- #1 Last Heroes 3
97% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enjoy another classic 16-bit RPG from Warfare Studios of Vagrant Hearts, Ashes of Immortality and Valiant fame, and embark on a quest with Amelia and Roland as they make new friends, experience dreams, and discover their destiny.
Why similar: RPGMaker 75.6% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #2 Sky Realm: Essences
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Empyrean Art
Windows · Mac
Join Leo and his two companions, Ocean and April, in a journey that will unravel much about the mythology and history of the world as they try to stop a villain who will help them grow as characters.
Why similar: RPGMaker 59.3% ★, Strategy 30%, Indie 10.7%
- #3 Tower of the Alchemist
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: 六零道长Pub: JingtuStudio
Windows
This is an action role-playing game that requires strategy. In this game, you not only need to defeat the enemy through instant combat, but also need to plan routes and other strategies to deal with strong enemies. By acquiring props and equipment, overcoming all the powerful enemies on the road, the target defeats the devil.
Why similar: RPGMaker 59.3% ★, Strategy 32.5%, Indie 8.2%
- #4 The Deal
95% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: Orfeas Game StudioPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Deal unravels the story of Cyrus, Myrella, Jonathan and Donna, while they traverse through the colorful continent of Carca, in a 10+ hours enthralling adventure!
Why similar: RPGMaker 68.9% ★, Strategy 24.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #5 Last Heroes 4
94% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enjoy another classic 16-bit RPG from Warfare Studios of Vagrant Hearts, Ashes of Immortality and Valiant fame, with the epic finale of the Last Heroes saga!
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.9% ★, Strategy 24.1%, Indie 6%
- #6 Beyond Reality
94% matchVery Positive81% of 182 reviews2016
Dev: EternalShadow StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Join the crew of the Alpha Omega Company in a journey through science fiction and fantasy, as secrets lie beyond the reality you've always known. Prevent a war, abolish pollution and rewrite history in the very fabric of the world's past!
Why similar: RPGMaker 76.5% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #7 Shining Plume
91% matchMixed60% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shining Plume is a tale filled with adventure, joy, sorrow, friendship and love, from Warfare Studios (Vagrant Hearts, Valiant: Resurrection).
Why similar: RPGMaker 73.4% ★, Strategy 20.9%, Indie 5.8%
- #8 Jade's Journey 2
91% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
After realizing that having powers means having responsibilities Jade decides to live up to her role as the Chosen One, even if that means leaving her father for a while!
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.2% ★, Strategy 24%, Indie 6.9%
- #9 Infinity Saga
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: ArcticFox223
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You play as Tetra, a teenage boy living his days out as an college student. Tetra meets Autumn; a girl he first met on a social networking site and has grown fond of. Tetra is invited over to Autumn's house for the first time for a date night. However, the two find out that they are out of Autumn's favorite chips.
Why similar: RPGMaker 73.2% ★, Strategy 20.8%, Indie 6%
- #10 OH! RPG!
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 397 reviews2015
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Heroes always win! But what happens to those who don't? Play as unique and colorful characters as the world comes to an end after our heroes' utter defeat.
Why similar: RPGMaker 77.4% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #11 Hearts of Chaos
89% matchMixed57% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
RPG veteran Warfare Studios (Vagrant Hearts, Ashes of Immortality, Shining Plume) is back with a new tale in this exciting, story-driven RPG.
Why similar: RPGMaker 65.2% ★, Strategy 27.7%, Indie 7%
- #12 Asura Valley
88% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: lvkeai
Windows
In this game,You must do everything you can to defeat the king and become the new king . Then click on "The next year" to challenge your own kingdom.(The next year of the "Asura King" will inherit your skills, Enhances, Creeds, and the way you fight, and feel the mood of the NPCS you bullied last year.ヾ(◍°∇°◍)ノ゙)
Why similar: RPGMaker 58.4% ★, Strategy 33.2%, Indie 8.3%
- #13 东方幻昼梦~ Touhou Fantasy Day
86% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Abudory
Windows
这是一款东方+传统RPG游戏。 幻想乡的太阳突然不会落下,永日威胁着整个幻想乡的安全, 于此同时,各地的小妖精们也蠢蠢欲动,一切都在预示着幻想乡又要发生一次巨大的异变...... 作为博丽巫女的灵梦,又该怎么解决这次的异变呢?
