- #1 Death end re;Quest
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,414 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and flips it upside-down. Switch between the RPG action of the game world and the visual novel segments of the real world. In the realm of game development, it may seem all fun and games until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.
Why similar: JRPG 37.9%, Anime 19.5%, RPG 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #2 Death end re;Quest 2
96% matchMixed69% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?
Why similar: JRPG 36.2%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Anime 16.5%, RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 4.4%
- #3 Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,183 reviews2024
Dev: Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: XD
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience the newest tactical RPG from the creators of Girls’ Frontline. Some 30 years in the future, AU agent Mendo and the mysterious girl Jefuty find themselves in gruesome battles against armed URNC forces…
Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.5%, Strategy RPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Anime 14.8%, Strategy 10.8%
- #4 Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
96% matchVery Positive80% of 1,464 reviews2018
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Beneath a small town lies an endless maze known as the Labyrinth of Refrain. Dusk Witch Dronya arrives, and with her puppet soldiers, endeavors to find something buried deep within. Embark on an adventure as you discover the secrets underground.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.5%, JRPG 26.5%, RPG 15.2%, Anime 12.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #5 Mary Skelter 2
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 223 reviews2022
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What must you sacrifice to escape fate? Find out in this nightmarish dungeon-crawling RPG! The Nightmare continues in Mary Skelter 2! In this fairy tale dungeon crawler, play as fairy tale-inspired characters and escape a living prison while indestructible Nightmares give chase in real time.
Why similar: JRPG 20.7%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #6 Mary Skelter Finale
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 151 reviews2023
Dev: Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The last installment of the dungeon-crawling RPG trilogy reaches its stunning conclusion! Will the Blood Maidens finally get their happily ever after?
Why similar: JRPG 18.3%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Tactical RPG 11.6%, RPG 8%
- #7 Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE -
93% matchVery Positive91% of 737 reviews2024
Dev: BeXide Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". 『Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE -』 is a deckbuilding roguelite set in that world! A mysterious mirror world that changes each time it's entered. After countless choices, Yohane chooses...
Why similar: JRPG 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 11.4%
- #8 CRYMACHINA
92% matchVery Positive86% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
CRYMACHINA is an action RPG where mechanical girls strive to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to become “Real Humans''. But what does it mean to be a “Real Human”?
Why similar: JRPG 31.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Anime 14.4%, RPG 13.1%, Dark 11.7%
- #9 Omega Quintet
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Humanity is in peril! A deadly phenomenon known as Blare threatens to consume all life on earth and is eating away at the minds of humans worldwide. No conventional forces can stop the Blare and it has rapidly spread worldwide. But in one city, a small population holds out against this deadly threat...
Why similar: JRPG 33%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 13.1%, RPG 9.8%
- #10 VenusBlood GAIA International
91% matchMixed67% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: NinetailPub: JAST
Windows
Embark on the impossible quest to rescue the decaying world of Palastra in this dungeon defense SRPG, interwoven with a story of epic proportions!
Why similar: JRPG 24.8%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Strategy 14%, RPG 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #11 Soul Hackers 2
90% matchMixed66% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a supernatural RPG with stylish summoners and dark dangers lurking under the neon lights of a cyberpunk Japan. It is up to Ringo, an agent of Aion, to save the world from apocalypse.
Why similar: JRPG 43.9%, RPG 19%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Anime 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 4.9%
- #12 The Caligula Effect 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 470 reviews2022
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles. Our protagonists discover the truth and form the Go-Home Club to return to reality. Make your way home with companions bearing heavy burdens in this school-themed RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 41.3%, RPG 22.2%, Anime 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #13 Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord
89% matchVery Positive82% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Help Fang and the gang harness the power of song in this comedic tactical RPG romp.
Why similar: JRPG 21.4%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, RPG 9.3%
- #14 Evil Girls Party!
86% matchNo user reviews97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: プロジェクトFWPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
Developed by creator Project FW, this is a dungeon-exploration RPG! In the world of Filtwiz, humans and demons are locked in relentless conflict— yet a new, threatening third force quietly rises: the Erosion, In the vast labyrinth, the feast of evil girls opens wide… the adventure begins!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.6%, RPG 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Strategy 11.4%
- #15 Persona 3 Portable
87% matchVery Positive81% of 5,703 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If I say there’s an hour “hidden” between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour.
Why similar: JRPG 28.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 12.3%, RPG 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #16 Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 695 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore the ruins, dungeons, and islands in this post-apocalyptic world through the POV of eight protagonists as they fight for survival and search for meaning in their never-ending cycles of life and death.
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, Dungeon Crawler 25.1%, RPG 20.8%, Anime 14%, Visual Novel 12.8%
- #17 Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT-
86% matchMixed48% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: AQUASTYLEPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Delve into the latest chapter of the Genso Wanderer Series, Touhou Genso Wanderer - FORESIGHT - a brand new dungeon crawler RPG adventure set in the Touhou universe.
