- #1 Monster Sanctuary
97% matchVery Positive91% of 12,643 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, JRPG 15.1%, PvP 9.5%, Exploration 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical creature combat where team synergy and specific ability combos are essential for success.
- #2 Cassette Beasts
96% matchVery Positive94% of 11,050 reviews2023
Dev: Bytten StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 13.9 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 36.2%, JRPG 22.7%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creature collector that emphasizes unique transformation mechanics and tactical turn-based combat.
- #3 Dodgeball Academia
96% matchVery Positive94% of 678 reviews2021
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.9 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 14.5%, Cartoony 11%, PvP 8.9%, Cartoon 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that centers entirely on a sports-themed school environment with tactical combat encounters.
- #4 Coromon
95% matchVery Positive85% of 8,014 reviews2022
Dev: TRAGsoftPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a complete 30+ hour monster-taming RPG adventure, now remastered for PC! Catch and train more than 100 Coromon, explore six diverse regions, and master strategic turn-based battles as you unravel a mystery that could change Velua forever.
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.5%, JRPG 17.6%, PvP 11%, Character Customization 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style creature collector that emphasizes strategic turn-based combat and exploration.
- #5 Temtem
94% matchVery Positive81% of 39,310 reviews2022
Dev: CremaPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 42.1 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 33.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, JRPG 12%, PvP 9.7%, Character Customization 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused creature collector that features competitive turn-based battles requiring high-level tactical planning.
- #6 Wildermyth
94% matchVery Positive95% of 18,226 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 32.8%, Character Customization 23.8%, Comic Book 16.6%, 2.5D 10%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on character relationships and procedural storytelling that evolves based on your team's history.
- #7 Moonstone Island
93% matchVery Positive84% of 5,022 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Creature Collector 84.9%, RPG 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends creature collection with open-world exploration and deck-based tactical combat.
- #8 Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,024 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 27.1%, 2.5D 23.4%, Character Customization 16.5%, Exploration 11.3%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based RPG that utilizes tactical turn-based combat and combo-heavy team mechanics.
- #9 Ooblets
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,552 reviews2023
Dev: Glumberland
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.3 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 16.5%, Open World 10.8%, RPG 10.6%, Exploration 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collection with quirky, dance-based competitive battles that mirror the lighthearted spirit of sports.
- #10 GladiEATers
91% matchVery Positive93% of 91 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 32.2%, JRPG 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, PvP 13.4%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical creature-battler that incorporates roguelite elements and management-style gameplay.
- #11 Siralim Ultimate
90% matchVery Positive93% of 2,535 reviews2021
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Siralim Ultimate is a monster-catching, dungeon-crawling RPG with a ridiculous amount of depth. Summon over 1200 different creatures and travel through randomly generated dungeons to acquire resources, new creatures, and loot.
Why similar: Creature Collector 64.2%, Character Customization 23.4%, RPG 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep tactical creature-collecting experience with complex team-building mechanics.
- #12 Nexomon: Extinction
89% matchVery Positive90% of 4,038 reviews2020
Dev: VEWO Interactive Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 15.8 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 68.7%, RPG 12.7%, Exploration 5.2%, Colorful 5%, JRPG 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional creature-collecting RPG with a large roster and strategic turn-based combat.
- #13 Bravery Network Online
89% 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 24.4%, JRPG 22.3%, Character Customization 16.4%, PvP 14.3%, Cartoony 8%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, turn-based tactical game that emphasizes character customization and strategic team composition.
- #14 Anode Heart
87% matchVery Positive91% of 464 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 46.2%, JRPG 26.5%, RPG 10.3%, Exploration 5.7%, Colorful 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collecting adventure that features a unique tactical combat system and retro-inspired exploration.
- #15 Monster Crown
88% matchMixed57% of 1,045 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 32.7%, JRPG 21.3%, PvP 12.1%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep creature customization through breeding and tactical turn-based battles.
- #16 Aethermancer
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,650 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 29.5%, Exploration 10.6%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike creature collector that focuses on party-based tactical combat and strategic team management.
- #17 Tape to Tape
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,694 reviews2023
Dev: Excellent Rectangle
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.5 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 26.7%, Comic Book 21.6%, Character Customization 15.6%, PvP 14.4%, Cartoony 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sports roguelite that uses character customization and team-building to create a unique athletic experience.
- #18 Monster Tribe
86% 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 33.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, PvP 12.6%, JRPG 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration with tactical turn-based combat in a creature-collecting setting.
- #19 Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,143 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The legendary monster training duology, “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2”, is back!
