- #1 The Amber Throne
97% matchVery Positive82% of 191 reviews2015
Dev: Joshua Missile
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Amber Throne is a turn-based JRPG-styled game about a girl in a desert world beneath a mysterious floating castle, and her quest to reach it.
Why similar: RPGMaker 58.9% ★, RPG 25.5%, Indie 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique visual style while maintaining the core turn-based RPG mechanics found in Drayt Empire.
- #2 Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,308 reviews2016
Dev: Stegosoft GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore a breathtaking world floating above the clouds in this classic fantasy RPG. Battle an ancient vampire menace, forge powerful bonds with your companions, and experience the definitive Enhanced Edition packed with new content and improvements.
Why similar: RPG 64%, Indie 36%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a highly polished RPG Maker experience with a strong focus on exploration and character-driven narrative.
- #3 Skyborn
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,727 reviews2014
Dev: Dancing Dragon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Life under the iron rule of the winged Skyborn race isn’t so bad for Claret Spencer, the star mechanic of a successful airship repair shop, present her with broken machinery and she’s sure to fix it. She’s one of the fortunate ones, not all who live under the watchful eye of the Skyborn are so lucky…Little does she know that her stable,...
Why similar: RPGMaker 71.1% ★, RPG 24.8%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a compelling steampunk-fantasy setting combined with traditional turn-based combat mechanics.
- #4 Solenars Edge Rebirth
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Team Syukino
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Three lost orphans band together to set out on a journey that transcends the boundaries of imagination and retrieve the pieces of a legendary gem, all while keeping the darkness at bay alongside a colorful cast of unique characters.
Why similar: RPGMaker 50.9% ★, RPG 27.9%, Indie 21.2%
Why You'll Like It: A solid RPG Maker title that focuses on character interactions and traditional questing.
- #5 Final Quest
94% matchMixed46% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A time of change is coming. One small boy, the last of a long line of Gem Warriors, will soon discover the true power of his heritage. In so doing, he will embark upon a Final quest to free the people and to find his long lost father.
Why similar: Indie 50.5%, RPGMaker 31.4% ★, RPG 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact indie RPG Maker DNA and simple, classic quest structure.
- #6 Pier Solar and the Great Architects
94% matchMixed59% of 132 reviews2014
Dev: WaterMelon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
In the peaceful town of Reja there live three best friends: Hoston, Alina and Edessot. Young and curious, they want to go on a herb-seeking quest to help cure Hoston's father's illness. Little do they know ...
Why similar: RPG 85.3%, Indie 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired JRPG that delivers the same nostalgic adventure feel as the seed game.
- #7 Echoes of Aetheria
93% matchVery Positive83% of 185 reviews2016
Dev: Dancing Dragon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Two nations finally achieve peace, marked by a momentous royal wedding. But just as they seal it with a kiss, a group of soldiers sabotage the wedding and kidnap the bride! Follow the story of Lucian, Ingrid, and Soha, as they uncover the secrets of the conspiracy and expose the true villains!
Why similar: RPGMaker 36.5% ★, RPG 35.6%, Indie 27.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a refined tactical combat system within the familiar and accessible RPG Maker framework.
- #8 Helen's Mysterious Castle
91% matchVery Positive93% of 956 reviews2016
Dev: SatsuPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A young girl with a hidden past sets off on an epic and mysterious journey in hope of learning more about her own origins in this beautifully rendered, classic-style RPG adventure.
Why similar: RPG 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on strategic turn-based combat and exploration, mirroring the core loop of the seed game.
- #9 Last Heroes
92% matchMixed69% of 127 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enjoy another classic 16-bit RPG from Warfare Studios of Vagrant Hearts, Ashes of Immortality and Valiant fame, and embark on a quest with Viktor as he makes new friends, experiences dreams, and discovers his destiny.
Why similar: RPGMaker 59% ★, RPG 23.3%, Indie 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure-focused RPG that emphasizes party growth and exploration.
- #10 Eternal Senia
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,055 reviews2015
Dev: Sanctum Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Why similar: RPG 70%, Indie 30%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends classic RPG storytelling with more action-oriented combat mechanics.
