The Age of Decadence similar games & best alternatives

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The Age of Decadence

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

What works

  • Deep roleplaying and narrative choices
  • High replayability with multiple paths
  • Challenging and tactical combat
  • Immersive post-apocalyptic setting
  • Complex character customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and ui
  • Steep learning curve and difficulty
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Limited social and cooperative features
  • Requires frequent save/load for progress

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Every Day We Fight

  • Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

  • Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

  • Exanima

  • Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

  • FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

Less status-driven

Games that feels like The Age of Decadence but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Tower of Time

  • Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

  • Sintopia

  • Divine Divinity

  • Hard West

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

More social

Games that feels like The Age of Decadence but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • The Stone of Madness

  • Expeditions: Viking

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

  • Desperados III

  • Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire

  • War Mongrels

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Age of Decadence but with less leadership over others

  • UnderRail

  • Gone Rogue

  • Heretical

  • Heaven Dust 2

  • Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut

  • ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like The Age of Decadence but with a stronger sense of community

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

  • Pillars of Eternity

  • Wasteland 3

  • Expeditions: Conquistador

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

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The Age of Decadence: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026