Games Like DELTARUNE

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Funny 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Bullet Hell 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Toby Fox's original shares DELTARUNE's bullet-dodging combat, spare-or-fight philosophy, oddball humor, emotional twists, and iconic soundtrack.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.1%, Story Rich 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, RPG 4.9%, 2D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This gentle pixel-art adventure pairs a lovable protagonist and melancholy fantasy world with clever fourth-wall storytelling that strongly complements DELTARUNE's meta sensibility.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.4%, Story Rich 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, RPG 8.8%, JRPG 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: OMORI combines an approachable retro RPG structure, memorable friends, humor, and an increasingly devastating emotional story with a superb soundtrack.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.4%, Music 20.2%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Everhood turns confrontational music battles into frantic rhythm-and-bullet-avoidance sequences while delivering surreal comedy, strange worlds, and surprising heart.

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

Why similar: Emotional 23.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, RPG 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its funny, deeply lovable party and emotionally intricate time-loop story make this turn-based RPG a superb fit for players invested in DELTARUNE's characters and mysteries.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.3%, RPG 16.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, JRPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This influential surreal RPG offers cryptic worldbuilding, unsettling humor, unusual battles, and a dreamlike atmosphere that fans of DELTARUNE's darker mysteries will recognize.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30%, Funny 11%, Story Rich 10.6%, Comedy 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: LISA combines bizarre comedy and painful emotional stakes in a consequence-heavy RPG whose damaged world and characters leave a lasting impression.

Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Funny 18.1%, Story Rich 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, RPG 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A warm, witty party-based RPG with expressive pixel art, queer charm, emotional character writing, and playful twists on familiar RPG conventions.

Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

Why similar: Funny 21.2%, Story Rich 18.8%, JRPG 17.2%, RPG 15.2%, Comedy 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: This lively party RPG has timed-action battles, lovable bantering heroes, exploration, and a funny, heartfelt adventure tone.

Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.

Why similar: Story Rich 16.8%, Funny 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Comedy 13.1%, RPG 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its weirdly funny small-town story and timing-based turn-based battles capture the off-kilter EarthBound-like energy behind much of DELTARUNE.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.3%, RPG 17.2%, Emotional 16.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Funny 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its warm humor, superb music, expressive cast, and compassionate story about creativity give it much of DELTARUNE's emotional comfort and charm.

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Funny 13.6%, RPG 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Heartbound is a story-driven pixel RPG full of branching moments, minigames, charming companions, and a tonal shift from playful humor to personal darkness.

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.1%, RPG 19.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Funny 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its EarthBound-inspired combat, absurd jokes, imaginative worlds, and unexpectedly earnest family-focused narrative make it a natural DELTARUNE follow-up.

Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.

Why similar: RPG 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, JRPG 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This colorful cosmic RPG mixes morality choices, sharp comedy, emotional character drama, and active bullet-hell-style defense during combat.

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Action RPG 15.9%, RPG 10.2%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: CrossCode offers fast, satisfying action-RPG combat alongside puzzle-filled exploration, pixel-art charm, a strong ensemble cast, and an increasingly emotional story.

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Story Rich 24.3%, RPG 17%, Funny 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This free pixel-art horror adventure balances charming character interactions, surreal unease, exploration, and puzzle solving in a way that suits DELTARUNE's mysterious tone.

Don't be a hero. Experience the love. Experience moon. moon is an anti-RPG steeped in story and character, mood and music.

Why similar: Soundtrack 20.6% ★, Music 15.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Comedy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This eccentric anti-RPG rewards empathy instead of conventional violence, pairing whimsical humor and strange towns with a quietly heartfelt message.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.8%, RPG 23.4%, JRPG 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Retro 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Hylics 2 presents a wildly surreal world, strange comedy, inventive turn-based battles, and an unforgettable audiovisual identity.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Music 26%, Emotional 14.2%, Comedy 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A relentlessly kind musical adventure with silly characters and a huge heart, Wandersong similarly finds emotional power in optimism and friendship.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.5%, RPG 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, JRPG 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original Hylics is a compact, fever-dream RPG whose bizarre dialogue, abstract humor, and unconventional combat suit players seeking DELTARUNE's stranger side.

Beneath the streets of London, an angry mouse seeks revenge against the god who stole his tail. An epic RPG of miniature proportions!

Why similar: RPG 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 19%, JRPG 18%, Story Rich 17.1%, Fantasy 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Small Saga delivers a witty, character-focused tactical RPG journey through a tiny but richly imagined world, balancing humor with serious emotional stakes.

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Comedy 18.6%, Funny 18.2%, RPG 15.3%, Story Rich 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its choice-filled turn-based RPG adventures are packed with absurd jokes, bizarre encounters, and a playful willingness to undermine genre expectations.

Make friends, make enemies, go fishing, collect cards, beat up sharks, beat up tigers, obtain the denim blade, train a fuzzy infantile insect for battle, and uncover ancient secrets in this monster-filled adventure.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.7%, RPG 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, JRPG 6.8%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: HEARTBEAT is an eccentric monster-filled RPG with strange humor, colorful pixel art, unusual combat ideas, and sincere character-driven storytelling.

A turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice... and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting! Updated with tons of new content!

Why similar: Funny 24%, JRPG 19.9%, Comedy 18.5%, RPG 13.1%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge turn-based adventure combines colorful pixel art, a playful sense of humor, strategic party combat, and plenty of affectionate RPG parody.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.2%, Story Rich 19.4%, Emotional 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Funny 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though light on traditional combat, To the Moon is an essential pixel-art narrative game for players seeking DELTARUNE's poignant writing and memorable music.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.5%, Dark 22.7%, Fantasy 16.7%, 2D 12.3%, Singleplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational surreal pixel-art exploration game invites players into an unsettling dream world full of cryptic imagery and atmosphere rather than straightforward answers.

A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

Why similar: Emotional 33.1%, Story Rich 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Mystery 10.6%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This beautiful pixel-art adventure blends everyday humor, magical realism, friendship, and heavy emotional themes in a richly atmospheric setting.

Get ready to go on a wacky and joyful turn-based RPG adventure! Play as Loaf, a freshly baked flour golem, and explore the different regions of a wonderful world ripe with mysteries with the help of a colorful cast of characters.

Why similar: Soundtrack 34.5% ★, Comedy 16.6%, Funny 15.9%, RPG 10.6%, Mystery 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This colorful comedic RPG uses timing-focused turn-based battles, light puzzles, and an upbeat party adventure reminiscent of classic Mario RPGs.

Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG, now with online multiplayer mode. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!

Why similar: Comedy 20.1%, Story Rich 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, JRPG 17.2%, RPG 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: Cassette Beasts pairs a terrific soundtrack and colorful pixel world with inventive monster battles, approachable exploration, and a quirky, character-led story.

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.1%, Funny 13.3%, Comedy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D 3.3%

A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.5%, Story Rich 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Emotional 11.8%, 2D 6.2%

A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Funny 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, JRPG 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Rakuen is a gentle RPG Maker adventure with imaginative fantasy spaces, strong music, and a profoundly emotional story centered on connection and healing.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵

Why similar: Music 23.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Comedy 10%

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.7%, Music 31.8%, Soundtrack 16.2% ★, RPG 5.8%, LGBTQ+ 4.9%

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44%, Music 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Story Rich 3.8%, 2D 3.1%

Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.

Why similar: Soundtrack 35.1% ★, Story Rich 17%, Comedy 16.8%, RPG 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%

Embark on a quest of epic importance in Pesterquest, a grimsical episodic visual novel adventure set in the darkly funny Homestuck / Hiveswap universe, created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie.

Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Comedy 14.4%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 72.7%, Story Rich 15.5%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 4%

You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%, RPG 6.7%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 55.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Retro 8.5%, 2D 5.4%, Funny 3.6%

Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Bullet Hell 20%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Funny 7.2%, Retro 7.2%

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

Why similar: Soundtrack 22.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Action RPG 9.5%, JRPG 9.2%

Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!

Why similar: Soundtrack 15.8% ★, Music 13%, Emotional 10.4%, Funny 8.5%, Story Rich 7.8%

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.6%, JRPG 15.1%, Story Rich 13.3%, Emotional 11.2%, RPG 7.9%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Story Rich 10%, LGBTQ+ 6%, 2D 3.7%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Retro 7.4%, 2D 6.3%, Story Rich 4.1%

A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, RPG 14.5%, Emotional 9.5%

A light-hearted turn-based RPG, heavily inspired by old 2D classics. You will battle through waves of cute enemies, grow your characters, explore a diverse world, solve puzzles, and of course, save the world. (Just updated to version 3!)

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27%, Funny 18.4%, JRPG 17.8%, Comedy 13.3%, RPG 12%

Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Funny 18.1%, JRPG 17%, Story Rich 16.8%, RPG 13.4%

Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.

Why similar: RPG 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, Retro 7.2%

The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.9%, JRPG 17.5%, RPG 14.2%, Story Rich 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, RPG 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Story Rich 11.9%

Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, JRPG 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

A bitter RPG where every enemy has their own unique minigame, and where there are two sides to every soul: Main and Invert!

Why similar: Soundtrack 41.3% ★, Story Rich 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, RPG 13.2%, Comedy 6.2%

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Story Rich 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Retro 15.5%, 2D 11.9%, Singleplayer 6.9%

The world's speediest homage/roast to JRPGs! Can you save the world in 30 seconds? Get a quest, find those in need, fight through dungeons, earn cash, get cool loot and level up until YOU>EVIL. Don't have enough time? Pay the Goddess to reset the clock and try again! Over 100 mini-JRPGs for you to test your might with!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.4%, RPG 21.8%, JRPG 14.7%, Comedy 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.

Why similar: JRPG 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, RPG 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Funny 10.4%

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Soundtrack 23.4% ★, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Story Rich 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Funny 11%, Mystery 10.4%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, RPG 6.4%, Action RPG 5.4%, Fantasy 3.6%