- #1 Unknown Space
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monstrous Entertainment
Windows
The Darkness Guild is lost in Unknown Space! Go on a top down, bite-sized adventure and blast off to three far out planets. Explore Unknown Space from your ship and collect resources to change the ship's look for the climactic Shoot 'Em Up battle! Do you have what it takes escape from Unknown Space?
Why similar: Action RPG 16.8%, Aliens 15.4%, RPG 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Futuristic 8.8%
- #2 Bionic Traveler
96% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: UPGRADE
Windows
A compilation of the collaborative efforts of the University of Pennsylvania Game Research and Development Environment's programmers, artists, writers, and sound engineers over the 2021-2022 academic year. Fight our enemies, view our art, explore our scenes, and listen to our soundtrack!
Why similar: Action RPG 23.1%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Futuristic 8.9%
- #3 Cryst
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ANDX7072
Windows
In this action-packed game, unknown creatures invade a factory and steal diamond pieces. Your mission is to play through exciting stages, recover the missing pieces of diamond scattered across various locations, and restore them to the factory.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.6%, RPG 17.9%, Aliens 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Action 11%
- #4 Pyrrhic Paradise: Dissemble
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyrrhic Dreamer
Windows
Pyrrhic Paradise: Dissemble is a story focused action RPG that gives you the choice to build out the narrative, or destroy it.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.7%, Platformer 13.2%, RPG 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 7%
- #5 Joshua: Door to Dreams
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberSilence
Windows
Welcome to Joshua's world. Open your curious eyes and find your path. Trek through humid jungles, scale snow-capped peaks, explore ancient caves, and witness lunar dawns. After these adventures, discover the self waiting within your soul.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.4%, RPG 18.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 10.2%
- #6 Journey of the Robed
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Julerissen Games
Windows
Journey of the Robed is an action-RPG with a huge focus on boss combat and spells. In Journey of the Robed, you move around in an open world. However, when entering a fight, you are sent to a platform-style place where you fight bosses and smaller enemies with spells you choose yourself.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.7%, RPG 21.3%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #7 Kyle's Adventure
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nosidedeng
Windows
Kyle's Adventure is a 2D pixel art side-scrolling action game. Play as mercenary Kyle, explore a fantasy world, fight enemies and bosses, and defeat the evil lord to save the realm.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.5%, RPG 18.4%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%
- #8 Fightstone Amnesty
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yidgur
Windows · Mac
Use your reflexes to defeat powerful enemies in this RPG with combat inspired by Punch Out. Journey to save everyone from those terrible monsters… before you become one yourself.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.4%, RPG 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 8%, Fantasy 8%
- #9 The Awakening of the Bleak Dimension
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: AJ To The Moon
Windows
The portal to the dreaded Bleak Dimension has been opened, unleashing terrifying creatures. Your mission is to seal it before it's too late! In The Awakening of the Bleak Dimension, a fantasy RPG you will face brutal challenges, evolve your character and forge powerful equipment.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.3%, RPG 14.8%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #10 Sillage
90% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Vludos
Windows
Sillage is an Rpg-adventure game that takes place in a fantasy world where magic and technology interact. Explore floating islands looking for treasures.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.9%, RPG 20.1%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%
- #11 Void Sanction
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BuzzdeadPub: Triple AI Studios
Windows
A sci-fi action RPG. Battle alien hordes with fast-paced combat, evolving weapons, and a combat drone companion. Upgrade your arsenal, defeat challenging bosses, and explore a hostile alien world.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.3%, Aliens 23.7%, RPG 13.1%, Futuristic 9.1%, Action 9%
- #12 Shalnor: Silverwind Saga 2
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Johnny Ostad
Windows
An RPG/Action Adventure game. With focus on gauntlet-style combat, traps, boss fights, and beautiful pixel-art scenery. Rynna has arrived on an island plagued by monsters and undead fiends raised by an evil Necromancer. The souls of those who remain cannot be free, until the Necromancer is slain!
