- #1 Everhood
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,025 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Music 26.7%, Psychedelic 22.9%, Rhythm 15%, Level Editor 9.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it shares the exact same core rhythm-based combat system and surreal, philosophical narrative tone.
- #2 Rhythm Doctor
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 26,899 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Why similar: Music 25.9%, Rhythm 22.4%, Level Editor 18.6%, Comedy 7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game elevates rhythm mechanics into a storytelling device, focusing on precision and emotional beats just like Everhood.
- #3 Hylics 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,555 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Psychedelic 55.1%, RPG 16.8%, JRPG 14%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the psychedelic, claymation-inspired surrealism and experimental RPG combat found in the Everhood series.
- #4 Undertale
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 338,064 reviews2015
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Funny 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Comedy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It defines the genre of choice-driven, music-heavy RPGs where your interactions with enemies determine the fate of the world.
- #5 UNBEATABLE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 7,467 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: Music 39%, Rhythm 38.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choices Matter 5.8%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-energy, rhythm-based narrative experience that captures the same rebellious, music-centric spirit.
- #6 DELTARUNE
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 132,484 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.1 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Music 23.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Comedy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same blend of quirky humor, character-driven RPG mechanics, and memorable musical encounters.
- #7 OMORI
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,316 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, JRPG 17.1%, RPG 13.9%, Horror 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, psychological narrative experience wrapped in a surreal, pixel-art world with a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack.
- #8 Wandersong
92% matchVery Positive95% of 3,900 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Why similar: Music 51.9%, Comedy 13%, Rhythm 10.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Funny 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses music as the primary mechanic for interaction and problem-solving, mirroring the emotional and whimsical journey of Everhood.
- #9 Athenian Rhapsody
91% matchVery Positive90% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Nico PapaliaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!
Why similar: JRPG 35.8%, Choices Matter 16.8%, RPG 15.9%, Funny 14.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy, meta-narrative RPG that emphasizes unique combat encounters and a distinct, offbeat sense of humor.
- #10 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
91% matchVery Positive89% of 2,084 reviews2021
Dev: MetronomikPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!
Why similar: Music 43.6%, Rhythm 41.1%, Funny 9.5%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This action-adventure game centers entirely around musical battles and fighting against a system that controls the rhythm of the world.
- #11 Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 731 reviews2023
Dev: Deathbulge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The party-based RPG where you kick down doors and fight with music as a 3-piece band of idiots.
Why similar: Music 31.7%, JRPG 21%, Comedy 11.2%, Funny 10.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, music-themed RPG that leans into the absurdity of musical combat and party-based progression.
- #12 Klang 2
90% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Tinimations
Windows
Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game, blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat.
Why similar: Music 35.3%, Rhythm 30.2%, Psychedelic 18.1%, Dark 4.2%, Horror 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fast-paced, psychedelic rhythm-action experience that focuses on precise inputs and visual intensity.
- #13 The Endless Empty
89% matchVery Positive97% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Psychedelic 37.6%, RPG 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychedelic RPG that explores existential themes through a unique, dreamlike lens similar to Everhood.
- #14 Crypt of the NecroDancer
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,473 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Rhythm 53.5%, Music 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, RPG 3.5%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for integrating rhythm-based movement and combat into a dungeon-crawling RPG framework.
- #15 Sayonara Wild Hearts
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2019
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Why similar: Music 46.3%, Rhythm 39.1%, Action 4%, Story Rich 3.3%, Action-Adventure 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential psychedelic, music-driven action game that prioritizes visual flair and flow-state gameplay.
- #16 Figment 2: Creed Valley
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,431 reviews2023
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.5%, Story Rich 20.5%, Funny 13.9%, 2D 12.2%, Action 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines musical exploration with action-adventure gameplay, focusing on the internal landscape of the human mind.
- #17 Rhythm Fighter
86% matchVery Positive80% of 457 reviews2020
Dev: echo gamesPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
This is a Roguelike Horizontal Action game that players need to follow the beat to defeat opponents. Beat to follow, fist to the bone. Face the foe, and dance to kill!
Why similar: Music 45.6%, Rhythm 38.6%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game successfully merges side-scrolling action with rhythm-based combat, requiring players to move to the beat.
- #18 Rift of the NecroDancer
83% matchVery Positive94% of 6,131 reviews2025
Dev: Brace Yourself GamesPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
Why similar: Rhythm 57.7%, Music 25.1%, Level Editor 8.8%, RPG 2.5%, Action 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style rhythm game that expands on the series' musical combat with fresh, high-energy mechanics.
- #19 SPOOKWARE
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: BEESWAX GAMESPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.
Why similar: Rhythm 36.5%, RPG 13.7%, Comedy 13.1%, Funny 10.2%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends rhythm-based microgames with a quirky, story-rich RPG structure that feels right at home with Everhood's vibe.
- #20 Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets
84% matchVery Positive93% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: SURTPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Enjoy chill Lo-fi walks and fight bosses to K-POP, EDM and Hip-Hop inspired tracks. Features a quirky story, 30 handcrafted levels and various EX-modes to refresh your gameplay.
