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Games like Vigil: A Knight Story

If Vigil: A Knight Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Reeve, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante and Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery — 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.

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About Vigil: A Knight Story: A fully voiced branching medieval RPG of over 800,000 words. Swear the oath, ride to a dying kingdom's war, and answer for every choice. When you fall, you are not reloaded, you are marked. Four origins, twelve chapters, and an ending that weighs what your oath was worth.

StrategyIndieSimulationRPGWindows · Linuxby A Story Interactive
Vigil: A Knight Story — Steam game cover

Players who liked Vigil: A Knight Story also play

Steam players who put hours into Vigil: A Knight 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.

  1. The Reeve

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    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!

    2023AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Survive or Thrive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    Crikey, mate! You shouldn't be out here all on your own! There's big MONSTAS' runnin' about! And besides... It's not always the beasts that you gotta watch out for. Beasts are easy to predict! They just wanna kill and eat ya! Humans are much harder... They'll pretend to be your friend first!

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Love Is All Around

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    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 ↗
  7. Road to Empress I

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Vigil: A Knight Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vigil: A Knight Story.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

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 Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation and RPG with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    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!

    2023AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Vigil: A Knight Story.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vigil: A Knight Story

What games are most similar to Vigil: A Knight Story?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vigil: A Knight Story are The Reeve, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery.
Who developed Vigil: A Knight Story?
Vigil: A Knight Story was developed by A Story Interactive.

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 Vigil: A Knight Story.

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