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Oddventure is a lore-rich turn-based crazy RPG set in a cursed fairytale world. Fight your inner demons and reach for the spark of hope, or stare directly into the abyss.

Why similar: JRPG 13.3%, Funny 12.6%, Retro 11.6%, Dark Humor 10.2%, RPG 9.8%

Geon is a turn-based JRPG set in a not so distant future where the past is seemingly forgotten; ruled by the supreme overlord only known as "George". Discover ancient history and uncover mysteries as you are forced to face George and fight to save the world from strange things from beyond the stars.

Why similar: JRPG 13.7%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Dark 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, RPG 8.1%

A darkly humorous horror RPG about an office drone who discovers that there are even scarier things than a life of the 9-5 routine.

Why similar: Dark 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 8.1%

When a glitch appears in the video game world of Soren, an NPC named Gus becomes aware of you- the player. Travel together to solve the mystery of the glitch and save Gus's friends, hometown, and digital world. As the story unfolds, Gus might start to question what role you play in his world.

Why similar: Nonlinear 15.9%, JRPG 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Funny 8.9%, Story Rich 7.9%

(Ever heard of this haunted game ...?) This is an adventure-rpg-horror game! Explore the world freely! Get around by using magic such as: floating, water walking, and quakes! Combat the Monster Lords and save the Kingdom! (That is... if the ghosts haunting the software want you to)

Why similar: Dark Humor 14%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Dark 11.4%, Funny 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

Why similar: Dark 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Horror 9.7%, JRPG 9.7%

Into Samomor is a psychological horror RPG where your choices shape everything: storylines, quests, and intense boss battles. With a branching narrative and multiple endings, each playthrough offers a fresh experience.

Why similar: Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, RPG 9.6%, Funny 8.9%

Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??

Why similar: JRPG 13.9%, Dark 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Funny 9.1%

Journey through the Spirit World as a meek child who falls down a well. Become part of a found family as you adventure together and discover the world of SPIRITWELL!

Why similar: Retro 13.7%, JRPG 12.9%, RPG 12.4%, Funny 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%

A monster living in a small town embarks on a journey to become a hero. Explore the stages of a typical fantasy world. Help this monster kill the dark lord to become the savior of the world... or not.

Why similar: JRPG 16.7%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Funny 11%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, RPG 9.3%

In this retro-style RPG, Prince Carlton and pauper Gregg must make their separate ways through a mysterious land to learn their origins - and find some nuggets along the way.

Why similar: Dark Humor 14.9%, JRPG 14.1%, RPG 12.2%, Retro 11.7%, Funny 10.8%

Crimpo is out on summer break! However, the wizard done did splattered him up with a golf cart and broke his phone and stuff. How embarrassing! Anyways, now he has to get the wizard to fix his phone or his dad will tear him a new one!

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.7%, RPG 15%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Funny 9.8%

Finest Fable is a comedic RPG where you're a drunk ex-Royal Guard hunting the Legendary Hero of Light after he steals your drink. Meet bizarre characters, fight ridiculous foes, and solve puzzles in a quest for petty revenge. The fate of the world may rest in his hands… but you don’t care, do you?

Why similar: JRPG 15.3%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Funny 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Explore the underground, customize your party, fight clogs and uncover secrets in this turn based RPG about the lives of funny looking plumbers.

Why similar: Dark 14.5%, JRPG 13.5%, Funny 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, RPG 9.4%

An emotional, story-driven, turn-based RPG about a sad kid put through hell. Literally! Escape a nightmare world, to save your own.

Why similar: RPG 24.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Dark 9.3%, Retro 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%

A story-centric, turn-based JRPG styled after the NES-era classics. Explore immersive dungeons and solve puzzles via an interactive Field Skill system and defeat challenging enemies in engaging Free Turn Battle combat. Will you discover the dark truth behind the fate of the kingdom?

Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, RPG 20.3%, Retro 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

Gobble through a surreal maze-chase adventure packed with oddball characters and playful JRPG elements. A love letter to the software RPG Maker 2003.

Why similar: JRPG 15.5%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Funny 8.9%, RPG 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%

A surreal adventure RPG where you must traverse an ethereal dreamscape, confront your inner nightmares, and escape from a never-ending coma.

Why similar: Dark Humor 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, JRPG 11%, RPG 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%

A dialogue-heavy turn-based RPG featuring a rhythm-based battle system, a world inspired by music, and a retro aesthetic. Explore the dreams of the game's characters, solve puzzles, and find cryptic secrets to uncover the true nature of this mysterious world. (Or don't. Most of it is optional!)

