- #1 Dodgeball Academia
97% matchVery Positive94% of 672 reviews2021
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dodgeball Academia is a sports RPG game featuring rookie dodgeball student, Otto. Join Otto and an eclectic cast of characters as they train to dominate on and off the courts of the academia.
Why similar: Sports 43.7%, RPG 14.4%, Cartoony 10.9%, PvP 9.1%, Cartoon 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant sports RPG that perfectly captures the blend of character-driven narrative and competitive athletic gameplay.
- #2 Cassette Beasts
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,685 reviews2023
Dev: Bytten StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG, now with online multiplayer mode. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.3%, JRPG 22.5%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 9.2%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a fresh take on creature-collecting with a focus on tactical fusion and synergy between party members.
- #3 Monster Sanctuary
96% matchVery Positive91% of 12,449 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, JRPG 15%, PvP 9.6%, Exploration 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature-collecting with turn-based tactical combat that rewards team composition and strategic planning.
- #4 Bravery Network Online
95% matchVery Positive81% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: GLOAM
Windows · Mac
Make friends, challenge strangers, & fight strategic turn-based battles in a post-post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, JRPG 22%, Character Customization 16.6%, PvP 14.4%, Cartoony 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, turn-based tactical game that focuses on team building and character customization for high-stakes matches.
- #5 Pyre
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,291 reviews2017
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.
Why similar: RPG 50.8%, Story Rich 31.4%, Colorful 9.1%, Stylized 5.4%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical sports RPG features deep character relationships and a unique fantasy sport that mirrors the strategic depth of Beastieball.
- #6 Temtem
94% matchVery Positive81% of 39,285 reviews2022
Dev: CremaPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Temtem is an online creature-collection adventure. Tame 165 unique creatures across 7 vibrant islands, battle other tamers, tackle mythical Lairs, chase Luma & Umbra variants, and breed your favorite Tems - with friends by your side! Dive into a colorful monster catching adventure, so Temtem up!
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, JRPG 11.9%, PvP 9.8%, Character Customization 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer creature-collector that emphasizes tactical, turn-based combat and team synergy.
- #7 Coromon
93% matchVery Positive85% of 7,821 reviews2022
Dev: TRAGsoftPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles, brain-twisting puzzles, and a mysterious threat to the world awaiting defeat. Nobody said being a Battle Researcher was easy!
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.3%, JRPG 17.5%, PvP 11.2%, Character Customization 10.9%, Exploration 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A polished creature-collector that focuses on classic turn-based combat and exploration.
- #8 Tape to Tape
92% matchVery Positive92% of 3,558 reviews2023
Dev: Excellent Rectangle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game where every choice matters on your journey to build the best hockey team. Choose your path, hire unique players, discover synergies between them, pick unique abilities, bribe the referees or visit the Blademaster on your way to restore hockey's former glory.
Why similar: Sports 26.5%, Comic Book 21.6%, Character Customization 15.8%, PvP 14.5%, Cartoony 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sports roguelite that emphasizes team building and unique ability synergies in a colorful, fast-paced environment.
- #9 Slappyball
91% matchVery Positive84% of 5,495 reviews2024
Dev: Amelore
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
It's hands playing volleyball. Compete online and show who has the better ball handling skills. Style on your opponents through skill and a superior fashion sense.
Why similar: eSports 34.4% ★, Sports 25.2%, PvP 14.8%, Character Customization 13.7%, Stylized 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sports game that captures the competitive esports spirit and character customization found in Beastieball.
- #10 Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,912 reviews2019
Dev: Moonsprout GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
Why similar: JRPG 26.7%, 2.5D 23.6%, Character Customization 16.7%, Exploration 11.4%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based RPG with turn-based combat that relies heavily on team positioning and combo plays.
