- #1 Rattle Spring
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: oddginger
Windows
Rattle Spring is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure inspired by Rusty Lake. When your cousin vanishes from her family’s desert health resort, you must explore unsettling spaces, mind-bending puzzles, and confront generational trauma to uncover the truth—and escape a gloomy fate.
Why similar: Psychological 28.2%, Lore-Rich 26.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #2 Hollow Ascent
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hollow Square
Windows
A dark fantasy action-adventure with RPG elements, featuring challenging combat, bosses, exploration, and environmental storytelling. Explore a gothic ruined city, battle undead horrors, and uncover forgotten truths in
Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Action RPG 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Horror 9.9%, RPG 8.7%
- #3 VERISMO
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: stellanise
Windows
A ghost and a carnival clown plot revenge on the man who ruined their lives. An operatic-tragedy visual novel set in 1920s Sicily.
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #4 Scare: Fatal Picture - Remake
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Henriques
Windows
Scare: Fatal Picture - Remake is a third-person horror game in which you'll face a ghost tribe called Era, using a camera.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.1%, Psychological 19.9%, Horror 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Third Person 8.3%
- #5 Maid In Wonderland
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabiszon
Windows
Your fate, your duty, your - - - - - - - / - - - -.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.5%, Action RPG 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%
- #6 Reborn: Lost
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HollowArc Team
Windows
Explore a young boy's memories through hand-drawn diary pages, solve puzzles, and uncover a story about family, identity, and the emotions we leave behind. Will you secure the boy's destiny... or lead him somewhere else?
Why similar: Psychological 31%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #7 Imperitas: First Field
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludovico Frosi
Windows
Imperitas: First Field is a dark fantasy action RPG built on physical combat, reactive matter and hostile exploration. Read the world through behavior, break what resists, and survive a first field that teaches through impact instead of explanation.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 22.7%, Third Person 13.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Combat 11.5%
- #8 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
92% matchVery Positive84% of 9,319 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.3%, Action RPG 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Third Person 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #9 World Layers
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StorgGames
Windows · Linux
A psychological horror where a normal city hides something far beneath it. Descend through shifting layers of the world you thought you knew well, make choices that matter, and try to escape before you succumb to the depths of this terrifying world.
Why similar: Underground 23.2% ★, Action RPG 16.3%, Psychological 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Horror 11%
- #10 WHISMIE
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WHISMIE
Windows
A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Lore-Rich 23.1%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #11 Before Fate
89% matchVery Positive89% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows
Before Fate is a retro sci-fi survival RPG. Explore fractured worlds across time, gather resources, craft gear, survive dungeons, and piece together the final timeline.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.9%, Action RPG 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Combat 10%, Exploration 9.4%
- #12 Tastebound: Northern Flame
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 大连喵屋动漫有限公司
Windows
The Northern Wastes’ hearthfires wane. Greed-born Nei unleashes Empty Wraiths, blighting lands and silencing ancient divine towers. As cook Yuan, chase lost flavors. Roam wilds, gather ingredients, hone culinary craft, repel Wraiths, rekindle towers, restore hearthlight to this flavorless world.
Why similar: Action RPG 21%, Lore-Rich 20.7%, Exploration 15.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #13 Umbrae Ordinis: Age Of Whispers
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Tail Studio
Windows
Enter Thalmir, a Mediterranean isle torn by rival factions, ancient Orders and hidden powers. In this open-world action RPG, shape your build through class-based progression, hybrid combat, abilities and weapon stances. Explore cities, ruins and dungeons and fight for the island’s balance of power.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.1%, Action RPG 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Exploration 11%, Third Person 9.6%
- #14 Ophelia's Chapter
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Tear Games
Windows · Mac
A story-rich, psychological-horror adventure game. Play as an urban witch with psychic abilities and delve into the mysteries of a world inspired by the work of Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Horror 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
- #15 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
87% matchVery Positive94% of 3,287 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Puzzle 16.1%, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #16 Fugue of Delights
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Enygmage
Windows
A daemonic, handcrafted visual novel where your choices shape erotic dreams, secrets, and ritual desires.
Why similar: Underground 19.4% ★, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Psychological 18%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #17 This Is Not For You
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows
After a ghost ship crashes into an isolated lighthouse, Ulysses’ memories come back to trap him in an endless, twisting maze full of riddles, blood, and magic. Draw your own map, and find a way to burn it all down.
