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Games Like Trainee Death Simulator

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, 2D, Story Rich, Simulation.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 1,956 reviews
Released: 2024-11-12
Developer: Bone Nail
Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 13.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 76%

Overview

Trainee Death Simulator stands out for its blend of dark humor, life-simulation mechanics, and high-stakes decision-making within a charming, cartoony aesthetic. These recommendations focus on games that capture the 'grim reaper' job-simulation experience, card-based narrative branching, and the weight of moral choices in a stylized, often satirical, world.

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  1. #1 Death and Taxes
    97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
    Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 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 34.4%, Multiple Endings 31%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 7.1%, Indie 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: You play as a reaper deciding who lives and who dies, perfectly capturing the bureaucratic dark humor of the seed game.

  2. #2 Peace, Death!
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,436 reviews2017
    Dev: AZAMATIKA
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and send clients to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory.

    Why similar: Simulation 56.7%, Indie 35.5%, Singleplayer 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar reaper-themed job simulation where you must sort souls based on specific rules.

  3. #3 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,774 reviews2020
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!

    Why similar: Card Game 31.1%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Medieval 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, RPG 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Features the same card-based, choice-heavy gameplay where every decision significantly impacts your survival and outcome.

  4. #4 Reigns
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 8,051 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 33.3%, Choices Matter 25.1%, Medieval 21.6%, RPG 6.4%, Simulation 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Uses a simple card-based mechanic to present complex choices that lead to various endings, mirroring the seed game's core loop.

  5. #5 Papers, Please
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 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: Multiple Endings 34.9%, Simulation 32.1%, Indie 21%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Strategy 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive job simulation game where moral choices and bureaucratic pressure define the gameplay experience.

  6. #6 The Witch's Cauldron
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 619 reviews2024
    Dev: Harvey games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 25.8%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Medieval 16.3%, Simulation 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on simulation and crafting with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

  7. #7 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 13,259 reviews2023
    Dev: Bone Nail
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Demon-Slayer, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. Your choices will determine which employees become enamored with you.

    Why similar: JRPG 19.9%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Simulation 14%, RPG 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A management simulation with supernatural themes and dark humor that requires careful decision-making.

  8. #8 Graveyard Keeper
    93% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
    Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

    Why similar: Medieval 33.1%, RPG 28.5%, Simulation 24.5%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines dark humor with a grim job simulation, tasking you with managing a cemetery in a stylized world.

  9. #9 A Date with Death
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,259 reviews2023
    Dev: Two and a Half Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 36%, Choices Matter 33.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Anime 15.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the persona of the reaper with a narrative-driven approach that explores the lighter side of death.

  10. #10 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2022
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2

    Why similar: Card Game 27%, Medieval 15.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Simulation 9%

    Why You'll Like It: Continues the card-based choice mechanics of its predecessor with expanded RPG elements.

  11. #11 Volcano Princess
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 47,364 reviews2023
    Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.1%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Medieval 9.3%, JRPG 9.2%, Drama 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game with extensive branching paths and multiple endings based on your daily decisions.

  12. #12 Dark Lord
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 184 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 32.7%, Medieval 15.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A card-based management game filled with dark humor and branching narrative paths.

  13. #13 Cult of the Lamb
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,567 reviews2022
    Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

    Why similar: Cute 60.8%, Singleplayer 20.3%, Strategy 18.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Shares a cartoony aesthetic while tasking you with managing a dark cult, blending simulation and action.

  14. #14 Choice of Life: Samosbor
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2025
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?

    Why similar: Card Game 30.9%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, RPG 9.8%, Simulation 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven card game that emphasizes survival and life-simulation choices.

  15. #15 Beholder
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 30,197 reviews2016
    Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 32.1%, Multiple Endings 29%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Indie 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes job simulation where you must make difficult moral choices to survive in a dystopian environment.

  16. #16 Death's Door
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 21,056 reviews2021
    Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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: Dark Fantasy 33.7%, Cartoony 31%, Cute 15.7%, RPG 15.1%, Indie 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a charming, cartoony aesthetic centered on a reaper's duty to collect souls.

