- #1 Stories of Somnia
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lydian GamesPub: Monster Theater
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stories of Somnia is an exploration-first JRPG with the bones of a Metroidvania. Use spells to grapple across gaps, change the rules of combat, and reshape the world around you. Collect memory-born companions called Dreamkin and uncover a story about grief, time, and the courage to rest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.1%, Creature Collector 14.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, JRPG 14.1%, 2.5D 14%
- #2 Alabaster Dawn
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,272 reviews2026
Dev: Radical Fish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Break Nyx’s curse and guide humanity's rebirth in this top-down 2.5D Action RPG from the creators of CrossCode. Battle enemies with stylish combos, wield multiple divine weapons, solve intriguing puzzles and explore a changing world.
Why similar: JRPG 17.3%, 2.5D 16.8%, Action RPG 14.9%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #3 Entodrive : Auburn
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noah LewinPub: Day Dreamer Games
Windows · Linux
Interplanetary, thirdperson, hand drawn, Monster Taming RPG about why growing up isn’t what’s cracked out to be. Kiki learns the hard way landing her dream job at the eX Corp straight out of college.
Why similar: Creature Collector 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, 2.5D 13.8%, JRPG 13.3%, Collectathon 13%
- #4 Summoner Tale
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEGM World
Windows
An Action RPG where taming goes beyond catching. Fight, race, and complete unique trials to recruit monsters across four classes. Build your squad, evolve them through battle, and uncover the truth behind a war that divided monsters and humans.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 18.1%, Collectathon 15.5%, 2.5D 14.5%, JRPG 11.9%
- #5 Amiko Legends
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aurory Pub: Aurory
Windows
Charm - Risk - Extract. Only what you extract is yours to keep! Team up with Amiko and venture into an untamed world shaped by your actions.
Why similar: Creature Collector 21.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, JRPG 17.5%, Collectathon 16.3%, PvE 6.9%
- #6 Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
94% matchMixed64% of 3,316 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Atelier Yumia" is a story about “memory”. Explore the field to gather materials and synthesis items. The items you create can be key to advancing the story and can also be used in battles and exploration. Additionally, you can create your own base with “Building" in the field.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.3%, JRPG 17.3%, Collectathon 16.4%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Action RPG 11.3%
- #7 Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl’s Fantastical Adventures
93% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Turkey GamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Join mage-in-training Lily on an epic adventure! Explore a multitude of worlds, including forests, deserts, and dungeons, in hopes of becoming a full-fledged mage!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, JRPG 17%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Action RPG 12.2%, PvE 9.4%
- #8 Stellar Fantasy World
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHI ZHENG DUO
Windows
When alien threats descend upon the planet, you embark on a grand adventure. Born from a massive stone, you know nothing of this world. During your open-world exploration, every corner of the land hides mysteries and pleasant surprises.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Creature Collector 19.6%, 2.5D 14.4%, 3D Platformer 11.6%, Action RPG 11.3%
- #9 OUTCLAW
91% matchPositive93% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Moss Monkey
Windows
Collect and command a horde of mischievous shapeshifting minions as you explore this starry world. Turn chaos into connection in this surreal puzzle action-adventure about carving out your own strange little family.
Why similar: Creature Collector 17.5%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, Collectathon 14.8%, 3D Platformer 11.2%, Lore-Rich 11.1%
- #10 Cassette Beasts 2002
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bytten StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Record, battle, and fuse with 250+ beasts as you adventure alongside diverse companions in this monster-collecting RPG. Set in London in 2002, play in single-player or online to unmask an enigmatic occultist who threatens the realms of man and beast! When worlds collide, take the leap beyond!