Why similar: Psychological 31.1%, Horror 16.8%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #18 Seers of Ages Past: The Harbinger of Mah
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atavistic
Windows
Seers of Ages Past 1: The Harbinger of Mah is an indie third-person open-world Action RPG where you play the origin story of the dwarven warpriest archvillain Tarbeard, the first Seer, who battles alongside his minions in the fast-paced arcade-like slaughter of the beasts and monsters of Yvermist.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Action RPG 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Exploration 9.7%
- #19 Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King
86% matchMixed67% of 791 reviews2021
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The old world is gone, lost with the disappearance of the King. Reforge reality in this dark action RPG through skill-based combat, innovative open-world platforming and the testimonies of survivors… some more trustworthy than others. Are you ready, Wanderer?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Action RPG 13.5%, RPG 9.8%, Third Person 9.3%
- #20 Red: Flame & Fable
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Murder PartyPub: Champlain College
Windows
Will you succumb to the darkness or cleave through it with your lantern? Red: Flame & Fable is a handcrafted 2D platforming action-adventure which follows the story of Red. Red must defeat terrifying creatures, find her family and fight back against the darkness imbued by the flower curse.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.5%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Action RPG 12.9%, Horror 11.1%, Combat 9.6%
- #21 SeeYou
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FrostCoreStudios
Windows
A dark, medieval horror experience filled with lore, focused on exploration and puzzle-solving. There is no combat — only survival. Single player gameplay with challenging mechanics. Try to unravel the mystery behind the cursed world and maybe find a way to return it.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Psychological 16.7%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 8%
- #22 Tales from Candleforth
82% matchVery Positive86% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
Windows
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.1%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Horror 12.7%
- #23 The Fire Nobody Started
81% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Team SpitFire
Windows
This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.4%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Psychological 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11%
- #24 Lucid Dream Adventure
84% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #25 The Lantern of the Laughless Saint
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,649 reviews2026
Dev: NerveLabs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A solo or co-op RPG inspired by Morrowind. Drawn by a shared dream, you awaken on an isolated island crowned by a silent Tower. Unravel the mystery of the Laughless Saint, confront the weight of human desire, and decide what deserves to be saved when the light beneath the world finally stirs.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.3%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, RPG 9.4%
- #26 Abysmal Gateway
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rafael Antunes
Windows
Abysmal Gateway is an Open World Dark Fantasy action-RPG with fast-paced combat. Venture into the depths and the forsaken realms of the abyss. Will you emerge victorious, or be consumed by the darkness? This journey is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Action RPG 16%, Third Person 8.9%, Combat 8.2%
- #27 The 9th Seraph
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StubbornKoi
Windows
An upcoming story-driven dark fantasy RPG. Journey across the Jophinian Isles and battle wild elemental beasts in your search for humanity's last hope -- the individual known as the Seraph.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.7%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Exploration 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Horror 9.7%
- #28 Shaype
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinking Ship Studios
Windows
Shaype is a singleplayer fantasy action role-playing game with an emphasis on player agency, character progression, engaging combat, interactive dialogue, and player-driven narratives.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Action RPG 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #29 The Lonesome Guild
78% matchVery Positive95% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Bull StudiosPub: DON'T NOD
Windows
The world of Etere was shattered after the discovery of a terrifying truth. Play as Ghost to gather the Champions and restore balance to a world in conflict in this action RPG that takes you on an epic journey to fulfil Etere’s destiny.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.8%, Action RPG 15.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Combat 9.1%, Exploration 9.1%
- #30 Heart Light: Knight of the Gnomes
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Photon Loreworks
Windows
Descend as a gnomish knight into the ancient dungeons of a grim fairy tale, where your courage changes what you see. Mark the walls, link Ley spells, brew potions, and uncover the lost human world before your Heart Light fades.
