- #1 Order of the Ivy
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Rust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A new modern, turn-based pixel RPG by Rust Games! Silly tone, serious quest. Set in a dystopian America, the party must overthrow evil feudal lords called the Quorum while managing Kyle's worst impulses.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.6%, JRPG 16.8%, Dystopian 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Lore-Rich 11.7%
- #2 Infinity Project: PATTERNS
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: NEndPub: Bad Grin Company
Windows
Strange powers and void-like beings threaten the struggling normalcy of the Nameless City, a hopeful region at the end of the world that clings to a past life.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.4%, JRPG 15.4%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Dystopian 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%
- #3 Doctrine: C.U.L.T.
96% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Miracles on a Stick
Windows
Build your own religion from the ground up. Forge dogma. Recruit followers. Expand your influence. Every decision shifts your power - and every power has a price. Will you be a savior or a tyrant? The world awaits your move.
Why similar: Cult 42.2% ★, Political 19.7% ★, Philosophical 15.6%, Dystopian 14.2%, Multiple Endings 4%
- #4 Geon
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zorrid
Windows
Geon is a turn-based JRPG set in a not so distant future where the past is seemingly forgotten; ruled by the supreme overlord only known as "George". Discover ancient history and uncover mysteries as you are forced to face George and fight to save the world from strange things from beyond the stars.
Why similar: JRPG 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Dark 9%
- #5 人类动物园 Human Zoo
94% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
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: Philosophical 23.2%, Dystopian 20.4%, JRPG 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Dark 8.2%
- #6 The Black Knight Chronicles - The Quest Beyond Destiny
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
A retro-inspired jRPG with side-view turn-based combat, puzzle-rich dungeons, and meaningful side quests. Explore a vast world, recruit allies, and uncover secrets in an epic adventure nearly twice as large as before.
Why similar: JRPG 26.7%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, RPG 12%, Exploration 6.8%
- #7 Faye Falling
93% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
Faye Falling is a single-player, story-driven, turn-based RPG. You play as a recently deceased spirit trying to find their way in an afterlife seeped in turmoil. It is up to you to save your soul, and every soul, from the great darkness that threatens it.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.5%, JRPG 19%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #8 5th ERA
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MissingSeven
Windows
A techno-fantasy JRPG inspired by the 16-bit classics. Explore Helgon, the city on the comet, uncover ancient secrets, and battle the deadly Brightlings in strategic turn-based combat as you uncover the truth behind the mysterious white portals.
Why similar: JRPG 26.4%, Lore-Rich 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #9 VoltAge:Genesis
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Golden Fish Entertainment
Windows
Freely explore a deadly wasteland as you uncover a plot to awaken an ancient evil.
Why similar: JRPG 19.9%, Lore-Rich 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #10 DEEP 8
91% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: IndependentArt
Windows
DEEP 8 is a gritty RPG inspired by 90s classics. Fight tactical battles! Use mods instead of weapons which you can change any time while fighting. Combine them to build effective strategies and crush your enemies! Explore a vast scifi world and uncover the dark past of your characters.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.8%, JRPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #11 Aqatillion
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Face Games
Windows
A retro RPG that combines fantasy and sci-fi elements into a time-traveling adventure. Help Stenobar Floreston and his friends uncover a plot that threatens the world of Neria in two separate timelines.
Why similar: JRPG 20%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, RPG 8.3%
- #12 NAME OF THE WILL
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zeitgeist Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are trapped in HOPE, a masked cult where pain is salvation. Every thought is tallied. Every smile is a lie. Conform for happiness, or face your guilt to escape.
Why similar: Cult 58.2% ★, Dystopian 13.4%, Dark 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #13 Wait! Life is beautiful!
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]Pub: GameNet
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?
Why similar: Political 36.8% ★, Dystopian 25.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 6.9%, Retro 6.4%
- #14 Manafinder
88% matchVery Positive95% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Wolfsden LLC
Windows · Mac
Take the role of a manafinder in this console-style turn-based RPG set in the beautiful but unforgiving world of Aevi. Fight your way against ferocious beasts and other threats in the quest for manastones as you define the fate of the exiled.
