- #1 The Caligula Effect 2
97% matchVery Positive91% of 470 reviews2022
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 40.7%, RPG 25.8%, Psychological 16.6%, Anime 16%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #2 Soul Hackers 2
96% matchMixed66% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a supernatural RPG with stylish summoners and dark dangers lurking under the neon lights of a cyberpunk Japan. It is up to Ringo, an agent of Aion, to save the world from apocalypse.
Why similar: JRPG 47%, RPG 24%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Anime 11.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #3 Persona 3 Portable
96% matchVery Positive81% of 5,703 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If I say there’s an hour “hidden” between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour.
Why similar: JRPG 31.6%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Anime 13.2%
- #4 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
95% matchVery Positive92% of 12,696 reviews2024
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.
Why similar: JRPG 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, RPG 13.7%, Anime 10.3%, Dark 7.8%
- #5 Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,243 reviews2021
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.
Why similar: JRPG 36%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, RPG 13.9%, Dark 9.6%, Anime 9.2%
- #6 Persona 5 Royal
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,101 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30.5 hrsMean: 65.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!
Why similar: JRPG 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, RPG 12.9%, Anime 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #7 Digimon Survive
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,708 reviews2022
Dev: HYDE, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 34.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Psychological 17.4%, Anime 15%, RPG 13.2%
- #8 SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 320 reviews2018
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.4%, RPG 23.3%, Anime 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #9 Persona 3 Reload
91% matchVery Positive94% of 62,217 reviews2024
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 40.6 hrsMean: 57.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Why similar: JRPG 35.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, RPG 12.6%, Anime 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #10 VARLET
91% matchMixed52% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
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 34.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Anime 14.1%, RPG 14%, Psychological 8.9%
- #11 Metaphor: ReFantazio
89% matchVery Positive90% of 42,791 reviews2024
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 46.1 hrsMean: 55.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Why similar: JRPG 31.5%, RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Anime 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%
- #12 Mary Skelter 2
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 223 reviews2022
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.3 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 36.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, RPG 16.1%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #13 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
89% matchVery Positive95% of 5,914 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 16.0 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 53.5%, RPG 18.6%, Anime 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #14 Persona 4 Golden
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,999 reviews2020
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Why similar: JRPG 43.4%, Anime 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, RPG 12%
- #15 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
87% matchVery Positive94% of 1,928 reviews2021
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 26.5 hrsMean: 30.8 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 55.7%, RPG 18.6%, Dark 11.8%, Anime 9.3%, 3D 3.7%
- #16 Dragon Star Varnir
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 611 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory, Compile HeartPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 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 34.6%, RPG 16.3%, Anime 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%
- #17 NEO: The World Ends with You
85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,107 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Only the possibility of you can change our fate" Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game."
Why similar: JRPG 51.9%, RPG 24.2%, Anime 15.4%, 3D 8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #18 Chrono Ark
84% matchVery Positive91% of 13,723 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Anime 44.9%, RPG 40.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #19 Omega Quintet
86% 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: JRPG 47.5%, Anime 17.9%, RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #20 Tokyo Xanadu eX+
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,800 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tokyo Xanadu eX+; a massive action RPG from the masters of the genre, Nihon Falcom! When high school student Kou Tokisaka encounters the nightmare realm known as the Eclipse, his world is forever changed.
Why similar: JRPG 62.4%, RPG 18.8%, Anime 17.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #21 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
81% matchMixed70% of 2,071 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 33.3%, Psychological 15%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, RPG 12.1%, Anime 9.8%
- #22 Dark Rose Valkyrie
84% matchMixed47% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Defend humanity from the Chimera Virus as the new leader of Japan's covert military agency (ACID) in Dark Rose Valkyrie! Battle enemies in this real-time combat, action-packed RPG, and investigate your party members to find and expose the traitor within before it’s too late!
Why similar: JRPG 39.6%, RPG 19.1%, Anime 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, 3D 6.1%
- #23 The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
79% matchVery Positive88% of 8,642 reviews2025
Dev: Too Kyo GamesPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 41.4 hrsMean: 64.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 46.5%, Anime 29.4%, Multiple Endings 21.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #24 Loop8: Summer of Gods
82% matchMixed50% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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.
Why similar: JRPG 43%, RPG 20.3%, Anime 18.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Dark 6.6%
- #25 Trillion: God of Destruction
82% matchMixed67% of 498 reviews2016
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An ancient god consumes your world. Now you must train and build relationships with each of your Overlords in this challenging raising sim/roguelike/SRPG hybrid. How many Overlords will you sacrifice to defeat an enemy with a trillion hit points?