  17. #17 PowerSimulator
    86% matchMixed42% of 207 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 44.9%, Choices Matter 25.7%, RPG 12.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Uses dark humor and choice-based progression to simulate the life of a powerful entity.

  18. #18 The Detective Reaper Invites
    85% matchMixed53% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: SHIZU KANO UMIPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Use various cards to solve randomly generated murder cases in this roguelite deduction adventure game. The culprit always lies, and the innocent always tell the truth. Make too many mistakes, and it's back to square one. Put your wits to the test and solve as many cases as you can!

    Why similar: Card Game 42.3%, Logic 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Detective 12.8%, Indie 4.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A reaper-themed narrative adventure that blends puzzle-solving with card-based mechanics.

  19. #19 Kamifuda
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2022
    Dev: Realm Archive
    Windows

    Master the eldritch art of Kamifuda—channeling long dead powers within arcane cards—in this visual novel and deck builder game.

    Why similar: Card Game 30.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, JRPG 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11%

    Why You'll Like It: A card-based narrative experience that focuses on story-rich choices and character interactions.

  20. #20 Artist Life Simulator
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 189 reviews2022
    Dev: Interactive FatePub: Interactive Fate
    Windows

    Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.

    Why similar: Card Game 53%, RPG 16%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that uses card-based mechanics to determine your success and career path.

  21. #21 Not Tonight
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 2,674 reviews2018
    Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

    Why similar: Simulation 42.8%, RPG 27.9%, Multiple Endings 19%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A dystopian job simulation that forces you to make difficult choices to pay off your debts.

  22. #22 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
    Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

    Why similar: Medieval 34.6%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Simulation 19.1%, RPG 12.9%, Indie 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A simulation game where your interactions with customers and choices in crafting lead to different narrative paths.

  23. #23 Card Detective
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 188 reviews2023
    Dev: 神探饭店制作组
    Windows · Mac

    Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!

    Why similar: Card Game 45.7%, Drama 25.3%, RPG 14.9%, Strategy 6.4%, Indie 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A card-based puzzle game that integrates narrative elements and mystery-solving.

  24. #24 Retirement Simulator
    82% matchMostly Negative35% of 3,957 reviews2022
    Dev: DoubleThink Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Retirement Simulator is a game that simulates the retirement life. Customize your retirement and realize your ultimate goals: become a world traveller, an influencer, a KungFu Master or more. Through discovering stories and events, you will also deepen your bonds with your familiy and the community.

    Why similar: Card Game 38.4%, Cartoon 16.8%, Simulation 15.3%, RPG 14.5%, Indie 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game with RPG elements that requires managing your time and resources to reach different endings.

  25. #25 Sultan's Game
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,886 reviews2025
    Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 27.2%, Drama 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Simulation 8.9%

  26. #26 Yes, Your Grace
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
    Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

    Why similar: Medieval 24.1%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, RPG 11.3%, Simulation 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on resource management and the weight of difficult choices in a fantasy setting.

  27. #27 Endless Road: Reborn
    81% 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 45.4%, Cartoon 16.7%, RPG 13.5%, JRPG 11.7%, Strategy 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A card-based adventure that incorporates RPG elements and branching narrative choices.

  28. #28 Death's Life
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 100 reviews2016
    Dev: Umbu Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Now you’re the new apprentice for Death. And it's your job to help gather souls. Only thing is, you can't just go and kill people to get the souls, it has to look natural. Like an accident. And that means setting up bottles, knives, brooms, and other regular objects in such a way as to create deadly chain reactions.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

    Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-based simulation game that explores the daily life and duties of a reaper.

  29. #29 Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,075 reviews2023
    Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Joystick Ventures
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Spy on strangers through security cameras, invade their privacy and discover their secrets in this digital voyeur simulator. Welcome to the future of The Primate Observation Club. Even in 2099 the rule about messing with your unlucky subjects still remains in this sequel: DO NOT feed the monkeys!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 32.7%, Choices Matter 32.4%, Simulation 16.2%, Strategy 7.8%, Indie 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that expands on the voyeuristic and choice-based mechanics of the original.

