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2002 PlayStation

As a wandering samurai in early Meiji-era Japan, you decide whose side to take in a short conflict over an iron foundry. Replaying leads to many different endings, and sword combat revolves around collecting a variety of blades.

What defines Way of the Samurai:

  • Choices with consequences
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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Alpha Protocol

92 %

2010 PCPlayStationXbox 19.99 € 👍 81 % Very positive, 4,911 reviews on Steam Steam Deck playable

  • Choices with consequences
  • Realistic visuals
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A spy RPG in which dialogue choices, relationships and how you approach missions heavily reshape the story and the fate of agent Michael Thorton. Gameplay is a rough-edged blend of cover shooting, stealth and skill building.

Vampyr

Choices with consequences

As a doctor turned vampire in flu-ravaged 1918 London, you choose which citizens to heal and which to feed on for power, and those choices visibly shape the city's districts. Brooding gothic atmosphere and moral dilemmas take centre stage, backed by real-time action combat.

Smuta

Realistic visuals

Smuta is a third-person action RPG set in Russia during the historical Time of Troubles. Made by the Russian studio Cyberia Nova, it combines melee combat, story and some open-world exploration.

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast-paced Spider-Man action game set in an open New York overrun by a symbiote invasion. You swap between red and black suit styles, swing through the streets, and make choices that shape allies and the story's outcome.

GreedFall

Action-packed real-time combat

A BioWare-style RPG set in a baroque, colonial-era fantasy world where you play a diplomat caught between colonial powers and island natives, resolving conflicts through talk, stealth or steel while your companions and factions react to your choices.

X-Men: Destiny

Action-packed real-time combat

As a newly awakened mutant you pick one of three power sets and brawl through the X-Men universe in an action RPG. Your choices between the X-Men and the Brotherhood shape the story and your abilities.

Suzerain

Choices with consequences

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.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Choices with consequences

As a newly turned vampire, you navigate clan intrigue in nighttime Los Angeles. Your choice of clan reshapes both dialogue and playstyle, most famously with the unhinged Malkavian. The game earned cult status through its sharp writing, dense atmosphere and unforgettable quests.

Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call

Action-packed real-time combat

A narrative-driven fantasy action RPG where you play a mercenary seeking opportunity in the war-torn city of Vahrin. Little is known about the game, so this rating relies mainly on the provided description.

Deus Ex: Invisible War

Choices with consequences

A first-person RPG set in a dystopian future where you navigate rival factions and use biomod augmentations to tackle missions through stealth, combat or hacking. Your choices shape the story, though it is widely seen as less deep than its predecessor.

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