
Monster-catching JRPG where Lovecraft’s creatures become your battle buddies. Fight cosmic horrors with a dash of comedy.
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Monster-catching JRPG where Lovecraft’s creatures become your battle buddies. Fight cosmic horrors with a dash of comedy.

Book of Abominations
Book of Abominations is a cosy Lovecraftian monster tamer that combines the cute with the grotesque. Capture and battle Eldritch horrors in snappy turn based combat, explore a mysterious, moody yet vibrant world, and unravel the secrets within the book!

Study & Monster
Battle, study, and grow stronger! Study & Monster mixes school life sim and monster-catching RPG. Train your team, build relationships, and aim for the top — just make sure Mom doesn’t catch you skipping class!
Book of Abominations is a cosy Lovecraftian monster tamer that combines the cute with the grotesque. Capture and battle Eldritch horrors in snappy turn based combat, explore a mysterious, moody yet vibrant world, and unravel the secrets within the book!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Creature Collector 24.1%, JRPG 15.9%, Party-Based RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%
Battle, study, and grow stronger! Study & Monster mixes school life sim and monster-catching RPG. Train your team, build relationships, and aim for the top — just make sure Mom doesn’t catch you skipping class!
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.1%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, JRPG 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Story Rich 4.9%
Build, refine and mutate your team of horrors to fight your way out of the nightmare you find yourself in. Everything is expendable. Everything is usable. Twist the world to your will and make them remember your name.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.7%, Lovecraftian 25.7%, JRPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Demons 7.2%
Catch and train monsters, master turn-based combat, and grow a small settlement into a thriving town! Explore a vast world filled with secrets, memorable characters, and an ancient mystery waiting to be solved. Spectrakin is a modern love letter to classic monster-taming games.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34%, Party-Based RPG 21.4%, JRPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, RPG 5.3%
A charmingly quirky RPG where you catch and fuse spirits you fight, and layer by layer reveal deep, intricate lore. This single-player, turn-based RPG has a deceptively simple exterior, but within lie complexity and depth. It's light and it's dark, it's witty and it's silly, and it's one of a kind.
Why similar: Creature Collector 21.5%, JRPG 20%, Party-Based RPG 16.1%, Demons 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
End the Endless is a dark fantasy Monster Collector set in the Purgatorial Realms. Harness every resource at your disposal, including your own party members to slay a variety of horrors. Explore the Afterlife, meet the ones who call this land home and seek to conquer the Seven Terraces.
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.2%, Lovecraftian 20%, Party-Based RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Demons 9.6%
Delve into the hearts of monsters and people in this bleak monster-taming RPG. Exploit enemy weaknesses, confront difficult moral choices, and recruit surreal creatures by uncovering the truths hidden within their souls.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.7%, Party-Based RPG 17.9%, JRPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Demons 8.2%
Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.7%, JRPG 21.2%, Party-Based RPG 17.3%, Demons 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Why similar: JRPG 38.2%, Lovecraftian 36.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8%, RPG 5.9%, Funny 3.8%
Spirit Mask RPG is a Creature Collecting meets Super Mario RPG - a mask collecting RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.5%, JRPG 24.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Party-Based RPG 7.8%, RPG 4.7%
Fuse enemies into unstoppable allies. Outsmart every fight where one wrong move flips the battle. Hit a weakness, act again; miss, and your team's turn ends early. Explore six regions, craft gear, and fight to save a world already rotting from within, in this JRPG built the old way.
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.6%, JRPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Story Rich 4.7%
A choose-your-own-adventure RPG with fast-paced bullet hell battles! Play as a small chaotic sheep named Lambypoo, gaslight enemies into joining your party or defeat them for EXP as you save your cousins, rebuild your village, and BAAA loud enough to destroy everything in the overworld.
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.2%, JRPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Funny 5.8%
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
Why similar: JRPG 21.9%, Party-Based RPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Nostalgia 16.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Sail the seas of hell while you catalog the local fauna in this turn-based classic JRPG, but watch out... SOMETHING LURKS BELOW!
Why similar: Creature Collector 26%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, JRPG 14.3%, Demons 11.3%
Rise of the Inferno is a 2-D story-based RPG where two best friends are tasked with teleporting across different worlds to save their beloved kingdom. Join Albert and John on their grand adventure as they fight the evil forces of the Inferno pursuant on destroying their world.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.4%, JRPG 24.3%, Lovecraftian 24%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, RPG 5.9%
The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, JRPG 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Party-Based RPG 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
The Digital World has run rampant with Machinedramon and is now in a state of utter chaos. As a Digidestined, it’s up to you to restore order to the world in Digimon World: Next Order, a monster collecting RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 42.1%, Party-Based RPG 26.6%, JRPG 23.9%, RPG 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: JRPG 20.5%, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Party-Based RPG 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
Now begins the tale of a brave old RPG. No blade forged by man can sever what binds thee to thy fate. Brave hero, seek what lies buried within and face what thou truly art! Go forth: gather humans, animals, and monsters alike to thy cause, bear the legendary relics, and strike down the Demon King!
