- #1 Library Of Ruina
97% matchVery Positive94% of 45,275 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Why similar: Card Battler 30.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Card Game 17.5%, Anime 13.8%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep, story-rich card-battling mechanics and a complex, dark narrative structure.
- #2 WORLD OF HORROR
96% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.6%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Anime 9.9%, RPG 8.1%, Card Game 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact Lovecraftian, pixel-art, and investigation-heavy vibe of the seed game perfectly.
- #3 Limbus Company
96% matchVery Positive88% of 119,855 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 229.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 36.9%, Story Rich 22.5%, Anime 16.3%, RPG 14.4%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based tactical combat with a rich, dark, and anime-inspired story.
- #4 Cultist Simulator
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,243 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.8%, Board Game 21.1%, Card Game 9.1%, RPG 8.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A lore-heavy, card-based game that excels at building a Lovecraftian atmosphere through discovery.
- #5 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
94% matchVery Positive94% of 57,272 reviews2018
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.6%, Story Rich 21.1%, Anime 12.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Roguelike 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, psychological, and management-heavy atmosphere found in the seed game's more intense scenarios.
- #6 BOOK OF HOURS
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,485 reviews2023
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 41%, Card Game 16.7%, RPG 16.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and lore-rich investigation within a mysterious, occult-themed library.
- #7 Chrono Ark
93% matchVery Positive91% of 13,786 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Anime 31.7%, RPG 18.8%, Card Battler 17.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Card Game 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic, anime-styled deckbuilder that emphasizes party management and survival.
- #8 Fear & Hunger
92% matchVery Positive94% of 22,918 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.2%, RPG 25.3%, Roguelike 6.6%, Adventure 1%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, hardcore RPG that features multiple endings and a deeply disturbing, Lovecraftian world.
- #9 Morimens
91% matchVery Positive80% of 5,456 reviews2024
Dev: B.I.A.V. Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Morimens is a roguelite card-battler inspired by the Lovecraftian mythos. Bond with a diverse cast of Awakeners, build your perfect deck, and battle through the mists of Kadath—facing wild events and uncovering maddening truths at every turn.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Card Battler 24.1%, Card Game 8.9%, RPG 8.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian visual novel and card-game hybrid that mirrors the investigative focus of the seed game.
- #10 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
91% matchVery Positive93% of 131,540 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: RPG 52.7%, Story Rich 45.4%, Adventure 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for investigation-based RPGs where choices and character stats fundamentally change the narrative outcome.
- #11 Citizen Sleeper
90% matchVery Positive92% of 10,638 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: RPG 51.4%, Story Rich 44.6%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses dice-based mechanics to drive a compelling, narrative-heavy story about survival and investigation.
- #12 Inscryption
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,820 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Battler 42.9%, Card Game 15.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Roguelike 7.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends card-battling mechanics with a dark, mysterious, and meta-narrative atmosphere.
- #13 Darkest Dungeon®
89% matchVery Positive92% of 162,804 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 70.2%, RPG 14.6%, Roguelike 10.3%, Strategy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Lovecraftian strategy RPG that focuses on the psychological toll of exploration.
- #14 Pathologic 2
88% matchVery Positive92% of 12,223 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 39.2%, Story Rich 30.4%, RPG 28.4%, Adventure 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric investigation game that forces players to make impossible choices in a dying town.
- #15 Myths of Rules
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,047 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Why similar: Investigation 46.3%, Lovecraftian 18%, Story Rich 15.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological, puzzle-heavy game that explores nonlinear storytelling and exploration.
- #16 Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,154 reviews2022
Dev: Alioth Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!
Why similar: Card Battler 29%, Strategy RPG 22.2%, Anime 16.5%, Card Game 10%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strategic, anime-styled deckbuilding experience with roguelike elements.
- #17 Lost In Fantaland
85% matchVery Positive85% of 695 reviews2024
Dev: Supernature StudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lost in Fantaland is a Roguelite game with deck-building at its core, deeply integrated with board-game strategy mechanics. You will choose one of six unique characters and embark on a randomly generated adventure. Use your creativity to build your deck, and uncover the secrets of this world!
Why similar: Card Battler 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 27.4%, RPG 19.8%, Strategy 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based strategy with deckbuilding in a charming, pixel-art RPG format.
- #18 The Case of the Golden Idol
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,013 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 49.5%, Mystery 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant deduction and investigation game that requires piecing together complex, dark narratives.
- #19 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
83% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Anime 54.1%, Story Rich 31.9%, RPG 12.5%, Adventure 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological visual novel that leans into anime aesthetics and multiple, branching endings.
