- #1 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
97% matchVery Positive88% of 20,099 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Why similar: RPG 20.6%, CRPG 17.1%, Party-Based RPG 16.7%, Isometric 14.6%, Real-Time with Pause 13.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands Eora's lore, companion writing, faction choices, and real-time-with-pause party combat with a more open nautical structure.
- #2 Tyranny
96% matchVery Positive86% of 13,461 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: RPG 21.9%, CRPG 19.9%, Isometric 16.7%, Real-Time with Pause 14.4% ★, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the same Infinity Engine-inspired foundations, it offers real-time-with-pause party battles and exceptionally consequential choices in a morally inverted fantasy world.
- #3 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
96% matchVery Positive92% of 10,966 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Return to a timeless RPG masterpiece. Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition brings the classic 2000 adventure back to life with thoughtful modern refinements, letting you gather your party and dive once more into a rich, choice‑driven fantasy epic.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21% ★, CRPG 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.2%, RPG 13.4%, Isometric 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its dense companion quests, enormous reactive campaign, spell-heavy real-time-with-pause combat, and classic party management are major foundations for Pillars of Eternity.
- #4 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 35,225 reviews2018
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 50.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Why similar: RPG 18.4%, CRPG 17.5%, Real-Time with Pause 16.5% ★, Party-Based RPG 15.6%, Isometric 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sprawling party-based fantasy adventure with kingdom decisions, extensive class customization, and real-time-with-pause combat that closely fits Pillars' pacing.
- #5 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
94% matchVery Positive83% of 44,424 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Why similar: CRPG 25.2%, Isometric 21.3%, RPG 14.1%, Fantasy 8.4%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a huge, choice-heavy party CRPG with deep character builds and the option to use real-time-with-pause combat throughout its epic fantasy campaign.
- #6 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
94% matchVery Positive92% of 18,088 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
Why similar: CRPG 22%, Isometric 18.4%, Real-Time with Pause 15.5% ★, RPG 12%, Party-Based RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original Baldur's Gate delivers exploratory party-based fantasy role-playing, tactical pauseable combat, and a classic sense of journey through a dangerous world.
- #7 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,049 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 23.2% ★, CRPG 17.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.8%, Isometric 14.6%, RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This deliberately old-school fantasy CRPG combines an isometric viewpoint, party control, real-time-with-pause encounters, and morally reactive questing.
- #8 Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
92% matchVery Positive86% of 31,505 reviews2010
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.
Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Real-Time with Pause 22.8% ★, Party-Based RPG 18.9%, Fantasy 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Although presented in 3D, it shares Pillars' dark fantasy tone, companion-focused party dynamics, tactical pausing, origin choices, and consequential story decisions.
- #9 Baldur's Gate 3
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 859,751 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 79.0 hrsMean: 134.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Why similar: RPG 29.8%, CRPG 29.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Fantasy 9.9%, Character Customization 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based combat differs, but its richly reactive quests, memorable companions, extensive role-playing freedom, and handcrafted fantasy world are an ideal match for Pillars fans.
- #10 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 5,675 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: CRPG 21%, Real-Time with Pause 20.6% ★, Isometric 16.6%, RPG 15%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This landmark story-first CRPG is essential for players seeking Pillars of Eternity's literary writing, strange setting, companion conversations, and identity-driven choices.
- #11 Torment: Tides of Numenera
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,378 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: RPG 28.9%, Isometric 24%, CRPG 22.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, Party-Based RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical, text-rich isometric CRPG that emphasizes unusual worldbuilding, difficult decisions, and narrative consequences over routine combat.
- #12 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
89% matchVery Positive88% of 48,452 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Why similar: CRPG 33.7%, RPG 18.9%, Fantasy 11.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Character Customization 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It transplants the party-based, choice-reactive CRPG formula into Warhammer 40K, with substantial companion stories and highly tactical turn-based battles.