Why similar: JRPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, RPG 11.2%, Retro 10%

A story driven RPG about isolation, choice, and the struggle to define who you are. Explore a haunting parallel realm, fight abnormal creatures, and decide whether to follow a dark legacy or break free from it.

Why similar: JRPG 19.1%, RPG 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.7%

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Dark Humor 17%, JRPG 12.6%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Funny 9.5%

Explore the world as Aveline, Revella is a narrative RPG featuring unique pixel art, retro combat, and dark secrets about identity, memories, and redemption. Which path will you follow?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, JRPG 12.9%, RPG 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Retro 8.7%

The RPG game where your choices really matter! Find tools, solve puzzles, go back in time and reverse causality! But beware of the consequences...

Why similar: Dark 13.4%, Retro 11.9%, Funny 11%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Void of Lilly is an adventure in the world of the near future with JRPG elements and Bullet Hell battles! Help Ann to find her sister and uncover secrets of this world... Void of Lilly is coming on Steam for free!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Funny 12.4%, Story Rich 11%, Retro 10.9%, JRPG 10.8%

In this (mostly) 2D psychological horror RPG-style game, wake up on a desolate power station in the midst of space. Explore a fully customisable facility, playing retro games to keep the place in-tact. Discover why the structure is in such a sorry state, all to… leave everything behind one day?

Why similar: RPG 20.6%, Dark 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 13%, JRPG 8.3%

Take the role of a manafinder in this console-style turn-based RPG set in the beautiful but unforgiving world of Aevi. Fight your way against ferocious beasts and other threats in the quest for manastones as you define the fate of the exiled.

Why similar: JRPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.

Why similar: JRPG 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

「かつて、世界は鮮やかだった。」 moonchrome.は、色のない世界を救うために、各地に月を掲げに行くモノクロRPGです

Why similar: Dark 19.6%, JRPG 18.5%, RPG 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 11.8%

Embark on an adventure of magic Talismans to save your sister from a curse!

Why similar: RPG 20.3%, JRPG 18.5%, Fantasy 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%

The RPG where you win battles by drawing the enemies.

Why similar: JRPG 21%, Story Rich 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, RPG 13.5%, Fantasy 11.6%

"Project MW" is a turn-based RPG game set in a pixelated fantasy world. With the protagonist's team and various other factions in the mix, countless humans flock to the magical mountain, vying for the power to conquer the world.

Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, RPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

You are a refugee, recently landed in the turbulent city-state of DuPont and seeking passage to the distant port of Yerdan where your family waits. Get lost in a mature JRPG adventure featuring an immersive world, character-driven narrative, stirring original soundtrack, and tough battle system.

Why similar: JRPG 23.9%, RPG 21.4%, Retro 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

A mysterious story about the consequences of loneliness and unfulfilled dreams. Help artificial intelligence in the form of a little girl and avoid facing a ruthless monster.

Why similar: Nonlinear 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 13%, Retro 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10%

Help Hero Man save the world of Somewhere from a terrible evil ... or do nothing of the sort if you so please in this small, satirical RPG!

Why similar: JRPG 24%, RPG 22.6%, Funny 11.4%, Fantasy 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Story Rich 10.9%, RPG 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

OTHER is an RPG that fuses stylish action combat with turn-based battles. Explore, solve puzzles, and defeat otherworldly foes as you uncover the secrets of a secluded town besieged by the supernatural.

Why similar: JRPG 14.3%, Retro 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Funny 10%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Nonestory is an RPG game that tells the entertaining story of one man who decided to prove his case to everyone to the world.

Why similar: RPG 23.8%, Funny 19.2%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 11.1%

Play as five human heroes in this pacifist 2D RPG taking place in a world where some friendly (and not so friendly) angels conduct balance and harmony together... and where your only instruments for fighting are words and melodies.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 11.3%, Retro 10.3%

Mondrayn is a challenging JRPG game with a dark fantasy atmosphere in a surreal dystopian world where you have to survive and become stronger. Find a variety of artifacts, create equipment, and explore locations filled with danger and mystery.

Why similar: JRPG 16.8%, Dark 13.3%, Retro 11.7%, RPG 10.1%, Dark Humor 9.3%

Explore the vast Evaria Kingdom in this 16-bit JRPG adventure. As the fate of the kingdom hangs in balance, three warriors are tasked with finding the Starlight Relics scattered across the Forest, Mountain, Desert, and Sky Provinces. Collect the four relics in any order in this non-linear retro RPG.