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.6%, JRPG 25.1%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, RPG 6.6%
Dive into the world of Besotted. A classic JRPG 2D-3D art style set in a fantasy world with 3 main protagonist. Each with their own deep back stories that's full of death, revenge, love, and destiny. Join the 3 as they team up together all with the same goal in mind.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.1%, JRPG 33.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, RPG 7.3%, Nostalgia 4.3% ★
Explore a spooky, Halloween-themed world - make friends, dance with a turkey, or become a witch. Catch 60+ pipkin and fight alongside them as you explore the magical world of New Haven.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.4%, JRPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Party-Based RPG 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Eldritch horror saves Christmas for fun & profit in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
Why similar: JRPG 35.3%, Lovecraftian 34.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, RPG 3.8%, Funny 3.4%
Lufia and its sequel, Lufia II, return! In a love letter to JRPG fans, these two dramatic tales of love and loss, which moved countless players to tears, are back!
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.2%, Party-Based RPG 24.1%, JRPG 23.9%, RPG 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
Collect cards and battle monsters in this retro style coming-of-age JRPG!
Why similar: Nostalgia 34.8% ★, JRPG 22%, Party-Based RPG 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Story Rich 4.6%
A turn-based monster-taming RPG with 3x3 battles and mid-battle evolutions. Build your team, strengthen your bonds, and fight to restore Folklora, a digital world devastated by war.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.5%, JRPG 20.5%, Party-Based RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
This is a comedy RPG/Visual Novel hybrid which does not follow conventional rules. Fight monsters for a meager paycheck, fight trained mercs who steal said paycheck (Like the bullies at lunch!), watch your family starve, watch the news to see how badly you screwed up, get yelled at for not tipping.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Party-Based RPG 21.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Demons 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
A retro-inspired, classic turn-based RPG for those with nostalgia for the '90s golden era. Explore a vast world with 14 playable characters, fight hundreds of unique enemies, and delve into an epic story of war, betrayal, and redemption.
Why similar: Nostalgia 30.9% ★, Party-Based RPG 20.8%, JRPG 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
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: Creature Collector 28.9%, JRPG 19.5%, Party-Based RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
Slip between the cracks of reality into a world where danger awaits at every turn. Survive with strategy, battling when necessary or fleeing when the odds are stacked against you. Collect strange items, unlock new abilities, and recruit unique companions. Forge your own path; every choice matters.
Why similar: JRPG 21.6%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Party-Based RPG 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Story Rich 7%
Nine Prophets: The Abyss, is a brutal, story-driven, horror RPG with roguelike elements. Featuring difficult, dismemberment turn based combat and strategic resource management. Craft Items, scavenge resources and fight alongside allies as you combat countless horrors and survive the unknowable.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, JRPG 14.2%, Dark 6.4%
A monster-collector tactical JRPG inspired from Digimon World 2, where you summon, train, evolve, and command mysterious Aesther through grid-based battles and dangerous expeditions into the shifting realm of Vanadis.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.5%, JRPG 24.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, RPG 8%
Embark on a grand adventure through a world full of mysteries, uncovering ‘Discs’ to collect your own party of creatures! Engage in strategic battles, enjoy an assortment of collectables, and meet unique characters along the way. A monster taming RPG with a blend of nostalgia and novelty!
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.9%, JRPG 28%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, RPG 9%, Pixel Graphics 5%
A monster-taming RPG meets GBC-era nostalgia. Capture and train 140+ Dokimon across 15+ towns. "Whoa, watch out — Dokimon are dangerous!" Uncover the mystery behind your missing childhood friend in the Xelos region.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.2%, Party-Based RPG 21.3%, JRPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Funny 5.2%
Explore a pixel-art fantasy world, collect and raise magical beasts, and fight alongside them in turn-based battles. Follow Novien on his journey to become a beast tamer, meet the locals, and take on quests in this single-player RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34%, JRPG 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, RPG 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
The Outbound Ghost: Reborn is a turn-based Creature Collector where the monsters you use are ghostly figments of your imagination. Experience a new supernatural story with overhauled gameplay in this sequel to The Outbound Ghost.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.9%, Party-Based RPG 21.1%, JRPG 20.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, RPG 4.7%
Beneath Castra, an age ends and the Dark One stirs. Lead Raine through a hand-painted JRPG with two ways to fight: parry and counter-kill in real time, or command the party in turn-based battle. A card game to master, a living day and night world, every line voiced. The Veil is thinning.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 29.7%, JRPG 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Story Rich 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Dynamic battles, twisting dungeons, and countless secrets await you in the magical world of Astravia. Journey alongside your companions as you unravel the mystery of your past and uncover the truth behind a mysterious trio’s plot... before the Cataclysm brings forth another age of ruin.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.2%, JRPG 23%, Nostalgia 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
A turn-based squad-building RPG where every Thermon unlocks new synergies, unique abilities, and powerful team strategies. - Not every Thermon is a different skin; Every Thermon is a different strategy.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.8%, JRPG 32%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, RPG 6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Charm - Risk - Extract. Only what you extract is yours to keep! Team up with Amiko and venture into an untamed world shaped by your actions.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.2%, Party-Based RPG 22.5%, JRPG 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, RPG 3.7%
A nostalgic top-down command RPG meets a loot-heavy hack-and-slash system. A fresh RPG experience that combines two beloved genres in a way you've never seen before.
