Games Like Layer Cake

A turn-based JRPG series featuring a modern presentation with a classic core. Episode 1 is the start of the adventure. Play as Haru and his childhood friend Kuroko as they defy an evil empire in the underground 'Lower City'.

Why similar: Episodic 33% ★, JRPG 17.3%, CRPG 17.2%, Drama 7.9%, Anime 6.5%

There is a war coming. Pallas joined the Fortress out of his sense of duty towards protecting his country and most importantly to him, his family, and will soon realize that to truly protect them he will have to abandon it all.

Why similar: CRPG 30.7%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, RPG 11.3%, Old School 6.3%

The One Being, the Goddess who ruled it all, one day grew tormented by the actions of its own creations. That frustration led to what is known as The Great Divide. Now the world faces unbalance as those spirits fight each other for full control.

Why similar: CRPG 30.8%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, RPG 11.2%, Old School 6.4%

Jessabel is the guardian of the next Vessel, Allegra. Responsible for training her, she'll soon find out that there is more to Allegra than she could have ever imagined. This 1 Vessel has the power to change everything. It's Jessabel's duty to make sure Allegra does well. For the sake of humankind.

Why similar: CRPG 29%, JRPG 23.3%, Party-Based RPG 19%, RPG 10.2%, Adventure 6.7%

When a band of survivors unearths a rare ore said to power Aetherforge’s miraculous machines, they see it as their final hope for salvation. But as they journey to trade it, the party is drawn into secrets, whispers of vanished ages, and a truth that could unmake what remains of their world.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11.3%, Anime 6.3%

Aurora is a famous healer who lives in a place known as the boathouse and hides a dangerous past that comes back to haunt her. As the last of her kind, Aurora is being hunted and now so is her daughter Alma. To survive, she will need to master her powers and fight for those she loves.

Why similar: CRPG 30.8%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, RPG 11.2%, Old School 6.4%

Help Joan the warrior and her best friend Krista find peace and redemption in this RPG tale worth about 10-15 hours of playtime.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11.1%, Anime 6.4%

Young Dullahan will have to absorb all that his father ever taught him so that he and his companions can defeat the Grand Witches once more, before they bring the world to an end.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11.1%, Anime 6.4%

Help Zeke on his quest to protect his hometown and live up to his lineage, as he will learn from love, pain, friendship, death and ultimately, life, in this classic RPG worth about 15 hours of playtime.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11.1%, Anime 6.4%

A classic 2D RPG in the style of Valiant and Aveyond, a tale about wealth, power and knowledge.

Why similar: CRPG 29.4%, JRPG 24.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, RPG 10.6%, Anime 6.5%

In this 2D RPG, Rollo will have to become much more than a street urchin and care for the survival of all people, instead of only his own.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.4%

A disgraced knight and a moon priestess must journey across Etheria and beyond, from sacred shrines to forsaken lands swallowed by shadow and only through unity can the Eternal Night be stopped.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11.2%, Anime 6.4%

Of Arawn is asked something much greater than what he is prepared to give... that's when his true journey begins.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.4%

A kingdom in flames. A queen’s vengeance. Two brothers caught between survival and destiny.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11.2%, Anime 6.4%

Dekar is a noble warrior who has a estranged relationship with his father. After abandoning his rights to the throne and choosing to live a simple life, everything changes for him when a Winged One crashes into his village asking for his help. The fate of the world now lies on his shoulders.

Why similar: CRPG 29.8%, JRPG 26%, Party-Based RPG 20%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.7%

Blessed with a sharp mind and sharp blades, Triath will be called to leadership in the resistance against the invasion... That is when his past catches up with him.

Why similar: CRPG 31.3%, JRPG 24.9%, Party-Based RPG 20.4%, RPG 11.3%, Drama 8.5%

A sudden disappearance will set Apprentice Mage Andraste on the trail of a mystery that unfolds with arcane powers, monster battles and cunning puzzles in the best tradition of turn based RPGs.

Why similar: CRPG 37.8%, JRPG 23.3%, Party-Based RPG 20.5%, RPG 8.3%, Anime 5.1%

Play an old-school 2D RPG in the vein of Skyfall, Last Heroes and Fantasy Heroes!

Why similar: CRPG 30.7%, JRPG 25.5%, Party-Based RPG 20%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.8%

Ira is a famed mercenary, called The Oathkeeper. When one of his contracts puts him in the middle of an ancient war of good v. evil and face to face with the woman he begins to fall in love with, he will have to start fighting for more than just money!

Why similar: CRPG 30.7%, JRPG 25.5%, Party-Based RPG 20%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.8%

In this old-school RPG, you are the Child of Hope.

Why similar: CRPG 30.7%, JRPG 25.5%, Party-Based RPG 20%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.8%

The country is on the brink of a new war, and Oriana and her brother are caught between that and their own personal safety. Orion will have to learn from his older sister how to properly use his powers, because he knows that ultimately, he won't be able to avoid doing so.

