Oh I have a list of recommendations I keep around! These are all games that have already been released. (And I copy pasted them from a recommendation list I made for a friend so sorry if the descriptions are a little silly)
Heart of the House: Play as an investigator of the occult looking into the disappearance of your uncle. The clues bring you into a small and strange town in the middle of nowhere and everything is SPOOKY. Plus your assistant Dev is an absolute sweetheart I love him
Fallen Hero: Rebirth: This is part one of a trilogy. The second book is already in the works. You play as a hero-vigilante turned aspiring super villain after the government faked your death. Also, you’re probably a test tube baby. It deals a lot with mental health and the effects of trauma.
Study in Steampunk: Unfortunately you’re gender locked male for this game, but you play as someone who is basically Dr. Watson in steampunk England. And you can romance steampunk sherlock which is A+
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book 1: This is the first book of like… A planned seven. You play as a detective, in the small town of Wayhaven. but more importantly, you can romance vampires. Ey!
Tally Ho: Play as a servant for disaster human being Rory. The whole game is very Wodehousian and had me laughing the whole time.
Tin Star: Play as death row inmate turned sheriff! Lots o’ old west shenanigans! Plus it’s SUPER long!
A Midsummer Night’s Choice: It’s a lighthearted and very fun/funny Shakespearean game. You play as the heir to your kingdom forced to marry some old person. And you run away into the woods with your bff. Shenanigans abound.
The Hero:Unmasked: Your twin gets kidnapped after being mistaken for you! Unfortunately, they also happen to be the vigilante-hero of the town and you gotta take their place for a while. Plus you’re getting married in a week? And your fiance is maybe evil???
The Superlatives: Aetherfall: Superheros, but like… Victorian Times. Very fun! The first part of a series, but I think every part is going to have new characters and a new plot.
Blood Money: You are the eldest child of a mob boss, and the least likely to inherit the business… until your mom dies and all hell breaks loose.
Choice of Deathless: You’re a lawyer who does lawyery things-but for demons!!
Eagles Heir: You’re the bodyguard for the son of Napoleon. Kind of a… ‘what if’ historical fiction with a few fantastical elements thrown in. The only problem I had with it is it’s ridiculously short. Like, it ended right when I thought it was about to get going.
Psy High: You’re a psychic… in High school. Also, you’re a detective kind of?? IDK, it’s very fun. Did you ever read Dead is the new black? It reminds me of that, and also it’s the first CoG game I ever played.
Unnatural: Monsters are a thing that people know are real now. And you are smack dab in the middle of everything, trying to keep everything copacetic.
Heir of Daria: It’s a trilogy in which you play the lost heir of the Kingdom of Daria, and also lead an army against demons. It’s fun.
