# Games like THE VIG

> The closest matches to THE VIG: Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise, Vanity Fair: The Pursuit, Mandate Of Heaven, Cellveillance, and Road to Empress I. 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. [Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise](https://imho.run/games/3218600/game-of-fate-2-a-century-s-promise) — Shares choice driven narrative and visual novel style with THE VIG. 63 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218600/)
2. [Vanity Fair: The Pursuit](https://imho.run/games/2758000/vanity-fair-the-pursuit) — Shares choice driven narrative and branching narrative with THE VIG. 115 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2758000/)
3. [Mandate Of Heaven](https://imho.run/games/3831120/mandate-of-heaven) — Also FMV and Cinematic, like THE VIG. 105 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3831120/)
4. [Cellveillance](https://imho.run/games/3218580/cellveillance) — Shares character interaction and choice driven narrative with THE VIG. 53 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218580/)
5. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also FMV and Drama, like THE VIG. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
6. [Superscout](https://imho.run/games/2862610/superscout) — Shares romance systems and visual novel style with THE VIG. 65 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2862610/)
7. [Heartbeat in Thailand](https://imho.run/games/3446680/heartbeat-in-thailand) — Shares visual novel style and branching narrative with THE VIG. 50 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3446680/)
8. [Half Billion: Love Choice](https://imho.run/games/3173890/half-billion-love-choice) — A frequent pick in THE VIG players' libraries, and another Strategy. 57 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3173890/)
9. [Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday](https://imho.run/games/3099660/love-is-all-around-echoes-of-yesterday) — Shares romance systems and choice driven narrative with THE VIG. 90 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099660/)
10. [Revenge on gold diggers ](https://imho.run/games/3350200/revenge-on-gold-diggers) — A frequent pick in THE VIG players' libraries, and another RPG. 521 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350200/)
11. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Drama and Interactive Fiction, like THE VIG. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
12. [I've Fallen For You!](https://imho.run/games/2754690/i-ve-fallen-for-you) — Shares character interaction and visual novel style with THE VIG. 122 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754690/)
13. [Director Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2803060/director-simulator) — Shares choice driven narrative and branching narrative with THE VIG. 67 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2803060/)
14. [Hello Love: 18 Again](https://imho.run/games/3167180/hello-love-18-again) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with THE VIG. 143 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167180/)
15. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — Also Quick-Time Events and Cinematic, like THE VIG. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)
16. [Breakout 13](https://imho.run/games/2095300/breakout-13) — Shares choice driven narrative with THE VIG. 269 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095300/)
17. [Heart of the Forest](https://imho.run/games/3274320/heart-of-the-forest) — Also FMV and Lore-Rich, like THE VIG. 58 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274320/)
18. [Don't FOOL ME, Beauties!](https://imho.run/games/3516180/don-t-fool-me-beauties) — Shares character interaction and choice driven narrative with THE VIG. 108 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516180/)
19. [Five Hearts Under One Roof](https://imho.run/games/3021100/five-hearts-under-one-roof) — Shares character interaction and branching narrative with THE VIG. 2,046 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021100/)
20. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Shares visual novel style and branching narrative with THE VIG. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
21. [Late Shift](https://imho.run/games/584980/late-shift) — Shares branching narrative with THE VIG. 1,748 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/)
22. [Knowledge, or know Lady](https://imho.run/games/2786680/knowledge-or-know-lady) — Shares romance systems and character interaction with THE VIG. 1,097 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2786680/)
23. [神都不良探 Underdog Detective](https://imho.run/games/1681970/underdog-detective) — Also FMV and Drama, like THE VIG. 139 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681970/)
24. [Legend of Mortal](https://imho.run/games/1859910/legend-of-mortal) — Also Drama and Lore-Rich, like THE VIG. 462 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/)

## 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=4181110&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4181110&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4181110&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4181110
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4181110
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About THE VIG

You'll be "Xie En", infiltrating the traitor's money empire. This urban hunt is a revenge saga where wit is your spear. Return as "Wu Wei," using rules as your shield in a world of grey. Will you choose love or vengeance? This lethal game of cash, betrayal and redemption awaits your move.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4181110
- **Developer:** 亦盈文化, 山与海工作室, 北京超带感
- **Publisher:** 亦盈文化, 一相逢互动娱乐
- **Genres:** Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 5, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4181110/the-vig)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4181110&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4181110/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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