- #1 KingSim
97% matchVery Positive84% of 212 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Strategy RPG 19.6%, CRPG 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Historical 14.4%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #2 CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,862 reviews2020
Dev: Delve Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11%, Open World 10.6%
- #3 Unrest
96% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: CRPG 23.8%, Historical 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Exploration 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #4 旅者 Travelers
94% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: 阅尘Atlas
Windows · Mac
A travel-sim with strategic gameplay and rogue-lite elements. Play as travelers in ancient China. Experience great views on various locations. Write travel literature that long lives in history.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 29.1%, Roguelite 20.9%, Historical 17.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #5 Overfall
95% matchMixed47% of 881 reviews2016
Dev: Pera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.1%, CRPG 10.3%, Roguelike 9.8%, Open World 9.7%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #6 Curious Expedition
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,514 reviews2016
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
Why similar: Roguelike 19.9%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Roguelite 14.3%, Exploration 12%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #7 江湖十一
93% matchMixed42% of 5,613 reviews2023
Dev: 万象皆春
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Jianghu11 is an open-world cultivation RPG set in the wuxia world. In this game, you will create your own character or start as a fictional or historical figure. Explore the fascinating wuxia world with enormous NPCs, search for romance, and write your own legend.
Why similar: CRPG 19.4%, Historical 18.5%, Strategy RPG 18.3%, Open World 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #8 Fabled Lands
92% matchVery Positive80% of 542 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: CRPG 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Strategy RPG 14.9%, Open World 13.8%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #9 Nantucket
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 882 reviews2018
Dev: Picaresque Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.
Why similar: Historical 34.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 14%, Exploration 9.6%
- #10 Pathway
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,264 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #11 Curious Expedition 2
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,153 reviews2021
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 16.8%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 14.2%, Survival 13.5%, Exploration 9.5%
- #12 Hardland
90% matchMixed69% of 577 reviews2019
Dev: Mountain Sheep
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In the year 1018, an adventurer from Samarkand drifts to Hardland. Solve a mystery by delving into the different sides of this fantasy world. Hardland is a bustling kingdom filled with secrets. A kingdom that wants you to listen.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Open World 17.8%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #13 Abandon Ship
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,355 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Historical 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Open World 11.4%, Roguelite 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #14 King of Dragon Pass
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 571 reviews2015
Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.4%, RPG 16.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Strategy 13.6%
- #15 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
87% matchVery Positive82% of 482 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Resource Management 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #16 UnReal World
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,386 reviews2016
Dev: Sami Maaranen (creator)Pub: Enormous Elk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
Why similar: Historical 21.7%, Open World 16%, Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Survival 12.6%
- #17 Three Kingdoms Mushouden
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,160 reviews2025
Dev: NanBei StudioPub: Paleo
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Set on the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 182), you can play as an original character or a historical warlord, building forces and forging alliances. Whether you choose to be a lone wanderer or rally famous generals, use your knowledge and wisdom to reshape history!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.8%, Historical 22.3%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 11%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #18 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,555 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23%, Open World 21.1%, CRPG 16.6%, Exploration 11.3%, RPG 9.1%
- #19 Out There: Oceans of Time
86% matchMixed54% of 237 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Open World 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Resource Management 11.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Survival 9.8%
- #20 Beast Saga
81% matchVery Positive81% of 3,239 reviews2026
Dev: 嘉兴黑曜石(Jiaxing Obsidian)
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.
Why similar: CRPG 26%, Open World 21.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 11.2%
- #21 Endless RPG
84% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Kezarus
Windows
Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.
Why similar: Open World 20.1%, RPG 19.4%, Procedural Generation 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Strategy 13%
- #22 The Palace on the Hill
82% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Niku Games
Windows · Mac
A heartfelt story of ambition, struggle, and friendship told from the perspective of a young boy in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Why similar: Open World 21.9%, RPG 16.6%, Exploration 15.2%, Relaxing 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #23 80 Days
83% matchVery Positive90% of 2,040 reviews2015
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #24 NovaMundi
82% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Slashware Interactive
Windows · Mac
NovaMundi is an open world exploration game with tactical combat. Lead your party into the dangerous lands of the Andes. Recruit people in towns, explore caverns filled with dangerous spirits to gain the blessings of the land, and unite the people to stand against the invaders.
