Games Like Everhood 2

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 26.4%, Psychedelic 22.7%, Rhythm 15.1%, Level Editor 9.4%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to the seed game, it shares the exact same core rhythm-based combat and surreal, story-driven DNA.

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 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Music 23.4%, Story Rich 12%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Comedy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the quirky, music-heavy, and meta-narrative structure that defines the Everhood experience.

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 39.1%, Rhythm 37.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Adventure 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines narrative-driven rhythm gameplay with a vibrant, anime-inspired aesthetic.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Funny 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Comedy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive unconventional RPG that prioritizes player choice, meta-narrative, and emotional storytelling.

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 25.6%, Rhythm 22.3%, Level Editor 18.5%, Comedy 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers precise, story-rich rhythm gameplay that focuses on complex musical timing and narrative beats.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Psychedelic 55.4%, RPG 16.8%, JRPG 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same surreal, psychedelic, and experimental RPG atmosphere found in the Everhood series.

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 22.7%, Music 17.9%, RPG 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique rhythm-based combat system integrated directly into a turn-based RPG framework.

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 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, JRPG 16.8%, RPG 13.7%, Horror 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply emotional, surreal, and pixel-art RPG experience that explores psychological themes.

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 51.6%, Comedy 13.1%, Rhythm 10.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Funny 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A music-centric adventure that emphasizes emotional storytelling and creative interaction through song.

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 53.6%, Music 25%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, RPG 3.5%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive rhythm-based dungeon crawler that perfectly blends combat mechanics with musical timing.

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 43.5%, Rhythm 41.2%, Funny 9.6%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game where music is the primary mechanic for both combat and world-building.

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%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, RPG 7.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative, story-rich game that breaks the fourth wall in a way that resonates with fans of unconventional RPGs.

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.

Why similar: Choices Matter 16.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Funny 11.8%, Horror 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, choice-driven RPG that shares the indie, pixel-art charm and emotional depth of Everhood.

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: Rhythm 34.1%, Music 22.7%, Dark 10.9%, Funny 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends intense bullet-hell mechanics with rhythm-based gameplay for a chaotic, high-intensity experience.

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%, Action 4%, Story Rich 3.3%, Action-Adventure 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, music-driven arcade experience that feels like a playable, high-energy pop album.

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%, Music 22.6%, Level Editor 20.2%, Comedy 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythm gameplay with zombie-slaying action for a frantic, heavy-metal musical experience.

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 23.1%, Story Rich 20.6%, Funny 14%, 2D 12.5%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A musical action-adventure game that uses sound and rhythm to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: JRPG 17.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Dark 10.1%, Comedy 10%, Funny 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, unconventional RPG that explores heavy themes with a unique, surreal, and often disturbing art style.

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 41.8%, Rhythm 29.5%, Comedy 10%, 2D 4.8%, RPG 4%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to Patapon that focuses on rhythm-based strategy and music-driven combat.

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 34.5%, Rhythm 30.2%, Comedy 8.6%, Funny 6.9%, RPG 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG where you fight enemies by completing rhythm-based challenges to cast spells and attacks.

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 45.4%, Rhythm 38.7%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that forces you to move and attack strictly to the beat of the music.

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 36.1%, Rhythm 33.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Comedy 9.3%, Funny 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, rhythm-based action game with a lighthearted, comedic tone and unique musical levels.

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 25.1%, JRPG 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-RPG that constantly shifts genres and art styles, mirroring the experimental and unpredictable nature of Everhood.

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 52.5%, Level Editor 28.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 6.3%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A music-based adventure game with a distinct, charming art style and a focus on rhythmic movement.

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 27.7%, Dark 27.5%, Story Rich 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending, surreal card game that shares the meta-narrative and unsettling atmosphere of the seed game.

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 58.1%, Music 24.7%, Level Editor 8.5%, RPG 2.6%, Action 1.9%

Doomer Rhythm Baseball

Why similar: Music 33.6%, Rhythm 29.4%, Level Editor 20.4%, Story Rich 5.5%, 2D 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging rhythm game that emphasizes precise timing and a consistent, high-speed musical flow.