- #11 Arevan
91% matchMixed48% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Overcloud9Pub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arevan is an adventure RPG with an original storyline, enjoyable features and interesting game play. Travel with Maurean as he makes his way through challenging puzzles, gut-wrenching monsters, and intriguing side quests.
Why similar: RPGMaker 50.6% ★, RPG 28.8%, Indie 20.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a straightforward, casual RPG experience with a focus on world exploration.
- #12 Warriors of Vilvatikta
90% matchMixed53% of 183 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Warriors of Vilvatikta is an epic RPG inspired by real Indonesian history.
Why similar: RPG 56.7%, RPGMaker 27.8% ★, Indie 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on a classic fantasy adventure with traditional RPG Maker mechanics.
- #13 DarkEnd
89% matchMixed52% of 355 reviews2014
Dev: Kodots Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Conquer the ever changing dungeons of DarkEnd and save the fall of humanity! Choose your heroes and venture into a world filled with numerous treasures, mysterious secrets and discover a haunting past in this 10+ hours of retro 2D Dungeon-Crawling!
Why similar: RPGMaker 69.2% ★, RPG 18.4%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that utilizes the RPG Maker engine to provide a more challenging combat experience.
- #14 Memories of a Vagabond
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You play as a young mercenary and travel from soul to soul to avenge your fiance and her family. While finding a way to change the flow of past events, you will encounter many obstacles and meet new allies. Will you be brave enough?
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.8% ★, RPG 33.1%, Indie 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a traditional JRPG-style adventure with a focus on classic turn-based combat.
- #15 Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant
87% matchMixed63% of 1,063 reviews2015
Dev: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Terra Incognita is a classic role playing game. The world of Terra is slowly falling into chaos. A great war is coming and It's time to take up arms against a corrupt royal family. You must travel across this huge world and unite the nations of Terra, recruiting comrades along the way.
Why similar: RPGMaker 59% ★, RPG 22.1%, Indie 18.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a classic adventure experience with a focus on world-building.
- #16 Last Dream: World Unknown
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: White Giant RPG Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Last Dream: World Unknown incorporates the best features of classic RPGs: replayability and complete immersion into a vast world, rich with detail.
Why similar: RPGMaker 37.7% ★, RPG 35.5%, Indie 26.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based RPG that rewards exploration and party management.
- #17 Valiant: Resurrection
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore the lands of Sirenus Bay, God’s Garden, Whitebleak, Fort Ember, God Snare, and the mysterious Immortal’s Abyss. Are you brave enough for this adventure?
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.9% ★, RPG 27.4%, Indie 19.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a casual, story-driven RPG experience in the classic style.
- #18 Destiny Warriors RPG
85% matchMixed53% of 1,248 reviews2015
Dev: ninjalexPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An epic 12 hour RPG. Thirteen years after incredibly powerful spirit beasts were sealed in the souls of children, they threaten to break free and cause havoc across the land. It's up to four friends from the elite warrior training academy to find the key to stopping these evil spirits once and for all.
Why similar: RPG 65.2%, Indie 34.8%
Why You'll Like It: A standard indie RPG that captures the spirit of classic adventure games.
- #19 𝄞Gaia's Melody: ECHOED MELODIES
84% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Echo607
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gaia's Melody is a story about friendship. About bonds, family - lies, deception, and the truth. Overcoming yourself, and accepting. Do you have the courage to accept the truth?
Why similar: RPGMaker 46.2% ★, RPG 31.1%, Indie 22.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that focuses on character relationships and adventure.
- #20 Raywin
84% matchMixed50% of 127 reviews2015
Dev: FlatlinePub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Raywin is a 90's style 2d RPG. The story focuses around the main protagonist Raywin who, because of prophecy, has to go off to fight in the war of Salemsun and save the kingdom. Along the way he is accompanied by his friend Helena who he at first hates, but along the way they grow closer than ever.
Why similar: RPGMaker 56.9% ★, RPG 24.5%, Indie 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG hybrid that maintains the indie charm of the RPG Maker engine.
