- #1 Eredia 2: The Great War
97% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Potatobrain Games
Windows
A dark fantasy JRPG, sequel to Eredia: Diary of Heroes. Eredia 2 is set in an open-world enemy continent as you are made to partake in a war you are least interested in, but it's the only place where you can find some 'answers'.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Tactical RPG 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 14%, RPG 8.6%
- #2 Guideless
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jason LukePub: Master of None Games
Windows
A short narrative-heavy non-linear exploration game. Where you explore a dungeon, journal your own notes, manage your light, avoid traps, read lore, and hunt for a way out.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #3 Advent of the Reaper
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brekkies at Noon
Windows
Advent of the Reaper is a retro-inspired, dark fantasy tactics RPG! Engage in challenging battle maps with a rich story told through Visual Novel scenes as you brandish your scythe to uncover a dark plot threatening the realm!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, RPG 9.9%
- #4 Sword Legacy: Omen
95% matchMixed65% of 716 reviews2018
Dev: Firecast Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Survive strategic turn-based combat in this award-winning indie tactical RPG as you embark on an epic revenge quest in search of the long-lost Excalibur.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Tactical RPG 16%, RPG 12.4%
- #5 Dungeon of Departure
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: quite adept
Windows
Trapped in a mysterious cave system, four dungeon explorers struggle to find a way out before the light fades forever... Navigate a mysterious underground as you navigate through multiple story paths in this text-based, pixel-art, dark fantasy rpg, visual novel computer game
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, RPG 10%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #6 For Evelyn II - Shards of Creation
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
Discover a world torn by war and magic. Make choices that shape your story, master strategic combat, and confront powerful enemies. Explore a beautifully crafted pixel-art world full of secrets in a story-driven RPG adventure.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, RPG 10.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Exploration 6.6%
- #7 Eldritch Lands: The Witch Queen's Eternal War
93% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2021
Dev: Arthur Hiroshi Morishigue CavalcantiPub: Self-Published
Windows
Dive into a dark fantasy world and fight against the endless undead horde. Unlock, upgrade and deploy units in a simple to understand yet engaging strategy gameplay loop. Grow plants that grant exp bonuses and converse with each unit to learn more about their character and backstory.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, RPG 12.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #8 Witch Atelier
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Witch Atelier
Windows
Witch Atelier is a dimensional fusion character-collecting RPG. Travel through many worlds, hear their stories, and return before they vanish. Inherit the atelier’s role, solve related tasks, grow, and gather allies to aid you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, RPG 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Strategy 12.6%
- #9 Contract Game Phantom
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brown Sugar Mantou
Windows
Pleas,desires,cravings...The human heart knows no bounds,and the reasons are legion. To judge or to bless?The choice is yours to wield! In this ARPG,you hold the power to shape destinies,but only with the courage to conquer formidable foes. At the edge of memory,the truth of this world awaits...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, RPG 14.5%, Lore-Rich 14%, Party-Based RPG 9.8%
- #10 100th Bug Brigade
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Aidan AndreasenPub: Varick Santana
Windows
100th Bug Brigade is an accessible, story-rich, tactical, team-based roleplaying game featuring very cute bugs in a very uncute time.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Party-Based RPG 9.1%
- #11 The Ardron Universe
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NullForgeStudios
Windows
Your choices carve scars across realms. One universe. Multiple games. No second chances.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, RPG 7.8%
- #12 Fractal Odyssey
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Thread
Windows
Fractal Odyssey is a tactical RPG about forging freedom. Guide a party of rebels to slay a dragon god and topple a tyrannical Decree. They will cross frozen wastes, enter ephemeral dreams, and face unbreakable foes. They will fall, and they will die. You must carve their future.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Party-Based RPG 9%
- #13 SANDS OF SODIS
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PAYLHORSE
Windows
A dark fantasy IP-combat JRPG: open and intricate map exploration, nuanced character interaction and experimental card-based mechanics. A game not meant to be beheld.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, RPG 8.9%, Party-Based RPG 8.5%
- #14 Afterworld
88% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Ravenarts Entertainment
Windows
Join the realm of Afterworld. Save animals, help spirits, and stop the destruction of the realm.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Tactical RPG 17%, RPG 9.8%, Party-Based RPG 6.5%
- #15 Not Spooky: But Good Enough For Me
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: K.P. Hallow
Windows
