- #1 Death end re;Quest
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,387 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 38.4%, Anime 20.3%, RPG 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #2 Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,975 reviews2024
Dev: Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: XD
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Anime 14.6%, Strategy 11%
- #3 Death end re;Quest 2
96% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.1 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 30.6%, RPG 23.6%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 14.2%, Visual Novel 7.1%
- #4 Mary Skelter 2
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 202 reviews2022
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.6 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 19.9%, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #5 Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
94% matchVery Positive80% of 1,404 reviews2018
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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%, Strategy 7.4%
- #6 Mary Skelter Finale
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.1%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Tactical RPG 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #7 Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE -
93% matchVery Positive91% of 694 reviews2024
Dev: BeXide Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Anime 11.3%
- #8 VenusBlood GAIA International
92% matchMixed66% of 119 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 24.4%, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Strategy 14.3%, RPG 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #9 CRYMACHINA
91% matchVery Positive86% of 703 reviews2023
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Anime 14.3%, RPG 13.1%, Dark 12%
- #10 Persona 3 Portable
90% matchVery Positive80% of 5,476 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Anime 12.3%, RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #11 Omega Quintet
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 159 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 32.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 13.1%, RPG 9.8%
- #12 Soul Hackers 2
89% matchMixed65% of 3,213 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 21.3 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 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Anime 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 4.9%
- #13 The Caligula Effect 2
89% matchVery Positive92% of 446 reviews2022
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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%, RPG 22.2%, Anime 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Female Protagonist 4.4%
- #14 Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord
88% matchVery Positive82% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Help Fang and the gang harness the power of song in this comedic tactical RPG romp.
Why similar: JRPG 21%, Strategy RPG 16.4%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #15 Digimon Survive
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,599 reviews2022
Dev: HYDE, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.5 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 20.8%, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Anime 9.6%
- #16 Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 682 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25.9%, Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, RPG 20.5%, Anime 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #17 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.1%, Anime 29.8%, RPG 26.4%, Fantasy 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
86% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 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 35.3%, Anime 29.3%, Dark 29.2%, Gore 3.2%, Violent 2.7%
- #19 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
85% matchMixed69% of 404 reviews2019
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 26.2 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 49.6%, Anime 28.8%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 9.7%
- #20 Kanna Maze
82% matchVery Positive89% of 375 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 36.6%, RPG 32.5%, Drama 16.6%, JRPG 14.4%
- #21 Ritual on the Eve 前夜祭
84% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: 阿道Pub: 0Cube
Windows
学园祭的前夜,据说时不时会出现名为【爱丽丝幻境】的怪异现象,过去的死者在虚假的幻境中, 向生者叙述怨念,企图寻求解脱,亦或者是报复。
Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.8%, JRPG 17.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Anime 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #22 BAD END THEATER
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Anime 19.4%, Cute 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Fantasy 4.3%
- #23 Sentimental Death Loop
81% matchMixed65% of 182 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 31.5%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Anime 18.2%, Dark 15.6%, Cute 6.7%
- #24 The Caligula Effect: Overdose
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 609 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.5 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 42.9%, RPG 20.7%, Anime 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Violent 2.6%
- #25 Blood Lily Loop
79% matchVery Positive84% of 67 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 37%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Anime 19.6%, Drama 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #26 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
78% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 62.9%, RPG 31.4%, Fantasy 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #27 Disgaea 6 Complete
81% matchMixed63% of 428 reviews2022
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 24.2%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, RPG 13%, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #28 Veloria
77% matchVery Positive91% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Velaria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: JRPG 28.9%, Anime 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, RPG 16%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%
- #29 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 242 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 28.5%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Strategy 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Cute 6.5%
- #30 Agarest: Generations of War Zero
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 392 reviews2014
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the void, the gods of darkness and light created Agarest, a most perfect and divine world. As the generations passed, paradise sadly fell to the ravages of time. War darkened the skies and Agarest soon became a torturous hell as the gods divided and immense armies clashed, desecrating the once beautiful land…
Why similar: JRPG 31.4%, Anime 17.8%, RPG 11%, Strategy RPG 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #31 Break Wolf
74% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: JRPG 26.2%, Dark 16.3%, Anime 15%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, RPG 10%
- #32 MementoMori
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Bank of Innovation, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty
Why similar: JRPG 31%, Tactical RPG 21.6%, RPG 13.6%, Anime 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
- #33 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
76% 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 40.9%, RPG 32.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Anime 11.8%
- #34 Tyrant's Blessing
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 358 reviews2022
Dev: Mercury Game StudioPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 20.9%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #35 Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 31.3%, Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, RPG 20%, Anime 18.1%, Violent 2%
- #36 Star Knightess Aura
74% matchVery Positive89% of 183 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 26.9%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Anime 13.7%, RPG 13.6%, Visual Novel 12%
- #37 DEAD END COLOSSEUM
73% matchVery Positive84% of 131 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 25.2%, Anime 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, RPG 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%
- #38 Walk with the Living
75% matchVery Positive81% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Cole Brayfield
Windows
Walk with the Living is a queer strategy melodrama focused on character-driven storytelling and player choice.
