Games like beneath our own flag (ashcan)

Dear Mama, I write to you with news, timely for me and yet without urgency for your part. I do not know If or When my former epistles have reached you, or in what Status, but I must presume for the sake of time that they have and that you are well-acquainted with the saga of my Mistreatment, of the Tyranny we — that is, the crew of the Mermaid Hunter — have sufered at the hands of our Captai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to beneath pirate flags (ashcan).

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

57% User Score Based on 115 reviews

Ahoy mateys! From the Mind of Sid Meier, The Golden Age of Buccaneering has returned with Pirates! Gold! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pirates! Gold Plus.

As summer arrives, English private detective Carol Reed is asked by a neighbour to look into the discovery of a dead body that mysteriously disappears. Carol must discover scattered clues and interview suspects and helpful residents to get to the bottom of this stranger's death. What starts as a routine investigation quickly becomes something more as Carol uncovers broken alliances and a cult lon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Circle.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Explore the world of Eré for artistic inspiration, so that you may reach the meanings of life and complete your artistic opus! Many branching paths will take you to every corner of the globe as you explore this peaceful and colorful world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Existensis.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews

A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

A Greeblin’s Journey is a solo journaling game about a traveling creature called a Greeblin. They have become unsettled from their home and are now traveling for the first time in a world they have never explored. The road is strange and not nearly as kind as their bed, but they had to do something. They had to go somewhere. This project is a digital-only (for now) zine! The game uses 2 six-side… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Greeblin's Journey.

CW for fantasy body horror, snakes, and bugs in the concept sketches. Until further updates, this game is free to play and download. If you do decide to donate through this page, half of the money would go to Indonesian reforestation efforts. Every bit counts, thank you so much ♡ The same will apply to future games of mine. Darkness and gloom threaten to shroud the entirety of this world you call… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arunika.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

74% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Experience the first chapter of Nova Hearts for FREE! As Luce, become a superhero in your hometown of Vermillion after a mysterious force magically transforms some of its residents. Reconnect with friends, family and new people, building your relationships as you progress. TEXT, DATE and FIGHT in this turn-based combat dating adventure. EXPRESS YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH STRATEGIC TURN-BASED COMBA… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Hearts: The Spark.

Key & Token 2e is out now! Overview What is this?Key & Token is a compact GM-less tabletop role-playing game directly descended from games of Belonging Outside Belonging and the No Dice, No Masters engine, both of which were first introduced in the book Dream Askew / Dream Apart by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum. The game fits onto a standard business card (3.5in x 2in). A ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Key & Token.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

69% User Score Based on 127 reviews

The gods chose you to lead your tribe on a deadly pilgrimage to the North! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saga of the North Wind.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization

74% User Score Based on 442 reviews

Every activity in Puzzle Pirates is a uniquely fun puzzle: be it sailing, gunning, or hauling treasure, your own puzzling skill determines your success! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to illumine.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 10,090 reviews

Command the most fearsome pirates in an exciting Caribbean adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate: Plague of the Dead.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,379 reviews

Home is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOME.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,368 reviews

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Secrets of the Soul.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

76% User Score Based on 101 reviews

ADD FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the GameWe are developing this short experience into a new full game called Imagined Leviathans, which will greatly develop the gameplay and themes into a full 2-3 hours of play, with improved visuals and significantly more to do and see, including meeting other survivors“At fifty degrees below zero frostbite can strike in as few as five minutes” A poetic su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue.

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable tool for creating climactic moments of tactics and tension - without combat!  Whether an epic chase, the struggle to save a sinking ship, or a desperate search for a medicinal ingredient, this will help you create collaborative goals and a real sense of drama! As a certified teacher, I find the narrative focus in most TTRPGs to be reductive - the action and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Drama Clocks Boost!.

