Games like Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant never really ends. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Life Simulator
Also life sim, narrative
Spend four years as a new graduate in a big city, working, investing and dating to afford a car and a home. Your choices steer which of many endings you get.
51% steamhas ending
Real Life:Choices SimulatorDormant
Also life sim, narrative
Live out a whole life from childhood to career and family, making choices that shift looks, smarts, health and wealth.

Berry Bury Berry
Also narrative
Grow berries in a first-person garden and drop them into a strange hole for cash, upgrading helpers while an unsettling mystery with several endings unfolds.
98% steamhas ending
Progress KnightDormant
Also life sim
Beggar to knight to emperor to something beyond, one lifetime at a time. Perfect first incremental.
85% idle
SpaceplanComplete
Also narrative
A stranded ship, a potato, and a soundtrack that makes the finale land. A short, focused story idler.
91% steam1–3h ending30% idle
Luna's Fishing Garden
Also narrative
Catch fish, trade them to a fox spirit, and spend the proceeds turning an archipelago into a garden. A short pixel-art story you can keep playing after.
95% steamhas ending
Magic Research 2
Also narrative
The sequel adds exploration, a spell-crafting system and a much longer story arc.
93% steam50–120h ending55% idle
THE LONGING
Also narrative
Wait 400 real days in an underground palace for a king to wake. The clock runs while the game is closed, so you can explore or simply leave.
92% steamhas ending70% idle
Farm Together 2
Also life sim
Build a farm from one plot to a huge estate, alone or with friends, where crops keep growing while you are away.
93% steam
Stone Story RPG
Also narrative
A hand-animated ASCII RPG that plays itself while you script its behaviour. Gorgeous and strange.
91% steam15–30h ending50% idle
The Last Cat in the Universe
Also narrative
As a space station AI, sweep your cursor over debris to salvage parts and build a warm home for the last cat, in a short story meant for one or two sittings.
94% steamhas ending
My Name is Mayo 2
Also narrative
Tap a mayonnaise jar to unlock silly stories, random facts, minigames and a set of collectible 1950s-style cards. A comedic clicker sequel.
96% steam25% idle
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also narrative
A story-driven shop RPG where an exiled fae queen builds a business empire, buying buildings for passive income and automating systems over 35+ hours.
95% steamhas ending
Instruction
Also narrative
Meet power quotas at a plant using five generation systems while its sarcastic AI mentor reveals a story. A student project.
94% steam
Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago
Also life sim
Hatch and raise an elf from egg to hero like a virtual pet, then send it questing against a dark lord in a light idle RPG.
93% steam
Alice's Gaze
Also narrative
Guide Alice through a haunted mansion as a cat god's altar pays out gold, reviving rooms one by one while idle battles and light puzzles lead toward an escape.
91% steam
My Little Life
Also life sim
A small person lives out their life in a strip along the bottom of your screen, working, decorating and chasing dreams while you do other things.
91% steam90% idle
FACEMINER
Also narrative
A 1999 office desktop where you classify faces for a shady biometric firm, scaling hardware and reading the messages that reveal its plans.
92% steam
Russian Life Simulator
Also life sim
A meme life sim where you collect bottles as currency from birth, buy upgrades and costumes, and ride out absurd events while avoiding jail.
89% steam
Tingus Goose
Also narrative
Plant seeds in patients to grow goose trees, bounce the falling babies off placed blossoms for cash, and move through 17 surreal chapters.
89% steam
My Name is Mayo 3
Also narrative
The last part of a trilogy where you click a jar of mayonnaise to earn points, unlocking story fragments and achievements along the way.
94% steam25% idle
Asbury Pines
Also narrative
Link the work of townsfolk across eras from the stone age to the far future, building automated production that uncovers a small-town murder mystery.
90% steam
Orb of Creation
Also narrative
Grow a wizard's orb into a world. Spell circles, resource webs, and a real finale.
84% steam20–40h ending50% idle
Increlution
Also narrative
Live a life, die, and carry your skills into the next one. Queue-based planning with a proper story and a finish line.
85% steam40–100h ending60% idle