- #1 Yes, Your Grace
97% matchVery Positive87% of 14,249 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 11%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Life Sim 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Historical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core experience of balancing kingdom resources and personal family drama through difficult choices.
- #2 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
96% matchVery Positive88% of 13,129 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Medieval 12.9%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features an incredibly deep narrative-driven choice system where your decisions dictate the life and ultimate fate of your protagonist.
- #3 Suzerain
96% matchVery Positive92% of 11,925 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.5 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 31.5%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense political pressure and resource management of ruling a nation, forcing you to navigate complex diplomatic and social crises.
- #4 Beholder 2
95% matchVery Positive87% of 8,182 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.5 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 28.1%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Story Rich 18.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It forces you to manage your career and moral integrity within a dystopian system, mirroring the difficult trade-offs found in kingdom management.
- #5 The Pale Beyond
94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,252 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Resource Management 24.9%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This survival management game focuses heavily on narrative consequences and the weight of leadership when resources are scarce and tensions are high.
- #6 Frostpunk
94% matchVery Positive93% of 137,667 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 41.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Management 16.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully combines city-building with brutal moral dilemmas, requiring you to make impossible choices to ensure your people's survival.
- #7 Reigns
93% matchVery Positive87% of 8,136 reviews2016
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 23.1%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Life Sim 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It distills the essence of kingdom management into a fast-paced card game where every swipe represents a critical decision for your realm.
- #8 Papers, Please
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 80,633 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 20.3%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Story Rich 14%, Indie 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, high-stakes management experience where your moral compass is constantly tested by the demands of your position.
- #9 Crusader Kings III
91% matchVery Positive90% of 143,901 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 151.2 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 19.8%, Historical 18.9%, Life Sim 13.7%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game offers the ultimate medieval management experience, focusing on dynastic politics and the personal lives of rulers.
- #10 Long Live The Queen
91% matchVery Positive95% of 7,170 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 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Strategy 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes management simulation where you must carefully balance stats and make critical decisions to keep your young queen alive.
- #11 Norland
89% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 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: Historical 30.2%, Management 23.2%, Resource Management 22.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This medieval colony simulator emphasizes the complex social interactions and power struggles between noble families.
- #12 Anvil Saga
90% matchMixed70% of 1,838 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 15.4%, Management 14.4%, Historical 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Resource Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This management game combines medieval life-sim elements with narrative events that require careful decision-making.
- #13 Citizen Sleeper
88% matchVery Positive92% of 10,638 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Story Rich 33.7%, Multiple Endings 31.3%, RPG 26%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy RPG uses resource management and dice-based mechanics to explore the lives of people living on the edge of a crumbling society.
- #14 Lakeburg Legacies
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,459 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 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+ 18.6%, Medieval 17.6%, Management 16.3%, Resource Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This management game focuses on the social and romantic lives of your villagers, adding a personal layer to kingdom growth.
- #15 Kingdom Two Crowns
87% matchVery Positive90% of 39,881 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 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 45.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Singleplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful pixel-art strategy game that captures the essence of building and protecting a medieval kingdom against encroaching threats.
- #16 Volcano Princess
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 49,236 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Life Sim 31.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Medieval 10.4%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that emphasizes the impact of your choices on your daughter's development and the overall state of the kingdom.
- #17 This Is the Police 2
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,594 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: Management 26.6%, Strategy 22.3%, Story Rich 22%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends resource management with a dark, choice-heavy narrative that forces you to balance professional duties with personal ethics.
- #18 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
84% matchVery Positive93% of 44,849 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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%, Life Sim 14.8%, Management 14.1%, Historical 12%, Resource Management 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on crafting, it captures the medieval aesthetic and the daily management of a shop serving a variety of demanding customers.
- #19 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,007 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: Medieval 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that presents you with various life paths and choices within a medieval setting.
- #20 The Banner Saga
85% matchVery Positive89% of 15,975 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Choices Matter 27.4%, RPG 24.1%, Story Rich 20.3%, Strategy 17.8%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich strategy game where your choices during travel and combat significantly impact the survival of your caravan.
- #21 Wartales
83% matchVery Positive85% of 36,051 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Medieval 45.5%, RPG 26.1%, Strategy 11%, Story Rich 11%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty medieval mercenary management experience where you must balance the needs and morale of your troop.
- #22 Growing Up
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,729 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.8 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 20%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Management 10%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that focuses on the long-term consequences of your choices as you navigate the challenges of growing up in a complex world.
- #23 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,769 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 18.8%, Historical 16.5%, Resource Management 15.8%, Management 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the civilian side of medieval warfare, requiring careful resource management to survive a brutal siege.
- #24 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn - Prologue
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.
Why similar: Medieval 19%, Historical 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Management 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game puts you in the shoes of a noble managing their estate and making decisions that affect their standing.
- #25 Under The Yoke
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Priory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under The Yoke is a 2D medieval peasant life-sim. Make your mark in the Domesday book as you control a family of serfs through 250 years of English history. Cultivate your lands, craft goods and hone your reputation as you navigate the tumultuous Middle Ages. Your family’s future is yours to shape!
Why similar: Medieval 18.7%, Historical 18.4%, Life Sim 16.6%, Management 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused simulation that explores the daily struggles of medieval life and the impact of your decisions on your farm.
- #26 Pentiment
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,846 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 26.1%, Medieval 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game set in the medieval period where your choices have long-lasting effects on the community and its history.
- #27 Diplomacy is Not an Option
78% matchVery Positive86% of 12,713 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Historical 32.6%, Medieval 30.7%, Resource Management 25%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines large-scale medieval defense with the management of a kingdom's resources under constant pressure.
