- #1 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
97% matchVery Positive89% of 9,675 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Medieval 14.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense narrative RPG where every choice you make significantly shapes the life of your character and the society around you.
- #2 Suzerain
96% matchVery Positive92% of 11,461 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 31.4%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, RPG 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that forces you to balance national needs and personal morality through difficult, high-stakes choices.
- #3 We. The Revolution
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,442 reviews2019
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Turn-Based 28.8%, Historical 25.9%, Choices Matter 19%, Story Rich 9.2%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A historical simulation that tasks you with managing a courtroom and political influence, where every judgment carries heavy consequences.
- #4 Reigns
95% matchVery Positive87% of 8,085 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: Medieval 24.1%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Life Sim 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, RPG 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but effective take on royal management where you make binary choices to keep your kingdom stable.
- #5 Papers, Please
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,225 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: Pixel Graphics 22%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Simulation 16.8%, Indie 14.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience in managing petitioners and making moral choices under pressure, mirroring the core loop of Yes, Your Grace.
- #6 Frostpunk
94% matchVery Positive93% of 135,453 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Resource Management 43.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Management 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal survival management game that forces you to make impossible moral trade-offs to ensure the survival of your people.
- #7 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,745 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Why similar: Medieval 19.8%, Resource Management 16.3%, Historical 16%, Management 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle of civilians during a medieval siege, emphasizing resource management and survival under pressure.
- #8 Beholder
92% matchVery Positive92% of 30,635 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.8 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 30.2%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: Tasks you with managing the lives of tenants while navigating the moral dilemmas of living under a totalitarian regime.
- #9 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,812 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Turn-Based 17.5%, Medieval 14.6%, Life Sim 13%, Choices Matter 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven card game that places you in various medieval scenarios where your choices determine your fate.
- #10 Crusader Kings III
91% matchVery Positive90% of 140,691 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 147.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Medieval 21.3%, Historical 18.7%, Management 13.4%, Life Sim 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that excels at dynastic management and roleplaying the complex life of a medieval ruler.
- #11 Mind Scanners
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,418 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Management 16.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled management game that forces you to make difficult ethical decisions while balancing limited resources.
- #12 This War of Mine
89% matchVery Positive94% of 97,140 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Choices Matter 23.8%, Resource Management 21.5%, Management 17.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the human cost of war through resource management and difficult moral decisions in a grim, grounded setting.
- #13 Not Tonight
89% matchVery Positive82% of 2,747 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Life Sim 40.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Simulation 13.5%, RPG 12.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management game set in a dystopian Britain that forces you to make moral choices while struggling to survive.
- #14 This Is the Police 2
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,527 reviews2018
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interpret the law as you see fit! Run the sheriff’s department, manage your cops, make tough decisions – and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.2%, Management 18.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines resource management with turn-based strategy and narrative choices that impact the lives of your officers.
- #15 Long Live The Queen
87% matchVery Positive95% of 7,131 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Medieval 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Simulation 10%, Fantasy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A stat-management game where you must navigate political intrigue and life-or-death decisions to survive as a young queen.
- #16 Norland
84% matchVery Positive82% of 10,043 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.2 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: Medieval 24.1%, Historical 22.8%, Resource Management 17.9%, Management 17.7%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A colony management game that focuses on the complex social dynamics and interpersonal relationships of a noble family.
- #17 Tyranny
86% matchVery Positive87% of 13,220 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33%, RPG 28.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Turn-Based 9%, Fantasy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that emphasizes the consequences of your authority, forcing you to make choices that shape a war-torn fantasy world.
- #18 Graveyard Keeper
86% matchVery Positive85% of 53,680 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Management 21%, Medieval 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, RPG 13.7%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a management-heavy experience with a dark, narrative-driven twist that rewards careful planning and resource allocation.
- #19 Kingdom Two Crowns
85% matchVery Positive90% of 38,596 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Medieval 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Fantasy 15.5%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist kingdom-building game that captures the essence of expanding and defending your realm with limited resources.
- #20 Spellcaster University
84% matchVery Positive83% of 4,264 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Management 22.1%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Medieval 18.6%, Resource Management 16.1%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that allows you to build and run a school for mages, balancing resources and student needs.
- #21 Anvil Saga
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,806 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Medieval 15.6%, Management 13.3%, Historical 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Resource Management 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management and RPG elements in a medieval setting where your choices affect your business and reputation.
- #22 Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
82% matchVery Positive92% of 7,504 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
Why similar: Medieval 32.6%, Choices Matter 28.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Historical 12.2%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich point-and-click adventure that captures the medieval atmosphere and political tension of its source material.
- #23 Black Book
81% matchVery Positive92% of 6,631 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.8%, Choices Matter 21.1%, RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 11%, Fantasy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG rooted in folklore that forces you to balance your moral standing through your choices.
- #24 KingSim
82% matchVery Positive84% of 210 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: Medieval 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Management 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Historical 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the king-management gameplay loop by forcing you to address the needs of your subjects through constant decision-making.
- #25 Plebby Quest: The Crusades
80% matchVery Positive86% of 2,892 reviews2020
Dev: PiedPipers TeamPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Medieval 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, RPG 12.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that blends management and historical conflict with a focus on the consequences of your decisions.
- #26 The Succession of Changing Kings
76% matchVery Positive87% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 24.5%, Historical 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Management 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #27 Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,382 reviews2025
Dev: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rule your crumbling kingdom as you try to satisfy the petty needs of your people in this cinematic kingdom management RPG. Balance your resources, collect taxes, hire agents and make difficult decisions to see your kingdom prosper or fail.
