- #1 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,787 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Lead a traveling company through a harsh, unforgiving world where survival is never guaranteed in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: CRPG 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Open World 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the harsh, lore-rich, and open-world survival experience of Lawless Lands perfectly.
- #2 Fabled Lands
96% matchVery Positive80% of 536 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Open World 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of a choose-your-own-adventure open-world RPG with deep exploration.
- #3 Tyranny
96% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 23.4%, RPG 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in choice-driven narrative within a dark fantasy setting where you play as an agent of evil.
- #4 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,563 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: CRPG 17.5%, Party-Based RPG 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Character Customization 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a retro-inspired, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy dark fantasy RPG experience.
- #5 The Age of Decadence
95% matchVery Positive82% of 4,006 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Medieval 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly brutal, choice-heavy experience where your decisions have significant consequences in a dark world.
- #6 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
93% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An exceptional narrative-driven game where every choice shapes the protagonist's dark and difficult life.
- #7 Waste Walkers
94% matchVery Positive80% of 215 reviews2015
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.
Why similar: CRPG 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Character Customization 11.2%, Open World 9.7%, Base Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the survival, choice-driven, and post-apocalyptic RPG elements found in Lawless Lands.
- #8 Wartales
91% matchVery Positive86% of 35,141 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.2%, Open World 20.8%, Medieval 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, RPG 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world mercenary management game captures the gritty, survival-oriented feel of wandering a hostile land.
- #9 Exiled Kingdoms
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,123 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 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 27.6%, RPG 27.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Adventure 8.5%, Fantasy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, open-world, exploration-heavy RPG that feels like a traditional tabletop adventure.
- #10 UnderRail
91% matchVery Positive86% of 7,150 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: CRPG 36.4%, RPG 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Open World 12%, Atmospheric 4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, dark, and challenging isometric RPG that rewards exploration and character customization.
- #11 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,022 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: CRPG 16.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Character Customization 10.4%, Open World 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based, isometric, dark fantasy RPG that emphasizes lore and character development.
- #12 Dread Delusion
89% matchVery Positive90% of 5,114 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.4%, Open World 18.1%, Character Customization 13.1%, Medieval 11.1%, RPG 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy, open-world RPG that prioritizes exploration and unique world-building.
- #13 Stoneshard
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,862 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: RPG 23%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Medieval 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based, survival-focused RPG that emphasizes the difficulty of adventuring in a dangerous world.
- #14 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
88% matchVery Positive88% of 4,048 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: CRPG 23.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense focus on player choices and consequences within a bleak, unforgiving environment.
- #15 Archaelund
86% matchVery Positive84% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows
Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.1%, CRPG 15.8%, Open World 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy, party-based RPG that captures the spirit of classic open-world dungeon crawling.
- #16 Heads Will Roll
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: 1917 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 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: CRPG 24.9%, Medieval 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven, narrative-heavy RPG that places you in a dark and dangerous historical setting.
- #17 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,310 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Party-Based RPG 17.3%, Open World 13.7%, CRPG 11.8%, Character Customization 10.9%, Medieval 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world, sandbox RPG that focuses on exploration and character growth in a dangerous land.
- #18 Low Magic Age
86% matchVery Positive89% of 3,477 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.4%, CRPG 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Character Customization 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful adaptation of D&D-style mechanics with a focus on turn-based tactical combat.
- #19 Ash of Gods: Redemption
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,462 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: CRPG 13.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, turn-based RPG where choices matter and the atmosphere is consistently grim.
- #20 Path of Achra
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,200 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Character Customization 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep character customization and a dark, turn-based dungeon-crawling experience.
- #21 Chaos Chain
83% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
A dark cyberpunk RPG in a bleak dystopian future. Become a "freelancer" in the heart of Slade City, a sprawling urban nightmare of grimy asphalt and broken dreams where crime and disorder run rampant. - Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
Why similar: CRPG 19%, Character Customization 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Open World 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, post-apocalyptic CRPG that focuses on character customization and survival.
- #22 Disgraced
84% matchVery Positive84% of 94 reviews2016
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Disgraced is a unique samurai themed role playing game that allows players to lead a rebellion in a fight for freedom against a cruel and tyrannical Shogun in Feudal Japan.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Party-Based RPG 11.9%, Character Customization 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%, Open World 9%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven, open-world RPG that emphasizes exploration and character customization in a historical setting.
- #23 Vendir: Plague of Lies
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 19.4%, Party-Based RPG 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Character Customization 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, dark fantasy RPG with a heavy emphasis on tactical combat and narrative choices.
- #24 Wildermyth
80% matchVery Positive95% of 18,187 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 34.5%, Character Customization 23.6%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at procedural storytelling and meaningful choices that shape your characters' lives.
- #25 Knights of the Chalice
82% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Heroic Fantasy Games Dot Com
Windows
Knights of the Chalice is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create four Adventurers and embark on a bold journey to save the Land from Slavers, Demons, Dragons and other Evil Forces, as your Heroic Party progresses all the way from level 1 to level 20. The free Demo/Tutorial is a unique adventure.
Why similar: CRPG 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Character Customization 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly tactical, D&D-inspired turn-based experience that rewards careful planning.
- #26 The Iron Oath
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 912 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: CRPG 17.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Character Customization 10.8%, Open World 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based RPG set in a dark fantasy world where your decisions impact the long-term future.
- #27 Gedonia
78% matchVery Positive87% of 3,891 reviews2022
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
Why similar: Open World 17.3%, Character Customization 14.4%, CRPG 13.9%, Medieval 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world, exploration-focused RPG that allows for significant freedom in character development.
