- #1 Depersonalization
97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,738 reviews2024
Dev: MeowNaturePub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.2%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, RPG 9.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the investigative, Lovecraftian, and turn-based RPG elements found in Dream Sketcher.
- #2 The Thaumaturge
96% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Isometric 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Mystery 10.3%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy RPG that focuses heavily on investigation and story-rich decision-making in a supernatural setting.
- #3 Sovereign Syndicate
96% matchVery Positive80% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: Isometric 25.2%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Character Customization 16%, RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that emphasizes character-driven choices and narrative depth in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #4 The Lamplighters League
95% matchMixed69% of 1,165 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, RPG 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based tactical combat with an investigative adventure theme set in a stylized, pulp-inspired world.
- #5 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
94% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Choices Matter 23.7%, Isometric 22%, RPG 16.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, Character Customization 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive investigative RPG that prioritizes deep narrative choices and surreal, psychological exploration.
- #6 Baldur's Gate 3
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 840,324 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 78.6 hrsMean: 131.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Why similar: Character Customization 23%, Choices Matter 18.6%, RPG 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same dice-rolling mechanics, party-based strategy, and meaningful choices that define the core gameplay loop.
- #7 Stirring Abyss
94% matchVery Positive88% of 435 reviews2020
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Isometric 13.9%, RPG 9.8%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based RPG that leans into Lovecraftian horror and squad-based survival.
- #8 Call of Cthulhu®
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%, RPG 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the investigative, Lovecraftian horror atmosphere that is central to the dream-diving premise of the seed game.
- #9 Citizen Sleeper
91% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Multiple Endings 27.1%, RPG 21.8%, Story Rich 21.1%, Exploration 15.8%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes dice-based mechanics to drive its narrative and investigative gameplay, mirroring the strategic feel of the seed.
- #10 Curious Expedition
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,474 reviews2016
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Exploration 10.9%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and strategic decision-making in a world filled with mystery and danger.
- #11 Dreams in the Witch House
90% matchVery Positive92% of 436 reviews2023
Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.7%, Mystery 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on Lovecraftian exploration and adventure, capturing the dream-like, investigative nature of the seed.
- #12 Stones Keeper
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: SK TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stones Keeper is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements in which you explore a detailed fantasy world, lead the Order of the Griffin, recruit and enhance your fighters, control a flying island, search for artifacts, and learn the secrets of the ancients.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 33.8%, Isometric 30.8%, RPG 15.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep turn-based tactical combat set within a dark fantasy world that rewards strategic planning.
- #13 Dark Quest 2
89% matchVery Positive84% of 659 reviews2018
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG where you control a party of heroes on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer and his minions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.2%, Isometric 18.2%, RPG 14.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, dungeon-crawling RPG that emphasizes strategy and dark fantasy aesthetics.
- #14 AETHERIS
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 reviews2023
Dev: WILD WITS
Windows · Mac
Aetheris is a tactical RPG with challenging turn-based battles set in an immersive and vibrant environment. Make the right choices and find the best strategy to survive in the unforgiving Wilderness. Journey alone or as a party of four—the adventure awaits!
Why similar: Isometric 24.2%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Multiplayer 15.6%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based adventure game that utilizes turn-based combat and emphasizes narrative choices.
- #15 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 267,104 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Story Rich 22.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Character Customization 15.2%, RPG 15.1%, Exploration 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, story-rich RPG that features a dark fantasy aesthetic and high-stakes combat.
- #16 October Night Games
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 90 reviews2020
Dev: Octobear Knight GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you try to keep the world the way it is or fight for the changes? October Night Games is a digital board game where everyone is a cultist working for one of two different sides. Scour the town for cursed ingredients and make deals with inscrutable entities as something eldrich this way comes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, RPG 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tabletop-inspired experience that blends Lovecraftian themes with tactical decision-making.
- #17 Fear & Hunger
86% matchVery Positive94% of 21,597 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 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: Dark Fantasy 48.2%, Lovecraftian 31.6%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 2.8%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal dark fantasy RPG that forces players to make difficult choices within a turn-based, high-stakes environment.
