
PLAY ROUGH is a roleplaying game set in the surreal, post-apocalyptic wasteland of what was once California. It's a place where humans live side-by-side with living cartoons, twisted abominations of ink and flesh, and... Clowns...?
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PLAY ROUGH is a roleplaying game set in the surreal, post-apocalyptic wasteland of what was once California. It's a place where humans live side-by-side with living cartoons, twisted abominations of ink and flesh, and... Clowns...?

A Trip to the Mall at Night
For thirteen years, hundreds of people have been trapped inside The Mall of Somewhere. Harriet and her friends are the latest group of people to find themselves within its grasp. Unfortunately for them, the only way out is through.

Nora and Riji: The Hole in the Ghetto
Nora & Riji: The Hole in the Ghetto. A stylized detective RPG. Play as Nora, a feral black-furred cat, and Riji, his fame-obsessed manager. Investigate a murder, manage the media scandal, and use a unique combat system where you must subdue enemies without killing them.
For thirteen years, hundreds of people have been trapped inside The Mall of Somewhere. Harriet and her friends are the latest group of people to find themselves within its grasp. Unfortunately for them, the only way out is through.
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Surreal 11.1%, Comedy 10.8%, RPG 7.5%
Nora & Riji: The Hole in the Ghetto. A stylized detective RPG. Play as Nora, a feral black-furred cat, and Riji, his fame-obsessed manager. Investigate a murder, manage the media scandal, and use a unique combat system where you must subdue enemies without killing them.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.2%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Comedy 15.3%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 9.2%
WEBSCAPE is a surreal narrative RPG set inside a deteriorating version of the 1990s internet. Trapped within the World Wide Web, you will make choices, form alliances, and fight your way toward escape through turn-based battles driven by playable micro-games.
Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Psychedelic 14.4%, RPG 13.3%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Comedy 9.3%, RPG 8.1%
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: Dark Humor 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, RPG 9.8%, JRPG 9.3%, Surreal 7.7%
England in London is a surrealist satirical dark comedy adventure game with an emphasis on atmosphere, characters and mini-games. Featuring weird looking art, hand drawn animation and an ambient score for when you truly want to be left alone.
Why similar: Dark Humor 36.8%, Surreal 18.3%, Comedy 18.1%, Adventure 7.4%, Story Rich 7%
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.6%, RPG 21.6%, Story Rich 17.7%, Surreal 11.3%, Dark 8.5%
Oddventure is a lore-rich turn-based crazy RPG set in a cursed fairytale world. Fight your inner demons and reach for the spark of hope, or stare directly into the abyss.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16%, RPG 12.8%, Story Rich 12%, Comedy 10.3%, JRPG 9.9%
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: Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Psychedelic 19.6%, Surreal 12.9%, RPG 7.9%, JRPG 7.5%
This is an experimental RPG game. The work tells an adventure story set in a fictional world, revolving around the conflict and journey between the King who unified the world and a brave team of Yongzhe(Hero) on a quest to overthrow him. It's a grand adventure filled with both laughter and tears.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.4%, RPG 22.1%, Comedy 16%, Adventure 10.5%, Fantasy 8.8%
Have we reached the Golden Era? magicdweedoo presents a three-part tome that serves as a beacon for indie gaming, for centuries to come.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.8%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Surreal 14.6%, Cartoon 13.7%, Comedy 8.6%
A Turn Based RPG, where you collect elements, and evolve your attacks, BUT if you wander too far off the path, you may end up stuck in a strange surreal hell full of disjointed worlds full of surreal comedy shows, brainwashing, a strange company running a dying MMO in the backrooms and a dark truth.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Surreal 15.9%, Comedy 11.5%, RPG 10.4%
Journey through the Spirit World as a meek child who falls down a well. Become part of a found family as you adventure together and discover the world of SPIRITWELL!
