Games like Through the Darkest of Times

24 picks · prices checked daily

• 

  Suzerain

  2020 · PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

  Political sim, visual novel

  Critics

  81

  Metacritic

  Players

  92%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~14h

  IGDB

  $5.99was $19.99−70%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.42/hr

• 

  Stay

  2018 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Visual novel, choices matter

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  67%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~7h

  IGDB

  $11.99

  Best PC price · Steam · $1.71/hr

• 

  My Child: Lebensborn

  2018 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

  Emotional, historical

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  94%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $7.99

  Best PC price · Humble Store

• 

  Reigns

  2016 · PC · iOS · Android

  Choices matter, historical

  Critics

  77

  Metacritic

  Players

  87%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $0.98was $2.99−67%

  Best PC price · Steam

• 

  This Is the Police

  2016 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

  Visual novel, management

  Critics

  61

  IGDB

  Players

  82%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~18h

  IGDB

  $3.14was $14.99−79%

  Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.17/hr

• 

  Hollywood Animal

  2025 · PC

  Emotional, historical

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  73%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~30h

  IGDB

  $13.39was $19.99−33%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.45/hr

• 

  Beholder

  2016 · PC · iOS · Android

  Political sim, point & click

  Critics

  75

  Metacritic

  Players

  91%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~10h

  IGDB

  $1.11was $13.99−92%

  Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.11/hr

• 

  I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

  2022 · PC · PS · Switch

  Visual novel, management

  Critics

  91

  Metacritic

  Players

  96%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~18h

  IGDB

  $12.49was $24.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.69/hr

• 

  Yes, Your Grace

  2020 · PC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

  Historical, resource management

  Critics

  77

  IGDB

  Players

  87%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~9h

  IGDB

  $2.99was $19.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Epic Game Store · $0.33/hr

• 

  This War of Mine

  2014 · PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android

  Emotional, resource management

  Critics

  83

  Metacritic

  Players

  93%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~20h

  IGDB

  $1.99was $19.99−90%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.10/hr

  In PS Plus

• 

  Dawn of Man

  2019 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Historical, resource management

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  86%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~29h

  IGDB

  $12.49was $24.99−50%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.43/hr

• 

  Potion Craft

  2022 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Historical, resource management

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  92%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~21h

  IGDB

  $7.99was $19.99−60%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.39/hr

• 

  We. The Revolution

  2019 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Political sim, historical

  Critics

  75

  Metacritic

  Players

  73%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $5.99was $19.99−70%

  Best PC price · Steam

• 

  Growing Up

  2021 · PC · iOS

  Emotional, visual novel

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  87%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $6.74was $14.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam

• 

  Disco Elysium

  2019 · PC

  Visual novel, point & click

  Critics

  97

  Metacritic

  Players

  92%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~33h

  IGDB

  $7.88was $39.99−80%

  Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.24/hr

  In Game Pass

• 

  Ord.

  2019 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

  Choices matter, strategy

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  92%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  Free

  Free to play

• 

  Torn Away

  2023 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  World war II, emotional

  Critics

  85

  Metacritic

  Players

  91%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $5.24was $14.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam

• 

  Gerda: A Flame in Winter

  2022 · PC · Switch

  World war II, emotional

  Critics

  84

  Metacritic

  Players

  94%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $3.99was $19.99Historical low

  Best PC price · GOG

• 

  The Pale Beyond

  2023 · PC · Switch

  Emotional, resource management

  Critics

  77

  Metacritic

  Players

  90%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $3.99was $19.99Historical low

  Best PC price · GOG

• 

  Long Live the Queen

  2012 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Political sim, visual novel

  Critics

  67

  Metacritic

  Players

  94%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $3.99was $9.99−60%

  Best PC price · GOG

• 

  Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

  2017 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

  Historical, visual novel

  Critics

  78

  Metacritic

  Players

  92%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~17h

  IGDB

  $1.59was $19.99−92%

  Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.09/hr

• 

  Caravan

  2016 · PC

  Historical, strategy

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  79%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $0.92was $5.99−85%

  Best PC price · Fanatical

• Multiplayer

  Crusader Kings III

  2020 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Historical, management

  Critics

  91

  Metacritic

  Players

  90%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $14.24was $49.99−72%

  Best PC price · Fanatical

  In PS Plus

• 

  Anvil Saga

  2023 · PC · PS · Switch

  Historical, resource management

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  70%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $11.09was $19.99−45%

  Best PC price · Fanatical