Games like Malandros
Looking for games like Malandros? Here are top role playing recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Kim, Pentiment or Shadowrun Returns.
- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability87% User Score 53 reviews
Kim is an open world RPG set in colonial India. Play as Rudyard Kipling's ragamuffin hero, Kim, and roam hand-painted towns and procedurally generated countryside. Learn to survive by fair means or foul, meet characters from history and literature, travel to exotic lands and discover their secrets. Your aim is to live Kim's youth as best you can, it will not last forever! History: 1880s India bro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kim.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability95% User Score 7,848 reviewsCritic Score 77%4 reviews
Buy Pentiment on PlayStation Store. A historical narrative-driven game inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pentiment.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding89% User Score 13,046 reviewsCritic Score 68%2 reviews
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG. In the urban sprawl of the Seattle metroplex, the search for a mysterious killer sets you on a trail that leads from the darkest slu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowrun Returns.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability96% User Score 10,360 reviewsCritic Score 89%2 reviews
Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG. Lead a band of unique heroes as they grow from a reluctant farmers into legendary fighters. Battle threats lurking in the Yondering Lands and discover secrets that the land has to offer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildermyth.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability96% User Score 380 reviewsCritic Score 81%11 reviews
Immersive Cozy-punk Life Sim Lose yourself in an emotional, uplifting narrative about community, musical mysteries and underdog spirit. Help endearing and indecisive customers find their perfect records while debating all things music with your loveable colleagues. It's your job to help Repeater Records find its rhythm again! Crates of Puzzles to Dig Through From customer requests to store shenani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wax Heads.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability79% User Score 602 reviewsCritic Score 30%1 reviews
Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability90% User Score 6,124 reviewsCritic Score 83%34 reviews
Pyre is a party-based RPG in which you lead a band of exiles to freedom through ancient competitions spread across a vast, mystical purgatory. Who shall return to glory, and who shall remain in exile to the end of their days? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pyre.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development80% User Score 228 reviews
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Octave Higher.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability91% User Score 432 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wintermoor Tactics Club.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability99% User Score 240 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviews
Take a trip back to the days of the early internet and fan forums, when the video game console "Kinmoku Shark" and its online social network "Videoverse" were still popular... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VIDEOVERSE.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability96% User Score 810 reviews
Mutazione, a new game in development by the people behind Johann Sebastian Joust and Where is my Heart?,is a character-driven “swamp opera" as described by Die Gute Fabrik themselves. The game is set in a strange tropical world, and features a female lead known as Kay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mutazione.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding98% User Score 270 reviews
Buy Thirsty Suitors on PlayStation Store. Heal the wounds of your past in this stylish, story-driven RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thirsty Suitors.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding94% User Score 2,558 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Venba Deluxe Edition includes: Venba Venba Soundtrack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venba.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability94% User Score 1,872 reviewsCritic Score 84%18 reviews
Norco is a Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Louisiana. Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother's death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orlea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NORCO.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability89% User Score 648 reviewsCritic Score 71%6 reviews
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization80% User Score 424 reviewsCritic Score 88%2 reviews
"Life between myths. Clans, cows, choices. The spiritual successor to King of Dragon Pass, Six Ages combines interactive stories and turn-based strategy. Your small clan’s survival depends on its relations with the warring gods and their followers. Play involves actions such as improving pastures, exploration, trading with your neighbors, and raiding. You can even travel to the Otherworld to visi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding95% User Score 278 reviewsCritic Score 38%2 reviews
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackberry Honey.
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- 41%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics70% User Score 10 reviews
Sling spells and borrow trouble in a city lousy with bootleggers, bent coppers, and vampires. Can you crack the case and save your partner before a wizard dooms Seattle? Wizard Confidential is an interactive urban fantasy noir novel by Anthony Eichenlaub, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, 220,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, fuele… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizard Confidential.
