- #1 Woe Reigns Unending
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joshua SarverPub: n/a
Windows
Lead a cursed party through a ruined world in this grimdark side-scrolling RPG. Build your team, master tactical combat, and unleash forbidden powers to survive an endless parade of nightmares. Decide what, if anything, is worth salvaging from a world that has been reduced to ashes.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Lovecraftian 10.2%
- #2 Shadows Of Thornkeep
96% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Tryzna83
Windows
A dark fantasy, grid-based dungeon crawler where every step hides peril. Loot, adapt, and survive in turn-based battles as you lead lost souls through cursed halls in this rogue-lite descent into madness.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, RPG 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #3 Torchless
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Eclipse Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Torchless is a dark and gothic dungeon crawler RPG played through a text-based retro console. Forge your party and take up arms against the horrors lurking within the dungeon halls in strategic, turn-based combat, clinging on to survival using everything at your disposal.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Lovecraftian 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #4 The Crystal Realms Saga : Rise of the Crystals
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DayDreamStudios
Windows
Embark on an epic RPG adventure with strategic battles, diverse skills, and rich systems. Explore a world on the brink of collapse, complete side quests, craft essential items, and tackle combat challenges to grow stronger. Choose your path and shape the realm's fate in a epic campaign.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #5 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,176 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Lovecraftian 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
- #6 Dream Eater
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Knight Vision Games
Windows
Dream Eater is a turn-based RPG about exploring a dark land that dreams no more. Recruit new party members, slay monsters, manage resources, and craft items as you journey to Originaught Castle in search of answers. Can you help them dream again?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.8%, Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 13%, RPG 8.2%
- #7 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
93% matchVery Positive90% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%
- #8 Echoes of Choice
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blake WunderlePub: Wunderelf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative RPG where every choice reshapes the story. Build your party from 56 unique classes, fight through three branching tales of mystery and betrayal, and discover that some paths can't be retraced.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, RPG 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #9 Darkest Dungeon®
91% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.1%, Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Lovecraftian 17.1%, RPG 5.7%
- #10 Vestenelon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vestenelon
Windows
This is a comedy RPG/Visual Novel hybrid which does not follow conventional rules. Fight monsters for a meager paycheck, fight trained mercs who steal said paycheck (Like the bullies at lunch!), watch your family starve, watch the news to see how badly you screwed up, get yelled at for not tipping.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, RPG 7%
- #11 Nine Prophets: The Abyss
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vyk1ing Productions
Windows
Nine Prophets: The Abyss, is a brutal, story-driven, horror RPG with roguelike elements. Featuring difficult, dismemberment turn based combat and strategic resource management. Craft Items, scavenge resources and fight alongside allies as you combat countless horrors and survive the unknowable.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Lovecraftian 15%, Party-Based RPG 13.5%, RPG 10.3%
- #12 Abyss Saga
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 麻薯gamePub: WhisperGames
Windows
In the heart of the continent lies the deep pit called Abyss, rumor says there is boundless knowledge and immeasurable wealth. As a traveler who has stumbled into Abyss, you will build a team with diverse companions to navigate the Abyss, explore its deepest layers, and unearth the ultimate truth...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.2%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Party-Based RPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, RPG 9.8%
- #13 Reviving An Angel
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SolemnGravity
Windows
How do you revive an angel? Reviving An Angel is a turn-based RPG set in a world where Archangels, the greatest creations of the Almighty, are in a path of war. Wanting to revive his beloved, Harold, a young Fallen Hunter, saw himself facing an Archangel as he challenged the limits of his mortality.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.3%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #14 The Inverted Tower
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cmrn_
Windows · Mac
A dark fantasy CRPG with multiple routes and endings, all surrounding the hunt for a wish-granting chalice guarded beneath a dungeon known as the INVERTED TOWER.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.1%, Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, RPG 8%
- #15 Empire Reunited
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Casa Serena
Windows
Crawl through spaces you were not meant to see, make every move count, uncover a secret history, unite with age-old enemies, and change the future in this gameplay-focused JRPG.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, Lore-Rich 16%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
- #16 Bloodrust
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Signal Spike Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bloodrust is a minimalist, old-school first-person dungeon crawler. Lead a party of four Ferric Wardens into the Ashwoods to clear the Blood Rust; a curse that spreads through metal and turns the world wrong.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 11%, RPG 10.4%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #17 Monsters' Den: Book of Vengeance
84% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Monstrum
Windows
An all-new dark fantasy dungeon-crawling RPG taking inspiration from the fan-favorite Monsters' Den: Book of Dread. Create your party of heroes using an innovative skill system and enter tactical turn-based combat against the enemies of humanity. Loot, optimize, strategize. Enact vengeance.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 29.6%, Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, RPG 11.7%
- #18 Monsters' Den Chronicles
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Monstrum
