# Games like Sultan's Game

> The closest matches to Sultan's Game: Cultist Simulator, BOOK OF HOURS, Crown Gambit, Reigns, and The Succession of Changing Kings. 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. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Shares resource management with Sultan's Game. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
2. [BOOK OF HOURS](https://imho.run/games/1028310/book-of-hours) — Shares time management and inventory management with Sultan's Game. 2,576 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/)
3. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Shares choice consequences and replayability with Sultan's Game. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
4. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Shares multiple endings with Sultan's Game. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
5. [The Succession of Changing Kings](https://imho.run/games/3218880/the-succession-of-changing-kings) — Shares event driven progression and choice consequences with Sultan's Game. 106 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218880/)
6. [Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked](https://imho.run/games/3124340/demeo-x-dungeons-dragons-battlemarked) — Shares card based combat and replayability with Sultan's Game. 666 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/)
7. [Griftlands](https://imho.run/games/601840/griftlands) — Also Dark Humor and Card Game, like Sultan's Game. 5,218 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601840/)
8. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares replayability and dialogue choices with Sultan's Game. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
9. [Sovereign Syndicate](https://imho.run/games/1674920/sovereign-syndicate) — Also Tabletop and Card Game, like Sultan's Game. 280 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1674920/)
10. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Shares choice consequences and time management with Sultan's Game. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
11. [Songs of Silence](https://imho.run/games/2195410/songs-of-silence) — Shares card based combat and procedural generation with Sultan's Game. 900 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/)
12. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares replayability and meta progression with Sultan's Game. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
13. [Curious Expedition 2](https://imho.run/games/1040230/curious-expedition-2) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Sultan's Game. 579 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/)
14. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Shares turn based tactics and replayability with Sultan's Game. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
15. [Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure](https://imho.run/games/3877790/hunter-s-moon-a-sovereign-syndicate-adventure) — Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Sultan's Game. 50 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3877790/)
16. [Revenge on gold diggers ](https://imho.run/games/3350200/revenge-on-gold-diggers) — Also Lore-Rich and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Sultan's Game. 521 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350200/)
17. [WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers](https://imho.run/games/2277560/wuchang-fallen-feathers) — Shares meta progression and character progression with Sultan's Game. 5,116 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277560/)
18. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares time management and dialogue choices with Sultan's Game. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
19. [Duskpunk](https://imho.run/games/2610880/duskpunk) — Shares inventory management and dialogue choices with Sultan's Game. 125 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/)
20. [Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition](https://imho.run/games/596970/sunless-skies-sovereign-edition) — A frequent pick in Sultan's Game players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,282 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/596970/)
21. [Hand of Fate 2](https://imho.run/games/456670/hand-of-fate-2) — Also Card Game, like Sultan's Game. 2,040 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456670/)
22. [Metaphor: ReFantazio](https://imho.run/games/2679460/metaphor-refantazio) — Shares time management and character progression with Sultan's Game. 13,194 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2679460/)
23. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Shares time management and multiple endings with Sultan's Game. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
24. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Dark Fantasy, like Sultan's Game. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3117820&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3117820&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3117820&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3117820
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3117820
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sultan's Game

Sultan's Game is a dark fantasy resource management RPG developed by Double Cross and published by 2P Games. Released in 2025, it combines card-based mechanics with character progression, dialogue choices, inventory management, and an event-driven structure where choice-consequences shape the narrative. Set in a gritty, atmospheric world, the grind-based progression system supports the challenging solo experience. Players describe discovering hidden conditions and story branches as deeply rewarding, and reviewers highlight branching storylines with hundreds of endings and character arcs that encourage repeated playthroughs. Workshop mod support dramatically expands the game's replayability. Priced at $24.99 USD, it holds a 93% positive rating from 1233 Steam reviews and is verified on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3117820
- **Developer:** Double Cross
- **Publisher:** 2P Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 30, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3117820/sultan-s-game)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3117820&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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