Games Like Unrest

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 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, RPG 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Unrest, this game focuses on the life of an ordinary person where every choice carries heavy consequences for your survival and social standing.

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: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, RPG 15.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This text-heavy RPG captures the same sense of exploration and narrative-driven survival in a harsh, unforgiving world.

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 23.8%, Conversation 20.8%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, RPG 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the focus on the struggles of a marginalized individual trying to survive in a complex, reactive society.

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: Historical 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10%, Point & Click 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This historical narrative game shares the deep focus on social dynamics and the long-term impact of player choices on a community.

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: CRPG 23.5%, Isometric 18%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Point & Click 11.3%, RPG 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for narrative-focused RPGs that prioritize dialogue, character development, and non-traditional conflict resolution.

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This political drama forces you to manage the fate of a nation through difficult choices, much like the political tension found in Unrest.

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in interactive fiction that emphasizes exploration and resource management through branching narrative paths.

The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Conversation 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique visual novel format to explore the weight of choices and their impact on a larger, interconnected narrative.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Story Rich 16.8%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Fantasy 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on managing a group of people through a dangerous journey where every decision can lead to permanent loss.

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Historical 14.5%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery that relies on dialogue and observation rather than combat, similar to the point-and-click elements of Unrest.

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 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Historical 13.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that leans heavily into the choose-your-own-adventure style of storytelling.

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: CRPG 25.1%, Isometric 15.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Point & Click 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A non-combat CRPG that relies entirely on investigation and decision-making to resolve complex social conflicts.

Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

Why similar: RPG 30.8%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, Female Protagonist 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the mundane and difficult life choices of an ordinary person, mirroring the grounded approach of Unrest.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 54%, Story Rich 20.9%, Colorful 14.9%, 2D 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven experience that excels at world-building and character-focused storytelling.

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 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Point & Click 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that focuses on the political and personal stakes of a revolution through the eyes of an ordinary person.

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

Why similar: CRPG 36%, Isometric 21.8%, RPG 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A CRPG that places a heavy emphasis on the consequences of your choices in a world where the 'bad guys' have already won.

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: Point & Click 54.5%, Multiple Endings 25.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: It forces you into the role of an ordinary worker making life-altering moral decisions under pressure.

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: CRPG 28%, Isometric 17%, Point & Click 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that balances narrative depth with a focus on the social and political atmosphere of its setting.

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Point & Click 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that uses dialogue and choice to explore the lives of its characters in a dark, atmospheric setting.

The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 54.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, consequence-heavy narrative game where the lives of ordinary citizens are shaped by your choices before a disaster.

A text-based RPG full of choice and action. Fight for survival in the midst of the Roman invasion of ancient Caledonia. Strategize one dice roll at a time as emotions affect your performance. Use willpower to outsmart opponents, gain allies, wage war, or strive for peace. How will your story end?

Why similar: Conversation 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes psychological choices and character-driven storytelling over traditional combat mechanics.

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Third Person 20.9%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Conversation 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Exploration 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and narrative-focused experience that challenges the player with philosophical and moral dilemmas.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.3%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich point-and-click adventure that features deep character interactions and meaningful choices.

Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact with, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine.

Why similar: CRPG 28.8%, Historical 17%, Isometric 16.7%, Point & Click 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative adventure that focuses on social exploration and character interaction in a fantasy world.

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Point & Click 18.9%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that features a deep, branching story and significant character development.

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion of the human realm. Her destiny? To rescue her younger brother and face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.9%, Hand-drawn 27.7%, Exploration 18.9%, Fantasy 13.3%, Colorful 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it shares the unique ancient Indian mythological setting that defines the world of Unrest.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Conversation 24%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of navigating the personal struggles and social dynamics of a small community.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Conversation 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on social interaction and listening to the stories of others, mirroring the conversation-heavy gameplay of Unrest.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 9%, Choices Matter 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused visual novel that emphasizes the political and personal choices inherent in its dark urban setting.

You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Why similar: Historical 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%

A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!

Why similar: CRPG 28.7%, Conversation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.6%, Conversation 21%, Exploration 20.3%, Story Rich 16.9%, Colorful 10.2%

The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.

Why similar: CRPG 37.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Multiple Endings 8%, Choices Matter 7.6%, RPG 7.4%

Kim is a boisterous urchin from 1880s Lahore, his wanderlust will take him all over India. Branching conversations, survival, stealth and combat let you play Kim's coming of age however you choose. The enormous open world of Kipling's India awaits you!

Why similar: CRPG 23.5%, Historical 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Exploration 8.7%

2D/3D story-adventure game

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%

Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 59%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%

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: Interactive Fiction 42.9%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Fantasy 9.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Multiple Endings 5.6%

Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

Why similar: Isometric 15.8%, RPG 14%, Point & Click 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Conversation 10%

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Third Person 13.6%, Story Rich 9.3%

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: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.9%

Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.

Why similar: CRPG 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Isometric 10.5%

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 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Conversation 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Third Person 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%

Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist's journey.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Conversation 22%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%

A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.6%, Exploration 18.8%, RPG 15.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Fantasy 12.9%

Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.

Why similar: Historical 23.3%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Exploration 15.3%, RPG 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%

Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.

Why similar: CRPG 27.2%, Isometric 18.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

Wienne is unique - you can change the flow of the story at any moment in time. Repeatedly. In this short story and lore-driven RPG you will have to save Wienne and Zack from a nearly inevitable demise. Can you find the path?

Why similar: RPG 58.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 6.4%, Fantasy 5.4%

An oriental narrative mystery. The story branches upon your choices. The dice lies.

Why similar: CRPG 23.5%, Historical 16.3%, Conversation 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9%

Explore the ancient theatre of Arausio and discover Roman antiquity in this narrative exploration game!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Historical 15.4%, Point & Click 13.6%

A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.6%, Point & Click 26.1%, Conversation 14.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

In the waning years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a rumor circulates about a stone statue that bestows blessings in the mortal realm. Lured by the rumor, Anu and Chu Qingqing, a Xianbei General and her Han captive, are led to Dunhuang to face their fates.

Why similar: Historical 25.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Historical 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Conversation 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Disgraced is a unique samurai themed role playing game that allows players to lead a rebellion in a fight for freedom against a cruel and tyrannical Shogun in Feudal Japan.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Historical 25.9%, Exploration 13.1%, RPG 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%

Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 62.3%, Choices Matter 37.7%

Take control of a 21 years old woman, design her how you like and then dump her into the heart of a metropolis, known as The City! Decide who she talks to, what place she works at, how she performs her duties. The control is all in your hands!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Choices Matter 16.8%, RPG 13.3%, Exploration 10.3%