- #1 A Ghostly Rose
97% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: zDS
Windows
Edmund is entrapped in a most terrible Web. He must punch and kick his way through all sorts of terrors in this turn-based RPG. An emotional and surreal roller-coaster. Edmund will do anything to see her again. One last time.
Why similar: Emotional 18%, JRPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, RPG 10.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #2 kowareta
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kowareta.dev
Windows
Have you ever faced the choice of living the life others expect, or the life you truly want, even if it’s difficult? If so, this is your game. Kowareta is an RPG with an unusual combat system and a silent world that says a lot.
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, Surreal 14.6%, RPG 13.4%, Psychological 10.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #3 Morvyn Gutter
96% matchMostly Positive68% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: LuN
Windows
In Morvyn Gutter, a pixel art horror RPG, you explore a nightmarish sewer system, battling monsters in turn-based combat. Level up, buy gear, and uncover a twisted story filled with eerie secrets and surreal dangers.
Why similar: JRPG 22.2%, Surreal 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Emotional 8.9%, Psychological 8.3%
- #4 Order from Caos
95% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
An epic pixel art RPG full of twists and challenging turn-based battles. Fight as Dan, a young man touched by the power of darkness who needs to find the cure for his curse and also save the world from humanity itself and the force of CAOS.
Why similar: JRPG 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Philosophical 14.8%, Emotional 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #5 GraveBond
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Måns DalenbringPub: Wieland Games
Windows
You play as a young child whose dog has died. Head down to Necros, the realm of the underworld, to find your dog and bring it back home!
Why similar: JRPG 20%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, RPG 9.2%
- #6 Vita: Rift of a Nation
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Desert Tsunami
Windows
A four centuries old legacy of oppression is about to come to an end. In this fast-paced, story-driven JRPG, build a revolution to shatter a system built on chains and suffering. Master the element of Earth, unite the nation, and become the rift that will change Atria forever.
Why similar: JRPG 26.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Emotional 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
- #7 Mirabelle
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Igor NeimanPub: Nadasdy Film
Windows
Find love in this turn based role-playing game where balance is key. Wisely balance your flesh and mind to defeat the incarnations. Avoid your heart bursting. Meet new friends. You are now in the Mirabelle jam.
Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, JRPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, RPG 12.1%, Psychological 10.9%
- #8 PILLORY
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IODINE
Windows
A surreal indie RPG with a unique, mood-based combat system. The angels of Promontory have forgotten about this place - you are lost at the bottom of it.
Why similar: JRPG 31.1%, Surreal 18.4%, RPG 13.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #9 un/FRAGMENT.
91% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: izakiko paradox
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Philosophical 20%, Surreal 19%, Emotional 12.5%, Psychological 12.1%, Dark 9.6%
- #10 Dreamed Away
90% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: JRPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #11 Voiceover
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ALTREN WORLDS LLC
Windows
Voiceover is a single player game, inspired by Disco Elysium and classic JRPGs, where real world is shown through the prism of main character's mental disorders.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Surreal 11.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Psychological 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #12 Her Crown of Blood
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jack Astal
Windows
A sinful child is damned to hell. Her religious mother follows her. A short horror RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 24.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Psychological 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, RPG 8.4%
- #13 白昼梦 · 心象病院
89% matchVery Positive85% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: JRPG 16%, Surreal 15.5%, Emotional 14%, Psychological 10.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #14 Alex's Sketchbook World
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nociyue
Windows
The RPG where you win battles by drawing the enemies.
Why similar: JRPG 27.6%, Surreal 24.1%, Story Rich 13%, RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #15 SVETIK
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AEVI Studio
Windows
SVETIK is a dark top-down RPG where your only source of light is a living being. Svetik remembers your words, changes over time, and may leave you in complete darkness. Can you restore the sun if the light itself stops trusting you?