ADD THE FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the GameAbout the GameIragon: Prologue is the beginning of a story-driven adventure RPG that draws inspiration from anime series like Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan, and Berserk. It is set in a fantasy world filled with monstrous creatures and merciless soldiers as well as beautiful women who are eager to show you a good time and rock your world. In… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iragon: Prologue.

No one knows how many generations have passed since the world that was sank beneath the waves of the Wyld Sea. Those who remain have grown up on one of the ancient vessels that remain seaworthy or on the atolls, artificial islands cobbled together from bits and chunks of floating debris. All your life you've gazed at the horizon of endless water, wondering what you might find beyond it. You've hea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wyld Sea.

You are a failure. You have no home. You have no job. You have no friends. You have no family. You have no prospects. What you do have are a handful of pennies, a blithe disregard for your own life, and a particular set of skills. The kind of skills that make respectable folks avoid you.  Out there, beyond civilization, lies danger: monsters and magic and  ancient ruins pregnant with treasur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Errant.

Coffee Shop Screenwriter - Sitcom SCREENWRITING GAMIFIED Coffee Shop Screenwriter - Sitcom is a story-telling role-playing game for one or more players. Each player takes the role of the screenwriter as they’re frantically trying to write an original sitcom script whilst sitting in a coffee shop. By the end of the game you will have come up with an idea for a screenplay, whilst also developing th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Shop Screenwriter - Sitcom.

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable tool for tying character advancement to writing stories!  By encouraging players to contribute to the world of the game with stories, celebrating them, and distributing Story Points with which to buy new abilities and re-rolls, this Boost makes TTRPGs a joyous way to link a difficult skill - writing - with the greatest reward: peer support.   As a certified … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Power Ups!.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 159 reviews

Antenna Dilemma is a short and witty point&click in which you'll follow the story of C432632, a finicky grey cube that sure doesn't want to miss his favorite TV show. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antenna Dilemma: Prologue.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

73% User Score Based on 135 reviews

You are the captain and owner of your own ship—the finest fate one could hope for in the 17th century Caribbean. Unlimited sandbox experience. 60 hours of content. A unique genre blending naval combat, land exploration, and global map. Think Sid Meier's Pirates! meets Bannerlord. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

77% User Score Based on 182 reviews

Pirate Ships is a PvP game about shipbuilding and naval battles — perfect for true fans of pirate aesthetics. Fight online alongside other players — or defeat them! Take command of a weathered old schooner and turn it into the most powerful warship on all seven seas! Build powerful and beautiful shipsBuild ships and equip them with cannons and other stores. Explore over a dozen of various types o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pirate Ships.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

96% User Score Based on 253 reviews

In a world that is lost, you must find your family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Eighth Continent 2.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 101 reviews

REPOSE - Deluxe Edition includes: REPOSE REPOSE - Soundtrack REPOSE - Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPOSE.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

An isolated Russian village, 1942. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Yong Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grief like a stray dog.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

"Once Upon a Rogue's Tale” combines strategic roguelike deckbuilding with the luck of the dice. Roll the dice and trade them in battle to play your cards. Dice also allow you to unleash powerful character abilities to your advantage. Out of combat, you'll encounter events that will confront you with tough decisions. The choices you make will affect how the story unfolds, which will be writ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon a Rogue's Tale.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

71% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Pirates Outlaws 2 is a swashbuckling roguelike deckbuilder. Collect & fuse cards, gather powerful relics and adapt your strategy during each run. Become a reputed pirate, loot the Sea Masters, challenge giant creatures and triumph in the great Arena! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

93% User Score Based on 619 reviews

Kind Words 2 is a place to be yourself without worrying about fitting in. It's a social space with no followers, no likes, no subscribing. These are real people making each other feel seen, heard and less alone.Kind Words players have written each other over 5 million letters, expressing worries and comforting each other. It won a BAFTA and is one of the best reviewed games on Steam. Kind Words 2 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop).