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.6% ★, Strategy 38.3%, Indie 9.1%
- #14 Jade's Journey
87% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Join Jade in her journey to master her powers and save her father! Jade is a regular girl living in a regular village until one day... it all changes.
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.1% ★, Strategy 26.9%, Indie 7%
- #15 Hypergalaxy Squad
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LevenLiu
Windows
"Hyper Galaxy Squad" is a Sci-fi turn-based tactical game.In the 24th century, with the application of FTL technology, the human colony spread throughout the galaxy.You accepted the request of the Galaxy Republic to perform a dangerous mission.
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Roguelite 16.7%, Indie 11.5%
- #16 Extravaganza Rising
86% matchMixed86% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: John Wizard
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fortune favors those bold enough to collect and train tiny monsters.Three brave souls boldly descend into a town ridden with monsters, allies and everything in between. Driven only by the promise of powerful trinkets, unlimited treasure and almost certain death, they venture on.
Why similar: RPGMaker 58.5% ★, Strategy 32.6%, Indie 8.8%
- #17 Epic Quest of the 4 Crystals
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The most non-Japanese jRPG of the decade! Epic Quest is an action-packed adventure featuring over a dozen classic and rich environments, 5 playable characters and a plethora of skills, spells and Limit Breaks. A must-have for fans of the SNES Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger!
Why similar: RPGMaker 77.6% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Indie 6.1%
- #18 QuestEvent
85% matchNegative17% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Fivang
Windows
QuestEvent is a Adventure RPG. You will have a world to explore, practice different Skills and doing Quests. The graphics of the game are Pokémon likely. But the Content is based on several huge MMORPG's.
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.1% ★, Strategy 24.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #19 Astoria: The Holders of Power Saga
82% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2017
Dev: Golden Unicorn Gaming Inc
Windows
Astoria: The Holders of Power Saga is a charming 35+hr RPG with an epic, twisting story, containing intricate characters and cinematic cutscenes. done in classic 90's, RPG-style storytelling.
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.6% ★, Strategy 24.5%, Indie 5.8%
- #20 眼中的世界 - Conviction -
79% matchVery Positive80% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Maker製造機Pub: RMAsia
Windows · Mac
"Whosoever is acknowledged by the elves will receive the power to change the world." These are the words of a forgotten legend…
Why similar: RPGMaker 48.5% ★, Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #21 Tano's Fate
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jay-Cast Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unknown arrival. A land disconnected from the world's society. Four heroes destined to change the past to save the future, and it's all thanks to the locked mind of one man. Jay-Cast Presents... Tano's Fate. A game built around unlocking the past to save your future.
Why similar: RPGMaker 49.9% ★, Strategy 40.4%, Indie 9.7%
- #22 Band of Drones
82% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2015
Dev: Kiritsu Games
Windows
Band of Drones keeps the basic mechanics of traditional turn based squad tactics gameplay and goes beyond it with character and weapons development.
Why similar: Strategy 52.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 35%, Indie 12.5%
- #23 The Glow
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 24 reviews2015
Dev: Brainwashing games
Windows
Red pill every day will keep you sane! “The Glow” is a single player, survival game with roguelike elements. Take control over one of the six characters, explore semi-randomly generated world and try to survive without losing your sanity in the process!
Why similar: RPGMaker 51.9% ★, Strategy 29.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #24 Threads of Destiny
81% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enjoy another classic 16-bit RPG from Warfare Studios! A young girl has the ability to completely heal anyone with a simple touch. Follow Illya and her two brothers on a quest to understand the gift she's been given.
Why similar: RPGMaker 61.5% ★, Strategy 30.9%, Indie 7.6%
- #25 Shining Plume 2
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a new, larger world, full of secrets and hidden locations in this direct sequel to Shining Plume featuring 3 different endings!
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.7% ★, Strategy 29.5%, Indie 7.7%
- #26 Lycah
78% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Thorne Games
Windows
Lycah - The Enchantress is an exciting game from the team behind the Thorne series that puts you in the role of Lycah, a young woman troubled by her past.
Why similar: RPGMaker 65.7% ★, Strategy 27.5%, Indie 6.8%
- #27 Amihailu in Dreamland
78% matchPositive81% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Delmunsoft
Windows
A magical, dreamy adventure starring Amihailu Dugashoba and her friends! You'll wander the echoey and endless halls and spooky painting worlds to solve the mystery and escape the fantasy world. Or you would solve the mystery... if anything Amihailu said made a grain of sense!
