Games like The Faraway King
If The Faraway King is your kind of game, the closest matches are Refrain: Verse of Fate, NOX AETERNA - Veil of Darkness and TECHNOPHOBIA: DO ANDROIDS GO TO HEAVEN? — 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 The Faraway King: A narrative adventure with exploration and visual novel elements. Join J.D. on a journey through the nation of Yoom to find the mythical figure known as the Faraway King and rid himself of his supposed curse. But should J.D. trust his bizarre companion, Zxtabella?
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Refrain: Verse of Fate
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
A garden caught in eternal recurrence. A god who forgets everything. A witness without rest. In this narrative-driven 2D exploration game, walk, listen, and read your way through four cycles to piece together a truth hidden beneath the surface.
NOX AETERNA - Veil of Darkness
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
He’s been searching for his missing friend for days. She’s been searching for her long-lost clan member for decades. Now their paths cross.
TECHNOPHOBIA: DO ANDROIDS GO TO HEAVEN?
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
"Technophobia: DAgtH" is a Narrative FPS Adventure where you're tasked with rescuing FESAC Engineers kidnapped by terroristic androids in a dark forest, all while discussing the ethics of using androids and AI in our daily lives. Is AI truly better than humans?
Travelling At Night
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Ranked #4 for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
CONJURE. CONFESS. DISAPPEAR. Be an exorcist, a stage magician, or - worse yet - a writer, in this globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG. In a very alternate 1940s Europe, choose sides; choose motives; choose your History.
SEASON: A letter to the future
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
My Dream is a Lost Memory
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Faraway King.
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
VIDEOVERSE
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Ranked #8 for The Faraway King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Faraway King at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Faraway King.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Faraway King.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Faraway King on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Faraway King.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Faraway King.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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 Faraway King.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Faraway King.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Faraway King.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Faraway King.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about The Faraway King
- How much does The Faraway King cost?
- The Faraway King is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Faraway King?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Faraway King are Refrain: Verse of Fate, NOX AETERNA - Veil of Darkness, TECHNOPHOBIA: DO ANDROIDS GO TO HEAVEN?.
- Who developed The Faraway King?
- The Faraway King was developed by Out of Time Interactive.
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