# Games like The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

> The closest matches to The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain: The Testing Chamber, The Test: Final Revelation, Pentiment, Expelled!, and Let Bions Be Bygones. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Testing Chamber](https://imho.run/games/1921900/the-testing-chamber) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Advisor. 649 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921900/)
2. [The Test: Final Revelation](https://imho.run/games/1428310/the-test-final-revelation) — A frequent pick in The Advisor players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,004 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428310/)
3. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Shares dialogue driven choices with The Advisor. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
4. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares branching narrative with The Advisor. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
5. [Let Bions Be Bygones](https://imho.run/games/1347560/let-bions-be-bygones) — Shares dialogue driven choices and branching narrative with The Advisor. 80 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/)
6. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The Advisor. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
7. [The Council](https://imho.run/games/287630/the-council) — Also Detective and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Advisor. 2,707 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/)
8. [Jester / King](https://imho.run/games/1424300/jester-king) — Also Detective and Dark Humor, like The Advisor. 58 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424300/)
9. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Lore-Rich and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Advisor. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
10. [The Confession](https://imho.run/games/1289640/the-confession) — Also Dark Humor and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Advisor. 909 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289640/)
11. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Lore-Rich, like The Advisor. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
12. [Sultan's Game](https://imho.run/games/3117820/sultan-s-game) — Also Dark Humor and Lore-Rich, like The Advisor. 1,233 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/)
13. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Also Dark Humor and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The Advisor. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
14. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Shares dialogue driven choices with The Advisor. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
15. [The Isle Tide Hotel](https://imho.run/games/2000090/the-isle-tide-hotel) — A frequent pick in The Advisor players' libraries, and another Adventure. 115 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000090/)
16. [Demonheart](https://imho.run/games/578900/demonheart) — Also Villain Protagonist and Dark Humor, like The Advisor. 468 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578900/)
17. [The King's Dilemma: Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/2069180/the-king-s-dilemma-chronicles) — Also Lore-Rich and Interactive Fiction, like The Advisor. 52 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069180/)
18. [Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise](https://imho.run/games/3218600/game-of-fate-2-a-century-s-promise) — Shares branching narrative with The Advisor. 63 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218600/)
19. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Also Detective and Investigation, like The Advisor. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
20. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — A frequent pick in The Advisor players' libraries, and another Indie. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
21. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Interactive Fiction, like The Advisor. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
22. [KingSim](https://imho.run/games/1146170/kingsim) — A frequent pick in The Advisor players' libraries, and another Strategy. 89 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146170/)
23. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Shares moral decision making with The Advisor. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
24. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like The Advisor. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)

## Machine-readable

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## About The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1601680
- **Developer:** Randumb Studios
- **Publisher:** Randumb Studios
- **Genres:** Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 31, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1601680/the-advisor-episode-1-royal-pain)
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