60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Emotional, Dialogue Heavy, 2D.
Grifford Academy is a story-rich, coming-of-age RPG set in a mystical book realm where your decisions shape the personalities of the characters. Engage in strategic turn-based combat as you set out to discover the secrets of Caldria.
The Inspireist
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Quest for the Pinnacle
In this unique turn-based RPG, your group's escape begins with deciding who stays behind and continues as you seek help from Pinnacle for your homeland! Ask locals about recent events and new places, use your new knowledge in battle, and reach for new heights.
Unravel the mysteries of the ocean spirit world by accompanying a recent high school graduate, Bulut, who lost all of his memories of family and friends. The Inspireist is a story-rich puzzle adventure narrative set in a recent 21st century, alternate realm Izmrr.
Why similar: Narrative 37.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Lore-Rich 9%, Choices Matter 7%
In this unique turn-based RPG, your group's escape begins with deciding who stays behind and continues as you seek help from Pinnacle for your homeland! Ask locals about recent events and new places, use your new knowledge in battle, and reach for new heights.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Emotional 9.6%
On her twelfth birthday, Xiaohan makes a wish—but more than candlelight fades. Her reflection blurs, and her best friend Xiaoyu disappears. Through dual perspectives, explore a dreamlike millennium town, battle with card marbles, and uncover its hidden truth.
Why similar: Narrative 32.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Emotional 8.4%
Tea for Sana is a story-driven exploration game set in a Slavic-inspired fantasy world. You play as Vesna, a spirit healer who is losing her memory. Discover recipes, find new ingredients, and cook traditional dishes to restore the balance between the mountain spirits and the villagers.
Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
Unravel a mystery where you know the outcome from the start…in this turn-based roguelite RPG. A strange mage and his two captives must regain their memories to escape from a hostile void. But can they stop *arguing* first? A playful character drama with unusual combat.
Why similar: Narrative 18.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Party-Based RPG 13.5%, RPG 9.6%
Leidy dreamed of the city, she never imagined violence would force her there. In this 90s narrative adventure, explore streets and interiors, inspect traces people left behind, hear conflicting family memories, and reconstruct meaningful objects by hand while restoring what violence left unfinished.
Why similar: Narrative 35% ★, Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 11%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
Follow Kadin the soul eater as he fights to figure out where he fits in this world of mortals. Experience a driven storyline where every choice can change the course of how Kadin's future will be set in stone, will he have a fairytale ending or were his efforts futile?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.5%, Party-Based RPG 23.8%, Emotional 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
Follow the story of Eight of the land of Xylera’s bravest combatants and their descent into the madness known only as The Trial of Nightmare in this JRPG-inspired title featuring turn-based combat and a character-focused narrative.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Emotional 10.3%
Demon's Revenge is a turn-based Gothic fantasy RPG about Sen, a lone water demon who serves a penance in an eerie forest for a terrible crime she once committed. Joined by other outcasts and monsters, she battles hunters, ghouls, ghosts, and dragons for the right to live in a world that hates them.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Emotional 10.4%
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.1%, Narrative 21.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Emotional 10%, Choices Matter 8%
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: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, Lore-Rich 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
*** This game is only available in Chinese *** 《仙劍奇俠傳五前傳》故事主題為「牽絆」，背景為《仙劍奇俠傳五》故事發生25年前。翩翩公子夏侯瑾軒，雖出身武林世家，卻自幼不喜武林事。直至一日，他偶遇賣藝少女瑕和江湖浪人謝滄行，又恰逢折劍弟子姜承送來品劍大會請柬。本是無奈之下踏上的旅程，最終將牽繫整個人界……
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Emotional 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Tekoha: A Tale Among the Stars is a narrative-driven light RPG following two Indigenous Brazilian sisters on an emotional journey to reunite after a tragic event reshapes their homeland.
