- #1 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,607 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: JRPG 29.4%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, CRPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, RPG 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the brutal survival mechanics, dark atmosphere, and punishing turn-based combat found in Your Blight.
- #2 Pathologic 2
96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,002 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: CRPG 31.8%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, RPG 12.4%, Open World 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense pressure of a ticking clock in a plague-ridden city where every choice significantly impacts your survival.
- #3 The Thaumaturge
96% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 34.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, RPG 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy CRPG that excels in choice-driven storytelling and dark, atmospheric world-building.
- #4 Darkest Dungeon®
95% matchVery Positive92% of 159,462 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 43%, Dark Fantasy 30.7%, RPG 14.8%, Dark 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar grim, dark fantasy aesthetic combined with deep turn-based tactical combat and resource management under stress.
- #5 Lawless Lands
94% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: CRPG 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, JRPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep character customization and a dark fantasy setting where your choices dictate the fate of the world.
- #6 The Use of Life
93% matchVery Positive90% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: だらねこげーむず/Daraneko GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.
Why similar: CRPG 26.6%, JRPG 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gamebook-style RPG that mirrors the choose-your-own-adventure mechanics and turn-based strategy of the seed game.
- #7 Wartales
92% matchVery Positive86% of 34,811 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 51.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Open World 20.2%, RPG 18.8%, Medieval 16.5%, Exploration 7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty open-world survival experience with turn-based tactical combat and party management.
- #8 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
94% matchMixed62% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30.4%, Turn-Based Combat 30.2%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 14.7%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy tactical RPG that emphasizes stealth, survival, and managing resources in a hostile, supernatural environment.
- #9 Chaos Chain
91% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
A dark cyberpunk RPG in a bleak dystopian future. Become a "freelancer" in the heart of Slade City, a sprawling urban nightmare of grimy asphalt and broken dreams where crime and disorder run rampant. - Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
Why similar: CRPG 33%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Open World 8.9%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, post-apocalyptic CRPG that focuses on survival, character building, and gritty world exploration.
- #10 Vampires Dawn 3 - The Crimson Realm
90% matchVery Positive86% of 703 reviews2021
Dev: Dawnatic Games
Windows
Vampires Dawn 3 is a 2D retro pixel RPG full of vampires, blood and tragic moments! Follow Asgar Serrans bloody path through a world in which humankind only has the sacred crusade to prevent extinction.
Why similar: Vampires 47.5% ★, CRPG 14.1%, JRPG 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%, RPG 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG that leans into the vampire theme with a strong focus on narrative and classic turn-based combat.
- #11 Soulblight
91% matchMostly Negative37% of 194 reviews2018
Dev: My Next GamesPub: Movie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Soulblight is a dark, unforgiving, top-down action roguelike luring you to cross the thin line between good and evil. Embrace your flaws to survive a journey through an unforgiving Sanctuary. Gluttony, Lust, Cannibalism - how far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 32.7%, RPG 32.3%, Dark 13.9%, Indie 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that focuses on dark themes and tactical combat, emphasizing the consequences of your character's actions.
- #12 UnderRail
89% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 42.5%, RPG 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Open World 7%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, challenging CRPG set in a claustrophobic, post-apocalyptic world that rewards careful exploration and tactical planning.
- #13 Vendir: Plague of Lies
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
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 33.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, RPG 7.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy CRPG with a heavy emphasis on story, tactical turn-based combat, and party-based progression.
- #14 LISA: The Painful
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,017 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: JRPG 32.2%, Dark 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly bleak, choice-heavy RPG experience that forces players to make difficult moral sacrifices to survive.
- #15 The Nameless: Slay Dragon
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,994 reviews2024
Dev: The Nameless EpicPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
Why similar: CRPG 21.8%, JRPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy RPG that prioritizes tactical turn-based combat and rich, choice-driven storytelling.
- #16 Crimson Veil
87% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: MKRUdesignPub: MKRUgames
Windows
An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?
Why similar: Vampires 58% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, RPG 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy RPG that features a vampire-centric narrative and significant choice-based gameplay.
- #17 Dark Bestiary
86% matchVery Positive89% of 523 reviews2020
Dev: Qd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 30.2%, Dark Fantasy 25.3%, RPG 13.8%, Dark 13.5%, Medieval 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on turn-based strategy and dark fantasy elements, providing a deep combat experience.
- #18 BlightFog
84% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.7%, RPG 22.7%, Story Rich 19.5%, Exploration 19.4%, Dark 14%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, post-apocalyptic RPG that uses a point-and-click interface to explore a decaying world.
- #19 Entity Researchers: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: CRPG 38.1%, JRPG 25%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Exploration 8.9%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A CRPG that focuses on exploration and survival in a dangerous, dungeon-crawling environment.
