- #1 Dark Rose Valkyrie
97% matchMixed47% of 183 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 22.5%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Anime 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #2 Mugen Souls Z
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Chou-Chou and the gang return in this brand-new S-RPG sequel with a new story and even cuter, super-powerful, godly action and adventure! Lady Chou-Chou must rely on the abilities of an all-new ultimate goddess, Syrma, as she tries to stop this ancient threat to her world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, JRPG 15.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.3%, Romance 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #3 Death end re;Quest
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,387 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.6%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Anime 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, RPG 7.3%
- #4 Lost Dimension
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 240 reviews2017
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the near future a terrorist mastermind, known only as ‘The End’, threatens humanity with nuclear armageddon. A special task force, the S.E.A.L.E.D team, are the only ones who can stop him: a group of young combatants with incredible abilities and each with a mysterious past.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.5%, JRPG 20.7%, Party-Based RPG 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 5.9%
- #5 Megadimension Neptunia VII
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,247 reviews2016
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 101.2 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 26.2%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Anime 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%
- #6 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,320 reviews2015
Dev: Idea Factory
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 61.2 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 23.3%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Anime 13.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Visual Novel 6.2%
- #7 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,510 reviews2015
Dev: Idea Factory
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 77.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lost in an alternate dimension, Neptune must collect enough shares to get back home. Sounds easy – except the Seven Sages want to rid Gamindustri of CPUs, including Neptune! Help defeat them and return her to her own world in this JRPG – or be stuck in the '80s forever!
Why similar: JRPG 28.9%, Anime 17.8%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, RPG 6.2%
- #8 Mugen Souls
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 291 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Turn-Based 16.7%, JRPG 15.9%, Party-Based RPG 14.7%, Romance 8.6%, Visual Novel 8%
- #9 Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart (Neptunia)
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 973 reviews2016
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 113.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this chibi-style* strategy role-playing game you'll amass an army of game-referencing allies, fight on trap-laden maps, and beef up Lily Rank for crazy damage. But look out for status ailments or you might be (literal) tofu! You ain't seen the Neptunia characters like this before!
Why similar: JRPG 31.1%, Anime 17.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Turn-Based 9.9%, RPG 8.7%
- #10 Death end re;Quest 2
91% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.1 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 24.3%, Turn-Based 16.6%, RPG 12.7%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #11 Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 678 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 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 45.2%, Anime 27.5%, RPG 15.9%, Visual Novel 7.1%, Cute 4.4%
- #12 Super Neptunia RPG
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,058 reviews2019
Dev: Artisan StudiosPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 39.3 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 37.1%, Anime 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%
- #13 Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters
88% matchVery Positive83% of 831 reviews2023
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
With Gamindustri on the brink of destruction, Nepgear and the Candidates must band together and restore order!
Why similar: JRPG 36.5%, Anime 17.5%, RPG 14%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Cute 8.9%
- #14 Agarest: Generations of War Zero
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 392 reviews2014
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 48.8 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 30%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Anime 17.3%, RPG 7.1%, Party-Based RPG 6.9%
- #15 Neptunia Virtual Stars
87% matchMixed57% of 482 reviews2021
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Band together with Virtual Idols to save Planet Emote in this music-based hack n' slash!
Why similar: JRPG 30.7%, Party-Based RPG 22.6%, Anime 13.3%, RPG 9.1%, Cute 7.7%
- #16 BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,091 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 53.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
“As the last summer day fades, all is illuminated.” With gorgeous translucent designs by Mel Kishida, as well as a story that depicts the youth of lifelike girls, based on a theme of human identity and bonding, a new title in the BLUE REFLECTION series is here!
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #17 LOST SPHEAR
86% matchMixed59% of 211 reviews2018
Dev: Tokyo RPG FactoryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A young man, who suffered a phenomenon that he had never seen, faces an ominous power that threatens the fabric of reality. Awaken the power of Memory to restore what was lost!
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.7%, Party-Based RPG 21.1%, JRPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Anime 7.7%
- #18 Mary Skelter: Nightmares
85% matchVery Positive84% of 575 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The "Jail" suddenly appeared a number of years ago, sinking the city deep into the ground. There, this impenetrable living prison 666 metres beneath the surface, held power over eerie creatures called "Marchens." Within the prison was a boy named Jack - living a life of suffering...
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, JRPG 17.1%, Party-Based RPG 16%, Romance 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #19 Nights of Azure
86% matchMixed70% of 670 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Save the world or the life of one girl... I decide my destiny! The world was once ruled by the Nightlord. In that world lived a Saint, destined to become a sacrifice to the Nightlord, and a Holy Knight, with the power to use Servans. Take your Servans and fight accross "The Land Without Night" for the one you love!
