- #1 Reigns
97% matchVery Positive87% of 8,075 reviews2016
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Why similar: Card Game 31.1%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Medieval 14.7%, RPG 8.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the minimalist, swipe-based decision-making mechanic found in the series.
- #2 Reigns: Her Majesty
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,299 reviews2017
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.
Why similar: Card Game 32.3%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Medieval 12%, Dark Humor 7.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the core swipe mechanics with a focus on royal court intrigue and unique character-driven narratives.
- #3 Reigns: Three Kingdoms
96% matchMixed53% of 356 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.
Why similar: Card Game 32.8%, RPG 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Dark Humor 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the signature card-based management system to the rich, historical backdrop of the Three Kingdoms era.
- #4 Reigns Beyond
95% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
From the makers of Reigns, get ready for Reigns: Beyond, a swipe-based adventure game through the stars!
Why similar: Card Game 48.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Minimalist 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Comedy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Takes the familiar swipe-based gameplay into a space-faring setting with a focus on crew management and exploration.
- #5 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
94% matchVery Positive90% of 17,090 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: Card Game 42.8%, RPG 21.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a rich, narrative-driven RPG experience with card-based combat and decision-making.
- #6 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,604 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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 31.6%, RPG 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Medieval 11.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An intense interactive fiction game where your choices dictate the entire life path and social standing of the protagonist.
- #7 Yes, Your Grace
93% matchVery Positive87% of 13,821 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: Choices Matter 22.8%, Medieval 22.4%, RPG 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the burden of leadership in a medieval kingdom, requiring you to manage resources and make difficult moral choices.
- #8 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,800 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Card Game 33.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Medieval 12.5%, RPG 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based choice game that mirrors the simple, high-stakes decision-making style of the Reigns series.
- #9 Suzerain
91% matchVery Positive93% of 11,339 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, RPG 25.4%, Choices Matter 24.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep political management simulation where every decision carries heavy consequences for your nation and your rule.
- #10 Hand of Fate 2
91% matchVery Positive84% of 5,769 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Card Game 57.1%, RPG 29.4%, Indie 5.4%, Choices Matter 5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a deck-building mechanic to create a dynamic, narrative-driven adventure where your choices shape the quest.
- #11 Papers, Please
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,992 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Indie 33.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Difficult 9.8%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a minimalist, high-stakes management interface where moral choices are central to the gameplay experience.
- #12 Cultist Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,856 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Card Game 38.7%, RPG 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Difficult 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, card-based management game that relies on discovery and dark, atmospheric storytelling.
- #13 KingSim
88% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Medieval 19.6%, Choices Matter 18.3%, RPG 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dark Humor 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval management simulation that emphasizes the struggle of maintaining a kingdom through constant decision-making.
- #14 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
86% matchVery Positive94% of 975 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Card Game 28.3%, RPG 13.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Medieval 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the card-based choice gameplay with new scenarios and expanded narrative paths.
- #15 Armello
87% matchVery Positive82% of 16,002 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Card Game 56.7%, RPG 24.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A digital board game that blends card-based strategy with a dark, fantasy-themed political struggle.
- #16 Beholder
85% matchVery Positive92% of 30,475 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Dark Humor 17.5%, RPG 7.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on moral dilemmas and the consequences of your actions within a dystopian society.
- #17 We. The Revolution
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,413 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Choices Matter 48.4%, Adventure 19%, Story Rich 14.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Places you in the role of a judge during the French Revolution, forcing you to balance political survival with moral judgment.
- #18 Dark Lord
84% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Undead FoxPub: LTG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!
Why similar: Card Game 30.6%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Medieval 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Dark Comedy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that uses card-based mechanics to manage your rise to power and the defense of your realm.
- #19 Long Live The Queen
84% matchVery Positive95% of 7,125 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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.
Why similar: RPG 22.3%, Medieval 14.5%, Difficult 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 11%
Why You'll Like It: A stat-management simulation where every choice is a potential life-or-death scenario for a young queen.
- #20 The Banner Saga 2
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,765 reviews2016
Dev: Stoic
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: RPG 40.3%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG where your choices during travel and combat significantly impact the survival of your caravan.
- #21 Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,424 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.
