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Psychic Software · 2025 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 90 % positive of 974 reviews, as of Oct 28

A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.

24 games that play like The Necromancer's Tale and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: The Thaumaturge, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition and Darkest Dungeon®.

Player tags

  • Story Rich
  • CRPG
  • Isometric
  • Magic
  • Gothic
  • Atmospheric
  • Alternate History
  • Narrative
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Plays and looks like The Necromancer's Tale

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like The Necromancer's Tale

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  1. Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption88 % positive of 970Shared: Story Rich · CRPG · RPG
  2. Pentiment95 % positive of 9,340Shared: Story Rich · Narrative · Choices Matter
  3. Disciples: Liberation72 % positive of 2,717Shared: Story Rich · Isometric · RPG
  4. Dark Lord87 % positive of 189Shared: Story Rich · Visual Novel · Choices Matter
  5. Grim Quest - Old School RPG90 % positive of 154Shared: Gothic · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics
  6. Black Book92 % positive of 5,340Shared: Story Rich · RPG · Choices Matter
  7. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&295 % positive of 2,041Shared: Story Rich · Gothic · RPG
  8. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales89 % positive of 15,747Shared: Story Rich · Isometric · RPG
  9. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden83 % positive of 6,535Shared: Story Rich · RPG · Lore-Rich
  10. Choice of the Deathless90 % positive of 306Shared: RPG · Choices Matter
  11. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon87 % positive of 34,280Shared: Story Rich · Narrative · RPG
  12. Vampire's Fall 291 % positive of 4,781Shared: CRPG · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics

By look

Looks like The Necromancer's Tale

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  1. Victor Vran ARPG84 % positive of 3,725
  2. Vampire's Fall 291 % positive of 4,781
  3. Conquest Dark89 % positive of 2,583
  4. Arms of God88 % positive of 1,985
  5. Zoria: Prologue (2020)81 % positive of 482
  6. Expeditions: Viking82 % positive of 3,308
  7. Demeo87 % positive of 1,711
  8. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree75 % positive of 3,080
  9. Gloomhaven82 % positive of 13,702
  10. Sovereign Syndicate79 % positive of 582
  11. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut76 % positive of 1,968
  12. Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper79 % positive of 2,054

At a glance

What games like The Necromancer's Tale have in common

  • The tags they share most often with The Necromancer's Tale: Story Rich (18 of 24), RPG (15) and CRPG (8).
  • They came out between 2014 and 2026, 2 of them after The Necromancer's Tale (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 (95 % positive of 2,041).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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