Why similar: CRPG 31%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.4%

A turn-based JRPG series featuring a modern presentation with a classic core. Episode 2 resumes the adventure right after the last cliffhanger. Play once more as Haru as he uncovers the mysteries of the cold 'Deeplands', meeting with a mysterious silver haired girl along the way.

Why similar: Episodic 43% ★, JRPG 20.3%, CRPG 14.4%, RPG 5.6%, Sci-fi 4.9%

The world is divided in three realms. Eden is the realm that keeps the world together, when a unknown force threatens it's balance, it's time for an incursion between all realms to find the solution.

Why similar: CRPG 31.1%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 10.8%, Anime 6.5%

Caldwell and Caldwyn, two former soldiers in the army of the Ruskin Kingdom, fight together to survive in what used to be their hometown. One day, they find what could be the cure of their world, now full of disease, hunger and suffering. This cure comes in the form of a woman.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.5%

Long ago, a dying world forced mankind to flee beneath the surface, forging a new civilization in the depths — the Earthen Reign. Now, generations later, the time has come to reclaim the surface.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.5%

The Sand War, a destructive conflict that took place over 30 years ago, still inflicts collateral damages on the continent. Our heroes must discover the the truth behind the war and bring peace once more to the continent while dealing with their own inner conflicts.

Why similar: CRPG 30%, JRPG 26.1%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.8%

To reach the North is to chase a dream, but in dreams lie both peril and truth. Do you have what it takes, little padawan?

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.5%

When a wandering bounty hunter saves a mysterious young woman from certain death, she unwittingly binds herself to a forgotten prophecy. And thus their journey begins — not for gold, but for redemption.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.5%

A kingdom splintered by ambition. Two brothers stand at the heart of the storm—Thorn, the rightful heir and stalwart protector of the realm, and Thalorak, a ruthless sorcerer who seeks to claim the throne by force. Their journey will carve the future of the kingdom.

Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, RPG 11%, Anime 6.5%

In this old-school RPG, you play as Callum and Lucia, the Trial Ones, as they find their way to be together in an epic battle that will change their and everyone else's lives.

Why similar: CRPG 30.7%, JRPG 25.5%, Party-Based RPG 20%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.8%

Enola has lived her own life on a small village secluded from the rest of the world. But soon this will change!

Why similar: CRPG 30.7%, JRPG 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, RPG 11.3%, Old School 6.3%

CZAR: Decision is VN-JRPG with classic side-view battle system. Play as Sagara, a mysterious man who was involved in Miasma Incident five years ago, seeking the truth about it.

Why similar: JRPG 21%, CRPG 16.1%, Party-Based RPG 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.8%

This is a single player rpg game where your goal is to defeat the demon king and rescue the princess.

Why similar: CRPG 38.2%, JRPG 28.6%, RPG 13.7%, Drama 13.1%, Story Rich 5.4%

In this old-school RPG, join three seemingly unrelated characters as their decisions unknowingly intertwines their fate with the fate of the world and all life as they know it.

Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, JRPG 25.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.7%

Baldr’s Squid Isekai is an art project masquerading as an adult parody RPG with lots of cartoon violence! And uh, sex, I guess.

Why similar: CRPG 32%, JRPG 23.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.9%, Anime 8.2%, RPG 7.6%

Join the Clan Duramont.and journey into an adventure of family, courage, betrayal and redemption in this classic 2D RPG worth about 15-20 hours of playtime.

Why similar: CRPG 31.4%, JRPG 24.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.4%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.6%

An adventure suspense, love simulation visual novel game. The player plays the role of a boy who runs away from home and enters a strange village in the fog. Then he meets the girl in the village and gradually uncovers the mystery of the village. Your final choice determines the ending of the two.

Why similar: CRPG 33.8%, JRPG 27.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, RPG 13%, Anime 6.9%

The Blight has plagued The Kingdom for as long as one can remember. Ashanti and Scarlett believe they have found out a way to fight The Blight and defeat it once and for all. Their path to such solution will drastically change their lives!

Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, JRPG 26.1%, Party-Based RPG 21.3%, RPG 12%, Old School 7.3%

As the last of a long lineage of Vampire Hunters, Beaumont Lacaster finds himself in the doorsteps of Nosferatu's Castle. By defeating him, he can rid humanity of the curse and evil of vampires. Will he be able to defeat Nosferatu?

Why similar: CRPG 31.1%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 10.9%, Anime 6.5%

Play an exciting 2D old-school RPG in the classic style of Valiant - Resurrection by the same developers.

Why similar: CRPG 30.9%, JRPG 24.3%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, RPG 9.1%, Old School 8%

In a galaxy where loyalty is tested and alliances shift like stars, Captain Max Triton and his crew find themselves embroiled in a sea of treachery. When their own government betrays them, Triton and his crew must forge their own path, or lose everything.

Why similar: CRPG 23.3%, JRPG 18.2%, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, Space 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%

A short, about an hour long Eastern old-schhool RPG about forbidden lands and broken friendships. Somewhat amusing, somewhat dark, It's about a hero's journey to understand himself and his life long frienemy.