Why similar: Card Game 52%, RPG 28.4%, Strategy 6.5%, Story Rich 5.8%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique card-based aesthetic to present a traditional RPG adventure with an emphasis on narrative flow.
- #22 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition
82% matchMixed70% of 1,929 reviews2020
Dev: Dire WolfPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game – Digital Edition is the digital adaptation of the top-selling strategy board game from Fantasy Flight Games.
Why similar: Medieval 48.6%, Choices Matter 31.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the strategic, backstabbing nature of the Game of Thrones universe in a complex board game format.
- #23 Knights of Pen and Paper 2
81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,837 reviews2015
Dev: Kyy GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!
Why similar: RPG 60.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Indie 8.1%, Comedy 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-RPG that uses a tabletop aesthetic to deliver a lighthearted, choice-driven adventure.
- #24 Card Shark
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,076 reviews2022
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.
Why similar: Card Game 51.1%, RPG 19%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 7.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game where card-based mechanics are used to navigate high-stakes social situations.
- #25 Death and Taxes
80% matchVery Positive86% of 8,276 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A bureaucratic management game where your decisions as a reaper have significant moral weight.
- #26 Crown Gambit
76% matchVery Positive97% of 386 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: Card Game 28.4%, RPG 15.6%, Medieval 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #27 Reigns: The Witcher
77% matchVery Positive80% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, Comedy 5.9%
- #28 Mind Scanners
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,308 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...
Why similar: RPG 24.9%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic management game that requires you to make difficult choices while balancing resources and narrative progression.
- #29 GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
77% matchVery Positive86% of 27,474 reviews2020
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 59.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
Why similar: Card Game 64.4%, RPG 23.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 2.7%, Difficult 1.3%
- #30 Choice of Life: Wild Islands
74% matchVery Positive93% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Conquer the jungle and prove that in any situation you - the master of your fate!
Why similar: Card Game 32.6%, RPG 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 5.3%
- #31 Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy
78% matchMixed64% of 116 reviews2018
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A digital adaption of the iconic Deathtrap Dungeon trilogy of books by Ian Livingstone. Play as a novice adventurer and rise up through the ranks in this epic tale of deadly traps, fearsome monsters and devious adversaries.
Why similar: Card Game 34.3%, RPG 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Medieval 11%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic choose-your-own-adventure style game that focuses on exploration and narrative decision-making.
- #32 The Westport Independent
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 334 reviews2016
Dev: Double Zero One Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...
Why similar: Indie 51.1%, Choices Matter 48.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game focused on censorship and the political consequences of the news you choose to publish.
- #33 Sultan's Game
71% matchVery Positive94% of 33,952 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Card Game 31.5%, RPG 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #34 Ways of Alchemy
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 696 reviews2025
Dev: RocketBrush Games
Windows
Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.
Why similar: Card Game 38.4%, RPG 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Medieval 11.2%
- #35 Doomspire
74% matchMixed57% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Crater Studios
Windows
Descend into the Doomspire, a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where every run is different. Build wild synergies, battle unique bosses, and push deeper into the tower. Easy to pick up, endlessly replayable, and built for players who love strategy with chaos.
Why similar: Card Game 41.3%, RPG 29.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, 2D 3.1%
- #36 Pirates? Pirates!
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Amrita Studio
Windows
Pirates? Pirates! is a Reigns-inspired pirate survival RPG. You are a pirate captain in charge of your ship and crew on the most dangerous adventure of all seas. Fight your way ahead, sort out emergencies, and discover legendary treasures!
Why similar: RPG 36.6%, Card Game 21.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Strategy 9.5%
- #37 Game of Thrones
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,356 reviews2012
Dev: Cyanide Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Experience an amazing adventure in one of the most fascinating universes! Amidst conspiracy and betrayal, try to survive the orchestrated machinations around the Iron Throne.
Why similar: RPG 50.6%, Medieval 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 5%
- #38 Hand of Fate
73% matchVery Positive89% of 10,646 reviews2015
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.
Why similar: Card Game 58.9%, RPG 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%, Adventure 3.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #39 PowerSimulator
75% matchMixed42% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: SHIT MAKER
Windows
Do you want to be a upright official or corrupt officials?Choose your choice,Reaching the pinnacle of power.