Why similar: JRPG 39.7%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Anime 15%, RPG 9.9%, Cute 9.8%
- #20 Path of the Midnight Sun
84% matchVery Positive85% of 247 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 27.5%, Party-Based RPG 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 10.1%, Romance 9.7%
- #21 Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls
83% matchVery Positive92% of 998 reviews2017
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 111.9 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 27.1%, RPG 18.4%, Anime 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #22 Soul Hackers 2
82% matchMixed65% of 3,213 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 21.3 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 40.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, RPG 11.8%, Anime 10.8%
- #23 Death end re;Quest: Code Z
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
A parallel world created by the AI known as Iris. It's in this world Sayaka Hiwatari awakens, in a place called the Strain Area. Here, she'll encounter many familiar faces, but those who were friends in another world before may be foes here. Death looms at every step; will you ever find the end?
Why similar: JRPG 32.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 13.1%, RPG 9.8%
- #24 The Caligula Effect: Overdose
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 609 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.5 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 35.1%, Turn-Based 27.4%, Anime 15.8%, RPG 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #25 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
79% matchVery Positive95% of 5,775 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 15.2 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 36.5%, Turn-Based 22.6%, Anime 13.1%, RPG 7.3%, Romance 7%
- #26 Pale Echoes
82% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: Wyrmling ProductionsPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An RPG of exploration, collection, and critical thinking. The end of the world has come and gone, leaving only phantoms where once there was life. Now Schorl, the last surviving human, and Spinel, the last of the magical saerii, search through the memories of a bygone era, hoping to find a future.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.3%, Party-Based RPG 20.9%, JRPG 19.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%
- #27 AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
80% matchVery Positive85% of 3,392 reviews2015
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight.
Why similar: JRPG 37.7%, Anime 33.8%, RPG 8.1%, Cute 5.3%, Visual Novel 5.1%
- #28 Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 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: JRPG 49.5%, Anime 29.2%, RPG 21.3%
- #29 THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,071 reviews2021
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
Windows
Median: 52.5 hrsMean: 94.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The empires of Zemuria have narrowly managed to escape the Great Twilight, a curse that threatened to end the world, thanks to the valiant efforts of those known as heroes. This has resulted in a ripple effect of events that hurtles the series toward its thrilling conclusion.
Why similar: JRPG 26.2%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Party-Based RPG 14.6%, Anime 9.8%, RPG 8.8%
- #30 真空战姬
77% matchVery Positive94% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: PEARFLOWER
Windows
In the year 30XX, a species named "Woe" continues to devour human living space. Known as "air crew" people picked up the weapons can defeat the monster "clear sky equipment", they in order to protect the only remaining paradise of human "Asiatic fortress" and face numerous remote disaster.
Why similar: Romance 30.2%, Anime 20.9%, RPG 15.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #31 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
74% matchVery Positive94% of 509 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: Visual Novel 36.5%, Multiple Endings 24.4%, Music 17%, Anime 15%, Cute 7.1%
- #32 Trillion: God of Destruction
78% matchMixed67% of 481 reviews2016
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 10.7 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 33.2%, Anime 18.1%, Visual Novel 15%, RPG 13.4%, Strategy 11.6%
- #33 Agarest: Generations of War
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,865 reviews2014
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.
Why similar: JRPG 20.6%, Turn-Based 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Anime 8.1%
- #34 Megadimension Neptunia VIIR
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 964 reviews2018
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 114.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This enhanced version of 2016’s Megadimension Neptunia™ VII features smoother graphics courtesy of a new engine, a revamped battle system, and a whole new VR experience. Now, their dimensions and yours are connected!
Why similar: JRPG 30.7%, Anime 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, RPG 8.9%, Turn-Based 6.9%
- #35 The Caligula Effect 2
74% matchVery Positive92% of 446 reviews2022
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 53.1%, Anime 22.6%, RPG 19.4%, Female Protagonist 4.9%
- #36 MONARK
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 238 reviews2022
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.
Why similar: JRPG 46.9%, Anime 17.9%, RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #37 Fairy Fencer F
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,373 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Long ago, the Vile God and the Goddess waged war with each other. Equally matched, they were sealed away in another world… Now a lazy young man named Fang somehow finds himself a key part of this war he’d really rather not deal with, but fate beckons in this uncommon RPG!
Why similar: JRPG 36.6%, Anime 19%, Turn-Based 17.5%, RPG 8.1%, Cute 4.7%
- #38 Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
76% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: JRPG 36.9%, Anime 24.3%, Turn-Based 18.6%, RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%
- #39 Virgo Versus The Zodiac
73% matchVery Positive92% of 947 reviews2019
Dev: Moonana
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, JRPG 20%, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Anime 8.9%
- #40 Tower Song
71% 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: Party-Based RPG 22.7%, JRPG 20.7%, Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #41 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
72% matchVery Positive93% of 3,057 reviews2018
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 38.6 hrsMean: 55.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...
Why similar: JRPG 38%, Turn-Based 28.9%, Anime 12.7%, RPG 8.3%, Romance 5.9%
- #42 Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 701 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A melody of life and death surrounding a sickly girl and her friends.