Why similar: Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #16 Geon
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zorrid
Windows
Geon is a turn-based JRPG set in a not so distant future where the past is seemingly forgotten; ruled by the supreme overlord only known as "George". Discover ancient history and uncover mysteries as you are forced to face George and fight to save the world from strange things from beyond the stars.
Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Emotional 11.2%, Surreal 9.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #17 You Doesn't Exist
86% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: yo252yo
Windows · Linux
Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.
Why similar: JRPG 21.2%, Surreal 15.8%, Philosophical 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Psychological 7.9%
- #18 Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,431 reviews2025
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A hero's destiny is written in the Stars. The legendary KONAMI JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!
Why similar: JRPG 31.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, RPG 11.2%, Emotional 10.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #19 INNERWHY
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Victor Potet
Windows
You just dissociated from reality. Unfortunately, the imaginary world you've landed in is as disturbed as your mental state. Gather your courage and confront your darkest thoughts in this 8-bit psychological horror RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 18.3%, Surreal 12.4%, Emotional 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #20 The Backworld
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Numor GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Slip between the cracks of reality into a world where danger awaits at every turn. Survive with strategy, battling when necessary or fleeing when the odds are stacked against you. Collect strange items, unlock new abilities, and recruit unique companions. Forge your own path; every choice matters.
Why similar: JRPG 22.6%, Surreal 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Story Rich 10%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #21 Kissed By A Star
81% match4 user reviews80% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: zDS
Windows
Embark on a journey through disaster in this modern fantasy novel with light RPG elements! Learn to go on with your life despite it all.
Why similar: JRPG 30.4%, RPG 15.9%, Surreal 14.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #22 Phantasist
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 鬼馬雙蕉
Windows
Phantasist is a game about a boy living with social anxiety!
Why similar: JRPG 23.3%, Philosophical 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #23 Sahir: Shiv of Memories
81% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: HCY Games
Windows
The loved ones we lost long ago returned to us on the island, in different bodies. Who can we trust now? A classic story-driven JRPG blended with survival mechanics. Gather your party, choose who you trust amidst the mysterious events unfolding on the island, and fight to survive.
Why similar: JRPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Emotional 9.5%
- #24 Antadin DX
82% matchPositive82% 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: JRPG 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #25 MONARK
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.
Why similar: JRPG 31.5%, RPG 14%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Psychological 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
- #26 Anima Reprise
79% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Witch's Cadence
Windows · Mac
It has been one hundred years. One hundred years since you were captured and a plot (or rather a sickly joke) to take over the universe and overthrow the king was enacted. Now the world is run by literal clowns, and you must overthrow the overthrowee, and take back the honor of the king.
Why similar: JRPG 33.2%, RPG 18.1%, Surreal 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #27 One Way Lane
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roach
Windows
Riley faces the adjustment of entering adulthood. But in order to establish a happy future she must first face what is haunting her in the past. Will you get lost in wonderland or come out a new you?
Why similar: JRPG 32.2%, RPG 16.8%, Surreal 11.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Exploration 8%
- #28 Break Wolf
77% matchVery Positive99% of 161 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: Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, JRPG 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #29 Lichtreich: Willa
78% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Mredziński
Windows
Detective Alex got the case to check Viper mansion. When her owner was alive he kept there ordinary people to mutate them. Can you find out how many alive people you can find? Be sure to check every corner!
Why similar: JRPG 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Emotional 12.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #30 For Evelyn
78% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
An intriguing tale of love, betrayal, and the ultimate sacrifice, combining point & click with classic adventure and RPG mechanics. Step into the world of Aura and unravel the truth about the past while completing quests, meeting new friends, and fighting to protect the ones you love!
Why similar: JRPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Emotional 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #31 A Mind Apart
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Purple Cat
Windows
A Mind Apart is a story-driven adventure RPG shaped by your choices. Embark on a journey to piece together the memories that reveal who you are and where you belong. Choose which paths to follow and which bonds to form, shaping her identity and fate.
