political, and choice-driven narrative style of Martial Law while focusing on the Iranian Revolution.

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Multiple Endings 33.8%, Emotional 17.7%, Story Rich 16.1%, Historical 11%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes moral dilemmas and the emotional weight of making choices in a war-torn, historical setting.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.3%, Atmospheric 22.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Emotional 13.9%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the desperate struggle to keep a family safe and fed during a period of intense civil conflict.

Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.7%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Emotional 11.5%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and psychological indie game that mirrors the somber, story-rich tone of Martial Law.

Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.

Why similar: Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Emotional 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, narrative-heavy look at the realities of modern conflict through the eyes of civilians.

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the resistance against an oppressive regime, requiring players to make difficult moral sacrifices to survive.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.5%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, Story Rich 11%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly encapsulates the atmosphere of living under a restrictive, bureaucratic regime where every choice has consequences.

Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

Why similar: Cold War 28.9% ★, 1980s 17.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the 1980s Soviet-era atmosphere and the grim reality of state-managed disasters.

Path Out is an autobiographical narrative game following the real journey of Abdullah Karam, a young Syrian escaping the civil war in 2014. Abdullah himself comments the game through Youtube-style videos, giving insights into his dramatic travels through Syria's war torn countryside & daily life.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 82.5%, Adventure 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique narrative style to tell a personal, historical story about escaping an oppressive situation.

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that leans heavily into emotional, dark, and story-rich themes similar to the seed game.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Choices Matter 31.2%, Multiple Endings 27.3%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces players to navigate the moral complexities of surviving under a totalitarian state while protecting their family.

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Choices Matter 23.9%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex political narrative where your choices directly influence the fate of your country and its citizens.

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: Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, CRPG 17.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This RPG focuses on the lives of common people in a volatile society, emphasizing social status and moral decision-making.

"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Emotional 13.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an intimate, emotional, and pixel-art-focused narrative experience that prioritizes character depth.

Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Story Rich 18.3%, Atmospheric 15.9%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a similar atmospheric, story-rich approach to life in a post-Soviet, dystopian setting.

For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.2%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that forces you to manage the needs of the populace while navigating a corrupt and restrictive government.

The story of a soldier left alone in a bunker.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Emotional 17.4%, 2D 12.6%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on survival and narrative exploration in a bleak, 2D world that mirrors the somber tone of Martial Law.

Satirical point-and-click adventure set during the Cold War in a Soviet bunker. Crack the code, feed Stalin (the cat), save the world. And save it again in the free R3D STAR DLC included in the game.

Why similar: Cold War 36.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled adventure game that captures the 1980s Cold War tension through a point-and-click lens.

«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history

Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.5%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It explores historical themes through a narrative lens, focusing on the impact of war on individual lives.

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.7%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Emotional 15%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological, narrative-driven experience that uses pixel art to tell a tense and unsettling story.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Choices Matter 83.7%, Story Rich 4.4%, Multiple Endings 4.1%, Visual Novel 2.8%, Atmospheric 2%

Why You'll Like It: It explores the chilling reality of state surveillance and the moral weight of the information you uncover.

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Choices Matter 23.6%, Story Rich 22.6%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Emotional 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological indie game that emphasizes the weight of choices and personal agency in a restrictive world.

Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.5%, Emotional 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that highlights the emotional and social struggles of individuals caught in systemic injustice.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Story Rich 32.6%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Emotional 16.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a dark, atmospheric, and deeply personal narrative style that resonates with the somber tone of the seed game.

Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Story Rich 22.9%, Indie 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: This emotional journey focuses on the bond between loved ones separated by conflict and the struggle for survival.

Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...

Why similar: Cold War 54.4% ★, CRPG 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a political simulation experience that deals with the complexities of governing under a communist regime.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.6%, Story Rich 20%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While less political, it captures the same atmospheric, small-town, and character-focused storytelling found in Martial Law.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, conversational, and atmospheric experience that focuses on the personal struggles of its characters.

Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 6.7%

Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.1%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, CRPG 15.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Visual Novel 8%

Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

Why similar: Cold War 32.9% ★, 1980s 20.3%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%

The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!

Why similar: Cold War 37% ★, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

The story about an uneasy journey of one man. You will experience certain situations, those, that could have happened with our parents, children or even a neighbours on just any other war. Through the eyes of our hero you will see his struggle in a modern war, struggle with oneself.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.3%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 19.8%, 2D 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is an indie adventure that prioritizes philosophical and story-rich elements within a challenging, somber world.

How did the communist regime in Czechoslovakia fall? This hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history. Big crowds hide those, who want to tell you why they took to the streets.

Why similar: 1980s 34.3%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Historical 16%, Story Rich 15%, 2D 8.8%

Plague: London 1665 is an RPG with pixel art graphics set in 1665's during the Bubonic Plague outbreak in overcrowded and polluted London. As a body collector, graveyard keeper, and family provider, avoid the disease while clearing the streets. Will you survive the outbreak or become another victim?

Why similar: Choices Matter 23%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, 2D 6.7%

Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Emotional 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Set around 1929, this interactive visual novel lets you relive the early Red Army's epic journey from a first-person perspective. Experience immersive historical narratives and make pivotal branching choices. Beware: wrong decisions will end your game!

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Historical 14.4%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 7.8%

Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

Why similar: Cold War 42.4% ★, 1980s 22.3%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Historical 5.1%

Esports History: Prologue is a free RPG simulator about the era of the birth of eSports. Start from scratch and work your way up to an eSports career. Use your resources and time wisely to develop a unique character and win tournaments.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 41.5%, Choices Matter 32.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, 2D 8.7%, Indie 6.9%

Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

Why similar: Emotional 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Atmospheric 17%, Story Rich 16.7%, Visual Novel 13%

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: 1980s 36.8%, Multiple Endings 29.1%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Action-Adventure 4.2%

Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad is a visual novel about politics, love, and the cost of historical choices in an alternate world. You are a student drawn into events that will soon erupt into civil war. Here, ideologies are not just words—they define people’s fates. Every decision leaves a mark.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 30.9%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 17.6%, Adventure 3.6%

Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

Why similar: Choices Matter 21.7%, Multiple Endings 21.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Story Rich 10.5%

Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked.​ Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.9%, Adventure 21.7%, Story Rich 18.2%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 9.7%

The game world is set in a turbulent state and the mighty Tang-Man declines. The threats from the old enemies keep coming one after another.As a nobody, will you choose either to leave yourself out of it or to fight for Tang-Man's future and turning the tide? The journey of yours,is unpredictable.

Why similar: Choices Matter 42.9%, Multiple Endings 41.8%, Atmospheric 4.4%, 2D 2.8%, Indie 2.8%

2D RPG about the brutal daily life of Ray - an artist struggling with addiction, who takes care of her little sister. Look after your condition - no one should know about the addiction. Improve your skills, sell paintings, do everything to ease the withdrawal. Survive and look for a way out.

Why similar: Choices Matter 36.1%, Story Rich 20.7%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Adventure 7.6%

The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline.

Why similar: Choices Matter 20.2%, Multiple Endings 20%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Tyrania is a kinetic visual novel, meaning a text-based game with a one ending linear story. The story is focused on the opposition of two different ideas of Justice when dealing with crime and terrorism.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Indie 25.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Emotional 10.7%, 2D 5.2%

Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.7%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Emotional 10.4%, 2D 7.6%

A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 12.2%

Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Multiple Endings 23.2%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, 2D 6.9%

A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 11%

The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 57.2%, Story Rich 28.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19%, Multiple Endings 19%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.

Why similar: Historical 52.9%, 2D 47.1%

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 13.4%, 2D 6.9%

You decide how a civil war in the country of Izgub is supposed to end. Visual novel with strong themes of war, political violence and moral dilemma.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Emotional 11.3%, Adventure 11.1%, 2D 11%