Why similar: Historical 21.3%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Open World 13.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #25 The Doors of Trithius
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,001 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Open World 21.3%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Roguelike 19.4%, CRPG 18.4%, Survival 13.3%
- #26 The Palace on the Hill Prologue
80% matchVery Positive98% of 127 reviews2023
Dev: Niku Games
Windows · Mac
A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Why similar: Open World 19.3%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Story Rich 15.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Relaxing 13.7%
- #27 Wandering Sword
77% matchVery Positive95% of 45,811 reviews2023
Dev: The Swordman StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 23.4 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
Why similar: Open World 34.2%, RPG 28.1%, Story Rich 19.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Adventure 6.4%
- #28 Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms
76% matchVery Positive88% of 8,521 reviews2026
Dev: Free Wing
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This Three Kingdoms sandbox RPG lets you do whatever you wish in the late Han Dynasty. Be a ruler, courtier, or hermit. Make friends, marry, raise children, manage estates, train yourself & allies, govern, drill troops, experience & alter history, and conquer all to win the hearts of the people.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 32%, Historical 27%, RPG 12.4%, Top-Down 10.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #29 Renowned Explorers: International Society
79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,910 reviews2015
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.
Why similar: Roguelike 26.7%, RPG 17.2%, Strategy 16.4%, Roguelite 14.6%, Exploration 12.1%
- #30 Exiled Kingdoms
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,146 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!
Why similar: Open World 38.9%, RPG 33.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #31 Dust and Salt
79% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go and whom to form alliances with. Force your will with either diplomacy or through war.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Roguelike 15.8%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #32 Destiny of Immortal
75% matchVery Positive80% of 1,967 reviews2026
Dev: LeiYun GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Destiny of Immortal is a cultivation RPG with branching plots and the nonstop wish-fulfillment thrills of a top web novel. At creation's dawn, a few Treasures of Creation were born, each world-reshaping. One falls into your hands by chance—and your immortal rise begins.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.7%, Open World 16.8%, Roguelite 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #33 The Matchless Kungfu
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,938 reviews2024
Dev: HuanMos GamePub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Matchless Kungfu is an open world sandbox RPG game based on a WuXia background. You can play any martial arts role you imagine in this wild world. Travel through the great wilderness, or be the leader of the group. The most important thing is, build your own story and live the experience!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 27.7%, Open World 24.5%, Survival 16.5%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%
- #34 Kurofune : Descobrimentos Portugueses
77% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: 3PA Studios
Windows
A choose your adventure, resource management and decision-making game focused on Portuguese culture.
Why similar: Historical 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Resource Management 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #35 Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
78% matchVery Positive83% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
Why similar: CRPG 33.3%, RPG 27.2%, Strategy 15.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #36 Keep Driving
72% matchVery Positive94% of 6,576 reviews2025
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.
Why similar: Resource Management 20.2%, Procedural Generation 19.7%, Open World 18.4%, RPG 16%, Exploration 15.9%
- #37 吾皇万岁
73% matchMixed70% of 459 reviews2026
Dev: AI GAME STUDIO
Windows
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.
Why similar: Historical 33.1%, Strategy RPG 26.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, RPG 10.9%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #38 下一站江湖Ⅰ
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 607 reviews2021
Dev: 白玉京工作室Pub: 成都搜发互娱网络科技有限公司
Windows
"AdventureAwaitsⅠ" is a game that combines the jianghu, martial arts, collection, cultivation and war chess. You can experience the adventures and anecdotes in the Jianghu.
Why similar: Open World 33.4%, Historical 25.2%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #39 Caves of Qud
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,678 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.4%, Open World 19.4%, CRPG 17.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, Survival 9.2%
- #40 Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,223 reviews2022
Dev: Huw Millward
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.6%, RPG 19%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Open World 12.1%
- #41 The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
73% matchMixed67% of 4,852 reviews2024
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Make a name for yourself in this old-school Wuxia RPG. Explore the chaotic lands of ancient China and engage in challenging turn-based battles to change the world of kungfu forever.
Why similar: Historical 23.5%, Strategy RPG 21.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, RPG 10%
- #42 Heads Will Roll
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: 1917 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.5%, CRPG 19.8%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Survival 9.8%, RPG 9.5%
- #43 大宋英雄传(SongHeros)
72% matchVery Positive80% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: LazyManGameStudio
Windows
以宋朝为架空背景的策略武侠游戏,作为一个普通人进入江湖,体验生与死、善与恶,游历、结交、战斗、蜕变,获取资源,不断成长,针对敌人搭配技能,克敌制胜。每一次开始都是新的,做出不同选择,体验一段段史诗故事!