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The third installment in the classic dungeon-crawling RPG series comes to Steam, remastered and better than ever! Build your roster of heroes as you venture into procedurally-generated dungeons, fight monsters in turn-based battles, and find powerful new equipment.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Isometric 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 14%
- #19 Project C.U.R.E. Origins
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: goldknight555
Windows
A Turn-Based RPG that follows the story of Kin on his journey to discover his past and the mysteries of this world. You, the player, must guide Kin and help him remember who he truly is and complete his mission.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.3%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Dark 9%, RPG 8.8%
- #20 Ash of Gods: Redemption
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 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: Party-Based RPG 20.5%, Isometric 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #21 DEORUM
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joyhop Games
Windows
Descend into the forsaken dungeon and fight the horrors in the dark. Gather occult materials, craft nightmarish coins, and settle your debt to the cosmic powers. Obey the Divine Festival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Lovecraftian 13%, Horror 7.3%
- #22 Crown of Pain
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Jagit GamesPub: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crown of Pain is a match-3 RPG. Heroes venture to the castle to find the elusive crown of pain, an artifact which is said to take away all of their worries.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Dark 7.1%
- #23 Cantarella: Dominion of Qualia
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sound sepherPub: Mediascape
Windows
A dark turn-based RPG where you kill, devour, and command aberrations. In a mad tower where life itself is consumed as a resource, rewrite fate through choice and sacrifice in endless looping battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #24 Stray Magic
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starlit Castle
Windows
The Everley University of Magic has fallen, but a quest led you here... a mission still waiting to be fulfilled. Explore, fight, recruit and survive as you cross paths with other lost souls. A turn-based JRPG influenced by dungeon crawlers and survival horror.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Horror 7.2%
- #25 CaveDive
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LimLemonz
Windows
CaveDive is a game about exploring an unknown cave and descending toward its end with a group of unruly companions.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.9%, Party-Based RPG 21.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, RPG 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #26 Break Wolf
78% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #27 Icon
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArxTec
Windows
A darkness has crept into the rotting marrow of the once glorious Arx Imperium. As the deep places stir and the dead rise from their graves, this ruined world finds itself in need of a hero, a savior, an icon.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, RPG 7.8%
- #28 Perfect Execution
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sean Wong
Windows · Mac
The roguelike RPG where you die in one hit. Upend turn-based combat to defy your fate: Steal turns. Stack buffs. Amass overkill to slay your judges and escape in one PERFECT EXECUTION.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31%, Turn-Based Combat 23%, Dark Fantasy 19%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, RPG 7.8%
- #29 Antadin DX
80% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A dark jrpg with tough choices that change the story. You play as the last of the antadins, the protector of the queen of your colony. You have to traverse bleak, corrupted caverns, inhabitated by a myriad of different insects. Trying to protect your ward.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #30 Tower Song
77% 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: Party-Based RPG 23.4%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Lovecraftian 13.6%
- #31 Warband & Magic
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Warband & Magic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forge your party. Shape your fate. Ever wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons but found gathering a group too hard? This card-based RPG captures the same spirit of adventure and non-linear storytelling, presented in a tabletop-style format you can enjoy solo.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 9.2%
- #32 Fenrir's Prelude
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Ragnarok Aesthetic
Windows
Fenrir, has found himself on a floating island due to some unfitting circumstances. On this island he made several friends, everything seemed fine. However, it all took a turn when Eros arrived and everyone turned a blind eye to his actions. It is up to you to discover the truth.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.5%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Lovecraftian 10.8%, Gothic 10.6% ★
- #33 Castle Greyrot
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: sawworm Games
Windows
Castle Greyrot is a tactical boss-rush rogue-lite RPG where brutal battles await at every turn. Train your party, master powerful abilities, and face the horrors of the ever-changing Castle. Can you break its unending curse… or will you fall like the rest?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Dark 6%
- #34 Order from Caos 2
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Order from Caos 2 is an RPG with turn-based battles that tells the story of Thomas, a man who had his family murdered by the cruel Knight Asmodeus. Seek revenge in an epic adventure in Pixel Art. However, there's one detail that can change everything: your family may simply have never existed.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.5%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #35 Roguecraft
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Roguecraft is a casual yet challenging turn-based roguelike, crafted for fans of classic dungeon crawlers and inspired by Lovecraftian horror. Explore procedurally generated dungeons with mysterious potions, scary chickens, and secret rooms waiting to be discovered!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Isometric 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
- #36 Old School RPG
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Head Buzz Games, LLC
Windows
Old School RPG is a first-person fantasy role playing game. It is heavily influenced by The Bard's Tale, Might and Magic and Wizardry series of games. Create a party of adventurers and clear out dungeons and solve puzzles. Find and eliminate the source of evil that has come to your lands.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 47.2%, Turn-Based Combat 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, RPG 8.8%
- #37 Soulscape2 Fragments of The Present
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hexonine Games Inc.
