Games Like 梦魇：无归 Nightmare without return

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: Party-Based RPG 24.7%, RPG 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, JRPG 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological RPG that masterfully blends surreal horror with traditional turn-based combat and emotional storytelling.

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: Turn-Based Combat 40.5%, RPG 32.4%, JRPG 17.7%, Adventure 5.9%, 2D 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly brutal, dark, and unforgiving world where tactical turn-based combat is essential for survival.

你是一个前往轮回的灵魂，被神秘人拦截，送你到了一个叫做"神魔之塔"的地方，冒险由此开始... 本游戏融合了卡牌抽取+角色养成+宠物养成+宠物合成+暗黑类刷宝+爬塔+轻微肉鸽+符文之语等玩法的游戏，如果你是一个喜欢刷宝玩家千万不要错过！！

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.4%, Party-Based RPG 20.3%, JRPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, RPG 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the addictive loot-grinding and turn-based combat loop of classic JRPGs with a modern indie sensibility.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.4%, JRPG 24%, RPG 16.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy RPG that explores bleak themes through turn-based combat and difficult moral choices.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: RPG 34.1%, JRPG 25%, Story Rich 12.7%, Surreal 9.3%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal RPG that shares the dreamlike, unsettling atmosphere and unique visual style found in nightmare-themed games.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.3%, Party-Based RPG 23.5%, RPG 19.2%, Surreal 9.9%, JRPG 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly surreal, dreamlike aesthetic paired with engaging turn-based combat mechanics.

"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 Combat 42.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Story Rich 13.8%, RPG 12.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, lore-rich experience with complex, tactical turn-based combat systems.

What kind of work is this? This is an experimental multi storyline game. The work tells a science fiction story about consciousness implantation and simulated biological experiments. The work consists of a mixture of 24 storylines, 3 types of reincarnation endings, and 1 main ending.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 37.3%, RPG 30.2%, Story Rich 15%, Singleplayer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and exploration within a small, mysterious setting that mirrors the game's sense of dread.

Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, JRPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes strategic positioning and character growth similar to the tactical elements in the seed game.

As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.5%, Turn-Based Combat 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven RPG with a focus on lore and strategic turn-based combat against grotesque entities.

This is a story puzzle RPG. Lead the Main character Hiber, who woke up from the snowstorm with no memory, on a journey home to find his memories, stop the snowstorm in this city, and the farewell and parting with the important thing——

Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, RPGMaker 9.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and puzzle-solving with a strong narrative focus in a mysterious, story-rich world.

苏醒之时，他正处于昏暗的木屋之中。自己的身份、过去的经历，全都无法想起。很快，他发觉自己正处于一个异常的空间，到处都是谜题和陷阱，还有一些古怪的居民。在前行的途中，也不断与同样被困在此处的人成为了同伴。道路的前方，是救赎，还是绝望？这是一个围绕着“诅咒”与“救赎”的故事。

Why similar: RPG 29%, JRPG 23.2%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, horror-themed RPG that relies on narrative mystery and exploration to build tension.

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: RPG 44.2%, JRPG 23.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, RPGMaker 9.5% ★, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal JRPG that delves into psychological themes and features creative, turn-based combat encounters.

The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!

Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.2%, JRPG 19.6%, RPG 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A lore-rich, dystopian narrative experience that emphasizes the weight of player choices.

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: Turn-Based Combat 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, JRPG 15.1%, RPG 13.5%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, adventure-focused RPG structure and nightmare-themed world-building.

《归路：见证 》是一款架空世界回合制RPG游戏。 玩家将在这本不属于自己的世界内，见证忒瑞阴德上的悲欢离合，是是非非。 在冒险和旅行中，踏上那条注定不平凡的归路。

Why similar: Drama 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Party-Based RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, RPG 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that focuses on mystery and adventure within a classic turn-based framework.

Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.

Why similar: JRPG 32.5%, RPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 11%

Why You'll Like It: A JRPG that blends adventure and mystery with a distinct, atmospheric visual style.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Surreal 15.2%, Story Rich 11.2%, Stylized 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie RPG that focuses on atmosphere and unique storytelling within a dreamlike environment.

You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?

Why similar: Surreal 34.7%, Multiple Endings 32.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 11.8%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological walking simulator that captures the surreal and unsettling nature of a dream world.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Multiple Endings 24.9%, Story Rich 18.3%, Surreal 14.6%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-adventure game that excels at building tension through exploration and environmental storytelling.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Surreal 38.4%, Adventure 23.9%, Singleplayer 13.9%, 2D 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that captures the essence of wandering through abstract, dream-like nightmares.

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Multiple Endings 35.1%, Story Rich 23.8%, Adventure 15.2%, 2D 10.4%, Singleplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror RPG that uses classic mechanics to explore themes of dreams and psychological trauma.

You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.

Why similar: JRPG 31.8%, Turn-Based Combat 28.5%, RPG 18.7%, Surreal 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling RPG that emphasizes exploration and survival against supernatural threats.