- #28 Sovereign Tower
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,742 reviews2026
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Why similar: Medieval 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Management 15.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #29 The Succession of Changing Kings
77% matchVery Positive86% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 23.2%, Historical 18.1%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Management 13%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #30 Tyranny
79% matchVery Positive86% of 13,461 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.3%, RPG 33.4%, Story Rich 24.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%, Strategy 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that centers on the consequences of your choices in a world where the villain has already won, forcing you to manage influence and power.
- #31 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
80% matchMixed61% of 282 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Medieval 19.8%, Management 17.2%, Inventory Management 15.1%, Resource Management 13.1%, RPG 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a management-heavy experience focused on the daily operations and economic decisions of a medieval business owner.
- #32 The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,712 reviews2026
Dev: Schisma GamesPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.5%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Medieval 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #33 Happy Empire - A Bouquet for the Princess
79% matchMixed62% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: AEL Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Will the princes have to help one another, or will they become enemies? Will they choose a dangerous way and collect the rarest flowers or take a short cut? What bouquet will the Princess get? It’s all up to you!
Why similar: Medieval 19.7%, Resource Management 18%, Management 15.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that keeps the theme of serving royalty and managing resources in a lighthearted medieval setting.
- #34 Choice of Life: Middle Ages
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,847 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 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: Life Sim 17.6%, Medieval 17.4%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #35 KingSim
77% matchVery Positive84% of 212 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Medieval 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Management 10.9%, Historical 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #36 Medieval Legacy
74% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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: Life Sim 15.6%, Medieval 15.3%, Historical 14.3%, Management 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #37 Milord
75% 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 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Resource Management 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #38 Underchoice
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
Windows
Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.
Why similar: Inventory Management 19.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Resource Management 10.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #39 The Reeve
74% matchVery Positive87% of 53 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 18.4%, Management 14%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #40 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
72% matchVery Positive81% of 382 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: Medieval 20.3%, Historical 19.1%, Management 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Life Sim 11.1%
- #41 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Medieval 17.9%, Management 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #42 Beholder: Conductor
70% matchVery Positive91% of 5,479 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Management 14%, Story Rich 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #43 Travellers Rest
72% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 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 26.2%, Management 16.8%, Medieval 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Inventory Management 9.8%
- #44 The Banner Saga 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,806 reviews2016
Dev: Stoic
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
Why similar: RPG 24.4%, Story Rich 24.2%, Choices Matter 22.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Indie 5.3%
- #45 Plague: London 1665
71% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: WASD Games
Windows · Mac
Plague: London 1665 is an RPG with pixel art graphics set in 1665's during the Bubonic Plague outbreak in overcrowded and polluted London. As a body collector, graveyard keeper, and family provider, avoid the disease while clearing the streets. Will you survive the outbreak or become another victim?
Why similar: Historical 21.9%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Inventory Management 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #46 Next Reign: Kingdom
69% matchVery Positive93% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Tulip Games
Windows · Linux
Transform a tiny settlement into a thriving medieval kingdom in this incremental strategy game. Build your economy, command your army, and keep discovering new ways to grow with every milestone.
Why similar: Resource Management 23.5%, Medieval 23.1%, Management 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Strategy 8.4%
- #47 Arcadie II: Cold Lands
69% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Arcadie & Utopie
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Medieval 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #48 Mistwinter Bay
70% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Swordlake Entertainment
Windows
Rule a town in this story heavy, visual novel-like fantasy RPG! Interact with townsfolk and foreign leaders, build and expand, and tackle randomized events that affect the town and its people.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.9%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Resource Management 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%
- #49 Lords of Infinity
70% matchVery Positive95% of 217 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 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, RPG 19.4%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #50 Reigns: Her Majesty
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,309 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 30.9%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Medieval 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Strategy 6.3%
- #51 Crownhold
67% matchVery Positive85% of 504 reviews2026
Dev: Tobias Mikula
Windows · Linux
Noble Rulers — grow your realm and expand your castle in this short incremental game! Manage resources, discover foreign lands and build up an army to lay siege to your enemies.
Why similar: Medieval 22.1%, Resource Management 19.2%, Historical 17.9%, Management 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #52 For the People
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 817 reviews2020
Dev: Brezg StudioPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 22.9%, Management 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #53 Road to Empress I
66% matchVery Positive87% of 13,409 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Choices Matter 21.3%, Historical 15.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%
- #54 Graveyard Keeper
69% matchVery Positive85% of 56,175 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Medieval 20.3%, RPG 14.2%, Simulation 8.8%
- #55 Death and Taxes
68% matchVery Positive86% of 8,579 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 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Strategy 9.3%
- #56 Frostpunk 2
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 27,213 reviews2024
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
Why similar: Resource Management 38.8%, Strategy 23.1%, Management 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Simulation 7.9%
- #57 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
68% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Bart Mamzer
Windows
You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.
Why similar: Medieval 35.7%, Strategy 22.5%, RPG 21.5%, Simulation 17.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #58 Sultan's Game
63% matchVery Positive94% of 35,266 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #59 No Umbrellas Allowed
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,483 reviews2021
Dev: Hoochoo Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.
Why similar: Management 19.7%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Simulation 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #60 Frostrain 2
64% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2026
Dev: nemonan
Windows
Become the last conductor and rule over the final train society in a frozen world. Gather, expand, and forge your train while building powerful synergies with mighty artifacts. Your position—and the safety of your passengers—now rests in your hands.
Why similar: Management 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Resource Management 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Strategy 14%