- #1 Ghatika
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glass Jar Interactive
Windows
Ghatika is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure set in a fantasy world with ancient kingdoms, ruthless polity and mysterious tribes. Explore dense jungles, boulder fields and mountain ranges as you desperately try to secure the safety of your people.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Action RPG 15.6%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Hack and Slash 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #2 A Spirits Journey
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elijah Smith
Windows
Enter a hack and slash adventure where you gain spirit based skills to aid your journey. As you uncover plots to alter reality and seek revenge on the one who murdered you, or will you decide to aid your killers instead? Unravel your Story!
Why similar: Action RPG 20.5%, Inventory Management 13%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #3 Soulivion
96% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Queen's Court
Windows
Soulivion is an immersive fantasy role-playing game with an in-depth demonic companion. Reclaim your soul and decide the fate of the afterlife.
Why similar: Action RPG 25%, RPG 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #4 Bring Me Hope
95% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: FernMakesGames
Windows
Bring Me Hope is a bittersweet adventure RPG about love, loss, and family. Explore a world of echoes and memories, where each battle tests your resolve and every secret whispers of something greater.
Why similar: Action RPG 28.1%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, RPG 12.1%, Inventory Management 6.7%
- #5 Thistledown: Marrowroot
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hermit Gamesmiths
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world riddled with dangerous magic, a half-dead opossum has to find the source of a toxic fungus that is threatening his family. Digging into dark, forbidden houses and dodging a murderous fairy named Barker, he discovers the problem is deeper than he ever would have dreamed.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, RPG 8.4%
- #6 Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: myristikos
Windows
Tread lightly or perish! In this pixel style Action RPG, slash and dodge through grueling foes as a dreary elven swordsman and a conniving feline assassin, discover hidden secrets in expansive environments, and survive in a world healing from war.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.8%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, RPG 10.1%, Exploration 7.3%
- #7 Emberwood (Beta)
93% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Lost Coast Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through the mystical realm of Viridar. Play as the agile Sentinel or the mighty Dragon Knight, both equipped with their own unique skills and abilities. Gain allies and develop your combat prowess while traversing the war-torn path of the Warrior-King.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.5%, Action RPG 20.8%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #8 Chud Crusade
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shuriken Rose
Windows
Play as a human warrior, a zombie, a robot, a vampire, or an alien. Do heroic stuff. With no DEI purple. And it's made using AI. Which you'll love because the game's so good. Right now it's terrible - but the mechanics are going in and they're taken directly from your favorite games.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.1%, RPG 15%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Inventory Management 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #9 RalphGame
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Karam Kofahi
Windows
A handcrafted action-comedy RPG packed with fresh mechanics and surprises. After your friends are mysteriously kidnapped at sea, it's up to you to bring them home.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.6%, Action RPG 18.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Combat 9.3%
- #10 Re:Be
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Re:Be Space
Windows
Re:Be is a story-based action RPG 2D platformer game. In Re:Be, you become the protagonist and embark on a lengthy adventure to find the people who suddenly disappeared in an increasingly contaminated Earth.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.4%, Side Scroller 20%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #11 Legend of Gaia: Rebirth
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Skynier Games
Windows
Legend of Gaia: Rebirth is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure. Journey across the Eternal Continent, where the Theocracy, Gaia faction, and forces of Sin struggle for power. Explore dangerous regions, battle powerful enemies, and collect the scattered fragments of the Rebirth Relic.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.5%, Action RPG 16.1%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, RPG 7.2%
- #12 Oroboro
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper Goose
Windows · Linux
Explore an open world and fight foes for loot and resources in a 2D side-scroller action RPG. Then return and share with your friendly NPCs, manage relationships, gossip, progress skills, and rebuild the destroyed town.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.9%, Action RPG 18.2%, Hack and Slash 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #13 Arcanterra
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funventure P.S.A
Windows
Step into the mystical realm of Arcanterra and immerse yourself in a world of adventure! Forge bonds with loyal companions as you traverse through mystical lands. Equip yourself with legendary gear crafted through your journey. Engage in combat, unlock new skills and abilities as you grow stronger.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, Action RPG 20.4%, Hack and Slash 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, RPG 8.3%
- #14 Ignarus
87% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Kud3y
Windows
Awoken by a mysterious black cat on a stormy night, Vi—an ordinary boy—is drawn into the Under-Realm: a dying world on the brink of collapse. Forge uneasy alliances with its monsters in this 2D action RPG, blending real-time combat, exploration, and a connected world.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.2%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, RPG 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
- #15 Bloom: The Forest Burns
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Fawn
Windows
The dreklings have been drawn to the forest and they are threatening everything with their fires! You must find help and stop them before it's too late in this action adventure RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 18.7%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #16 Greed
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kahjoo Studio
Windows
Explore the unforgiving world of Ükeron, reveal the story of its kings and warlords, carve your path through its dangerous environments, outlive your foes and grow more powerful with each strike of your sword.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, RPG 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #17 Before Fate
84% matchVery Positive89% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
Before Fate is a retro sci-fi survival RPG. Explore fractured worlds across time, gather resources, craft gear, survive dungeons, and piece together the final timeline.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Combat 8.7%
- #18 RED RESET
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Step on the Spray Kids
Windows
RED RESET a thrilling fast-paced combat, story-driven adventure where you come across memorable characters in a world where not everything is as it seems. Experience a history filled with secrets only the keen-eyed will unveil. Following chapters will be available for purchase soon.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Inventory Management 10.1%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #19 Flame On Sire
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
When the flame dies, so does the king. Reawakened by the god’s final ember, the dead king must harvest souls and cleanse a cursed world. A stylish hack-and-slash action RPG — Flame On, Sire!
