Games Like CULY

"Haven't seen you in forever." A narrative-driven RPG about the heart. In a peaceful world where all conflict has come to an end, is there still a chance to make up for the words left unspoken?

Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Emotional 18%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 8.6%

Edmund is entrapped in a most terrible Web. He must punch and kick his way through all sorts of terrors in this turn-based RPG. An emotional and surreal roller-coaster. Edmund will do anything to see her again. One last time.

Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, RPG 12.6%, Psychological 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

A short top-down narrative game about alcohol, denial, and the first honest moment of accountability.

Why similar: RPG 17%, Emotional 12.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Top-Down 10.1%, Exploration 9%

A mercy-driven pixel RPG beneath a rain-sealed mountain. Talk, listen, and calm the fire-spirits between a lost child and the dying Deep Forge - or extinguish them and live with the quiet. Three endings remember what you chose.

Why similar: RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Emotional 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Retro 7.6%

"Hope leads to despair." Welcome to Lethia, a paradise where dreams are forbidden. Amnesiac Jin takes up his sword to uncover the truth hidden by the cult and find his way back home. A top-down 2D pixel art action-adventure. In this lonely world, the future is yours to choose.

Why similar: Psychological 19%, Emotional 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Dark 9.7%

A story-driven action game in which a hopeless high school girl confronts her life within her dreams as she turns 18, progressing through magnetic movement, exploration, dialogue, and combat.

Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Emotional 14.6%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Dark 11.6%

Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Emotional 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

本遊戲為回合制冒險ＲＰＧ遊戲。 你將扮演一位失去??的勇者，與夥伴一起踏上了一個不斷探索的成長的旅程。 旅程中的任何發現和戰鬥都會影響結局的發展，尋找、探索，那些埋藏起來的記憶碎片。

Why similar: Psychological 29.4%, Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, RPG 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Indie 2.7%

SVETIK is a dark top-down RPG where your only source of light is a living being. Svetik remembers your words, changes over time, and may leave you in complete darkness. Can you restore the sun if the light itself stops trusting you?

Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Emotional 17.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Dark 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

This world has been corrupted by anomalies known as "Bugs." It is inhabited by creatures called Nephemee. Innate destinies, lost memories, precious friends... Embark on a journey to "debug" the world and Nephemee using a multitasking gameplay system where you control four screens simultaneously!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Top-Down 12.6%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Psychological 32.4%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Emotional 8.6%, Dark 7%

Voiceover is a single player game, inspired by Disco Elysium and classic JRPGs, where real world is shown through the prism of main character's mental disorders.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.8%, Psychological 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, RPG 7.9%

«Генеральские котлы» — это юмористическая пародия, сделанная по мотивам популярного мема. Короткая игра, где каждая деталь была продумана до мелочей. Мена?

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, RPG 14.5%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

An adventure RPG about life, death, rebirth, and robots, from the team that brought you vivid/stasis.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.2%, Emotional 20.7%, RPG 17.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

“You do not remember why this place is called paradise.”[Blank] is a fantasy adventure RPG about runaway youth. A girl awakens in a strange world and fills the blank pages of an unknown diary. As lost memories return and hidden truths unfold, she must face the final [Blank].

Why similar: Emotional 21.3%, RPG 19.8%, Psychological 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Dark 7.3%

Dive into the mysterious world of POLLYANNA! Explore what remains of Earth-3, uncover secrets left behind by your creator, fight a cast of twisted enemies, and above all, don't let the light fade away...

Why similar: Psychological 19.6%, Robots 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Dark 10.3%

The Glass Sea is a narrative adventure focusing on exploring memories and discovering who you are. The game contains several unique "memory shards" each holding new objectives, friends and secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Emotional 15.1%, RPG 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Top-Down 9.3%

An atmospheric 2D adventure about a schoolkid in a small town where adults are stuck in a gray, monotonous life. Explore, fight, solve puzzles, and try to uncover the something that has drained people of joy.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%

MAKE FRIENDS WITH GHOSTS

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, RPG 13.4%, Top-Down 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 8.8%

A Humanist retro-style RPG game about sincerity and empathy, featuring friendly robot dogs and evil smiley faces.