Windows
Soulscape 2 is a Turn-based RPG set in the dystopian near future. Featuring an isometric exploration, party-based combat, and a branching dialogue that is shaped by your choices in the game.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.9%, Isometric 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, RPG 12.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
- #38 RAVENSBURG
73% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Lilian Duleroux
Windows
RAVENSBURG is a haunting RPG where you play as a vampire. Here Lovecraftian Horror meets Anime. Liberate a cult-ridden city, uncover mysteries, and fight horrors beyond imagination while befriending attractive companions. Unravel a gothic mansion, and explore the city’s darkest depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Horror 7.6%
- #39 Void Hunters
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows
Lead fearless rebels in a dark fantasy, turn-based RPG where tactical decisions and strategic squad-building shape every battle against the world-devouring Void.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 34.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, RPG 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 8.5%
- #40 GUIDANCE
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luke Stevens
Windows
One hundred years ago, a mysterious calamity stripped thousands of their identities, left as blank slates (The Glitchless). GUIDE Verity, the one CHOSEN to put things right, on an RPG adventure full of fun, friends, and difficult questions. What is right? What is the truth?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #41 From the Deep
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Mage's Hat
Windows
A warrior finds himself on the darkest of the dungeons. He does not know how or why he came to be there. He does not know how to get out of it. To conquer his freedom, he will have his fears challenged, his will tested, and his courage tried.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, RPG 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #42 Hatred and Blood
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lia CallanPub: Amos Shade SRL
Windows · Mac
Baptized in Dismay is a psychological horror RPG set in a dystopian 1980s. Nations have turned to isolation and walls to prevent another war. But a curse, or sickness, spreads... consuming people from within and erasing their humanity. Will you endure… or be Baptized in Dismay?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.7%, Lovecraftian 16%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #43 The Lightbringers
74% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Orobo Games
Windows
The world is being ravaged by an evil disease known as The Plague, join four chosen heroes on their quest to become the Lightbringers, the only ones capable of eradicating the disease and saving the humankind and their own loved ones!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 37%, Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%, Demons 6%
- #44 Despair Beneath the Sunless Sky
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyomotions
Windows
A psychological horror RPG blending dark fantasy and mystery. Explore a relentless open world, confront grotesque horrors in turnbased combat, and make irreversible choices. Uncover deep lore and mysteries visible only to those with discerning eyes.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Lovecraftian 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #45 Rise of the Inferno
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bachoura Software Creations
Windows · Linux
Rise of the Inferno is a 2-D story-based RPG where two best friends are tasked with teleporting across different worlds to save their beloved kingdom. Join Albert and John on their grand adventure as they fight the evil forces of the Inferno pursuant on destroying their world.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 34.3%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Lovecraftian 14.9%, RPG 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #46 玄灵尘缘录
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 反派游戏
Windows
《玄灵尘缘录》是一款玄幻题材开放世界RPG游戏。你将扮演一名小村少年,踏入名为“灵洲”的浩瀚大陆,展开一段自由无拘的冒险之旅。你可以随心探索广阔天地,体验快节奏的自动战斗,清关刷宝;也能结识好友,组建队伍。在非线性无限制开放式剧情中,亲手书写属于你的命运篇章。
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 44%, Lore-Rich 25.7%, RPG 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #47 Edenwound
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
A brutally difficult dungeon crawler rpg with roguelike elements. Face the horrors of Eden and discover the secrets buried deep within the abyss...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #48 Crescent Tower
68% matchVery Positive91% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Curry CroquettePub: AMATA Games
Windows
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 36.4%, Dungeon Crawler 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, RPG 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #49 Essentia: A monster catching adventure
