Games Like Esoteric Ebb

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: Political 16.1% ★, CRPG 15%, Isometric 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for narrative-driven, choice-heavy CRPGs with an emphasis on internal dialogue and character development.

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

Why similar: CRPG 25.4%, Isometric 25.1%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic narrative CRPGs that focuses heavily on philosophical choices and unique tabletop-inspired world-building.

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: Narrative 28.7% ★, Tabletop 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes dice-based mechanics to drive its narrative, mirroring the tabletop feel of Esoteric Ebb in a sci-fi setting.

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: Dungeons & Dragons 52.2% ★, CRPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%, RPG 7.8%, Character Customization 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop experience with deep tactical combat and unparalleled player agency.

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: CRPG 26.4%, Isometric 20.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, RPG 15.5%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This CRPG excels at making player choices feel consequential, allowing you to shape the political landscape of a dark fantasy world.

Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 41.7% ★, CRPG 18.1%, Isometric 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational narrative CRPG that prioritizes dialogue and player choice over traditional combat encounters.

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: CRPG 26.2%, Isometric 19.9%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Tabletop 9.3%, RPG 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric, narrative-focused RPG that uses a tarot-based system to resolve encounters, similar to dice-rolling mechanics.

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: CRPG 21.7%, Narrative 20.4% ★, Isometric 17.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Point & Click 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric, story-rich RPG that emphasizes investigation and complex moral choices in a unique historical setting.

Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.6%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Character Customization 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a procedural, tabletop-inspired storytelling experience where character choices have lasting impacts on the world.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Narrative 21.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a striking hand-drawn art style and a deep, choice-driven mystery that rewards careful investigation.

Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.

Why similar: CRPG 21%, Narrative 20.8% ★, Isometric 16%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Choices Matter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style CRPG that focuses on player freedom and nonlinear quest design in a tabletop-inspired world.

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, RPG 26.4%, Choices Matter 17%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive, text-heavy RPG that captures the feeling of a tabletop adventure through exploration and difficult decision-making.

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, Point & Click 16.9%, RPG 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Funny 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn RPG that blends humor with surprisingly deep turn-based mechanics and exploration.

Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 52.2% ★, CRPG 18.3%, Choices Matter 9%, RPG 6%, Character Customization 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a faithful adaptation of D&D 5e mechanics, focusing on tactical combat and party-based adventuring.

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: CRPG 20.3%, Isometric 16.8%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A purely narrative-driven isometric RPG where your choices define your character's path without traditional combat.

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 58.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the social, roleplaying aspect of a tabletop campaign by focusing on the stories told by adventurers.

Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 44% ★, CRPG 14.7%, Tabletop 13.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the sandbox, tabletop-inspired experience of becoming a legendary magic user in an open world.

Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

Why similar: CRPG 27.5%, Isometric 21.7%, Choices Matter 13.5%, RPG 9.7%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex CRPG that offers immense character customization and a sprawling, choice-driven narrative.

Knights of the Chalice is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create four Adventurers and embark on a bold journey to save the Land from Slavers, Demons, Dragons and other Evil Forces, as your Heroic Party progresses all the way from level 1 to level 20. The free Demo/Tutorial is a unique adventure.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 40.3% ★, CRPG 21.1%, Isometric 14.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Character Customization 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based CRPG that focuses on deep combat mechanics and exploration reminiscent of old-school tabletop modules.

Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

Why similar: CRPG 29.6%, Isometric 27.6%, RPG 19.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Character Customization 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern classic that revitalized the isometric CRPG genre with deep lore and a focus on player-driven narrative.

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

Why similar: CRPG 27.3%, Isometric 17%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Nonlinear 13%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, choice-driven CRPG where your decisions can lead to drastically different outcomes and character fates.

Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Tabletop 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Point & Click 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, interactive fiction RPG that focuses on mature themes and complex political choices.

A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.

Why similar: Narrative 29.7% ★, Tabletop 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the dice-based narrative focus of its predecessor with expanded systems and a new, compelling story.

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: CRPG 30%, Isometric 28%, Turn-Based 18.4%, RPG 16.5%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric CRPG that emphasizes exploration, character builds, and tactical combat in a challenging environment.

Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

Why similar: CRPG 28.9%, Isometric 18.4%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Character Customization 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based CRPG that provides significant choices and consequences within a reactive, post-apocalyptic world.

A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, Narrative 30.6% ★, Choices Matter 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, RPG 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy CRPG that offers unique magic systems and a dark, story-driven approach to character progression.

Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.

Why similar: CRPG 26.5%, Isometric 20.2%, Tabletop 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, RPG 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric CRPG that features a complex world and party-based mechanics inspired by classic fantasy adventures.