Why similar: Emotional 20.6%, RPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Retro 12%, Bullet Hell 9.6%

Crystals is a RPG game where you travel to another Dimension and have to fight multiple enemies using a turn-based combat system and avoid attacks like a platformer.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.6%, RPG 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Top-Down 10.1%

Use the power of the elements and face your destiny. Elements Destiny is a 2D Fantasy RPG with pixelated retro visuals. An emotional journey with a deep story, challenging turn based combat and handcrafted artworks. And yes, the soundtrack is massive!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Retro 13.2%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%

InterCorruption is an indie turn-based RPG where you must defend the main character against corrupted enemies in a decaying game that was abandoned back in the 90s.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 30.2%, RPG 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8%

Esteem is an emotional RPG about Laisa, a young wolf cub who must confront her fears and insecurities to save her village. Explore a fantasy world where self-esteem influences battles and challenges. 2nd place in the Best Indie Game award at BGS 2024!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Emotional 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 9.4%, RPG 9.3%

A four centuries old legacy of oppression is about to come to an end. In this fast-paced, story-driven JRPG, build a revolution to shatter a system built on chains and suffering. Master the element of Earth, unite the nation, and become the rift that will change Atria forever.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.6%, Emotional 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 7.4%

A surreal action RPG where dreams fight back. Explore vivid realms, face your nightmares, and choose what to destroy — or forgive.

Why similar: Emotional 15%, Story Rich 14.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Top-Down 6.4%

Was Silence is an atmospheric 2D exploration visual novel about Ian, a guitarist as sound slips away. He meets others who have each lost a single sense, walking a world of silence together — holding on to what still remains.

Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Psychological 20%, Story Rich 15.4%, Dark 8.3%, Top-Down 6.9%

Return with us, to the days of yesteryear. When 8 colors were enough, and the pixels were individually detectable to the human eye. This is LOWLANDER, a fantasy role-playing adventure from simpler times. This might be your father’s RPG!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.5%, Retro 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 11.7%

A story-driven experience about a man who becomes a ghost after a deadly accident. Full of regrets, he will stay alongside his wife, who cannot see him, and protect her all her life from an unknown evil, sharing her best and worst moments. So close yet so far.

Why similar: Emotional 22.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, RPG 9.4%

A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

Why similar: Psychological 23.6%, Dark 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%

Play as five human heroes in this pacifist 2D RPG taking place in a world where some friendly (and not so friendly) angels conduct balance and harmony together... and where your only instruments for fighting are words and melodies.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Emotional 20%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 11.2%

Dome Drive is a story-driven, single-player, top-down color-based shooter about androids and humans trapped under a dome

Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Emotional 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Robots 13%, Story Rich 12.6%

After a horrible nightmare, Melia bolts awake but finds herself unable to scream… Her mouth has been sewn shut! What happened to her? Only the Monsters remember. Face them and explore with Melia the theme of family trauma, through this carefully illustrated RPG.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.5%, Psychological 17.9%, RPG 17.1%, Emotional 14%, Exploration 6.7%

A story about faith, friendship and needing one another. Assume the mantle of the Emissary in this dark whimsical RPG. Bring the world back from the brink of devastation as you purge the blight that occupies it.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.4%, RPG 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Emotional 12%, Story Rich 6.6%

Explore ancient ruins, gather companions, and venture into the mysterious Valley of Rain in this classic turn-based JRPG. Uncover the secrets of the ancient Gates, confront the mysteries that await beyond them, and uncover the fate of Aerin’s missing mother.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, RPG 13.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

Crystalone is a turn-based RPG set in the doomed world of Mira. Delve paws-first into a rich journey spanning four chapters, each featuring unique locations, characters to befriend and challenging boss encounters.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.7%, RPG 19.4%, Story Rich 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Emotional 11.5%

Faye Falling is a single-player, story-driven, turn-based RPG. You play as a recently deceased spirit trying to find their way in an afterlife seeped in turmoil. It is up to you to save your soul, and every soul, from the great darkness that threatens it.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Emotional 14.8%, Psychological 14.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, RPG 9.6%

A slow, minimalist psychological pixel experience about living the same empty routine in a silent city. Wake up. Work. Eat. Sleep. Beneath the depressing monotony and liminal surroundings, something slowly begins to break.