Why similar: Music 36.2%, Rhythm 33.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Comedy 9.2%, Funny 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a charming, rhythm-based adventure with a distinct sense of humor and challenging musical encounters.
- #21 The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
84% matchVery Positive83% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: PuubaPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!
Why similar: Music 34.8%, Rhythm 30.2%, Comedy 8.5%, Funny 6.8%, RPG 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It turns the rhythm genre into a full-fledged RPG, where your ability to keep the beat directly dictates your combat effectiveness.
- #22 Inscryption
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Dark 27.4%, Story Rich 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a surreal, meta-narrative experience that constantly shifts its mechanics, much like the unpredictable nature of Everhood.
- #23 OneShot
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 64,754 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 25.1%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, RPG 7.5%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative, pixel-art adventure that breaks the fourth wall and focuses on the emotional weight of player decisions.
- #24 Before the Echo
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,455 reviews2011
Dev: Iridium Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.
Why similar: Rhythm 43.8%, Music 36.4%, RPG 9.8%, Indie 3.3%, Comedy 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: An early pioneer of the rhythm-RPG hybrid that features a complex story and music-based combat mechanics.
- #25 Void Stranger
80% matchVery Positive91% of 3,563 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.1%, 2D 19.8%, Story Rich 18.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mysterious, surreal puzzle-adventure that rewards deep exploration and discovery in a cryptic, pixelated world.
- #26 Tadpole Treble
82% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: BitFinityPub: BitFinity, Sunken Treasure Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
Why similar: Music 52.6%, Level Editor 28.5%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 6.3%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A music-based indie adventure that emphasizes rhythm and flow in a charming, artistic environment.
- #27 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and surreal psychological narrative that captures a similar feeling of unease and artistic abstraction.
- #28 HYPERBEAT
77% matchVery Positive100% of 407 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamware Media
Windows
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Why similar: Music 27.1%, Rhythm 25.1%, Level Editor 21.9%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #29 Super Hexagon
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,108 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Rhythm 42.7%, Music 23.8%, Psychedelic 18.7%, Indie 7.1%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, psychedelic rhythm-reflex game that demands total focus and synchronization with the music.
- #30 Escape from Ever After
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,835 reviews2026
Dev: Sleepy Castle StudioPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!
Why similar: Music 30.8%, JRPG 16.7%, Comedy 10.3%, Dark 9.4%, Funny 8.9%
- #31 Kill The Music
77% matchVery Positive94% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Nikko Nikko
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.
Why similar: Music 43.8%, Rhythm 39.9%, Story Rich 7.3%, 2D 5%, Action 4.1%
- #32 Soundfall
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,156 reviews2022
Dev: Drastic GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Soundfall is a dungeon crawler that combines looter-shooter action with rhythm-based gameplay. Venture out solo or with up to 4 friends locally or online. Collect loot and time your actions to the beat to become all powerful. Play the Campaign Mode, Free Play 100's of songs or import your own music!
Why similar: Music 43.4%, Rhythm 42.8%, Action-Adventure 10%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based dungeon crawler where every action is timed to the music, creating a cohesive and satisfying loop.
- #33 Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,459 reviews2025
Dev: Ritual StudiosPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!
Why similar: Music 37.4%, Rhythm 30.9%, RPG 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #34 Beats Warrior: Nian
78% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Liujiajun
Windows
"Beats Warrior: Nian" is a strange rhythm action adventure game. The story tells that Nian and Bao never miss the adventure! Nian will use special beat combat techniques to defeat creatures and bosses in several worlds.
Why similar: Rhythm 31.3%, Music 27%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action 8.3%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #35 Rhythm Witch: Beat Death
74% matchVery Positive94% of 584 reviews2025
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rhythm Witch: Beat Death is a game that melds rhythm and survival. Attack to the rhythm of the music while dodging monsters who move and attack to the beat. On your journey to eternal beauty, defeat dancing freaks, ghouls, dragon, and more!
Why similar: Rhythm 72.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Action 6.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #36 Ratatan
73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,090 reviews2025
Dev: TVT Co. Ltd.Pub: Game Source Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Let's defeat the enemies together!
Why similar: Music 41.9%, Rhythm 29.6%, Comedy 10%, 2D 4.6%, RPG 4%
- #37 Hailing from the Abyss
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Jiwoo LeePub: Next in Game
Windows
Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!
Why similar: Music 39%, Rhythm 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Dark 6.2%, 2D 4.4%
- #38 Evoland 2
76% matchVery Positive87% of 3,897 reviews2015
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.
Why similar: RPG 25%, JRPG 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 9.7%
- #39 Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
73% matchVery Positive84% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: MoonanaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
In a silent world where music is outlawed, play as a singer to shatter the strings of fate and sing the melody of freedom in this unforgiving Turn Based Rhythm JRPG.
Why similar: Rhythm 30.9%, JRPG 22.9%, Music 18%, RPG 8.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #40 RUBATO
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: dconn
Windows
RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!
