- #1 Torment: Tides of Numenera
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,353 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 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: CRPG 26.1%, Isometric 22.8%, RPG 19%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: As the thematic successor to the seed game, it mirrors the focus on philosophical inquiry, surreal environments, and narrative-driven gameplay.
- #2 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
96% matchVery Positive92% of 10,696 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Real-Time with Pause 25.1% ★, CRPG 20.3%, Isometric 11.8%, RPG 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This classic Infinity Engine title offers the most similar tactical combat and party-based storytelling experience within the Dungeons & Dragons framework.
- #3 Tyranny
96% matchVery Positive87% of 13,190 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 21.3%, Real-Time with Pause 16.2% ★, Isometric 14.9%, RPG 13.6%, Choices Matter 10%
Why You'll Like It: The game excels at moral ambiguity and impactful choices, forcing players to navigate a dark, oppressive world where their decisions truly matter.
- #4 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
95% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: CRPG 23.3%, Isometric 20.5%, Choices Matter 17.4%, RPG 16%, Story Rich 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same intense focus on internal monologue, philosophical themes, and text-heavy, choice-driven narrative depth.
- #5 Pillars of Eternity
94% matchVery Positive89% of 25,809 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Real-Time with Pause 20.7% ★, CRPG 20.7%, Isometric 16.9%, RPG 15%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to the classic isometric CRPG era, it delivers a rich, atmospheric fantasy world with complex lore and party dynamics.
- #6 Baldur's Gate 3
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 840,324 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 78.6 hrsMean: 131.8 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: CRPG 30.5%, RPG 17.2%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It represents the modern pinnacle of player agency and narrative reactivity, capturing the spirit of D&D-based roleplaying on a massive scale.
- #7 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,941 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 21.9%, Classic 18.3% ★, Isometric 16.5%, RPG 12.9%, Real-Time with Pause 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, reactive world-building style and deep roleplaying mechanics that reward creative problem-solving and character specialization.
- #8 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
92% matchVery Positive84% of 42,844 reviews2021
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.1%, Isometric 14.6%, Tactical RPG 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers immense depth in character customization and a sprawling, reactive story that challenges the player's moral alignment.
- #9 Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 9,360 reviews2018
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.7 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 28.5% ★, CRPG 23.9%, RPG 9.8%, Fantasy 6.2%, Action RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic D&D experience with a heavy emphasis on storytelling and a vast array of community-created modules.
- #10 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,576 reviews2014
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: CRPG 24.2%, Real-Time with Pause 22.2% ★, Isometric 12.2%, RPG 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it perfectly captures the aesthetic and mechanical feel of the Infinity Engine era.
- #11 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
90% matchVery Positive89% of 6,518 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: CRPG 25.6%, Isometric 25.2%, RPG 23.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Strategy 5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines an isometric perspective with exceptional writing, strong character development, and a dark, atmospheric cyberpunk-fantasy setting.
- #12 The Age of Decadence
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,976 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 26.8%, Isometric 17.4%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game is notoriously unforgiving, focusing on complex branching narratives and the harsh consequences of player decisions.
- #13 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
89% matchVery Positive88% of 19,800 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 42.0 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: CRPG 24.6%, Real-Time with Pause 19.6% ★, Isometric 17.3%, RPG 16.9%, Choices Matter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It refines the isometric CRPG formula with improved reactivity and a compelling, choice-driven narrative set in a vibrant archipelago.
- #14 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
88% matchVery Positive94% of 15,149 reviews2007
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.
Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Classic 29% ★, Action RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Though not isometric, it is a masterpiece of dark, atmospheric storytelling where player choices and dialogue define the experience.
- #15 Citizen Sleeper
86% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: RPG 38%, Story Rich 32.6%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply philosophical and narrative-focused experience that explores themes of identity and existence in a unique, decaying setting.
- #16 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 34,751 reviews2018
Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 50.2 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: CRPG 23.4%, Real-Time with Pause 23% ★, Isometric 15.9%, RPG 14%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive, complex, and highly reactive CRPG experience with deep character building and kingdom management.
