72
iRank79
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalDarkHorror
Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
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The best games like Road to Empress on Xbox
23 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.
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iRank92
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping historical setting
Where it drifts furthest from Road to Empress: setting.
It predates Road to Empress by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting0
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
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
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems
It predates Road to Empress by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFree to Play
Steam👍 93%· 15KIGDB81· 7OC78· 75
Year 2018Dev DON'T NOD · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB81· 9OC81· 94
Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Xbox Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75
Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems
The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems
It predates Road to Empress by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone83
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
It predates Road to Empress by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone75
#13Late Shift
53
iRank72
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37
Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems
It predates Road to Empress by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone69
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Road to Empress.
Genre100Game mode100Tone66
#15Twin Mirror
53
iRank68
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person3D
Steam👍 77%· 1.6KIGDB57· 7OC61· 77
Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping deep RPG systems
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Road to Empress.
Genre100Game mode100Tone66
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