Why similar: Psychedelic 53.8%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Funny 14.3%, Story Rich 6.7%, 2D 5.6%
- #41 Brutal Orchestra
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,087 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: Hellbent Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.
Why similar: Psychedelic 44.4%, Dark 13.1%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #42 Kovox Pitch
74% matchVery Positive90% of 212 reviews2022
Dev: Calvares
Windows
Doomer Rhythm Baseball
Why similar: Music 33.9%, Rhythm 29.4%, Level Editor 20.5%, Story Rich 5.5%, 2D 4.2%
- #43 Steel Century Groove
72% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Sloth Gloss Games
Windows
Steel Century Groove is a rhythm RPG where you pilot mecha in dance battles! Using your own music or the built-in soundtrack, master the deep rhythm combat system, assemble a team of colossal superstars, make friends, and challenge rivals on the road to the ultimate dance championship.
Why similar: Rhythm 28.3%, Music 27.7%, JRPG 16.6%, Comedy 7.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #44 Ultimate Drummer
70% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Cool 3D World
Windows · Mac
Ultimate Drummer is an action-platformer where you play as a lone drummer on a sacred quest to restore harmony to a fractured world. Use a fully playable step-sequencer drum kit to reshape reality, awaken lost musicians, and bring music back to life.
Why similar: Rhythm 74.7%, RPG 19.3%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 1.6%
- #45 LISA: The Painful
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,158 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: JRPG 18%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Dark 10%, Comedy 10%, Funny 8.3%
- #46 Weird RPG 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 866 reviews2026
Dev: yuzhen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An innovative third-person action RPG where you can choose traditional weapons to fight monsters fairly, or activate cheats like godly powers. The unique voice-controlled gear system lets you summon spells or enhance yourself. This is definitely an adventure you've never experienced before!
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Dark 27.5%, Action 14.8%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #47 NOISZ
71% matchVery Positive92% of 151 reviews2018
Dev: Anarch Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NOISZ is an unprecedented mix of rhythm game, bullet hell shoot-em-up, and visual novel. Battle a variety of challenging and unique bosses by performing actions to the beat, in order to progress through a massive anime-inspired narrative full of surprising twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: Music 32.5%, Rhythm 31.4%, Dark 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Funny 8.1%
- #48 Furquest
70% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: bitter
Windows
A bitter RPG where every enemy has their own unique minigame, and where there are two sides to every soul: Main and Invert!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, RPG 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Horror 8.8%
- #49 Concerto on White: Cajon Story
67% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: C11 Games
Windows
Rhythm + Rich Story & Characters. You play as a new student in Concordia Academy of Music, facing a crisis on your first day joining the Cajon Club. Music dueling, co-op jamming, or even play with a real cajon!
Why similar: Music 36.4%, Rhythm 28.5%, Level Editor 14.2%, Comedy 9%, 2D 3.3%
- #50 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
69% matchVery Positive94% of 820 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: Story Rich 29%, Pixel Graphics 27.6%, 2D 15.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 8.8%
- #51 Beatblock
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,234 reviews2025
Dev: BubbleTabbyPub: SKY HOUR WORKS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.
Why similar: Music 32%, Rhythm 28.1%, Level Editor 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #52 RESTLESS SOUL
68% matchVery Positive92% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Comedy 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, RPG 12%, Funny 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #53 Road to Ballhalla
70% matchVery Positive88% of 429 reviews2016
Dev: Torched HillPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!
Why similar: Music 29.1%, Rhythm 28.4%, Level Editor 17.2%, Comedy 11.9%, Funny 9.2%
- #54 Viola: The Heroine's Melody
69% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Jelle van Doorne
Windows
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Why similar: Rhythm 33.5%, JRPG 24.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Funny 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #55 Eastward
67% matchVery Positive84% of 16,596 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: JRPG 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Comedy 10.9%, Dark 10.9%
- #56 Traveler's Refrain
67% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Red Essence GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.1%, Story Rich 25.1%, RPG 20.5%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 11.2%
- #57 Double Kick Heroes
69% matchVery Positive81% of 275 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with Metal! Survive on the highway to hell fighting an epic freakshow! Now with 30 levels of pure madness! 19 Licensed tracks and a Community Level Editor to import your own songs!
Why similar: Rhythm 33.1%, Music 22.8%, Level Editor 20.3%, Comedy 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #58 Good Knight - One-Button Bullet-Hell
68% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Good Knight Collective
Windows · Linux
Geometry Dash meets Super Hexagon, in this ONE-BUTTON "Butt-Clenching" Bullet-Hell! Experience a rollercoaster of emotions as you experience filipino hell with its unique mechanics and Philippine mythology inspired story.
Why similar: Music 25.4%, Psychedelic 21.1%, Rhythm 20.8%, Level Editor 19.2%, Dark 7%
- #59 Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,689 reviews2019
Dev: Vitamin GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.
Why similar: Music 35.3%, Rhythm 28.3%, Level Editor 24.4%, 2D 4.1%, Action 3.3%