Games Like In Stars And Time

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Story Rich 17%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, RPG 9.7%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores heavy psychological trauma and surreal horror through a turn-based RPG lens with a strong emphasis on character bonds.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique meta-narrative connection between the player and the protagonist, mirroring the intimate, world-altering stakes of a time loop.

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Why similar: Time Travel 22.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Directly explores the mechanics and existential dread of a time loop within a party-based RPG framework.

Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Party-Based RPG 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, RPG 8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same heartfelt, LGBTQ-focused party dynamics and charming turn-based combat found in the seed game.

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Lore-Rich 22.1%, Story Rich 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in time-loop narrative design that forces the player to confront the psychological consequences of their choices.

Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Emotional 23.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, RPG 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the witty dialogue, turn-based combat, and meta-commentary on the nature of RPGs and player agency.

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

Why similar: Story Rich 28.6%, RPG 19.7%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational influence that shares the game's focus on subverting RPG tropes, meta-narrative, and deep emotional connections with party members.

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.5%, Story Rich 18.2%, RPG 16%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Hand-drawn 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a time-loop and deckbuilding structure to explore the emotional growth of a character and their friends over many years.

Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 38.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, RPG 13.2%, Fantasy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a charming, party-based turn-based combat system with a heavy emphasis on the evolving relationships between the three protagonists.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, RPG 12.2%, Choices Matter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, party-based RPG that forces players to make agonizing choices that permanently affect their companions.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Story Rich 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Stylized 12%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on dialogue, character development, and the existential anxiety of young adults in a changing world.

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: RPG 41.8%, Story Rich 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An Earthbound-inspired RPG that delves into deep psychological themes and emotional storytelling through a unique turn-based system.

A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.1%, RPG 19.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Fantasy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG with a diverse LGBTQ cast that focuses on friendship, magic, and emotional growth in a school setting.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.7%, RPG 28.1%, Hand-drawn 25%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that explores themes of identity, survival, and found family in a beautifully written, melancholic setting.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 53.8%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses cryptic, lore-rich storytelling to explore existential themes and the nature of memory.

Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Party-Based RPG 22.9%, RPG 14%, Story Rich 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique turn-based RPG with a strong narrative focus and a complex, morally ambiguous protagonist.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Story Rich 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, cult-classic RPG that challenges the player's perception of the game world and their role within it.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Story Rich 47%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive time-loop experience that emphasizes discovery, existential dread, and the emotional impact of a dying world.

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

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.6%, Turn-Based Combat 26.3%, RPG 23.4%, Stylized 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, psychedelic take on the turn-based RPG genre that matches the artistic boldness of the seed game.

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.1%, RPG 18.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines horror, RPG elements, and dating-sim mechanics to create a tense, story-rich experience with LGBTQ themes.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Emotional 28.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Story Rich 15.4%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven adventure that tackles themes of self-doubt and mental health with a unique, creative mechanic.

"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.2%, Story Rich 19.4%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, interactive fiction game that captures the feeling of being stuck in a repetitive, soul-crushing cycle.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵

Why similar: Story Rich 27.6%, RPG 23.7%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, 2D 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a psychedelic, rhythmic approach to combat that emphasizes existential themes and surreal storytelling.

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.5%, Emotional 20.2%, Story Rich 15%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that captures the intense emotional stakes of coming-of-age and the fear of an impending end.

Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.

Why similar: Time Travel 39.9% ★, Emotional 24.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, isometric RPG that centers on a time-loop mystery and the psychological exploration of its characters.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Fantasy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy narrative game that explores existentialism and the consequences of wielding power over time and fate.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 38.7%, Emotional 36%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, RPG 7.2%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused RPG-maker game that prioritizes emotional storytelling and character memory over complex combat.

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, RPG 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a time-loop mechanic to uncover the dark secrets of a mysterious hotel.

Set out on your destined quest in this narrative-focused turn-based tactics game. Issue commands, light Beacons, exercise compassion. Take heed, for your roles shall constrict, and your tale was always meant to be bittersweet. Who will the stars dictate we be?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Party-Based RPG 25%, Story Rich 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

Why similar: Emotional 28.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional, story-rich adventure that uses RPG mechanics to explore themes of grief, hope, and connection.

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Story Rich 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, 2D 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: Stylized 45.3%, Fantasy 34.4%, Singleplayer 12.9%, Indie 7.4%

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Story Rich 24%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Choices Matter 13%, 2D 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses pixel art to create a surreal, unsettling atmosphere while maintaining a strong narrative core.

Reverse: 1999 is a 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic RPG developed by Bluepoch. As the Timekeeper, the observer of eras, you will embark on a journey across time and space, from the Roaring '20s to the turn of the millennium, uncovering the truth about the "Storm" and the mystery of the year 1999.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Time Travel 15.4% ★, Story Rich 13.7%, RPG 12.9%

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Story Rich 37.9%, Stylized 34.4%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Singleplayer 10%

Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.2%, 2D 23.6%, Fantasy 21.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Break the Loop is a turn-based Rogue-like RPG. Compose your team and create a timeline by selecting the events you'll go through. Each decision will bring you one step closer to the ultimate threat, but will you have accumulated enough power to stop the apocalypse?

Why similar: Time Travel 27.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 26.8%, RPG 17.6%, Fantasy 10.1%, 2D 6.6%

Beneath the streets of London, an angry mouse seeks revenge against the god who stole his tail. An epic RPG of miniature proportions!

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 9.4%

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: Party-Based RPG 32.7%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, RPG 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%

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: RPG 35.4%, Turn-Based Combat 34%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Atmospheric 6%, 2D 5.5%

UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.5%, Story Rich 23%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Anime 6%

Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

Why similar: RPG 30.6%, Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Story Rich 8%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%, 2D 7.8%

Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.8%, Psychological Horror 23%, RPG 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Stylized 9.7%

A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 28.9%, Story Rich 24.9%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets. This mid-length adventure balances both an intimate coming of age story, and larger threats looming over the troubled kingdom.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Party-Based RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 7.5%

A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.

Why similar: Time Travel 27.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Emotional 16.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

Your choices shape the world in this coming-of-age RPG. As a new arrival in a 1980s rural Japanese town with a mysterious ability to loop time, your every decision and relationship will affect the outcome of battles against the invading Kegai.

Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Story Rich 20.3%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Emotional 13.2%, Fantasy 10.3%

Pat the alligator, a (mostly) harmless and (probably) innocent reptile is at the center of a conspiracy that could bring down the biggest, scariest family in Alligator New York City: his own! Explore the city, meet the Family, and try to save Pat before the clock runs out.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.8%, Hand-drawn 19%, Indie 10%, 2D 9.3%, Cartoon 8.5%

1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.4%, Story Rich 37.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Anime 8.5%

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.1%, Hand-drawn 31.9%, 2D 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Indie 4.6%

Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding ​all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.

Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Story Rich 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, 2D 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 15.9%, Stylized 8%

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Lore-Rich 9.6%, RPG 9.5%

I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.

Why similar: Story Rich 52.6%, Choices Matter 27.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, 2D 7.3%, Indie 2%

Skye and her Handy Pals are looking for a new pal to help them out on her lovely lil' garden! Think you're up for the job, partner?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.7%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Story Rich 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Fantasy 10.3%

Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 40.2%, RPG 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Fantasy 10.5%, 2D 6.8%

Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.9%, Hand-drawn 31.8%, Atmospheric 21.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Indie 4.8%

Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.4%, Story Rich 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Emotional 36.6%, LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Story Rich 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 4.8%