Why similar: Romance 25%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #43 Omega Labyrinth Life
73% matchMixed68% of 349 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: Turn-Based 27.4%, JRPG 27.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Anime 10.1%
- #44 SHUTEN ORDER
68% matchVery Positive81% of 691 reviews2025
Dev: Neilo Inc.Pub: EXNOA LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"168 remaining until the end of the world..." Humanity is approaching its end. A sudden dismemberment murder of the leader of a religious nation that advocates an apocalyptic ideology... Five adventure games are combined into one, centered around a suspenseful story full of mystery and intrigue.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Romance 24.9%, Anime 20.4%, Cute 10.8%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #45 BRAVELY DEFAULT II
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,985 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 25.9 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 40%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, RPG 10.8%, Linear 9%, Cute 6.5%
- #46 Science Girls
73% matchMixed67% of 164 reviews2014
Dev: Spiky CaterpillarPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Schoolgirls fight aliens with the power of science! Gather a team of science-themed specialists and defend your homeworld in classic turn-based combat.
Why similar: JRPG 33%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 14%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #47 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,419 reviews2021
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 53.0 hrsMean: 74.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 29.9%, Turn-Based 27.6%, RPG 14.5%, Anime 11.6%, Romance 8.6%
- #48 BLUE REFLECTION
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,469 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 90.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A clear summer sky spreads over the Hoshinomiya Girls' High School. This story begins with the belated start of school life for Hinako Shirai, who has just recovered from a leg injury due to a tragic accident. The magical sisters Yuzu and Lime bestowed to her a special power to become a "Reflector".
Why similar: JRPG 31.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Anime 11%, Cute 7.7%
- #49 Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
69% matchVery Positive92% of 534 reviews2020
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
"The promise begins." The "Dusk" series, a trilogy of RPG titles from Gust's popular Atelier series, tells the story of a world on the verge ruin, told from the perspective of its unique characters. The 1st title in the series "Atelier Ayesha" is now available as a deluxe version.
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, JRPG 25%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Anime 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #50 An Octave Higher
71% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.4%, Anime 24.6%, Female Protagonist 16%, Fantasy 8%, Cute 6.1%
- #51 8-Colors Star Guardians +
68% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Andrea DemetrioPub: Der Mondhase
Windows
Alien monsters have invaded Earth! It's up to the Star Guardians, a dysfunctional group of heroines, to protect the planet and awkwardly save the day (yet again)! Fight evil with pixelated style, in this turn-based, choose-your-boss-path game made with just 8 colors!
Why similar: JRPG 31.1%, Party-Based RPG 27.6%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, RPG 8.7%
- #52 Tears of Avia
71% matchMixed50% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: CooCooSqueaky GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tears of Avia is a turn-based strategy and tactics RPG set in the beautiful world of Estera. As a Seeker, journey through war-torn environments and build your party to save the world from its horrible fate.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.4%, JRPG 28.3%, Fantasy 9.4%, Anime 8.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
- #53 Shining Resonance Refrain
70% matchMixed70% of 1,340 reviews2018
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.
Why similar: JRPG 48.2%, Anime 22.9%, RPG 14.9%, Female Protagonist 5.7%, Fantasy 4.6%
- #54 Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
66% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: MoonanaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
In a silent world where music is outlawed, play as a singer to shatter the strings of fate and sing the melody of freedom in this unforgiving Turn Based Rhythm JRPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.2%, JRPG 20.9%, Party-Based RPG 15.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #55 Digimon Survive
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,599 reviews2022
Dev: HYDE, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.5 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 42.1%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Anime 19.9%, RPG 9.3%, Simulation 4.4%
- #56 Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
69% matchMixed67% of 490 reviews2020
Dev: Granzella Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the shadow of a massive earthquake, you must brave a destroyed city where your choices will determine who survives.
Why similar: Action 78%, Female Protagonist 22%
- #57 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
67% matchVery Positive94% of 12,198 reviews2015
Dev: IDEA FACTORY Co., Ltd.Pub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 57.2 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 28.6%, Anime 17%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Cute 5.9%
- #58 Magical Girl Noble Rose
67% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: No FuturePub: WASABI entertainment
Windows
This game is an RPG with a classic storyline that features Noble Rose, a girl who transforms into a magical girl to fight an evil organization. Use special attacks to wipe out the enemies and help the women in the city from the Bio Soldiers!
Why similar: JRPG 36%, Anime 20.5%, RPG 14.6%, Cute 12.4%, Romance 10.3%
- #59 Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 682 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 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: JRPG 34.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 18.8%, RPG 18.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #60 Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX
66% matchVery Positive92% of 700 reviews2018
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
First release in the Arland series. The main character Rorona must save her Atelier from being closed by the Kingdom. Using Synthesis, Exploration, and Battle, gain recognition for the Atelier and save it from being closed.
Why similar: JRPG 34.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, RPG 13.2%, Anime 12.3%, Turn-Based 9.2%