- #13 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
90% matchVery Positive90% of 3,703 reviews2014
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The frozen classic returns. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition preserves the spirit of the original adventure while refining it for modern players, letting you build a party of Dungeons & Dragons heroes and brave the harsh, haunting beauty of the Spine of the World.
Why similar: CRPG 19.9%, Real-Time with Pause 17.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, RPG 14.8%, Isometric 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the closest classic alternative for building a full custom party and tackling challenging real-time-with-pause encounters in a Forgotten Realms campaign.
- #14 Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 206,376 reviews2017
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 31.2 hrsMean: 75.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Why similar: CRPG 25.9%, Party-Based RPG 21.4%, RPG 15.6%, Isometric 11%, Fantasy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its elemental turn-based systems are different, but its exceptional party interactions, quest freedom, role-playing options, and reactive fantasy world are equally compelling.
- #15 Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
87% matchVery Positive90% of 9,597 reviews2018
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.7% ★, CRPG 26.1%, RPG 18.8%, Fantasy 8.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its Dungeons & Dragons character building, real-time-with-pause combat, companion control, and huge catalog of official and community campaigns suit traditional CRPG fans.
- #16 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
86% matchVery Positive87% of 22,589 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 25.7%, Party-Based RPG 22.5%, RPG 18.3%, Fantasy 11.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a party-focused fantasy CRPG with robust character creation and tactically demanding D&D combat, though it favors encounter design over Pillars' prose density.
- #17 Dark Envoy
86% matchMixed70% of 931 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.5% ★, CRPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, Isometric 14.3%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a controllable party, real-time tactical combat with pausing, companion relationships, and branching decisions in a darker fantasy-steampunk world.
- #18 The Temple of Elemental Evil
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Troika GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Years ago a demoness’s elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.
Why similar: RPG 40.3%, Isometric 25.4%, Fantasy 11.9%, CRPG 10.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic party CRPG built around detailed D&D rules, exploration, custom adventurers, and demanding tactical encounters in an isometric fantasy setting.
- #19 Drakensang: The River of Time
85% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2011
Dev: DTPPub: Cosmi/ValuSoft
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The prequel to Radon Labs' award-winning RPG, Drakensang: The River of Time introduces a brand new story within the Drakensang universe. The new story brings many innovations and new game elements for experienced as well for first time players, who will jump right into the fascinating medieval fantasy RPG scenario of Drakensang: The...
Why similar: RPG 39.2%, Real-Time with Pause 21% ★, Party-Based RPG 11%, Fantasy 10.7%, CRPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This prequel provides a traditional low-fantasy party adventure with companion management, tactical pauseable combat, and a strong tabletop-RPG atmosphere.
- #20 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
84% matchVery Positive83% of 8,108 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: RPG 40.9%, CRPG 26.5%, Isometric 22.3%, Open World 2.9%, Strategy 2%
Why You'll Like It: This expansive old-school CRPG emphasizes custom squads, consequential skill checks, branching quests, and a harsh world that responds to player decisions.
- #21 Wasteland 3
82% matchVery Positive85% of 22,446 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: CRPG 27.8%, Isometric 19.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.2%, RPG 14.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its post-apocalyptic setting and turn-based combat differ from Pillars, but the party building, reactive choices, dark humor, and faction consequences are excellent.
- #22 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
83% matchVery Positive89% of 6,644 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Isometric 25.5%, CRPG 21.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Fantasy 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A superb cyberpunk-fantasy party CRPG with memorable companions, meaningful dialogue choices, atmospheric hubs, and deliberate turn-based tactical missions.
- #23 The Iron Oath
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 926 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: CRPG 27.2%, Party-Based RPG 23.9%, RPG 17.1%, Fantasy 9.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based mercenary-company RPG focused on managing a changing party, difficult expeditions, and a grim original fantasy setting.
- #24 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,660 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: CRPG 24.2%, Party-Based RPG 20%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Fantasy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This modern retro-style CRPG offers a bleak, richly written world, custom party members, exploration, and impactful decisions in a compact old-school format.