- #28 SUNLESS SEA
79% matchVery Positive83% of 9,521 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Story Rich 21.3%, Open World 18.8%, RPG 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A lore-rich, dark, and exploration-heavy game that captures the feeling of navigating a dangerous, unknown world.
- #29 Tales of Maj'Eyal
79% matchVery Positive95% of 7,360 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 51.8%, RPG 21.9%, Open World 13.1%, Fantasy 6.4%, Character Customization 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, lore-rich, and complex turn-based RPG that offers endless replayability.
- #30 Prophecy of Ashen
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: CRPG 24.8%, Party-Based RPG 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #31 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 271,780 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 11.5%, JRPG 9.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #32 The Fortress
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Baryonyx Games
Windows · Mac
The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Medieval 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, RPG 8.6%
- #33 Dungeon Rats
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 713 reviews2016
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.
Why similar: CRPG 23.3%, Party-Based RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A focused, tactical, and dark turn-based combat game that strips away the fluff to focus on survival.
- #34 Of Ash and Steel
74% matchMixed65% of 6,621 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Medieval 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, RPG 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Open World 9.4%
- #35 Vagrus - The Riven Realms: Demo (Prologue)
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 199 reviews2020
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: CRPG 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Open World 9.7%
- #36 Lords of Ravage
75% matchMixed69% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic DomainPub: 101XP
Windows · Linux
Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles. Expand your Empire of Darkness and seek a powerful artifact that can change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.3%, JRPG 19.9%, Base Building 16.4%, Open World 16.1%, Story Rich 11%
- #37 The Nameless: Slay Dragon
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,092 reviews2024
Dev: The Nameless EpicPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
Why similar: CRPG 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, JRPG 8.6%
- #38 Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade
76% matchMixed65% of 654 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Embark on an epic adventure to save the lands. Form a party by selecting 4 different adventurers from a pool of over 12 unique classes. Battle your way through the cursed lands scaling the highest mountains and exploring the darkest dungeons. Face more than 30 unique challenging bosses in order to reach the capital of the kingdom.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.4%, JRPG 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, RPG 12.2%, Medieval 12%
- #39 Endless RPG
75% matchVery Positive84% 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: Party-Based RPG 18%, RPG 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Open World 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%
- #40 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
69% matchVery Positive88% of 33,056 reviews2025
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Open World 18%, Character Customization 16.2%, RPG 10%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #41 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: EXLIXPub: GRAVITY
Windows
“The world you knew is already collapsed.”As an explorer in a bunker, explore a new world 500 years in the future and decide its fate. You can lead the world back to doom or bring it to peace. It all depends on your choices.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.5%, RPG 18.8%, Multiple Endings 18%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 13.6%
- #42 Naudrion: Fall of The Empire
74% matchMixed66% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Aleksey Skvortsov
Windows
Dark fantasy RPG with open world. Together with Markus, you can experience an unforgettable journey, any of your actions may have consequences.
Why similar: Open World 16.3%, Character Customization 13.3%, Medieval 13.2%, CRPG 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #43 Shores Unknown
73% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: CRPG 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Choices Matter 9%
- #44 The Altered Lands
73% matchMixed62% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: VoidCompiler
Windows
Start your journey in a dark fantasy world. Prepare to face challenging enemies with Swords, Bows and powerful Magics. Choose your path! Fight, Craft, Explore and find out the dark secret of The Altered Lands.
Why similar: CRPG 25.9%, Dark Fantasy 22.4%, Open World 18.1%, Medieval 13.5%, RPG 10.9%
- #45 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
71% matchMixed68% of 418 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Medieval 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, RPG 11%
- #46 Hellslave
69% matchVery Positive85% of 3,284 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.4%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Character Customization 17.2%, RPG 11.8%
- #47 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
70% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battles
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, JRPG 12.9%
- #48 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
71% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.
Why similar: Character Customization 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Open World 12.4%
- #49 Claymores of the Lost Kingdom
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Ultaan Games
Windows
RPG-infused Roguelike Deckbuilder. Forge your hero, level up, and craft a deck that evolves based on your unique build. Travel a land ravaged by famine, uncover the prophecy, and save the people of Ruthia!
Why similar: Character Customization 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, CRPG 18.3%, Medieval 15%, Open World 10.5%
- #50 Dark Envoy
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 875 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!
Why similar: CRPG 15.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Character Customization 10.5%
- #51 Of Blades & Tails
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Medieval 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Open World 15.5%
- #52 Kingsvein
66% matchVery Positive91% of 305 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: Party-Based RPG 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Character Customization 15.8%, Medieval 12.1%, RPG 10.4%
- #53 The Sin Collector: Repentless
67% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, CRPG 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #54 Game of Thrones: Kingsroad
65% matchMixed65% of 7,758 reviews2025
Dev: Netmarble NeoPub: Netmarble
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A story-driven action-adventure RPG, bringing the world of Westeros to life with remarkable detail and never-before seen scale.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Character Customization 13.7%, Open World 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%
- #55 The Lamplighters League
67% matchMixed69% of 1,188 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #56 Crown Wars: The Black Prince
67% matchMixed60% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24%, Character Customization 21.1%, Medieval 14.8%, RPG 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%
- #57 Legends of Eisenwald
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,828 reviews2015
Dev: Aterdux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Character Customization 15.8%, Medieval 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #58 Parasite Black
64% matchVery Positive90% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Damned StudiosPub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Parasite Black is a mature, dark fantasy RPG set in the world of Mirnos, where a deadly race known as the Demorai threatens everything. With your newfound "gift," you may hold the key to turning the tide of war and saving the realm from destruction.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Medieval 11.6%