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- 100%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization100% User Score 373 reviews
This post is for the original jam version of HYPERBEAT (previously Hyper Knight). Please check out the full-game on steam, and give it a wishlist if you like what you see! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2263360 !!! GAMEPAD REQUIRED !!! (Made for the Seattle Indies Slow Jam 2022) Speed along at break-neck speed, but don't lose the rhythm.You are Hyper Knight!Use the left stick to control you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERBEAT.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization99% User Score 156 reviews
Cozy cooking and relationship building meets RPG depth, story, and strategy. Adventure across the lush Hawaiian island of Maikai and lead a team of chefs to meet the demands of your hungry customers. Make new friends, build new relationships, and save this foodie paradise with the power of good eats! Befriend and recruit a cast of colorful chefs, each with their unique personalities and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitchen Sync: Aloha!.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability99% User Score 329 reviews
Judero is an action/ adventure game inspired by the rich folk history of the Scottish Borders. You play as Judero, a Celt who can establish a rapport with the nature around him. Travel with Judero through a handcrafted landscape as he discovers there is an evil at work manipulating the unguarded. Fast and Fluid Combat. Strike, and dodge your way through a myriad of foes culminating in exciting … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Judero.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability90% User Score 2,254 reviewsCritic Score 78%3 reviews
"Originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000 and 2001, Shenmue I & II is an open world action adventure combining jujitsu combat, investigative sleuthing, RPG elements, and memorable mini-games. It pioneered many aspects of modern gaming, including open world city exploration, and was the game that coined the Quick Time Event (QTE). It was one of the first games with a persistent open world, whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shenmue I & II.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization98% User Score 1,667 reviewsCritic Score 80%3 reviews
Buy Sorry We're Closed at PlayStation Store. Explore and survive a darkly supernatural spin on London where the demon world spills into human hustle and bustle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorry We're Closed.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:music, stability80% User Score 82 reviews
Final Stardust Cosmic Nexus is a 2D card game that aims to bring a completely new and dynamic battle system by introducing many new features such as Saiments, Magi'Kura, Eishougi, and more! Fast-paced battles with stunning graphics! Get ready to go through an anime-like experience! No DLCs and micro-transactions. All the content will be 100% available with the full release. Join the early acce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Stardust: Cosmic Nexus.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability93% User Score 58,300 reviews
Disco Elysium, a genre-bending RPG that became a cult classic when it debuted in October 2019, is heading to consoles in 2021. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut adds full voice acting to the game, as well as new quests, more characters and fresh explorable areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization98% User Score 5,690 reviewsCritic Score 89%8 reviews
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rakuen.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability99% User Score 3,162 reviews
Find out what unlikely events take place in this alternate history region of Slovak Highlands. This land is ravaged by Hussite pillagers and Ottoman spies while surreal horrors dwell in the dark. It's now up to Pavol, a fair knight with alcohol problems, to gather a party and stop those who oppose our kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Felvidek.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability95% User Score 5,758 reviews
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadwarden.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability84% User Score 172 reviews
Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.
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- 46%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability62% User Score 24 reviews
This is the police + Ozark TV Show = Welcome to Goodland An ordinary salaryman is forced to work under a merciless Mexican cartel. Stay alive for as long as you can, get enough money for your new bosses, make tough decisions, acquire businesses and find allies you can trust. But in this cutthroat world, will you be able to keep to your humanity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Goodland.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding97% User Score 624 reviews
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow: Episode 1.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization77% User Score 1,212 reviewsCritic Score 62%4 reviews
1979 Revolution, the action/adventure game, immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of revolution – where the choices you make may betray you. Set in the actual events of 1979 Iran. 1979 Revolution’s story is told through the main character Reza, a young photojournalist in Tehran, during the electrifying early days of the revolution in 1978. Without political or religious motivation, R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization94% User Score 262 reviews
Can you defeat the rebellion in your kingdom before your past consumes you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, the Forgotten One.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding72% User Score 207 reviews
