- #1 Mary Skelter 2
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What must you sacrifice to escape fate? Find out in this nightmarish dungeon-crawling RPG! The Nightmare continues in Mary Skelter 2! In this fairy tale dungeon crawler, play as fairy tale-inspired characters and escape a living prison while indestructible Nightmares give chase in real time.
Why similar: JRPG 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Anime 10%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, RPG 7.5%
- #2 Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
96% matchVery Positive80% of 1,428 reviews2018
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Beneath a small town lies an endless maze known as the Labyrinth of Refrain. Dusk Witch Dronya arrives, and with her puppet soldiers, endeavors to find something buried deep within. Embark on an adventure as you discover the secrets underground.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.7%, JRPG 18.3%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Anime 9.4%, Party-Based RPG 7.5%
- #3 Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
96% matchMixed69% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
When reports of kidnappings and strange incidents begin to break out across Tokyo, Hinowa Academy's very own Xth Squad is dispatched to investigate and neutralize the imminent danger. Loyalties will be questioned and secrets will be exposed as they desperately search for the truth!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.1%, JRPG 23.7%, Anime 16.7%, Turn-Based 11.3%, RPG 9.5%
- #4 Stranger of Sword City
95% matchMixed66% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: Experience Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Your flight crashes after passing through a mysterious portal. As the sole survivor, you awaken to an unfamiliar land lit by stars you’ve never seen. This land is Escario. Quickly marked as the Chosen One, the Stranger of Sword City, you must defend this place, and choose your allegiances carefully...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.9%, JRPG 20.9%, Turn-Based 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 10.8%, Anime 7.6%
- #5 Criminal Girls: Invite Only
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 645 reviews2017
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You've been entrusted with the care of a crew of girls whose sins have damned their souls to Hell and an eternity of punishment... Their only hope of salvation is for you to recognize their unique histories, and to guide them along the path to redemption.
Why similar: JRPG 36.3%, Anime 32.8%, RPG 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #6 Death end re;Quest
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,394 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and flips it upside-down. Switch between the RPG action of the game world and the visual novel segments of the real world. In the realm of game development, it may seem all fun and games until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.
Why similar: JRPG 29%, Anime 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, RPG 7.2%
- #7 Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
93% matchVery Positive82% of 7,281 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Komaru Naegi has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. Her rescue is derailed when hundreds of Monokumas suddenly attack. She teams up with Toko Fukawa to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Anime 34.1%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 8.7%
- #8 Woman's Prison
92% matchMixed70% of 538 reviews2021
Dev: Secret GardenPub: Playmeow
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
One day you were dispatched to a women's prison to take charge of the lives of the female prisoners and explore the inner secrets of those girls. There are six girls to be explored.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.3%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #9 Corpse Party
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Anime 25%, Visual Novel 17.8%, RPG 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #10 Death end re;Quest 2
91% matchMixed69% of 499 reviews2020
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?
Why similar: JRPG 23%, Turn-Based 14.9%, RPG 12.6%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #11 Saviors of Sapphire Wings / Stranger of Sword City Revisited
89% matchMixed64% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: Experience Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Saviors of Sapphire Wings, a fallen hero is reincarnated 100 years after being defeated by the Overlord of Darkness. Bond with allies, explore dungeons, and vanquish monsters in this RPG gem!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31%, Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, RPG 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Anime 9.5%
- #12 Magical Girl Witch Trials
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Female Protagonist 29.7%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #13 Mugen Souls
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 292 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Mugen Souls features a free-roaming battle map, turn-based combat, and massive amounts of customization and growth to maximize the fun players can have with the game.
Why similar: JRPG 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Party-Based RPG 15.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%, CRPG 7.6%
- #14 Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 28.1%, Dating Sim 19.5%, Anime 18.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, RPG 10.4%
- #15 Mary Skelter Finale
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The last installment of the dungeon-crawling RPG trilogy reaches its stunning conclusion! Will the Blood Maidens finally get their happily ever after?
Why similar: JRPG 23.7%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Anime 8.5%
- #16 Omega Quintet
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Humanity is in peril! A deadly phenomenon known as Blare threatens to consume all life on earth and is eating away at the minds of humans worldwide. No conventional forces can stop the Blare and it has rapidly spread worldwide. But in one city, a small population holds out against this deadly threat...
