Games Like The Days Without Gods

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: RPG 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Fantasy 10.5%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This text-based RPG perfectly captures the feeling of a solitary adventurer navigating a dangerous, lore-rich fantasy world.

Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, RPG 19.4%, Magic 18.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Fantasy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title focuses heavily on magic, political intrigue, and the development of a powerful mage, mirroring the core themes of the seed game.

Gods of Savvarah is a visual novel with the philosophy of a classic fantasy RPG. Defeat enemies, explore countries, make friends, and find your place in Savvarah.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Medieval 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Fantasy 11.7%, RPG 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction game shares the same focus on fantasy world-building and choice-based progression found in the seed game.

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: Visual Novel 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Medieval 18.8%, RPG 14.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title offers a deep, choice-driven narrative where every decision significantly impacts the protagonist's life and the world around them.

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: RPG 32.5%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Story Rich 21.3%, Singleplayer 6.3%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: As a masterclass in text-based RPGs, it offers unparalleled depth in character interaction and world-building for those who enjoy reading-heavy gameplay.

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 38.8%, RPG 27.1%, Story Rich 17.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven RPG uses text and dice-based mechanics to create a deeply personal story within a complex, imaginative setting.

The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Drama 19.5%, Linear 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A linear visual novel that shares the narrative-first approach and character-focused storytelling of the seed game.

Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go and whom to form alliances with. Force your will with either diplomacy or through war.

Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Medieval 17.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy text-based RPG that mirrors the seed game's focus on adventure and narrative-driven combat.

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: Visual Novel 36.6%, Drama 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy political drama that excels at making the player feel the weight of their responsibilities and choices in a fictional nation.

An adventure shattering stereotypes, a psychological experiment forcing a struggle within oneself. The tale of a girl with magical abilities who loses her beloved. Will she have a chance to turn back time? It's up to you!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Medieval 27.6%, Magic 17.4%, Fantasy 13.6%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar blend of fantasy, medieval aesthetics, and visual novel storytelling.

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 34.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Casual 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-focused adventure features a strong historical setting and deep character writing that will appeal to fans of the seed game's drama.

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, RPG 16.5%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A blend of life-sim and narrative RPG that allows players to shape their character's growth through meaningful choices and relationships.

A scarred kingdom, a mourning god and an unfulfilled promise made with the past. Uzu and Zuhaar, two continents ravaged by a cosmic event are the setting of The Scorchfarer. The story follows Mikaela and Yukiharu, a Terramagi team tasked with healing their world and unraveling its secrets.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Magic 17.9%, Linear 14.9%, Fantasy 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A linear fantasy visual novel that focuses on a specific, character-driven journey in a stylized world.

A fantasy interactive story (visual novel) where the mysteries of ancient gods, enigmas of bygone eras, magic, and the complex relationships between various beings are intricately woven together.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Magic 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, RPG 11.4%, Fantasy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the interactive fiction experience, offering more choices and lore within the same established fantasy universe.

A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Magic 20.2%, Drama 17%, Fantasy 13.9%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that emphasizes adventure and character relationships, much like the seed game.

An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, RPG 21.4%, Magic 17.2%, Fantasy 14.3%, Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic text-based fantasy adventure that emphasizes exploration and decision-making in a dangerous magical land.

When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Adventure 15%, Story Rich 14.9%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based, story-rich adventure that prioritizes narrative depth and player choice.

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Casual 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive narrative adventure focuses on travel, resource management, and character-driven storytelling in a rich, imaginative world.

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.5%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 10.1%, RPG 7.9%, Singleplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that incorporates RPG-like social deduction mechanics to drive its complex, character-focused story.

Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Drama 18%, RPG 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel with a focus on character dynamics and fantasy world-building.

Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Magic 21.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Fantasy 7.4%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive fantasy visual novel that explores themes of magic, destiny, and character relationships in a way similar to the seed game.

Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Fantasy 20.6%, Casual 10%, Linear 10%, Story Rich 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual fantasy visual novel that captures the lighter side of the adventurer life found in the seed game.

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.7%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 6.4%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly acclaimed visual novel that provides a deep, gothic fantasy narrative for players who appreciate strong writing and emotional drama.

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Drama 29.4%, RPG 15.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that explores complex themes through a character-focused lens.

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Magic 13.7%, Fantasy 9.3%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that emphasizes romance and character interaction within a fantasy-inspired setting.

an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game

Why similar: Visual Novel 63.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Casual 6.9%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that shares the fantasy and adventure elements inherent in the seed game.

“Person of Serendipity… please help us——” A text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient villages, where shrine maidens and the Kami guide you to forge unbreakable bonds. Every choice reshapes destiny—you will lead them, but to where?

Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, RPG 11%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that focuses on character bonds and dark, magical themes.

The Last Oath is a short story based game about a knight that fell in battle fighting for their king. You find yourself with a final task to keep your oath to the king. Complete this task as you find out more about the world by interacting with the environment through text based dialogue.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Medieval 18.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Casual 11.9%, Fantasy 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that focuses on exploration and narrative progression in a fantasy world.