Why similar: RPG 31.6%, Female Protagonist 29.1%, Anime 19%, Mystery Dungeon 10.5%, Cute 6.1%
- #18 Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When a mysterious object—dubbed ‘the Embryo’—appears in the sky, the CPA and the Xth Squad are mobilized to face the new threat. Customize your characters with the innovative 'Sub-Blood' system, form your perfect team, and venture into deadly labyrinths to challenge the invaders!
Why similar: JRPG 31.6%, Dungeon Crawler 28.3%, RPG 20%, Anime 18.1%, Violent 2%
- #19 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
83% matchMixed68% of 423 reviews2019
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
High-schooler Ayame awakens from a coma in a seemingly abandoned hospital, strapped to an operating table. It turns out she’s not as alone as she thought, but she’ll come to wish she were. Step into the latest episodic installment in the Corpse Party saga, and try your best to survive treatment...
Why similar: RPG 49.5%, Anime 28.7%, Gore 12.1%, Violent 9.7%
- #20 Disgaea 6 Complete
82% matchMixed64% of 439 reviews2022
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Join Zed on his quest to destroy the God of Destruction in the newest installment of the SRPG series, Disgaea! Join the zany cast for one HL of an adventure and use specialized abilities like Super Reincarnation to battle your way to victory! Disgaea 6 Complete includes all previously released DLC!
Why similar: JRPG 24.6%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, RPG 13.1%, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #21 Kanna Maze
80% matchVery Positive89% of 388 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, RPG 38.8%, JRPG 17.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #22 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
82% matchVery Positive83% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Anime 29.6%, Dark 28.9%, Gore 3.1%, Violent 2.8%
- #23 Digimon Survive
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,708 reviews2022
Dev: HYDE, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG set in a mysterious world filled with dangerous monsters and deadly battles that will test your ability to survive.
Why similar: JRPG 22.2%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Anime 10.2%
- #24 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
79% matchVery Positive93% of 4,411 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 63.1%, RPG 31.3%, Fantasy 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #25 MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy
79% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Enroll in the Ancient Magic Academy and become a Great Mage in this charming dungeon-crawling RPG!
Why similar: JRPG 21.7%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Anime 10.4%
- #26 The Caligula Effect: Overdose
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 616 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, μ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?
Why similar: JRPG 43.1%, RPG 20.6%, Anime 18.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Violent 2.6%
- #27 Echoes of Aincrad
78% matchMixed48% of 5,068 reviews2026
Dev: Game Studio Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Step into Aincrad, a world of beauty and danger where every battle could be your last. Create your hero, choose your gear, and master combat by building synergy with your partner, leveling up, and unlocking special abilities to expand your horizons.
Why similar: JRPG 37.3%, Anime 17.4%, Dark 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, RPG 12.6%
- #28 Sentimental Death Loop
78% matchMixed65% of 188 reviews2023
Dev: qureate
Windows
Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.7%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Anime 18.4%, Dark 15.4%, Cute 6.6%
- #29 Blood Lily Loop
76% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.6%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Anime 19.4%, RPG 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #30 Scar-Lead Salvation
76% matchMixed67% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Play as Willow, who awakens in a deserted military facility with no memory of how she got there, accompanied only by an AI in her ear and a swarm of deadly robots. Can you uncover the mystery of what happened in the facility, learn about Willow's past, and make your way out alive?
Why similar: Anime 37.5%, RPG 32.3%, Female Protagonist 29.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #31 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,243 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.3%, Anime 29.8%, RPG 26.3%, Fantasy 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #32 CRYSTAR
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
For when I weep, then I am strong. Battle through Purgatory as Rei to help save her sister in this Action RPG. Switch freely between four playable characters, and uncover each one of their pasts to see the sorrows they have endured.
Why similar: JRPG 36.7%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Anime 19.5%, RPG 17.1%, Cute 1.7%
- #33 Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society
75% matchVery Positive82% of 596 reviews2023
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 43.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
On the outskirts of town lies a mansion said to house the entrance to a maze overflowing with treasure. Do you wish to discover the magical mysteries hidden inside?
Why similar: JRPG 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Dark 10.7%, RPG 9.8%
- #34 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
73% matchVery Positive93% of 721 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: JRPG 25.6%, Dark 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #35 LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE
75% matchVery Positive90% of 410 reviews2021
Dev: Nise-Eikoku StudioPub: CUBETYPE
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 185.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Challenge the Great Tree with the maidens of Gensokyo! Challenge the mysterious great tree that suddenly appeared! Form and develop a large team from the characters of Touhou Project, and challenge the powerful foes that stand in your way! Now, enter the labyrinth that pierces even the skies!