Why similar: Creature Collector 73.2%, RPG 16.3%, JRPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the training, raising, and competitive battling of creatures in a tournament-style setting.
- #20 Disc Creatures
86% matchVery Positive83% of 236 reviews2019
Dev: PICORINNE SOFTPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Capture and battle over 200 unique creatures in this retro-inspired monster-collecting RPG. Copy their powers with the revolutionary DiscKid and build your dream team. Explore a vibrant world where humans live alongside mysterious creatures in an unforgettable adventure full of secrets and strategy.
Why similar: Creature Collector 57.1%, JRPG 29.2%, RPG 12.3%, Adventure 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A creature collector that focuses on party-based tactics and diverse team-building strategies.
- #21 Dokimon Quest
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 551 reviews2024
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A monster-taming RPG meets GBC-era nostalgia. Capture and train 140+ Dokimon across 15+ towns. "Whoa, watch out — Dokimon are dangerous!" Uncover the mystery behind your missing childhood friend in the Xelos region.
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.9%, JRPG 20.8%, Character Customization 13.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Open World 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collecting RPG that emphasizes exploration and party-based tactical strategy.
- #22 EvoCreo
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 86 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 41.1%, JRPG 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, PvP 9.5%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collecting RPG that features a classic turn-based combat system and open-world exploration.
- #23 Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers
82% matchMixed67% of 610 reviews2025
Dev: Dino RocketPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 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 49.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, Cartoony 13.2%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collecting game that focuses on auto-battler tactics and team synergy.
- #24 Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition
79% matchVery Positive89% of 15,294 reviews2023
Dev: Sabotage Studio
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
Why similar: JRPG 54.7%, RPG 17.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that emphasizes timing and tactical combo attacks between party members.
- #25 Nexomon
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,827 reviews2020
Dev: VEWO Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 82.2%, RPG 14.6%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward creature-collecting adventure with a focus on exploration and turn-based combat.
- #26 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
80% matchVery Positive87% of 7,375 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.3 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: JRPG 42.2%, RPG 30.7%, Comic Book 20.7%, Story Rich 3.6%, Open World 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a robust tactical turn-based combat system with a focus on party synergy and ability management.
- #27 Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike
78% matchVery Positive87% of 150 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 39.2%, Sports 32.9%, RPG 15.8%, Tactical 8.3%, Colorful 3.7%
- #28 Super Mega Baseball™ 4
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,481 reviews2023
Dev: Metalhead Software Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 54.3%, eSports 28.7% ★, PvP 17%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-quality, arcade-style sports experience that emphasizes team management and competitive play.
- #29 Monster Crown: Sin Eater
77% matchVery Positive86% of 196 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 21.7%, Character Customization 13.9%, Open World 10.3%, RPG 7.6%
- #30 Beastmancer
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 53.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, RPG 18%, Tactical 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that centers on capturing and managing creatures for strategic combat.
- #31 Portal Fantasy
78% matchMixed66% of 257 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 24.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Character Customization 14.2%, JRPG 12.7%, PvP 9.4%
- #32 EvoCreo 2
77% matchVery Positive84% of 68 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 32.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, JRPG 17.5%, PvP 10.6%, RPG 7.5%
- #33 Doodle Dice Monsters
76% matchNo user reviews76% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: AuWiMoPub: Mighty Jungle Games
Windows
Doodle Dice Monsters is a strategic turn-based battling game where you draw your own characters! Form your six character dream team, then duel your friends in strategic multiplayer combat. Winner gets to steal one of the defeated Doodlemon for themself!
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, JRPG 17.5%, PvP 11.5%, Character Customization 9.7%
- #34 Slappyball
75% matchVery Positive84% of 5,512 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 34.6% ★, Sports 25.4%, PvP 14.6%, Character Customization 13.6%, Stylized 4.4%
- #35 Beastro
74% matchVery Positive92% of 605 reviews2026
Dev: Timberline Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Beastro is a cozy culinary adventure where the fate of the world rests on what's for dinner! Farm and gather fresh ingredients, tackle cooking minigames, and create tasty recipes to fuel the Caretakers for deckbuilding battles as they seek to save the world.
Why similar: RPG 54.8%, Story Rich 17.3%, Colorful 14.1%, Stylized 13.9%
- #36 Basketboy's Adventure
74% matchVery Positive84% 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 35.9%, Sports 23.4%, Open World 10.5%, Exploration 9%, RPG 8.7%
- #37 Nuumonsters
75% matchMixed60% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Welcome to the wonderful *New* world of Nuumonsters! A short, retro-style Creature Collector RPG — play as Yana or Yasaka and battle your way through the Hana region, with 70+ creatures to catch and train!