Why similar: Choices Matter 13%, Emotional 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Psychological 12%, Story Rich 11%
- #32 Oh man, a Train.
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TABLEAUX THEORY
Windows
A short modern visual novel in which a young woman wanders into a [theoretically] abandoned train station, only to find people from her past waiting inside.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.1%, Surreal 12.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Psychological 10.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #33 Telomere
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Springloaded
Windows
A minimalist journey though life.
Why similar: Philosophical 20%, Surreal 19.3%, Emotional 13.6%, Psychological 9.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #34 Unread Unwound
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Wild
Windows · Mac
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.8%, RPG 16.6%, Story Rich 15.9%, Surreal 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #35 Broken Legends
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ethan James
Windows
Broken Legends is an adventure RPG where you control a possessed 16-year-old. Whatever is possessing this boy is turning him into a villain! Will you stop this force or become it?
Why similar: JRPG 23.4%, Emotional 18.1%, Story Rich 12%, Dark 11.3%, RPG 11%
- #36 Hymn to the Earless God
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starseed Games
Windows
Turn-based RPG from the creator of Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass set on a brutal alien planet. Four unique main characters, four unforgettable stories, four inescapable calamities.
Why similar: JRPG 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, RPG 15.8%, Dark 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #37 Resonating Cords
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gynura
Windows
Whose will is God's will? Follow the chosen saint in his journey through the Communion, the mysterious process of God's replacement.
Why similar: JRPG 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #38 Word To Angel
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cool Kid Roy
Windows
Play as five human heroes in this pacifist 2D RPG taking place in a world where some friendly (and not so friendly) angels conduct balance and harmony together... and where your only instruments for fighting are words and melodies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #39 Ancients of Arkar
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Corren Bros
Windows
Awaken, Influential One, and take action in this turn-based RPG. Command unique parties of characters throughout 6 time periods, and uncover the hidden truth of Arkar. In this RPG, strategy and exploration are key to success. Are you the one they have been looking for?
Why similar: JRPG 27.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8%
- #40 Elzypon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neolumism
Windows · Mac
Elyzpon is metaphysical pedagogy disguised as a turn-based JRPG.
Why similar: JRPG 17.8%, Philosophical 16.3%, Surreal 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Psychological 9.6%
- #41 Sublustrum
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brickworks Games
Windows
Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.7%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological 11.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 8.4%
- #42 My Inner Darkness Is A Hot Anime Girl!
73% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
My Inner Darkness Is A Hot Anime Girl! is a 3D turn-based RPG game featuring surreal enemy designs and dream-like locations, packed into a gripping story about overcoming the thoughts and memories you would rather not have but can't stop thinking about. You know, the ones that keep you up at night.
Why similar: JRPG 31.7%, RPG 17.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Psychological 10%
- #43 Endless; Melody—NEMESIS
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VALENSiYAGAMES
Windows
The world ends, and so our story begins. Return to the world of Gaia for one last adventure, one final story before it is forever lost beneath the shadows of legends.
Why similar: JRPG 32.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, RPG 14.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #44 WEBSCAPE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sam BPub: KAPPIRE
Windows · Mac
WEBSCAPE is a surreal narrative RPG set inside a deteriorating version of the 1990s internet. Trapped within the World Wide Web, you will make choices, form alliances, and fight your way toward escape through turn-based battles driven by playable micro-games.
Why similar: Surreal 23%, JRPG 20.2%, RPG 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #45 Pry Into The Void
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ernest PlacidoPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
A bleak monster-taming RPG where you pry into the hearts of monsters and people. Exploit enemy weaknesses, converse with their souls and navigate challenging moral dilemmas to recruit abstract monsters as your allies.
Why similar: JRPG 21.6%, Philosophical 17.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #46 VoltAge:Genesis
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Golden Fish Entertainment
Windows
Freely explore a deadly wasteland as you uncover a plot to awaken an ancient evil.