- #25 Expeditions: Rome
81% matchVery Positive87% of 6,804 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: CRPG 34%, Party-Based RPG 30.9%, RPG 23.7%, Story Rich 4.2%, Strategy 2%
Why You'll Like It: Its historical setting replaces fantasy, but its tightly written companions, strategic party management, branching political choices, and tactical combat make it a strong CRPG alternative.
- #26 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
79% matchVery Positive93% of 131,540 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: RPG 26%, Isometric 22.9%, CRPG 21.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Character Customization 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It lacks party combat, but its extraordinary writing, skill-based role-playing, ideological choices, and richly realized world make it ideal for Pillars players who value narrative depth most.
- #27 Knights of the Chalice 2
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Heroic Fantasy Games Dot Com
Windows · Mac
Knights of the Chalice 2 is a 2D RPG with turn-based combat. Create six Adventurers and set forth on an epic adventure against Evil. Overcome the odds with superior tactics. Enjoy a whole new dimension of complexity and variety based on the 3.5 ruleset! Includes a Module Editor.
Why similar: CRPG 26.3%, Party-Based RPG 21.3%, Isometric 20.4%, RPG 11.2%, Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its presentation is deliberately retro, but it delivers deep party creation, reactive quests, and exceptionally detailed tactical D&D-style combat.
- #28 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
78% matchVery Positive88% of 4,308 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 29.6%, Party-Based RPG 24.3%, Isometric 22.1%, RPG 16.1%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply systemic science-fiction CRPG featuring extensive character builds, factional choices, party members, and hard tactical turn-based combat.
- #29 UnderRail
79% matchVery Positive86% of 7,264 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: RPG 32.1%, CRPG 30.3%, Isometric 30.3%, Open World 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its isolated subterranean setting and punishing turn-based combat accompany deep buildcraft, exploration, faction choices, and classic isometric CRPG sensibilities.
- #30 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
78% matchVery Positive94% of 17,518 reviews2009
Dev: Black Isle StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
Why similar: RPG 31%, Isometric 26.4%, CRPG 13.8%, Classic 11.8% ★, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: One of the defining reactive isometric RPGs, it rewards varied character builds and offers an enormous amount of player-driven quest resolution.
- #31 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
77% matchVery Positive92% of 11,916 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.
Why similar: RPG 43.5%, CRPG 17.2%, Isometric 15%, Fantasy 11.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #32 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
77% matchVery Positive89% of 33,165 reviews2015
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
Why similar: RPG 33.1%, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, CRPG 16.2%, Isometric 9.8%, Fantasy 7.5%
- #33 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,997 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
Why similar: RPG 21.2%, CRPG 20.7%, Isometric 18.7%, Real-Time with Pause 8.2% ★, Classic 7.1% ★
- #34 Esoteric Ebb
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,761 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: CRPG 31%, Isometric 26.2%, RPG 19.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Character Customization 3.9%
- #35 The Banner Saga
75% matchVery Positive89% of 15,975 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: RPG 44.2%, Fantasy 16.7%, Story Rich 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #36 Divine Divinity
76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,060 reviews2012
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.
Why similar: RPG 29.8%, Isometric 21.3%, Real-Time with Pause 14.4% ★, CRPG 9.6%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #37 Grim Dawn
73% matchVery Positive93% of 109,993 reviews2016
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Why similar: Isometric 48%, RPG 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Character Customization 5.3%, Fantasy 5.1%
- #38 Tower of Time
74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,665 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.9% ★, Party-Based RPG 19.2%, Isometric 16.6%, RPG 11.3%, CRPG 8.3%
- #39 The Banner Saga 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 3,806 reviews2016
Dev: Stoic
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
Why similar: RPG 49.3%, Story Rich 19.4%, Fantasy 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #40 Vendir: Plague of Lies
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 25.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.9%, Isometric 13.7%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #41 The Age of Decadence
73% matchVery Positive82% of 4,065 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 34.7%, Isometric 27.4%, RPG 15.8%, Story Rich 10%, Dark Fantasy 4.7%
- #42 Pyre
71% matchVery Positive90% of 9,358 reviews2017
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.