- #18 Dream Tactics
84% matchVery Positive93% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: Spectra Entertainment Inc.Pub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Character Customization 41.5%, Strategy 21.7%, RPG 18.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based strategy game that shares the dream-themed premise and party-based combat.
- #19 Murder Mystery Machine
85% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Isometric 33%, Mystery 18.9%, Strategy 15.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric detective game that focuses on the investigative process and piecing together clues.
- #20 Pixel Noir
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.3%, Isometric 18.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed RPG that combines investigative gameplay with retro-inspired aesthetics.
- #21 Spellcrafter
86% matchMostly Negative36% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.1%, RPG 27.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused RPG that features turn-based combat and an emphasis on adventure and exploration.
- #22 Zoria: Age of Shattering
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.7%, Character Customization 20.1%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric RPG that focuses on exploration and party-based tactical combat.
- #23 Svarog's Dream
80% matchVery Positive90% of 825 reviews2023
Dev: VI Game Forge
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Awaken as a soul from the Underworld. Discover who you are and explore an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Battle beasts and gods, or forge alliances with them. Die and be reborn in this adventure.
Why similar: Isometric 25.6%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, RPG 12.9%, Exploration 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that emphasizes choices and exploration within a mythological dark fantasy setting.
- #24 Dark Sky
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Isometric 31.7%, Strategy 17%, RPG 15.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Exploration 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy card battler that incorporates RPG elements and dark, atmospheric themes.
- #25 Dark Scavenger
82% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Psydra Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, RPG 23.8%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, choice-driven RPG that blends adventure and strategy in a unique, dark-humored world.
- #26 Dreadlands
82% matchMixed59% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Blackfox StudiosPub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome to Dreadlands! A perilous landscape brimming with potential in the form of Glow. Command one of 3 unique factions in this turn-based tactical RPG and play through their campaigns, be it solo or Co-Op, or battle it out in PvP. So far no one has tamed the Dreadlands. Will you be the first?
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, Isometric 21%, Character Customization 18%, RPG 10.2%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that features squad-based combat and an adventurous, post-apocalyptic setting.
- #27 Whisper of Y'Ryando
79% matchMixed68% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: IndieCainPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Whisper of Y'Ryando is a Lovecraftian puzzle-solving game that showcases a layered papercraft aesthetic. In this game, players will uncover the ongoing stories of the town through a unique perspective, acquiring hundreds of clue fragments by rolling dice.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired game that focuses on puzzle-solving and dramatic narrative choices.
- #28 Dream Slayers
78% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Matthew WestonPub: Cl4ysta
Windows
Enter the realm of the Dream Slayers, a Fantasy-Themed Extraction RPG where you battle nightmares, survive raids, and escape with powerful loot... or lose it all.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.8%, Character Customization 23.9%, RPG 15.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Third Person 12.3%
- #29 HexBreaker Ⅱ
77% matchMixed67% of 1,096 reviews2026
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
A supernatural game infused with Chinese-style elements drawn from folklore. This game offers online gameplay for teams of up to 4 players. In a world ravaged by warlords and monsters, you will assume the role of a Taoist, wielding your skills to unveil truths hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Isometric 29.2%, RPG 23.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #30 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.2%, Mystery 13.9%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
- #31 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,084 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Story Rich 40.3%, RPG 28.4%, Indie 17.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven game that focuses on choices and the consequences of your actions in a supernatural setting.
- #32 Lolita Expedition
78% matchVery Positive88% of 214 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 50.3%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Strategy 9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #33 Sunderfolk
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,065 reviews2025
Dev: Secret DoorPub: Dreamhaven
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where shared strategy shapes every turn. Adventure across the Sunderlands with up to four players in online multiplayer using your mouse & keyboard or play couch co-op using phones as controllers.
