Games like A True Story
If A True Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pathway, SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS and Tactical Breach Wizards — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About A True Story: A True Story is a turn-based strategy RPG based on "A True Story" (a sci-fi story from the 2nd century) by Lucian of Samosata.
Players who liked A True Story also play
Steam players who put hours into A True Story also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Pathway
WHY THIS
Top pick for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with A True Story.
Beyond creation, four eras come together as one! Discover the latest entry in this iconic Tactical RPG series. Form your own team of SD Gundams and deploy for battle -- with units from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, SEED, 00, and Iron-Blooded Orphans!
Tactical Breach Wizards
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Jagged Alliance 3
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Ranked #4 for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with A True Story.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with A True Story.
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Lost Eidolons
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for A True Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with A True Story.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A True Story.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with A True Story.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A True Story.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
SCP – Containment Breach
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A True Story.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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More from Night Stroll Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Night Stroll Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Faye: A Tale of Shadow
WHY THIS
Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind A True Story. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
In this classically styled turn-based strategy RPG, Shadow looms over the land causing the Faye to rampage! Help Peter save the world, make friends, and maybe even find love. Fight against Shadow, choose to use items or gift them, have conversations, and maybe find a few secrets.
Strange Ocean
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Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind A True Story. Shares Indie with A True Story.
Jump geysers in the goofiest gravity, speed under sharks on the silliest seas, and shoot down dangerous pirates with ducks! Join the exuberant Captain Marina as you set sail together in Strange Ocean!
Where Noble Plans Lie
WHY THIS
Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind A True Story. Shares Strategy and RPG with A True Story.
Build-up your territory, your team of advisors, and your reputation as you bring every other noble to ruin at the behest of the Vampire Queen. Make the kingdom yours in the city-builder and turn-based RPG: Where Noble Plans Lie!
Bullet Spell
WHY THIS
Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind A True Story. Shares Indie with A True Story.
Bullet Spell is a shoot 'em up about magical-girl spies! You take control of the twin sisters Aurora and Solana simultaneously to dodge, weave, and coordinate your way through bullets and enemies in this magical spy-thriller!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Tactical Breach Wizards
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with A True Story.
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Lost Eidolons
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A True Story.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Frequently asked about A True Story
- What games are most similar to A True Story?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A True Story are Pathway, SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS, Tactical Breach Wizards.
- Who developed A True Story?
- A True Story was developed by Night Stroll Studio.
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