Reigns similar games & best alternatives
Reigns
2016
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Quick resume
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Global score
87/100
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Card & Board Game
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Pros
- Innovative and simple gameplay
- High replayability with many endings
- Humorous and engaging narrative
- Low price and good value
- Unique art style and music
Cons
- Repetitive cards and events over time
- Limited depth and complexity
- Interface better suited for mobile
- Lack of multiplayer or social features
- Some players find endgame grindy or frustrating
Motivations
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Autonomy
Game with the same Autonomy vibe
4"Players make choices in interactive scenarios, directing their own actions and decisions."
Super Seducer : How to Talk to Girls
"Players freely choose between two options for each event, directing their own decisions and actions."
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Competence
Game with the same Competence vibe
3"Requires strategic stat management and decision-making to succeed, with skillful play rewarded by better endings."
Monster Prom
"Requires learning effects of choices and balancing four stats to prolong reign, involving skillful decision-making."
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-3"Focus is on individual play and personal progress without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."
Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
"Focuses on individual play and personal progress without direct comparison or ranked competition."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
4"High replayability with multiple endings, secret characters, and unlockables motivate repeated playthroughs."
Infernax
"High replayability with many deaths and restarts, encouraging repeated play to unlock content and endings."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-5"Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."
NieR:Automata™
"Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."
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Creativity
Game with the same Creativity vibe
2"Players create their own story through choices, though within a predefined narrative and structure."
Dyscourse
"Players create their own story through choices, but gameplay follows a fixed card system with limited modification."
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-5"No evidence of exerting control over other players; interactions are with game systems only."
Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)
"No elements of exerting control over other players; interactions are with game systems only."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
4"The medieval fantasy setting and romantic story provide an immersive escape from real life."
Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
"Provides a humorous and absorbing medieval fantasy setting that allows escape from real life."
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Expectation
Game with the same Expectation vibe
-4"Players engage voluntarily for fun and curiosity, not out of obligation or pressure."
Air Marty
"Players engage voluntarily for fun and curiosity, not out of obligation or external pressure."
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Experimenting
Game with the same Experimenting vibe
3"Players explore different scenarios, character choices, and random elements, encouraging experimentation."
Mansions of Madness
"Players explore different choices and outcomes, unlocking new cards and storylines through experimentation."
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Exploration
Game with the same Exploration vibe
3"Unlocking new cards, characters, and storylines encourages discovery within the game."
Reigns: Game of Thrones
"Unlocking new cards and story events encourages discovery within the game’s narrative and mechanics."
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Expression
Game with the same Expression vibe
-3"Limited customization; player expression mainly through choice selection rather than avatar or environment modification."
Just Ignore Them
"Limited customization; player expression mainly through choice selection rather than avatar or environment modification."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
4"Set in a medieval fantasy world with romantic and fictional elements, providing imaginative fiction experience."
Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
"Set in a stylized medieval fantasy world with supernatural elements and imaginative storytelling."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
-5"No social or community features; gameplay is solitary."
Switchcars
"No social or community features; gameplay is solitary."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
3"Players learn game mechanics and improve strategies over multiple playthroughs."
Monster Prom
"Players learn game mechanics and improve strategy over multiple playthroughs."
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Health
Game with the same Health vibe
-5"Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
"Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."
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Idle
Game with the same Idle vibe
-4"Requires focused attention and quick decision-making; not suitable for passive or background play."
Containment: The Zombie Puzzler
"Requires focused attention on each decision; not designed for passive or background play."
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Intimacy
Game with the same Intimacy vibe
-5"No social or emotional relationship building with other players."
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
"No social or emotional relationship building with other players."
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Leadership
Game with the same Leadership vibe
2"Players lead their chosen ruler through decisions affecting the kingdom, but no group leadership."
Reigns: Game of Thrones
"Player leads the kingdom through decisions, but no leadership over other players."
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Progression
Game with the same Progression vibe
3"Progression through unlocking storylines, endings, and achievements."
Memory Oblivion Box
"Progression through unlocking new cards, storylines, and achievements across reigns."
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Relaxation
Game with the same Relaxation vibe
3"Balanced pacing with moments of tension and calm; overall immersive and engaging without excessive stress."
SCP: Secret Files
"Relaxed pacing with simple controls and ambient music, though some tension from balancing stats."
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Sensation
Game with the same Sensation vibe
1"Minimal sensory stimulation; simple graphics and sounds provide moderate engagement."
Fly Corp
"Minimal sensory stimulation; simple graphics and sound provide moderate engagement."
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Status
Game with the same Status vibe
-5"No social recognition or status systems present."
Crying Suns
"No social recognition or status systems present."
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Story
Game with the same Story vibe
4"Strong narrative focus with multiple distinct storylines and character arcs."
Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
"Strong narrative element with evolving storylines and meta-story across multiple reigns."
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Strategy
Game with the same Strategy vibe
3"Requires planning and tactical placement of characters to maximize score and unlockables."
hololive Treasure Mountain
"Requires planning and balancing multiple variables to survive and unlock content."
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Thrill
Game with the same Thrill vibe
2"Some suspense from uncertain outcomes and complex engagements, but not focused on adrenaline or risk."
Command: Modern Operations
"Some suspense from risk of death and consequences of choices, but overall low intensity."
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Value
Game with the same Value vibe
4"Highly praised for its low price and replayability, offering good entertainment value."
I'm on Observation Duty
"Highly praised for offering substantial entertainment and replayability at a low price."
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Violence
Game with the same Violence vibe
2"Includes playful combat elements like weapons and traps, but violence is cartoonish and non-serious."
Make Way
"Contains deaths and combat events, but presented humorously and not focused on violence."
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Survival
Game with the same Survival vibe
4"Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death and managing resources to survive."
The Coma: Recut
"Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death by managing resources and balancing factions."
Analysis
Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Cooperation.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
Last update: 30/04/2026