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kernel Iron
Windows
Isometric dungeon crawler with procedurally generated levels. A wide variety of cute monster characters to collect. A turn-based battle system with unique mana mechanic. Uncover the secrets of the calamity that has left this world in chaos.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.7%, Dungeon Crawler 24%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Isometric 14.9%, RPG 6.2%
- #50 Zjawa: Bloodstained Soul
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Platty Gems
Windows
Zjawa: Bloodstained Soul is a 2D Survival Horror RPG mixing turn-based combat with real-time elements and hand-drawn art, set in 13th century France during a crusade against heresy. Slash, parry, and collect items to survive to see the end, whatever it may be. Find absolution or damnation.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Gothic 11.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Lovecraftian 10.2%
- #51 Remnants Of Isolation
71% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Lovecraftian 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #52 RavenWeald
69% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Turbowizard Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ravenweald is a tactical turn-based RPG with roguelike elements. Battle through a forest filled with deadly monsters while unlocking and upgrading powerful abilities to help you survive. The deeper you go, the greater the challenge — and the more you learn the land’s secrets...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.9%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Isometric 19.9%, Dark 7.9%
- #53 SauceLore
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: SauceyPlayz
Windows · Mac
Embark on a silly little adventure through the wonderful Kingdom of Daanco! Help Saucey and friends save the kingdom from evil in this Turn-Based Combat RPG!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 39.7%, Turn-Based Combat 22.2%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, RPG 9.4%, 2D 3.7%
- #54 The Writ
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Anton Basan
Windows
Obey the King’s decree and venture into a dark, hostile realm where every sword swing and every word spoken tests your resolve. Face relentless foes, question unfriendly civilians, and maybe discover what lies beyond the words of The Writ.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Dark 9.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #55 WiZmans World Re;Try
66% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
WiZmans World Re;Try is HD remaster of legendary JRPG WiZmans World from Jaleco with enhanced 2D pixelated graphic and sound. Experience the vast world of Wizarest with 3 fairly like homunculis.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #56 Pinku Kult Hex Mortis
69% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Dream OniPub: Valorware
Windows
Welcome to RAZORE CITY – a desolate, grim metropolis with one big problem: DEMONS. Control your own Razore City denizen as you investigate bizarre happenings around the city and track down the mastermind behind it all in this narrative-based RPG!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.5%, Gothic 15.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.8%
- #57 Fractal Odyssey
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Thread
Windows
Fractal Odyssey is a tactical RPG about forging freedom. Guide a party of rebels to slay a dragon god and topple a tyrannical Decree. They will cross frozen wastes, enter ephemeral dreams, and face unbreakable foes. They will fall, and they will die. You must carve their future.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Dark 5%
- #58 Zoid Zoid Tetsoidea II
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brewsterland Studios
Windows
The sequel to Zoid Zoid Tetsoidea! May be played as a stand alone. JRPG with dungeons, and turn based combat, in a modern sci-fi setting.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 42.5%, Dungeon Crawler 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, RPG 15.3%
- #59 The Seeker
68% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Phoenix Games
Windows
Join four orphans as fate calls upon them for a role greater than they could have ever imagined! Prove yourself worthy of becoming a Seeker and defeat the Unholy Beast hellbent on ruling over those you care for!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 38.2%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #60 The Depths of Duskraven Manor
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apoptosis Games
Windows
Follow the exploits of five fugitives as they fight their way through the horrors that lurk under Duskraven Manor. With the promises of a clean slate, wealth and freedom from the pasts that haunt them, they fight through unimaginable terror while uncovering a reality-shattering mystery.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.6%, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Horror 8.6%, RPG 8.1%