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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 49 games similar to The Rise of the Golden Idol down to the 8 that fit the “Historical” category. The Case of the Golden Idol, The Council and Return of the Obra Dinn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Rise of the Golden Idol.

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The best games with a historical setting like The Rise of the Golden Idol

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Rise of the Golden Idol. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1The Case of the Golden IdolClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 82%· 92IGDB89· 3OC88· 32

Year 2022Dev Color Gray Games · PlayStackPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

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.

Same studio: Color Gray Games.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorror

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from The Rise of the Golden Idol: visuals.

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#3Return of the Obra Dinn

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

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.

Where it drifts furthest from The Rise of the Golden Idol: visuals.

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#4A Plague Tale: Innocence

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalStealth

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from The Rise of the Golden Idol: visuals and setting.

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#5Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalRanged

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: ranged combat, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from The Rise of the Golden Idol: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Rise of the Golden Idol.

It predates The Rise of the Golden Idol by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHistorical2DSci-Fi

Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54

Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Rise of the Golden Idol.

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#7A New Beginning - Final Cut

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHistorical2DFantasy

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: fantasy world, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Rise of the Golden Idol: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Rise of the Golden Idol.

It predates The Rise of the Golden Idol by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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 puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Rise of the Golden Idol: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Rise of the Golden Idol.

It predates The Rise of the Golden Idol by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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