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, JRPG 17.3%, Party-Based RPG 16%, Romance 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #17 Succubus Prison
86% matchVery Positive81% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: TokinokogiriPub: Kagura Games
Windows
You've been dragged into robbing a house by a couple of thugs, but what you discover there is beyond anything you could have imagined.
Why similar: JRPG 52.3%, RPG 24.9%, Anime 22.8%
- #18 Otome the Exorcist
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 115 reviews2020
Dev: huki damariPub: Kagura Games
Windows
When the city of Himori is struck by nests of terrifying Voracites, the only ones who can counter the scourge are individuals known as Exorcists.
Why similar: JRPG 49.1%, Anime 25.3%, RPG 20.3%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #19 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,190 reviews2016
Dev: ZOV GAME STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Random Iiem and Skills + Hidden elements RPG + Strategy ARPG The game starts in a dark underground maze where a female officer is confined in a prison. She wants to get out of this nightmare maze! Would you like to help her?
Why similar: JRPG 29.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Anime 13.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #20 Megadimension Neptunia VII
81% matchVery Positive94% of 3,249 reviews2016
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 102.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
New challengers are taking control of Gamindustri, and Neptune's nowhere in sight. Now she’s gotta help a mysterious stranger fight a colossal new evil, reclaim her Goddess title, and find some time for pudding! Go next gen with Giant Battles and multi-worlds in this JRPG!
Why similar: JRPG 28.1%, Turn-Based 19%, Anime 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #21 Tokyo Dark
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Anime 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #22 Moero Chronicle
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 625 reviews2017
Dev: COMPILE HEARTPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Io is a man who has no luck with the ladies, and now he's tasked with recruiting Monster Girls to save the world in this moe-filled dungeon RPG! Recruit 50 Monster Girls! Combine their Moe Traits! Build relationships with them and find out just how cute a monster can be!
Why similar: JRPG 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, Anime 16.6%, RPG 11.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #23 To The Light
83% matchMixed44% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: ZOV GAME STUDIO
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
To The Light is a pixel anime horror ACT game Our heroine was struck by a terrible monster on a dark night When she woke up, she found herself in a strange room...... Waiting for her....is death or survival?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, JRPG 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Anime 12.7%, Horror 11.7%
- #24 Isekai Succubus ~My Genderbent Saga in Another World~
80% matchVery Positive82% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Sakura MangekyouPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
An isekai 3D dungeon crawler RPG following the story of a genderbent protagonist and cute succubus girls! After awakening in an unfamiliar world, the protagonist finds that he has changed genders and become a succubus. Will he be able to overcome the hardships and return to his original world?
Why similar: JRPG 19.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Dating Sim 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #25 Wet Nightmares
78% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: Demonheart StudiosPub: Kinky Fridays
Windows · Mac · Linux
As another woman joins the list of the missing, deep within a forest, a man living in solitude is visited by a pretty stranger. Wet Nightmares is an Erotic Horror Visual Novel exploring the psyche of a haunted man and his depraved past.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #26 Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When a mysterious object—dubbed ‘the Embryo’—appears in the sky, the CPA and the Xth Squad are mobilized to face the new threat. Customize your characters with the innovative 'Sub-Blood' system, form your perfect team, and venture into deadly labyrinths to challenge the invaders!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.7%, JRPG 29.3%, Anime 18.5%, RPG 13.2%, First-Person 3.3%
- #27 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2015
Dev: Idea Factory
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 61.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gamindustri has been taken over by a new threat, and the CPUs are nowhere to be found! It’s now up to their younger sisters to step into the spotlight and save the day in this hilarious, deeply customizable JRPG!
Why similar: JRPG 24.8%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Anime 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
- #28 Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 689 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the ruins, dungeons, and islands in this post-apocalyptic world through the POV of eight protagonists as they fight for survival and search for meaning in their never-ending cycles of life and death.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.3%, JRPG 21.7%, Anime 12.9%, RPG 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #29 Star Knightess Aura
77% matchVery Positive87% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: AuraGamedev
Windows
Follow Aura's adventure as she is thrust into the fantasy world of Roya. What she initially believed to follow the conventional plotline of a "summoned to another world"-story quickly turns into her worst nightmare.
