Games Like Lawless Lands

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: Dungeons & Dragons 40.2% ★, CRPG 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Lore-Rich 8.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the harsh, lore-rich, and open-world survival experience of Lawless Lands perfectly.

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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Open World 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, 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.

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: CRPG 23.1%, RPG 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, 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.

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 17.4%, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Character Customization 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a retro-inspired, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy dark fantasy RPG experience.

The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic 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 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Open World 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly brutal, choice-heavy experience where your decisions have significant consequences in a dark world.

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 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Character Customization 12.3%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Base Building 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the survival, choice-driven, and post-apocalyptic RPG elements found in Lawless Lands.

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: Dungeons & Dragons 46.3% ★, Party-Based RPG 11.5%, CRPG 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%, Character Customization 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful adaptation of D&D-style mechanics with a focus on turn-based tactical combat.

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 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional narrative-driven game where every choice shapes the protagonist's dark and difficult life.

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 24.4%, Open World 20.7%, Medieval 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, RPG 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world mercenary management game captures the gritty, survival-oriented feel of wandering a hostile land.

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: RPG 27.8%, Open World 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, Fantasy 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, open-world, exploration-heavy RPG that feels like a traditional tabletop adventure.

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 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, Open World 11.9%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, dark, and challenging isometric RPG that rewards exploration and character customization.

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 22.5%, Open World 17.8%, Character Customization 13.3%, Medieval 11.3%, RPG 11%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy, open-world RPG that prioritizes exploration and unique world-building.

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 16.2%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Character Customization 10.4%, Open World 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based, isometric, dark fantasy RPG that emphasizes lore and character development.

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 23.1%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features intense focus on player choices and consequences within a bleak, unforgiving environment.

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 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, 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.

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%, CRPG 15.7%, Open World 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy, party-based RPG that captures the spirit of classic open-world dungeon crawling.

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: Dungeons & Dragons 29.4% ★, CRPG 12.4%, Party-Based RPG 10.1%, Lore-Rich 8.5%, Character Customization 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly tactical, D&D-inspired turn-based experience that rewards careful planning.

Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.

Why similar: CRPG 24.7%, Medieval 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, RPG 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven, narrative-heavy RPG that places you in a dark and dangerous historical setting.

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 13.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.1%, 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.

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 17.2%, Open World 13.6%, CRPG 11.7%, Medieval 11%, Character Customization 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world, sandbox RPG that focuses on exploration and character growth in a dangerous land.

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 21.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, RPG 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features deep character customization and a dark, turn-based dungeon-crawling experience.

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 18.8%, Character Customization 12.1%, Lore-Rich 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Open World 10%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, post-apocalyptic CRPG that focuses on character customization and survival.

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 13.7%, Party-Based RPG 12.3%, Character Customization 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Lore-Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven, open-world RPG that emphasizes exploration and character customization in a historical setting.

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 19.2%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Dark Fantasy 14%, 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.

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 34.4%, Character Customization 23.4%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Story Rich 11%, Fantasy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at procedural storytelling and meaningful choices that shape your characters' lives.

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: Dungeons & Dragons 37.5% ★, CRPG 11.7%, Party-Based RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Character Customization 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based RPG set in a dark fantasy world where your decisions impact the long-term future.

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 17.1%, Character Customization 14.5%, CRPG 13.9%, Medieval 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world, exploration-focused RPG that allows for significant freedom in character development.

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 25.2%, Story Rich 21.4%, Open World 18.6%, RPG 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A lore-rich, dark, and exploration-heavy game that captures the feeling of navigating a dangerous, unknown world.

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 52.1%, RPG 21.8%, Open World 13%, Fantasy 6.3%, Character Customization 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, lore-rich, and complex turn-based RPG that offers endless replayability.

In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 34.7% ★, CRPG 15.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, Character Customization 8.7%, Medieval 7.5%

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 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, RPG 8.4%

Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.

Why similar: CRPG 17.5%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Medieval 8.7%

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 23.2%, Party-Based RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, 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.

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: Dungeons & Dragons 34.1% ★, CRPG 9.3%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

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 29.7%, Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, Medieval 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, RPG 8.6%

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 24.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, RPG 12.2%, Open World 9.2%

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 25.6%, Base Building 20.6%, Open World 20%, Story Rich 13.8%, RPG 13.2%

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 17%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, RPG 8.3%

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 18.1%, RPG 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Open World 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%

MONOMYTH is an immersive, first-person dungeon-crawling RPG inspired by the genre's late classics. Embark on a journey through a vast and highly interactive game world as you unravel the mysteries hidden beneath the ancient fortress of Lysandria.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Character Customization 17.2%, Open World 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.2%

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 22%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Party-Based RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

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 16.1%, Character Customization 13.4%, Medieval 13.2%, CRPG 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.

Why similar: CRPG 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Why similar: Dungeons & Dragons 44.9% ★, CRPG 10.4%, Character Customization 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%

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 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Character Customization 17.3%, RPG 11.8%

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 25.8%, Dark Fantasy 22.6%, Open World 17.9%, Medieval 13.6%, RPG 10.8%

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 22.1%, Open World 17.6%, Character Customization 16.3%, RPG 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%

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 33%, Dark Fantasy 21.3%, RPG 15.2%, Medieval 15.1%, Fantasy 10.1%

“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 19.8%, RPG 18.6%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 13.6%

Adventure Roguelike Deckbuilder infused with classless RPG progression. Forge your hero, increase your attributes, and craft a deck that evolves based on your unique build. Level up, hunt bandits, and face the Harbinger of Doom!

Why similar: Character Customization 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, CRPG 18.2%, Medieval 15%, Open World 10.4%

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 19%, Medieval 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Open World 15.3%

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 22.2%, Party-Based RPG 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%

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 13.7%, RPG 10.9%

A Quest That Became Legend is a game inspired by old school RPG classics, with turn based combat and an open world environment. Set out on an epic quest to defeat the dark conjurers and save your world from destruction.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.6%, Character Customization 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Open World 12.8%, RPG 9.3%

Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

Why similar: CRPG 17.1%, Party-Based RPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Character Customization 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%

A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

Why similar: CRPG 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Open World 11.7%

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 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 9.2%

Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.

Why similar: CRPG 30.4%, Medieval 26.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, RPG 13.1%, Fantasy 10.6%