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.2%, Comedy 16.5%, RPG 15.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, JRPG 9.1%
"I'm Not a Robot" is an atmospheric horror with old-school 3D and dark humor, telling the story of quickly making $300 in a shady alley. Sounds safe, right? Grab an easy payday or uncover all the secrets of the dark cult that has taken over your small town.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.9%, Psychedelic 22.6%, Surreal 13.4%, RPG 11.8%, Exploration 6.8%
A narrative driven exploration game. Close your eyes and listen. Uncover. Choose. Fight. All within the dark and eccentric sound world of Pitch Black. The light will know.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Dark Humor 19%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Comedy 10%, Story Rich 9.3%, RPG 9.1%
Tycho's Apocalypse. The game depicts a pilgrimage to Victory, the Capit0l City of Lights.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.1%, Surreal 21.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Dark 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
디저트들의 세계에서, 한 광대가 세상을 구하러 떠나는 매우 정상적인 게임 A Perfectly NORMAL game with a world-saving clown, in the land of desserts.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.9%, Surreal 18.6%, Psychedelic 17.2%, RPG 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
말할 수 없는 아이 ‘노아’가 되어 멸망해가는 세상을 여행해보세요. 모종의 이유로 인류는 큰 재앙 속에 빠졌으며, 우리가 살던 시대의 인류는 거의 사라지기 직전입니다. 여러분은 작은 해파리 로봇과 함께 과거를 여행하며 그 이유를 알아보게 됩니다.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.9%, Surreal 20%, Psychedelic 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 9.3%
Horror roguelike highly inspired by the 00s and 10s. BOO
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Psychedelic 20%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Surreal 14.2%, Dark 7.4%
A post-apocalyptic action RPG where you play a banished cleric, falsely accused of the divine disease. Wield a robotic relic able to restore lost ruins and technology, face challenging combat and make consequential choices to expose the theocracy's lies, seeking a truth that may cost you everything.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, RPG 14.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
A place where lost souls go to find the meaning of their lives.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.4%, RPG 13.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dark 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
a southern town in the year of 2000, in the melting summer, kid rabbits without adult supervision are sent to the daycare, how do they spend time in this long summer ..?
Why similar: Psychedelic 23.7%, Dark Humor 20.9%, Surreal 17.5%, RPG 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Aphantasia is an Indie RPG created in the RPG Maker engine with a surreal art style.
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.5%, Surreal 19%, RPG 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, JRPG 8.2%
The NIGHTMARE was over but this is only the beginning of Bulb Boy’s dark adventures! And this time, it all starts with an empty jam jar...
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.1%, Psychedelic 23.2%, Surreal 17.4%, Cartoon 16%, Adventure 5.6%
Freely explore a deadly wasteland as you uncover a plot to awaken an ancient evil.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.2%, Choices Matter 15.9%, RPG 13%, JRPG 12%, Story Rich 9.1%
Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.7%, Dark Humor 21.4%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Story Rich 9%, Surreal 8.9%
A surreal indie RPG with a unique, mood-based combat system. The angels of Promontory have forgotten about this place - you are lost at the bottom of it.
Why similar: RPG 22.7%, Surreal 19.2%, JRPG 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
A surreal adventure RPG where you must traverse an ethereal dreamscape, confront your inner nightmares, and escape from a never-ending coma.
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.2%, Dark Humor 20.3%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, JRPG 7.5%
Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Cartoon 12.6%, Comedy 11.6%
An RPG adventure with guns! Explore unique settings and discover secrets. A fantasy comedy with high-stakes and fast pacing.
Why similar: Comedy 24.2%, RPG 16.7%, JRPG 14.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Exploration 10.8%
The Adventures of Zomboy is a "bite" sized point and click adventure game, where you try to find out who you are and what's going on in a post-apocalyptic world, helping the characters you encounter along the way to progress.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.4%, Cartoon 15.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Comedy 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
从高维度接入超次元,漫步于由你的数个前世构成的景观宇宙。藉由终端机展开一场穿越虚拟与现实、过去与未来的奇妙旅行。在一切的尽头,宇宙、自我和生命的终极答案,将为你解开面纱。
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.3%, Psychedelic 26.2%, Surreal 19%, Story Rich 10%, Comedy 9.4%
Be nice.
Why similar: RPG 30.6%, Choices Matter 24.4%, Comedy 21.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
“お料理”、それは認知の歪みで世界を変える力。2018年に公開されたRPG『モララーのもつ鍋おかわり』のリマスター版です。新要素が盛りだくさん。グラフィックや演出面も大幅強化。かつて遊んだ人も、これから遊ぶ人も、きっと楽しんでプレイできます。アツアツを召し上がれ☆
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.8%, Dark Humor 15%, JRPG 13.4%, Comedy 13%, Dark 8.3%
Join three cheerful, broke treasure hunters on a journey for legendary riches. Repair your machine as you drive across a vast open world toward the edge of the world — the “Endpoint.” Build your deck, plan your strategy, conquer dungeons, and grow your treasure collection.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Dark Humor 21.3%, JRPG 14.5%, RPG 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%
Retro pixel art RPG set in a dying world full of coldness, rats, and hard choices. Survive long enough to uncover your past... or die. Nonlinear narrative. Money and resources. Many endings. Zero mercy. Why? Because The World Died.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, Dark Humor 24.6%, RPG 13.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
Enter the rough streets of Marquez Paz, Argentina. Explore the neighborhood and meet its peculiar inhabitants, work for "the fune" and get some cash, cave the head in of a couple of idiots and get some more cash. Get used to it, because the things you're going to see... Oh... Good heavens!...