Why similar: JRPG 20.9%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, RPG 9.1%
- #15 GRAFT
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harebrained
Windows
GRAFT, TRANSFORM, SURVIVE. Escape a dark, decaying space station the size of a continent in this story-driven survival horror RPG from the makers of BATTLETECH and the Shadowrun Trilogy.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.6%, Dystopian 20.5%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Dark 6.9%
- #16 Papers, Please
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,992 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Political 48.1% ★, Dystopian 25.3%, Multiple Endings 7%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Story Rich 4.4%
- #17 Order from Caos
86% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
An epic pixel art RPG full of twists and challenging turn-based battles. Fight as Dan, a young man touched by the power of darkness who needs to find the cure for his curse and also save the world from humanity itself and the force of CAOS.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.2%, JRPG 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, RPG 7.4%
- #18 Moonfell: the Tides of Aether
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Runelight Owl
Windows
A story-centric, turn-based JRPG styled after the NES-era classics. Explore immersive dungeons and solve puzzles via an interactive Field Skill system and defeat challenging enemies in engaging Free Turn Battle combat. Will you discover the dark truth behind the fate of the kingdom?
Why similar: JRPG 27.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, RPG 17%, Retro 9.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #19 Viridian Sage
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Elder Tree Games
Windows
Welcome to the Kingdom of Riki! Viridian Sage is an epic 2D JRPG following a party of young mages fighting against the demons attacking their home. You will explore a vibrant world, engage in strategic combat, and, maybe, save the world. Grab your wand, stock your spells, and prepare for adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, JRPG 20.6%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #20 Sink
84% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: IceCreamMakerStudio
Windows
Do you regret a choice in your life This is a game about faith, life and soul...
Why similar: Philosophical 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%, RPG 7.2%
- #21 Darkness Blooms
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Justin Greeno
Windows
The world needs to be saved, its times to be a hero. Darkness Blooms in an action adventure top-down rpg with a combination of real time and turn based mechanics. As the world faces a threat is could never be prepare for you must build a team and save the world.
Why similar: Political 23.5% ★, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, JRPG 13.2%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #22 Star Knightess Aura
82% matchVery Positive87% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: AuraGamedev
Windows
Follow Aura's adventure as she is thrust into the fantasy world of Roya. What she initially believed to follow the conventional plotline of a "summoned to another world"-story quickly turns into her worst nightmare.
Why similar: Cult 53.5% ★, JRPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Story Rich 6.4%, RPG 6.1%
- #23 When the king speaks
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RykunePub: HandDrawn
Windows
Recruit over 65 characters in this turn-based RPG! A living world in which you decide the time of events!
Why similar: JRPG 19.2%, Lore-Rich 19%, Political 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, RPG 8%
- #24 嘉德莉亚的挽歌 ~Wind and Dream~
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: 遥喵_Haruka
Windows
风色的奇迹与永不醒来的梦。集恋爱、冒险、群像于一体,在这款文本量高达200万字的回合制JRPG中,与你重要的伙伴一同在拉薇达大陆中游历,发掘角色身上的秘密,击败形形色色的敌人,并通过自己的力量终结这场乱世,最终守护心中那位珍爱的对象。
Why similar: JRPG 24.7%, Lore-Rich 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, RPG 11%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #25 Endless; Melody—NEMESIS
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VALENSiYAGAMES
Windows
The world ends, and so our story begins. Return to the world of Gaia for one last adventure, one final story before it is forever lost beneath the shadows of legends.
Why similar: JRPG 27.2%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, RPG 14.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #26 Next Patient
79% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Turtle Studios
Windows · Mac
As the checkpoint guard in the only safe zone of the dystopian Republic of Valdoria, you decide who survives.
Why similar: Political 47.1% ★, Dystopian 23.1%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #27 Nocturne: Prelude
80% matchVery Positive97% of 399 reviews2020
Dev: Pracy Studios
Windows
The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in the first chapter of a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.7%, Dystopian 17.2%, JRPG 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #28 ANAMNESIS: memoria war
79% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: RagingNoodle Studio
Windows
Will you die and be free of pain? Or live and break the shackles of fate? Can two souls, bound by fate itself, sever the never-ending cycle of death? "ANAMESIS: memoria war" is a gorgeous 2D jRPG rich in story, heavy on action and steeped in deep characterization.
Why similar: JRPG 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, RPG 14.9%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #29 Starvedge
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luxar
Windows
Cruel 2037. Starvation. Repression. Fear. You decide who gets a ration and who remains starving. Survival is almost impossible.
Why similar: Political 34.2% ★, Dystopian 26.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Dark 8.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #30 Elohim Eternal: Exodus
77% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: George Alexandros
Windows
Overthrow the corrupt emissary of the Kingdom of Heaven in this turn-based RPG with visual novel storytelling. This free game takes place a thousand years before the events of Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code. Before the Idinites and Cainites, there were the Misru and Simru, based on ancient Egypt.
