Games like Through the Darkest of Times

"Suzerain is a single-player, text-based historical role-playing game with wonderful mechanics and dense atmosphere. As President Anton Rayne, lead the country of Sordland through political drama and economic crisis after a 20-year dictatorship. Experience tough choices, humor, and high emotional stakes in this grind-heavy, replayable game with excellent music and visuals."

Beholder is a single-player adventure game with a dark, dystopian setting. As the State-installed manager of an apartment building, you must covertly watch and profile your tenants, reporting any suspicious activity to the authorities. With ingenious graphics, a splendid soundtrack, and a sensational gameplay, Beholder offers a grim glimpse into a society where privacy is non-existent, and the totalitarian State is all-powerful.

"The Pale Beyond" is a narrative-driven horror adventure game where players uncover the mysteries of a ghost ship, the HMS Eidolon, and its crew. Through environmental storytelling, puzzles, and interactions with supernatural entities, players must navigate the ship's dark past and their own sanity. The game features a unique art style that enhances the eerie atmosphere and adds to the tension as players delve deeper into the secrets of the cursed vessel.

"This Is the Police" is a narrative-driven strategy game where you play as Police Chief Jack Boyd, navigating a corrupt city amidst crime and intrigue. Manage your staff, respond to emergencies, and investigate crimes, while dealing with mafia underworld and political manipulations. Your choices and approach to situations will determine your retirement outcome in a city on the brink of chaos.

In We. The Revolution, players step into the role of a judge in the French Revolution, tasked with passing sentences and navigating a dangerous political landscape. With a distinctive art style, players must make difficult decisions and face the consequences, both in their professional and personal lives. Balancing justice and self-preservation is key in this tense and immersive game.

In "Yes, Your Grace," you are the king of a medieval kingdom, making decisions on how to allocate your resources to help petitioners in the throne room. Manage your family's affairs, hire generals, witches, and hunters to aid you, and navigate the politics of the realm. The game features a fictional world inspired by Slavic folklore, with a focus on storytelling and character development.

"Always Sometimes Monsters" is a narrative-driven RPG where your choices significantly impact the story. As a down-and-out writer, you must make difficult decisions to reconcile with a former love, all while dealing with life's harsh realities. The game features a unique perspective system, where your character's gender and race are determined by the player you choose at the start.

In "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante," players navigate a ruthless world in a narrative-driven RPG format, following a man who challenges the existing social order. The game is presented as a journal, with life-altering decisions and the struggle for freedom at its core.

"The Banner Saga" is a single-player Role Playing game with a good plot that allows players to shape their own narrative through strategic choices in travel, conversation, and combat. With over 25 playable characters from two races and seven classes, every decision made has a meaningful impact on the story, including the potential loss of characters. Victory or defeat in tactical combat also has consequences, making each decision critical to the survival of the player's caravan.

"Gods Will Be Watching" is a point-and-click thriller game that explores tough ethical decisions and their consequences. Players control a group of characters facing various survival scenarios, where the right choice is rarely clear. With multiple endings and a focus on narrative, the game challenges players to make difficult decisions in high-pressure situations.