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Games like Playing History: Vikings

If Playing History: Vikings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Playing History 2 - Slave Trade, Playing History - The Plague and Assassin's Creed Valhalla — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny and lighthearted. 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 Playing History: Vikings: Playing History'Vikings' is the newest chapter of the Playing History educational game series. The previous two titles in the 'Playing History-Series' have been rewarded with several awards. With 'Playing History: Vikings' we have kicked up the experience several notches by providing a fully realized 3D world to interact with, a deeper...

2015IndieAdventureRPG0.79 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Serious Games Interactive
Playing History: Vikings — Steam game cover
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Collecting axes and hammers for deity choicesQuirky anachronisms like coffee and wi fi in monasteriesShort but dense educational contentComedicFunnyLighthearted

Players who liked Playing History: Vikings also play

Steam players who put hours into Playing History: Vikings 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.

  1. Playing History 2 - Slave Trade

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Travel back in time and witness the horrors of slave trade firsthand. You will be working as young slave steward on a ship crossing the Atlantic. You are to serve the captain and be his eyes and ears. What do you do, when you realize that your own sister has been captured by the slave traders?

    2015IndieAdventureCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Playing History - The Plague

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click exploration and a lighthearted mood with Playing History: Vikings.

    Second-strongest match for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Go on an exciting journey in the 14th century of Florence, an amazing city struck by a mysterious disease. The story is brimming with fascinating characters, historical events and captivating locations. History is yours to explore.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual0.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Assassin's Creed Valhalla

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Playing History: Vikings.

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Anointed: Heart of David

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Playing History: Vikings.

    The Anointed: Heart of David is a single-player, action-adventure game with platforming elements experienced in 3rd-person perspective. Step into the sandals of David, a young boy destined for greatness. With wisdom, skill, and bravery, navigate the iconic events and landscapes of Ancient Israel.

    ActionAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  5. Adventures of the Old Testament - The Bible Video Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Playing History: Vikings.

    Experience the Bible in a new, interactive way. Read, Watch, and Play through the Scriptures in this action-adventure faith-based game!

    2022ActionAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unrest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rod of Asclepius

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Rod of Asclepius is a historical RPG in 4th-century Pannonia. Play a Roman medicus: investigate symptoms, gather herbs, and perform turn-based treatments. Explore researched sites and make ethical choices that shape your reputation as the empire falters.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Japanese Romaji Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Playing History: Vikings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Playing History: Vikings.

    An RPG in which you learn Japanese using romaji characters i.e. English letters. It is set in the 1800's and is an epic adventure that will teach you about Japanese history and the language. In a matter of hours you could be speaking Japanese.

    2020AdventureRPG9.99 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 Playing History: Vikings.

    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. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Playing History: Vikings.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Playing History: Vikings.

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

    2019IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Serious Games Interactive

Other recommendable Steam games by Serious Games Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Playing History 2 - Slave Trade

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Serious Games Interactive, the studio behind Playing History: Vikings. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Travel back in time and witness the horrors of slave trade firsthand. You will be working as young slave steward on a ship crossing the Atlantic. You are to serve the captain and be his eyes and ears. What do you do, when you realize that your own sister has been captured by the slave traders?

    2015IndieAdventureCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. President for a Day - Floodings

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Serious Games Interactive, the studio behind Playing History: Vikings. Shares Indie with Playing History: Vikings.

    President for A Day: Floodings is a turn-based strategy game where YOU are the President of Pakistan. With two weeks to Election Day, the monsoon could not come at a worse time. And in its wake comes famine, cholera, rebels, and much more. Can you save the nation in its hour of need?

    2015StrategyIndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. President for a Day - Corruption

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Playing History: Vikings.

    Another title from Serious Games Interactive, the studio behind Playing History: Vikings. Shares Indie with Playing History: Vikings.

    President for a Day- Corruption gives you the opportunity to assume the role of an African president. As such, you must make controversial decisions revolving around topics such as: democratic evolution, corruption, development aid- and cooperation.

    2015StrategyIndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Playing History - The Plague

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click exploration and a lighthearted mood with Playing History: Vikings.

    Another title from Serious Games Interactive, the studio behind Playing History: Vikings. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    Go on an exciting journey in the 14th century of Florence, an amazing city struck by a mysterious disease. The story is brimming with fascinating characters, historical events and captivating locations. History is yours to explore.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual0.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Playing History: Vikings

Does Playing History: Vikings run on Steam Deck?
Playing History: Vikings is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Playing History: Vikings cost?
Playing History: Vikings is listed on Steam at 0.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Playing History: Vikings?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Playing History: Vikings are Playing History 2 - Slave Trade, Playing History - The Plague, Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Who developed Playing History: Vikings?
Playing History: Vikings was developed by Serious Games Interactive and published by My Way Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Playing History: Vikings.

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