Why similar: Narrative 44.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 23.2%, Emotional 17.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, RPG 6.3%
One hundred years ago, a mysterious calamity stripped thousands of their identities, left as blank slates (The Glitchless). GUIDE Verity, the one CHOSEN to put things right, on an RPG adventure full of fun, friends, and difficult questions. What is right? What is the truth?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Emotional 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%
CaveDive is a game about exploring an unknown cave and descending toward its end with a group of unruly companions.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Party-Based RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, RPG 10%
Roundscape Adorevia is a turn-based 2D adult RPG filled with extensive content, exotic companions, and dozens of story choices. Select your gender, origin, class, and companions to explore the lewd fantasy world of Adorevia.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.2%
A modern RPG with no combat, only conversations. Follow Clara, a young woman returning to Latin American-inspired Jacaranda to figure out her place in a Solarpunk world. Using Clara's magical communication skills, explore an empathetic story about growth, identity, shared experiences and change.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 33.1%, Dialogue Heavy 31%, RPG 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Emotional 6.8%
Sky of Tides is a choice-driven isometric sci-fi adventure following Rin D’Lorah as she searches for her missing father in a shattered world where oceans float in the sky. Shape her through decisions, balance who she is becoming, and uncover a mystery where every choice quietly rewrites the future.
Why similar: Narrative 36.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Emotional 7.4%
Use the power of the elements and face your destiny. Elements Destiny is a 2D Fantasy RPG with pixelated retro visuals. An emotional journey with a deep story, challenging turn based combat and handcrafted artworks. And yes, the soundtrack is massive!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Emotional 8%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Narrative 27.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Emotional 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Linda & Joan is a narrative game about a British family. You play as Russell, Linda, and Joan — son, mother, and grandmother — switching between them to help the family cope with a series of traumatic events. Based on a true story. Prologue available now. Main game is in development.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
The four elements of the world that keep it in balance are being threatened! Join Aria, Lyle, Gray, and Kaze as they journey across their world to save it from a maniacal plan set into motion by a group of devious and unpredictable villains! *Content Warning and Credits are listed in "About Game"!!*
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.6%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Emotional 9%
Nephtyke is a story-driven Manga RPG with a Queue-based battle system. Players can enjoy the game’s story by reading a manga, while through queue-based combat, they craft unique generated Manga pages that create personal experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13%, Stylized 6.3%
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 42.4%, Narrative 17.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Emotional 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.5%
A game that you'll never forget! Memory Lane is a turned based RPG about taking names. Literally.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Emotional 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.1%, Narrative 27.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 11%, Choices Matter 10%
The Hot-Blooded RPG where each character features a unique twist on Turn-Based Combat! Shoot enemies' weak points; Sing songs of healing; Absorb and use your enemies skills, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.7%, Party-Based RPG 27%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, RPG 7.1%
Far from Noise is a narrative set on the edge of a cliff, where two characters discuss what it means to balance between life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 29.5% ★, Dialogue Heavy 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 38.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%
In Tidewatch, a mystery RPG inspired by the Finnish summer, you are the Head of the Coast Guard searching for your missing friend. Navigate your crew’s relationships from rivalry to romance, as your bonds shift the weather, your skills, and tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Lore-Rich 12%, Choices Matter 10.8%
In an intimate narrative-driven exploration game, wake up on a forgotten island between life and death equipped with only a compass, a telescope, and a weathered sailboat. Chart the haunted archipelago, relive faded memories, and uncover the truth about what, and who, you came here to find.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.7%, Narrative 27.5% ★, Lore-Rich 12%, Emotional 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
A lengthy fantasy adventure role playing game based around a day/night cycle, customizing your heroes, and a storyline where every choice has an impact on the story. Upgraded from the original MS-DOS release to run natively on all platforms with QOL updates!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.4%, Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Emotional 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Team-Based 10%
Turn Based Strategy RPG. With complex skills, sprawling world and intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.4%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Of Roots and Gears is a dialogue-based RPG in an aetherpunk setting. Explore the world where nature and technology are charged with magic. Make choices, find friends and enemies. Make your own path!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.3%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, RPG 6.5%
The Brothers is a classically styled 2D JRPG featuring Octopath Traveller inspired combat, with modern features you can't live without: Auto saving, quest logs, a built in encyclopaedia and a digital manual just scratch the surface.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.5%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Team-Based 10.1%
An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Lore-Rich 16%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about building community by delivering mail to a town of charming characters. As Port Pleasant's mailman, you'll get to know the townsfolk and make a difference in their lives.