Why similar: RPGMaker 90.2% ★, Indie 9.8%
- #28 The Perfectionist
76% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Green Moon GamesPub: RPG Maker MV
Windows
Locked away in a top-secret research facility, Dillan must find a way to escape from the twisted Professor Phillips' experiments. Sneak past guards, battle robots, and endure diabolical hazards in order to survive. Can you escape?
Why similar: RPGMaker 63% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #29 Vagrant Hearts Zero
77% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The prequel to the hit series Vagrant Hearts, Warfare Studios' most acclaimed RPG adventure!
Why similar: RPGMaker 61.5% ★, Strategy 31.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #30 Rogue Zodiacs
65% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: QueL Games
Windows
A content-rich, turn-based roguelike with truly endless replay value achieved by having countless varieties because all contents are unique. 250+ unique abilities, 200+ unique relics, 16+ locations, 40+ hazards, 90+ unique enemies, and the 12 Zodiacs guarantee each of your runs will be different.
Why similar: RPGMaker 35.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 22.7%, Roguelite 20.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #31 Wendtale
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yuzhu Productions
Windows
A brilliant breakthrough in turn-based strategy! Attack to charge Echo, then spend Echo during the enemy's turn to unleash Countermeasures—Preemptive Strike, Defense, or Counterattack. Anticipate enemy targeting, manage your resources, and take them out by surprise between turns!
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.5%, Roguelite 18.3%, Indie 9.1%
- #32 Midnight's Blessing 2
77% matchMixed55% of 29 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mysterious force targets Sidni, and she must flee to keep her home and friends safe! Sidni finds herself in a strange land that holds the keys to her past. On her adventure, she meets new friends and discovers a bizarre army, which is amassing to sweep the world, with herself as its primary target!
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.3% ★, Strategy 27%, Indie 6.7%
- #33 Fantasy Sino-Japanese War 幻想甲午
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: 贪玩狗工作室
Windows
You unfortunately passed through the Sino-Japanese War, and became the Admiral of the North Sea Navy in the Qing Dynasty. What is more unfortunate is that this is not a history you are familiar with. This is an era when magic replaces machinery. Can you lead your army to achieve the final victory?
Why similar: RPGMaker 36% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 31.7%, Strategy 26.6%, Indie 5.7%
- #34 WARPATH OF THE UNIVERSE
60% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Sora
Windows
This is a turn-based card game with a mobile gacha style. You can obtain better equipment through combat and casual gameplay, accumulate enough resources to draw your desired powerful characters, and form a strong lineup to defeat even stronger enemies!
Why similar: RPGMaker 67.6% ★, Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%, Indie 1.9%
- #35 Thorne - Son of Slaves (Ep.2)
74% matchVery Positive83% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: Thorne GamesPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Play as the infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract, in this enthralling Action-RPG with high production values.
Why similar: RPGMaker 76.4% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #36 Selatria: Advent of the Dakk'rian Empire
75% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Whim Independent Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Selatria: Advent of the Dakk'rian Empire follows the story main characters Mage and Melanie, whose home of Availia is threatened by an invading imperial army. These two soon find themselves on the run, recruiting friends in unlikely places to protect their home… and eventually the world.
Why similar: RPGMaker 60% ★, Strategy 31.8%, Indie 8.1%
- #37 Empire
72% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2018
Dev: Clecota Games
Windows
In a traditional fantasy RPG, play as several characters in a time of war as they fight for freedom while a greater darkness grows amidst the chaos.
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.7% ★, Strategy 26.3%, Indie 7%
- #38 AFK leveling fight monsters
58% matchMostly Positive59% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Sora
Windows
This is a game where you defeat monsters and collect equipment. There's no complicated plot. Defeat monsters, collect their dropped equipment, and then challenge even stronger monsters!
Why similar: RPGMaker 51.8% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Roguelite 11%, Indie 2.1%
- #39 ECHORIA: Ancient Echoes
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Adam Waind
Windows
An immersive story-based RPG by Adam Waind.
Why similar: RPGMaker 50% ★, Strategy 39.8%, Indie 10.2%
- #40 Black River
73% matchMixed53% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Thorne Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Black River is a Survival-Horror RPG worth 3-5 hours of intense gameplay where you ultimately have to turn the table on those who want to harm you. It is not about escaping the village of Black River, it's about putting an end to its misery!
