Games like An Imp and an Impostor
If An Imp and an Impostor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Keeper's Vigil, House of the Golden Mask and Atlantis Academy — 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 An Imp and an Impostor: You've spent years undercover, disguised as a human, infiltrating the city’s magical law-enforcement organization. They stole your magic from you. Can you steal it back? (A text-based interactive historical urban fantasy novel.)
Players who liked An Imp and an Impostor also play
Steam players who put hours into An Imp and an Impostor 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.
Keeper's Vigil
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Top pick for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."
House of the Golden Mask
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Second-strongest match for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Awaken your magic and break an ancient curse at a secret school of sorcery! What mysteries will you uncover at this crossroads between realms? A text-based fantasy novel, 280,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Atlantis Academy
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Third-strongest match for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
Siege of Treboulain
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Ranked #4 for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?
The Dragon and the Djinn
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Ranked #5 for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
Battlemage: Magic by Mail
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Ranked #6 for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
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Ranked #7 for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for An Imp and an Impostor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below An Imp and an Impostor at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~88% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~63% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with An Imp and an Impostor.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~53% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~75% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~81% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~88% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~63% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
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Priced ~50% under An Imp and an Impostor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
A Date with Death
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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More from Choice of Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Choice of Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Choice of Robots
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Choice of the Deathless
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.
Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind An Imp and an Impostor. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Siege of Treboulain
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?
The Dragon and the Djinn
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
Battlemage: Magic by Mail
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Frequently asked about An Imp and an Impostor
- How much does An Imp and an Impostor cost?
- An Imp and an Impostor is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to An Imp and an Impostor?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside An Imp and an Impostor are Keeper's Vigil, House of the Golden Mask, Atlantis Academy.
- Who developed An Imp and an Impostor?
- An Imp and an Impostor was developed by Choice of Games.
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