Why similar: JRPG 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Anime 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #30 Abnormal Status ~Tattoo / Prohibited Books / Parasites~
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: OctopigPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
In the present day, the majority of the human race has become capable of using magic. The sudden rise of this power has not been met with adequate laws and regulations, and the world is rapidly becoming a wasteland as crimes and discrimination intensify.
Why similar: JRPG 24.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Anime 9.9%
- #31 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,881 reviews2021
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
While imprisoned in Balduq, Adol is cursed and becomes a Monstrum. With his newfound powers, he must stop the Grimwald Nox from consuming the city.
Why similar: JRPG 59.2%, RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Anime 11.6%, Action 5.8%
- #32 Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Escape from “Yomi” – a dungeon filled with riches – and danger. Make use of your powerful skills and magic items to create exits and reach the surface alive.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.8%, JRPG 29.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, RPG 12.8%, Party-Based RPG 7.6%
- #33 Kawaii -Ryona Trap Dungeon-
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Dieselmine
Windows
Minene, a somewhat famous streamer. She's emo and has always been talking about wanting to die beautifully. She went to a forest for a "suicide stream", but what awaits her was far worse than death - a Ryona Trap Dungeon.
- #34 Deviant Dungeon
77% matchMixed67% of 127 reviews2019
Dev: MielPub: Cherry Kiss Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Summoned into a world of only women, and tasked by the Demon Queen to fortify her dungeon against the world's strongest heroines. Use perverted traps to capture them one and a time, and force them to submit. Build a mighty harem and who knows, it might bring the Demon Queen to her knees...
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Anime 33.6%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #35 Fear & Hunger
73% matchVery Positive94% of 21,597 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, JRPG 17.7%, RPG 15.1%
- #36 Exit Lust
72% matchVery Positive83% of 442 reviews2026
Dev: LUST Committee
Windows
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "EXIT LUST".
Why similar: Anime 31.5%, Romance 27.8%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Exploration 19.9%
- #37 Into the Nightmare
74% matchVery Positive92% of 196 reviews2022
Dev: Tsukinomizu ProjectPub: Kagura Games
Windows
When the city of Mangetsu is under attack, it's up to Yatsuha and her new allies to drive back the nightmares and save the city!
Why similar: JRPG 48.2%, Anime 23.4%, RPG 22.1%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #38 A Sinful Camp
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 288 reviews2022
Dev: BoruPub: Playmeow
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 128.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
"Please protect me... Please get me out of here..." Spike was taken to a concentration camp where he met Anna, the goddess he had loved for years, only to find out she was being abused every night in the cell next to his. Spike, who had been peeping at everything in anger and pity, became obsessed with this painful desire.
Why similar: JRPG 22.6%, Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #39 Evil Girls Party!
71% matchNo user reviews96% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: プロジェクトFWPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
Developed by creator Project FW, this is a dungeon-exploration RPG! In the world of Filtwiz, humans and demons are locked in relentless conflict— yet a new, threatening third force quietly rises: the Erosion, In the vast labyrinth, the feast of evil girls opens wide… the adventure begins!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.2%, RPG 20.3%, Anime 14%, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #40 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
73% matchVery Positive95% of 5,834 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Why similar: JRPG 33%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Anime 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8%, RPG 6.9%
- #41 Conception PLUS: Maidens of the Twelve Stars
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Itsuki Yuge is suddenly summoned to the magical world of Granvania to save it from evil Impurities. To return to his own world, he must save this one with the help of his Star Children born between him and the 12 Star Maidens!
Why similar: JRPG 25.1%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Anime 13.4%, RPG 12.5%
- #42 Crimson Gray
73% matchVery Positive96% of 444 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Anime 15.2%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #43 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
72% matchVery Positive83% of 267 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Anime 33.6%, Story Rich 16.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #44 Maid Slaves & Golden Dungeon
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: nikukyuPub: 072 Project
Windows
After the war, the enemy general "Ria" unexpectedly becomes your slave!? In order to help the enslaved maid Ria regain her freedom, you must earn one million in the dungeon. Little did you know, you would end up living a sweet life in the dungeon...