Why similar: JRPG 26.2%, Strategy RPG 18%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Tactical RPG 14.8%, Anime 7.4%
- #36 BAD END THEATER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Anime 19.5%, Cute 11%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Fantasy 4.3%
- #37 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Anime 28.6%, Female Protagonist 26.4%, Strategy 20.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Cute 6.5%
- #38 To The Light
77% matchMixed44% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: ZOV GAME STUDIO
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
To The Light is a pixel anime horror ACT game Our heroine was struck by a terrible monster on a dark night When she woke up, she found herself in a strange room...... Waiting for her....is death or survival?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.1%, JRPG 20.8%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Anime 14.8%, RPG 12.2%
- #39 Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
71% matchVery Positive82% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Older Neptune takes the spotlight—this time, as the CEO of Victory—at a new video game studio in Gamindustri! It's up to Older Nep and a new Goddess trio to resurrect the company from the ground up in this quirky and meta RPG!
Why similar: JRPG 37.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Anime 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, RPG 12.3%
- #40 MONARK
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 246 reviews2022
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.
Why similar: JRPG 35.9%, RPG 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Dark 13.3%, Anime 13.3%
- #41 CODE VEIN II
70% matchMixed65% of 7,124 reviews2026
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An epic adventure awaits, where you and your chosen partners explore a post-apocalyptic world, face fierce battles against powerful enemies, and uncover an epic story that transcends time.
Why similar: JRPG 42.9%, RPG 24.9%, Anime 24.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #42 Star Knightess Aura
71% matchVery Positive87% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: AuraGamedev
Windows
Follow Aura's adventure as she is thrust into the fantasy world of Roya. What she initially believed to follow the conventional plotline of a "summoned to another world"-story quickly turns into her worst nightmare.
Why similar: JRPG 31.4%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Anime 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 13.7%
- #43 Dragon Star Varnir
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 611 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory, Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight in 3-tiered battles, devour your enemies, and customize your characters in this epic RPG to end the dragon's curse!
Why similar: JRPG 33.5%, Anime 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%
- #44 Fae Tactics
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,744 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Strategy RPG 9.9%, Tactical RPG 9.9%
- #45 Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters
71% matchVery Positive82% of 876 reviews2023
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
With Gamindustri on the brink of destruction, Nepgear and the Candidates must band together and restore order!
Why similar: JRPG 39.8%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Anime 18.2%, RPG 16%, Cute 6.3%
- #46 MementoMori
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 513 reviews2025
Dev: Bank of Innovation, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty
Why similar: JRPG 31.5%, Tactical RPG 21.3%, RPG 13.7%, Anime 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%
- #47 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
69% matchVery Positive93% of 9,828 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: JRPG 18.2%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Tactical RPG 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #48 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
69% matchVery Positive99% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, RPG 32.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Anime 11.9%
- #49 Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
65% matchVery Positive84% of 1,403 reviews2026
Dev: MeowAlive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Abyss decayed, witches awaken. As their guide, you will weave their destinies. Craft unique cards, schedule their days, shape endless possibilities through deckbuilding. Each choice will lead to different Ending...
Why similar: JRPG 39.4%, Anime 19%, Female Protagonist 15%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 11.2%
- #50 Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,233 reviews2023
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!
Why similar: JRPG 32.8%, Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 5.4%
- #51 Yet Another Killing Game
66% matchVery Positive97% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Dark 26.1%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Anime 22.9%, Female Protagonist 20%, Cute 7.1%
- #52 Souls of Chronos
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Apocalypse shattered a world in disarray. Facing his impending death, a young boy named Sid crossed paths with Torii, a girl who feeds on the energy of time. In the harbour town of Astella, a mysterious adventure is about to unfold along with the investigation of an unusual crime...
Why similar: JRPG 59.1%, Anime 17.5%, RPG 13.5%, Cute 6.1%, Fantasy 3.8%
- #53 Super Robot Wars 30
67% matchVery Positive86% of 6,483 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
Why similar: JRPG 20.7%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Tactical RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, RPG 8.4%
- #54 The Queendom of Lithzena
67% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: PKPub: PΛIN KIŁŁ∃R
Windows
The Queendom of Lithzena is a femdom isekai RPG, you wake up in a land dominated by monster girls and dominatrixes. Explore dungeons, customize your character, and fight with hot girls. Will you escape a world full of mean, sexy women, or would you prefer to remain as a pet forever?
Why similar: JRPG 34%, Anime 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, RPG 13.5%
- #55 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Dark 38.8%, Female Protagonist 36.3%, Anime 23.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #56 DEAD END COLOSSEUM SS
65% matchVery Positive86% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: TLACHTLIPub: Mango Party
Windows
Leona the gunslinger enters a deadly tournament to win her freedom. Victory means a full pardon, but winning requires more than just firepower. She must use strength, strategy, and wit to outsmart every opponent. Can she conquer the arena and claim her future?
Why similar: JRPG 25.5%, Anime 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, RPG 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%
- #57 Tyrant's Blessing
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Mercury Game StudioPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!
Why similar: JRPG 21.2%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #58 Mary Skelter: Nightmares
68% matchVery Positive83% of 592 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The "Jail" suddenly appeared a number of years ago, sinking the city deep into the ground. There, this impenetrable living prison 666 metres beneath the surface, held power over eerie creatures called "Marchens." Within the prison was a boy named Jack - living a life of suffering...
Why similar: JRPG 27.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Anime 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%