- #11 Monster Tribe
91% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Boundless GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Explore an island filled with collectible creatures, a vast and varied wilderness, and dangerous towers on your way to restoring harmony with the land of Akama.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, PvP 12.7%, JRPG 9.7%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical, turn-based combat within a creature-collecting framework that emphasizes exploration.
- #12 Wildermyth
89% matchVery Positive95% of 18,135 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.1%, Character Customization 23.7%, Comic Book 16.7%, 2.5D 10.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: While not a sports game, its focus on procedural, relationship-driven character growth is a perfect match for the social dynamics in Beastieball.
- #13 Blood Bowl 3
89% matchMixed50% of 5,571 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Brutal, crazy, tactical… this is BLOOD BOWL! The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content. Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top... leaving your opponents in the graveyard.
Why similar: Sports 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 26%, PvP 25.2%, RPG 10%, Tactical 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, turn-based tactical sports game that requires careful team management and strategic positioning on the field.
- #14 Nexomon: Extinction
88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: VEWO Interactive Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Nexomon: Extinction is a return to classic monster catching games, with a brand new story, eccentric characters and over 300 unique Nexomon to trap, tame and evolve.
Why similar: Creature Collector 68.6%, RPG 12.6%, Exploration 5.3%, Colorful 4.9%, JRPG 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic creature-collector that offers a large roster and engaging turn-based combat mechanics.
- #15 Anode Heart
87% matchVery Positive91% of 458 reviews2023
Dev: Stove Powered Games
Windows · Mac
A semi-open world, monster tamer RPG, set in a digital, futuristic environment, with fast-paced combat, a card minigame and focus on exploration.
Why similar: Creature Collector 46.3%, JRPG 26.5%, RPG 10.2%, Exploration 5.8%, Colorful 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collector that integrates unique card-battler elements into its turn-based combat system.
- #16 Dicefolk
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,007 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Creature Collector 68.5%, Cartoony 13.7%, Tactical 10.8%, Colorful 7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that uses creature-based combat and positioning to create deep, strategic encounters.
- #17 Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers
86% matchMixed67% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Dino RocketPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Collect and battle over 200 unique creatures in this roguelike auto-battler. Level-up and evolve your Kādomon as you assemble the ultimate team, creating awesome synergies to beat BIG bosses!
Why similar: Creature Collector 49.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.3%, Cartoony 13%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on creature-based team building and synergy-driven combat in an auto-battler format.
- #18 Yaoling: Mythical Journey
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,470 reviews2025
Dev: RAYKA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Yaoling: Mythical Journey is a creature collecting Eastern fantasy RPG featuring an world filled with rich stories and unique Yaolings. Tasked to uncover a mysterious evil, you embark on a journey with your Yaolings, forming new friendships, engage in intense battles, and face countless challenges!
Why similar: Creature Collector 48.6%, Open World 14%, RPG 10.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collector that balances exploration with strategic, turn-based combat.
- #19 Botworld Odyssey
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Featherweight Games
Windows
Venture out into a huge open world to discover new bots and collect rare scrap to build them. Deploy your bots in tactical auto-battles on your quest to become the world’s greatest Botmaster.
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.3%, JRPG 19.9%, Open World 11.2%, RPG 8.1%, Exploration 8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world creature-collector that utilizes auto-battler mechanics to emphasize team-based strategy.
- #20 Disc Creatures
85% matchVery Positive84% of 233 reviews2019
Dev: PICORINNE SOFTPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Humans live alongside creatures, each with different personalities, abilities, and moral codes. The invention of the DiscKid has changed life for everyone. Humans can copy creatures and use their power to help others and solve mysteries around the world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 57.4%, JRPG 29%, RPG 12.2%, Adventure 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, party-based creature-collector that emphasizes team composition and tactical variety.
- #21 EvoCreo
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Ilmfinity Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Capture over 170 unique Creo, explore diverse regions, and battle your way through a story-rich, offline-friendly monster-catching RPG. Start your adventure in the world of Zenith as you search for your missing father and uncover the plot of a nefarious group, Shadow Hive.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.9%, JRPG 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, PvP 9.6%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward creature-collector that focuses on adventure and classic turn-based combat.
