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2018PC86 % positive

A story-driven, non-linear political RPG set in late-1990s America, where you play a young man making deals, investing in the stock market, giving speeches and aiming for the presidency.

Historical setting
Choices with consequences
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Shape of America: Episode One are Suzerain, Crusader Kings II and Expeditions: Conquistador. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shape of America: Episode One special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Suzerain 94% match – Choices with consequences
Newest alternative: Expeditions: Rome 87% match – released 2022

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Suzerain

94 %Match

2020PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive18.99 €

A text-heavy political simulation in which you lead the fictional nation of Sordland as president through crises, corruption and conflict. Your decisions reshape relationships, policy and the ending.

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Crusader Kings II

Historical setting

A medieval grand strategy game where you guide a dynasty rather than a nation across generations, navigating marriages, succession crises, plots and assassinations. Its systems generate memorable, often darkly absurd emergent stories.

Expeditions: Conquistador

Historical setting

You lead a Spanish conquistador expedition through 16th-century Mexico, managing supplies, morale and companions. Turn-based tactical battles and your choices toward the natives shape how the campaign unfolds.

For the People

Choices with consequences

As the newly appointed mayor of a small town under a socialist system, you balance the party line against the wellbeing of its citizens. A narrative blend of visual novel and light management strategy.

Crusader Kings III

Historical setting

A grand strategy role-playing game where you steer a medieval dynasty across generations through marriage, scheming, diplomacy and war. Characters, chance and power struggles constantly produce your own emergent, often chaotic stories.

Expeditions: Rome

Historical setting

As an ambitious legate you lead a party of Praetorians through tactical turn-based battles across the ancient Roman world. Political intrigue, consequential decisions and legion management give this historical RPG real weight.

Ambition: A Minuet in Power

Historical setting

A visual novel set in pre-revolutionary Paris where you play a woman abandoned and starting over, climbing high society through courtship, snubs and intrigue. The world changes with every playthrough, so your choices shape how events unfold.

Crusader Kings Complete

Historical setting

A deep medieval dynasty strategy game where you guide a noble house across generations through marriages, intrigue and wars over power and faith. Emergent family drama makes every playthrough unique.

Through the Darkest of Times

Historical setting

You lead a resistance group in Nazi-era Berlin from 1933 to 1945, managing resources, members and missions. Every hard moral decision plays out in a haunting, expressionist-styled historical drama.

Heads Will Roll

Historical setting

You play a young medieval soldier rising through wars and adventures toward knighthood. Your decisions determine whether you find true love or perish amid the chaos of war.

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