- #20 The wild darkness
83% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: popeyed inc
Windows
Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.
Why similar: CRPG 30.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, RPG 20.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Medieval 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival roguelike that forces players to manage resources carefully in a hostile, dark world.
- #21 Look Outside
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.8%, RPG 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Gore 11.3%, Dark 8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that emphasizes dread and exploration in a Lovecraftian setting.
- #22 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,084 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.8%, Dark 25.2%, RPG 22.9%, Indie 14.2%, Choices Matter 6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven experience that captures the dark, political intrigue of vampire society.
- #23 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
82% matchVery Positive86% of 8,186 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.6%, RPG 21.9%, Dark 8.5%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based strategy game where you manage a roster of undead minions in a grim fantasy setting.
- #24 Kromlech
80% matchMixed70% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Perun Creative
Windows
Kromlech is an action-adventure RPG with rogue-lite elements, set in a dark fantasy world of swords and sorcery. Play as an adventurer whose quest for glory and gold takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself at the center of a world-ending calamity.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Dark Fantasy 23.2%, Open World 17.1%, RPG 16.1%, Exploration 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features dark, gritty combat and a focus on character progression in a hostile setting.
- #25 The Age of Decadence
82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,976 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic 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 36.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Medieval 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, choice-heavy CRPG where survival depends on your ability to navigate complex social and political landscapes.
- #26 Eve of Calamity
79% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Klothscape
Windows
Prevent a world-ending Calamity your way! A player-driven old-school RPG inspired by both the Japanese and western classics of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: CRPG 36.6%, JRPG 24.3%, RPG 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%, Medieval 7%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based CRPG that offers deep class customization and a focus on tactical, turn-based combat.
- #27 Parasite Black
78% matchVery Positive91% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: Damned StudiosPub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parasite Black is a mature, dark fantasy RPG set in the world of Mirnos, where a deadly race known as the Demorai threatens everything. With your newfound "gift," you may hold the key to turning the tide of war and saving the realm from destruction.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Medieval 11.2%, RPG 11%
- #28 Break Wolf
78% 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: Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, JRPG 15.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Gore 8.7%
- #29 Last Days
79% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组
Windows
The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.
Why similar: Story Rich 69%, RPG 26.1%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival RPG that focuses on the harsh realities of living in a world on the brink of collapse.
- #30 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, RPG 16.6%, Medieval 15.5%, Dark 13.3%
- #31 Remnants Of Isolation
81% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: JRPG 27.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, RPG 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that uses a dark, intimate narrative style to explore themes of survival and isolation.
- #32 Tarnished Blood 🩸 [Tactic RPG]
77% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: Galaktus
Windows
Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!
Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 25.3%, Dark 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #33 Cabernet
75% matchVery Positive95% of 2,024 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Vampires 58.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #34 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
76% matchVery Positive93% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, JRPG 20%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Dark 11.4%, RPG 10.8%
- #35 Blightstone
75% matchVery Positive80% of 519 reviews2026
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 51.5%, Choices Matter 24.9%, RPG 23.6%
- #36 The Last Plague: Blight
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,393 reviews2024
Dev: Original Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Last Plague: Blight is an authentic survival experience rooted in realism and immersion. Endure the hazards of a brutal open world and uncover the origins of a mysterious disease. You are humanity’s final hope in ending the Blight
Why similar: Medieval 45.5%, Dark 45.3%, Singleplayer 9.2%
- #37 Vampire's Fall 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,034 reviews2026
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Rise as a vampire in a handcrafted 2D dark-fantasy RPG. Master devastating powers, confront horrific enemies, and forge your destiny in a world shattered by a brutal civil war between humans and vampires.
Why similar: CRPG 40.4%, Vampires 20.3% ★, RPG 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Dark 8%
- #38 Vampyr
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 24,431 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Vampires 64.6% ★, RPG 5.3%, Dark Fantasy 5.2%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Open World 5.1%
- #39 Few Nights More
74% matchVery Positive83% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Few Nights More is a roguelike turn-based RPG based in a world where Vampire Lords seek to conquer lost territories and their place in the world. Design and defend your stronghold, slay your enemies with traps, fulfill your Lord’s true potential, slowly conquering what is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Vampires 67.8% ★, RPG 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 6.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%, Medieval 4.8%
- #40 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,580 reviews2026
Dev: Mehuman GamesPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Vampires 65.3% ★, Open World 13.3%, Exploration 9.6%, RPG 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #41 Kaigrad
73% matchVery Positive93% of 329 reviews2021
Dev: Offline Games Group
Windows · Linux
Kaigrad - is a non-linear visual novel in the genre of dark fantasy. The action takes place in a world where Light comes only from people, animals and all living things. The darkness is near. You have to find out what happened here, who is to blame for this and try to fix it!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Dark 15.1%, Story Rich 14.3%
- #42 BLACK SOULS
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,538 reviews2025
Dev: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?Pub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awaken—a nameless undead.