In this first-person horror-lite game, investigate your way through different locales such as the theatre, forests, and urban areas. Solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what happened at the community theatre.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.2%, RPG 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #16 The 9th Seraph
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StubbornKoi
Windows
An upcoming story-driven dark fantasy RPG. Journey across the Jophinian Isles and battle wild elemental beasts in your search for humanity's last hope -- the individual known as the Seraph.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, RPG 16.2%, Horror 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #17 Sibylline
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChrisChrisChris
Windows · Mac
A hallucinogenic speech-controlled cinematic horror story. Microphone required. Unlike anything you've ever played.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #18 Crystals of Power
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Andrew Betke
Windows
The crystals hold the power to save Elicion—or destroy it. The choice lies in your hands.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Tactical RPG 12.6%, Party-Based RPG 8.8%
- #19 The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: NStuff Entertainment
Windows
The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans, is the first release in The Architects of the Universe series. A linear adventure title, with gameplay inspired by classic turn based RPGs and a focus on plot.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Conversation 10.7%, Party-Based RPG 9.4%
- #20 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
84% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.4%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 10.6%, RPG 8.3%
- #21 Aeons Past
83% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Frostwater Media
Windows
Aeons Past is a 3D Turn-Based RPG with heavy emphasis on rewarding exploration, getting immersed in a story-rich narrative, and deep characterization.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Tactical RPG 20.3%, RPG 18%, Party-Based RPG 12.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #22 Resonating Cords
82% 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: Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, RPG 12.1%, Party-Based RPG 8.5%
- #23 Flint
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wright Bureau
Windows
A action-adventure game with a top down perspective and a heavy emphasis on story. Become the legendary Knight of Hamarolf and take on a myriad of foes from the Golden Oath to save the world from evil's reign while engaging with memorable characters and a thrilling combat loop.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Top-Down 8%
- #24 Firelore: Short Tales
81% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.9%, RPG 9%
- #25 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
81% matchVery Positive95% of 14,248 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, RPG 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #26 Rabbit Hole
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: An LieuPub: 1manstudio.net
Windows
Rabbit Hole is an upcoming story-driven - RPG filled with psychological cosmic horrors and then then tightly wrapped in the wackiness of Alice in Wonderland.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Lore-Rich 17.7%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, RPG 11.9%
- #27 Mycelium
79% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Grim
Windows
Mycelium is a mind-boggling turn-based RPG game with action elements, set inside an ancient infamous cave system with the same name. It tells a story about a diverse cast of characters exploring their inner selves and the cave.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 9.3%
- #28 The Rebellion
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cagatay Urfali
Windows · Mac
Fuel a people’s uprising through fast turn-based tactical battles and hard choices; lead your heroes, stretch scarce resources, heed the crowd’s needs, plan each move with care, break the tyrant’s grip, and let hope rise again!
Why similar: RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 10.9%, Tactical RPG 10.8%
- #29 Crystal Tales Tactics: Echoes of the Libertas War
79% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Witz Games
Windows
Inspired by Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics but with NO GENDER RELATIONSHIP RULES, Save the world from an evil emperor Using the power of six elements while Dating whoever you want.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%, RPG 8.7%
- #30 Kingsvein
77% matchVery Positive92% of 293 reviews2024
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Tactical RPG 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Party-Based RPG 9.9%, RPG 9.9%
- #31 Far Tale
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Murk Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Narrative role-playing game in the world of slavic dark fantasy. You have to take on the role of a father who must guide his daughter to distant lands. A cruel world, terrible monsters, witchcraft, and even time itself will stand in your way.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #32 Sapia
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slackjaw Games
Windows
Step into the Realms of Sapia and uncover the mysteries hidden beneath the ice. Sapia is a gritty RPG built upon Slackjaw Games' tactical turn-based combat system with deck-building elements and a grand fantasy setting.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Tactical RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, RPG 7.7%
- #33 잿빛의 행성
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroTan
Windows
is an adventure game where you meet the Big Dipper, a star that grants wishes, and save the planet that has turned gray.
Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #34 The Aching
76% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Silent Shoals SoftwarePub: Hadrosaurus Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Lore-Rich 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #35 Lisa: Silence in the Rain
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: paleGrass
Windows
A slow-burn, character-driven RPG about an ordinary young woman drawn into a city’s criminal underworld where trust is fragile, choices carry lasting consequences, and doing the right thing rarely comes without cost.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 17.2%, RPG 14.9%, Exploration 9.5%
- #36 Elena's Story: The Vaalbara Chronicle
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Submissive FatePub: Saikey Studios
Windows
Play as Elena in this isometric hand drawn animated RPG game. Captured by a brutal, sadistic race of demi-humans you shall attempt to escape from their dungeon.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, RPG 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%
- #37 ARCHETYPES - The Rite Of Passage
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dominik Saur
Windows
Discover the depth of your personality while journeying along the path of initiation as the young Viking Olaf. Every choice will impact your environment, and contribute to a map of your archetypal psychology. Embrace your inner warrior, lover, chieftain, and druid - and change the world!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Cinematic 14.1%, RPG 13.8%, Strategy 11.3%
- #38 Eragon's Tale
75% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
Brave through the darkness in his dreams. Or die trying.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.5%, Horror 17.7%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%
- #39 Defense of the Earth
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: not me RPG Games
Windows
Gather a task force of the best fighters earth has to offer and research technology to defend against the alien invaders. You have to lead your squad through various grid- and turn-based battles. Between missions, you plan your next moves, manage your crew's abilities and unify humankind.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Tactical RPG 14.6%, Conversation 13.9%, RPG 9.7%
- #40 Limbus Company
71% matchVery Positive88% of 99,908 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 198.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #41 Barry of Wrath
73% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Wolfs Moon Studios
Windows
A fantasy adventure that will take the players on a journey they wanted nothing to do with!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Tactical RPG 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, RPG 12.3%, Party-Based RPG 11.3%
- #42 Creepy Crypt Critters
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Horror 12.6%, RPG 12.2%, Visual Novel 11%
- #43 Harrowed Ground
72% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Play Star Studio
Windows
In this early release, the game follows the main character on their first outing with the purpose of prepping to rob the great vaults in their city and sew chaos among the nobles of Orichalc, the City of Brass
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.5%, RPG 26.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #44 Primus Numen
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ACLH Studios
Windows
A dark-fantasy, turn-based tactical RPG featuring grid-based combat, party synergy, and powerful character transformations.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, RPG 9.1%
- #45 Era of Darkness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karume
Windows
Era of Darkness is a dungeon exploration RPG that organizes parties to explore dungeons, collects loot and upgrades facilities and party.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Tactical RPG 12.9%, RPG 10.8%
- #46 Crown Gambit
68% matchVery Positive97% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITSPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 10.7%, RPG 8.8%
- #47 龙与精灵 Dragons and elves
69% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: AngelXiaoZ
Windows
This is a very traditional turn based strategy game. If you enjoy constantly fighting monsters, collecting guidebooks, experiencing and cultivating various characters, and enjoying the thrill of character growth, then please give this game a try .....
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Tactical RPG 20.2%, Lore-Rich 18.5%, RPG 10.9%, Strategy 9%
- #48 噗哟噗哟大冒险Puyo Puyo Adventure
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnailOKPub: 现实映像工作室
Windows
你是一名国小一年级的小学生,有一天被得知妈妈重要的东西丢失在了玩具世界的噗哟噗哟大陆,为了帮助妈妈,你踏上了奇妙世界的探险之旅。
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.1%, Tactical RPG 25.1%, RPG 21.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 7.6%
- #49 Reflections of the void
68% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 30.9%, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Horror 10%, Story Rich 9%
- #50 Unyielding
70% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2022
Dev: MERCERNARY MAGE GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unyielding is a NSFW D&D style adventure game. Catelly lost everything, wakes up in the gutter, and starts to take her life back. There will be lots of heroism, laughter, tears, and sex along the way.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Party-Based RPG 9.7%
- #51 Double bisociation
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 礼堂王
Windows
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 18.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #52 Widlands Dominion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludus Studios
Windows
Widlands Dominion is a turn-based tactical RPG where every choice shapes your survival. Build a team of warriors, each with unique classes and skills, and venture into treacherous dungeons. Adapt your strategy, overcome deadly foes, and put an end to the dark force threatening Widlands.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 29.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.1%, RPG 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Strategy 12.9%
- #53 NoSleep: Nightmare Chronicles
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tupelo Labs
Windows
Embark on a an unforgettable narrative journey with NoSleep: Nightmare Chronicles, a chilling collection of interactive horror stories from the r/NoSleep subreddit. Explore immersive environments, face grotesque encounters, and fight to survive in this gripping anthology of terror.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.7%, Cinematic 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Horror 10.9%, Visual Novel 9%
- #54 Fated Land
67% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: AlxmoPub: Leyo Games
Windows
This is a Pixel Tactical Self-Propelled RPG Games The battle system adopts a semi-turn-based design, Quick Battle or Enter the Battlefield? It's time to decide! In this journey full of magic, you will also meet a variety of characters, who may become your allies, or your partners...
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Tactical RPG 19%, RPG 18.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Party-Based RPG 10.3%
- #55 Heart of the Forest
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Trapped PredatorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Cinematic 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #56 Divine Omen
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruby RingPub: Ruby Ring
Windows · Mac · Linux
Divine Omen is a horror point-and-click visual novel where you control the fates of your companions. Investigate the world and relive Avan's nightmares to determine which choices must be made to save lives...or take them. Will you become the executioner?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Horror 10.1%
- #57 Project C.U.R.E. Origins
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: goldknight555
Windows
A Turn-Based RPG that follows the story of Kin on his journey to discover his past and the mysteries of this world. You, the player, must guide Kin and help him remember who he truly is and complete his mission.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 18%, RPG 14.1%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #58 Aletta - Visual Novel
70% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Conversation 8.5%
- #59 Novice in the world
64% matchMixed66% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: cainiaochuangjianghu
Windows
This game includes RPG content such as exploration, self building teams, battles, and growth, as well as multiplayer gameplay such as interacting with other players, forming guilds, and competing in battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.7%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, RPG 13.3%, Party-Based RPG 12.1%, Strategy 11.5%