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.1%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, JRPG 18.4%, Collectathon 16.6%, Lore-Rich 7.5%
- #11 Rune Monsters
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sad Flower Games
Windows
A unique spin of the RPG monster collecting genre; taking inspiration from the classics. With over a hundred different monsters to collect, there exists a number of possibilities to choose from as you explore a world full of adventure, and untold dangers.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.5%, Party-Based RPG 20.4%, JRPG 16.8%, 2.5D 15.6%, PvE 9.6%
- #12 Planet V
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simco
Windows
A monster taming game where you can throw items directly from your inventory. Catch, tame and battle monsters in a open world, where you make your own story. Use your monsters and items to catch monsters each with 4 colour variants. Battle through Arena Challenges to earn money.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.4%, Creature Collector 19.3%, 2.5D 16.1%, JRPG 15%, Party-Based RPG 14.9%
- #13 Myth Caller: The Nightmare Shaman
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaratkuroPub: Top Hat Curios
Windows
Myth Caller: The Nightmare Shaman is a 3D collectathon platformer fused with a monster-catching RPG! Catch monsters, collect permanent upgrades, and unlock even more of this huge 90's-inspired world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 19.1%, Collectathon 16.4%, 2.5D 16.2%, 3D Platformer 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.2%
- #14 Tinker & Spell
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Age Studios
Windows
Capture elemental spirits to add to your arsenal and uncover the mysteries of a fantasy land in this hand-drawn Creature-Collecting Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Creature Collector 20%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Collectathon 11%
- #15 Essentures
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Essentures Studio
Windows
Essentures is inspired by the great games of the 90s and late 80s. You will experience a grand story driven adventure through 4 lore rich kingdoms wherein you can catch and collect mysterious creatures, using them as allies or weapons!
Why similar: Creature Collector 18.5%, Party-Based RPG 17.3%, Collectathon 15.8%, JRPG 14.3%, Action RPG 10.9%
- #16 Cassette Beasts
86% matchVery Positive94% of 11,159 reviews2023
Dev: Bytten StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG, now with online multiplayer mode. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!
Why similar: Creature Collector 17.1%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, JRPG 14.5%, Collectathon 14.3%, Lore-Rich 12%
- #17 Visions of Mana
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,752 reviews2024
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a world of elemental spirits and adventure in the latest Mana action-RPG.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, JRPG 23.2%, Action RPG 16.2%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Anime 7.3%
- #18 Digimon Story Time Stranger
83% matchVery Positive89% of 22,687 reviews2025
Dev: Media.Vision Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 29.4 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The latest in the Digimon Story series is finally here! In this RPG, unravel a mystery that spans across the human world and the Digital World, collecting and raising a wide variety of Digimon to save the world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 23.7%, JRPG 20.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.8%, Collectathon 14.2%, Anime 9.5%
- #19 Lumiere
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Koolhaus Games
Windows
At the core of everything in Lumiere is Light and Shadow. Journey as Soleil and Umbra as they embark on a mission to unite a beautiful world lost to darkness. With drop-in co-op play, a second player can join the adventure and uncover the mysteries of the land together.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Action RPG 14.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #20 MythicTale
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO GENKI
Windows · Mac
Battle rivals, unleash energy attacks, explore dangerous zones, and take on platforming challenges as you fight to rise through the Super Fighter League in a 2.5D pixel-art action RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.5%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, 2.5D 16.7%, Anime 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #21 Anima Song from the Abyss
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anima ProjectPub: Anima Publishing
Windows
A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, JRPG 15.9%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action RPG 12.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #22 ChromaSphere: Viridis
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astria Legends
Windows
ChromaSphere: Viridis is a story-rich RPG with collectathon and creature taming elements. Explore a colorful world and watch it come back to life as you cleanse it of the energy that is slowly destroying it and find out the hidden truth of its origins.
