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Someone has stolen a pig. As a sophisticated traveler you may find this crisis laughable, but for these poor farmers a full-grown pig will fetch the same coin as two months of hard work, and it will keep a family from starving over a hard winter. It isn’t funny to the people who lost the pig—it is a disaster. They want their pig back and they want you to find it, alive or in pieces. And they want … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liars Eat Well.

Space is a huge inconvenience.  It’s big, it’s dangerous, and it is between you and anywhere interesting.  Once upon a time it was so outrageously hazardous that people traveling through it were killed now and then just for being there. Of course today spaceships are safe and sensible and no one dies in old-fashioned ways like “hull depressurization” or “reactor explosion”. Today spaceships are sm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Ambulance.

The Warren is a tabletop role-playing game about intelligent rabbits trying to make the best of a world filled with hazards, predators and, worst of all, other rabbits. It is a game about survival and community. There are many creatures, humans included, that are bigger, stronger, meaner, or more numerous than rabbits. The seasons and the elements do not care that rabbits are only little things. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Warren.

When adventurers come to town, there is a simple and time-honored checklist. 1. Hide the children. 2. Get out our valuables and put them in a pile. That’s it. That’s the checklist. Then hope they take our things and don’t go looking for our children.  The alternative, of course, is to utter a word of protest, or to stupidly conceal our valuables, or to issue the slightest whiff of resistance. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The People No One Likes.

Every household has a ghost. It’s perfectly natural to desire to communicate with your household ghost. There’s nothing “wrong” or “deviant” about forming a connection across the spirit realm, and the insight and wisdom your ghost can provide may be delightful, exciting - or even life-changing. Ghost communication is not difficult, but it does require focus, intention and good will. A typical comm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House Ghost.

Magic Circle is the name of a leafy suburban cul-de-sac where a bunch of monsters live The monsters keep a low profile but there’s always something complicating the simple life. This game is about them meeting to address neighborhood problems, both mundane and fantastic. Magic Circle is a tabletop roleplaying game designed by Jason Morningstar. Logistics: Participants: 4-8 players, one of whom lig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Circle.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 21,442 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 4 reviews

Empire: Total War introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively command single ships or vast fleets upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummelling your enemy with cannon fire,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire: Total War.

Out of Dodge is a four-person, "American Freeform" live-action game about desperate criminals on a car ride to nowhere. Perfect for your next road trip! The game requires four players, a small space arranged like a car and should take around 1-2 hours to play. It can be played by responsible people in a moving car. There is no Game Master, but you’ll need one player to prepare the materials. This… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Dodge.

We are wizards!  We can communicate with one another over great distances from the comfort of our own towers, using crystal balls.  Today, we will meet and solve the problem of how to unite the two proud nations of Black Mountain and Smallwood. Each of you has your own loyalties and agenda that you’ll strive to uphold. How you do it is up to you...but there is one hitch. Wizard decorum forbids … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wizard's Querulous Dram.

Bermuda, 1934. You’ve come to this paradise to drop a two-and-a-half ton iron ball off the side of a ship and lower it almost a kilometer into the abyss.  You’ve come to crawl inside that iron ball and go down with it, to see what there is to see down there.  You’ve come with three other brilliant adventurers, friends, and lovers, and you’ll all get a chance to descend and risk your lives in excha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Love.

Years fly by like dead leaves.  Everything is darkness.  Everything is silence.  You stand vigilant before the sarcophagus without thought or breath-such is your compulsion.  You do not remember your name and still you watch.  The flesh has fallen off your bones and still you watch.  And then one day there is light and motion and you weigh your bearded axe and raise your shield, lusting for the fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Skeletons.

A year ago Dusia invaded.  There was a war and Dusia won.  Now your village belongs to Lord Gjerch Bravn and his wife, Lady Kløyk Bravn. The Dusians want to bring peace, order, and a sense of normality to the village, by the standards of Dusia. You are not going to like it, but they are in charge now regardless of your feelings. You play people who have lost a war and are being assimilated into … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blue Way.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 552 reviews

Write your own story and change the course of history as you lead of one of the Great Powers during the era of the First World War. Can you prevail as modern industrialized warfare changes the age of empires forever? Your actions will influence world events as you navigate a path through shifting alliances, emerging technologies and self-serving nations who hold power over vast populations eager … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History: The Great War.

Ten years after an experiment, a group of clones return to the lab for their last moments, all believing they are the original, and the only one that will not die. Denatured is a live-action roleplaying game by Rachel Rudy Logistics: Participants: Four to six people, with six being the ideal, one of whom facilitates.Time: Roughly two hours plus additional time for an introduction and a debrief.Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Denatured.