Why similar: Isometric 38.2%, Choices Matter 23%, RPG 17%, Strategy 14.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #34 Interrogation Simulator
77% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Linux
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.3%, Puzzle 18.5%, RPG 17.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Strategy 15.4%
- #35 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Multiple Endings 25.2%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Singleplayer 8%
- #36 Echoes of Vision
74% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Strategy 22.3%, Story Rich 20%, Mystery 18.7%, 3D 11.1%
- #37 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
76% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.4%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Mystery 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, RPG 11.7%
- #38 Shattered Dimension
72% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Puzzle 22.5%, Story Rich 21.8%, Exploration 15.2%, Indie 11.1%
- #39 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,517 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Character Customization 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%
- #40 GhostCatcher
73% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: SilverLuna RiftPub: SilverLuna Rift Games
Windows
Ghost Catcher is a cooperative horror game that can be played by at least 1 and up to 8 players together. You need to continuously delve into the haunted house, unlock new areas, uncover the truth behind the case; confront spiritual entities, identify their types, and ultimately capture them.
Why similar: Character Customization 17.4%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Mystery 15.3%, RPG 8%
- #41 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
75% matchMixed66% of 2,511 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.6%, RPG 17.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Isometric 6%, Story Rich 5%
- #42 Dark Quest 4
71% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows · Mac
A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.
Why similar: Isometric 33.4%, Dark Fantasy 28%, RPG 15.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #43 Aether & Iron
70% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38%, RPG 25.9%, Story Rich 23.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #44 Mama's Sleeping Angels
68% matchVery Positive94% of 856 reviews2026
Dev: itamuPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A 1 to 4 player Y2K dream-exploration game. Free your imaginary friends trapped to eternal sleep by the goddess Mama. Collect cursed items and use weapons to face the monsters in Mama's dreams.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.8%, Multiplayer 32.4%, Exploration 19.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #45 Dice Gambit
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 40.2%, Character Customization 38.4%, RPG 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #46 Void Sails
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Ticking Clock Games
Windows
VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, RPG 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #47 The Horror at Highrook
69% matchVery Positive90% of 463 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.8%, Mystery 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, RPG 9.1%
- #48 THE 4 SINS
73% matchMostly Negative24% of 4,024 reviews2024
Dev: 奇门互娱Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
THE 4 SINS is a multiplayer puzzle game in horror atmosphere. It is adapted from a local offline escape room which has gained public recognition for its story. There are 4 players in the game to find cooperative solution by exploring the ghost town. Try to escape the strange place!!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, RPG 13.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Strategy 10.7%
- #49 Shores Unknown
73% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.8%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Exploration 10.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #50 Ash of Gods: Redemption
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,448 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Isometric 18.4%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #51 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
70% matchVery Positive92% of 11,881 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.1%, RPG 22.9%, Isometric 11.9%, Strategy 5.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #52 Armello
70% matchVery Positive82% of 16,002 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, RPG 9.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #53 Shadows Over Loathing
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,264 reviews2022
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Character Customization 13.5%, RPG 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #54 CaseCracker3
66% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Mystery 30.8%, Immersive Sim 28.4%, Puzzle 17.6%, RPG 15.3%, Adventure 8%
- #55 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
67% matchVery Positive87% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Strategy 34.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Indie 6.3%
- #56 DOOMED Detective Game
69% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Azikton Studio
Windows
Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...
Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.7%, Puzzle 21.5%, Exploration 19.1%, 3D 13.4%, Adventure 12.3%
- #57 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
66% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37%, RPG 15.6%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Story Rich 11%
- #58 Rough Justice: '84
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Gamma MinusPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
Why similar: Isometric 44.2%, Story Rich 18.5%, Strategy 17.3%, Adventure 9%, Indie 6%
- #59 Tower Song
67% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: OI Games
Windows · Mac
Tower Song is a challenging turn-based RPG that rewards clever planning and decisive tactics in unrepeatable battles. Eldritch tower-borne beasts threaten to breach reality and overrun the capital of Qadam. Lead your chosen Mana Knight in this tightly plotted quest to push back the darkness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Turn-Based 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Character Customization 16.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%