- #21 White Pearl
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Tristanthewolf
Windows
White Pearl is a classic-like 2D RPG journey told over a large main cast with several villains. Replete with content, in-depth combat, unique equipment system, as well as a deep story to uncover. With their destinies already written, will calamity be prevented a fifth time?
Why similar: RPGMaker 56.1% ★, RPG 24.3%, Indie 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie RPG that offers a classic questing experience.
- #22 Opaline
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In this 16-bit style RPG, Gallow and Liza are two teenagers gifted with great powers, and that destiny seems to persist in keeping away from each other, however their feelings drive them close. Can the two of them have what it takes to preserve the world from the rise of the Blight?
Why similar: RPGMaker 55.7% ★, RPG 26.3%, Indie 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, adventure-focused RPG that is easy to pick up and play.
- #23 Machine Made: Rebirth
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2017
Dev: Proteus StudiosPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Machine Made: Rebirth is a classic fantasy/sci-fi RPG, you will play as Tibby, an angelic girl lost in a world of advanced technology, magic and corruption. Having lost her memories, Tibby must find a way to rediscover her history and her true self to overthrow the evil Machine God that threatens the world.
Why similar: RPGMaker 45.2% ★, Indie 32.3%, RPG 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward RPG Maker title that emphasizes classic turn-based combat.
- #24 Shining Plume
82% matchMixed60% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Shining Plume is a tale filled with adventure, joy, sorrow, friendship and love, from Warfare Studios (Vagrant Hearts, Valiant: Resurrection).
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.7% ★, RPG 21.3%, Indie 16%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a lighthearted adventure experience within the RPG Maker framework.
- #25 Unforgiving Trials: The Space Crusade
81% matchMixed62% of 324 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The world is dying. Many years after the banishment of the evil that plagued the land, the world was hit by waves of unbearable heat. Now in order to save the world the band of young adventurers have set upon a quest to vanquish the Sun.
Why similar: Indie 49.7%, RPGMaker 29.7% ★, RPG 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings a unique sci-fi twist to the traditional RPG Maker formula.
- #26 Extravaganza Rising
80% 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 48.4% ★, RPG 27.8%, Indie 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines classic RPG elements with light strategy mechanics.
- #27 A Princess' Tale
79% matchMixed58% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What happens when the fate of the world falls into the hands of the most irresponsible bubblehead to ever trip over royal birth? Play this 16-bit style old-school RPG and find out!
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.9% ★, RPG 26.4%, Indie 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual RPG that focuses on a linear, story-driven adventure.
- #28 Scarmonde
73% matchVery Positive99% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Ephiam
Windows
8-Bit Styled dungeon-crawler wherein you assemble a party from 12 Classes to brave The Depths in search of the Dragon God's Sacred Treasures!
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #29 Final Quest II
79% matchMixed47% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Return to the world of Paylea in Final Quest II. In an action-packed adventure, join Ralph and friends on an epic voyage to find his lost father. Have you got what it takes to confront the Dormai Empire?
Why similar: Indie 44.4%, RPGMaker 34.8% ★, RPG 20.8%
- #30 The Land of Dasthir
78% matchMixed46% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Terret in his small, but dangerous adventure through a mysterious and forgotten land of Dasthir
Why similar: RPG 54.9%, Indie 45.1%
- #31 Last Heroes 3
78% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 69% ★, RPG 17%, Indie 14%
- #32 Last Heroes 2
77% matchMixed69% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Find out what is ahead for Amelia and Roland, as they are headed to Odaro continent, in this new entry in the hit RPG series Last Heroes!
Why similar: RPGMaker 51.9% ★, RPG 27.4%, Indie 20.7%
- #33 1vs1: Battle Royale for the throne
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: BrainStorming TeamPub: KuKo
Windows
Enjoy the exciting story of the confrontation of the crown princes in they battle for the throne. Complete the test in the ancient temple caves to prove your right to the royal throne!
Why similar: RPGMaker 63.8% ★, RPG 36.2%
- #34 Calcu-Late
77% matchMixed59% of 377 reviews2016
Dev: Blazing FanfishPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Calcu-Late is a story about a boy named James that needs to participate in a godly Olympics tournament as a representative for the goddess of mathematics, Seshat. The tournament will grant the participant a wish that they stated before the tournament starts.