Dare County, North Carolina.  Down East, up hard against the Atlantic ocean among the hardwood swamps beneath the big blue sky. It’s 1929 and the rye liquor everyone makes back in these marshes is against the law. Wake up wake up Darlin’ CoreyWhat makes you sleep so soundThe revenue officers are comingThey’re gonna tear your still house downWell the last time I seen Darlin’ CoreyWas on the banks … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darlin’ Corey.

For the first time, a group of underwater people are getting together to meet, share their lives, and commiserate about life out of water.  Secret gill-men, naiads, barnacle lords, fish-women, and the people who love them all meet in their reluctantly adopted hometown far from the sea, all glad for some understanding and companionship in a dry, difficult world full of secrets and hardship. Maybe i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underwater People.

Sure, call it a ghost, that works. A ghost killed your dad. The truth is that there are ultradimensional monsters that can move back and forth across dimensions to fuck with our shit.  Why they do this we do not know, but they have done it throughout recorded history. They are angels and devils and UFOs and bigfoot.  From our point of view it is just senseless, mendacious evil. Now we have machine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crushers.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,119 reviews

Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Colonize the world with Countryballs! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Countryballs at War.

A Journalist A Vampire A Hunter Some uncomfortable questions A tongue-in-cheek game about monsters who present themselves otherwise. Logistics: Players: Three, one of whom facilitates.Time: An hour or so.Content: Vampires, all variety of vampire shit, journalism.Tone: Probably silly, but possibly tense and sad!Prep: Very light. What's Included? 5 page PDF  Questions? Comment here, or get in tou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interview with Some People Who Believe in Vampires.

As you probably know, here at the Time Institute we’ve built enormously expensive machines that generate ultradimensional wormholes and then create Einstein-Rosen bridges that allow us to exchange consciousnesses across time. We manage the destructive positive feedback loop of virtual particles circulating through a wormhole generator by sending returning particles not to their universe of origin … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Possum.

In a fantasy village, witches exist on the margins of society and are treated very badly.  That is why they become witches in the first place. In The Black Drink, they must choose what indignities are worth enduring. Past that limit, they must go to desperate extremes to summon agreeable demons, gain their help, and learn the secret rituals necessary to repay them. These rituals are capricious and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Black Drink.

It is a time of plague. In the Doge’s palace in Venice, four nobles have been cloistered against the pestilence, each in their own chambers, admitting no one except a servant named Moroso. A representative of holy orders attends to their spiritual needs. But passions cannot be stifled, nor can the past remain hidden, and even in these dark times love will find a way... Logistics: Participants: 4 o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Four Lovers.

Spring, 1375 Just after the Feast of the Annunciation Sir William de Cantilupe’s corpse has been found by the side of a road near Grayingham. It was arranged to appear as if he had been attacked by bandits, but the deception was poorly done. De Cantilupe was murdered in a more intimate fashion. In the de Cantilupe manor house in Scotton, Lincolnshire, those who knew him best assemble to remember S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cantilupe.

It’s been seven years since John Pratt, The Patrioteer, was thrown into a collapsar by his nemesis, “The Empress of Crime”, King Moltke.  He has finally been declared dead. Now his children and friends have the unenviable task of dividing up his considerable estate according to his wishes. He wants you to sort it all out yourselves. He was that kind of guy. Get ready for the world’s worst family r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to American Patriots.

It's 24 October, 1642.  The English Civil War is in full swing.  The village of Avon Dassett has unwelcome visitors. A handful of ragged soldiers arrive beneath black skies and miserable sheets of cold rain.  They have come to deliver the village to the Royalist cause and ensure that Prince Rupert, bad old Prince Rupert of the Rhine, can pass through unmolested.  They have a sodden, sealed letter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avon Dassett.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

83% User Score Based on 630 reviews

Turn-based strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Empire.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

88% User Score Based on 2,540 reviews

Reliving glory of Napoleon times and create your own empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to European War 4: Napoleon.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

93% User Score Based on 11,075 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victoria II.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 148,426 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age: Wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, go head-to-head with some of history’s greatest leaders and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sid Meier's Civilization V.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 157,635 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

This version includes : - Base Game - Poland: United and Ready - Forum Avatar - Wallpaper If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearts of Iron IV.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

74% User Score Based on 2,497 reviews

Turn based Military Strategy Game, build your own empire and create war legend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to European War 6: 1804 -Napoleon.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 14,481 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

Lead grand campaigns and massive battles in the Napoleonic Wars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Napoleon: Total War.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

56% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins. Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe. Will you co-opt other monarchs, and the Pope, under your leadership to liberate the Holy Land? Do you have what… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crusader Kings Complete.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

42% User Score Based on 24 reviews

This strategy will take you back to the year 1805, where you'll take control of one of the Indian princely states, in order to liberate India from the British invaders, annex the rest of the countries and unite the subcontinent under your command. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate of India.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 20,959 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

Conquer kingdoms to rule an empire and dominate the Middle Ages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval II: Total War.