Sometimes Always Monsters is a narrative roleplaying life simulator filled with choices. You play a recently married author who joins a cross-country bus tour to promote your next upcoming novel. Along the way, you hear about vicious rumours claiming you're a total fraud. As you journey through five unique cities, meet fans and critics alike, and make friends with your fellow busmates, it'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sometimes Always Monsters.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability89% User Score 10,638 reviewsCritic Score 84%34 reviews
This edition includes the following: - Game - Poster - Artbook - Bonus DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Child of Light.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding90% User Score 479 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviews
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a tactical action RPG developed by Witching Hour Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Masquerada: Songs and Shadows.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization90% User Score 50 reviewsCritic Score 61%4 reviews
An Adventure RPG in comic book style with an island setting of treasure chests and waterfalls, Tanzia combines elements of favorite classic RPGs in an open 3D world of magic and monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tanzia.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding94% User Score 289 reviews
You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Newfound Courage.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development76% User Score 518 reviews
You've probably never experienced anything like this—A palace adventure shaped by your moves! Road to Empress I has gained widespread popularity among audiences. The new content, Road to Empress II, invites you into a gripping battle of court politics. Let's all witness a legendary empress rise to new glory! Shot entirely on elaborately constructed sets with 4K cinematic lighting and dir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Empress Ⅱ.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization96% User Score 80 reviews
The King Mere is dead. His brother stands accused.Step into Murder of King Mere, a captivating painterly-pixelated murder mystery set in the secluded City of Ink. King Mere, once a beacon of diplomacy for the Dog Empyre, now lies a bloodstain on the snow. His brother, August, has been swiftly convicted. As the Master Detective's Apprentice, you arrive four days too late to the crime scene. Is th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkway: Murder of King Mere.
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- View Game95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding95% User Score 87 reviews
From the makers of The Blackout Club and The Magic Circle comes The Killing Stone. A card battler with beautiful stylized art, animated figurines, dazzling effects, haunted sound and music, and an original first-person narrative set in the 17th century in a remote region of the Arctic circle. A Living Game Board At the center of the ceremonial board is the Fanghella, the Killing Stone. A c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Killing Stone.
- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding98% User Score 243 reviewsCritic Score 82%2 reviews
A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Tides: Station to Station.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding96% User Score 705 reviews
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Woods.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story88% User Score 34 reviews
Since ancient times, the Inzu Peninsula has been home to a variety of fish. Legend tells of a mysterious fish known as the Goddess of Inzu, and as the story reaches your ears, you've decided to make it your life goal to catch this mystical fish! However, the path to fame and glory is lined with many obstacles, and it quickly becomes apparent that you won't make it far on your own. With the help of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of the Master Baiter.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability97% User Score 2,036 reviewsCritic Score 85%3 reviews
Explore a cursed town, recruit new mascots and solve the mystery of your exile If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Promise Mascot Agency.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability87% User Score 134 reviewsCritic Score 65%7 reviews
Loot, bribe, gamble, survive. The dice will be your savior or your downfall in this story-driven RPG. Every roll matters when trying to uncover cosmic horrors and outwit megacorps. Pray your next roll won’t be your last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Return.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization85% User Score 4,260 reviewsCritic Score 83%4 reviews
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling. Ready your star-faring engine, and venture into an expanse of hostile factions, lurking deities, forbidden knowledge, vast fortune, and fates worse than death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Skies.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding95% User Score 191 reviews
Crown Gambit is a narrative tactical game in which you guide three paladins down an ominous path, through a capital plagued by chaos and political unrest. Pledge allegiance to one of the pretenders to the throne and help them ascend to power. Follow your own principles but be careful, as your choices often come at a price! Pick a side among plotters and use ancestral relics to defeat your foes,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crown Gambit.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization99% User Score 1,271 reviews
"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science. It is composed of over 400 illustrations, painted in a mix of watercolor, ink, and digital media, set against a rich audio backdrop of music… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to South Scrimshaw, Part One.
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- View Game75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:stability75% User Score 60 reviews
Introvert Quest is a comedy based JRPG set in a fictional, modern setting. Experience the life of a socially awkward shut-in who is pushed into herculean tasks by his therapist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Introvert Quest.


















































