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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Solium Infernum down to the 8 that fit the “Narrative” category. Egyptian Senet, Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em and Lara Croft Go top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Solium Infernum.

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The best narrative games like Solium Infernum

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Solium Infernum. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Egyptian SenetClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeHistoricalMythology

Steam👍 78%· 365

Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Telltale Texas Hold ‘EmClosest on combat

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalNarrativeHorrorCasual

Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Join poker's most outspoken players for a hand of Telltale Texas Hold'em, the card game stacked high with personality. Quips will fly, chips will fall, and you may just end up rolling in the aisles.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Lara Croft GoClosest on visuals

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloNarrativeHorrorIsometricCasual

Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB86· 5OC83· 19

Year 2015Dev Square Enix Montréal · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: setting and tone.

It predates Solium Infernum by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalNarrativeFantasy

Steam👍 89%· 1.7KMC84

Year 2011Dev Playdek · Asmodee DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, setting scifi and offline, while skipping horror tension

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, was the first officially licensed deck building card game for iOS, and is now available for your PC as Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, complete with 5 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: visuals and setting.

It predates Solium Infernum by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#57 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloNarrativeHistoricalCasualCozy

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloNarrativeCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.4KRAWG👍 68%· 220MC75IGDB65· 3

Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

Playing poker is good in itself and as an occasion for live communication, a disclosure of communicative talents, a great way to spend time with friends. Especially if these friends know how to play and have fun playing. This poker simulator allows you to spend time in a beautiful company.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: visuals and tone.

It predates Solium Infernum by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloNarrativeHistoricalPvPCompetitive

Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76

Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, card game strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping horror tension

Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: visuals and game mode.

It predates Solium Infernum by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#860 Seconds!Closest on world

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