Why similar: JRPG 35.3%, RPG 17.3%, Anime 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #26 Path of the Midnight Sun
80% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Daimon
Windows
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 42.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Anime 14.3%, RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
- #27 Break Wolf
78% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: JRPG 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Anime 11.5%, RPG 9.6%
- #28 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
77% matchVery Positive93% of 721 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: JRPG 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, RPG 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%
- #29 Blade Prince Academy
79% matchMixed70% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Angel CorpPub: Firesquid
Windows
Blade Prince Academy is a new take on tactical RPGs, where you lead your squad of Blade Princes to defend the city of Abjectalia in real-time with pause combat. Use your team's power to devastate any threat, but be vigilant, there is always a price to pay when you make a pact with darkness.
Why similar: Anime 38.6%, RPG 35.3%, Dark Fantasy 23%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #30 CRYSTAR
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
For when I weep, then I am strong. Battle through Purgatory as Rei to help save her sister in this Action RPG. Switch freely between four playable characters, and uncover each one of their pasts to see the sorrows they have endured.
Why similar: JRPG 48.2%, RPG 26.6%, Anime 24.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #31 EXSTETRA
76% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
The only way to save the world is a kiss——. 《EXSTETRA》 is a fantasy RPG set in “Amazia,” a Tokyo fused with another world and burdened with a doomed fate, where you rise as the chosen savior, a “Prisma,” to confront the threat of the world’s destruction.
Why similar: JRPG 46.9%, RPG 32.9%, Anime 19.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #32 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 276,579 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: JRPG 35.8%, Turn-Based Combat 26.9%, RPG 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, 3D 4.3%
- #33 FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: Mistwalker CorporationPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 55.6%, RPG 27.9%, Anime 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #34 Xanadu Next
77% matchVery Positive92% of 936 reviews2016
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Whenever mist hangs over Lake Orwell, sailors catch sight of a phantom castle just out of reach. As they draw near, it fades away, leaving only questions for all who have seen this “Castle Strangerock.” Now, you must aid your charge in uncovering its secrets...even if it costs you your very soul.
Why similar: RPG 46.3%, JRPG 42.3%, Anime 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #35 Monster Crown: Sin Eater
74% matchVery Positive86% of 196 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Aurum
Windows
Hand-craft your team of perfect Monsters and wage a one-man war against fate and the world in the Crown Nation! With a True Crossbreeding system, every Monster is entirely your own!
Why similar: JRPG 35.8%, RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Anime 14%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #36 The Nameless: Slay Dragon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,135 reviews2024
Dev: The Nameless EpicPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: JRPG 23.3%, RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%
- #37 YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,283 reviews2019
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.
Why similar: JRPG 33.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, RPG 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Anime 8.5%
- #38 The Silent Kingdom
73% matchVery Positive100% of 319 reviews2025
Dev: Lucky Cat
Windows
An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.
Why similar: JRPG 35.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Anime 12.3%, RPG 9%
- #39 OMORI
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,316 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: JRPG 34.2%, RPG 34%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Anime 12%
- #40 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
71% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
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: Dark Fantasy 48.8%, Multiple Endings 27.2%, Anime 20.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #41 The Caligula Effect: Overdose
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 616 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 49.9%, RPG 28.2%, Anime 20.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #42 The Alliance Alive HD Remastered
74% matchVery Positive81% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rise up and ignite the resistance in The Alliance Alive HD Remastered! Explore diverse realms, awaken new skills mid-battle, and forge alliances to challenge the Daemons that have taken over the world!
Why similar: RPG 65.1%, JRPG 20%, Anime 8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
- #43 BRAVELY DEFAULT II
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,061 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A new entry in the “Bravely" series! Four new Heroes of Light emerge in a new world and story!
Why similar: JRPG 48.4%, RPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, 3D 6.3%, Anime 4.2%
- #44 Darkest Dungeon®
70% matchVery Positive92% of 161,643 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 33%, Dark Fantasy 30%, RPG 25.6%, Dark 10%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #45 The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,140 reviews2023
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 51.9 hrsMean: 60.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Special Support Section is back with more members and more cases to solve! How will this rag-tag group deal with the oncoming threats to Crossbell’s political stability while maintaining their team’s foundation?
