Games Like The Tale of a Common Man (2026)

Shared: RPG Maker

Four hours with a dying man's memories, and you will not walk away unchanged. The finest argument that games can do what novels do, built on an RPG Maker engine nobody will care about once the story lands.

Shared: Potion Crafting

Sixty-plus hours in 15th-century Bohemia, and I still felt underdressed for the jousting. If you want an RPG that treats you like an adult and makes every sword swing mean something, Henry's back, and he brought half of medieval Europe with him.

Shared: Revenge Narrative

Bayek of Siwa is the most grounded protagonist this franchise has ever produced, and his revenge story across a painstakingly crafted ancient Egypt is the clearest argument yet that Ubisoft Montreal can write actual human beings when they try.

Shared: Revenge Narrative

One of the finest immersive sims ever built: Arkane's plague-ridden city of Dunwall rewards every playstyle, from silent ghost runs to gleeful supernatural carnage.

Shared: tier:sub-5

Three modes, one free download, and a cheater problem that Team Jade is still chasing down nine seasons in. Worth your time if you squad up; rougher if you go solo.