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iRank79
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalDarkHorror
Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Road to Empress down to the 8 that fit the “Historical” category. The Council, Syberia 3 and The Case of the Golden Idol top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Road to Empress.
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Road to Empress is The Council — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Syberia 3 and The Case of the Golden Idol follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like Road to Empress
8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Road to Empress. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Road to Empress.
It predates Road to Empress by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting85
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iRank90
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalDarkExploration
Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 82%· 92IGDB89· 3OC88· 32
Year 2022Dev Color Gray Games · PlayStackPlaytime ~6hOn PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone61
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems
A point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, A New Beginning is a story of time travel and ecological cataclysms. Presented in-game future is dark, mostly due to the fact that life is possible only deep underground, in caves and crevices.
Where it drifts furthest from Road to Empress: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Road to Empress.
It predates Road to Empress by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting47
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalRangedDark
Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52
Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping deep RPG systems
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Road to Empress.
It predates Road to Empress by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone83Setting53
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalHardcoreDark
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep RPG systems
In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.
Genre100Game mode100Tone70Setting70
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalStealthMelee
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping deep RPG systems
Where it drifts furthest from Road to Empress: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone78Setting44
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 60%· 99IGDB82· 3
Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · CapcomOn PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, historical setting and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Road to Empress.
It predates Road to Empress by 21 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100