- #22 Monster Crown
84% matchMixed57% of 1,039 reviews2021
Dev: Studio AurumPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dive into a dark world where monsters rule and make pacts with them to defeat an evil young woman seeking power. Hunt, battle, tame and breed monsters to create your own legacy. Together with your monsters, you can restore the balance to Crown Island.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.6%, JRPG 21.2%, PvP 12.3%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collector that allows for deep customization and breeding mechanics.
- #23 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
81% matchVery Positive85% of 623 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
Why similar: eSports 32.6% ★, Sports 28.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Character Customization 12%, Tactical 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management and tactical game that captures the strategic depth and competitive nature of esports.
- #24 Dream Team Basketball
81% matchVery Positive86% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Team Games
Windows
Dream Team Basketball combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired from the game of basketball. Explore over 300 player cards and 400 traits and skills to create your team and engage in a competitive environment.
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.1%, Sports 24.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, PvP 13.4%, Tactical 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of sports and card-battling that focuses on team building and tactical decision-making.
- #25 Super Mega Baseball™ 4
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,403 reviews2023
Dev: Metalhead Software Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Super Mega Baseball™ 4 is where the Legends play. The signature combo of arcade-inspired style and immersive gameplay returns with over 200 baseball Legends and a grand slam of presentation upgrades.
Why similar: Sports 54.4%, eSports 28% ★, PvP 17.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep sports simulation with team management and character customization that appeals to the sports-focused side of Beastieball.
- #26 Beastmancer
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Beastmancer is a monster tamer tactical RPG. Play as an adventurer in a fantasy world, capture monsters and make them fight in turn based battles.
Why similar: Creature Collector 53.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, RPG 17.8%, Tactical 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused RPG that centers on capturing and training creatures for tactical combat.
- #27 GladiEATers
77% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: MilkBubblesGames
Windows
Cook and command teams of living food in this narrative creature battler. GladiEATers blends seven chef stories in top-down JRPG adventures and roguelike gauntlets, featuring 6v6 battles, spicy cooking minigames and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, JRPG 19.4%, PvP 13.5%, RPG 6.8%
- #28 Wargroove
79% matchVery Positive83% of 5,236 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 61.9%, PvP 22.7%, Tactical 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes unit synergy and map positioning.
- #29 Monster Crown: Sin Eater
77% matchVery Positive86% of 167 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Aurum
Windows
Hand-craft your team of perfect Monsters and wage a one-man war against fate and the world in the Crown Nation! With a True Crossbreeding system, every Monster is entirely your own!
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.3%, JRPG 21.5%, Character Customization 14.2%, Open World 10.2%, RPG 7.6%
- #30 Windjammers 2
78% matchVery Positive88% of 751 reviews2022
Dev: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
The best flying disc game of all time is back, with amazing hand-drawn graphics, crazy new moves, gameplay mechanics and awesome characters and stages! New update brings new playable characters, new training mode, full crossplay support and more.
Why similar: Sports 50.8%, PvP 31.3%, eSports 17.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style sports game that captures the high-energy, competitive feel of a fictional sport.
- #31 The Banner Saga
79% matchVery Positive89% of 15,879 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: RPG 39.3%, Tactical 24%, Story Rich 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG where character relationships and consequences directly impact your team's performance.