Why similar: Creature Collector 45.7%, JRPG 24%, Open World 12.7%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #38 ChanceBall
73% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Second Tempo Games
Windows
The competitive 2D volleyball game. ChanceBall is an intensely strategic sports game where you play out exciting rallies, master unique abilities, and dominate your opponents online.
Why similar: eSports 41.6% ★, Sports 32.2%, PvP 17.1%, Tactical 7.1%, Character Customization 2.1%
- #39 Sport Animals
73% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Porcupine Game Dev
Windows
Sport Animals is a physics-based game about a group of animals playing a sport! Customize your animal, practice your game, and get onto the field start scoring goals in 1v1s, 2v2s, or 3v3s. Compete against your friends or join public lobbies to play against other animals!
Why similar: Sports 56.3%, Cartoony 11.9%, Character Customization 11.7%, PvP 10%, Colorful 5.1%
- #40 Yaoling: Mythical Journey
70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,506 reviews2025
Dev: RAYKA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 14.1%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #41 Dicefolk
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,103 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 69.4%, Cartoony 13.4%, Tactical 10.4%, Colorful 6.8%
- #42 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
72% matchVery Positive85% of 623 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 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 32.8% ★, Sports 28.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Character Customization 11.9%, Tactical 2.7%
- #43 Beasties - Monster Trainer Puzzle RPG
76% matchMixed46% of 68 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 73.6%, Exploration 17.8%, Colorful 5.6%, Adventure 3%
- #44 Dream Team Basketball
71% matchVery Positive85% of 168 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 35.2%, Sports 24.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, PvP 13.3%, Tactical 4.5%
- #45 Beast Breaker
69% matchVery Positive96% of 82 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 38.5%, Colorful 31.4%, Tactical 30.1%
- #46 Botworld Odyssey
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 288 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 38.2%, JRPG 20%, Open World 11.3%, RPG 8.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #47 Yerr Out
71% matchVery Positive88% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Green Valley GamesPub: Hadzin Foundation
Windows
🦅 wacky & competitive baseball game! 🦌 Unlock over 100+ animals to assemble your team, each with different attributes 🐂
Why similar: eSports 42.7% ★, Sports 31.9%, PvP 19.8%, Cartoon 5.6%
- #48 FurBall
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 66 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 69.2%, eSports 29.3% ★, Adventure 1.6%
- #49 Bloomtown: A Different Story
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,619 reviews2024
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 32.2%, JRPG 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, RPG 9.2%, Exploration 8.4%
- #50 Paper Animal Adventure
68% matchVery Positive97% of 228 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 44.8%, Exploration 43.9%, Adventure 11.3%
- #51 Spikair Volleyball
70% matchVery Positive94% of 306 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 46.2%, PvP 27.8%, Character Customization 26%
- #52 Esports Godfather
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,542 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 35.5 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 47.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Character Customization 11.9%, Sports 9%, Tactical 4.3%
- #53 Kabuto Park
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 4,578 reviews2025
Dev: DootPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.8 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 68.8%, RPG 12.7%, Cartoony 10.6%, Colorful 7.9%
- #54 Cross Blitz
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 39.3%, RPG 23.4%, Tactical 13.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Colorful 9.8%
- #55 Dungeon Deathball
69% matchVery Positive96% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 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 45.2%, Sports 37.9%, Tactical 17%
- #56 Inkbound
66% matchVery Positive87% of 4,023 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 28.8 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 46.2%, Character Customization 29.8%, RPG 15.1%, Colorful 8.9%
- #57 Abomi Nation
70% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: Orange Pylon GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 50.5%, Character Customization 17.3%, Exploration 12.1%, RPG 10.6%, Cartoony 9.6%
- #58 Athenian Rhapsody
67% matchVery Positive90% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Nico PapaliaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 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 39.2%, JRPG 19.8%, Character Customization 12.7%, Exploration 9.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #59 LumenTale: Memories of Trey
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,338 reviews2026
Dev: Beehive StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
LumenTale: Memories of Trey is a captivating Monster Collector RPG set in a beautiful and enchanting world. Follow Trey as he embarks on an adventure to recover his missing memories and make new ones with the Animon.
Why similar: Creature Collector 42%, JRPG 23.1%, 2.5D 19.4%, Exploration 7.3%, RPG 7.2%
- #60 Letalis
65% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Monkiato
Windows · Mac
Recruit over 1,000 Letalis, conquer coliseums and explore a non-linear world packed with secrets.
Why similar: Creature Collector 50.7%, JRPG 25.9%, RPG 12.2%, Exploration 11.2%