# Games like Hard to Be a God

> The closest matches to Hard to Be a God: Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut, Mars: War Logs, Caves of Qud, ELEX, and Gothic 1. 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. [Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/300550/shadowrun-dragonfall-director-s-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 4,127 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/)
2. [Mars: War Logs](https://imho.run/games/232750/mars-war-logs) — A frequent pick in Hard to Be a God players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,336 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232750/)
3. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
4. [ELEX](https://imho.run/games/411300/elex) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 5,121 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/)
5. [Gothic 1](https://imho.run/games/65540/gothic-1) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 2,742 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65540/)
6. [Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/238010/deus-ex-human-revolution-director-s-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 13,248 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238010/)
7. [Kingdom Come: Deliverance](https://imho.run/games/379430/kingdom-come-deliverance) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 61,825 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/)
8. [Citizen Sleeper](https://imho.run/games/1578650/citizen-sleeper) — Shares faction interaction with Hard to Be a God. 6,169 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/)
9. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
10. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — A frequent pick in Hard to Be a God players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
11. [Ghost of a Tale](https://imho.run/games/417290/ghost-of-a-tale) — Shares time sensitive quests with Hard to Be a God. 1,971 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417290/)
12. [Inquisitor](https://imho.run/games/241620/inquisitor) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 265 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241620/)
13. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
14. [Midnight Protocol](https://imho.run/games/1162700/midnight-protocol) — Shares consequence driven choices with Hard to Be a God. 156 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162700/)
15. [Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire](https://imho.run/games/396660/tahira-echoes-of-the-astral-empire) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 58 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396660/)
16. [Of Ash and Steel](https://imho.run/games/2893820/of-ash-and-steel) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 1,297 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2893820/)
17. [Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword](https://imho.run/games/48720/mount-blade-with-fire-sword) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 3,232 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/)
18. [1428: Shadows over Silesia](https://imho.run/games/1228500/1428-shadows-over-silesia) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 86 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1228500/)
19. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
20. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)
21. [INSOMNIA: The Ark](https://imho.run/games/783170/insomnia-the-ark) — Same atmospheric mood as Hard to Be a God. 293 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783170/)
22. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
23. [Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition)](https://imho.run/games/24980/mass-effect-2-2010-edition) — Shares consequence driven choices with Hard to Be a God. 8,577 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24980/)
24. [Crusader Kings III](https://imho.run/games/1158310/crusader-kings-iii) — Also Medieval, like Hard to Be a God. 48,633 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/)

## 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=391030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=391030&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=391030&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=391030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/391030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hard to Be a God

Hard to be a God is a Sci-Fi RPG with adventure and espionage elements.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 391030
- **Developer:** Burut CT
- **Publisher:** Akella
- **Genres:** RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 24, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 55
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/391030/hard-to-be-a-god)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=391030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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