- #1 Shadows of Forbidden Gods
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,028 reviews2023
Dev: Bobby Two HandsPub: Forbidden Oak Games Limited
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.4% ★, Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #2 The Shadow Government Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Strategy 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #3 The Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive85% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Chupacabra Game StudiosPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the game. A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction & more
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Conspiracy 22.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #4 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
95% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.8% ★, Medieval 16.4%, Strategy RPG 16%, Management 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #5 Jey's Empire
94% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Strategy RPG 15.3%, Management 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #6 Interrogation: You will be deceived
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Management 53.2%, Choices Matter 31.3%, Atmospheric 15.4%
- #7 KingSim
93% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Medieval 16.7%, Management 16.5%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #8 The Succession of Changing Kings
91% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 22.8%, Strategy RPG 22.8%, Management 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Choices Matter 11%
- #9 Secret Government
92% matchMixed53% of 298 reviews2021
Dev: GameTrekPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.7% ★, Conspiracy 23.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #10 Interrogation Simulator
91% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
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 38.7%, Narration 25.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 7.3%
- #11 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
89% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Choices Matter 24.9%, Medieval 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Management 8.7%
- #12 Need to Know
90% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Simulation 65.8%, Puzzle 34.2%
- #13 The Black Watchmen
89% matchVery Positive89% of 747 reviews2015
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become a Secret Agent and investigate paranormal activities in this dark Lovecraftian universe. This Alternate Reality Game will have you explore complex puzzles in-game but also in real-life; interacting with real websites, companies, and NPCs that we created as part of our universe.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.6%, Conspiracy 38.3% ★, Mystery 17.1%, Atmospheric 6%
- #14 Phantom Doctrine
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 47.6%, Strategy 37.6%, Management 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #15 SCP Strategy
87% matchVery Positive80% of 579 reviews2022
Dev: LUXO InteractivePub: LUK KUS SOFT
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take control of the SCP Foundation. For the general good, find, contain, and protect SCP objects. Develop your foundation and protect it from hostile organizations, in the last resort destroy them and capture SCP objects held there.
Why similar: Management 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #16 BOOK OF HOURS
86% matchVery Positive89% of 4,152 reviews2023
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.6%, Management 19.4%, Narration 17.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #17 Detective Worden
85% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, Puzzle 31%, Choices Matter 13.7%, 3D 11.9%
- #18 Save Koch
86% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Wooden Monkeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Choices Matter 22.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Management 19.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #19 Beholder 2
84% matchVery Positive87% of 7,880 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.7%, Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Atmospheric 16.9%
- #20 Mandate Of Heaven
82% matchVery Positive92% of 5,678 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: Strategy 31.1%, Simulation 25%, Puzzle 22%, Choices Matter 22%
- #21 The Lamplighters League
84% matchMixed69% of 1,134 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Top-Down 11.3%
- #22 The Fabulous Fear Machine
83% matchVery Positive90% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.2%, Conspiracy 21% ★, Management 13.6%, Top-Down 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #23 The Council
82% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Conspiracy 14.3% ★, Puzzle 11.1%
- #24 Solium Infernum
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,640 reviews2024
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take the Infernal Throne in this hellish turn-based grand strategy game. The Prince of Darkness has vanished, leaving Archfiends to conspire: muster your legions while intoning dark sorceries, devilish schemes, and machiavellian plots. Who will be the new ruler of Hell and ascend the Throne?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.6% ★, Conspiracy 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #25 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
80% matchVery Positive86% of 2,871 reviews2020
Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.5% ★, Medieval 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Strategy 9.8%
- #26 Cults and Daggers
81% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Chaphat
Windows
Cults and Daggers is a strategy game set in the time between the death of the Buddha and the birth of Christ. You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. The game includes, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces, martyrs, prophets and blasphemers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 49.7% ★, Strategy 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%
- #27 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
77% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Mystery 34.1%, Choices Matter 28.2%, First-Person 21.5%, 3D 16.2%
- #28 Great Houses of Calderia
78% matchMixed61% of 418 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 50.7% ★, Management 14.9%, Medieval 12.9%, Resource Management 8.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #29 Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,375 reviews2019
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.2% ★, Management 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Conspiracy 14.2% ★, Top-Down 5.9%
- #30 Norland
76% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 49.6% ★, Management 21.4%, Resource Management 13.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 6.7%
- #31 My Lovely Empress
77% matchVery Positive82% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Management 29.7%, Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Narration 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #32 Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency!
79% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2016
Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Epic Manager is a unique crossover between Sports Management and classic JRPGs. Experience an addictive “one more turn” mix of tycoon strategy, roguelike elements, roster management, combat and character progression, all rooted in an epic yet light-hearted fantasy setting. Rated ‘E’ for EPIC!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Medieval 12.5%, Management 12.4%
- #33 Beholder
76% 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 32.8%, Strategy 22.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Atmospheric 15.8%, 3D 12.4%
- #34 Coffee Noir - Business Detective Game
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: DOJI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.