- #20 SUNLESS SEA
86% matchVery Positive83% of 9,567 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 73.1%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 9.5%, Roguelike 5.3%, Adventure 1%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy game that excels at Lovecraftian storytelling and high-stakes decision-making.
- #21 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
82% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.5%, Mystery 24%, Story Rich 22.8%, Anime 16.9%, Adventure 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on investigating supernatural urban legends with a distinct pixel-art style.
- #22 Volcano Princess
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 49,236 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Anime 39.5%, RPG 29.6%, Story Rich 19%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: Features a life-sim structure where choices and multiple endings are central to the character's journey.
- #23 Dream Sketcher
84% matchMixed58% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: RisingPunch Studio
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, RPG 10%, Story Rich 8.2%, Mystery 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG that emphasizes character customization and dark fantasy choices within an adventure setting.
- #24 SIGNALIS
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 78%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art psychological horror game that masterfully blends Lovecraftian themes with a cryptic, emotional story.
- #25 Return of the Obra Dinn
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,293 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Mystery 43.1%, Story Rich 30.6%, Puzzle 24.9%, Adventure 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of investigation and mystery that rewards careful observation and logical deduction.
- #26 ASTLIBRA Revision
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,946 reviews2022
Dev: KEIZOPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Time Travel 61.8% ★, RPG 20.1%, Mythology 10.6%, Story Rich 6.7%, Adventure 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, story-rich action RPG that offers a sprawling narrative and complex character progression.
- #27 Fhtagn Simulator
80% matchVery Positive89% of 572 reviews2022
Dev: 锁眼工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Fhtagn Simulator is a Cthulhu Roulette Deckbuilder. Set up card slots on roulette to maximize card's value. Collect evil creatures, spells, items and environment to build your deck. Your ultimate mission is to sacrifice spirit collected by cards to unseal the ancient gods that have come to earth!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 64.1%, Card Game 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Roguelike 6.7%, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on Lovecraftian deckbuilding and roguelite mechanics.
- #28 Dread Delusion
78% matchVery Positive90% of 5,292 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: RPG 41.2%, Story Rich 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 27.5%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, Lovecraftian-inspired RPG that emphasizes exploration and player-driven narrative choices.
- #29 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
78% matchVery Positive94% of 13,908 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.5%, Anime 12.8%, Mythology 10.8%, RPG 9.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #30 Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,596 reviews2026
Dev: MeowAlive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Card Battler 30.4%, Anime 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Card Game 13.4%, RPG 9.4%
- #31 Magical Girl Witch Trials
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Investigation 31.2%, Anime 25.9%, Mystery 22.1%, Story Rich 20.2%, Adventure 0.6%
- #32 Lost:Antinomy
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,077 reviews2024
Dev: IMaiIna
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 54.7%, Anime 22.4%, RPG 20.7%, Adventure 2.2%
- #33 Out Of Hands
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,533 reviews2025
Dev: Game River
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 34.8%, Card Battler 34.7%, RPG 11.7%, Card Game 10.6%, Strategy 7%
- #34 The Council
79% matchVery Positive84% of 5,731 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: RPG 36.2%, Story Rich 25.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Third Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative RPG where social manipulation and choices significantly impact the branching story.
- #35 Sultan's Game
74% matchVery Positive94% of 35,266 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Card Game 28%, RPG 27.4%, Story Rich 24.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Adventure 2.7%
- #36 Magical Princess
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,257 reviews2026
Dev: Neotro Inc.Pub: MAGI Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 endings to reach. How she grows up to be the world's cutest princess depends on you!
Why similar: Anime 45.4%, RPG 32.6%, Story Rich 20%, Adventure 2%
- #37 Trainee Death Simulator
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,013 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Card Game 34.2%, RPG 30.4%, Anime 26.3%, Strategy 9.1%
- #38 Lolita Expedition
76% matchVery Positive88% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: GIRLSOUL
Windows
Around a game called《Lolita Expedition》, it tells the story of playing in dreams and the incredible things that all kinds of players encounter here. It seems that dreams are invading the real world. In order to uncover the truth of the event, we did our best to investigate……
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, RPG 9.7%, Story Rich 8%, Anime 7.9%
- #39 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 32,857 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.2%, Anime 26.2%, RPG 22.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Casual 7.6%
- #40 BLACK SOULS
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,889 reviews2025
Dev: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?Pub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awaken—a nameless undead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Anime 15.4%, RPG 12.9%
- #41 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
71% matchVery Positive94% of 36,625 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Anime 41.5%, Pixel Graphics 35.2%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 2.2%
- #42 Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,997 reviews2025
Dev: U-Secret Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
"GODSOUL" is a story-driven,Hyper-visually RPG. Team with "rebel" girls who love gaming and drawing（and more）, resist villains and enjoy a mix of cyber reality, fantastical worlds, and card game action.
