Games Like Ukraine War Stories

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

Why similar: War 43.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Psychological 11.3%, Emotional 10%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive experience for managing civilian survival and moral dilemmas in a war-torn city.

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

Why similar: Historical 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines historical accuracy with interactive interviews to explore the civilian experience during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

Why similar: War 19.4%, Historical 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it uses a visual novel format to explore the complex, often painful history of a region through personal stories.

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

Why similar: Historical 23.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Emotional 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Players lead a small resistance group in Nazi Germany, balancing the need for survival with the desire to fight back against oppression.

‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed, interactive look at the refugee experience, focusing on the difficult decisions one must make to survive.

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: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Text-Based 13.6%, Visual Novel 11%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG where every choice significantly alters the protagonist's life and the fate of their society.

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

Why similar: Historical 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive drama is based on real events and focuses on the difficult choices made by civilians during the Iranian Revolution.

You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.

Why similar: War 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Historical 10.8%, Text-Based 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel shares the seed game's focus on war-time narratives and branching, choice-based storytelling.

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Simulation 22%, Visual Novel 21%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional, text-based narrative that follows a refugee's journey, mirroring the personal stakes found in the seed game.

The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, War 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, RPG 9%, Historical 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that explores the lives of civilians in Kharkiv during the ongoing conflict.

Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.

Why similar: Choices Matter 21%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Emotional 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, choice-driven game explores the tension of living through a historical period of political unrest.

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 33%, Simulation 25.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%, 2D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully forces the player to make moral choices while working as a border inspector in a dystopian, war-adjacent state.

The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust, releasing free for educational purposes.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 68.4%, Emotional 19.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A historical, educational game that focuses on the survival of a Jewish family in France during the Holocaust.

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 23.7%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Dark 13.5%, Story Rich 11%, Simulation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Players must navigate the moral complexities of surviving under an oppressive regime where every choice has a consequence.

A comic-style narrative-oriented game based on the Christmas Eve Truce during World War I.

Why similar: War 21.9%, Historical 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A historical visual novel that captures the emotional weight of soldiers and civilians during the First World War.

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 9.7%, Psychological 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in text-based, choice-driven storytelling that focuses on the internal struggle of the protagonist.

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

Why similar: Historical 26.6%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Emotional 12.8%, RPG 8%

Why You'll Like It: A historical survival game that focuses on the human element of the Chernobyl disaster.

Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.6%, RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A non-linear, choice-driven survival game that emphasizes the difficulty of navigating a hostile environment.

Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, War 18.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the high-stakes choices of a medical professional in a war zone, mirroring the intensity of civilian survival.

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 30.1%, RPG 29.5%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, 2D 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It depicts a dystopian version of the UK where the player must make difficult choices to survive as a low-wage worker.

Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Historical 14.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strong interactive fiction experience that emphasizes the impact of player choices on a dark, unfolding narrative.

Single player tactical action real-time game with active pause to plan orders carefully. Based on real war-time experience of living Russian veterans of war in Ukraine. It's all about modern conflict small infantry groups with some armored vehicle and drone support as well as real events story

Why similar: Historical 41.4%, War 40.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A war-themed game that provides a tactical perspective on modern conflict scenarios.

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Text-Based 15.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy visual novel that deals with heavy themes and complex moral decision-making.

Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.

Why similar: Historical 47.6%, War 42.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.5%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Story Rich 10%, Dark 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich game that explores life in a bleak, post-apocalyptic 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 56.4%, Simulation 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%, Visual Novel 3.4%, Story Rich 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive narrative that forces players to weigh the ethics of surveillance and personal privacy in a tense political climate.

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

Why similar: Historical 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG that emphasizes the importance of choices in a historical, story-rich setting.

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

Why similar: Psychological 21%, Historical 16.1%, Emotional 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark 9.4%

On 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Your task is kill the invaders. Use any available weapons: knive and axe, machine gun and grenades. Be careful, enemies are crafty and merciless. The fate of Ukraine depends on you.

Why similar: War 65.3%, Dark 18.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented title that reflects the current conflict in Ukraine through a more direct, combat-focused lens.

Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, RPG 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses interactive fiction mechanics to explore the tension and moral ambiguity of high-stakes questioning.

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

Why similar: Historical 39.5%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 7%

Anthology of anti-war stories by award-winning authors from Russia

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 19.5%, War 19.2%, Emotional 6.3%

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

Why similar: War 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, RPG 8.6%, Dark 6.4%

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

Why similar: Historical 26.5%, Thriller 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Stylized 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Text-Based 14.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 8.2%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Thriller 36.2%, Multiple Endings 31.8%, Story Rich 18.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%

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: War 20.4%, Historical 13%, Text-Based 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.

Why similar: Simulation 86.5%, Singleplayer 13.5%

A visual novel set in a universe where the orderlies are trying to take over our planet.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Text-Based 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, 2D 5.3%

A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Choices Matter 8.6%

"Choose your own adventure" style nightmares

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Text-Based 16.7%, Historical 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%

Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Thriller 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%

You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.

Why similar: Choices Matter 41.6%, Story Rich 24.4%, Simulation 21.6%, Adventure 12.4%

New vision of the Great Patriotic War in the style of Blockade3D! New heroes, new adventures, dangerous tasks, crowds of enemies and a unique atmosphere - all this is Blockade War Stories!

Why similar: Adventure 100%

In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

Why similar: Text-Based 26.5%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, RPG 12.4%, Story Rich 9.6%

You're an ordinary factory worker, whiling away your dreary life in a nondescript small town. You had a stable job, your own apartment, mortgaged at just 89% interest, and everything was going well, until one gloomy evening, an uninvited guest knocked on your door...

Why similar: Choices Matter 20.6%, RPG 17.6%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Thriller 9.8%

A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%

All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.

Why similar: War 30.8%, Historical 17.7%, Choices Matter 13.1%, RPG 8.3%, Psychological 7.3%

It is said that the last frontier is space, but the crew of the Soviet Frigate, The Peresmeshnik, is about to discover that the sea still hides a terrifying secret. Waiting to be found.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Text-Based 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Thriller 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.8%

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%

Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%

To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.

Why similar: War 23.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological 14.1%

At that day the Russians start a miss planned attack against Ukraine, Joe grabs his preferred weapon to stop the Zombie Russian Soldiers that got infected by a sick experiment of Putin. Fight for democracy and freedom in a wave like horror VR shooter experience for free.

Why similar: War 63.3%, Dark 23.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Dark 8.9%

Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, RPG 9.4%

"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Emotional 9.4%

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Emotional 22.6%, Dark 17.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%

You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 16%, RPG 13%, Adventure 6.6%