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Games like The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

If The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary, The Test: Secrets of the Soul and Expelled! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dialogue quality is exceptional, open ended moral dilemmas and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain: The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

2021AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Randumb Studios
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  1. Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...

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  2. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

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  3. Expelled!

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Third-strongest match for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Night Book

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Ranked #4 for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. My Lovely Daughter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Ranked #5 for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trials of Innocence

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Ranked #6 for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation14.44 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Pentiment

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue driven choices and an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Ranked #7 for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    2022AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Headspun

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Ranked #8 for The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Headspun is a FMV/Adventure hybrid set in Cortex; the world of Theo Kavinsky's broken brain - a game about recovery, discovery, and the ongoing battle between logic and emotion.

    2019AdventureRPG10.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Rocket League®

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...

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  2. The Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    The Journey is a VR experience classified as a scientific, educational and adventure game which is based on the exploration of the human body.

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  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Reviewers of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

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  4. Anna: The Series Test

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Join the Anna Series testing program Volunteer! Unique stories and decisions change how your test plays out. Meet Alleyne's 5 replicas, guide them toward humanity. Don't dare get comfortable, as each phase you'll power down 1 machine sentencing her to an unknown fate. Yet, are they really machines?

    2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

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  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

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  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

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  7. Landlord of the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

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  8. Ukrainian ball in search of gas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

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  4. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

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  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

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  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

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  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

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More from Randumb Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Randumb Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

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  3. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Horrorscope

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Confession

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Ever wondered how much of a kinky pervert you are? Ever wanted to know what your fate entails for being such a kinky pervert? Answer a series of disgustingly hilarious, immoral questions to reveal ridiculous scenarios & unlock the answers you seek...

    2020SimulationRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Testing Chamber

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.

    2022SimulationRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Reality Check

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Randumb Studios, the studio behind The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Expelled!

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Night Book

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. My Lovely Daughter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Pentiment

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue driven choices and an atmospheric mood with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    2022AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

How much does The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain cost?
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain are Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary, The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Expelled!.
Who developed The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain?
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain was developed by Randumb Studios.

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