13 Games with a fantasy setting like The Dark Eye: Memoria that you should try

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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 50 games similar to The Dark Eye: Memoria down to the 13 that fit the “Fantasy” category. A New Beginning - Final Cut, The Gardens Between and Ceville top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like The Dark Eye: Memoria

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Dark Eye: Memoria. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1A New Beginning - Final CutClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasy2DHistorical

Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world

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 The Dark Eye: Memoria: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Eye: Memoria.

Same studio: Daedalic Entertainment.

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#2The Gardens BetweenClosest on setting

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasy2DRelaxing

Steam👍 94%· 2.7KIGDB81· 9OC79· 73

Year 2018Dev The Voxel AgentsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, linear, story-driven structure and visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: tone and visuals.

Released 5 years after The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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#3Ceville

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SoloNarrativeFantasyMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

The mean cruel cold blooded tyrant Ceville ruthlessly rules the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis. Or rather, he used to rule the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis, until the brave people revolted against his regime and drove him out of the palace.

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExploration

Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7

Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

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#5Blacksad: Under the Skin

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SoloNarrativeFantasyDarkExploration

Steam👍 83%· 6.8KIGDB66· 4OC62· 43

Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

Released 6 years after The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyCyberpunkSci-Fi

Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11

Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals and setting.

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#7Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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SoloNarrativeFantasyRangedDark

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52

Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasy2DCasual

Steam👍 85%· 11KIGDB68· 3OC67· 13

Year 2014Dev Freebird GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

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#9Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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SoloNarrativeFantasyMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46

Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

Released 4 years after The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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#10Life is Strange: True Colors

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyMeleeDark

Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167

Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

Released 8 years after The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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#11Dear Esther

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyCasualExploration

Steam👍 76%· 6.1KRAWG👍 56%· 366MC75IGDB72· 4

Year 2012Dev Sumo DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Dear Esther is a game that questions the very concept of a "game" as an entertainment. It is more of an art project that was originally started as a mod on the Source engine (the one Half-Life 2 is based on).

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Eye: Memoria: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Eye: Memoria.

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#12To the Moon

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