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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include RPG, Funny, Adventure, 2D.

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A party-based RPG about a 3-piece band of dysfunctional friends who, upon signing up to a perfectly normal battle of the bands contest, become cursed with an unusual power.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 99% — of 605 reviews
Released: 2023-08-08
Developer: Deathbulge
Publisher: Five Houses LLC
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 4.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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    Windows · Mac

    Tower Song is a challenging turn-based RPG that rewards clever planning and decisive tactics in unrepeatable battles. Eldritch tower-borne beasts threaten to breach reality and overrun the capital of Qadam. Lead your chosen Mana Knight in this tightly plotted quest to push back the darkness.

    Why similar: Party-Based RPG 34.4%, JRPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, RPG 8.2%

  55. #55 Away From Home
    68% matchMixed68% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Squishy
    Windows

    A Rhythm based RPG experience. Providing detailed pixel art and expressive animation. Experience a fun world with lots of colorful characters. Come and disrupt their peace! This is a prequel to a larger story.

    Why similar: JRPG 36.9%, Funny 17.3%, RPG 17.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, 2D 8.3%

  56. #56 Costume Quest
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 4,049 reviews2011
    Dev: Double Fine Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.

    Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Comedy 32.9%, Funny 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, Female Protagonist 5.8%

  57. #57 Robot girl's dream -RobotBattleChampionship-
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2025
    Dev: DeskClub Games
    Windows

    This game is an RPG game that follows the growth of a robot girl who has lost her memories. Players can aim for victory in the robot battle tournament, the main objective, and also enjoy interactions with both humans and robots.

    Why similar: RPG 54%, 2D 38.8%, Singleplayer 7.3%

  58. #58 Hylics
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,474 reviews2015
    Dev: Mason Lindroth
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    Why similar: JRPG 31.3%, RPG 30.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Indie 5.5%

  59. #59 Introvert Quest
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 147 reviews2017
    Dev: Amaterasu Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Introvert Quest is a comedy based JRPG set in a fictional, modern setting. Experience the life of a socially awkward shut-in who is pushed into herculean tasks by his therapist.

    Why similar: JRPG 41.8%, Turn-Based Combat 22.8%, Comedy 22.4%, RPG 7.6%, 2D 3.1%

  60. #60 #BLUD
    66% matchVery Positive80% of 362 reviews2024
    Dev: Exit 73 GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.1%, Cartoony 21.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Colorful 10.6%, Combat 8.3%

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