Why similar: Underground 22.6% ★, Lore-Rich 21.6%, Action RPG 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #31 Erratum
77% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Half & Half Studios
Windows
Erratum is a solo offline puzzle game where you play as Tilde, a young curious girl who finds herself trapped into an ominous tome's grasps. Solve turn-based dungeon-like puzzles and cast light magic to help Tilde escape danger and uncover the secrets held within the pages.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.1%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #32 The Echoes Below
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Casey Torres
Windows
You play as Nick during an ordinary night in West Virginia. After closing his shift, a stranger’s coordinates lead him deeper into the Appalachians, where an abandoned government bunker awaits. The world exists only where sound reaches.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.4%, Psychological 17.1%, Underground 16.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Horror 9.9%
- #33 Legends of Castile
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Torrezno Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Legends of Castile is a comic fantasy point-and-click adventure set in the historic Castile region of Spain in the 19th century. It follows a village girl who must investigate the region’s folk legends to fulfill her dream of becoming a nun.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Third Person 9%
- #34 The Order Of The Damned
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Dragon Interactive
Windows
The Order Of The Damned is a story-driven 2D action-RPG set in a grimdark Arthurian world. As one of the last knights of a fallen order, battle through the decaying land in a brutal quest to uncover the mystery of the Spectre that haunts you and destroy the ancient darkness of The Revenant.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Action RPG 17.1%, RPG 10.3%, Adventure 6.2%
- #35 Forlorn Outcast
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Griever Games
Windows
Confront fate in Forlorn Outcast, an immersive souls-like RPG. Stand your ground against the Drothar hordes, channel powerful spells, and discover the dark fantasy realm of Tilsa as you ascend from outcast to legend.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Action RPG 15.2%, Third Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #36 Super Magic Book
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wesley
Windows
The legendary Grand Mage Jeruf is hailed as the most exceptional mage in history, with his masterpiece recognized as the ultimate grimoire in magical arts - the Super Magic Book. In the game, players will take on the role of Lucy to uncover the hidden secrets within the Super Magic Book.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28%, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Action RPG 15%, Exploration 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #37 Night Loops
74% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological 24.1%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #38 Imaginary Friend Institution
72% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.8%, Action RPG 15.8%, Horror 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Exploration 9.8%
- #39 Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition
76% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's Games
Windows · Mac
Scarred Stars: Traumatic edition begins by you entering an amusement park from hell and you must escape with your sanity - if you can! Adventure through a ruined amusement park with a dark past. Escape monsters and discover multiple endings in this survival horror game!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.4%, Psychological 17.6%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #40 Torment in Tartarus
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hjian
Windows
Side-scrolling 2.5D horror romance game integrated with environmental puzzle-solving mechanics. You wake up as an experiment subject stripped of all memories in an underground research prison, hunted relentlessly by vengeful modified test subjects — until you meet her...
Why similar: Psychological 27%, Lore-Rich 24.2%, Underground 16.5% ★, Exploration 7.5%, Horror 7.1%
- #41 Life in the Twilight
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Luoja
Windows
Life in the Twilight - this is a world of hopelessness in which the guardians are looking for you to stop your escape.
Why similar: Underground 30.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Third Person 11.2%
- #42 Orken
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demagog StudioPub: SIXMOREVODKA
Windows · Mac
When his best friend fails to arrive at their secret meeting place, the young Khar warrior Coltec must leave everything behind to discover the terrible fate that has befallen his best friend in this Action-RPG, inspired by Dark Souls and Dragon's Dogma.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.2%, Action RPG 19%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Third Person 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%
- #43 Dawn Bell
69% matchVery Positive96% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: USAGI STORE
Windows
She wakes up in a mysterious castle. "Dawn Bell" is a side-scrolling 2D horror adventure where a girl with no memory explores the castle. Use items and clues to solve puzzles and uncover her lost past. Your choices shape the story's multiple endings. What truth awaits beyond the doors of memory?
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Exploration 12.2%
- #44 SVETIK
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AEVI Studio
Windows
SVETIK is a dark top-down RPG where your only source of light is a living being. Svetik remembers your words, changes over time, and may leave you in complete darkness. Can you restore the sun if the light itself stops trusting you?
Why similar: Psychological 30.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Action RPG 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #45 Ecos da Mata
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soneka GamesPub: Vsoo Games
Windows
Ecos da Mata is a top down action-rpg game about preservation, colonialism and folklore. The story takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by Brazilian history and folklore, taking on its themes and characters. Play as Aiyra and uncover the mysteries of the Snoring Woods
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.6%, Action RPG 19.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #46 Darksiders 4
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
The legendary saga of the Four Horsemen continues in Darksiders 4, an all-new action-adventure set in an apocalyptic version of earth and continues where the original Darksiders game left off.