Why similar: CRPG 34.8%, JRPG 27.1%, RPG 11.8%, Anime 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%

In the beginning, there was only once race, today known as the Ancestors. Now, there are more, and the conflicts are ever rising, on an eternal war for survival, after consequences of ill resolved problems, all races and people, for once, will have to learn to work together or be destroyed.

Why similar: CRPG 32.4%, JRPG 27%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, RPG 11.7%, Anime 7.1%

As a Maiden of the Ecclesia, Sabrina is in charge of special assignments, in lands where dark magic, urban legends and folkore are all real. While investigating a new incident in one of the appeased villages, she will learn much more than she bargained for...

Why similar: CRPG 32.1%, JRPG 27.5%, Party-Based RPG 21%, RPG 11.7%, Anime 7%

Trials of Guinevere combines strategic, turn-based combat with the emotional, character-focused storyline of a visual novel. In this high fantasy adventure, the heroes must band together to save their home, and their loved ones.

Why similar: CRPG 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 16.5%, JRPG 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Drama 10%

The Triskelion Knights are an elite force selected and trained to protect the country. They're the King's right hand and they are now called to the biggest mission of their lives, to stop a Shaman from regaining his full powers and starting another war for the souls of the people.

Why similar: CRPG 32.4%, JRPG 27%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, RPG 11.7%, Anime 7.1%

Dylan is the head of a small village and captain of The Eagle and he takes it upon himself to find The Grail and stop the Falls, saving those he cares for. The journey will be long and perilous, but the whole world above the skies depends on it.

Why similar: CRPG 31.4%, JRPG 27.2%, Party-Based RPG 21.7%, RPG 12.1%, Old School 6.9%

A crew of four. Mysteries at the edge of known space. A utopia that might be more fragile than it appears. The Aurora Chronicles is an episodic sci-fi visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover buried secrets, and test whether hope can survive what you discover.

Why similar: Episodic 29.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.6%, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 10%, Drama 9.3%

As the object of the prophecy, it rests upon Druna's shoulders the duty to fight and defeat the Conqueror, the Tyrant King who enslaved all the world under his reign of terror.

Why similar: CRPG 31.7%, JRPG 26.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.7%, RPG 11.9%, Drama 8.4%

"Heroes of the kingdom" is a turn based game with the turbulent kingdom as the background, hero adventure and national unity as the main line. In addition to completing the main plot, you can also freely explore the historical hidden danger of the whole kingdom.

Why similar: CRPG 32.1%, JRPG 25.1%, RPG 12.2%, Drama 9.3%, Anime 7%

Experience a Time Travel with Aria in "Aria - The Echo of Forgotten Time". Discover mysterious eras, develop skills, and influence destiny.Which path will you choose, and will there be a happy ending? It's in your hands!

Why similar: CRPG 39.4%, JRPG 29.5%, RPG 14.3%, Anime 9.7%, Choices Matter 6%

Travel across different islands, continents and worlds while in the journey to stop a deadly threat and fulfill your duty as a Damathos!

Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, JRPG 28.5%, Party-Based RPG 21.7%, RPG 12.2%, Old School 6.5%

The Kingdom is protected by the Sacred Flame, a source of power that can only be used by the Flame's Heir. This individual comes from a very long lineage of warriors that wage an eternal war against evil. Vaynard, the son of a veteran of war, is called upon a quest he could never anticipate.

Why similar: CRPG 33.1%, JRPG 26.4%, Party-Based RPG 21.6%, RPG 11.9%, Old School 6.4%

Yoel, a novice soldiers finds himself entangled with the war and the prophecy, freshly out of the academy he jumps not only right into war but also into the Prophecy itself.

Why similar: CRPG 31.5%, JRPG 27.9%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, RPG 12%, Old School 6.7%

An original sci-fi RPG like you've never experienced before...

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.6%, JRPG 19.5%, RPG 15.4%, Anime 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%

The evil Lich King, lord of the Undead, is rising once more. It weighs upon your shoulders to do what no one before could, defeat it once and for all, and rid humanity of this ultimate evil!

Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, JRPG 26.3%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 11.2%, Anime 6.4%

Delve into a fantastic old-school RPG featuring great characters and an exciting storyline, from the makers of Skyfall and Ashes of Immortality.

Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, JRPG 27%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, RPG 11.6%, Anime 7.2%

《救贖的奧米伽》是一款結合日常生活與奇幻冒險的JRPG遊戲。奧米伽既是初，亦是終，代表著事物的終結與新的開端，你/妳即為歐米伽，現在就去面對那個世界扭曲的深淵吧。

Why similar: CRPG 45%, JRPG 27.1%, RPG 10.3%, Drama 7.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

A beast of unmeasurable power is rising from the depths of the sea, it seeks to engulf the world with it's dark tentacles, it's up to Aala to stop the Kraken.

Why similar: CRPG 33.1%, JRPG 26.4%, Party-Based RPG 21.6%, RPG 11.9%, Old School 6.4%