Games Like Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

Why similar: RPG 20.6%, Party-Based RPG 17%, CRPG 16.8%, Isometric 14.8%, Real-Time with Pause 13% ★

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor that established the world and mechanics of Deadfire.

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: CRPG 26.4%, RPG 25%, Character Customization 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The modern gold standard for party-based, choice-driven isometric RPGs with immense tactical depth.

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: RPG 21.3%, CRPG 19.8%, Isometric 14.8%, Real-Time with Pause 11.6% ★, Choices Matter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly reactive world where your choices fundamentally alter the political landscape.

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 24.4%, Isometric 18.1%, RPG 13%, Character Customization 9.9%, Open World 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers immense character customization and tactical depth comparable to Deadfire.

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: Party-Based RPG 18.6%, RPG 16.2%, CRPG 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 12.2% ★, Isometric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a sprawling, kingdom-building experience that mirrors the scale of Deadfire.

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: Party-Based RPG 24.9%, CRPG 23.4%, RPG 13.4%, Character Customization 9.5%, Isometric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the high-quality tactical combat and environmental interactions found in Deadfire.

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 21.9%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Isometric 13.3%, RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-tier isometric RPG with deep party management and meaningful narrative consequences.

Rediscover the beloved RPG classic— now enhanced for modern adventurers! Gather your party of heroes and continue the legendary adventure in this story-rich fantasy epic where every choice matters.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.8%, CRPG 17.1%, Real-Time with Pause 16.3% ★, RPG 12.4%, Isometric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The classic blueprint for the party-based isometric RPG experience.

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 24.6%, Real-Time with Pause 19.6% ★, Isometric 17.3%, RPG 16.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The spiritual ancestor of the genre, focusing on deep philosophical dialogue and world-building.

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: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, RPG 22.9%, Real-Time with Pause 18.4% ★, Choices Matter 7.4%, Fantasy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the tactical party-based combat and deep companion relationships of the genre.

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 27%, CRPG 22.1%, Isometric 20.6%, Party-Based RPG 7.7%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes narrative complexity and unique world-building similar to the Pillars universe.

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: Party-Based RPG 34.6%, CRPG 29.5%, RPG 19.6%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Turn-Based 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines historical strategy with party-based RPG mechanics and meaningful choice-making.

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 27.5%, Turn-Based 22.4%, Isometric 19%, CRPG 18%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a tight, narrative-focused isometric experience with excellent turn-based combat.

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: Party-Based RPG 24.8%, CRPG 23.4%, Isometric 15.2%, Turn-Based 13.7%, RPG 12%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore isometric RPG that rewards tactical planning and complex character builds.

A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

Why similar: CRPG 35.5%, Isometric 18.7%, RPG 18.4%, Turn-Based 9.2%, Choices Matter 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi isometric RPG that captures the exploration and party-management feel of Deadfire.

Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

Why similar: RPG 28.5%, Turn-Based 23.5%, CRPG 17.4%, Character Customization 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and party management with a strong emphasis on historical narrative.

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 26.3%, Party-Based RPG 18.8%, Turn-Based 14.8%, CRPG 13.4%, Isometric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The start of the modern Larian tactical RPG evolution.

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: Party-Based RPG 26%, CRPG 22.7%, RPG 15.4%, Character Customization 11.9%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features the most faithful implementation of D&D 5e rules in a tactical, party-based setting.

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: CRPG 27.6%, Real-Time with Pause 25.4% ★, RPG 19.1%, Character Customization 11%, Fantasy 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a vast, classic D&D experience with deep character customization.

The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.

Why similar: CRPG 22.8%, Isometric 16.8%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, Real-Time with Pause 12.8% ★, RPG 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive starting point for the isometric party-based RPG genre.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition revives the classic RPG with fresh updates for modern players. Build a party of Dungeons & Dragons heroes and explore the frozen tundra in this retro fantasy adventure.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 20.7%, CRPG 19.8%, Real-Time with Pause 14% ★, RPG 14%, Isometric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical, party-based combat that serves as the foundation for Deadfire.

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!

Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Turn-Based 21%, Isometric 19.3%, CRPG 17.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the excellent turn-based, isometric tactical gameplay of the Shadowrun series.

