# Games like Spire, Surge, and Sea

> The closest matches to Spire, Surge, and Sea: Crown Gambit, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Arcadia Fallen, and Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names. 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. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
2. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
3. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Also Text-Based and Interactive Fiction, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
4. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Shares dialogue choices with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
5. [Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names](https://imho.run/games/2402280/werewolf-the-apocalypse-the-book-of-hungry-names) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2402280/)
6. [Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2](https://imho.run/games/411000/sorcery-parts-1-and-2) — A frequent pick in Spire, Surge, and Sea players' libraries, and another RPG. 505 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411000/)
7. [Fate/stay night REMASTERED](https://imho.run/games/2396980/fate-stay-night-remastered) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 1,576 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/)
8. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Shares branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
9. [Arcadie: Second-Born](https://imho.run/games/2196980/arcadie-second-born) — Also LGBTQ+ and Text-Based, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 334 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2196980/)
10. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
11. [The King's Dilemma: Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/2069180/the-king-s-dilemma-chronicles) — Also Interactive Fiction and Medieval, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 52 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069180/)
12. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Text-Based and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
13. [Hunter: The Reckoning — A Time of Monsters](https://imho.run/games/3970660/hunter-the-reckoning-a-time-of-monsters) — Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 53 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3970660/)
14. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
15. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Shares multiple endings with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
16. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
17. [Choice of Magics](https://imho.run/games/918380/choice-of-magics) — Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 140 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/918380/)
18. [Sigh of the Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2025310/sigh-of-the-abyss) — Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Spire, Surge, and Sea. 123 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2025310/)
19. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares visual novel style and branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
20. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares relationship building and branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
21. [Unsupervised](https://imho.run/games/2396630/unsupervised) — Shares relationship tracking and relationship building with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 65 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396630/)
22. [Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth](https://imho.run/games/234270/ken-follett-s-the-pillars-of-the-earth) — A frequent pick in Spire, Surge, and Sea players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,692 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234270/)
23. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — Shares branching narrative with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
24. [Whispers from the Star](https://imho.run/games/3730100/whispers-from-the-star) — Shares relationship building and visual novel style with Spire, Surge, and Sea. 647 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730100/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3249340&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3249340
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3249340
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## About Spire, Surge, and Sea

The King lies. Your memories are a weapon. In humanity's last city, floating in a worldwide seascape, will you fight for truth or defend the crown? A 380,000-word text-based interactive post-apocalyptic science fantasy novel.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3249340
- **Developer:** Choice of Games
- **Publisher:** Choice of Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, Narrated Game Menus, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option
- **Released:** Jul 31, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3249340/spire-surge-and-sea)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3249340/)
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