Games like The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans
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The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans, is the first release in The Architects of the Universe series. A linear adventure title, with gameplay inspired by classic turn based RPGs and a focus on plot.
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Star Trek: Resurgence
May 23 · Dramatic Labs
Both: Interactive Fiction · Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionAdventureVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistChoices MatterStory RichThird Person👍 3,104
$2.99Deitrus
Aug 27 · Team Azule, Lucas Immanuel, Stickle, Max Kearney
Both: Party-Based RPG · Exploration · Top-Down
Conquer complex and comical fast-paced grid-based combat as Wren and Chloe, an unlikely duo about to discover just how much they don't know about the world of Deitrus. An Hour Long Action RPG with a Non-Linear Narrative.
Grid-Based MovementStory RichParty-Based RPGExplorationTop-DownRPGPixel GraphicsPost-apocalypticCinematicTurn-Based Strategy
-50%$24.99Dune: Awakening
Jun 10 · Funcom
Both: Exploration · PvE
Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldBase BuildingRPGAdventurePvPExplorationPvE👍 67,053
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$17.59dotAGE
Oct 4 · Michele Pirovano
Both: Turn-Based Strategy
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Resource ManagementTurn-BasedRogueliteCity BuilderPixel GraphicsBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyTabletopColony SimSurvival👍 2,560
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration · Party-Based RPG
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
CRPGExplorationTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerSandboxParty-Based RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGIsometric👍 1,667
$15.99Halcyon Days
Jan 15 · Rock And Roll Gas Station Games
Both: Exploration · PvE · Action-Adventure
While exploring ancient ruins, Teflon accidentally releases a mysterious woman and her guardian from their cryosleep. When it's revealed that they are from a lost civilization that shaped the world as it is today, an adventure of treasure, betrayal and friendship begins.
Action RPGExploration3D PlatformerPvERPGAction-AdventureCharacter Customization3DThird PersonAlternate History
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Exploration · Turn-Based Strategy
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$49.99Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
Oct 31 · Guerrilla Games, Nixxes Software
Both: Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist
Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.
Action-AdventureOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistThird PersonPost-apocalypticMechsStory RichActionSci-fiStealth👍 6,866
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Strategy
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
$59.99Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Mar 21 · Guerrilla, Nixxes Software
Both: Female Protagonist · Exploration
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Open WorldSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistActionStory RichExplorationPost-apocalypticRPGThird PersonSci-fi👍 20,444
$14.99Beyond Citadel
Jan 2 · doekuramori
Both: Female Protagonist · Action-Adventure
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
FPSBoomer ShooterFemale ProtagonistAnimeShooterGore2.5DFirst-PersonCuteAction-Adventure👍 4,419
-60%$7.99Sandwalkers
Apr 8 · Goblinz Studio
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Exploration
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
SingleplayerTurn-Based CombatSurvivalTurn-Based StrategyLootRoguelikeExplorationHex GridBoard GameTactical👍 490
-30%$17.49Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Dec 16 · AtomTeam
Both: Exploration · Party-Based RPG
A love letter to classic Infinity Engine cRPGs from the creators of ATOM RPG, Swordhaven is a turn-based \ RTwP, party-based, dialogue-heavy 85+ hour long adventure set in a world of Nova Drakonia.
AdventureCRPGChoices MatterIsometricSingleplayerNonlinearNarrativeExplorationMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPG👍 786
$4.99Cryohazard
Jun 14 · BossyPino
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · PvE
Cryohazard is a spooky turn-based strategy rogue-lite. Pilot an upgradeable train caravan into the depths of the hazardous Soul Storm. Fight off the angels that give chase.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyRogueliteDystopian Pixel GraphicsDarkTrainsPvESurvivalInvestigation
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841