Why similar: JRPG 26%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, RPG 9.1%
- #47 CULY
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: adam levit
Windows
A story-rich RPG where fighting the world is only half the battle. The rest is inside.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Emotional 16%, Psychological 13.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, RPG 9.8%
- #48 Past Angel
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 灰灰樱scarlet
Windows
This is an RPG adventure game that combines puzzle solving and role-playing elements. Players will take on the role of a high school student who, in addition to his busy academic schedule, explores a mysterious world hidden in his computer.
Why similar: JRPG 27.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Surreal 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #49 Vita: The Ember Oracle
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Desert Tsunami
Windows
The great city of Pando is crumbling under the weight of a radical prophecy. Follow Sin-Nul, a fire Vita caught between fate and the encroaching zealotry of the Ever Flame. In a world where belief is a weapon, will you be the spark that restores Pando, or the flame that consumes it?
Why similar: JRPG 30%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, RPG 7.8%
- #50 Hell Is Other People
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miss Self Destruct
Windows
A psychological horror adventure game about social anxiety.
Why similar: Surreal 15.6%, Philosophical 12.9%, Psychological 12.1%, Emotional 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 10%
- #51 Prayer of the Faithless
70% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Red_Nova
Windows
On the brink of the apocalypse, two friends struggle to find what is worth saving
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17%, JRPG 14.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Story Rich 10%
- #52 Emo Quest XD
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: PbmnLuv
Windows
A colorful dark retro-styled RPG adventure about Soul, Love and Emotion. Never lose faith in yourself!
Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, RPG 9.7%, Emotional 7.7%
- #53 7 Days
66% matchVery Positive99% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 22%, Emotional 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Dark 10.6%
- #54 Galo's Strife
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BLACK@ヌバタマゲームズ
Windows
『ガロゥズストライフ』は、人間が異形の怪物に変わる事件の最中、超常の力を得た主人公の少年ガロゥと少女ハイマを中心に描くダークファンタジーRPGです。バトルやイベントシーンでは、鮮やかなドット絵のキャラクター達が賑やかに動きます。仲間を集め「ルラガルド」へ旅立ちましょう。
Why similar: JRPG 38.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, RPG 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #55 WOODROT
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Midnight Token
Windows
You're the maintenance man for an apartment complex that has mysteriously been transported to the middle of the ocean. Woodrot is a surreal adventure game about getting to know your neighbors who all seem to blame themselves for their recent relocation.
Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Psychological 14.9%, Philosophical 12.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Mystery 7%
- #56 Tell Death We Live
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bogga Studios
Windows
The Gods are dead. The universe is dying. Survive and explore the anomaly in this story-rich, turn-based, RPG deck-builder, featuring real-time defensive mechanics and online co-operative play.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, JRPG 15.9%, Philosophical 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, RPG 8%
- #57 TRUSTFALL
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: innerlightdev
Windows · Mac
TRUSTFALL into the mysterious and quirky inner world of Cherry to 'battle' her inner parts. Master Emotional Alchemy in unique turn-based encounters: choose LOVE to integrate, FEAR to resist, or AWARENESS to transmute. Every choice will uncover a different path back home.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Emotional 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 11.5%, Psychological 11.2%
- #58 THE CELLAR: Ashveil
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashy DevPub: Ashy Ink
Windows
A story driven RPG about isolation, choice, and the struggle to define who you are. Explore a haunting parallel realm, fight abnormal creatures, and decide whether to follow a dark legacy or break free from it.
Why similar: JRPG 28.9%, RPG 14%, Psychological 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #59 Undertones
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toy Box Lab
Windows · Linux
Undertones is an adventure RPG where color shapes your journey. Play as Dorothea, an archivist from the gray city of Gris, and face a conspiracy that turned cities monochromatic, trapping people in a single shade of emotion. Fight in turn-based combat, solve puzzles, and restore color!
Why similar: JRPG 32.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, RPG 13.3%, Emotional 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%