Games Like Stories: The Path of Destinies

Omensight is an Action Murder Mystery game. In order to prevent the apocalypse, you are fated to repeat the last day of the world until it can be saved. Investigate clues, fight enemies, and solve the murder of the Godless-Priestess.

Why similar: Adventure 43.2%, Dynamic Narration 11.1% ★, Swordplay 7.6%, RPG 6.6%, Choices Matter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game features a similar time-loop narrative structure where your choices drastically alter the outcome of the story.

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Dynamic Narration 18.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 14%, Hack and Slash 8.8%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title features a charismatic narrator who reacts to your actions in real-time within a vibrant fantasy world.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, RPG 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Hack and Slash 6.6%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful action-RPG that combines fluid hack-and-slash combat with a heartfelt, story-driven adventure.

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Action RPG 10.7%, RPG 10.1%, Isometric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This action-RPG offers a deep, atmospheric narrative and a unique combat system that feels both strategic and fluid.

Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.

Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, RPG 17.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based RPG where the branching narrative and the consequences of your choices are central to the experience.

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, RPG 15.1%, Action 8.9%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite excels at weaving a compelling, evolving story through repeated runs and multiple branching dialogue paths.

Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?

Why similar: Adventure 59.1%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Fantasy 5.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic action-RPG where player choices significantly impact the world and the protagonist's development.

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Adventure 59.2%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, RPG 8.1%, Action RPG 7.5%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, polished action-RPG that captures the same sense of whimsical fantasy exploration and challenging combat.

Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.

Why similar: Adventure 68.6%, RPG 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%, Action 3.3%, Fantasy 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game pays homage to various RPG eras while maintaining a strong, narrative-driven experience that changes based on player actions.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: RPG 23.2%, Action RPG 20.9%, Isometric 16.7%, Fantasy 13.5%, Colorful 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that rewards curiosity and discovery, much like the branching paths found in the seed game.

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 98.9%, Fantasy 0.3%, Indie 0.2%, Great Soundtrack 0.2%, Story Rich 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative adventure that focuses on a compelling, emotional story told through exploration.

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Why similar: Adventure 80.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Indie 3.4%, Action 2.8%, Isometric 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-adventure game that features a procedurally generated journey and a strong, atmospheric narrative.

Epistory immerses you in an atmospheric action/adventure game where you play a girl riding a giant fox who fights an insectile corruption from an origami world. As you progress and explore this world, the story literally unfolds and the mysteries of the magic power of the words are revealed.

Why similar: Adventure 69%, RPG 8.9%, Colorful 4.2%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative-driven adventure where the story unfolds dynamically as you explore and interact with the world.

Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.

Why similar: Adventure 77.4%, RPG 7.2%, Fantasy 5.3%, Indie 2%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that emphasizes exploration and stealth within a charming, detailed fantasy world.

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, RPG 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Fantasy 9.5%, Story Rich 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully illustrated fantasy RPG that focuses on a personal, narrative-heavy journey.

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

Why similar: Adventure 48.3%, RPG 33.9%, Isometric 8.5%, Indie 3.6%, Fantasy 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy RPG that offers a rich, branching story set in a unique cyberpunk fantasy setting.

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 77.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Multiple Endings 2.2%, Story Rich 1.7%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game where your choices in gathering and filtering information directly dictate the story's outcome.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Choices Matter 25.4%, RPG 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its multiple endings and the way it tracks player choices, this game offers a deeply personal narrative experience.

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: Adventure 52.5%, RPG 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Fantasy 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG where every decision you make carries heavy weight and leads to different narrative consequences.

Driftmoon is an adventure-roleplaying game, full of exploration, smiles and surprises, captivating stories and quests, charming characters, and countless delightful details.

Why similar: Adventure 61%, RPG 11.5%, Action RPG 7.4%, Fantasy 6.1%, Story Rich 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that prioritizes a charming story and exploration over complex mechanics, similar to the feel of the seed game.

Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.

Why similar: Adventure 45.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Hack and Slash 9.8%, RPG 7.8%, Action RPG 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich exploration game that encourages players to uncover secrets and make choices in a vibrant, open world.

"Tales of Spark" is a Hack & Slash Action RPG with an Eastern flair. Players assume the role of a young wandering swordsman, exploring the vast desert, seeking treasures, defeating powerful bosses, and even slaying gigantic celestial dragons.

Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, RPG 9.5%, Action RPG 8.6%, Fantasy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hack-and-slash action RPG that emphasizes loot and fast-paced combat in an adventurous world.

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: Adventure 60.8%, RPG 11%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Fantasy 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite adventure that explicitly focuses on providing a variety of endings based on player progression and decisions.

Enter a world beyond imagination with The Last Oricru - Final Cut. An action RPG, The Last Oricru - Final Cut unravels in a fantasy world blending sci-fi and medieval elements to deliver an experience like no other. Seize your destiny and take your place in this adventure for single or co-op play.

Why similar: Adventure 41%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Action RPG 10.5%, RPG 10.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG built around the concept of meaningful choices and multiple paths that affect the game's outcome.

A bitter RPG where every enemy has their own unique minigame, and where there are two sides to every soul: Main and Invert!

Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Choices Matter 20.6%, RPG 15%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that incorporates multiple endings and choices, matching the narrative focus of the seed game.

Be enchanted by a classic style action-packed adventure full of secrets, puzzles, unrequited love, exploration and loads of madness. Discover the amazing story of Khoma and the Witches of Bethem.

Why similar: Adventure 77.7%, RPG 12.3%, Action 5.7%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure RPG that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a whimsical fantasy setting.

Springblades is an action RPG where you battle your way through a fantasy island filled with funny characters. 🐉 Time your attacks and dodge enemy blows in exhilarating battles. Fight beehives, dragons and ordinary peasants on your epic quest to find 3 mysterious gems . . .

Why similar: Adventure 60.5%, RPG 15.9%, Action RPG 12.5%, Fantasy 4.3%, Colorful 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features character customization and a lighthearted adventure tone.

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: Adventure 46.3%, RPG 19.7%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Isometric 5.7%, Fantasy 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG that places a heavy emphasis on player agency, allowing you to shape the world through significant moral choices.

Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.

Why similar: Adventure 43.4%, RPG 20.5%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Action RPG 5.8%, Fantasy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features a complex web of factions and choices that influence the political landscape and story endings.

The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, RPG 21.1%, Action RPG 13.6%, Fantasy 9.8%, Hack and Slash 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sprawling action-RPG that offers deep combat customization and a vast fantasy world to explore.

A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.

Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, RPG 9.6%, Action RPG 9.3%, Fantasy 6.4%

Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

Why similar: Adventure 99.5%, Fantasy 0.1%, Singleplayer 0.1%, Action 0.1%, Funny 0.1%

Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

Why similar: Action 96.5%, Indie 3.5%

Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Why similar: Action 25.6%, RPG 22.2%, Isometric 19.3%, Indie 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%

Claymation action adventure in an odd world of talking pumpkins, blue trees and stuff like that.

Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, RPG 8%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.6%, Hack and Slash 5.5%

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Adventure 61.7%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Story Rich 3.8%, Indie 3.2%

A magic world, epic heroes, bright graphics, excellent humor and absorbing gameplay – “Three Heroes”!

Why similar: Adventure 51.9%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, RPG 8%, Fantasy 7%, Action RPG 5.6%

A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.

Why similar: Indie 84.8%, Singleplayer 15.2%

Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!

Why similar: Adventure 59%, Hack and Slash 8.7%, Action RPG 8%, RPG 7.6%, Fantasy 4.9%

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Why similar: RPG 78.9%, Singleplayer 21.1%

Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.

Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Fantasy 41.9%, Indie 13%, Singleplayer 3%

An action-adventure RPG with exploration, crafting, combat, and rhythm games. While everyone around you can summon and control their own mighty spirit animal, yours somehow ended up being… a duck?

Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Action RPG 9.6%, RPG 8.7%, Swordplay 7.8%

Murderous Pursuits is a kill-or-be-killed Victorian stealth-em-up for 1-8 players in which you must hunt and kill your quarry before your hunters do the same to you, all while avoiding witnesses.

Why similar: Action 96.9%, Indie 3.1%

Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!

Why similar: Choices Matter 45.4%, Colorful 12.6%, Indie 11.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Funny 7.5%

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Why similar: Action 53.3%, Indie 40.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!

Why similar: Adventure 82.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Action 3.5%, Isometric 2.7%, Fantasy 2.6%

Dear players, become a young swordsmaster and enter "Tales of Spark: Probation"! This is a world filled with real-time combat, abundant treasures, a rich storyline, and diverse character builds. Of course, the challenges are also immense, so best of luck to you!

Why similar: Adventure 59%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, RPG 9.4%, Action RPG 8.2%, Action 4.4%

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Adventure 89.5%, Story Rich 5.3%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

A fully moddable city sandbox with jobs, NPCs, apartments, garages, gangs, and more. Broke Protocol is an open-world action game focused on roleplaying and custom content. Define your goals and identity in a persistent, reactive world where you write your own story.

Why similar: RPG 52.1%, Action 25.4%, Indie 16.8%, Action-Adventure 5.8%

Evoland is a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, allowing you to unlock new technologies, gameplay systems and graphic upgrades as you progress through the game.

Why similar: Adventure 70.4%, RPG 17.2%, Indie 3.7%, Fantasy 3.6%, Action 1.1%

A genre-bending VR adventure combining shooter, swordfighting and puzzle gameplay. YOU, ADVENTURER are drawn into the imaginary worlds of renowned gamebook author Jack Stevenson on a fantastical dimension-hopping journey to uncover the dark secrets behind his last masterpiece…

Why similar: Adventure 69.6%, Swordplay 17.4%, Action 5.5%, Story Rich 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Evolvation is a casual multiplayer and fast-paced and class based space flying shooter developed by a two-man-army (Eric and Jacob) from Amsterdam. Classes are: Highspeed, Fighter, Stealth, Support and Tank. Each class has its own special ability which provides a dynamic gameplay.

Why similar: Action 61.6%, Indie 38.4%

Earn the respect of a guild full of monsters and demons as a lone human by taking part in dangerous dungeon adventures and uncover secrets behind the mysterious demon kingdom of Tarborea.

Why similar: Adventure 66.4%, RPG 10.8%, Hack and Slash 10.3%, Action RPG 9.1%, Action-Adventure 1.2%

In a world of magic, your mind is your greatest weapon. Learn the ways of magic and design your own spells to fight enemies, navigate treacherous terrain, and right past wrongs in the kingdom of Mystralia.

Why similar: Adventure 75.7%, RPG 6.3%, Action 5%, Fantasy 5%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Why similar: Adventure 72.1%, RPG 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Multiple Endings 3.6%, Funny 1.7%

Slash Quest is a quirky action adventure with unconventional controls and unlikely heroes. Spin a magic talking sword through exotic lands, fight nasty creatures, overcome puzzles and make friends on your way to reunite it with its rightful wielder, the Queen.

Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Swordplay 27.3%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Fantasy 11%, Action 5.2%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Adventure 79.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Story Rich 4.5%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.

Why similar: Adventure 79.2%, Action 13.8%, Indie 7%

Swords & Souls: Neverseen is a unique RPG where leveling up takes skill! Create, train and upgrade your character as you please, discover The Neverseen and its eccentric locals, and battle across the lands to foil an evil witch's plans!

Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Action RPG 24.5%, Fantasy 14.9%, Indie 9.8%, Action 7.3%