Games Like Demonschool

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Isometric 14.1%, Tactical 14.1%, Comedy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar focus on witty humor and highly tactical, movement-based combat.

Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.

Why similar: Isometric 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Tactical 11.1%, Visual Novel 10%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the school-life setting and tactical RPG gameplay found in Demonschool.

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: JRPG 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, RPG 18.9%, Isometric 17.3%, Story Rich 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming school-based RPG that emphasizes character relationships and turn-based combat with a unique aesthetic.

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 16.6%, Isometric 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a visual novel narrative with tactical RPG combat, focusing heavily on character bonds.

Blade Prince Academy is a new take on tactical RPGs, where you lead your squad of Blade Princes to defend the city of Abjectalia in real-time with pause combat. Use your team's power to devastate any threat, but be vigilant, there is always a price to pay when you make a pact with darkness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Tactical 20.1%, Anime 19.3%, Strategy 12.5%, Story Rich 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a school-based setting where you manage a group of students in tactical, real-time-with-pause combat.

Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!

Why similar: JRPG 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Anime 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for balancing social simulation and school life with turn-based combat and stylish presentation.

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: Turn-Based Tactics 36%, Tactical 18.5%, RPG 14.1%, Isometric 12.6%, Strategy 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a vibrant tactical experience with a strong emphasis on party-based RPG mechanics and JRPG-inspired visuals.

Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.

Why similar: JRPG 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same irreverent humor and stylish, character-focused turn-based combat found in Demonschool.

Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.

Why similar: Isometric 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Tactical 16.6%, Story Rich 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tight, isometric tactical experience that emphasizes positioning and card-based strategy.

Dream Tactics is a GBA-styled strategy RPG with cunning card combos and deep character customization. Pick your party, manage cards to create unique playstyles, and outsmart hordes of pillows in turn-based combat to save the Dream World from its inevitable collapse.

Why similar: JRPG 28.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Tactical 20.7%, Anime 10.6%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A JRPG-inspired tactical game that focuses on deck-building and strategic party management.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Isometric 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Tactical 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the 'motion equals action' philosophy where positioning and movement are the keys to tactical success.

Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.

Why similar: Colorful 32.9%, Isometric 20.4%, Tactical 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, comedic tone and tactical gameplay that rewards creative problem-solving in a stylized environment.

Untamed Tactics is a Tactical RPG set in world of colorful animals. Relive the legend of Greycoat’s escape into the untamed Wilds in a tale of lost honor and finding a new home as you fight, talk, and think your way through this beautifully illustrated adventure!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Isometric 12.2%, Tactical 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes narrative choices and strategic positioning in a colorful, story-rich world.

Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.

Why similar: JRPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Isometric 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Tactical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, story-rich JRPG with tactical combat and a focus on managing a quirky group of allies.

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 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Tactical 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical combat and character relationships, reminiscent of classic strategy-RPGs.

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Isometric 11.1%, RPG 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A robust tactical RPG that offers deep character customization and classic turn-based strategy.

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

Why similar: JRPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Anime 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep tactical experience with a strong focus on character progression and story.

Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding ​all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.

Why similar: Psychedelic 25.4%, Dark Humor 24.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, RPG 7.5%, Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous, and highly strategic turn-based game that shares the eccentric art style of Demonschool.

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

Why similar: JRPG 27.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Emotional 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Anime 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic school-life JRPG that excels at building deep connections between a group of misfit companions.

Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.

Why similar: JRPG 26.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Anime 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends visual novel storytelling with tactical RPG elements in a dark, atmospheric setting.

The nefarious Overlord Void Dark seeks to enslave countless Netherworlds...and only the young demon Killia can stop him! Assemble your tenacious army of rebels and unleash vengeance in this hell-raising adventure! The stakes are high, the damage cap is higher, and the destruction is limitless!

Why similar: JRPG 24.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Anime 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers deep tactical combat with an over-the-top anime aesthetic and a focus on misfit characters.

Discover a 3d wooden puppet style world while exploring as a platformer, and taking battles in a turn-based combat as an old school RPG where timing and strategy are the keys to victory!

Why similar: Isometric 18.2%, JRPG 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that mixes exploration with turn-based combat and a unique, stylized art direction.

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 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Comedy 10%

Why You'll Like It: A deep dungeon-crawler with JRPG elements and a focus on managing a large, eccentric party.

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: JRPG 27.9%, Turn-Based Combat 25.1%, Comedy 12.5%, Anime 9.5%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven RPG with turn-based combat that emphasizes teamwork and charming, witty dialogue.

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

Why similar: JRPG 33.3%, Turn-Based Combat 31.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Emotional 10.2%, RPG 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant JRPG that features engaging turn-based combat and a strong focus on party dynamics.

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 50.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Comedy 9.8%, RPG 8.4%, Anime 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, tactical JRPG that captures the retro-modern feel and character-driven narrative style.

Grotesque Tactics is a highly addictive tactical RPG combining elements of popular Western and Asian console RPGs.

Why similar: Tactical 22.9%, RPG 17.5%, Strategy 15%, JRPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A parody-heavy tactical RPG that shares the dark humor and isometric perspective of Demonschool.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.

Why similar: JRPG 38.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, RPG 10.8%, Story Rich 9.3%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, card-based JRPG that prioritizes narrative and a unique, tabletop-inspired aesthetic.

Join the Phantom Thieves as they lead an uprising of the heart! Assemble an all-star team of heroes in a brand-new story in this thrilling combat adventure set in Persona’s iconic universe.