Why similar: JRPG 20.4%, Strategy RPG 20.3%, Tactical RPG 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #39 Disciples: Liberation
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,871 reviews2021
Dev: Frima StudioPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%
- #40 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,444 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 46.2%, RPG 26.2%, Anime 17.8%, Cute 4.3%, Fantasy 4.1%
- #41 Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,179 reviews2023
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!
Why similar: JRPG 32.5%, Dungeon Crawler 27.7%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 5.2%
- #42 Fae Tactics
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,708 reviews2020
Dev: Endlessfluff GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.0 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 21.1%, Strategy 19.3%, Strategy RPG 10.1%, Tactical RPG 9.1%
- #43 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 39.3%, Female Protagonist 36.1%, Anime 23.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #44 The Rule Of SHE
70% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.7%, Drama 21%, RPG 20.7%, Anime 13.2%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #45 Yet Another Killing Game
69% matchVery Positive98% of 220 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 26.4%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Anime 22.8%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Cute 7.1%
- #46 Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT-
72% 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 35.3%, Female Protagonist 32.5%, Anime 21.2%, Cute 6.8%, Violent 3.6%
- #47 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
68% matchVery Positive94% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Anime 28.3%, Cute 8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #48 Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society
70% matchVery Positive82% of 544 reviews2023
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
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 22.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Dark 10.4%, RPG 9.3%
- #49 MONARK
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 238 reviews2022
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.5%, RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Dark 13.6%, Anime 13.3%
- #50 CRYSTAR
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,245 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.3 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 37.5%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Anime 19.6%, RPG 18%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #51 Gales of Nayeli
68% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Blindcoco Studios
Windows
Gales of Nayeli is a Grid-Based Strategy RPG featuring 40+ playable characters. Follow Nayeli as she travels across Iuven on her way to face the tyrant, Bloodlust. Along the way, she will meet victims of Bloodlust’s reign lead the last charge against a darkness that echoes across time and space.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22.5%, Tactical RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, RPG 11.7%, Strategy 9.5%
- #52 Eternal Dread
72% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: Hitbear Studio
Windows
Welcome to the unforgiving world ruled by the four Elder Fiends. Mankind as a whole is facing an unprecedented crisis that could lead to their total extinction. Having exhausted brave men in a war against the fiends, they now have no choice but to recruit the help of women to fight for their losing cause.
Why similar: RPG 65.6%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 15.5%
- #53 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
66% matchVery Positive93% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmares: Flowers for You is an ATB turn-based game based on combat adventures made by RPGMaker. Players will take on the role of a high school student named Yue Qing, who will fall into the dark and gloomy "second world" and embark on a journey to end the filthy fate of mankind.
Why similar: JRPG 23.5%, Dark 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #54 this morning I decided to die
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.5%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Anime 23.5%, Drama 8.4%, Violent 3.1%
- #55 Eternal Dread 3
67% matchVery Positive84% of 321 reviews2023
Dev: Hitbear Studio
Windows
Welcome to the world ruled over by the demons, where mankind edges on the brink of extinction. Men have paid the price in blood, leaving only the young and the elderly behind. It is up to the women to finally pick up their arms and fight for the sake of those who remains..!
Why similar: RPG 37.2%, Female Protagonist 27.8%, Anime 22.7%, Gore 7.7%, Violent 4%
- #56 シシテナオ-Even in Death-
65% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Mugen Daraku
Windows
"シシテナオ-Even in Death-" is stealth horror action game that requires trial and error. It tells the story of a young girl who wakes up in a strange and unsettling world, where eerie creatures known as "Ochibito" roam.
Why similar: Dark 44.3%, Female Protagonist 39.2%, Gore 6.1%, Violent 5.1%, Cute 4.2%
- #57 Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
65% matchVery Positive85% of 136 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 35.5%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 14.7%, RPG 12.2%
- #58 Vambrace: Cold Soul
69% matchMixed66% of 940 reviews2019
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!
Why similar: RPG 28%, Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Dark 12.5%, Anime 6.3%
- #59 Dark Deity
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,983 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: JRPG 19.8%, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Anime 9.6%