- #1 Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,940 reviews2019
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Why similar: Roguevania 22.4% ★, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, RPG 9.1%, Metroidvania 9%
- #2 The Vagrant
86% matchVery Positive90% of 8,545 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.7%, RPG 14.6%, Metroidvania 11.7%, Side Scroller 11%, Action 10.7%
- #3 Dark Devotion
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,432 reviews2019
Dev: Hibernian WorkshopPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Why similar: Roguevania 18.1% ★, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, RPG 9.8%, Metroidvania 8.5%
- #4 ScourgeBringer
77% matchVery Positive86% of 3,189 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Roguelite 15.4%, Roguevania 15% ★, Action 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Adventure 11.2%
- #5 Hazelnut Bastille
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aloft Studio LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hazelnut Bastille is a topdown, Zelda-like ARPG, crafted in a 16bit character; it features action-adventure style gameplay. Players will engage with heavily tactical, real-time combat, and experience taxing lateral-thinking puzzles!
Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Action 15.6%, Indie 11.6%
- #6 Forsaken Castle
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Duck Block Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lily is a newly appointed paladin sent to investigate the appearance of undead near a village. Her search leads her to an old castle that is known to have been long abandoned, but signs of life have begun to appear, with lights visible in the distance and drawbridge closed.
Why similar: RPG 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Action 14%, Metroidvania 13%, Adventure 12.6%
- #7 One Step From Eden
75% matchVery Positive93% of 7,590 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.5%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #8 Minoria
77% matchVery Positive81% of 2,589 reviews2019
Dev: BombservicePub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.6%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Action 14.4%, Anime 10.8%, RPG 8.3%
- #9 Angel Emica - Fallen Angel and deserted land
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Lemon Dead Dragon
Windows
Angel Emica is a survivor-like game, with an additional goal of protecting a tower in a fixed arena. (*This game contains sexual content) (*All characters in this are age 18 or above. )
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23%, Roguelite 16.8%, Action 16.6%, RPG 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #10 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
73% matchVery Positive94% of 43,767 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.5%, Metroidvania 31.9%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6.6%, Anime 6.4%
- #11 Rena And Elin
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: 90s Studio
Windows
Rena found herself in the forest when she wakes up. Then when she planning to find a way out, she found Elin, who also planned to leave the forest. The two decided to leave together.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.4%, RPG 26.1%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 9.8%
- #12 AshenForest
74% matchVery Positive95% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: GentleRaven GamesPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
AshenForest is a roguelite action RPG focused on boss-rush. To purify the ashen forest that is causing the plague, you must fight against all the monsters lurking in the forest.
Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 11.2%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #13 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,401 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Action 16.1%, Indie 14.5%, Anime 10%
- #14 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
72% matchVery Positive93% of 40,853 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.4%, Metroidvania 22.7%, RPG 18%, Action 10.1%, Side Scroller 8.8%
- #15 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
73% matchVery Positive81% of 5,471 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Metroidvania 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #16 The Messenger
71% matchVery Positive93% of 12,818 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.2%, Metroidvania 27.1%, Action 14.6%, Indie 11.6%, Side Scroller 7.1%
- #17 Blasphemous
70% matchVery Positive90% of 61,976 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 27.2%, Action 10.6%, Indie 8.1%, Side Scroller 7.8%
- #18 MO:Astray
70% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Action 20.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 15.5%, Side Scroller 8.9%
- #19 Sparklite
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Red Blue GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!
Why similar: Roguelite 17.5%, RPG 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #20 Dehumanized
73% matchMixed65% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: BurningDust GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
DeHumanized is a Roguelite sidescroller action shooter inspired by Metroid and Binding of Isaac.The world runs on physical rules with elements interacted subtly with each other. To survive you have to take strength from beasts, and learn rules how the world works.
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Action 20.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 12.6%
- #21 No Turning Back: The Pixel Art Action-Adventure Roguelike
75% matchMixed53% of 259 reviews2016
Dev: ColloseusXPub: Phat Phrog Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
No Turning Back is an indie pixel art randomly generated action rogue-like developed by a new indie developer with tons of player classes, spells, weapons, armour and unlocks!
Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Action 19.8%, Roguelite 14.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 12.3%
- #22 Chasm
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,597 reviews2018
Dev: Bit Kid, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, RPG 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Action 11%, Adventure 10%
- #23 Savior
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starsoft Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Savior is an action-adventure platformer. Dramatically change a vast open world. Parkour effortlessly with pain-free intuitive platforming. Engage a variety of opponents with strategic, precision melee combat. Discover a rich world full of quests, colorful characters and countless secrets.
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Metroidvania 15.7%, Action 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Adventure 12.4%
- #24 Indivisible
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,668 reviews2019
Dev: Lab Zero GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.
Why similar: RPG 28.3%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action 15.4%, Indie 11.1%, Metroidvania 9.9%
- #25 Children of Morta
68% matchVery Positive89% of 22,556 reviews2019
Dev: Dead MagePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Why similar: Roguelite 21.6%, RPG 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Action 11.5%
- #26 Shining Resonance Refrain
71% matchMixed70% of 1,338 reviews2018
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.
Why similar: RPG 37.7%, Anime 20.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action 8.8%
- #27 Aenoic Abyss
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Planescape Game StudioPub: Wise Games
Windows
Swap between two heroines (Paladin/Mage/Assassin/Centaur Archer) instantly in this 2D pixel-art roguelite platformer, forge permanent Diablo-inspired builds with 200+ affix combinations to conquer cycle-reborn abyssal labyrinths and rend the holy veil of the Purification Ritual.
Why similar: RPG 21.5%, Roguevania 21% ★, Action 13.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Action Roguelike 9.2%
- #28 Duster
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coldrice Games
Windows
Traveling west is dangerous, and you will die hilariously! Your choices of gear change your gameplay, and unlocking new equipment allows for new strategies! Scavenge for supplies, avoid wolves, and fend off outlaws. You could die of dysentery or bear attack, so be prepared for anything!
Why similar: RPG 33.5%, Action 20.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.2%, Roguelite 5.3%
- #29 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
68% matchVery Positive95% of 9,086 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.3%, Anime 22.2%, Adventure 16.9%, 2D 7.2%, Cute 7%
- #30 The Slimeking's Tower
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: RevampedPRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Slimeking's Tower is an action/roguelike game where you have to explore a procedural generated tower, collect over 300 different items and slay over 100 different enemies in five different gamemodes to retrieve your people's moustaches back from the Slimeking.
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Action 19.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 13.2%, Action Roguelike 10.8%
- #31 Lightmatter
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,853 reviews2020
Dev: Tunnel Vision GamesPub: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%
- #32 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,397 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.1%, Metroidvania 27.3%, RPG 16.3%, Action 7.9%, Anime 5.9%
- #33 The Girl and the Robot
71% matchMixed68% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Carpets Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Girl and the Robot is a third person action/adventure game set in a fairy tale world where you take on the role of a young girl trying to escape from a castle ruled by an evil queen.
Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 19%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Indie 13.2%
- #34 Cally's Caves 3
70% matchVery Positive81% of 551 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29%, RPG 17.8%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 8.4%
- #35 Dusk Diver 酉閃町
67% matchVery Positive85% of 749 reviews2019
Dev: WANIN International
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dusk Diver is an anime style beat-em-up action game. You will be playing as Yumo, an ordinary high school girl, to fight with the Guardians against those Phantoms who dare to enter the realm of men.
Why similar: RPG 31.4%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Action 21.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Anime 11.1%
- #36 Astral Rift
61% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Nathan Foote
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight and Explore your way through randomly generated dungeons full of hordes of dangerous enemies and powerful bosses to recover the lost Astral Shards and save the world from spatial collapse! Expand your arsenal of weapons, potions, and spells as you grow into the strongest adventurer of all!
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Action 23.2%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #37 The Revolt: Awakening
66% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Siberius Studio
Windows
The Revolt: Awakening is an action-platformer RPG, allowing you to explore a city under military control… You will have to make your way through powerful enemies and face many dangers during your missions. Run, Fight, Destroy, Loot!
