60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Anime, RPG, Story Rich, Singleplayer.
Your choices shape the world in this coming-of-age RPG. As a new arrival in a 1980s rural Japanese town with a mysterious ability to loop time, your every decision and relationship will affect the outcome of battles against the invading Kegai.
Souls of Chronos
The Apocalypse shattered a world in disarray. Facing his impending death, a young boy named Sid crossed paths with Torii, a girl who feeds on the energy of time. In the harbour town of Astella, a mysterious adventure is about to unfold along with the investigation of an unusual crime...
In Stars And Time
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
The Apocalypse shattered a world in disarray. Facing his impending death, a young boy named Sid crossed paths with Torii, a girl who feeds on the energy of time. In the harbour town of Astella, a mysterious adventure is about to unfold along with the investigation of an unusual crime...
Why similar: JRPG 38.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Anime 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, RPG 7.9%
Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.
Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Story Rich 20.2%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Fantasy 10.3%
Rule a town in this story heavy, visual novel-like fantasy RPG! Interact with townsfolk and foreign leaders, build and expand, and tackle randomized events that affect the town and its people.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, RPG 12.8%
In this non-linear RPG, rule and expand the Empire of Varennes across multiple generations. Discover a vast array of story experiences as you fight the Seven Heroes in an epic battle that plays out over thousands of years.
Why similar: JRPG 63.5%, RPG 9.3%, Anime 7.7%, Story Rich 7.1%, Fantasy 6.5%
Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG set in a mysterious world filled with dangerous monsters and deadly battles that will test your ability to survive.
Why similar: JRPG 35.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 18.4%, RPG 10.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Time Manipulation 17.5% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: JRPG 28.9%, Time Management 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Anime 10.2%
"Songs of wuxia" is a role-playing game with Chinese and anime style. You will control the heroine, confirm her confidence, find the path of wuxia, then change the world.
Why similar: JRPG 29.3%, Time Management 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Dating Sim 10.9%, Anime 9.2%
A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.
Why similar: Narrative 24.8% ★, JRPG 24.7%, Anime 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.1%
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles. Our protagonists discover the truth and form the Go-Home Club to return to reality. Make your way home with companions bearing heavy burdens in this school-themed RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 50.3%, RPG 24.3%, Anime 23.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
With the fate of the world uncertain, follow the journey of Urpina, Taria, Balmaint, and Leonard as they call on their might and set out to carve a new future. Take charge and shape your own adventure with ultimate freedom of choice.
Why similar: JRPG 35.2%, RPG 19.9%, Anime 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Fantasy 6.1%
Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Anime 12.6%, Dating Sim 9.8%
Break the Loop is a turn-based Rogue-like RPG. Compose your team and create a timeline by selecting the events you'll go through. Each decision will bring you one step closer to the ultimate threat, but will you have accumulated enough power to stop the apocalypse?
Why similar: RPG 57.7%, Fantasy 33.8%, Singleplayer 8.5%
Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!
Why similar: JRPG 30.7%, Time Manipulation 26.1% ★, Anime 12.7%, RPG 10.9%, Fantasy 6.2%
Tyler is a high schooler on a mission. He's going to use every minute of summer vacation to go on as many GPS-assisted scavenger hunts as possible. After running into some old friends during one of these hunts, strange things start happening: The day resets and today plays out exactly like yesterday
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 26.1%, Dating Sim 23.4%, Story Rich 6.2%, Emotional 5.4%
To be a "leader" that guides others forward, or to be an uncompromising "ruler"...VARLET is a school life RPG where, through encounters with troubled boys and girls who are also searching for themselves, you begin to uncover a version of yourself you never knew existed.
Why similar: JRPG 37.9%, Anime 18.5%, Choices Matter 16%, RPG 11.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.
Why similar: Anime 54.6%, RPG 35.6%, Story Rich 6%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 64.1% ★, RPG 15.7%, Mythology 12.2%, Anime 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Anime 15%, Dating Sim 4.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.
Why similar: JRPG 43%, RPG 20.3%, Anime 18.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Dark 6.6%
Enter the epic 'Creation of the Gods' saga. Experience this classic pixel JRPG with deep worldbuilding and vibrant art. Command mythical combat mounts, wield legendary artifacts, and master tactical turn-based battles. In a world where divine fate clashes with human will, only one can prevail.
Why similar: JRPG 36%, Mythology 28.3%, RPG 14.1%, Anime 10.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
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: Mythology 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, RPG 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38%, RPG 24.6%, Story Rich 19.4%, Fantasy 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, RPG 28.5%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Story Rich 12%
CHRONO CROSS is an RPG that transcends time and space, unfolding across two interlinked parallel worlds. With over 40 party members to meet, people and dimensions will intertwine in this epic drama about the planet itself.
