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Games like Vive le Roi

2017PC57 % positive

You try to save King Louis XVI from the guillotine on the day of his execution and rewrite the course of the French Revolution. A small, compact indie adventure with a historical premise.

  • Historical setting
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Vive le Roi are A Golden Wake, The Plague Doctor of Wippra and 1979 Revolution: Black Friday. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Vive le Roi special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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A Golden Wake

93 %Match

2014PC76 % positive−90 % 9.75 € 0.97 €

Brings what grabs you about Vive le Roi: a historical setting, a strong story and a relaxed difficulty.

A point-and-click adventure set in 1920s Florida, where aspiring real estate agent Alfie Banks gets caught between the land boom, the mob and a hurricane. The story draws on real events and locations around Coral Gables.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Historical setting

An interactive historical drama set during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, where you play young photojournalist Reza, moving through Tehran's streets and shaping events and relationships through dialogue and quick decisions.

The Lion's Song

Accessible and relaxed

Four interlinked point-and-click episodes set in early 20th-century Austria, each following a creative mind wrestling with inspiration, self-doubt and human relationships. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.

Attentat 1942

Historical setting

You experience the Nazi occupation through the eyes of people who lived through it, speaking with witnesses and reliving their memories. Blending dialogue, interactive comic panels and authentic footage, you uncover the untold story of your own family.

Bury me, my Love

Historical setting

A text-messaging adventure about Syrian refugee Nour's journey to Europe, where you play her husband Majd advising her through a chat app. Your advice shapes the trip and leads to many different, emotionally powerful endings.

Titanic: Adventure out of Time

Historical setting

A point-and-click adventure set aboard the Titanic during its final hours, where you solve puzzles and act against the clock to save lives and possibly alter the ship's fate. The authentic historical setting and time pressure define the experience.

The Cat and the Coup

Historical setting

You play the cat of Iran's Prime Minister Mossadegh, nudging him through memories of his life and the 1953 CIA coup. A short, unusual documentary game styled after Persian miniature art that tells history through small puzzles.

Freud's Bones: The Game

Accessible and relaxed

A narrative point-and-click adventure set around the birth of psychoanalysis, where you engage with Freud, dreams, sexuality and existential doubt. It leans on dialogue and atmosphere rather than action.

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