Why similar: Psychological 31.4%, Emotional 23.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

Why similar: Psychological 20%, Emotional 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Retro 9%

Please is a VR top-down rhythm RPG with various rhythm game mechanics and bullet hell boss battles. Explore the mystery of what this world is and why you are here, learn about the resident's traumas and how to listen to them, and survive to the end!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Emotional 15.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Ten thousand years after Atria stripped the world of the Vita and Maisha. She prepares to bring her children home. Follow Iino and his companions as they fight for survival and unravel the truth behind their connection to the world and master the elements in this classic JRPG that started it all.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Emotional 19.9%, RPG 19.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

In this (mostly) 2D psychological horror RPG-style game, wake up on a desolate power station in the midst of space. Explore a fully customisable facility, playing retro games to keep the place in-tact. Discover why the structure is in such a sorry state, all to… leave everything behind one day?

Why similar: RPG 21.1%, Emotional 15.6%, Dark 15%, Story Rich 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Doomsday is a JRPG styled psychological horror that takes place in the late 60s. The story follows the kidnapping of teen girl Cathy-Anne, and her friends determined to save her- all the while they uncover the mysterious animal-human hybrid doomsday cult they've stumbled across.

Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, RPG 12.4%, Retro 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

Find love in this turn based role-playing game where balance is key. Wisely balance your flesh and mind to defeat the incarnations. Avoid your heart bursting. Meet new friends. You are now in the Mirabelle jam.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Psychological 20.6%, RPG 17.3%, Emotional 9.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

You just dissociated from reality. Unfortunately, the imaginary world you've landed in is as disturbed as your mental state. Gather your courage and confront your darkest thoughts in this 8-bit psychological horror RPG.

Why similar: Emotional 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Dark 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Fated Flatline DX is a bullet hell RPG about taking your pills!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, RPG 20%, Story Rich 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

Broken Legends is an adventure RPG where you control a possessed 16-year-old. Whatever is possessing this boy is turning him into a villain! Will you stop this force or become it?

Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Dark 14.9%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

In a medieval world consumed by plague, fear, and corruption, a masked creature emerges to turn the vilest men into omens of horror. Become Noctheron, the Eclipse Bringer, and make those who thrive in darkness fear what they once claimed to command.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.5%, RPG 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7.2%

A story-driven puzzle game about a boy trapped in a mysterious virtual sanctuary. Explore, solve puzzles, and discover the secrets hidden in a world that never lets him go.

Why similar: Psychological 26%, Emotional 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

You have the cursed power of seeing when everyone around you will die. In a crumbling post-Soviet town full of secrets, every choice to save someone costs you something. A dark pixel art RPG where a simple act of compassion may have a price - how much are you willing to pay?

Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, RPG 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Top-Down 8.1%

A psychological and atmospheric 2D puzzle-platform adventure. Solve puzzles, explore shifting environments, and follow the traces of your own story among forgotten memories.

Why similar: Psychological 35.7%, Emotional 24.6%, Dark 10.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 7%

The world doesn't need saving. You do. Explore a strange 3-bit world, wield mysterious powers, uncover forbidden secrets, and find your way home across realities.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Top-Down 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, RPG 10.3%

Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.

Why similar: Psychological 26.3%, Emotional 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Retro 8.7%

Dive into the unforgettable tale of two siblings on the run in this emotional RPG journey. With only their wits and a cursed power too dangerous to control, they must fight, explore and scavenge to survive in an unfamiliar world. Will their bond be strong enough to endure the road ahead?

Why similar: Emotional 22%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Dive into a journey of grief and overcoming with Diana and her drone, in search of an ancient legend, passing through mountains, caves, mines, and a lot more in a great adventure filled with challenges.

Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Emotional 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Story Rich 11.3%, Top-Down 8%

PLEASE KNOCK: The Sloppy Researcher’s Life is a top-down story adventure game about an unusual research life between a sloppy senior student and a helpful junior.

Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Retro 11.8%, Story Rich 11.5%

Gather the Pages, Mend the Book, and harvest the innocent to defy The Reaper. A retro stealth-adventure. Collect Keys to progress and avoid enemies while you explore the town and search for the missing pages that Fredley needs to fix his book and bring his friend back to life.

Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Dark 13.1%, Emotional 11.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%

Explore the dreary world of Little One, an atmospheric 2D RPG, as you meet the unusual inhabitants and fight off the monsters that lurk in its darkest corners.

Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, RPG 15%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 9.7%

Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.

Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Dark 13.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%