Games like Back to 21
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Back to 21 is a top-down 2D modern-day RPG life simulation: making choices, managing resources and building skills. Growing Up and Office Life play most like Back to 21. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its choices matter, life sim and choose your own adventure.
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Growing Up
Oct 13, 2021 · Vile Monarch
Both: Life Sim · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D modern-day life simulation RPG, handcrafted 2D illustration. Managing daily schedule, developing skills and making narrative choices.
Life SimChoices MatterStory RichSimulationEmotionalRPGAdventureMultiple EndingsSingleplayerChoose Your Own Adventure👍 3,469LIVORA
Jul 3 · Shift The Story
Both: Life Sim · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D modern-day life simulation, interactive fiction, photorealistic UI. Managing life aspects, making choices and building relationships.
Life SimSimulationChoices MatterStory RichInteractive FictionText-BasedEmotionalMultiple EndingsChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceI Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Aug 25, 2022 · Northway Games
Both: Choices Matter · Life Sim · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D sci-fi life sim RPG, brilliant watercolor. Exploring, deckbuilding and making choices.
Choices MatterLife SimDeckbuildingDating SimVisual NovelRPGStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+Interactive Fiction👍 4,450The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Mar 4, 2021 · Sever, Schisma Games
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D fantasy narrative RPG, black and white sketch. Making choices, developing character skills and reading story.
Choices MatterStory RichRPGInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelText-BasedMedievalIndieSingleplayer👍 8,159Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Nov 16, 2020 · GB Patch Games
Both: Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D modern-day visual novel dating sim, anime illustration. Character customization, making choices and developing relationships.
Visual NovelRomanceLGBTQ+Character CustomizationDating SimChoices MatterFree to PlayChoose Your Own AdventureCuteMultiple Endings👍 452Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099
May 25, 2023 · Fictiorama Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Life Sim
2D sci-fi voyeur simulator, retro-futuristic pixel art. Surveillance, investigation and resource management.
Dystopian Choices MatterLife SimStrategyMultiple EndingsManagementDark HumorFunnyResource ManagementSimulation👍 1,038Emily is Away <3
Apr 16, 2021 · Kyle Seeley
Both: Choices Matter
2D modern-day social simulation visual novel, pixel art, retro UI. Chatting with friends, exploring social media and making choices.
Choices MatterSimulationDating SimIndieMultiple EndingsCasualSingleplayerStory RichEmotionalVisual Novel👍 6,039The Parenting Simulator
May 7, 2020 · Hosted Games
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter · Life Sim
2D modern-day interactive fiction life sim, text-based, no graphics. Making choices, raising a child and managing relationships.
CasualIndieSimulationRPGChoose Your Own AdventureText-BasedChoices MatterLife SimInteractive FictionK-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Jul 16 · Wisageni Studio
Both: Life Sim · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D modern-day life sim RPG, hand-drawn anime. Managing an idol group, scheduling training and rhythm minigames.
Life SimRPGChoices MatterSimulationChoose Your Own AdventureAnimeVisual NovelParty-Based RPGManagementRelaxing👍 177프린세스 메이커 : 예언의 아이들
Sep 30 · GEAR2
Both: Life Sim · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure
2D fantasy raising simulation, anime, charming. Raising a daughter, managing schedules and exploring territories.
SimulationLife SimSingleplayerFantasy2DCuteMultiple EndingsChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureAnime👍 930