Hero of the Kingdom II similar games & best alternatives

Hero of the Kingdom II

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

Lovely adventuring RPG series. Casual, story-driven journey and quests. The kingdom is under threat from pirates. Sail to the farthest islands to save your sister and become hero of the kingdom.

What works

  • Relaxing and casual gameplay
  • Engaging hidden object and resource management mechanics
  • Pleasant hand-drawn graphics and music
  • Family-friendly and suitable for children
  • Good value for price and achievement content

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear and predictable gameplay
  • Some pixel hunting and tedious resource grinding
  • Short game length
  • Minimal replayability
  • Simple and clichéd story

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1

  • Lost Lands: Mahjong

  • Forage Wizard

  • Midas Gold Plus - Idle Clicker

  • Lost Lands: A Hidden Object Adventure

  • Clover Tale

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Hero of the Kingdom II but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 3

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

  • Under The Island

  • Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

  • Little Big Adventure 2

  • Hero of the Kingdom

More creative

Games that feels like Hero of the Kingdom II but with more room to create and customize

  • Above Snakes

  • Potions: A Curious Tale

  • Cursemark

  • Driftmoon

  • Evoland Legendary Edition

  • Drop Duchy

More expressive

Games that feels like Hero of the Kingdom II but with more self-expression and customization

  • Balrum

  • Ritual of Raven

  • Cattle Country

  • Seeds of Calamity

  • Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

  • Serin Fate

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Hero of the Kingdom II: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Exploration, Creativity, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration, Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026