Games like Heaven's Vault

A narrative adventure game where you explore space, translate ancient languages, and make choices that shape the story. It features an adaptive narrative and a unique hieroglyphic translation puzzle.

84% positive from 2,461 · 2019 · 28% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $4.99 (2026-05-09)

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Six games like Heaven's Vault

SEASON: A letter to the future

93% positive from 2,047 reviews202317% finish itDeck Verified

A narrative exploration game where you document a world on your bicycle. You collect memories and stories before a cataclysm.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful, story-driven, and meditative exploration of culture, memory, and history, offering a calm, unique experience.

The catchCamera jank and heavy framerate drops repeatedly break the exploration.

Both are tagged Narrative, Mystery and Female Protagonist.

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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

95% positive from 1,274 reviews202437% finish itDeck Verified

This is a point-and-click adventure game featuring a globe-trotting mystery with fully voiced characters and challenging puzzles. Players explore exotic locations, solve riddles, and uncover conspiracies.

What players likedPlayers praise the beautiful remaster of this classic point-and-click adventure, which looks and feels like their nostalgic memories.

The catchSlow pacing with drawn-out, hard-to-skip animations

Both are tagged Narrative, Mystery and Adventure.

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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

92% positive from 2,436 reviews202534% finish itDeck Playable

A dice-driven RPG about surviving as an escaped artificial consciousness in an asteroid belt. Players manage a ship, crew, and contracts through tabletop-inspired mechanics.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful, emotional, and well-written story and characters, often comparing it favorably to the first Citizen Sleeper.

The catchBroken and glitched dice snowball into a death spiral with no real way to recover.

Both are tagged Narrative, Sci-fi and Adventure.

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Epistory - Typing Chronicles

95% positive from 2,234 reviews201617% finish itDeck Playable

You play a writer's muse riding a three-tailed fox through an origami world, and every action, from movement to combat to menus, is performed by typing words on the keyboard.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique typing combat and narrative experience, comparing it to Bastion but with typing instead of traditional combat.

The catchThe story is forgettable and the typing combat turns repetitive well before the end.

Both are tagged Narrative, Female Protagonist and Adventure.

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Venba

95% positive from 1,848 reviews202310% finish itDeck Verified

Venba is a narrative cooking game where players solve recipe puzzles to experience a heartfelt story of family and loss. It features authentic South Indian cuisine and a stylized art style.

What players likedPlayers praise Venba as a beautiful, emotional narrative game about culture and family, with simple cooking puzzles and gorgeous art.

The catchBarely any gameplay and it is over in about an hour, which hurts at full price.

Both are tagged Narrative and Female Protagonist.

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Vagrus - The Riven Realms

85% positive from 1,781 reviews202110% finish itDeck Verified

Narrative-driven open-world RPG with strategic caravan management and tactical turn-based combat in a dark fantasy wasteland. Explore, trade, and survive perilous journeys with your companions.

What players likedPlayers praise Vagrus as a deep, lore-rich caravan simulator and RPG, often compared to Sunless Sea, Kenshi, and Darksun.

The catchTravel and combat are slow and tedious, turning progress into a long grind.

Both are tagged Narrative and Indie.

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More about Heaven's Vault

What players liked

Players praise its unique archaeological translation puzzles, akin to Chants of Sennar, within a rich narrative and fascinating world.

The catch

Walking, sailing and dialogue all crawl, padded with unskippable transitions.

Reviews: 84% positive from 2,461
Released: 2019
Finish it: 28% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $4.99 (2026-05-09)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 84% positive, but with 2,461 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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