Why similar: Action RPG 24.2%, Side Scroller 18%, RPG 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #20 Colossus - Eternal Blight
83% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: RUSTIC PANDA GAMES LLCPub: LevelUpGaming
Windows
Your brother is corrupted. The Blight is spreading. Only you can stop it. Colossus is an atmospheric pixel action-adventure where you master precise combat, explore a vast dark fantasy world, and make choices that permanently scar the kingdom of Eireos.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Hack and Slash 10%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #21 Traveler's Refrain
82% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Red Essence GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Combat 9.6%
- #22 The Legend of Karl
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 311 reviews2021
Dev: Actplus Studio
Windows
The Legend of Karl is a 2.5D hack and slash platformer. You'll master various weapons while exploring the deep diabolical world. A quest struggling between Good and Evil, fight for Justice and what you Believe!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.7%, Action RPG 22.6%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, RPG 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #23 SKAZ: Shadow of the Tsar
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3/9 Games
Windows
An isometric action-RPG where memory is your weapon and four fractured realms shape your fate. Wake without a name — and survive. As long as you’re remembered, you live.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.3%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, RPG 9.5%
- #24 Hostile Entity
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amphib Games
Windows
A reality breach has unleashed something terrible. Fight through 30+ levels, deadly enemies, and brutal boss fights in this 2D top-down horror action game to stop the entity behind the anomaly.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.7%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #25 Innocent's purgatory
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Isaac Wilfredo Amaya León
Windows
Enter the terrifying world of Innocents Purgatory, a horror-themed first-person RPG that will keep you on the edge of your seat. With melee combat and magic at your disposal, you'll fight off evil spirits lurking in every corner. With Four different endings, your choices will determine your fate.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Hack and Slash 11%, Exploration 7.6%
- #26 Fightstone Amnesty
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yidgur
Windows · Mac
Use your reflexes to defeat powerful enemies in this RPG with combat inspired by Punch Out. Journey to save everyone from those terrible monsters… before you become one yourself.
Why similar: Action RPG 31.8%, RPG 13.7%, Combat 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Fantasy 8%
- #27 Blood And Mead
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Relic Games
Windows · Mac
Carve through a vast, brutal world filled with deadly enemies, loot, and HUGE bosses. Level up to unlock new combat skills, then drink mead to unleash Berserker Mode… you may or may not end up a demi-god.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Action RPG 19.1%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, RPG 7%
- #28 Throne of Valoria
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Axis Games
Windows
Throne of Valoria is a 2.5D action RPG set across a fantasy kingdom threatened by a spreading corruption. Uncover the secrets of Valoria, face challenging bosses, and reclaim the fragments of a shattered gem to restore a world thrown into chaos.