- #17 UnderRail
86% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 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: CRPG 38.1%, Isometric 31.3%, RPG 22.8%, Atmospheric 4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore isometric CRPG that emphasizes exploration and a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #18 The Thaumaturge
84% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 27.5%, Isometric 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven isometric RPG that focuses on investigation and moral choices in early 20th-century Warsaw.
- #19 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
85% matchMixed66% of 2,511 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Philosophical 17%, CRPG 16.9%, Isometric 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a dark, Lovecraftian atmosphere with a focus on philosophical decay and turn-based tactical combat.
- #20 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
84% matchVery Positive87% of 4,794 reviews2015
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Isometric 25.9%, CRPG 24.9%, RPG 23.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Strategy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a strong, character-driven story within a unique isometric tactical framework.
- #21 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
83% matchVery Positive80% of 1,700 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: CRPG 28.5%, Isometric 20.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, RPG 12%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A purely narrative-driven isometric RPG that focuses entirely on investigation and choices without traditional combat.
- #22 Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
82% matchVery Positive86% of 30,619 reviews2010
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 26.8 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: Real-Time with Pause 29.4% ★, RPG 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Fantasy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features strong party dynamics and a deep, choice-driven narrative that feels like a spiritual successor to classic CRPGs.
- #23 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,751 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 40.9%, Isometric 20%, RPG 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic CRPG feel with a unique, retro-futuristic setting and deep character development.
- #24 Divine Divinity
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,946 reviews2012
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 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: Classic 18.6% ★, Isometric 18.3%, RPG 17.6%, Real-Time with Pause 15.8% ★, CRPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric action-RPG that blends deep character customization with a sprawling, open-ended fantasy world.
- #25 Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 202,747 reviews2017
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 31.7 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 31.5%, Tactical RPG 20.9%, Isometric 11%, RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern classic that offers incredible systemic depth and a highly reactive world that encourages creative problem-solving.
- #26 Wasteland 3
80% matchVery Positive85% of 22,068 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.8 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 31.9%, Isometric 18%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Choices Matter 12%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, choice-heavy RPG that forces players to make difficult moral decisions in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world.
- #27 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,009 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 28.3% ★, CRPG 20.9%, Isometric 14%, Tactical RPG 12%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional isometric CRPG that focuses on party-based combat and a classic fantasy narrative.
- #28 Solasta: Crown of the Magister
79% matchVery Positive87% of 22,100 reviews2021
Dev: Tactical Adventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.2 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 37%, Choices Matter 16%, RPG 14.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Fantasy 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most faithful implementation of D&D 5e mechanics in an isometric, party-based tactical RPG.
- #29 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78% matchVery Positive92% of 17,639 reviews2013
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 25.8%, Real-Time with Pause 18.8% ★, Isometric 17.7%, RPG 8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #30 Tower of Time
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,584 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 36.4% ★, Isometric 17.1%, CRPG 10.5%, RPG 8.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #31 Vendir: Plague of Lies
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 250 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 25.8%, Tactical RPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Isometric 11.5%, RPG 7.4%
- #32 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,517 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 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, RPG 8.9%
- #33 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
75% matchVery Positive92% of 11,881 reviews2014
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 32.6%, CRPG 22.7%, Isometric 16.2%, Fantasy 11%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #34 Ash of Gods: Redemption
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,448 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: CRPG 19.3%, Isometric 17.4%, Tactical RPG 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #35 Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
76% matchVery Positive89% of 546 reviews2016
Dev: Witching Hour StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.9% ★, Isometric 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Tactical RPG 11.8%, RPG 8%
- #36 Inquisitor
77% matchMixed69% of 696 reviews2013
Dev: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Action-oriented combat with a deep and involving tale of betrayal, torture, madness, and infernal damnation. If a gritty old-school open-ended isometric RPG is what you looking for, look no further. Inquisitor will provide you with hours of gameplay and a dark, involving story.