Why similar: JRPG 18.4%, Nonlinear 12.5%, RPG 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Retro 10.5%

The adventure of a hazy treasure chest, a prince without memory, a heroic slime and a cat who doesn't like her coat color.

Why similar: JRPG 23.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Funny 13.7%, RPG 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Find the crown, world peace, yourself, and maybe a boyfriend in this turn-based RPG. Fight and explore your way across the Dog Kingdom while getting to know the off-beat inhabitants of this world steeped in conflict.

Why similar: JRPG 15.9%, Funny 14.9%, RPG 12.9%, Retro 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%

Follow in the Legendary Hero's footsteps in a traditional, turn-based JRPG. Gather companions, explore the world, and ascend the throne!

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.4%, JRPG 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, RPG 11.7%, Retro 11.3%

Become a lemon and destroy the world with sausages before Teddy does it in this combat-focused RPG.

Why similar: Retro 21%, JRPG 19.5%, Funny 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, RPG 14.2%

An atmospheric pixel adventure game, the combat system of which is inspired by jrpg games, and the exploration of the world and solving some puzzles is tied to the mechanics of the Point and Click genre. Immerse yourself in a dark story of loss, meaninglessness and pain.

Why similar: JRPG 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 13.4%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 10.6%

This game is one but a bad way to learn german. German: Ein Rollenspiel, das versucht seine Existenzberechtigung mit schlechten Wortwitzen zu erklären.

Why similar: JRPG 24.7%, RPG 19.9%, Funny 14.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%

A fantasy RPG about a girl turned into a magic sword and its price!

Why similar: JRPG 21.5%, RPG 14.8%, Fantasy 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Story Rich 11.4%

Will the three races join forces to defeat the ultimate enemy in a retro RPG?

Why similar: RPG 20.4%, JRPG 19.4%, Fantasy 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

A classic, story-driven JRPG with a modern dice-building combat system. Level up your skills and dice, meet intriguing characters, and guide Herb on his path to become a hero!

Why similar: JRPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, RPG 12.3%, Retro 9.8%, Fantasy 9.6%

Embark on a quest to find the missing King and become the ultimate hunter in this turn-based RPG. Set traps to capture monsters, transform them into equipment and items, and complete challenges!

Why similar: JRPG 21.3%, RPG 14.2%, Retro 12%, Fantasy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%

Claude, a high school student, pays a visit to his classmate Emma. He stumbles upon a strange knife in the attic, and both are thrown into an otherworldly realm, haunted by ghosts. Now they must find a way to restore the house to its original form, and seal back the rampaging ghosts.

Why similar: RPG 17.9%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 13%, Fantasy 9.8%

Retro pixel art RPG set in a dying world full of coldness, rats, and hard choices. Survive long enough to uncover your past... or die. Nonlinear narrative. Money and resources. Many endings. Zero mercy. Why? Because The World Died.

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.8%, Retro 12.2%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Dark 11.7%, RPG 11%

Follow Cirno in this RPG adventure as she travels across Misty Lake and beyond, fighting fierce amphibious opponents, all to fulfill her contractual obligations to a certain disguised figure...

Why similar: RPG 21.5%, JRPG 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Dark 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%

Broken Legends is an adventure RPG where you control a possessed 16-year-old. Whatever is possessing this boy is turning him into a villain! Will you stop this force or become it?

Why similar: Dark 18.7%, JRPG 16.8%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Fantasy 9.1%

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, RPG 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

I Will Become a Swordsman is one of the earliest works of swordsmen of all ages. In search of a mysterious power to fight against the unknown world, the main characters seek the help of a legendary swordsman.

Why similar: JRPG 22.2%, RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

The celebrated RPG classic comes West for the first time! Experience a brand-new HD remaster of the legendary 1995 RPG masterpiece introducing optimised graphics, a new dungeon to explore, new scenarios and a new game+ function.

Why similar: JRPG 17.5%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Retro 11.1%, RPG 9.8%

Eris has had a rough life, and to her it feels like she's just living day to day, trying to make things work. She has always had a hard time connecting with others, but soon she will learn to put her trust into an unlikely source and will discover her destiny is hiding in the shadows.

Why similar: Dark Humor 15.2%, JRPG 12.6%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, RPG 9.6%