Why similar: Creature Collector 23.4%, Collectathon 23.2%, Party-Based RPG 12.1%, JRPG 12%, 2.5D 9.8%
- #23 RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,493 reviews2025
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The story of apprentice detective and Devil Summoner extraordinaire Raidou Kuzunoha XIV returns in this remastered classic! Call upon your demons to solve supernatural mysteries and dispose of enemies.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.3%, JRPG 19.8%, 2.5D 15.7%, Action RPG 14.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #24 Project Ants
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ant Team
Windows
Project Ants is a 3D Metroidvania combining the exploration depth of Hollow Knight with the technical hack-and-slash of Ninja Gaiden. Set in a fractured insect kingdom, a fallen Phragmotic Ant Warrior explores a brutal, layered world to uncover the secrets at its core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.9%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, 3D Platformer 15.1%, PvE 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #25 Monster Alchemy
79% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Team Metacarpo
Windows
Create unique creatures, use them to gather rare resources, and fuse them into even more powerful beings! This RPG combines classic exploration with a deep crafting system where your monsters are your ultimate tool for looting, combat, and discovery.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.1%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, JRPG 18.6%, 2.5D 16.7%, PvE 8.2%
- #26 Guardians: A Wardens Tale
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoonfellStudios
Windows
Guardians: A Wardens Tale is a Monster Taming/Dungeon crawling game. Progress through dungeons in each town to help the locals. Fight other Guardian tamers and Alpha Guardians in Active Time Battles with your team of 5.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.5%, JRPG 19.9%, Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, PvE 10%
- #27 Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
79% matchVery Positive83% of 2,135 reviews2024
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, JRPG 17.5%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, 2.5D 12.4%, Action RPG 9.5%
- #28 Pipkin
78% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Gregdude
Windows
Explore a spooky, Halloween-themed world - make friends, dance with a turkey, or become a witch. Catch 60+ pipkin and fight alongside them as you explore the magical world of New Haven.
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.9%, JRPG 20.9%, Collectathon 18.9%, Party-Based RPG 10.3%, Anime 8.9%
- #29 ちょこナナ
78% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Asuka Watanabe
Windows
This is a single-player RPG where you can enjoy the basic elements of combat, collection, exploration, and growth. The game offers a simple experience composed of “little” elements, and the charming interactions between the cute characters are also a highlight.
Why similar: JRPG 23.4%, Collectathon 21.8%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Cute 7.4%
- #30 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 392 reviews2026
Dev: CMD Studios
Windows
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.2%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, JRPG 11.5%
- #31 Synth Beasts
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
Windows
Capture monsters to use them against the scientists who created you. Sail the open ocean in a stolen boat belonging to your captors, and destroy their failed experimental creatures to put an end to the creation of the Synth Beasts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Creature Collector 22%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Action RPG 13.6%, Collectathon 12.4%
- #32 Essentia: Echoes of Reality
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neon Bug Games
Windows
Essentia: Echoes of Reality is an Action RPG with stunning 2D/3D art, a vast world, and real-time combat. Follow Yel Aquil, a young villager struck by illness, as he uncovers a hidden link between his condition and mysterious events shaking the world—and beyond. A life changing journey begins!
Why similar: 2.5D 20.9%, Hack and Slash 18.9%, Action RPG 17.4%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #33 造 物 终 端
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LunarRidge
Windows
异界的灾祸侵袭宇宙,无数文明被残酷灭绝。然而在僻静的一颗还处于中世纪的魔法星球上,某人决定在终末危机到来前培育起强大的力量。
Why similar: JRPG 18.9%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Action RPG 14.5%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, 3D Platformer 12%
- #34 Critterrupters
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fuzz Force
Windows
Choose your new buddy and set off on a Critterbyte adventure on Nikkolo Island! Capture Critterbytes by fulfilling their conditions and master time based battles by interrupting your opponent's turns. Assemble your team to challenge the Island's Clubs and gain new buddy abilities to explore further.
Why similar: Creature Collector 20.3%, Metroidvania 19.8%, Party-Based RPG 16.7%, Collectathon 16.3%, JRPG 15.1%
- #35 Creature Keeper
74% matchMixed69% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Fervir GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Creature Keeper is an action-adventure RPG where you Befriend Creatures and fight alongside them in real time. Explore a mysterious world and uncover the truth behind a strange sickness spreading across the land. Power up your team, fill out your Bestiary, and embark on your journey of destiny!
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.8%, Collectathon 14.9%, Action RPG 14%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #36 Lore of Luvarith: The Hollow Crown
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
A story-rich 2Deco RPG where exiles, scavengers, and traitors are drawn together by fate. Explore crumbling ruins, haunted forests, and cursed castles as you uncover the empire’s forgotten truth. The past isn’t dead; it’s waiting.