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, RPGMaker 31.7% ★, RPG 16.9%
- #35 Labyronia RPG
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,414 reviews2015
Dev: LabyrinthinePub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Labyronia is an epic RPG. Only by defeating the gods can you, and your friends, save the world.
Why similar: RPGMaker 66.8% ★, RPG 25.6%, Indie 7.6%
- #36 Forever Home
75% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Blade Games
Windows
Retro RPG that takes inspiration from SNES and PS1 classics. Action turn-based battle system with skill learning, slots for stat boosting, equipment crafting, monster catching, rank based Colosseum, and side quests. 30+ hour emotional story with adult-oriented themes and powerful original soundtrack.
Why similar: RPGMaker 44.5% ★, RPG 31.5%, Indie 24%
- #37 Origin Of Destiny: Crimson Awakening
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: CloudTheWolf Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Sophie and Mike have been separated by an evil group and must now try and rejoin forces before taking on a great evil. But something more sinister is happening and may change the world forever!
Why similar: RPGMaker 64.9% ★, RPG 22.5%, Indie 12.7%
- #38 Tears of a Dragon
74% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2017
Pub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
We all have inner demons that sometimes tell us to do the wrong thing. Savage Dragoon is in a constant battle to conquer the darkness lurking within himself...Also known as his "Dark Passenger". Where his story ends...You Decide... This game is based on a true story, that being my own and my constant battle against depression.
Why similar: RPGMaker 43.8% ★, RPG 37.3%, Indie 18.9%
- #39 Undefeated
74% matchVery Positive81% of 182 reviews2015
Dev: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
16-bit RPG magic is back! Can you stop the Wastelands from spreading and overtaking the world? Play as Marcus, Bastien and Fela, 3 army conscripts with little liking for their new life, yet who find themselves engulfed in a mystery that could very well cause the demise of their nation.
Why similar: RPGMaker 59.3% ★, RPG 23.3%, Indie 17.4%
- #40 Dungeons of Betrayal
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Become a young hero and travel from dungeon to dungeon to regain your lost memories. While fighting your way through, you will encounter characters from your past. It's your quest to figure out if they are friends or foes. But be careful anyone can betray you in the Dungeons of Betrayal.
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.8% ★, RPG 20.6%, Indie 16.6%
- #41 Beloved Rapture
68% matchVery Positive83% of 278 reviews2024
Dev: Rapturous StudioPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets. This mid-length adventure balances both an intimate coming of age story, and larger threats looming over the troubled kingdom.
Why similar: RPG 52.3%, Indie 47.7%
- #42 Knights of Messiah IF: Castle in an Alternate Dimension
67% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: GyuPub: Tensei Games
Windows
Enjoy traveling around the beautiful world of Knights of Messiah as the leader of a party of adventurers! When Alicia and Maya are captured by the evil prince of Windsor, Ritz, you and your friends must explore dungeons in search of the Gemstones that'll allow you to access his castle!
Why similar: RPG 64.2%, Indie 35.8%
- #43 DashBored
72% matchVery Positive81% of 350 reviews2016
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Enter a bizarre and idiosyncratic world! Adventure into the unknown, and defeat horrid monsters! A story of Love, Loss, and the end of the Multiverse.
Why similar: RPGMaker 46% ★, RPG 30.6%, Indie 23.4%
- #44 Heroes of Spyria
69% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Vesper Studios
Windows
A JRPG style fantasy game reminiscent of SNES classics. Guide Madilyn, Hiro and Winter as they embark on an epic quest to save Spyria from the mysterious LEGION.
Why similar: RPGMaker 51% ★, RPG 37.6%, Indie 11.5%
- #45 Triangle
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Red Triangle Games
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 100%
travel the world fighting vegetables as you try to defeat an evil alien warlord in a classic RPG adventure!
Why similar: RPG 56%, Indie 44%
- #46 Fated Souls
73% matchMixed55% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare StudiosPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore magical lands and discover your inner self in this exciting 16-bit style RPG from the same team that made Vagrant Hearts and Ashes of Immortality and featuring up to 20-30 hours of playtime.