Why similar: Action RPG 23.8%, RPG 20.2%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #13 Estrada Real - Caminho das Almas
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: João Pedro RodriguesPub: The Random Games Art
Windows
Wield faith and steel in this 2D action RPG inspired by the folklore of Minas Gerais. As Father Ezequiel, use syncretism to banish corrupted souls, master ancestral magic, and explore the mysteries of the Royal Road in a journey of exploration, fast-paced combat, and skill progression.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.4%, RPG 20.8%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 9%
- #14 Scribe RPG
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rawmeat
Windows
ScribeRPG is an open world action adventure RPG packed with exploration, branching dialogues, epic quests, combat, crafting, stealth, archery, magic, and more - all brought to life in stunning handcrafted pixel art.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.8%, Platformer 14.8%, RPG 13.4%, Action-Adventure 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #15 Rifted Worlds
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ham Creature Sam
Windows
A fast-paced Action-RPG that takes place on the floating remnants of destroyed worlds. Discover fragments of your lost world, place them onto the map, and explore! It's time to uncover the truth behind your world's destruction...
Why similar: Action RPG 16.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, RPG 9.4%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
- #16 Apu's Journey
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cristiano Marques RosaPub: Dream Stories
Windows · Linux
Apu's Journey is an retro action-rpg, you can complete dungeons, defeat creatures, collect items and improve your skills!
Why similar: Action RPG 22.1%, RPG 19.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 11.2%
- #17 Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands
86% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: Johnny Ostad
Windows
A Story-Rich RPG/Action-Adventure Game, made by one person over the course of three years. Step into the shoes of the young Elf Rynna, and explore the Sacred Lands. Venture into dangerous dungeons, explore caves and solve puzzles and become the champion of the Goddess Illeria.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.4%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13%, RPG 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #18 Bring Me Hope
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fern Nigro
Windows
Bring Me Hope is a bittersweet adventure RPG about love, loss, and family. Explore a world of echoes and memories, where each battle tests your resolve and every secret whispers of something greater.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.8%, RPG 16.9%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Hack and Slash 7.9%, Action 6.7%
- #19 Shalnor: Silverwind Saga
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Johnny Ostad
Windows
Rynna has arrived on one of Shalnor's most dangerous Islands. Prepare yourself for an epic RPG/Action Adventure game. With focus on gauntlet-style combat, traps, boss fights and beautiful pixel-art scenery.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, RPG 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #20 Ether
82% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Mad Sailors Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help a Space Mercenary, Ether, complete a difficult scavenging mission in an abandoned ship. Explore 4 different biomes, each with its share of dangers, and escape a swarm of mutant space bugs.
Why similar: Platformer 17.6%, Aliens 16.9%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Action 13%, Adventure 11.8%
- #21 Legacy of Aeroja
82% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: LoAvis
Windows
Legacy of Aeroja is a Fantasy Action Rpg made in RPG Maker MV. It follows Aeroja as they go from newborn drake to full sized dragon, dealing with the loss of their parent and the harsh winter and people around them. A tale of excess awaits.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.8%, RPG 20.9%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
- #22 Nakuma
79% matchVery Positive90% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Vision Interactive
Windows
Nakuma is a singleplayer RPG with focus on grinding for gear and experience points. Obtain a variety of magical spells, upgrade your gear and invest stat-points as you progress!