Why similar: JRPG 26%, Party-Based RPG 21.1%, Lore-Rich 18%, 2.5D 16.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #37 Weirdlands
74% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Martin Mejak
Windows
A charmingly quirky RPG where you catch and fuse spirits you fight, and layer by layer reveal deep, intricate lore. This single-player, turn-based RPG has a deceptively simple exterior, but within lie complexity and depth. It's light and it's dark, it's witty and it's silly, and it's one of a kind.
Why similar: JRPG 21.2%, Creature Collector 18.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Anime 10%
- #38 LumenTale: Memories of Trey
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,378 reviews2026
Dev: Beehive StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
LumenTale: Memories of Trey is a captivating Monster Collector RPG set in a beautiful and enchanting world. Follow Trey as he embarks on an adventure to recover his missing memories and make new ones with the Animon.
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.4%, JRPG 20.3%, 2.5D 19.3%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #39 Echoes of the Flame
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 紺ノトバリ / Konno Tobari
Windows
Two parties. Alternating perspectives. A story-driven 2.5D turn-based RPG. Master strategic combat with flexible ability builds, unravel the world's deep lore using "Key Words" you discover, and see their fate unfold.
Why similar: 2.5D 25%, Party-Based RPG 23.2%, JRPG 22.1%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #40 KAMIYOGATARI
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier Melon-Kissa
Windows · Linux
Play as a member of the Imperial Summoner Academy's Hero class, team up with powerful summoners and spirits, and explore the world of O-Yashima, mixing Sci-Fi, fantasy and traditional Japan, in this Summoner-Action RPG featuring strategic magical battles and high speed 2D action.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.7%, JRPG 20.8%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Action RPG 13.1%, Anime 9.9%
- #41 Pheles Rebirth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 紫苑もみじ
Windows
Pheles Rebirth is an RPG where you play as Pheles, a fallen angel who rebelled against God, and lead two knights into battle. Make their choices for them and turn the tide with over 250 skills and abilities in total, plus Unleashed Thoughts, powerful effects triggered by conditions in combat.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.8%, Hack and Slash 22.1%, JRPG 19.9%, PvE 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10%
- #42 Digimon World: Next Order
73% matchVery Positive81% of 2,989 reviews2023
Dev: HYDE, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Digital World has run rampant with Machinedramon and is now in a state of utter chaos. As a Digidestined, it’s up to you to restore order to the world in Digimon World: Next Order, a monster collecting RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.8%, Party-Based RPG 26.5%, JRPG 23.1%, Anime 9.1%, Cute 5.1%
- #43 Flowstone Saga
72% matchVery Positive82% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: Impact Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master a totally unique puzzle-battle system in this 16-bit, JRPG-inspired adventure featuring an epic story, charming characters, stunning pixel art, and epic music. Follow a grand story set in the mysterious Ocean's End islands full of lost memories, ancient ruins, pirates, treasures, and frogs.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.4%, JRPG 25.3%, Action RPG 16%, Story Rich 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #44 KADO HUNTER
70% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: SaltyGames
Windows
Stranded in Vanada, you meet sisters Aya and Chiyo and join their fight against a growing threat. Become a KADO HUNTER, collect 500+ unique KADOS, battle monsters, complete quests, go fishing, play the KADO MASTERS trading card game, and enjoy many more activities along the way.
Why similar: Collectathon 19.7%, Action RPG 15.3%, JRPG 14.8%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Anime 10.4%
- #45 Geranium:Tale of Dawn's Desire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bekotaizi
Windows
The story follows the journey of Geranium, a female swordswoman with amnesia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, JRPG 18.8%, 2.5D 17.7%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Action RPG 13.9%
- #46 Aurebloom Tales
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HOTO Game StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
An ARPG inspired by classic 2D Zelda. Play as Kornimo, a nimble rabbit swordsman, seeking the legendary Golden Apple in a hand-drawn world. Slash the enemy for loot, traverse vast maps with your rope, and explore 10 grand dungeon temples as a dark conspiracy slowly unravels.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, JRPG 16.1%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Action RPG 13.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #47 Yami Kids
68% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Yanako RPGs
Windows
Play as "The Yami Twins" and uncover the mystery behind your family's killers. Yami Kids is a monster-taming RPG featuring 80+ Oni to Contract and Train, or risk it all in nighttime Shadow Duels!
