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Games like Shadows Behind the Throne 2

2021PC6.59 €

You play the forces of darkness trying to destroy a fantasy world. Faction politics and many different paths to doom give it strategic variety.

Choices with consequences
Tactical depth
Fantasy setting
Dark, serious atmosphere

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shadows Behind the Throne 2 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Shadows of Forbidden Gods

97 %Match

2023PCSteam Deck playable91 % positive16.79 €

A dark fantasy strategy simulation where you aim to end the world, sending covert agents across a living map to scheme, perform rituals, spread plague and summon horrors.

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Choices with consequences

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Tactical depth

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The Shrouded Isle

Choices with consequences

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King of Dragon Pass

Choices with consequences

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Whispers of the Eyeless

Dark, serious atmosphere

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Tactical depth

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King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame

Choices with consequences

You rule a fractured Britain haunted by dark magic as King Arthur, managing a turn-based campaign map, resolving text-driven events and fighting real-time tactical battles. You develop knights and heroes, and your choices shape how the legend unfolds.

Fear & Hunger

Choices with consequences

A brutal, bleak turn-based horror RPG set in a deadly dungeon where scarce resources, limb-severing combat and many hidden paths make every decision risky. Survivors uncover disturbing secrets and multiple endings.