Why similar: Management 37.8%, Strategy 19.9%, Resource Management 16.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Mystery 6.3%
- #35 Whispers of the Eyeless
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: VenrisPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Become a cult leader and unleash divine power in this dark fantasy strategy RPG. You are the villain - you command disciples, outwit enemies in combat, and shape the fate of the fallen city as you awaken the Dead Gods — Wrath, Desire, and Madness.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 35.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #36 Heart of the Machine
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,838 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 50.3% ★, Management 21.1%, Resource Management 13%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #37 Milord
75% matchMixed66% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac
Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Medieval 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #38 Those Who Rule
72% matchVery Positive90% of 946 reviews2025
Dev: Eldin Turulja
Windows
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 31.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Medieval 22.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Strategy 9.2%
- #39 Black Closet
75% matchVery Positive92% of 270 reviews2015
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.
Why similar: Management 32.9%, Mystery 21%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #40 We. The Revolution
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,370 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.8%, Puzzle 23.9%, Strategy 23.6%, Simulation 18.6%
- #41 My Hotel
73% matchMixed44% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: BrainSwapperPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Step into the 1950s with My Hotel. As the new owner of a mysterious hotel, revive its glory through stylish renovations, solve hidden secrets, and master faction intrigues. A captivating blend of history and adventure awaits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Management 20.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #42 The Last Elixir
71% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Luke Frisbee
Windows
You are a journeyman alchemist: experiment to learn the secrets of the alchemical sciences, and leverage them to produce a diverse menu of potions for a procession of weird and spooky customers in this compact narrative puzzle experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.3%, Puzzle 20.8%, Medieval 13.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #43 Prophecy of Ashen
71% matchVery Positive80% of 213 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 29.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Medieval 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #44 For the People
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 788 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.4%, Management 23.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Strategy 9.9%
- #45 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 36%, Medieval 21.6%, Choices Matter 13%, Strategy 10.5%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #46 Misty Judgment
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: Mystery 61.1%, Strategy 38.9%
- #47 4th Generation Warfare
72% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…
Why similar: Grand Strategy 49.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Resource Management 10.1%, Top-Down 9.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #48 Underworld Overseer
69% matchPositive92% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Myron Games
Windows
Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.
Why similar: Management 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Medieval 22%, Strategy 19.7%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #49 The Shrouded Isle
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,510 reviews2017
Dev: Jongwoo KimPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...
Why similar: Strategy RPG 28.5%, Management 26.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Strategy 9.1%
- #50 Cultist Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,737 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Management 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Resource Management 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Strategy 10.2%
- #51 Sovereign Syndicate
68% matchVery Positive81% of 606 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37.2%, Choices Matter 25.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #52 The Necromancer's Tale
66% matchVery Positive93% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30.2%, Top-Down 28.2%, Choices Matter 26.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%
- #53 Lords of Infinity
67% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Management 43.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 42.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%
- #54 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
68% matchVery Positive82% of 476 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Management 21%, Strategy RPG 19.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #55 Company of Crime
70% matchMixed47% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.4%, Management 26.9%, Top-Down 15.8%, Strategy 11.9%, 3D 7.7%
- #56 Who Is This Man
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Cocopo
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Who is This Man is an spy game with privacy and hiding. Secretly infiltrate his target's house and miss his stuff. Report them later. Buy new agent equipment
Why similar: Strategy 56.6%, Simulation 43.4%
- #57 Signal Ops
70% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2013
Dev: Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Greetings Officer-Cadet o249,Are you ready to be put to the test? If deemed worthy, you will be assigned as an officer in the shadowy halls of Facility 7C. You will remotely lead a squad of operatives on daring espionage missions to plant evidence, steal secrets, assassinate targets, and perform sabotage for the glory of the Dark Father.
Why similar: First-Person 31.6%, Strategy 30.2%, 3D 19.5%, Atmospheric 18.8%
- #58 Echoes of Vision
64% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 40.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Simulation 9%
- #59 Blackthorn Arena
67% matchMixed69% of 3,780 reviews2020
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Blackthorn Arena is a strategy/management sim with a real-time/turn based combat system, set in a world of mythical monsters and classic fantasy races. Play as the master of Blackthorn Arena, train your slaves into gladiators, forge them into your champions, and send them to fight for your glory!
Why similar: Management 25.9%, Medieval 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Top-Down 12%, Strategy 11.1%
- #60 The Thaumaturge
63% matchVery Positive83% of 5,424 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dark Fantasy 33.2%, Choices Matter 27.1%, Mystery 25.9%, Atmospheric 13.9%