Why similar: JRPG 45.4%, RPG 24.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Anime 14.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
71% matchVery Positive91% of 3,247 reviews2020
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 51.3 hrsMean: 68.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience an epic story developed across three titles, and crafted for new and old fans alike. Also includes an interactive introduction to catch up new players to the ongoing story so anyone can dive right in to the world of Trails of Cold Steel.
Why similar: JRPG 41.2%, RPG 39.7%, Anime 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #47 Monster Crown
73% matchMixed57% of 1,045 reviews2021
Dev: Studio AurumPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dive into a dark world where monsters rule and make pacts with them to defeat an evil young woman seeking power. Hunt, battle, tame and breed monsters to create your own legacy. Together with your monsters, you can restore the balance to Crown Island.
Why similar: JRPG 45.9%, RPG 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Dark 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #48 Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,183 reviews2024
Dev: Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: XD
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience the newest tactical RPG from the creators of Girls’ Frontline. Some 30 years in the future, AU agent Mendo and the mysterious girl Jefuty find themselves in gruesome battles against armed URNC forces…
Why similar: Anime 39.3%, RPG 29.5%, Multiple Endings 27.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #49 Tower Song
70% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: OI Games
Windows · Mac
Tower Song is a challenging turn-based RPG that rewards clever planning and decisive tactics in unrepeatable battles. Eldritch tower-borne beasts threaten to breach reality and overrun the capital of Qadam. Lead your chosen Mana Knight in this tightly plotted quest to push back the darkness.
Why similar: JRPG 33.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, RPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%
- #50 The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,230 reviews2023
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 69.9 hrsMean: 82.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Three different legends are about to unfold! Determine the fates of Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and the mysterious “C” in this climactic chapter of The Legend of Heroes series.
Why similar: JRPG 40.2%, RPG 26.1%, Anime 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, 3D 5.7%
- #51 Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,382 reviews2020
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 173.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You awaken in a field of snow with no memory of even your name. The local monstrosities nearly devour you before you meet your rescuer, a beautiful girl named Kuon—who has animal ears and a tail. She names you Haku⸺ The Japanese hit tactics-RPG visual novel series returns to PC at last!
Why similar: JRPG 44.5%, RPG 26.2%, Anime 25.4%, 3D 3.9%
- #52 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,621 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbit & Bear StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is designed to bring players a modern take on a classic JRPG experience. Get ready to lead 100+ playable characters through a war-torn world only you can save.
Why similar: JRPG 51.1%, RPG 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Anime 12%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #53 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
68% matchVery Positive91% of 2,517 reviews2021
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 53.9 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The long awaited finale to the epic engulfing a continent comes to a head in the final chapter of the Trails of Cold Steel saga!
Why similar: JRPG 42.3%, RPG 35.6%, Anime 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #54 Library Of Ruina
66% matchVery Positive94% of 44,679 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.9%, Turn-Based Combat 29.4%, RPG 18.8%, Anime 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #55 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
69% matchMixed66% of 2,521 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: RPG 60%, Turn-Based Combat 29.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #56 Edge Of Eternity
67% matchMixed69% of 4,033 reviews2021
Dev: Midgar StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.
Why similar: JRPG 44.9%, RPG 20.9%, Anime 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #57 Colossus - Eternal Blight
63% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: RUSTIC PANDA GAMES LLCPub: LevelUpGaming
Windows
Your brother is corrupted. The Blight is spreading. Only you can stop it. Colossus is an atmospheric pixel action-adventure where you master precise combat, explore a vast dark fantasy world, and make choices that permanently scar the kingdom of Eireos.
Why similar: JRPG 42.2%, RPG 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Anime 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #58 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,555 reviews2022
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 41.7 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When Lloyd Bannings is assigned to Crossbell's Special Support Section, he and his new teammates must prove themselves as they fight to overcome the injustice of a city gripped by corruption.
Why similar: JRPG 44.5%, RPG 22.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Anime 15.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #59 迷霧國度: 傳承 Myth of Mist:Legacy
67% matchVery Positive80% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: 赫米兔娛樂Skvader EntertainmentPub: 英特衛多媒體股份有限公司Interwise Multimedia Corp.
Windows
In the mist-surrounded City of Time and Eternity, you are the son of a noble family, going between various factions aiming to fight against the upcoming disaster of the Mist of Doomsday. This game is for players who love SLGs and multi-ending RPGs. Join us and write your own legend!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 43%, RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, 3D 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%