  30. #30 Dead Town Tales
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 478 reviews2023
    Dev: 拾遗工作室Pub: Pixmain
    Windows

    Dead Town Tales is a game that focuses on strategy card building and core Roguelike gameplay. You can learn about this romantic and mysterious world by fighting and exploring, meeting people, ghosts and monsters in Dead Town and experiencing the unknown and making choices together with them.

    Why similar: Card Game 46.1%, Drama 18.6%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Detective 10.4%, Strategy 7.4%

  31. #31 Vtuber Simulator : Vtuber模擬器
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 450 reviews2021
    Dev: Ryan阿煙Pub: RA Studio
    Windows

    Customize your own character, streaming, training, and become a famous Vtuber!

    Why similar: JRPG 20.7%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Drama 14.3%, Simulation 13.7%, RPG 12.5%

  32. #32 Flashback
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 448 reviews2023
    Dev: Renka
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Flashback is a strategy game oriented to your choices. You will play the role of a deliveryman and live in a turbulent city for a month. You will meet various characters and experience events, and those characters' fates will cross and they will usher in their own futures based on your choices.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 19.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Medieval 13.4%, Drama 13.2%, Anime 11.6%

  33. #33 Dream of Corpse Lady
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,620 reviews2026
    Dev: HT3 StudioPub: INDIECN
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!

    Why similar: Card Game 81.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Anime 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  34. #34 Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,633 reviews2024
    Dev: InusukuPub: Kagura Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    When your father goes off on an adventure, it's up to you to keep the lights on and take care of your sister.

    Why similar: JRPG 27.3%, Cute 25.7%, Anime 19.7%, RPG 15.1%, Simulation 6.4%

  35. #35 The Westport Independent
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 330 reviews2016
    Dev: Double Zero One Zero
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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: Simulation 48.7%, Choices Matter 28.7%, Indie 22.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A management simulation where your choices have significant consequences on the narrative and the world.

  36. #36 Make Merits in Another World
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: 创可贴Studio
    Windows

    You are forced to become the savior of the world, and go to another world to kill the devil! But at the beginning of your reincarnation in this other world, you turned out to be just a piece of grass...

    Why similar: Cartoon 24%, Medieval 18.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, RPG 13.7%, 2D Platformer 9%

  37. #37 Under the River
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 188 reviews2026
    Dev: 夜火游戏(Night Fire Game)
    Windows

    Under the River: The Borrowed Skin-She saved you—but turned you into a monster. You live on, wearing her skin as your body rots. To survive, you must devour her. One begs you to eat her. One begs you to stay human. What will you choose?

    Why similar: JRPG 19.3%, Cartoon 17.8%, RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 11%, 2D Platformer 10.9%

  38. #38 MementoMori
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 450 reviews2025
    Dev: Bank of Innovation, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty

    Why similar: JRPG 22.4%, Medieval 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, RPG 13.2%, Simulation 12.5%

  39. #39 Dice With Death
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 690 reviews2026
    Dev: Sea Glass Games
    Windows

    Dice With Death is a Dicebuilding Roguelike – Unfortunately you have already died. Fortunately, Death is up for some friendly competition. Collect new dice and relics, create damage stacking combos, and even cheat Death himself to emerge victorious.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 43.8%, Dark Fantasy 33.9%, Strategy 12%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%

  40. #40 Office Life
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,039 reviews2024
    Dev: LeiYun GamesPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?

    Why similar: Choices Matter 26%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, RPG 14.7%, Simulation 14.6%, Cute 14.5%

  41. #41 Knock on the Coffin Lid
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
    Dev: RedBoon
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 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 43.2%, Dark Fantasy 28.8%, RPG 12.3%, Strategy 6.1%, Indie 5.9%

  42. #42 Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏)
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 180 reviews2019
    Dev: FunLab骆驼Pub: WhiteLakeStudio
    Windows

    Make a Game Company for your self!Get it work,Run for Rich!