Why similar: Narrative 39.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 42.4%, Narrative 17.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 43.4%, Narrative 17.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Emotional 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Swipe, date & survive Berlin’s wild winter nights in this story-rich horror dating sim. Help Nora find herself — balance Energy, Cash & rising Pain while sex clubs, techno raves, and a messy ex tear your heart apart. Merry Christmas! Your choices decide who you wake up as.
Why similar: Narrative 26.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19.6%, Emotional 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Threads of Time is an era-spanning, turn-based RPG inspired by the timeless classics. Embark on a journey through time, gather a party of charismatic heroes from across ages, and uncover a plot that threatens to unravel the past, present and future.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Emotional 10.5%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 45.6% ★, Emotional 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Family Friendly 3.8%
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Narrative 9.9% ★
Explore an epic fantasy world alongside three heroes on a quest to recover a stolen jewel. Guide your party to victory in turn-based battles, make decisions that will determine the events of the story, and uncover the ancient secrets of Eldora as you race to catch the mechanical thief.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Family Friendly 6.5%
A turn-based JRPG. The fate of all civilization rests in the hands of four teenagers trying to stop their former leader from eradicating all life in the universe after he is driven insane as a consequence of infection by his own creation.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.5%, Party-Based RPG 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Choices Matter 9%
Insurgence Last Wishes is a 2D Narrative Heavy JRPG game that follows Richa on her journey to fulfill her pledges and reach Elysium. With a unique Charge Turn battle mechanic and a blend of engaging gameplay and a rich narrative, the game offers a one-of-a-kind experience.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Party-Based RPG 25.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 58.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
Luenna: School of the Magi is a fantasy student life RPG. From mellow life sim tasks to in-depth turn-based combat, there are as many ways to spend your time at Luenna as there are stars in the sky!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.4%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Party-Based RPG 19.7%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Team-Based 11.2%
Experience two tales woven in a world of watercolor graphics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.5%, Party-Based RPG 27.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Emotional 7.6%, RPG 7%
Review files, assemble dreams, and fulfill daily orders using a retro employee terminal. Build friendships with coworkers from different eras, investigate deleted files, and await a letter addressed both to and from yourself—but before any of that, make sure you meet this week’s performance quota.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.3%, Dialogue Heavy 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Echoes of Aromia is a story-driven, pixel art RPG with turnbased combat, branching dialogue, alchemy, companions, and much more. Set in a pre-steampunk medieval fantasy world on the brink of industrialization, full of corruption, conspiracy, good, and evil. And ancient myths waiting to be uncovered.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.4%, Party-Based RPG 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Lore-Rich 9%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
AD 673. Camelot has fallen. The Round Table must rally to save King Arthur. Narrative strategy game from the creators of 80 DAYS, with elegant tactics and a unique, dynamic story every time you replay.
Why similar: Narrative 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Story Rich 6.6%
An epic tale of Love, Hope and Struggle set in a Cursed world with only Seven days left. Follow the journey of the Eleven protagonists, helped by the mysterious Kyvedy Fire, as they battle Death and Destiny to find a way to save their world in a fantasy JRPG with both Action and Turn Based Combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Emotional 12.1%
Crowned is a fast-paced tactical role-playing game with a focus on teamwork between units with distinctive abilities. Follow the bold warrior Balta as he gathers an eclectic bunch of allies to defeat all that stand in his way to claim the Crown of Lazur.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Party-Based RPG 22.5%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
A story-driven turn-based RPG with deep strategy and tactical combat. Explore a vast heroic fantasy world, master skills, gear up, and forge your own path. The Ravagers are closing in. Will you protect Astreia? Embark on an epic journey inspired by a 650-page original novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.5%, Party-Based RPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A fantasy JRPG with fast-paced turn-based combat, a choice-driven narrative, and a dual-perspective story. Customize and grow your party, make impactful decisions, & form relationships. Strengthen your cause as you race to unite the land and it's people.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, RPG 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Emotional 17.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Stylized 9.8%