Why similar: Action RPG 24%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, RPG 7.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #29 Talon's Blade
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Soulware
Windows
Talon's Blade is a third person adventure RPG with an advanced direction based melee combat system. Experience the journey of Marcus Veridius as he is set on the path of vengeance. Explore a world plagued with war and corruption as the very foundations of an empire crumble around you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #30 Lunarium
75% matchVery Positive88% of 673 reviews2026
Dev: 月相仪Lunarium
Windows
Lunarium is an atmospheric fantasy A-RPG. Play as Ave, a light-armored knight, who teams up with Lune, a mysterious Starfarer. Together, they journey to save a dying world, engaging in challenging battles to retrieve the lost glow of the stars and forsaken memories, unveiling cosmic secrets.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.1%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Combat 8.5%, Exploration 8.4%, RPG 7.3%
- #31 Vegawon's Legacy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DVS Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vegawon's Legacy is a Metroidvania Action RPG set in a rich 2D pixel art world. With fluid combat mechanics, deep character development and a huge world to explore, players will witness the dramatic story of a king who loses his wife and child.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.1%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Hack and Slash 8.2%
- #32 Afterplace
77% matchVery Positive97% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: Evan KicePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
Why similar: Action RPG 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #33 Han'yo
77% matchVery Positive83% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
After witnessing her village being destroyed and slaughtered by the Oni demon, Hiroko has only one goal: revenge. Join this young samurai in this 2D side-scrolling platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.4%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, 2D 7.7%, Action 7%
- #34 Red: Flame & Fable
74% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Murder PartyPub: Champlain College
Windows
Will you succumb to the darkness or cleave through it with your lantern? Red: Flame & Fable is a handcrafted 2D platforming action-adventure which follows the story of Red. Red must defeat terrifying creatures, find her family and fight back against the darkness imbued by the flower curse.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.5%, Action RPG 16.1%, Side Scroller 14%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #35 No Place for Bravery
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch FactoryPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Thorn, an old warrior worn down by decades of vim and violence, roams a world undone in search of his lost daughter. Dodge, parry & cleave your way out of brutal clashes in this 2D top-down action RPG, and discover the bone-chilling tale of Thorn's crusade to make his family whole again.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #36 The Deep Deep
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Imperfect Pixel
Windows · Mac
Command a party of stalwart dwarves and delve Deep, Deep into their shattered kingdom to reclaim it from the ork and goblin invaders. Crawl, explore, and battle through dungeons using tactics and skills. Reclaim ancient dwarven artifacts to bolster the power and abilities of your party.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.7%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #37 Shelf
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redamant Games
Windows
Welcome to Shelf's mysterious library! Time to find a way to get out of here, it can't be that difficult. Am I right?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, RPG 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
- #38 OU
73% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: room6Pub: G-MODE
Windows
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #39 Stick Mountain
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Spellman Studios
Windows
In Stick Mountain, become an elite S-Co agent tasked with eliminating deadly threats across different worlds. Master elemental powers, craft powerful gear, and forge your own path to shape the fate of entire civilizations.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Action RPG 20.7%, Inventory Management 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #40 Cosmic Crowbar
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dracogen Studios
Windows
Cosmic Crowbar™ is a story-driven action adventure beat-em-up. A mysterious metallic alien crash lands in a scrapyard and merges with a crowbar to survive. Alone and far from home, our mighty metallic hero explores the perplexing planet Earth, assembling ardent allies and facing fiendish foes!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Inventory Management 13.2%, Combat 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #41 Harap Alb
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestarter
Windows
Inspired by the most famous Romanian fairy tale "Povestea lui Harap Alb", Eastern European folklore and the "Punch-Out!!" game series, a retro RPG that would probably make the original author Ion Creangă spin in his grave.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, RPG 18%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #42 KNAD - First Chapter
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt Against Yokai
Windows · Mac
Survive a cursed world, free your companion from a dark binding, and glimpse a truth you were never meant to remember. KNAD - First Chapter is a 2D Action RPG Platformer set between two fractured worlds and a parasite that calls itself home. The cycle begins.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.7%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, RPG 7.3%
- #43 Eve of Destruction
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Satellite Studio
Windows
Play as Eve, a creature unaware of their own legend, awakened from your eternal slumber and sent to the Spirit Realm: a world in ruins, dominated by Demons and Knights - will you bring salvation or destruction?
Why similar: Action RPG 23.3%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%, RPG 8.9%
- #44 Endless Darkness
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameLab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil has taken over the world but it created you in the process, now you are the only hope left.. Jump into the darkness and become a true hero!