Fairy tale wish of a loveless girl

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Drama 17.8%, Casual 14.4%, Adventure 9.7%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that provides a linear, character-focused narrative experience.

Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, RPG 15.2%, Drama 11.6%, Story Rich 8.7%

A forsaken nun must prove a monster's innocence. He is offered no voice, but she will lend hers. Wolfskin's Curse is a fully-voice acted, linear visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, RPG 17.6%, Magic 12.5%, Linear 10.7%, Fantasy 8%

Explore Dungeons, find loot, customize your character and face monsters! A Dungeon Crawling adventure featuring a choice based exploration and visual character customization!

Why similar: RPG 25.4%, Medieval 20.7%, Linear 20.4%, Fantasy 13%, Magic 12.8%

The story-rich 18+ prequel to The Divine Speaker. Follow alongside Aemyl and Lucius in a two-sided story about the past and the future.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Fantasy 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Drama 13.3%, Linear 7.9%

Amber Throne is a turn-based JRPG-styled game about a girl in a desert world beneath a mysterious floating castle, and her quest to reach it.

Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Fantasy 20.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Casual 9.4%

Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Fantasy 15.7%, Medieval 14.8%, RPG 14.6%, Magic 8.6%

A short Visual-Novel, made with Artificial-Inteligence art, about a party of adventurers on a medieval setting.

Why similar: Medieval 28.2%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Fantasy 13.1%, Adventure 6.6%

The former mercenary and dark elf Fornelia, battle-worn and looking for a place to die, saves a young man named Ruse from a monster attack. Follow the pair's life together in this Japanese indie RPG.

Why similar: Medieval 36.6%, Magic 28.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, RPG 5%

Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Fantasy 12.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Linear 4.6%

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 30.2%, Medieval 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Fantasy 10.6%, Adventure 7.7%

Become the next god of thunder and explore the world in this story rich RPG

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Medieval 24.5%, Drama 18.5%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Magic 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Fantasy 10.5%, RPG 10%

In this 2D fantasy game you play a role of a blacksmith who literally handcrafts weapons, shields, armor, magic staffs and many other marvellous items.

Why similar: Fantasy 25.7%, Story Rich 23.3%, Adventure 23.2%, Singleplayer 13.5%, Indie 8.3%

── In the summer of the world that has ended, the girl travels aimlessly. "natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer" is a text adventure game that depicts girls traveling in apocalypse. Through talking to the girls, we get to know them and approach the mysteries of the world ──

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Singleplayer 5.3%

The dragon is already dead. Help what's left of humanity learn how to live in this post-apocalyptic fantasy visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Casual 10.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Fantasy 18.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Singleplayer 5.7%

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: Visual Novel 26.2%, Medieval 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, RPG 9.6%, Fantasy 9.1%

A console-style RPG featuring a colorful cast of characters, unique battle and level-up systems, quick 2D platforming action, and an original, fantastical story about friendship, faith, and finding your place in the world.

Why similar: Fantasy 26.7%, RPG 20.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 10.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%

An incremental RPG where you reincarnate through lifetimes, mastering professions, unlocking skills, and exploring mystical realms.

Why similar: Medieval 29.7%, Magic 19.2%, RPG 13.8%, Fantasy 13.5%, Story Rich 8.6%

Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.

Why similar: Medieval 34.8%, Magic 29.3%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 12%, 2D 5.1%

Dungeon crawl through a magical JRPG world. Turn-based battles, waifu romance, and visual novel choices await!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Drama 17.8%, Medieval 17%, RPG 14.4%, Adventure 7.9%

Diving Disorder is an AVG on wasteland theme. Players will play the role of a refugee who are struggling to survive after a global disaster, together with a white-haired girl suffering from narcolepsy, exploring the truth of the doomsday and the old world in memory.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.5%, Drama 25.2%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%

A disgraced former soldier is recruited into a secretive order of royal investigators to find a rogue mage, but becomes caught up in the politics of a mysterious order of undying wizards and travelling from icy forests to exotic jungles in this RPG dungeon crawler and management sim.

Why similar: Visual Novel 69.1%, Adventure 11.3%, RPG 8.7%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Open-world illustrated text-based RPG. Inspired by classic role-playing video games and fantasy gamebooks, the secret of darkwoods is a free game, a non-linear standalone adventure with side quests in a vast world.

Why similar: RPG 29%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Medieval 25.3%, Fantasy 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%

A text adventure game of the mid Tang Dynasty, where players can experience the story of a lonely city in the Western Regions during the Tang Tibetan War in the 13th year of Jianzhong by the 'bound barbarians'. Witness the growth and helplessness of characters and the rise and fall of the era.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, RPG 13.5%, Drama 8.6%, Adventure 8.4%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, RPG 17%, Fantasy 14.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, 2D 4.3%

"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, RPG 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

Restore the balance of light and shadow in the world!Beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a story of epic proportions bring Asdivine Hearts to the forefront of PC gaming! Travel alongside four companions and a cat in this fantasy 2D turn-based RPG!

Why similar: RPG 36.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Casual 13.5%, Fantasy 10.3%

The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, RPG 20.8%, Fantasy 16.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 7.2%