Why similar: Roguelike 24.8%, RPG 22.4%, Strategy 19%, Roguelite 13.7%, Open World 13.6%
- #44 Song's Fantasy
71% matchMixed57% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: 南十字座工作室
Windows
This Chinese martial arts sandbox game blends character growth, adventure, survival, and building. It offers varied regions, towns, factions, engaging NPC interactions, and branching narratives. The combat system is novel, focusing on troop arrangement and skill cards, with replayable talent points.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.7%, CRPG 20%, Roguelike 14.6%, RPG 8.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #45 灵墟
71% matchVery Positive86% of 994 reviews2023
Dev: HappyTall Game
Windows
这是一款以仙侠为背景的开放世界单机游戏。在这个玄幻的仙侠世界里,有种类繁多的江湖任务,庞大复杂的世界结构,各具特色的英魂记忆,丰富多样的动态装备,耐人寻味的奇人奇事,实时变幻的日夜天气。在这里,你可以利用任何方式进行提升,成为什么样的人,做什么样的事,通通由你自己决定!
Why similar: Open World 26.5%, Strategy RPG 22.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Story Rich 14.4%, RPG 12.3%
- #46 The Long Journey Home
74% matchMixed59% of 1,934 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Studio WestPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
Why similar: Roguelike 18.8%, RPG 18.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Exploration 12.4%
- #47 Long Knives
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 634 reviews2025
Dev: Jade Hex
Windows · Mac
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
Why similar: Historical 29%, CRPG 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #48 Traveller's Hymn
69% matchVery Positive94% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Aquatic Ranger Studio
Windows
Traveller's Hymn is a top-down, grid-based, open-world adventure game. Explore a vast land, battle monsters, collect loot, help locals and cook hearty meals while unraveling the mystery behind the land's curse.
Why similar: Open World 31.2%, Exploration 21.1%, RPG 21.1%, Survival 16.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #49 The Hilarious Three Kingdoms
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: 老K666 Studio
Windows
In the game, players will play the role of Liu Bei, the monarch of Shu Han during The Three Kingdoms period, and defeat the strong enemies encountered by cultivating the military generals and forming the characteristic army. Whether you can change your life and unify the three countries is up to you
Why similar: Strategy RPG 27.2%, Historical 25.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, RPG 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #50 The Adventurers
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Eternal Vigilance Entertainment
Windows
The Adventurers is a turn-based tactical RPG where every decision shapes your legacy. Lead your party of heroes in an open world filled with random events that affect your story. Survive a high fantasy landscape where your epic saga is waiting to be written.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 31.5%, Open World 25.7%, Roguelike 19.8%, RPG 13.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #51 Milord
70% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: InEv Creative
Windows · Mac
Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Resource Management 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #52 Diablo The Abyss
70% matchVery Positive84% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Friday Night
Windows
Diablo The Abyss is a strategic RPG full of random and roguelike elements. Within this randomized world, you can freely make strageties at your own pace and conquer formidable challenges, while shaping your unique adventure journey.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22%, Roguelike 14.9%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Roguelite 10.8%, Open World 10.7%
- #53 A Perfect Day
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,834 reviews2022
Dev: Perfect Day Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.4%, Hand-drawn 22.3%, Story Rich 20%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 9.4%
- #54 觅长生
66% matchVery Positive93% of 32,145 reviews2023
Dev: Chalcedony Network
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《觅长生》是一款想要还原真实修仙世界的开放世界角色扮演游戏。 在这里,你可以体验到从零开始一步步积攒修为突破境界的逆天修仙之旅,也可以体验到那些充满修仙味的故事和剧情。当然也少不了寻求奇遇、探索秘境,更可以和游戏中的角色互动,与人为善或是杀人夺宝全都由你自己抉择。
Why similar: Open World 33.6%, Strategy RPG 18.6%, RPG 17.2%, Roguelite 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #55 Prologue: Go Wayback!
67% matchMixed62% of 771 reviews2026
Dev: PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.
Why similar: Open World 30.8%, Survival 27.7%, Roguelite 18.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 4.6%
- #56 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,860 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: Historical 34.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Exploration 11.2%, RPG 10.9%
- #57 Willow Guard
67% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: MiTale
Windows
You are Ghweros, a Willowguard and warden of a world abandoned by Gods. In the quiet village of Woikos, something ancient stirs. Track the truth behind a trail of monster attacks. Fight with skill and strategy, shape your path through choices, and uncover secrets long buried beneath root and bone.
Why similar: CRPG 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Top-Down 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%
- #58 Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
64% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.
Why similar: Roguelike 18.8%, Open World 18.1%, Survival 17.1%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, RPG 10.7%
- #59 Balrum
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 810 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
Why similar: CRPG 29.3%, Open World 20.3%, Survival 15.7%, RPG 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%
- #60 Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: Ludomotion
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dynamic, procedurally generated adventure game that puts exploration first. Build your legacy as each wayfarer will change the fate of the world. Endless replayability with a huge set of difficulty modifiers. Boasting an award-winning soundtrack, a beautiful art style, and regular updates.
Why similar: CRPG 16.1%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Strategy RPG 14.6%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 12.3%