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Step into the shoes of Dr Vincent Batten, who takes on his new role at the Ministry of Health of the Fourth Republic. Known as a care center for mentally unstable patients, you will find yourself curious, yet intimidated behind the walls of this facility. In times when the republic is characterized by unrest and riots, it is all the more honourable to tackle such a task. Your family must be prou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Doctor's Term.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 310 reviews

A time management/strategy game, in which you help Hercules (the ancient Greek mythical hero) and his team to progress through a set of levels to ultimate success. As a player, you direct the servants and heroes to remove obstacles, build structures and collect resources in order to fulfil the goal of each level and move on to the next level. The game has two modes: timed and relaxed. In timed mod… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Infinite Stars is a science fiction series played as an interactive visual novel. It is meant to give humanity hope in the current time of fear and uncertainty. It is meant to make us dream about our future as we mingle with other species, their cultures and beliefs that we have yet to encounter. The game and it’s assets are licensed under the Creative Commons license. We want our fans to write… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Stars.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Marvin's Mittens presents a soothing world to explore, free from enemies and danger. Go on an adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marvin's Mittens.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

67% User Score Based on 751 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Tempest is a Pirate Open World Action RPG which is offering an ultimate ability to free roam three vast worlds filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests and countless ships to plunder. You can trade, fight, explore on your own or call friends to do the same together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tempest.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

89% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 5 reviews

Take the role of an elite knight and battle your way through action-packed levels with intense sword fighting gameplay in this neo-classic side-scrolling action platformer. Save the city from a deadly terrorist organization hell-bent on exposing the truth you were sworn to protect. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Knight.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

82% User Score Based on 6,343 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

Assassin's Creed Revelations is a third-person action-adventure stealth game set primarily in Constantinople during the rise of the Ottoman Empire. Players control an aging Ezio Auditore as he searches for five keys to unlock a library built by Altair, while also playing brief flashback sequences as Altair and first-person platforming sections as Desmond Miles. Gameplay retains the series' mix of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assassin's Creed Revelations.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

77% User Score Based on 270 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Banished Vault.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 1,330 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

Visit Vacation Island and make real memories of a simulated vacation If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vacation Simulator.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

74% User Score Based on 23 reviews

A single player game of laying random railway tracks between four train destinations and a gold mines within thirty turns. Based on the outstanding pencil & paper game, 30 Rails by Julian Anstey, this addictive casual puzzler will keep you coming back for more! Start with $50 Million dollars at your disposal as you construct a maze of rails. Be careful to save your money until you find your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RAILED.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 624 reviews

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative-driven text-based RPG set in a ruthless medieval realm that comes to life on the pages of the protagonist's journal. Though every man's life is predetermined by the Lot they received at birth, it is you who decides whether your character will challenge fate and alter his destiny, rewriting the established laws of the universe. The free version o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 246 reviews

This dark act takes place in a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to the keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-year shift at the Lighthouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse Keeper.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

94% User Score Based on 236 reviews

Step into the boots of a Royal Dragoon in this tale of war in a fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sabres of Infinity.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Embers of Magic is a short, adventure visual novel that tells the story of Liana the witch. She takes an airship down to the surface of the dangerous and corrupt earth beneath her flying city home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Embers of Magic.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

40% User Score Based on 538 reviews

Away - is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Away.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

The study material for 'Madorica Real Estate' would be the floorplan for the corresponding house of the game stage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madorica Real Estate.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 7,081 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 4 reviews

Play as the captain of a steamship on an underwater ocean surrounding the fictional city of Fallen London. Manage your ship's fuel and food supplies as you try not to go mad fighting off Lovecraftian monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUNLESS SEA.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

SMIB is a small robot with a big problem. Humankind can’t smile anymore and sent SMIB to space to find the cure. It needs YOU to remotely program its routes in its biggest mission: an adventure through the most exotic planets in the Universe. Solve puzzles, find the cure, and get SMIB back to Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SMIB: Mission Cure.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 9,690 reviews

The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Final Revelation.