Why similar: Nostalgia 30.3% ★, Party-Based RPG 23.3%, JRPG 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, RPG 6%
Chaos Warrior is a retro JRPG inspired by the NES era. Fight deadly monsters, explore dangerous locations, and gain the strength to become the hero that saves the world!
Why similar: Nostalgia 31.6% ★, JRPG 25.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
Why similar: Creature Collector 45%, JRPG 27.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, RPG 8.3%, Story Rich 2%
Build your team and challenge the tower in this turn-based roguelite monster catching game. Unlock new beasts and upgrades as you play, discover mutations and champions in the 2v2 designed system.
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.8%, Party-Based RPG 24.3%, JRPG 24.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 1.8%
The latest in the Digimon Story series is finally here! In this RPG, unravel a mystery that spans across the human world and the Digital World, collecting and raising a wide variety of Digimon to save the world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.9%, JRPG 24.1%, Party-Based RPG 22%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, RPG 5.4%
A monster catching RPG featuring an Open Island Adventure mode and dedicated Survival Modes! Story based level scaling and difficulty settings allows you to build a team of Mython, grow stronger, and take on the game in the way you wish!
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.9%, Party-Based RPG 22.4%, JRPG 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, RPG 4.6%
Create unique creatures, use them to gather rare resources, and fuse them into even more powerful beings! This RPG combines classic exploration with a deep crafting system where your monsters are your ultimate tool for looting, combat, and discovery.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.9%, Party-Based RPG 23.3%, JRPG 21.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
The original FINAL FANTASY II comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the second game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.8%, JRPG 25.2%, Nostalgia 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, RPG 5.6%
A unique spin of the RPG monster collecting genre; taking inspiration from the classics. With over a hundred different monsters to collect, there exists a number of possibilities to choose from as you explore a world full of adventure, and untold dangers.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.2%, Party-Based RPG 23.5%, JRPG 20%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, RPG 4.5%
Eidolon Awakened is a turn-based creature collector RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world overtaken by creatures known as Eidolons. Take your place among the Summoners, able to capture and control the Eidolon to determine the fate of mankind.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.3%, Party-Based RPG 23.1%, JRPG 20%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a stunning reimagining of the beloved masterpiece and narrative beginning to The Erdrick Trilogy.
Why similar: JRPG 23%, Nostalgia 21.6% ★, Party-Based RPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
An episodic post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG set in a world on the brink of annihilation with non-linear gameplay and far reaching choices. Will you be able to save your people, or will your legacy be a dark age from which the world can never recover?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.3%, JRPG 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Nostalgia 12.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Immortality became a curse, so humans chose to return their souls to the Creator. You are the last one left. As you take the same Path as your lost love, you discover that paradise is a lie and that the real mystery has only just begun.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.9%, Party-Based RPG 21%, JRPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Story Rich 7.2%
A dark fantasy creature-collecting RPG where you bind monsters, build a tactical party, and survive challenging turn-based battles.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.9%, Party-Based RPG 27%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, RPG 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Why similar: Nostalgia 23.6% ★, JRPG 22.3%, Party-Based RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
A Lovecraftian Retro MetaRPG. Marty Stu got reincarnated as a prince in another world. But happily-ever-after comes with Daemon Sultan Azathoth, naturally, and a tough decision to make. When Marty finally realizes life is never that easy, he also learns something is unspeakably wrong...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.6%, JRPG 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Venture into a vibrant world once peaceful, now stricken by otherworldly terror. Fight your way through loves and horrors... and maybe find a way home!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 33.2%, JRPG 27.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, RPG 7.8%, Funny 6.6%
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, JRPG 40.5%, RPG 4.3%, Comedy 2.3%, Funny 2.1%
Play as "The Yami Twins" and uncover the mystery behind your family's killers. Yami Kids is a monster-taming RPG featuring 80+ Oni to Contract and Train, or risk it all in nighttime Shadow Duels!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.9%, JRPG 18.3%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Dark 6.5%
Record, battle, and fuse with 250+ beasts as you adventure alongside diverse companions in this monster-collecting RPG. Set in London in 2002, play in single-player or online to unmask an enigmatic occultist who threatens the realms of man and beast! When worlds collide, take the leap beyond!
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.8%, Party-Based RPG 23.2%, JRPG 22.8%, RPG 7.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%
Monstronomy is a dark take on the timeless monster collecting genre. As you explore a cute world filled with quirky monsters and odd NPCs, a deep and sinister story unfolds with the discovery of found-films and unsettling glitches. This game is not suitable for individuals who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Creature Collector 42.2%, Party-Based RPG 21%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Dark 7.1%