Why similar: Card Battler 37.4%, Anime 19%, RPG 14.3%, Mythology 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #43 Dream of Corpse Lady
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,448 reviews2026
Dev: HT3 StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 33.2%, Card Battler 33.2%, Card Game 14%, Strategy 8.7%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #44 Far Away
73% matchVery Positive95% of 8,200 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Investigation 51.7%, Anime 27.7%, Story Rich 18.9%, Adventure 1.8%
- #45 Yaoling: Mythical Journey
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,517 reviews2025
Dev: RAYKA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Yaoling: Mythical Journey is a creature collecting Eastern fantasy RPG featuring an world filled with rich stories and unique Yaolings. Tasked to uncover a mysterious evil, you embark on a journey with your Yaolings, forming new friendships, engage in intense battles, and face countless challenges!
Why similar: RPG 27.2%, Mythology 24.6%, Story Rich 20.5%, Strategy 18.4%, Casual 6.6%
- #46 Mind Lure
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.5%, Card Battler 23.7%, RPG 7.3%, Card Game 6.8%, Strategy 6.6%
- #47 Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,793 reviews2025
Dev: Nestopi Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story" is a sound novel game where you work alongside Satone, a girl who loves writing stories. Customize lo-fi music, ambient sounds, and landscapes to create a focused environment. As you deepen your bond with Satone, you may discover a special connection with her.
Why similar: Anime 44.7%, Immersive Sim 42.7%, Casual 10%, Adventure 2.6%
- #48 Disillusion ST
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 566 reviews2024
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others.
Why similar: Anime 80.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #49 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,218 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Anime 49.8%, Story Rich 24.4%, RPG 23.6%, Adventure 2.2%
- #50 Aliya: Timelink
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,693 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: RPG 75.1%, Story Rich 24.9%
- #51 BLACK SOULS II
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,659 reviews2025
Dev: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?Pub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Despair. Fear, Madness, once again. An original work based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." Dark Fairy Tale Fantasy x Psychological Horror RPG focusing on the themes of "Exploration of a Mad World" and "Life or Death Combat against Demonbeasts".
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 1.3%
- #52 Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,466 reviews2025
Dev: 葱色兔兔/Scallion RabbitPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"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: RPG 37%, Story Rich 26.2%, Anime 23%, Strategy 13.8%
- #53 Fatermyth
69% matchVery Positive83% of 541 reviews2024
Dev: KDreamPub: Merlion Games
Windows
"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.
Why similar: Card Battler 41%, RPG 17.3%, Card Game 16.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Strategy 8.2%
- #54 Eternal Destiny
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 242 reviews2016
Dev: Office 5656Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Eternal Destiny is an epic card game inspired by myths, legends, and H.P. Lovecraft, featuring 500+ cards with delightful animation and voice acting! Build your own deck with various cards, and beat enemies with high-level strategy combining skills, abilities and attributes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Card Battler 27%, Anime 13.5%, Card Game 8.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #55 TEVI
68% matchVery Positive89% of 4,070 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Anime 42.1%, Pixel Graphics 34.6%, Story Rich 22%, Adventure 1.2%
- #56 Dead Town Tales
69% matchVery Positive83% of 484 reviews2023
Dev: 拾遗工作室Pub: Pixmain
Windows
Dead Town Tales is a game that focuses on strategy card building and core Roguelike gameplay. You can learn about this romantic and mysterious world by fighting and exploring, meeting people, ghosts and monsters in Dead Town and experiencing the unknown and making choices together with them.
Why similar: Card Game 28%, Investigation 26.4%, Strategy 19.4%, Mystery 14%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #57 The Piper of Dawn
65% matchVery Positive86% of 474 reviews2026
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Grow magical crops—and your own workforce. Run an alchemy shop in a city trapped in a time loop, forge bonds with humans and non-humans, and shape its fate. A dark fantasy management sim with branching stories and multiple endings.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 67.3%, Story Rich 12.7%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 8%
- #58 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,875 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: RPG 43.6%, Anime 36.3%, Story Rich 20.1%
- #59 Circular Fallacy
67% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 非稳态物质-Unstable Matter
Windows
This is a game that seamlessly transitions between 2D card-based gameplay and immersive 3D environments ,"It" made everything disappear, yet the rain that night never ceased. And so, I embarked on a journey to find the answers. Why did I become myself?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.5%, Card Game 17%, Story Rich 13.2%, RPG 10.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #60 S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,652 reviews2025
Dev: U0U GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 41.5%, Pixel Graphics 27.2%, Story Rich 23.8%, Casual 5.8%, Adventure 1.8%