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.5% ★, Strategy 27.1%, Indie 6.5%
- #41 Strife of Stars
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A Karl Company AB
Windows · Mac
Command a rogue fleet in tactical turn-based combat. Outmaneuver, outflank, and outsmart the forces hunting you. Build your fleet, upgrade your ships, and fight your way across the galaxy in this tactical roguelite.
Why similar: Strategy 45%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.5%, Roguelite 22%, Indie 3.4%
- #42 Lilly and Sasha: Nexus of Souls
73% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: John Wizard
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Zahhak has Sasha's body and is going to use it to claim the powers of the Immortals. Lilly has vowed to stop Zahhak at whatever cost, even if she has to kill her own sister to do it. Continue your journey from Curse of the Immortals with new puzzles, new skills, runes and trinkets, new characters and 10 new pets, two of which can join...
Why similar: RPGMaker 63.2% ★, Strategy 29.1%, Indie 7.6%
- #43 I Am Caligula
73% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: Seraphim Creations
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Follow the real life events of the late Roman Emperor Caligula and his dear sweet sister Drusilla during his short reign. You will explore Rome and deal with the senate while living the life of an Emperor.
Why similar: RPGMaker 60.1% ★, Strategy 31.9%, Indie 8%
- #44 Blood Ties
72% matchMixed63% of 94 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Warfare Studios (Ashes of Immortality, Shining Plume) is back with a new tale involving vampires and epic fights with this great RPG.
Why similar: RPGMaker 55.1% ★, Strategy 36.3%, Indie 8.7%
- #45 LoliTower
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: XCGamesPub: 0Cube
Windows
LoliTower is a comfy roleplaying game featuring 120 layers of elaborately designed maps of ghost towers, in which players manipulate two distinct and equally powerful characters, the fallen hero and the talented girl.
Why similar: RPGMaker 54.4% ★, Strategy 35.8%, Indie 9.8%
- #46 Sons of Triskelion
71% matchMixed57% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Another classic RPG from Warfare Studios! Enter the merciless world of gladiators! Can you be the king of the Arena?
Why similar: RPGMaker 61.7% ★, Strategy 30.9%, Indie 7.4%
- #47 Sepulcrum
56% match9 user reviews70% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: MDH Software
Windows
A turn based tactics roguelite! Gather a powerful band and defeat the evil that lies within The Sepulcrum...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 41.4%, Roguelite 24.6%, Strategy 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Indie 3.7%
- #48 Thorne - Death Merchants
70% matchVery Positive82% of 303 reviews2016
Dev: Thorne GamesPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play as an infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract, in this enthralling Action-RPG with high production values.
Why similar: RPGMaker 78.2% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Indie 4.6%
- #49 Mythic Victory Arena
71% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2016
Dev: ResiPub: MVA_Resi
Windows · Mac
★ Welcome to Mythic Victory Arena! ★ Select a character and face off in the arena. Climb your way through the ranks to become the champion and achieve your greatest desire. The arena is here for you to show off your best ability. What are you waiting for?
Why similar: RPGMaker 58% ★, Strategy 42%
- #50 I am not a Monster: First Contact
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,293 reviews2018
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 55.9%, Strategy 43.8%, Indie 0.3%
- #51 Grimoire Chronicles
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Join Myra, a young witch, on a fantastic journey to save her best friend! 10 Playable Characters, 20 Side-Quests and 15 Secret Areas to discover!
Why similar: RPGMaker 56.4% ★, Strategy 35%, Indie 8.6%
- #52 Meandering Fiend
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Lost Fiend Studios
Windows
Explore tons of unique mazes with lots of places to get lost and turned around. Can you find your way through all the mazes and find the secret items scattered throughout?
Why similar: RPGMaker 83.1% ★, Indie 16.9%
- #53 异霊 皓月空华
67% matchVery Positive81% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: ZCH字母君Pub: 0Cube
Windows
《皓月空华》是一款传统RPG游戏,同时这也是一个少年的故事,一段足以改变其人生轨迹的经历...... 亲人们的别离,黑暗下的假面,尘封许久的过往,以及那被掩埋的真相...... 为了追寻父亲的踪迹,只身踏入无底的漩涡,最终得到的,又是否是TA所渴望的...... 真希望能在一轮皓月之下与其一起赏看那光华......
Why similar: RPGMaker 63% ★, Strategy 29.6%, Indie 7.4%