Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition similar games & best alternatives

Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!

What works

  • Deep and immersive story with meaningful choices
  • Complex character customization and tactical combat
  • Large explorable world with rich lore
  • Engaging kingdom management adds strategic depth
  • High replayability and content volume

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and complex mechanics
  • Kingdom management can be tedious and stressful
  • Some difficulty spikes and balancing issues
  • Bugs and technical issues persist
  • Time pressures and pacing may frustrate some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

  • Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

  • SpellForce: Conquest of Eo

  • Blightstone

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

  • Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

More social

Games that feels like Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Gloomhaven

  • Frosthaven

  • Shape of Dreams

  • Dungeon Siege

  • Darksiders Genesis

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

More relaxing

Games that feels like Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition but with a more relaxing feel

  • Hades II

  • Tower of Time

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • King's Bounty: Crossworlds

  • Night Swarm

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition but with less leadership over others

  • Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

  • There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

  • Sands of Aura

  • Heretical

  • Arms of God

  • Cinderia

More intimate

Games that feels like Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition but with more focus on close relationships

  • Agarest: Generations of War

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • The Necromancer's Tale

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • Disciples: Liberation

  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

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Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026