Why similar: Action RPG 23.2%, RPG 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Hack and Slash 10.2%
- #45 Breaking Gates
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Ylun GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Intense 2D action with special attacks, aerial combos, and customizable combat in a vibrant, hand-drawn world. Upgrade your skills, forge new items, discover secret paths, and face challenging enemies on a journey to save the kingdom!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.7%, Action RPG 20%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Combat 6.6%
- #46 The Light of the Darkness: Renascence
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QUARTOMUNDO
Windows
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.2%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #47 HODULGAP
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maekim Studio
Windows
HODULGAP is a 2D boss-rush action RPG built around parrying, dodging, and breaking through boss patterns. Even failed attempts can earn currency based on your performance, letting you upgrade gear and skills before trying again. Learn each fight, grow stronger, and return better prepared.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.8%, Side Scroller 21.7%, RPG 16.7%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action 8.4%
- #48 MIRROR CRYPT
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Petty GlarePub: Petty Creations
Windows
A surreal action RPG where dreams fight back. Explore vivid realms, face your nightmares, and choose what to destroy — or forgive.
Why similar: Action RPG 19%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #49 The Legend of Chalkvania
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crocodilligator Games
Windows
The Legend of Chalkvania is a compact, open-world side-scrolling action RPG set in a storybook kingdom. Wander freely, hunt monsters, fish quiet waters, uncover hidden paths, meet peculiar locals or sit by the fire. Hoard gear, recover the shattered Sword of Grayscale and decide the world's fate.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Action RPG 20%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Combat 7.5%
- #50 Maeldor: Quest Of The Artifact
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Maeldor Games
Windows · Mac
Ready for an adventure? A RPG inspired handcrafted story-driven action-adventure platformer! Control a fellowship of 3 heroes as they travel to Mount Trumnor! Discover a magical world, fight your enemies, upgrade your heroes, find treasures, meet locals and be part of an epic quest to save Maeldor!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.6%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Hack and Slash 9.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #51 Shattered World
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CRAZYJustice
Windows
Stuck in a world that's fragmented in many pieces. Make friends along the way and enemies.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.5%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Combat 8.6%
- #52 Don't open the doors!
71% matchVery Positive85% of 337 reviews2016
Dev: Anton Riot and CoPub: Anton Riot
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Claymation action adventure in an odd world of talking pumpkins, blue trees and stuff like that.
Why similar: Action RPG 15.4%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, RPG 11.3%, Hack and Slash 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #53 Pentaquin: Deeds Of Twilight
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Terovania
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save your sister from your father's dark fate and plunge into a hand-painted 2D adventure with exciting battles and a deep, captivating story in "Pentaquin: Deeds Of Twilight". Master various skills and discover a fantastic world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.7%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, RPG 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #54 Forgebeast
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Piledriver Studios
Windows
Brawl your way to the center of the Earth as Mosh, a Chosen Blacksmith. Your Forgebeasts will transform into your weapons as you gather items from slain foes and interact with a unique hand-drawn world. Choose how to bond with your Forgebeast to unlock different stats, skills, and abilities.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.3%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Hack and Slash 13%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #55 Prank
67% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Budai
Windows · Linux
A girl wakes up in the grass, only to find she has lost her memory and grown wings. Playtime: ~30 minutes + endless mode
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Action RPG 22.3%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #56 Dawn Bell
65% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: USAGI STORE
Windows
She wakes up in a mysterious castle. "Dawn Bell" is a side-scrolling 2D horror adventure where a girl with no memory explores the castle. Use items and clues to solve puzzles and uncover her lost past. Your choices shape the story's multiple endings. What truth awaits beyond the doors of memory?
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #57 The Order Of The Damned
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Dragon Interactive
Windows
The Order Of The Damned is a story-driven 2D action-RPG set in a grimdark Arthurian world. As one of the last knights of a fallen order, battle through the decaying land in a brutal quest to uncover the mystery of the Spectre that haunts you and destroy the ancient darkness of The Revenant.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.1%, Side Scroller 16.3%, RPG 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #58 Ashes of Kardoria
65% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Ashes of Kardoria
Windows
A dark choice-driven RPG where moral decisions shape your path. Face a brutal island torn by plague, hunger, and a growing orc threat. Pick a faction, hone your skills, battle unique bosses, and fight for a future worth its cost.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, RPG 11.5%
- #59 Heart of Homunculus
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: astriasoftware
Windows
Heart of Homunculus is a side-scrolling ARPG . You play as Adella, a homunculus girl who has lost her memory. Journey through new world to recoup those moments you cherish and recover your heart. Unveil the truth behind the catastrophe, face formidable enemies, and become the savior of the world.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.6%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Hand-drawn 15%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, RPG 7.9%