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: Party-Based RPG 18.4%, Real-Time with Pause 17.9% ★, CRPG 17.2%, Isometric 12.4%, RPG 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style isometric RPG that feels like a love letter to the Infinity Engine era.

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 26.9%, CRPG 26.7%, Isometric 23.5%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Open World 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, systems-heavy isometric RPG that rewards exploration and character optimization.

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 23.7%, CRPG 20.5%, Isometric 19.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative-driven RPG design that pushes the boundaries of the genre.

The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

Why similar: RPG 40.8%, Isometric 36.4%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, turn-based tactical combat and squad management in a sprawling open world.

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: CRPG 21.6%, RPG 21.4%, Isometric 17.4%, Real-Time with Pause 6.9% ★, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric RPG with a unique steampunk setting and deep character systems.

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 40.2%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful art and meaningful, high-stakes narrative choices.

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 33.4%, Isometric 22.2%, Real-Time with Pause 13.7% ★, CRPG 11.2%, Fantasy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric RPG that blends action-oriented combat with deep character progression.

Return to the GreedFall universe in a thrilling new adventure, where every choice has consequences. Ripped away from your island, you will travel across the war-torn, disease-ravaged Old Continent, forging alliances, and fighting to regain your freedom!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19.8% ★, RPG 19.3%, Character Customization 12.5%, CRPG 11%, Story Rich 7.7%

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 35.5%, Turn-Based 21%, CRPG 14.7%, Isometric 11.3%, Fantasy 6.5%

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 32.9%, RPG 17.6%, Character Customization 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 7.9%

Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.

Why similar: RPG 34.5%, Character Customization 17.8%, Open World 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 7.9%

Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.

Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.1%, Isometric 17.3%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.

Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Character Customization 13%, Fantasy 11.4%, Party-Based RPG 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.9%, Turn-Based 22.4%, RPG 21.2%, Open World 7.1%, Choices Matter 6%

Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.

Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Character Customization 18.5%, Open World 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%

Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!

Why similar: CRPG 25%, Party-Based RPG 22.9%, RPG 14.3%, Character Customization 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.4%

Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.7%, CRPG 24.7%, Isometric 17.8%, RPG 11%, Choices Matter 6.9%

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 52.8%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Fantasy 8.8%, Isometric 7.7%, Story Rich 3.8%

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 41.3%, Character Customization 13.4%, Turn-Based 10.9%, RPG 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%

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: Party-Based RPG 28.4%, CRPG 26.8%, RPG 13.4%, Character Customization 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.5%

5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?

Why similar: RPG 29.8%, Real-Time with Pause 20.2% ★, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Character Customization 6.5%

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 31.2%, Turn-Based 24.4%, CRPG 20.9%, Isometric 15.7%, Open World 4.3%

Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

Why similar: RPG 36.2%, Isometric 14.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Fantasy 6.2%

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 36.1%, Isometric 25.1%, RPG 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.

Why similar: RPG 46.2%, Party-Based RPG 24.3%, Turn-Based 13.5%, CRPG 12.1%, Fantasy 3.4%

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

Why similar: RPG 40.7%, Isometric 14.4%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Character Customization 9.6%, Party-Based RPG 8.7%

Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.6%, RPG 20.1%, Isometric 18.6%, CRPG 15.6%, Turn-Based 11%

An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!

Why similar: CRPG 25%, Pirates 21.4% ★, RPG 18.8%, Open World 10.3%, Character Customization 8.4%

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: Party-Based RPG 22.9%, CRPG 18.5%, Isometric 17.9%, RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based 9%

ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.

Why similar: CRPG 30.3%, Isometric 17.3%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Open World 9.1%

SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!

Why similar: RPG 44.1%, Fantasy 10.9%, CRPG 8.7%, Isometric 8.2%, Open World 7.8%

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: Party-Based RPG 23.1%, Real-Time with Pause 20.9% ★, Isometric 13.7%, Turn-Based 12.9%, RPG 10.1%

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: CRPG 21.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.8%, Real-Time with Pause 17.3% ★, RPG 17.2%, Isometric 14.5%

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 47.5%, Party-Based RPG 31.6%, Fantasy 9.6%, Turn-Based 2.9%, Adventure 2.3%

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 35.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Fantasy 6.8%

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 25.4%, Isometric 19.2%, Party-Based RPG 17.9%, CRPG 15.8%, Turn-Based 11.1%