Why similar: JRPG 56.4%, RPG 17.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Anime 7.1%, Fantasy 7%
It's time for classmating! Monsters have invaded the world of Aterra, and only a few special individuals, imbued with the power of the Star God, are equipped to fight it. Combine your Star power to make magical Star Children to boost up your forces in battle!
Why similar: JRPG 36%, Anime 24.1%, RPG 16.6%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Visual Novel 5.5%
This is a visual novel game where players play a protagonist trapped in a time loop and break the loop to save the heroine. The game contains suspense, love, and funny storylines. Players need to make the right choices, and there are multiple endings to explore in the game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Anime 22.5%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, RPG 12.9%
Explore a vibrant world where ancient religions fuse with technology in this character-driven JRPG. Master deep turn-based combat as you battle with divine magic against beasts with mecha parts. Embark on a grand adventure to retrieve the sacred Babel code needed to face your Gods.
Why similar: JRPG 37.3%, Anime 18.5%, RPG 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Long ago, a war raged between two powerful deities. Each was sealed away, their weapons scattered throughout the world. Our hero in this RPG, Fang, happens upon one such weapon and now he alone must choose which deity will awaken again!
Why similar: JRPG 32.7%, Anime 19.3%, Dating Sim 12.7%, RPG 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.
Why similar: JRPG 37.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 15.2%, Story Rich 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.8% ★, Choices Matter 18.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, RPG 11.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Anime 26.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, Dark 10.9%, Emotional 8.7%
Choose fate. Choose story. The fate of the witches is in your hands.
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, JRPG 28.4%, Fantasy 13%, Emotional 10.8%, Anime 8%
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.3%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 23.3%, RPG 11.6%, Dark 11%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Time Management 30.8%, Choices Matter 27.7%, RPG 17.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Fantasy 11.8%
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.
Why similar: JRPG 47.6%, RPG 16.2%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Fantasy 9.2%
Play as Shido and unravel the secrets of the mysterious spirit Ren in the visual novel follow-up to DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, based on the acclaimed light novel and anime series.
Why similar: JRPG 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 13.4%, Dating Sim 13.4%
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction. You will become a time-traveling hero, embarking on a journey to save the world while encountering and bonding with women of vastly different appearances and personalities.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choices Matter 16.1%, RPG 12.2%
Step through the 4th wall… into the world of NUMINA! An exciting adventure that fuses many classic RPG aspects, a character-driven story with player choices, a dynamic battle system, puzzles and towns waiting to be explored and other exciting locations.
Why similar: JRPG 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 24%, RPG 14.6%, Anime 14.1%, Dating Sim 8.8%
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.6%, Anime 30.5%, Singleplayer 6.9%
“Person of Serendipity… please help us——” A text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient villages, where shrine maidens and the Kami guide you to forge unbreakable bonds. Every choice reshapes destiny—you will lead them, but to where?
Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Anime 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Dating Sim 10.6%
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.
Why similar: JRPG 55%, RPG 20.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Fantasy 7.1%, Emotional 3%
Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, μ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?
Why similar: JRPG 47.4%, Anime 23.5%, RPG 20.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: JRPG 21%, Mythology 18%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Narrative 40.7% ★, Choices Matter 14.2%, RPG 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.1% ★, Narrative 25.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 6%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, RPG 17%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Time Management 5.4%
Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Choices Matter 45.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Choices Matter 17.5%, RPG 12%
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
Why similar: JRPG 41.5%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Anime 18.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, RPG 8.2%
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Choices Matter 20.5%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 11.2%
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: Interactive Fiction 29%, Time Management 23.1%, Choices Matter 20.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Emotional 8.3%
A narrative delivery simulator following the Postman, a Postal Worker new to a small fishing village off the coast of a volcano. They begin to experience space-warping aberrations as the village withers.
Why similar: Narrative 47.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, RPG 11.3%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Embark on an adventure to discover your memories and save the world from a mechanical infection. Maneuver your skill trajectories during battle, and dive into a new dimension with a unique twist on a classic RPG experience.
Why similar: JRPG 46.4%, RPG 17.8%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 9%, Fantasy 6%
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, JRPG 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Anime 12.6%
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.2% ★, Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 21.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN is a dramatic story by veteran visual novel developer, Purple software. How would you rewrite your life if given the chance to travel 13 years in to the past?
Why similar: JRPG 25.4%, RPG 16.7%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 13.3%