Why similar: Creature Collector 20.8%, Collectathon 17%, JRPG 16.4%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Supernatural 13.9%
- #48 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,665 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbit & Bear StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is designed to bring players a modern take on a classic JRPG experience. Get ready to lead 100+ playable characters through a war-torn world only you can save.
Why similar: JRPG 28.8%, 2.5D 19.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.2%, Action RPG 10.2%, Anime 8.5%
- #49 Hero's Unison
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LunarEdge Studio
Windows
Hero’s Unison is a 2D pixel action RPG where you are summoned as a hero to a mysterious new world. Form a 3-hero party, link souls with your allies, and unleash unique powers to stand against the darkness threatening all realms.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.8%, JRPG 20%, Action RPG 17.5%, Anime 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #50 Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters
70% matchVery Positive82% of 879 reviews2023
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
With Gamindustri on the brink of destruction, Nepgear and the Candidates must band together and restore order!
Why similar: JRPG 20.1%, 2.5D 15.1%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Anime 10.8%
- #51 Stone
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heijingshi
Windows
"Stone" is an action-adventure game, a 3D Metroidvania. You are led to an unknown world, given a stone body, and given the ability to change into various forms. You explore and fight in this unknown world and finally solve the mystery of this world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Hack and Slash 18%, 3D Platformer 16.4%, Action RPG 12.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #52 Tsukumo SNAP!
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ISEKAI Games
Windows
Every forgotten thing grows a soul. Photograph them with your grandma's ancient flip phone, befriend 161 spirits, and spin them into battle. A comedy monster-collecting RPG in a Japanese town that changes with the real calendar.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.5%, JRPG 23.7%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Collectathon 11.8%, Anime 11.7%
- #53 Kin's Chronicle
71% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: flashdim
Windows
You are Kin, a slumbering imp awakened by a less-than-stellar Arcanist who wants to fix the damaged world. Use new powers granted to you by new allies to recruit monsters and travel through time.
Why similar: Creature Collector 19.5%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, JRPG 15.4%, 2.5D 14.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #54 Study & Monster
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jay Martel Dev
Windows
Battle, study, and grow stronger! Study & Monster mixes school life sim and monster-catching RPG. Train your team, build relationships, and aim for the top — just make sure Mom doesn’t catch you skipping class!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.1%, Party-Based RPG 24%, JRPG 20.7%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #55 Alix
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olivier PIERRE
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this pixel-art Zelda-like, explore the Auralia archipelago and embody powerful guardian animals to solve puzzles, fight evil forces, and rescue your missing sister. The animals are the true heroes of this adventure.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.7%, Action RPG 18.4%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 9.6%
- #56 The Summoner's Sky
67% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Super Bytes
Windows
Get ready to embark on an adventure across the floating islands! Accompanied by your trusty Summon Book, you can battle monsters great and small with your own. The fate of the world is in your hands.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.6%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Action RPG 17.5%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%
- #57 Mellow Island Mess
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joseph Mahon
Windows
Mellow Island Mess is a 2.5D retro-styled adventure game - run, jump, swim, and glide your way around the world to find and stop the slime that's spreading across the land. Help friends along the way, completing quests, uncovering secret areas and learning new abilities!
Why similar: 2.5D 27.3%, Metroidvania 21.9%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Cute 9%
- #58 Rapax
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 大複
Windows
It is a dot-picture action game where you just fight, change, and follow the path to defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Creature Collector 18.8%, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, 2.5D 15.6%, JRPG 14.3%, Action RPG 12.3%
- #59 Southpaw Outlaw
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fry_Draws
Windows
Hunt ghosts and monsters using crayons, stamps, and art supplies as weapons in a wild-west cat-driven art world! This Metroidvania puzzle-platformer souls-like adventure is full of things to collect and defeat! Not only will you have to hunt monsters but also have to solve puzzles and grow stronger!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Collectathon 23.6%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, PvE 10.7%, Puzzle 7.4%