Why similar: RPG 37.3%, Story Rich 16.3%, Party-Based RPG 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Fantasy 10.1%
- #43 Ember
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 995 reviews2016
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ember is a homage to classic role-playing games (RPG) that features a deep branching story, endless exploration across dynamic and living environments, a robust skill system, and an intricate crafting system.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Isometric 22.5%, Fantasy 12.6%, CRPG 11.1%, Real-Time with Pause 11.1% ★
- #44 Shadowrun Returns
70% matchVery Positive87% of 13,984 reviews2013
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Why similar: RPG 44.9%, Isometric 29.5%, CRPG 13%, Fantasy 3.1%, Story Rich 3%
- #45 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 877 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to classic Infinity Engine cRPGs from the creators of ATOM RPG, Swordhaven is a turn-based \ RTwP, party-based, dialogue-heavy 85+ hour long adventure set in a world of Nova Drakonia.
Why similar: CRPG 24.6%, Isometric 20.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, RPG 11.5%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #46 Avadon 3: The Warborn
71% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Isometric 23.6%, CRPG 21.1%, Party-Based RPG 12.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #47 Serpent in the Staglands
72% matchMixed66% of 207 reviews2015
Dev: Whalenought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A true role-playing adventure. Set in the icy Staglands, this party-based CRPG has you take the role of a trapped god on a perilous journey across a beautiful, deadly peninsula.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19.6% ★, CRPG 19.2%, RPG 16.3%, Isometric 15%, Party-Based RPG 12.5%
- #48 Wildermyth
67% matchVery Positive95% of 18,287 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 44.4%, RPG 15.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Fantasy 11.5%, Character Customization 10.7%
- #49 Avowed
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,289 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
Why similar: RPG 33.5%, Fantasy 19.7%, Story Rich 16.4%, Character Customization 12.7%, Open World 6.8%
- #50 Dungeon Siege
70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,275 reviews2011
Dev: Gas Powered GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.8%, Real-Time with Pause 14.3% ★, Isometric 11.8%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #51 Ash of Gods: Redemption
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Isometric 21.7%, CRPG 19.7%, Party-Based RPG 18.9%, RPG 14.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #52 Legend of Grimrock
69% matchVery Positive93% of 6,745 reviews2012
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
Why similar: RPG 47.7%, Party-Based RPG 29.1%, Fantasy 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Adventure 2.4%
- #53 Avernum 3: Ruined World
69% matchVery Positive84% of 336 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
Why similar: RPG 25.8%, CRPG 22.6%, Isometric 20%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #54 Solasta II
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,346 reviews2026
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Why similar: CRPG 30.6%, Party-Based RPG 24.9%, RPG 15.6%, Fantasy 9.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #55 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
68% matchVery Positive87% of 7,391 reviews2017
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Why similar: RPG 59.3%, Fantasy 13.9%, Isometric 9.5%, Story Rich 5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #56 Shadows: Awakening
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,498 reviews2018
Dev: Games FarmPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
Why similar: RPG 33.1%, Isometric 25.2%, Party-Based RPG 11.5%, CRPG 11.4%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #57 Legend of Grimrock 2
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,085 reviews2014
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
Why similar: RPG 50.3%, Party-Based RPG 25.3%, Fantasy 14.2%, Adventure 2.8%, Atmospheric 2%
- #58 Risen
67% matchVery Positive89% of 10,860 reviews2009
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Why similar: RPG 50.1%, Fantasy 13.6%, Open World 11%, Story Rich 4.2%, Dark Fantasy 3.6%
- #59 Avadon: The Black Fortress
68% matchVery Positive81% of 623 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Isometric 23.7%, CRPG 17%, Party-Based RPG 15%, Fantasy 9.1%