Why similar: Roguevania 17.2% ★, Action 14.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 10.4%, RPG 8.9%
- #38 Lethal League Blaze
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,605 reviews2018
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Indie 40.1%, 2D 1.6%
- #39 Catherine Classic
66% matchVery Positive87% of 10,771 reviews2019
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Why similar: Anime 45.8%, Sexual Content 27.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #40 Evil Genome 光明重影
69% matchMixed68% of 523 reviews2017
Dev: Crystal Depths StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!
Why similar: RPG 29.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Metroidvania 12%
- #41 Hush
71% matchMostly Negative30% of 44 reviews2015
Dev: Game Studio 78
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Surrounded by blood freezing phobias intent on absorbing her into oblivion
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Action 19.8%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 13.8%
- #42 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
66% matchVery Positive88% of 6,237 reviews2019
Dev: 6 Eyes StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Why similar: RPG 60.1%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Indie 13.7%, 2D 1.9%, Story Rich 1.8%
- #43 Cyberpunk 2077
63% matchVery Positive86% of 925,023 reviews2020
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 62.8 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
Why similar: RPG 51.6%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 7.9%, Exploration 6%
- #44 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
67% matchVery Positive93% of 11,577 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.6%, Metroidvania 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Action 10.4%
- #45 Rubi: The Wayward Mira
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wayward Games
Windows
A game about saving a dying planet.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.5%, RPG 15.5%, Metroidvania 11.8%, Action 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #46 ElemenTale
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coffee Cat
Windows
다섯 가지 원소 마법과 정령의 힘을 조합하여 나만의 전투 스타일을 완성하는 액션 로그라이트입니다. 던전에서 획득한 재화로 파괴된 마을을 재건하고 플레이어의 능력을 강화하세요. 강력한 마법 액션과 전략적인 공물 선택, 그리고 NPC와의 상호작용을 통해 점차 강해지는 정령과 함께 최종 보스에 도전해야 합니다.
Why similar: RPG 30%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #47 Afterimage
60% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,785 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.5%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, RPG 15.1%, Anime 12.5%
- #48 Boomerang Fu
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,859 reviews2020
Dev: Cranky Watermelon
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
Why similar: Action 68.3%, Cute 31.7%
- #49 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
66% matchVery Positive87% of 7,311 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: RPG 82.4%, Indie 10.2%, Singleplayer 3%, Adventure 2.3%, Story Rich 2.2%
- #50 Rover Mechanic Simulator
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 654 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Why similar: Indie 86.5%, Singleplayer 13.5%
- #51 Forager
64% matchVery Positive90% of 42,942 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 41.4%, RPG 17.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 14.9%, 2D 5.7%
- #52 Stellar Blade™
53% matchVery Positive94% of 84,027 reviews2025
Dev: SHIFT UP CorporationPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
Windows
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 56.8%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Sexual Content 8.7%, Story Rich 2.7%
- #53 Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
65% matchVery Positive93% of 736 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In a world where magic and technology exist side by side, vampire princess Alwen must reclaim her ancestral castle and her magic alongside her unlikely ally, treasure hunter Ragna Valentine. They may make for an odd pair, but when they combine their talents, the sky’s the limit!
Why similar: RPG 51.1%, Action 33.3%, Anime 13.2%, Cute 2.3%
- #54 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,051 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: RPG 47.7%, Indie 39.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #55 Little Misfortune
63% matchVery Positive92% of 13,515 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.6%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 18.4%, Story Rich 7.1%, Cute 6.2%
- #56 Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
64% matchVery Positive87% of 6,921 reviews2018
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Anime 31.4%, Action 13.1%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #57 20 Minutes Till Dawn
57% matchVery Positive91% of 28,640 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Roguelite 25.3%, RPG 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 12.9%
- #58 TSIOQUE
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,875 reviews2018
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 51.2%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 17.3%, Story Rich 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #59 Mage of the Olekta Desert
58% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: baron sengiaPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Aisha takes on a mission to deliver a letter to a mage living in the Olekta Desert. To her dismay, she must traverse the dangerous ruins and defeat the bandits and cultists that roam inside... or somehow get through unnoticed.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Anime 14.8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
- #60 Little Big Workshop
64% matchVery Positive84% of 3,346 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Indie 59%, Cute 28.1%, Singleplayer 12.8%