Experience a recently unraveled piece of Renaissance history, in the first ever video game directly sourced from unpublished 15th century economic-military texts, and play complex turn-based tactical battles being able to discover unusual fragments of true history. Trace your path as Lord of a Company of Fortune during the dialogues and managerial phases in the camp or on the historical world map… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homini et Armi: The End of Knights.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

89% User Score Based on 986 reviews

ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS game that plunges players into the high-stakes world of global warfare, where every decision could tip the balance between survival and annihilation. Command vast armies, develop cutting-edge technology, and wield the most devastating weapons ever created to ensure your faction’s supremacy. Whether by conventional forces or through nuclear firepower, you’ll need to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICBM: Escalation.

Commander! The Roman Republic is on the rise, and many powerful nations around it will fight against you for supremacy. A war is imminent.Rome needs the power of everyone! Great commanders including Caesar, Pompey, Antony, Octavian, and Spartacus will fight with you. Let's witness the birth of Great Conqueror!【Campaign Mode】Restore the scenes of hundreds of historical battles in Rome and witness f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Great Conqueror : Rome.

Panzer Commander’s background is set in World War II. The Axis and Allies engaged in war worldwide for their interests. At the same time, the technology advances in panzer weapons change the way of war. New tactics and new strategies such as the Blitzkrieg and the deep battle doctrine emerged. In this game, players will play the role of crops commander, cammand your army, use panzer to break throu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panzer Commander.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

75% User Score Based on 988 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperial Glory.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

48% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater. It was designed in a way which allow players who are new to the genre to quickly familiarize with the rules and to start battles with veterans who still remember great classic strategy titles. Easy rules, d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War 2: Time of Wrath.

The year is 1599 You are all judges on the Court of the Queen’s Bench in London.  As with actual judges in the year 1599, no legal experience is necessary. You will hear five cases. In each case you will have three options for dispensing justice. You will have three minutes to adjudicate each case. When you hear music, it is time to announce your verdict.  This experience is fun when you view eac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Trials.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

86% User Score Based on 276 reviews

Lux Delux is a fast-paced turn-based-strategy game of risk and world domination, with so much more! Highly moddable, Lux has over 900 maps, diverse random map generators, a biohazard mode, an AI SDK, and an online multi-player league. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lux Delux.

You are Heroes! By some miracle you’ve returned from something that definitely counts as an adventure—at least in your own minds. Now, safely tucked into a corner booth at your favorite tavern, it’s time to tell everyone all about it. Of course the sort of people who go off on adventures are also the sort of people who lie. About everything. Logistics: Participants: Any number,  2-4 per taleTime… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Four Liars.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

55% User Score Based on 164 reviews

What will be the strategy game if you throw out all the grind from it, all the boring annoying actions and leave only strategy and tactics? It became interesting to us and as a result we received Generals & Rulers. Try it now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Generals & Rulers.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

79% User Score Based on 276 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Beyond Sol is a unique blend of action combat and grand strategy empire building in a dynamic open world. Collect resources, build your city, upgrade your ships, and cultivate relationships or wage wars with rival cities in your quest to dominate the solar system. Play singleplayer or multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Sol.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

96% User Score Based on 4,986 reviews

Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation Spawn and observe custom or random AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Command nations to nudge the world events into your liking. AI Simulation In this game you observe randomized or custom created AI nations interact with each other and ultimately try to control the world in a massive free-for-all, including alliances… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 47,371 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

The Dark Ages might be drawing to a close, but Europe is still in turmoil. Petty lords vie against beleaguered kings who struggle to assert control over their fragmented realms. The Pope calls for a Crusade to protect the Christians in the Holy Land even as he refuses to relinquish control over the investiture of bishops - and their riches. Now is the time for greatness. Expand your demesne and se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crusader Kings II.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

97% User Score Based on 852 reviews

Medieval II: Total War - Gold Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Total War Kingdoms. Set in the turbulent Middle Ages, Medieval puts you in command of your own empire as you crush neighboring kingdoms and unify all of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. Medieval: Total War Kingdoms features four entire campaigns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.