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.4%, Dark Humor 21%, Surreal 15.9%, Comedy 14.4%, RPG 9.3%
Full length over 8 hours of story! Explore 4 different themed worlds and help Dezlooca, Archaic, Savage & Meeka save the earth from total annihilation at the hands of Malik.
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, RPG 11.4%, JRPG 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
Mondrayn is a challenging JRPG game with a dark fantasy atmosphere in a surreal dystopian world where you have to survive and become stronger. Find a variety of artifacts, create equipment, and explore locations filled with danger and mystery.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Dark Humor 13.9%, RPG 12.6%, JRPG 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.5%
KIDDO is a point-and-click adventure game packed with clever puzzles, a striking hand-drawn art style, and an ironic sense of humor... because if you’re going to hit rock bottom, you might as well do it with style.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.8%, Dark Humor 20%, Comedy 13.9%, Surreal 12.4%, Cartoon 10.2%
Hum is a dark 2D adventure game with stealth and horror elements set in the bleak, retro-futuristic world of Postapoland. You discover that you cannot die, forever trapped in a nightmarish reality. Explore the world in ever shifting perspectives, reach the reality engine and finally die.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Dark Humor 20%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Surreal 11.1%, Dark 9.5%
A game about discovering who you are! Use VIOLENT interactive attacks, Engage in friendly DIPLOMATIC conversations, or do literally NOTHING to survive! Make a choice, and go back to the ABYSS! A game by Levc.
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.4%, Surreal 15.2%, Comedy 13.7%, JRPG 11.6%, RPG 11.3%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Psychedelic 24.8%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Comedy 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%
Black Sun is a survival horror RPG game about a world that has fallen into disrepair as a result of alien occupation. There are no more government and law enforcement agencies. Humans are looking for any opportunity to live one day longer, while aliens pursue their mysterious goals.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dark 7.6%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Comedy 16.8%, Psychedelic 16.5%, Story Rich 10%
Dive into the mysterious world of POLLYANNA! Explore what remains of Earth-3, uncover secrets left behind by your creator, fight a cast of twisted enemies, and above all, don't let the light fade away...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Comedy 14.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.5%, Surreal 19.2%, RPG 18.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Story Rich 9.5%
Become one with Raige: a disturbing and confronting encounter with a grim world, its inhabitants, and yourself.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.9%, RPG 22.6%, Surreal 16.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 9%
In my past life, I was a broke, repressed code monkey—laid off, heartbroken, a full-on loser. My life was a running joke. In this life, I started as a dishwasher, created FakeTok, ran for president, and rose to become the Emperor of America!
Why similar: Dark Humor 37.4%, RPG 19.1%, Cartoon 14%, Comedy 9.9%, Adventure 8.7%
It's June 2023 in Columbus, Ohio -- 10 years since Neal and Jack graduated, and 8 years since they last spoke. Follow two once-best friends' reluctant descent through classrooms and memories in Our Dirge, a game about growing up in a certain place & time, and making up for the time we lost.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.8%, Surreal 16.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 12.9%, Comedy 12.1%
Dormitory residents living in poor conditions find scary secrets behind the concrete walls, but they just wanted to play Mario in peace.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.8%, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 17%, Comedy 12.8%, Adventure 12.1%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Comedy 11.3%, RPG 11.1%, JRPG 10.1%
We were only supposed to go see the Ferris wheel together. One last adventure before all of us grow up to become a productive part of The Community. But we learned the hard way why The Zone is strictly forbidden. I don't know if we can make it back home.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.9%, Dark Humor 22.7%, RPG 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%
Alternative Alliance Alpha is a short and gentle sci-fi post-apocalyptic adventure set in the distant future. Take control of the young man Jinovika as you explore the world beyond the colony—gathering resources, meeting new people, and enjoying everyday life in this strange world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Futuristic 18.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
Dive into a glitched-out game world! Explore synthwave skylines, fight freaky phantoms, and meet a whole host of quirky characters in this hysterically surreal adventure!
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, JRPG 15.4%, RPG 13.3%, Comedy 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%
Grind humans into “tofu” burgers, keep your customers hooked, and fight or avoid twisted mutants. Manage your secret meat supply, don't get caught, and deliver the most addictive meals in town.
Why similar: Dark Humor 35.2%, Cartoon 19.9%, Comedy 16.1%, RPG 15.9%, Adventure 6.2%
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: Surreal 18%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, JRPG 12.5%, RPG 12.3%
Genre: J-RPG The game sells retro four-color RPGs, fast-paced battles, and expressive characters with choices.
Why similar: RPG 25.8%, JRPG 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Story Rich 11.7%
Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.
Why similar: Psychedelic 18.7%, Surreal 16.8%, Choices Matter 15.2%, JRPG 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%