Why similar: Isometric 31.6%, RPG 26.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, CRPG 10.4%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #37 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 783 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: CRPG 30.8%, Isometric 20.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Action RPG 9.1%, RPG 8.2%
- #38 Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition
75% matchMixed47% of 1,444 reviews2025
Dev: Aspyr Media
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Fate of The Forgotten Realms is in Your Hands. Return to the city of Neverwinter in Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition.
Why similar: RPG 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Action RPG 18.3%, Fantasy 13.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #39 Dark Envoy
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 866 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 24.7% ★, CRPG 17.5%, Isometric 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Dungeon Crawler 8.1%
- #40 Arx Fatalis
74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,543 reviews2007
Dev: Arkane Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
Why similar: Classic 26.6% ★, RPG 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 19%, Dungeon Crawler 8.1%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #41 Wizardry 8
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,195 reviews2013
Dev: Sir-Tech CanadaPub: Drecom Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
Why similar: Classic 27.9% ★, CRPG 22.8%, RPG 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #42 Esoteric Ebb
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,654 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 31.7%, Isometric 22.8%, Choices Matter 14.4%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #43 Geneforge 2 - Infestation
71% matchVery Positive98% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
Why similar: CRPG 25.9%, Isometric 14.7%, Tactical RPG 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, RPG 10.1%
- #44 The Temple of Elemental Evil
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Troika GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 27.7%, Isometric 25.3%, CRPG 12.4%, Fantasy 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #45 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
70% matchVery Positive94% of 17,149 reviews2009
Dev: Black Isle StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 47.6 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: Classic 29.4% ★, Isometric 22.4%, RPG 18.3%, CRPG 14.2%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #46 Ember
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 992 reviews2016
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Isometric 18.5%, RPG 16.6%, Real-Time with Pause 11.8% ★, CRPG 10.8%, Action RPG 10.4%
- #47 Avadon 3: The Warborn
71% matchVery Positive91% of 130 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: CRPG 26.4%, Isometric 24.2%, RPG 18.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #48 Weird West: Definitive Edition
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,375 reviews2022
Dev: WolfEye StudiosPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
Why similar: Isometric 23%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, RPG 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #49 Drova - Forsaken Kin
66% matchVery Positive94% of 9,340 reviews2024
Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: CRPG 29.4%, RPG 14.1%, Action RPG 13%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #50 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
67% matchVery Positive88% of 43,860 reviews2023
Dev: Owlcat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 55.4 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 25.5%, Tactical RPG 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Choices Matter 10%, RPG 8.1%
- #51 Serpent in the Staglands
72% matchMixed66% of 205 reviews2015
Dev: Whalenought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.1% ★, CRPG 22.8%, Isometric 14.5%, RPG 11%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #52 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,297 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Isometric 29.6%, CRPG 26.7%, RPG 20.4%, Fantasy 8%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #53 Prophecy of Ashen
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: CRPG 35.2%, Tactical RPG 20%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, RPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #54 Shadows: Awakening
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,466 reviews2018
Dev: Games FarmPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.3 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: Isometric 24.9%, RPG 22.7%, CRPG 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #55 Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
68% matchVery Positive94% of 437 reviews2021
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
Why similar: CRPG 34.9%, Isometric 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, RPG 10.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #56 Pathologic 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 12,002 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: CRPG 26%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Isometric 15.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, RPG 12.7%
- #57 Dread Delusion
65% matchVery Positive90% of 5,040 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.2%, RPG 23.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Action RPG 8%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #58 Eschalon: Book I
69% matchVery Positive86% of 412 reviews2009
Dev: Basilisk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...
Why similar: Isometric 35.7%, RPG 32.9%, CRPG 18.5%, Fantasy 8.6%, 2D 2.9%
- #59 Shores Unknown
69% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: CRPG 34.3%, Tactical RPG 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.6%, RPG 8.7%
- #60 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
66% matchVery Positive94% of 24,711 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Inc.Pub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
Why similar: Classic 31.4% ★, Isometric 20%, RPG 19.9%, CRPG 16.7%, Retro 4.4%