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We filtered the 44 games similar to Broken Roads down to the 23 that fit the “Narrative” category. Shadows Over Loathing, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and Pathfinder: Kingmaker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Broken Roads.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Broken Roads is Shadows Over Loathing — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and Pathfinder: Kingmaker follow close behind.

#1Shadows Over Loathing88 #2Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire88 #3Pathfinder: Kingmaker88 #4Wasteland 288 #5Keep Driving83

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The best narrative games like Broken Roads

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Broken Roads. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Shadows Over LoathingClosest overall match

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Shadows Over Loathing

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSkill TreeExploration

Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10

Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: visuals.

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#2Pillars of Eternity II: DeadfireClosest on visuals

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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSkill TreeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88

Year 2018Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

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#3Pathfinder: Kingmaker

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Pathfinder: Kingmaker

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSkill TreeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 78%· 35KIGDB66· 3OC72· 36

Year 2018Dev Owlcat Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

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#4Wasteland 2Closest on setting

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Wasteland 2

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 8.1KIGDB78· 10OC81· 42

Year 2014Dev inXile Entertainment · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: progression.

It predates Broken Roads by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Setting81

83

Keep Driving

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, roguelike runs and vibe casual, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression73Tone61World60

83

Caves of Qud

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, roguelike runs and survival mechanics, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

It predates Broken Roads by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals69Tone58

#7West of Loathing

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West of Loathing

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 89%· 120MC88IGDB82· 4OC85· 36

Year 2017Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting and visuals.

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#8Tactical Breach Wizards

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Tactical Breach Wizards

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping open world exploration

Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

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#9Torment: Tides of Numenera

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Torment: Tides of Numenera

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 70%· 4.4KIGDB82· 22OC80· 110

Year 2017Dev inXile Entertainment · TechlandOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

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#10Willy-Nilly Knight

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Willy-Nilly Knight

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 74%· 301

Year 2017Dev Double Dice GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and early access, while skipping open world exploration

Do you ever dream of being a real hero from a fairy-tale about dragons, sorcerers and knights? If the answer is yes, then you're in luck. Because you are in a fairy-tale right now! Moreover, you are the Knight by yourself! You are fearless, you have sharp sword and your destiny awaits you.

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

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#11Final Fantasy VII

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Final Fantasy VII

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

IGDB85· 4OC81· 25

Year 1997Dev Square Product Development Division 1 · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

It predates Broken Roads by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals74Setting0

#12Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

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Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricDark

Steam👍 95%· 3.5KRAWG👍 82%· 34

Year 2012Dev Level Up LabsOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping open world exploration

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid that focuses on tactical depth, customization, and story. That means no random encounters, no spikey-haired emo kids, no forced time sinks, and no tedious, repetitive battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting.

It predates Broken Roads by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone64Visuals53Setting0

#13The Age of Decadence

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The Age of Decadence

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 105MC81IGDB55· 2

Year 2015Dev Iron Tower StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

The Age of Decadence, our first but hopefully not the last RPG, is now available. If you've been following it or playing it in Early Access, you know what to expect. If you've just discovered it, "stay awhile and listen". The most commonly asked question is:What Kind of Game Is It?

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: tone.

It predates Broken Roads by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Shadowhand: RPG Card Game

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Shadowhand: RPG Card Game

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSkill TreeCasual

Steam👍 82%· 825IGDB65· 2

Dev Grey Alien Games · Positech GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping open world exploration

RIDE WITH SHADOWHANDShadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Build mini-decks and equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression53Tone38Setting0

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Persona 5

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyCrafting

IGDB94· 21OC94· 138

Year 2016Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, crafting mechanics and visual third person, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Broken Roads: setting and progression.

It predates Broken Roads by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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