Why similar: JRPG 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Tactical 13.1%, Visual Novel 7.9%

Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.8%, Tactical 21.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that features a colorful art style and a focus on unit positioning and objective-based combat.

Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!

Why similar: Isometric 18.6%, JRPG 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Tactical 13.4%

Splinter and Shredder are dead. Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tackle deadly new threats and the approach of adulthood in this fast-paced turn-based beat-em-up!

Why similar: Isometric 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Tactical 11.1%

Defeat your enemies with the power of love, friendship, and violent military aggression in Magellania, a hardcore tactics-RPG set in outer space.

Why similar: JRPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Strategy 6.6%

A story-rich JRPG set in a dystopian future where you befriend dinosaur companions, face tough choices with heart and humor, and unlock multiple endings.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, JRPG 18.1%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 7.7%

Help Fang and the gang harness the power of song in this comedic tactical RPG romp.

Why similar: JRPG 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Comedy 8.8%, Anime 7.4%

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: JRPG 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Emotional 16%, Comedy 13.4%, Mystery 11.5%

Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy is a turn-based, tactical RPG featuring strategic battles, intriguing puzzles and exciting quests. Customize your heroes’ unique, class-based attacks and abilities to defeat Father Eldritch's oppressive armies throughout dozens of unique, hand-crafted maps!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.3%, JRPG 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Anime 9.2%

Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents!

Why similar: JRPG 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Isometric 18.9%, Comedy 13%, Story Rich 8%

Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Isometric 23.3%, Tactical 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%

Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.

Why similar: JRPG 25.6%, Turn-Based Combat 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Anime 7.3%

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: Turn-Based Combat 26.2%, JRPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Story Rich 8%

Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 40.1%, Strategy 13.4%, RPG 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Puzzle 10.1%

"JOR: Dawn Dew" is a 2D turn-based game with a box-like map. In the game, act "Dew" to adventure. On adventure, collect and freely choose your way of fighting. As the exploration progresses, deter the threat of the black beast tide, and finally defeat the monstrous malice.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.3%, Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, RPG 8.5%

The hotheaded Laharl seeks to be the next big Overlord in the Netherworld...and will destroy anyone that gets in his way! With his devious vassal Etna and the angel trainee Flonne as his unlikely allies, he must battle his way to supremacy and retake the throne in this over-the-top RPG adventure!

Why similar: JRPG 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Comedy 11.6%, Anime 11.2%

A charmingly quirky RPG where you catch and fuse spirits you fight, and layer by layer reveal deep, intricate lore. This single-player, turn-based RPG has a deceptively simple exterior, but within lie complexity and depth. It's light and it's dark, it's witty and it's silly, and it's one of a kind.

Why similar: JRPG 34.1%, Turn-Based Combat 23.4%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, RPG 6.2%

Reverie Knights Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG with strategic battles in isometric grids where every decision can alter the story. Travel through a hand-drawn fantasy world and lead your heroes in a story-rich adventure, visual novel style!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.4%, Tactical 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, RPG 8.9%

A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23%, JRPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Tactical 11.3%

Defend humanity from the Chimera Virus as the new leader of Japan's covert military agency (ACID) in Dark Rose Valkyrie! Battle enemies in this real-time combat, action-packed RPG, and investigate your party members to find and expose the traitor within before it’s too late!

Why similar: JRPG 24%, Turn-Based Combat 22.6%, Tactical 10.4%, Anime 10%, Mystery 8.6%

In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%

Lead a group of childhood friends through their first adventures in a turn-based tactical RPG played under the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful OGL ruleset. Customize their builds, acquire loot and level up, and ultimately defeat the sinister enemies who threaten your hometown.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.9%, Turn-Based Combat 28.6%, Anime 12.5%, RPG 10.5%, Strategy 9%

Calling all Bounty hunters! Akumi Wars is a turn-based RPG. Build your own party of irresponsible misfit heroes and delve into an epic world story with the ultimate goal of... avoiding needing to work retail. Armed with guns, magic, and a distracting amount of leg, hop on your ship for adventure!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Comedy 16.6%, Anime 12.5%, RPG 8.1%

Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.8%, Psychedelic 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%

Natsumi meets classmates and teachers with unique personalities at the start of the semester, can she get used to school life from now on?

Why similar: JRPG 40.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, RPG 20.6%, Anime 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 27.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Comedy 14.9%, Anime 11.5%

As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.

Why similar: Isometric 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Tactical 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%

Dungeon Encounters is a unique dungeon exploration RPG in which you lead an expedition to chart the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth. Plan and prepare to overcome numerous obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat monsters. Strategize to survive!

Why similar: JRPG 69.2%, RPG 27%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Banchou Tactics is a strategy turn based role-playing game in the Japanese Gangster High School

Why similar: Isometric 26.9%, JRPG 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Anime 8.6%

Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Tactical 15.8%, JRPG 15.2%, Isometric 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%

Choose your faction and test your skill in this one-player tactical masterpiece, where positioning is everything! Clear forests, pave roads, knock enemies into pits, yank them out from behind their defenders, before the Business Demons burn it all down!

Why similar: Tactical 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Colorful 6.3%

Super Dungeon® Tactics is a classic turn-based game featuring exciting, new gameplay mechanics. Along with traditional RPG characters making you feel right at home, the dynamic gameplay will keep you on your toes.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Isometric 12.2%, Tactical 11.5%