Why similar: JRPG 23.8%, Dungeon Crawler 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Romance 13.4%, Anime 11.4%
- #45 Sin Spire
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,364 reviews2026
Dev: Krasue Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sin Spire is a first-person erotic horror game with a retro 3D style set in a series of procedural dungeons. You play as a nameless wanderer who must defend himself against a large cast of female monsters. Engage in horrific yet erotic encounters and do your best to escape the Spire.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 44.8%, Horror 31%, First-Person 13.2%, Multiple Endings 5.9%, Action 5.1%
- #46 Gore Screaming Show
70% matchVery Positive89% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 16.1%, Anime 16.1%, Horror 13.7%
- #47 Endless Tentacle Cave
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: jokerkinPub: LewdLoco
Windows
A young girl finds herself trapped in the lair of tentacles. The player must escape from this nest. However, these creatures seem to have only one thing on their minds"lust"! As long as you drain all the monsters you encounter, you can escape, right?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.6%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, RPG 11.9%, Exploration 5.1%
- #48 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
71% matchMixed68% of 410 reviews2019
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
High-schooler Ayame awakens from a coma in a seemingly abandoned hospital, strapped to an operating table. It turns out she’s not as alone as she thought, but she’ll come to wish she were. Step into the latest episodic installment in the Corpse Party saga, and try your best to survive treatment...
Why similar: RPG 35%, Horror 33.4%, Anime 31.6%
- #49 Super Neptunia RPG
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,063 reviews2019
Dev: Artisan StudiosPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Neptune, stricken with amnesia, awakes in a mysterious world where 2D reigns supreme. With a little help from her friends, Neptune embark on a journey to regain her memory, save the world, and 3D games as we know it.
Why similar: JRPG 37.8%, Anime 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #50 Demons Roots
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,238 reviews2023
Dev: Quick nail AristocratPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a final struggle for survival, demonkind again invaded the human world. However, the world they return to after years in the darkness isn't the same as it once was...
Why similar: JRPG 44%, Anime 19.6%, RPG 16.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #51 The Monstrous Horror Show
67% matchVery Positive91% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: kaniheadcrabPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Four girls find their way into an abandoned hospital, each for her own reasons. Will they manage to unravel the dark secrets hiding within, escape safely, and return to their normal, peaceful lives?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Anime 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #52 Omega Labyrinth Life
70% matchMixed68% of 353 reviews2019
Dev: MatrixPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Roguelike x Relaxation! Take it easy in the latest addition to the series where you buff your bust with every foe you defeat, Omega Labyrinth! Enjoy your daily life in an academy of fair maidens!
Why similar: JRPG 22.4%, Turn-Based 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Anime 8.9%
- #53 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
65% matchVery Positive87% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 14.8%, Anime 13.5%, Horror 12.3%
- #54 Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,003 reviews2017
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 113.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A collaboration project between ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko and SEGA, the Sega Hard Girls are made up of various Sega consoles, including the Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, and Mega Drive! These anthropomorphized consoles are girls with an array of personalities and spunk, and this time they are teaming up with Neptune and IF for an...
Why similar: JRPG 27.9%, RPG 20%, Anime 16%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #55 Yes My Lord
67% matchVery Positive96% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Doubles CorePub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
The protagonist was once a famous genius, but now he is poor. One day, he woke up drunk and found himself in an underground cemetery with demons wandering around. The mysterious girl "Foxy" who met in the cemetery taught him the necromancer magic.
Why similar: JRPG 36.8%, Anime 13%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, RPG 9.1%
- #56 Agarest: Generations of War Zero
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 393 reviews2014
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the void, the gods of darkness and light created Agarest, a most perfect and divine world. As the generations passed, paradise sadly fell to the ravages of time. War darkened the skies and Agarest soon became a torturous hell as the gods divided and immense armies clashed, desecrating the once beautiful land…
Why similar: JRPG 28.4%, Anime 17.6%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Dating Sim 7.6%, RPG 7%
- #57 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
67% matchVery Positive94% of 12,226 reviews2015
Dev: IDEA FACTORY Co., Ltd.Pub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!
Why similar: JRPG 30.1%, Anime 19.2%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
- #58 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
67% matchVery Positive84% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: SezhesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: JRPG 32%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #59 Dragon Star Varnir
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 604 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory, Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight in 3-tiered battles, devour your enemies, and customize your characters in this epic RPG to end the dragon's curse!
Why similar: JRPG 41.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Anime 17%, RPG 16.7%, Action 4.9%