    Why similar: Card Game 26.4%, Simulation 18.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Strategy 11.9%, RPG 9.3%

  43. #43 Destined to Die
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 219 reviews2021
    Dev: SuncatsPub: Suncats
    Windows · Mac

    Destined to Die is a task managing game about depression, containing over 200+ pieces of physical and digital art. What's the point in life, if all paths lead to death. Choose your actions, and learn how to live. All paths lead to death, but how long can you live?

    Why similar: RPG 54.7%, Choices Matter 29.6%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  44. #44 A guard walks into a tavern
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 413 reviews2023
    Dev: SuQing
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!

    Why similar: Medieval 25.2%, Choices Matter 24.3%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Drama 16.6%, Simulation 13%

  45. #45 Lair Land Story
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2020
    Dev: CIRCLE Ent.Pub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!

    Why similar: Gothic 21.9%, JRPG 13.9%, Drama 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Medieval 12.8%

  46. #46 Journey of Realm:Dawn Dew
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,023 reviews2025
    Dev: CongSe StudioPub: Anotherindie
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    "JOR: Dawn Dew" is a 2D turn-based game with a box-like map. In the game, act "Dew" to adventure. On adventure, collect and freely choose your way of fighting. As the exploration progresses, deter the threat of the black beast tide, and finally defeat the monstrous malice.

    Why similar: Cartoon 23.2%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Drama 16%, RPG 12.3%, Cute 7.4%

  47. #47 Ways of Alchemy
    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 680 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 39.2%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Medieval 15.7%, RPG 13%, Simulation 9%

  48. #48 Go To Hell Must
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2024
    Dev: Easy S Studio
    Windows

    Want to decide where mortals go when they die? Welcome to hell! With one click, you can decide whether mortals should go to heaven or stay in hell.

    Why similar: Cartoony 25.9%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Simulation 16.6%, RPG 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%

  49. #49 Demon Castle Story
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 142 reviews2026
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

    Why similar: RPG 26.5%, Simulation 23.7%, 2D Platformer 18%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Strategy 10%

  50. #50 BAD END THEATER
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 38.7%, Choices Matter 32.7%, Cute 9.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Anime 7.5%

  51. #51 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
    Dev: DeluCat Productions
    Windows

    You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

    Why similar: RPG 21.2%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Cartoon 14.7%, Cartoony 9.2%

  52. #52 RE0: VTuber Life
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 263 reviews2024
    Dev: Stone Lake
    Windows

    RE0: VTuber Life is a VTuber simulation game where you manage the protagonist’s daily life, livestream schedule, friendships, gossip intake, and fan interactions—all leading to multiple possible endings.

    Why similar: JRPG 24.7%, Drama 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Anime 10.1%

  53. #53 Skeleseller
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 249 reviews2026
    Dev: Xtonomous
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!

    Why similar: Simulation 40.3%, RPG 36.4%, Indie 10.8%, Strategy 7%, Singleplayer 5.6%

  54. #54 Dice Gambit
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,006 reviews2025
    Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!

    Why similar: JRPG 33.1%, Medieval 30%, Anime 16.6%, RPG 15.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  55. #55 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 9,503 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 42.3%, Medieval 15.8%, RPG 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Simulation 6.8%

  56. #56 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    You're gonna get yourself killed in there... There's beasts, warriors, and much, much worse in the coliseum... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.7%, Choices Matter 19.1%, JRPG 17.6%, Medieval 15.2%, Simulation 11.2%

  57. #57 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
    64% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: GortagonGame
    Windows

    Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!

    Why similar: Card Game 45.6%, Choices Matter 29%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 7.3%

  58. #58 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 242 reviews2025
    Dev: Renka
    Windows

    Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 41.5%, Anime 28.1%, Cute 14.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  59. #59 Indie Dev Simulator
    69% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2020
    Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.

    Why similar: Simulation 55.5%, Strategy 22.3%, Indie 22.2%

  60. #60 Idle Build RPG
    68% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2023
    Dev: okyakusama
    Windows

    This game is an idle RPG game. Players only need a few simple operations to enjoy the joy of obtaining top-quality equipment.

    Why similar: Card Game 31.5%, RPG 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Medieval 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%

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