Why similar: JRPG 18.8%, Philosophical 16.8%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12%
- #31 Alder Forge
78% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Zine FALOUTI
Windows
Play as the Five Members of the Fourth Squadron and battle your foes using the game Adaptive Turn-based Combat System. Shape your path in a political fantasy story-driven game, and witness a tired feudal society progressively morph into something new.
Why similar: Political 24.9% ★, JRPG 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, RPG 7.3%
- #32 Vay
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: SoMoGa, Inc.Pub: SoMoGa, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 16-bit cult classic RPG from 1994 returns with tons of improvements! When your peaceful kingdom is attacked on your wedding day and your wife-to-be is kidnapped, it falls to you to journey across the world and stop the terrible machines of war that threaten to lay waste to it.
Why similar: JRPG 23%, Lore-Rich 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, RPG 9.5%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #33 Quartet
74% matchVery Positive97% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Something Classic Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.4%, JRPG 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, RPG 6.7%
- #34 The 9th Seraph
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StubbornKoi
Windows
An upcoming story-driven dark fantasy RPG. Journey across the Jophinian Isles and battle wild elemental beasts in your search for humanity's last hope -- the individual known as the Seraph.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.6%, JRPG 13.9%, RPG 13.8%, Dystopian 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
- #35 Ancients of Arkar
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Corren Bros
Windows
Awaken, Influential One, and take action in this turn-based RPG. Command unique parties of characters throughout 6 time periods, and uncover the hidden truth of Arkar. In this RPG, strategy and exploration are key to success. Are you the one they have been looking for?
Why similar: JRPG 23.4%, Lore-Rich 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, RPG 12.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #36 My Familiar
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chintzy Ink
Windows · Mac · Linux
MY FAMILIAR! A turn-based, buddy-cop Isekai RPG
Why similar: Dystopian 23.8%, JRPG 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, RPG 8.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #37 Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Terletski Games
Windows · Mac
Sobakistan — the land of dogs, is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog state — where any step could send you to prison.
Why similar: Political 33.8% ★, Dystopian 24.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Story Rich 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #38 Void Foundation: Into The Void
74% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: #30A6D-S (Kuma)
Windows
Void Foundation: Into The Void is a JRPG game with SCP & Randomized dungeon exploration element. Void Foundation tells the story of a future world which human history has been rewritten due to the discovery of Void Gate Players will be recruited as void adventurers, discover the secrets of the void.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, JRPG 17.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Dark 7%
- #39 The Curse of the Demon Tree
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Penny Ghost Studios LLC
Windows
A top down 2D JRPG exploring the stages of grief and loss in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.2%, JRPG 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Dark 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #40 Project Subtrahend
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: LilyDynamite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.6%, Lore-Rich 21.6%, Political 19.2% ★, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark 8.2%
- #41 Negative Reverie
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NR TEAM
Windows
Bring down a futuristic tech company and discover the dark secrets behind their power. To survive, you'll have to give up on outsmarting your enemy and embrace the mindless animal inside.
Why similar: JRPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Dystopian 13.3%, RPG 8.9%
- #42 Anima Reprise
72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Witch's Cadence
Windows · Mac
It has been one hundred years. One hundred years since you were captured and a plot (or rather a sickly joke) to take over the universe and overthrow the king was enacted. Now the world is run by literal clowns, and you must overthrow the overthrowee, and take back the honor of the king.
Why similar: JRPG 29.3%, RPG 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #43 Shadow of Azrael
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Within
Windows
Fighting that's a cross between Smash Bros and Dragon Ball Z!
Why similar: Dystopian 64%, Political 32.7% ★, Retro 1.2%, Pixel Graphics 1.1%, Atmospheric 1%
- #44 Pry Into The Void
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ernest PlacidoPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
A bleak monster-taming RPG where you pry into the hearts of monsters and people. Exploit enemy weaknesses, converse with their souls and navigate challenging moral dilemmas to recruit abstract monsters as your allies.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.8%, JRPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #45 Zenogaias
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avalon Lee Games
Windows
Experience an epic, emotionally charged turn-based JRPG featuring four full-length Episodes spanning the greatest eras of gaming, from 8-bit Medieval Fantasy to HD Sci-Fi/Fantasy fusion, all linked by a powerful and intricately woven narrative.