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%, Rhythm 25%, Level Editor 21.9%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Story Rich 3.8%

Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.

Why similar: Rhythm 43.8%, Music 36.1%, RPG 9.7%, Indie 3.4%, Comedy 3%

Why You'll Like It: An early rhythm-based RPG that blends musical combat with traditional leveling and gear systems.

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 30.4%, JRPG 16.5%, Comedy 10.4%, Dark 9.5%, Funny 8.9%

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 43.2%, Rhythm 43.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based dungeon crawler where your actions must sync with the beat to deal damage effectively.

Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.

Why similar: Psychedelic 28.5%, JRPG 28.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Funny 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, experimental RPG that leans heavily into abstract, psychedelic themes and unconventional combat.

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 39.9%, Rhythm 33.1%, RPG 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, 2D 4.9%

RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!

Why similar: Psychedelic 53.4%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Funny 14.4%, Story Rich 6.7%, 2D 5.8%

A Rhythm based RPG experience. Providing detailed pixel art and expressive animation. Experience a fun world with lots of colorful characters. Come and disrupt their peace! This is a prequel to a larger story.

Why similar: Rhythm 30.4%, JRPG 18.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, RPG 8.7%, Story Rich 8.6%

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 27.8%, JRPG 16.3%, Comedy 8%, Story Rich 6.6%

"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 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Action 8.1%

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 38.7%, Rhythm 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Dark 6.4%, 2D 4.5%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Psychedelic 37.2%, RPG 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Dark 7.8%

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 24.3%, Story Rich 9%, Funny 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Music 43.7%, Rhythm 40.8%, 2D 4.1%, Story Rich 3.1%, Indie 2.4%

Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game, blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat.

Why similar: Music 44.7%, Psychedelic 44%, Action 4.3%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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 35.3%, Choices Matter 17.4%, RPG 15.8%, Funny 14.7%, Story Rich 9.5%

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 36.3%, RPG 13.7%, Comedy 13.2%, Funny 10.2%, Horror 10.2%

A party-based RPG about a 3-piece band of dysfunctional friends who, upon signing up to a perfectly normal battle of the bands contest, become cursed with an unusual power.

Why similar: Music 31.4%, JRPG 20.7%, Comedy 11.3%, Funny 10.4%, Story Rich 9%

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 34.1%, Dark 28%, Action 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.

Why similar: Music 37.7%, Rhythm 35.6%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.

Why similar: Music 35%, Rhythm 28.3%, Level Editor 24.5%, 2D 4.3%, Action 3.2%

Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.

Why similar: Psychedelic 36.5%, Music 34.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Funny 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%

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 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, RPG 11.9%, Funny 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%

Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!

Why similar: JRPG 22.7%, RPG 17.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Funny 9.7%

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 23.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, RPG 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Horror 8.7%

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 31.9%, Rhythm 28.1%, Level Editor 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, 2D 3.8%

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Music 34%, Psychedelic 33.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, Comedy 7.2%, Funny 4.7%

PATAPON is an action adventure where players use the rhythm of 4 Mystical Drums to command cute and mysterious eyeball-like creatures known as Patapons. As the player, you are the God of the Patapons and lead them on a grand adventure to Earthend!

Why similar: Rhythm 64.4%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Action 7.9%, 2D 6.8%, Story Rich 2.7%

Don't be a hero. Experience the love. Experience moon. moon is an anti-RPG steeped in story and character, mood and music.

Why similar: Music 35%, JRPG 18.8%, Comedy 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

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: Story Rich 25.3%, Action-Adventure 24.9%, RPG 20.5%, Adventure 11%, Action 11%

Anuchard has fallen. Generations after the fall, its surviving descendants have chosen you as the Bellwielder of the magical Audros Bell. Go forth, battle monsters, solve puzzles, and restore Anuchard to its former glory: A paradise in the skies!

Why similar: JRPG 25.7%, Comedy 13%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%

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 43.9%, Dark 13.2%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%