- #32 Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike
76% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Smash it Wild is a tactical turn-based game combining volleyball and dodgeball in a fantasy universe. Upgrade your players and defeat your opponents in an intense roguelike competition!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.8%, Sports 32.4%, RPG 15.7%, Tactical 8.4%, Colorful 3.7%
- #33 Portal Fantasy
78% matchMixed66% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Portal Fantasy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Journey through an epic storyline, collecting creatures to aid you in turn-based battles, avoiding traps and solving puzzles, completing thrilling quests, and uncovering the darker history of Pyli Kingdom in this RPG with a unique modern take on a classic beloved genre.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Character Customization 14.3%, JRPG 12.5%, PvP 9.4%
- #34 EvoCreo 2
76% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Ilmfinity Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Capture over 300 unique monsters, explore a vast world, complete 50+ quests, and master a deep battle system in this offline-friendly, story-rich monster capture RPG. Journey as a cadet in the world of Shoru, where monsters known as Creo are vanishing. Catch the perpetrators before it's too late.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, JRPG 17.4%, PvP 10.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #35 Aethermancer
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,358 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Become the Aethermancer and fight alongside mythical creatures. Explore the ever-changing Fractured Ruins, plan your moves in challenging turn-based battles, and watch your Monsters grow stronger from previous lives and defy death!
Why similar: Creature Collector 49.4%, JRPG 29.6%, RPG 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%
- #36 Basketboy's Adventure
73% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: greenteagame1
Windows
Explore, collect, and fight in Basketboy's Adventure! Uncover stories and hidden secrets across the vibrant, hand-drawn semi-open world of Gugu City. Master dozens of skills and talents, bond with powerful pets, and gear up for an epic battle!
Why similar: Creature Collector 36%, Sports 23.4%, Open World 10.5%, Exploration 9.1%, RPG 8.7%
- #37 Nexomon
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,810 reviews2020
Dev: VEWO Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Catch, evolve and collect over 300 unique Nexomon! Assemble the ultimate Nexomon team to save your friends and save the world! Clash against legendary champions and become a hero in this epic journey!
Why similar: Creature Collector 82.4%, RPG 14.5%, Adventure 3.1%
- #38 Nuumonsters
74% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Welcome to the wonderful *New* world of Nuumonsters! Play as Yana or Yasaka in a short and sweet adventure to become the strongest trainer in the Hana region!
Why similar: Creature Collector 45.8%, JRPG 24%, Open World 12.7%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #39 Dokimon: Quest
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
"Whoa, watch out!" That was close, didn't you know Dokimon are dangerous!?ーStep into Xelos region, where you'll set off on an adventure to uncover the mystery behind your missing childhood friend.
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.7%, JRPG 20.7%, Character Customization 13.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Open World 7.4%
- #40 Kabuto Park
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 4,069 reviews2025
Dev: DootPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.
Why similar: Creature Collector 68.9%, RPG 12.6%, Cartoony 10.5%, Colorful 7.9%
- #41 Spikair Volleyball
72% matchVery Positive94% of 291 reviews2023
Dev: Choc Abyss
Windows
Control the 4 players of your volleyball team. Recruit players, train them and win tournaments to become the best volleyball club.
Why similar: Sports 45.7%, PvP 28%, Character Customization 26.3%
- #42 Ooblets
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!
Why similar: Creature Collector 46%, Character Customization 16.7%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, RPG 10.5%
- #43 Beast Breaker
70% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Vodeo GamesPub: Kando Factory
Windows
Beast Breaker - the tactical ricochet RPG. Select your gear, plan your attack, line up the best angle, and launch! Watch the heroic Skipper careen around the screen and break the giant Beasts into pieces.
Why similar: RPG 38.1%, Colorful 31.3%, Tactical 30.6%
- #44 Beasties - Monster Trainer Puzzle RPG
75% matchMixed46% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: rokaplay
Windows
Beasties is a lovingly 🧡 hand-drawn 2D monster trainer game with a turn-based puzzle combat, where you take on the role of a Beastie trainer.
Why similar: Creature Collector 73.4%, Exploration 18%, Colorful 5.6%, Adventure 2.9%
- #45 Bloomtown: A Different Story
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,498 reviews2024
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents!
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.3%, JRPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, RPG 9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #46 Cross Blitz
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,604 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.8%, RPG 23.1%, Tactical 13.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Colorful 9.7%
- #47 Paper Animal Adventure
69% matchVery Positive97% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Cuddling Raccoons StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?
