Games like Back to the Dawn
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Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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3 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelStory RichChoices MatterShortMultiple EndingsMysteryInvestigationAdventureInteractive Fiction
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4 days ago · Terminalabs
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
A political life simulation: enter in middle age, assemble bills, run elections, take the money, bury the trail. There is no win condition — only how you are remembered when you die.
Political SimLife SimChoices MatterText-BasedStory RichMultiple EndingsSimulationStrategy2DPixel Graphics
$39.99Another Eden Begins
5 days ago · WRIGHT FLYER STUDIOS
Both: Multiple Endings
Embark on a time-traveling RPG adventure featuring command battles presented by Masato Kato, creator of numerous RPG classics. With New Game+, embark on a new adventure with your upgraded characters and discover more than 10 different endings.
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7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings
A game within a game. In this entirely new kind of simulation RPG, become a guild master, develop your town, recruit guild members, and conquer dungeons. Every decision you make becomes your own chronicle.
City BuilderManagementCRPGPixel GraphicsTop-DownMultiple EndingsBuildingEconomyCraftingRPG👍 501
-15%$6.79Between Adventures IDLE
13 days ago · Loop Forge
Both: Strategy RPG
A visual Idle RPG where you hunt creatures for rare loot, enchant your equipment, and build your hero. Master 11 skills, trade with merchants, and progress even offline. No Microtransactions, No P2W, just pure idle fun.
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-10%$5.39RLG:Origins
4 days ago · Stardust Factory Studio
Both: Multiple Endings
Act in your own words to uncover the truth behind a broken oath. In this challenging high-fantasy Role Living Game, AI plays the GM and every character while fixed rules determine success and failure. Choose one companion, then investigate, negotiate, and fight your way to the story's end.
CRPGRPGExplorationArtificial IntelligenceImmersive SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelText-BasedMultiple EndingsEarly Access
$9.99ZENONIA 1
Aug 31 · Com2us Holdings, CFK Co., Ltd.
Both: Pixel Graphics
Remember the RPG that defined a generation? ZENONIA is back—faithfully restored and now on Steam. Relive the adventure that kept you playing for hours, or experience it for the first time.
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$9.99Friendly Steps
Sep 3 · KORO.GAMES
Both: Choices Matter
A HARDCORE physics-based 1-4 player co-op RAGE GAME about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
MultiplayerPhysicsWalking SimulatorOnline Co-OpChoices MatterAdventureDifficultComedyPlatformerCo-op👍 233
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Sep 7 · Troyd Games
Both: Strategy RPG
An incremental auto battler dungeon crawler where you build a synergized hero party to slay enemies and loot items. Unlock weapons with unique attack styles. Gear up your hero team and explore new dungeon rooms filled with enemies and legendary drops.
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4 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Multiple Endings
A co-op puzzle heist for two. One of you breaks into a secret bunker. The other sits in the observation office, watching the bunker. A walkie-talkie is your only link. Talk to each other and find out how good your teamwork really is.
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-34%$19.79The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410
4 days ago · Ashborne Games
Both: Strategy RPG
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$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Multiple Endings
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
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7 days ago · Bonuman Game Studio
Both: Crime
Enter a ruthless criminal underworld in this gritty point-and-click adventure. Solve intricate puzzles, carry out dangerous hit jobs, and survive a brutal gang war where trust is scarce and one wrong move could be your last.
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5 days ago · Sonomio Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter
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$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Pixel Graphics
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
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8 days ago · VNhub
Transported into a dark fantasy novel, Lin Tangtang must navigate dangerous missions, tangled relationships, and fate-changing choices. Win the trust of the enigmatic Shen Run, uncover hidden secrets, and shape your own ending in this choice-driven visual novel.
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Both: Multiple Endings
Walk home from school — and step into a different story every time. Talk to the people you pass in town, or take a closer look at the things around you, and a new tale begins.
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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6 days ago · Jagex Ltd
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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Both: Choices Matter
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Both: Strategy RPG
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5 days ago · TLR Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
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Tower DefenseResource ManagementReal Time TacticsStrategyPixel GraphicsSide Scroller2DActionDifficultDark Fantasy
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A proximity voice chat social deduction game where criminals must commit secret crimes while a Supervisor hunts them, and a hidden Snitch betrays them from within.
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$1.00Dealer's Dice
Sep 7 · OFFMOON Inc.
Both: Choices Matter
Trapped in the twisted game room of a mysterious entity, Dealer's Dice is a high-stakes roguelike dice-defense game. Collect powerful dice, manage your betting table, and gamble against relentless waves of invaders. Push your luck, test your greed, and survive.
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Both: Choices Matter
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$19.99Isle of Reveries
Sep 4 · desertcucco
Both: Pixel Graphics
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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$9.99Fell & Sell
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