Why similar: Action RPG 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Exploration 9.5%, RPG 9.3%, Third Person 9.1%
- #47 Heavenly Elegy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 三条咸鱼游戏组Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
《Heavenly Elegy》 is a grand, narrative-driven, multi-character RPG. Twelve years after the apocalypse, civilization has crumbled and technology regressed. Fallen, Outlanders, and unknown entities have emerged one after another.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.4%, Action RPG 19.5%, RPG 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Exploration 9.8%
- #48 Broken Thorns: West Gate
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Stick Productions
Windows
A symbolic story where you play as a stranger searching for peace in this wretched world. You will wander through the dying land, finding yourself in different situations where evil forces will try to stop you by using your fears, doubts, and weaknesses.
Why similar: Psychological 24.8%, Lore-Rich 22.3%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #49 Wood & Flesh: Chapter 2
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Under the Bed Games
Windows
A new story in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Continue the story of Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story in this new chapter, in a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and an unsettling cozy horror setting.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.3%, Hand-drawn 21%, Horror 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #50 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
71% matchVery Positive90% of 76,656 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Psychological 34.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #51 From BELOW
68% matchNo user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Belowworks_studio
Windows
A first-person mystery horror game where you explore a mysterious mansion, interact with objects, collect evidence and records, and uncover the truth behind a past incident.
Why similar: Psychological 29.6%, Horror 18%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 11.5%
- #52 The Guilt and the Shadow
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: oophok
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"unbearable... this place stinks... i need to get out of here. the boat is waiting for me."
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Horror 12.9%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #53 Herald of Moira
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Icelot Project
Windows
Explore the region of Rosevale, craft potions through alchemy, lead an investigation against five suspects, and uncover the truth behind a massacre in this semi-open world gothic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Lore-Rich 20%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Action RPG 12.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #54 For Evelyn II - Shards of Creation
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: TaleHammer
Windows
Discover a world torn by war and magic. Make choices that shape your story, master strategic combat, and confront powerful enemies. Explore a beautifully crafted pixel-art world full of secrets in a story-driven RPG adventure.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Exploration 11%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Horror 8.5%
- #55 GrimmVale
67% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: GrimmVale Studios Limited
Windows · Mac
GrimmVale is a story-rich RPG set in a dark world of twisted fairy tales. Chased from her home, separated from her parents, and pursued by Wolves and Witches, Jill must gather allies and seek out the sources of magic to bring down the dreaded Wolf King, and regain the peace and family she has lost.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Action RPG 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, RPG 6.2%
- #56 Apathema
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sammy Makes GamesPub: DOSMan Publishing
Windows
Cursed to repair the inner organs of The Chasm, you fight to uncover the secrets of your existence and end a self-devouring cycle of Apathy. Apathema is a grunge fantasy turn-based RPG, inspired by God Husk, Baroque, and King's Field.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.3%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Exploration 11.3%, RPG 11%
- #57 ORTHEVYR
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wdev
Windows
ORTHEVYR is a dark fantasy third-person action RPG. Journey as a lone traveler through dangerous lands, master fast-paced combat, wield weapons and magic, customize your equipment, and face deadly creatures and formidable bosses.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Third Person 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Combat 11.1%
- #58 Echoes of Sin: Drain
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Penkinton
Windows · Linux
DRAIN is an action RPG set in a dark fantasy world after a sudden catastrophe. The focus lies on its combat gameplay and deep story, where the destinies of intriguing companions revolve around yours. Exploring the world and solving its mysteries and puzzles will be crucial.
Why similar: Action RPG 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Combat 9.9%
- #59 Withering Way
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: AvrillionArts
Windows
The Damned have returned. Embark on a journey through the world of Wicklan as the last embers of humanity begin to go out. Battle, steal, and explore your way through a challenging land as you combine different equipment and abilities to fulfill your destiny in this rich open-world RPG.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.4%, Action RPG 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Combat 8.3%
- #60 The Long Farewell
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 宋夏制作组 SONGXIA_official
Windows · Mac
民国十三年,顾念之为摆脱包办婚姻孤身南下。她以为逃离牢笼便能获得自由,可等待她的,是码头的骗局、工厂女工的血泪、军阀混战的硝烟,以及三个截然不同的男人……可在这山河破碎的年代,当一个女人想要主宰自己的命运时,她要付出什么样的代价?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 34.3%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, RPG 7.7%, Story Rich 7%