Why similar: Medieval 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Life Sim 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Historical 8.5%
- #28 Reigns: Her Majesty
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,299 reviews2017
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.
Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Medieval 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A refined iteration of the Reigns formula that adds new layers of choice-based management and narrative depth.
- #29 Rebel Inc: Escalation
78% matchVery Positive82% of 7,362 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Historical 40.4%, Management 29.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A complex simulation that requires you to manage resources and political stability in a volatile region.
- #30 Kingdom: New Lands
79% matchVery Positive86% of 12,269 reviews2016
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Why similar: Soundtrack 41.2% ★, Medieval 22%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Fantasy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused kingdom builder that emphasizes the isolation and difficulty of managing a realm in a hostile environment.
- #31 Beholder 2
79% matchVery Positive87% of 8,019 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.7 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 31.4%, Multiple Endings 21%, Story Rich 14.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's dystopian management themes by placing you in a high-pressure government office environment.
- #32 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
77% matchVery Positive94% of 981 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.6%, Medieval 15%, Choices Matter 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #33 Milord
76% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: InEv Creative
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: Medieval 18.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Resource Management 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #34 Reigns: Game of Thrones
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,036 reviews2018
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Reigns: Game of Thrones is the heir to the award-winning HBO® TV series Game of Thrones® and the smash-hit swipe ‘em up series Reigns from Nerial and Devolver Digital.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.6%, Medieval 22.3%, RPG 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the choice-based management mechanics of the series to a high-fantasy setting filled with political intrigue.
- #35 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
73% matchVery Positive93% of 43,863 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.1 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 19.9%, Life Sim 13.8%, Management 13.6%, Resource Management 11.9%, Historical 11.8%
- #36 The Reeve
75% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Medieval 19.7%, Management 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #37 Growing Up
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,644 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Life Sim 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Management 10.1%
- #38 Beholder 3
75% matchMixed65% of 2,779 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Management 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #39 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,667 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Turn-Based 19%, Medieval 17.1%, Historical 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #40 Medieval Legacy
71% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Ninetoplay
Windows
Start as a humble commoner and guide your family through generations in this family sim meets city builder. Climb the ranks of society to become the most influential family in the land. With wit, strategy, and a bit of luck, build your legacy - just try not to trip over your ambition!
Why similar: Medieval 15.9%, Life Sim 14.1%, Historical 13.6%, Management 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #41 The King is Watching
69% matchVery Positive89% of 9,927 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: Medieval 32.2%, Resource Management 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Fantasy 14%, Strategy 11.6%
- #42 King Of The Castle
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,713 reviews2023
Dev: Tributary GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take your rightful place on the throne in this multiplayer-only party game for 4+ players. Rule the kingdom with an iron fist or silver tongue as you steer through bloodshed, intrigue & madcap disaster! Can you keep your crown when others plot your downfall? More importantly, can you keep your head?
Why similar: Medieval 22.9%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Management 14.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #43 Death and Taxes
73% matchVery Positive86% of 8,354 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 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Simulation 8.7%
- #44 Tavern Master
71% matchVery Positive92% of 13,034 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 29.6%, Medieval 24.5%, Resource Management 17.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Historical 7.5%
- #45 Beholder: Conductor
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,538 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Management 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #46 Dispatch
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 177,186 reviews2025
Dev: AdHoc Studio
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Choices Matter 46.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Story Rich 20.4%, Strategy 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #47 Silmaris: Dice Kingdom
74% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: PyrogenPub: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unforgiving storytelling adventure with dice rolls and turn-based management. Make the right choices and roll the dice to rally the monarchs to your medieval kingdom by diplomacy, war or deception.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Medieval 23.5%, Resource Management 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Indie 10%
- #48 Crown Gambit
68% matchVery Positive96% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Medieval 17%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #49 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,034 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Medieval 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Management 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #50 For the People
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 803 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 22.1%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Management 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #51 Manor Lords
67% matchVery Positive84% of 88,052 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Medieval 30.7%, Historical 29.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Resource Management 9.8%, Management 9.5%
- #52 Lakeburg Legacies
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,384 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take fate into your own hands in Lakeburg Legacies, a social-based village management sim where love is your favourite resource. Play matchmaker to create the most effective, and most loved up, couples and help your kingdom thrive. How long will it take you to crown a sovereign?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Medieval 18.4%, Management 15.6%, Resource Management 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #53 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,374 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.2%, Management 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Fantasy 10%
- #54 This Is the Police
71% matchVery Positive82% of 11,135 reviews2016
Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
Why similar: Management 31.6%, Choices Matter 25.6%, Strategy 15%, Story Rich 14.6%, Simulation 6.5%
- #55 Road 96 🛣️
68% matchVery Positive92% of 25,172 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Soundtrack 27.8% ★, Choices Matter 23.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #56 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive80% of 1,705 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Choices Matter 33.7%, Multiple Endings 24.4%, Story Rich 18.9%, RPG 18.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #57 Kingdom: Classic
69% matchVery Positive91% of 22,621 reviews2015
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Why similar: Resource Management 18.6%, Management 17.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #58 Lords of Infinity
67% matchVery Positive95% of 215 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 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, RPG 20%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Casual 9.1%
- #59 Travellers Rest
67% matchVery Positive88% of 17,549 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 25.9%, Management 17.5%, Medieval 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Resource Management 10%
- #60 Roadwarden
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,039 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: RPG 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 9.3%