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Games like the sands of time

Looking for games like the sands of time? Here are top action recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ballad of the Judgment Night, Aesemyr: The Withering or Birthright.

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  • 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    "Ballad of the Judgment Night" is a dark fantasy interactive fiction game, where you play as an angel determined to destroy the world. After centuries of fighting for peace, you now seek to wipe out the idea of a harmonious world, viewing chaos as an opportunity. This 18+ game includes mature content such as violence, death, language, and sexual content.

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  • 63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Aesemyr: The Withering is a text-based high fantasy game written in choicescript. The current length of the demo is around 120k words, consisting of the prologue and chapters 0-3.For now, only one path is available to play in chapter 3.The game contains some dark themes, so be sure to read through the content warnings at the beginning. Magic comes with a price. That is an inevitability every m…

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  • 90%Game Brain Score
    90% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    "Birthright" is a text-based game where you return to your childhood town after receiving a letter about a loss, uncovering a complicated web of mystery, magic, and gaps in your memory. Play as a male, female, or non-binary character, with 12,000+ words in the prologue and 10,000+ for Part 1. The game allows you to choose your pronouns for a personalized experience.

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  • 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    "Legend of a Savior: Book One" is an 18+ interactive fiction game where players uncover the dark truth behind a mysterious cult's emergence in a crumbling Empire. With content warnings for violence, abuse, and suggestive themes, the game follows the player's accidental discovery of the cult's interest in the royal family, as they leave a trail of destruction and death. The game promises a deep exploration of morality and the meaning of life.

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  • 77%Game Brain Score
    77% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    In "Summoner's Return," you survive death and uncover the mystery of your presence at Ludia's Institute of Magic, where you've been held for 15 years without magic abilities, sharing this experience with your fellow student, Callum. This RPG explores your search for answers and escape from the Institute's confines while revealing the empire's intricate culture and magical secrets.

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  • 94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    "Inner Demons" is a text-based supernatural horror game set in Seattle, where you play as a protagonist who unleashes hell in Pike Place Market. The game is currently rated 16+ with content warnings for strong language, violence, and death. As a work in progress, new chapters will be released periodically with updates on the Inner Demons tumblr blog.

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  • 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    "Fading: Legend of a Savior" is an 18+ interactive fiction game set in a dark adult fantasy world. After the Empire begins to crumble, a mysterious cult emerges, leaving a path of destruction and death in their wake. As you uncover their plans to target the royal family, you must navigate a moral minefield in a world where lies and truths blur, and survival is not always morally right. Content warnings include language, violence, death, parental abuse, and blood/gore.

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  • 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    "Ninelives" is a supernatural/sci-fi interactive fiction game, where you navigate through complicated family dynamics and supernatural abilities. Customize your main character's name, gender, appearance, and benefit from inclusive options for transgender, nonbinary, and a-spec players. Your choices affect relationships with a vibrant cast, including six optional romance options and sidekick brother, all while evading those who threaten your safety.

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  • 82%Game Brain Score
    82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Small Fires is an interactive fan fiction set in Ferelden during the Orlesian occupation, where you play as a newly promoted Templar Knight-Corporal tasked with tracking down your Knight-Captain and a pregnant mage. Amidst political turmoil and rebellion, you uncover dark forces and face a betrayal that challenges your loyalties. Choices shape your destiny in this tense, story-driven experience.

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  • 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    "The Moonless" is a fantasy game inspired by ancient Mediterranean civilizations, where you play as an illune, a moonless mind guard of the Royal Family of Spala. Your mission is to protect the minds of the Royal Family and investigate the mysterious disappearance of your fellow moonless, who have been experiencing unusual dreams prior to their vanishing. As you and your companions embark on this journey, you must uncover the truth behind these events and ensure the safety of the Royal Family.

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