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Why similar: Turn-Based 29.9%, Isometric 24.4%, Story Rich 15.9%, Funny 12.5%, RPG 10.4%

A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!

Why similar: CRPG 23.4%, Tabletop 15.4%, Political 13.5% ★, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%

ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.

Why similar: CRPG 33.5%, Isometric 22.1%, Turn-Based 19.4%, RPG 8.9%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style CRPG that captures the exploration and dialogue-heavy feel of early roleplaying games.

A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 55% ★, Tabletop 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 6.7%, RPG 5.8%

Prepare to embark on a journey like no other in Alluris. Play as a reluctant hero or villain to save the world… or just save a colony of bears from some lumberjacks. However you play, you’re sure to walk away with a few crazy stories about your adventure.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 59.3% ★, RPG 9.9%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Hand-drawn 6.1%, Story Rich 4.3%

Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...

Why similar: Isometric 34.9%, RPG 26.1%, Turn-Based 22.8%, CRPG 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie, isometric RPG that provides a traditional, turn-based experience focused on exploration and character development.

Years ago a demoness’s elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 53.9% ★, Isometric 10.8%, Turn-Based 10.3%, RPG 9.6%, Choices Matter 4.8%

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: CRPG 29.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 13%, Character Customization 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%

Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 50% ★, CRPG 19.4%, Turn-Based 11%, Story Rich 6.6%, RPG 6.3%

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, RPG 13.3%, Tabletop 5.4%

Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.

Why similar: CRPG 25.1%, Isometric 21.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Point & Click 9.5%, RPG 9.3%

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 44.9%, Character Customization 19.4%, Funny 15.7%, RPG 15.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.

Why similar: Isometric 28.9%, CRPG 27.8%, RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

An open world party-based RPG with turn-based combat. Heroes of the Seven Islands is a comfy yet challenging mid-sized adventure in a vast fairytale world, inspired by 90s games.

Why similar: CRPG 27.3%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Point & Click 12%, Character Customization 7.9%

Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.

Why similar: CRPG 33.1%, Isometric 16.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 10%, RPG 8.8%

Host immersive tabletop campaigns in a world imagined entirely by you! Build from the ground up with The RPG Engine, an intuitive virtual tabletop that lets you create unparalleled roleplaying environments for your party to get lost in.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 59.5% ★, Tabletop 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Character Customization 5.2%, RPG 4.9%

Knights of the Chalice 2 is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create six Adventurers and set forth on an epic adventure against Evil. Overcome the odds with superior tactics. Enjoy a whole new dimension of complexity and variety based on the 3.5 ruleset! Includes a Module Editor.

Why similar: CRPG 25.7%, Isometric 18.5%, Nonlinear 14%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.3%, CRPG 27.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 9%, Character Customization 8.6%

Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 47.3% ★, CRPG 18.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 6.1%, Character Customization 6%

Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.

Why similar: CRPG 55.6%, RPG 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 1.1%

Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!

Why similar: Tabletop 25%, Point & Click 17.5%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Character Customization 12.8%, RPG 12.5%

Gather your party, roll your dice and battle across the islands to put an end to a powerful curse once and for all in this roguelike turn-based tactical RPG!

Why similar: Tabletop 57.6%, RPG 34%, Singleplayer 8.4%

In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

Why similar: Nonlinear 30.1%, Choices Matter 23.8%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 12.2%, Exploration 9.9%

TaleSpire is a beautiful way to play pen and paper RPGs online. Bring your stories to life and embark upon campaigns together with your friends, regardless of where you are in the world.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 60.4% ★, CRPG 15.4%, Tabletop 13.1%, RPG 5.9%, Exploration 2.7%

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: RPG 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Turn-Based 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11%

A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 39.5% ★, Isometric 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.2%, CRPG 9.1%, RPG 6.3%

Can your party lift the curse that has befallen the once peaceful Vale? An adventure for 4-6 characters of Level 1-3, loosely based on Dungeons and Dragons Open Game License (OGL 1e/2e).

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 69.8% ★, RPG 10.1%, Character Customization 10%, Hand-drawn 8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

Why similar: CRPG 25.5%, Isometric 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Point & Click 9.3%

Snow Cone Serenade is a short and sweet liminal adventure. Choose your mood and roll the dice to succeed or fail in spicy situations. Enter a cursed snow world to save your sick dog, Jedediah. Unravel a mind-bending mystery to face your innermost fears.

Why similar: CRPG 26.2%, Isometric 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Point & Click 10.9%, Story Rich 9.1%

Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.

Why similar: CRPG 26.2%, Isometric 17.8%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%

Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.

Why similar: CRPG 21%, Isometric 17.9%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Turn-Based 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%