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 29.2%, JRPG 24.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, RPG 15.1%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the tactical, high-stakes turn-based combat of its predecessor in a dark, oppressive setting.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Story Rich 25%, Multiple Endings 23.7%, Adventure 21.5%, 2D 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven horror game that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a twisted family legacy.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: RPG 24.8%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Story Rich 16.8%, Surreal 14.1%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, rhythm-based RPG that features unique combat and a bizarre, unforgettable world.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 15%, 2D 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tense horror-adventure game that relies on puzzle-solving and atmosphere to create a sense of dread.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 30.6%, RPG 30.3%, Story Rich 20.4%, Singleplayer 7.9%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses turn-based combat and surreal storytelling to subvert expectations and deliver a deeply emotional experience.

What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 44.9%, RPG 15.6%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Surreal 7.9%

该游戏是一款独立制作的仙侠风格的战棋角色扮演游戏，游戏的故事围绕一把魔剑展开，神秘人盗走了封印在门派中的魔剑，为了找回魔剑，主角弈剑秋离开门派，途中遇到女主顾梦瑶，随后二人一起展开一段冒险。

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Drama 17.7%, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Party-Based RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

NashBored is a surreal RPG in a dark and unique world.Nash just wont wake up. The dream goes deeper and deeper.What lies beyond the veil of your conscious thought? Who are you, really? Discover the truth of your dream reality.

Why similar: RPG 64.1%, Adventure 33.2%, Indie 2.7%

未命名穿越记录是一款异世界题材的团队养成策略游戏，讲述一名小说家意外穿越到自己的作品中，在与自己创作的背景似是而非的世界里建立自己的公会、探险并获得足以影响世界的力量、揭露时空扭曲的真相并寻找同样迷失在异世界中的青梅竹马的故事。

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 38.2%, JRPG 25.6%, RPG 16.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Story Rich 6.9%

There is no English version of this game！There is no English version of this game！You wake up in a room full of mysteries, accompanied by a beautiful girl you have met before. In the following time, you will go on a heartbeat journey to the supernatural world with her.

Why similar: RPG 40.5%, Multiple Endings 26.9%, Story Rich 16.7%, 2D 8.4%, Adventure 7.5%

Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!

Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Multiple Endings 25.2%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Singleplayer 8%

Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?

Why similar: RPG 37.8%, Surreal 20.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Stylized 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%

《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后，主角方哲收到了一个包裹，其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村，梦境与现实交错，指引他步步逼近真相......

Why similar: Drama 52.5%, RPG 17.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Multiple Endings 36.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Surreal 18%, Story Rich 17.1%, Singleplayer 6.1%

The Dreamcatcher is a single player first person psychological adventure set in the modern times. You play as a young man who has just started his life in a big city. You will adventure into different dream worlds, overcome obstacles in the dreams with the help from outside the dreams.

Why similar: Story Rich 25.7%, Adventure 25.1%, Multiple Endings 22.8%, Surreal 18.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%

This is a Pixel Tactical Self-Propelled RPG Games The battle system adopts a semi-turn-based design, Quick Battle or Enter the Battlefield? It's time to decide! In this journey full of magic, you will also meet a variety of characters, who may become your allies, or your partners...

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24%, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, RPG 18.9%, Adventure 8.2%

A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

Why similar: Drama 46.1%, RPG 33.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%

This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.

Why similar: JRPG 26.4%, RPG 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Surreal 10.3%

A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.

Why similar: RPG 34.6%, Turn-Based Combat 31.8%, Adventure 18.7%, Surreal 8.1%, Singleplayer 4%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Adventure 23.1%, Story Rich 21.7%, Surreal 18.1%, Stylized 12.7%, 2D 10.8%

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Surreal 31.4%, RPGMaker 22.4% ★, Indie 4.1%

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.

Why similar: RPG 27.4%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Stylized 13.5%, Adventure 13.2%

Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25%, RPG 24.3%, JRPG 23.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 6%

No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?

Why similar: RPG 39.6%, Surreal 23.8%, Story Rich 22.4%, Singleplayer 12.3%, Indie 1.9%

"NARRENSCHIFF" is a psychological horror puzzle game. Players take on the role of an amnesiac man who awakens in a mysterious mental hospital. As they explore, they unravel a story involving their own origins and the conspiracy brewing within the walls of the mental institution.

Why similar: Drama 37.7%, RPG 26.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Adventure 7.2%

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: Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.7%, JRPG 18.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, RPG 9.4%

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: Turn-Based Combat 25.7%, JRPG 25.1%, RPG 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Story Rich 9%

RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 34.3%, RPG 25.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

One day in the dream, some one showed up and claimed there is a dream called paradise. From that day, dream demons that can suck human memory and spirit increased. In order to make everything return to its original state, Yoru, who awakened as a demon hunter, decided to challenge the initiator.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.4%, RPG 23.8%, JRPG 15.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 7.5%

You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.

Why similar: JRPG 33.2%, Turn-Based Combat 26.2%, RPG 18.8%, Surreal 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Beautiful teenagers, dreams, grotesque orgies. When no one in the world is awake anymore, is your sanity an alternative madness? A turn-based surrealist psychological horror game with beautiful L2D combat artwork and a deep, philosophical plot.

Why similar: JRPG 34.1%, RPG 20.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Surreal 12%, Story Rich 7.8%

Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 48.5%, RPG 27.8%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%

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: Tactical RPG 38.4%, Multiple Endings 17%, RPG 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.8%, Surreal 19.5%, RPG 17.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 8%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Story Rich 40.9%, Adventure 22.5%, 2D 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Story Rich 24.7%, Surreal 22.4%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Indie 3%