Why similar: RPG 44.5%, Exploration 44.4%, Adventure 11.2%
- #48 Dungeon Deathball
71% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 45.5%, Sports 37.4%, Tactical 17.1%
- #49 FurBall
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Rapt Interactive
Windows
Join the fun as adorable animals battle for athletic supremacy across a variety of fantastic arenas! Play against friends across multiple platforms over the Internet. In FurBall, you play on teams of up to 2 players on each side in noble competition, attempting to score goals for your team!
Why similar: Sports 69.1%, eSports 29.3% ★, Adventure 1.5%
- #50 Abomi Nation
72% matchVery Positive83% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Orange Pylon GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Abomi Nation is a roguelike monster-taming RPG. Every playthrough will create a new version of Abomi Nation and provide a unique world with different Abomis for you to find. Explore your universe, watch your Abomis bond, and battle it out as your adventure unfolds in a way totally unique to you!
Why similar: Creature Collector 50.4%, Character Customization 17.5%, Exploration 12.1%, RPG 10.5%, Cartoony 9.4%
- #51 Esports Godfather
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
Why similar: eSports 46.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Character Customization 11.7%, Sports 9.4%, Tactical 4.4%
- #52 Super Club Soccer
71% matchMixed64% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Trick27 Studios Limited
Windows · Linux
Super Club Soccer is a tactical turn based football game. FIFA Pro Clubs meets turn based RPG. Create your player and begin competing in tactical online battles against users from around the globe, or hone your skills against our AI in single player action. Start your soccer story today!
Why similar: eSports 31.2% ★, Sports 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, PvP 15.3%, Tactical 6%
- #53 Blacktop Hoops
68% matchVery Positive89% of 775 reviews2024
Dev: Vinci Games
Windows
Blacktop Hoops is the ultimate VR basketball game and sports experience. Embark on a hoops journey in career mode, ball against bots, hang out with friends in online courts, or climb the rankings in competitive pickup games. Do you have what it takes to become the GOAT?
Why similar: eSports 29% ★, Sports 24.2%, Comic Book 15.3%, PvP 13.4%, Character Customization 11.2%
- #54 Critter Cove
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,868 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Character Customization 28%, Open World 19.9%, Exploration 16.8%, RPG 14.7%, Stylized 12.1%
- #55 Inkbound
66% matchVery Positive87% of 3,979 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 46.5%, Character Customization 29.8%, RPG 14.8%, Colorful 8.8%
- #56 Adore
67% matchVery Positive88% of 455 reviews2023
Dev: Cadabra GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Adore is an action creature-collecting game where you build your team of unique creatures and go on a journey to resurrect the God of the Creatures.
Why similar: Creature Collector 63.6%, Open World 16.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Colorful 7.8%, Adventure 2.8%
- #57 Athenian Rhapsody
66% matchVery Positive90% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Nico PapaliaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.3%, JRPG 19.6%, Character Customization 12.9%, Exploration 9.7%, RPG 8.4%
- #58 Yerr Out
67% matchVery Positive88% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Green Valley GamesPub: Hadzin Foundation
Windows
FREE! 🦅 wacky & competitive baseball game! 🦌 Unlock over 100+ animals to assemble your team, each with different attributes 🐂
Why similar: eSports 42.6% ★, Sports 31.8%, PvP 20.1%, Cartoon 5.5%
- #59 Shoresy: Legends of the North
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Treewood GamesPub: New Metric Media
Windows
Shoresy: Legends of the North is a fast-paced hockey RPG set in the Shoresy universe. Create your skater and join the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs on a quest to save the world from the legendary Hockey Godz, or go head-to-head with friends with a roster of fan-favourite characters.
Why similar: eSports 28.9% ★, Sports 22.7%, PvP 13.5%, Character Customization 12%, Comic Book 11.7%