Why similar: JRPG 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, RPG 7.5%
- #43 The Silent Kingdom
70% matchVery Positive100% of 309 reviews2025
Dev: Lucky Cat
Windows
An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.
Why similar: JRPG 28.8%, Turn-Based Combat 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #44 Dawn of Corruption
72% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: Sombreve
Windows
Dawn of Corruption is a Dark Fantasy NSFW RPG. Warning, this game is nsfw 18+ only. It features male gay characters and fetishes such as: Muscle Growth, Macro, Hyper, Goo, Transformation, Corruption What will you grow into? Will corruption seep into your being?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43%, RPG 19.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Open World 12.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #45 Darkness Revenge
71% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Hematite
Windows
Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!
Why similar: Vampires 69.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Dark 4.9%, Sexual Content 4.8%
- #46 勇者与亡灵之都
70% matchVery Positive95% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: grade
Windows
《勇者与亡灵之都》是一款在半开放世界探索的回合制RPG游戏,游戏借鉴了NPCDream、Blacksouls等rpg,采用了ATB行动条的设定,加快了战斗的节奏和策略性。 亡灵、魔物亦或是人类,只要阻挡在你面前的尽管杀光就是。勇者就是这样的存在啊... 游戏带有多结局与二周目元素,突出一个量大管饱。
Why similar: JRPG 27.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, RPG 11.5%, Gore 10.8%, Exploration 10%
- #47 BLOODLETTER
69% matchVery Positive80% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: ALDAMAMI GAMES
Windows
A grim medieval deckbuilder where you use your dubious healing methods to protect bizarre villagers from the corrupting influence of ancient evils.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 42%, Medieval 26.9%, Choices Matter 23.4%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 Blood Job
72% matchMixed71% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Kinetic Novels
Windows
Following a bizarre misunderstanding, you find yourself as the city's vampire overlord.... You'll be trained in combat by three beautiful vampires to face the enemies who want to destroy the order of the city. But you'll also have to battle issues from your past life, your life as a human.
Why similar: Gore 35%, Sexual Content 30.3%, Violent 23.9%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #49 Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
68% matchMixed56% of 12,201 reviews2025
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.
Why similar: Vampires 71.8% ★, Gore 6.4%, Dark Fantasy 3.8%, RPG 3.8%, Open World 3.4%
- #50 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
71% matchVery Positive84% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: SezhesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: JRPG 29.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Dark 11.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Gore 8.1%
- #51 First Bite
69% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: First Bite Games
Windows · Mac
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: Vampires 45.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Sexual Content 6.2%
- #52 Hive Blight
65% matchVery Positive94% of 229 reviews2026
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #53 Ravager
67% matchVery Positive94% of 884 reviews2021
Dev: 4MinuteWarningPub: CriticalBliss
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ravager is a role-playing game where you play a young dragon, determined to reclaim his birthright. To do so, you will need to build your power, ally with dark forces, evade justice, and whet your monstrous appetites.
Why similar: Story Rich 26%, Dark Fantasy 22.6%, Medieval 19.5%, Dark 15.2%, Sexual Content 14.1%
- #54 Ashes of Immortality
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 113 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Vampires vs Werewolves vs Hunters... Guess which group you're playing with? Find out in this exciting 16-bit style RPG full of twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: Vampires 63% ★, JRPG 14.2%, RPG 6%, Story Rich 4.7%, Dark Fantasy 3.8%
- #55 The Swordbearer - Season 1
67% matchVery Positive91% of 202 reviews2022
Dev: CaramelCowboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of a young adventurer who recently inherited a sword. Your journey starts after you apply to the Knights Guild at the capital. Meet loveable characters as you explore this world that awaits you. Face the darkness that surfaces and uncover the evil plot as your story progresses.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Medieval 17.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, RPG 4.7%
- #56 Entity Researchers
67% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: CRPG 40.4%, JRPG 25%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Exploration 9.3%, RPG 8.5%
- #57 Path of Achra
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,147 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 37%, Dark Fantasy 24.4%, RPG 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Medieval 7.7%
- #58 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
66% matchVery Positive81% of 383 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
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: Vampires 43.1% ★, CRPG 25.6%, RPG 8.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #59 Exanima
67% matchVery Positive80% of 13,446 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 42.7%, RPG 26.1%, Medieval 25.2%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%