Why similar: Card Game 33.5%, Choices Matter 14.4%, RPG 13.9%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #40 The Royal Writ
70% matchVery Positive82% of 481 reviews2025
Dev: Save Sloth StudiosPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's legend. Command wisely... some sacrifices are necessary.
Why similar: Card Game 51.7%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Medieval 16.5%, Strategy 6.9%, Funny 4.2%
- #41 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,651 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Choices Matter 21%, RPG 20.9%, Medieval 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Difficult 9.6%
- #42 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
73% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Tristan Barona
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comedic RPG about the cynical and hilarious realities of social interaction, personal growth, and confronting your inner demons.
Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Indie 10.6%
- #43 Trainee Death Simulator
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,964 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Card Game 39.8%, Choices Matter 17.3%, RPG 17.2%, Medieval 13.8%, Indie 6%
- #44 Knock on the Coffin Lid
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,871 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Card Game 51.3%, RPG 21.5%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Strategy 6.2%
- #45 The Banner Saga
71% matchVery Positive89% of 15,879 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: RPG 33.5%, Choices Matter 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #46 Mewgenics
66% matchVery Positive91% of 48,055 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 16.3 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Why similar: RPG 29.6%, Dark Humor 26.9%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Funny 7%
- #47 Ash of Gods: Redemption
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,448 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: RPG 30.9%, Choices Matter 24.8%, Medieval 24.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Strategy 7%
- #48 Deathless. The Hero Quest
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Card Game 55.5%, RPG 18.3%, Difficult 14.2%, Strategy 6.1%, 2D 3.7%
- #49 The Witcher Adventure Game
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,358 reviews2014
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Witcher Adventure Game is a digital adaptation of CD PROJEKT RED’s board game set in the brutal fantasy universe of monster slayer Geralt of Rivia. Travel across the beautifully rendered world of The Witcher and complete a variety of quests — hunt deadly beasts, solve ancient mysteries and more.
Why similar: Card Game 54%, Adventure 20.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #50 The Witch's Cauldron
67% matchVery Positive92% of 627 reviews2024
Dev: Harvey games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Witch's Cauldron is a narrative roguelike game about being a medieval witch. Grab your cauldron and get brewing. Love, curses, laughter, wisdom for sale! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. At least before the inquisitors come around.
Why similar: Card Game 30.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Medieval 14.2%, RPG 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #51 Griftlands
67% matchVery Positive94% of 14,364 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Card Game 33.7%, RPG 17.2%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #52 Endless Road: Reborn
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 522 reviews2018
Dev: DreamForge
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Endless Road: Reborn is a roguelike card game where players use a variety of equipment & skills to defeat vile creatures lurking along a treacherous, endless road. Players will also be faced with choices that will test their decision-making abilities and survival skills.
Why similar: Card Game 51.3%, RPG 22.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 5%, Strategy 4.5%
- #53 Decks & Daggers
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Osarion
Windows
DECKS & DAGGERS is a Deck-Building RPG Card Game where you venture down into the dungeons to slay monsters and collect treasure.
Why similar: Card Game 44.4%, RPG 22.4%, Dark Comedy 10.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Strategy 5.6%
- #54 Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,621 reviews2015
Dev: Gambrinous
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.
Why similar: Card Game 50.1%, RPG 26.4%, Indie 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Strategy 2.5%
- #55 The Legend of Bum-Bo
68% matchVery Positive81% of 5,911 reviews2019
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!
Why similar: Card Game 23%, Indie 18.7%, Adventure 17.2%, Strategy 15%, Great Soundtrack 13%
- #56 MultiEnding Heroes
64% matchVery Positive100% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: NicoDiti
Windows
Embark on a hilarious, choice-driven adventure in MultiEnding Heroes! Guide The Priest and The Hero through multiple universes, making decisions that lead to over 75 unique endings. Every choice matters, will you lead them to glory or disaster?
Why similar: RPG 29.1%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 9.9%
- #57 The Banner Saga 3
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,033 reviews2018
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
Why similar: RPG 47.4%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Strategy 13%, Story Rich 10.1%, Indie 9.5%
- #58 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: dicehit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.
Why similar: Card Game 36.7%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, RPG 8.4%, Adventure 6.5%