Why similar: JRPG 25.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, RPG 14.8%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #46 Revella
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrativa Studios
Windows
Explore the world as Aveline, Revella is a narrative RPG featuring unique pixel art, retro combat, and dark secrets about identity, memories, and redemption. Which path will you follow?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.7%, JRPG 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, RPG 9.8%
- #47 Order from Caos 2
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Order from Caos 2 is an RPG with turn-based battles that tells the story of Thomas, a man who had his family murdered by the cruel Knight Asmodeus. Seek revenge in an epic adventure in Pixel Art. However, there's one detail that can change everything: your family may simply have never existed.
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.2%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, RPG 8.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #48 Trillenium
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Owl's Nest Games
Windows
In the year 2999, art is on the brink of extinction by AI. Within 3 Days, unite the few remaining artists together to end AI's monopoly on society once and for all. Trillenium is a bite-sized 2D RPG created by artists, for artists, and reminds us that to lose art is to lose humanity itself.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.8%, JRPG 24.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, RPG 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #49 Level C-1366
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 小涵Naiwenel
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a Backroom game about Level C-1366. It's an Open-world RPG story game, you can visiting different buildings and levels, chat with NPCs, interact with items and watching the story of the game. It's free, open-source and made by RPG Maker. (There are Easter eggs in the game)
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.5%, JRPG 22%, Story Rich 11.9%, RPG 10.5%, Exploration 8%
- #50 Artis Impact
66% matchVery Positive85% of 2,514 reviews2025
Dev: MasPub: Feuxon
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fun turn-based RPG set in a future world of humans and AI. Play as Akane to explore vibrant locations, battle with simple yet fluid combat, and enjoy side quests full of charming surprises. With a playful, humorous style and clever details, this adventure is light, easy, and full of smiles.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.5%, JRPG 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #51 Reviving An Angel
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SolemnGravity
Windows
How do you revive an angel? Reviving An Angel is a turn-based RPG set in a world where Archangels, the greatest creations of the Almighty, are in a path of war. Wanting to revive his beloved, Harold, a young Fallen Hunter, saw himself facing an Archangel as he challenged the limits of his mortality.
Why similar: JRPG 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 22.8%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, RPG 8.8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #52 Pimic of Sorrow
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: imayui
Windows
"The Magic Mirror will destroy the world... Someone has told the Ice Queen the whereabouts of the Magic Mirror." Embark on a mysterious journey to save the Magic Mirror from the Ice Queen. An RPG woven with poetic storytelling and fairy tale-style pixel art graphics.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.5%, JRPG 23.8%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Retro 8.2%
- #53 What Awaits, Aleksey?
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JKBC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.
Why similar: Political 26.8% ★, Dystopian 20.5%, Lore-Rich 14%, Dark 7.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #54 Elohim Eternal II: Son of Man
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: George Alexandros
Windows
Start a rebellion in this character-driven, science fantasy RPG. Collect guns with different abilities and perks. Ride a giant mecha in a rebellion against the corrupt Pleroman government. Inspired by Xenogears for the story and Shin Megami Tensei for fast-paced turn-based combat.
Why similar: JRPG 20.6%, Dystopian 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, RPG 9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #55 Hymn to the Earless God
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starseed Games
Windows
Turn-based RPG from the creator of Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass set on a brutal alien planet. Four unique main characters, four unforgettable stories, four inescapable calamities.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, JRPG 16.9%, RPG 16.8%, Dark 15%, Story Rich 11%
- #56 Slimes
69% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2020
Dev: scitydreamer
Windows
A game about two guys that hate each other.
Why similar: JRPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, RPG 14.5%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Dark 8.4%
- #57 Elidriel
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel Schade Cardoso
Windows · Mac · Linux
Elidriel is a pixel-art JRPG inspired by SNES and Playstation classics. Customize characters classes and skills to fight bosses in a turn-based battle with real time mechanics. Explore a world of wonders, crafting, cooking, fishing, playing songs and mining gems to evolve your weapons.
Why similar: JRPG 24%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Lore-Rich 15%, RPG 11.3%, Retro 7.7%
- #58 Adventure In Wachirawit World
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wachirawit Ruangsap
Windows
The most mind-blowing RPG Maker game from Thailand. With unique storytelling, gameplay, and presentation. Created by an expert of the RPG Maker Thailand community. In this game, you will go on an adventure in Wachirawit's world. You must play this!!!
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Top-Down 11%, Story Rich 8.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #59 Butterfly again
67% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: 妄想の繭Pub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
In a world where not everyone has magic, the kingdom is suffering from an infestation known as "Insect Demon". But only those who can use magic can see the Insect Demon...
Why similar: Philosophical 26%, Dystopian 23.4%, JRPG 17.7%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #60 Beholder 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 7,978 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Political 29.5% ★, Dystopian 26.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Dark 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%