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.3% ★, RPG 27.4%, Indie 20.2%
- #47 Tales Across Time
71% matchVery Positive83% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Critical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tales Across Time is a story-driven RPG experience from the creator of 8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey. It uses the classic short-story format to tell the tale of three different characters...
Why similar: RPGMaker 54% ★, RPG 26.7%, Indie 19.3%
- #48 Soma Spirits: Rebalance
71% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: Torch60
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Guide Heart and Soul, the guardian spirits of Soma, through a divided realm in a colorful RPG adventure where your choices decide the fate of the world.
Why similar: RPG 56%, Indie 44%
- #49 Astra Hunter Zosma
67% matchVery Positive98% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Torch60
Windows
A treasure-hunting RPG with a lifelong friend! Escape the Crescent Moon Tower and return to the surface world... and grab lots of treasure on the way!
Why similar: RPG 90.4%, Indie 9.6%
- #50 In Vitra - JRPG Adventure
71% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Is there any truth to those rumours of a mysterious affliction spreading all over -In Vitra- ? The four heroes of this role-playing game with a turn-based combat system embark on an epic quest for a cure – and chance upon a far bigger mystery.
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.8% ★, RPG 37.9%, Indie 9.2%
- #51 Roam Across
65% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: NanoGiant
Windows
Civil war continues down south, even the emperor bows to the mighty warlords. Han Empire will soon divide into THREE KINGDOMS. What should the young master do to keep his tribesmen on prairie safe and sound? Everything is in the turn-based RPG: Roam Across.
Why similar: RPG 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #52 Town of Night
70% matchMixed50% of 168 reviews2016
Dev: Delusional GamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Town of Night is a RPG-First-person dungeon crawler hybrid. Visit the town that sits atop a series of vast and dangerous dungeons. Explore, battle, loot and survive!
Why similar: RPG 76.4%, Indie 23.6%
- #53 Wind Child
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: Valkyria Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Five souls, brought together in a simple rescue mission, come to learn that they are more connected than they had believed. Classic RPG goodness and intriguing storyline with this RPG from Valkyria Studios.
Why similar: RPGMaker 58.1% ★, RPG 24.3%, Indie 17.6%
- #54 Pembrey
69% matchMixed58% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: CrackedGhostGamesPub: Raster_Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two young film makers travel out deep into the Pembrey Forest in search for footage for their documentary. Record and document your findings and unravel the truth behind the famous "Pembrey Forest".
Why similar: RPG 53.7%, Indie 46.3%
- #55 Lethal RPG: War
68% matchVery Positive80% of 233 reviews2015
Dev: EyeSpyda Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Journey on an epic quest with Lethal and his elite party of warriors through a huge fantasy land. Play as Lethal and his companions in exciting turn based battles against a variety of fantasy creatures.
Why similar: RPG 57.7%, Indie 42.3%
- #56 Coldfire Keep
70% matchMixed42% of 118 reviews2014
Dev: Steve Jarman
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
An ancient power lies hidden, deep within Coldfire Keep, threatening the peaceful town of Newsettle. Now four friends must take it upon themselves to become heroes, and venture into the depths on a quest to secure their town's future.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #57 Project Druid - 2D Labyrinth Explorer-
70% matchMostly Negative28% of 189 reviews2015
Dev: Cemil TasdemirPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Find the key and solve the maze. Oh yeah stay alive!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #58 Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland
60% matchVery Positive99% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Pepita Digital
Windows
A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.
Why similar: RPG 53.4%, Indie 46.6%
- #59 Finding Hope
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Falling Star Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover a new world in this quirky RPG full of colorful characters - a story of love and madness filled with twists and surprises!
Why similar: RPGMaker 40% ★, RPG 33.6%, Indie 26.4%
- #60 Nox Archaist
66% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: 6502 Workshop
Windows · Mac
An 8-bit RPG modeled after the iconic games of the 1980s. You control a party of adventurers who travel the Realm, talk to NPCs in towns and castles, explore dungeons, and fight monsters as you seek to save the world from a terrible danger.
Why similar: RPG 59.4%, Indie 40.6%