Why similar: Action RPG 26.9%, RPG 22.4%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Exploration 9.1%
- #23 Arya's Blade
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: WorldMatrixGames
Windows
A physics based, fast paced Hack and Slash game set in a world where the lines between past, present and future have blurred
Why similar: Action RPG 20.8%, RPG 16.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Action 10.2%
- #24 Manga Hero
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ten By Ten Games
Windows
Manga Hero is a love letter to mangas. It is an action RPG set in a world composed of stories inspired by different classic mangas. The protagonist, Hiro, embarks on a journey across this magical land in search of his missing mangaka father.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%
- #25 Messorem
79% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Slime Interactive
Windows
An emotional journey about death, family and acceptance. Step into this thrilling narrative driven Action-RPG to experience an exciting combat system and a story tackling deep themes.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.1%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 8.2%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #26 Shattered World
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CRAZYJustice
Windows
Stuck in a world that's fragmented in many pieces. Make friends along the way and enemies.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.9%, RPG 16.8%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Adventure 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #27 Lingering Legacy
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: AshuriiYuki Productions
Windows
The Dark God has ravaged the lands against his brother, letting his demons wage war through the once peaceful world. As the Guardian, you travel the land, purging the foul stain of the demons while in pursuit of the Fallen Guardian to restore balance once again.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.5%, RPG 20.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #28 Frontiers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DestroyerPub: DeltaHertz
Windows
Frontiers is a game about collecting items, dodging bullets, and beating up robots. Inspired primarily by action RPGs of the 90's, Frontiers cranks it up to 110 percent by emphasizing combat and high paced action to swiftly and methodically take out your enemies.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.8%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Lore-Rich 8.7%
- #29 Beyond Sentinel
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Embraceware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Aliens 14.4%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.4%
- #30 Fallen Fates
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hibernian Workshop
Windows
Venture into a vast 2D pixel-art fantasy world, face relentless battles and forge your destiny with vivid companions as you unravel the truth behind the falling crystals.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.9%, RPG 14%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #31 CASTASIDE
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: C_Q
Windows
Slash and Dash across a mysterious continent in this one-of-a-kind Action Adventure RPG experience!
Why similar: Action RPG 30.2%, RPG 15%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 11%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #32 Fractured Fables
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wayne custodio
Windows
Fractured Fables is an open-world action RPG with a deep elemental system—water, air, earth, and fire—each offering unique abilities. Specialize or combine elements, customize your hero, and conquer epic quests against powerful creatures in a richly crafted fantasy world.
Why similar: Action RPG 31.1%, RPG 20.4%, Action 16.6%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 14.9%
- #33 God Chosen Place II:Stellar Glory
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 野草游戏
Windows
On an ancient continent, six great races coexist with the gods, while humans remain at the lowest rank. You, a young boy from a humble human village, will lead your people to become the masters of this world! May your glory endure forever!
Why similar: Action RPG 24.4%, RPG 21.9%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #34 Atlas of the Starry Night
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninjavity Games
Windows · Linux
Fly on a broom, fight enemies, unlock new powers, and explore a planet full of secrets and challenges. A twist on the metroidvania genre. Choose your own path and abilities on your quest to collect the fallen stars and return them to the sky.
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Platformer 18.7%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 10.4%
- #35 The Hero of Destiny was killed by the final boss
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Sungrand
Windows
How many NPCs equal 1 Hero? In the land of Alta, The Hero of Destiny was fated to defeat a terrible Dark Wizard... but the Hero of Destiny was killed by the final boss. What now? Next to the final dungeon, in a sleepy village, 50 NPCs decide to take matters into their own hands.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.4%, RPG 18.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.6%
- #36 Fruit Army
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fruit Army
Windows
This is an action role-playing game in a fantasy world. In the open world, play as No. 14 and experience the story of a special race in an interstellar war caused by energy competition.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.3%, RPG 16.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Aliens 11.5%, Exploration 10.7%
- #37 Elspell
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Elspell Team
Windows
In Elspell you will run into a variety of monsters and challenges you must overcome by casting a wide array of elementally-aligned spells. The core gameplay comes from its unique spellcasting system, where stringing together specific arm and hand movements casts spells.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.1%, Platformer 15%, RPG 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 8.3%
- #38 Teratale: Tide of Wishes
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ManafishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel with your mysterious partner Tupa, fight powerful monsters, discover treasures and secrets scattered around the world, and uncover the truth of the world, Tupa and yourself with the help of the tide of wishes.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.9%, RPG 20%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%
- #39 Warrior Guild
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Rad Game Studios
Windows
Battle fierce creatures, ride mounts, and take to the skies in this 3D action RPG featuring PvE combat, exploration, flying, and epic dragon encounters.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.1%, RPG 19.9%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%
- #40 RELICBORN
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Gnome Works
Windows
Relicborn is a story-driven platformer game that tells the story of Alice, a young dressmaker who finds herself in an undiscovered world, searching for a distant, long lost possibility. ARPG elements, fantasy environments, legendary loot, a skill system along with many secrets to be discovered!
Why similar: Action RPG 21.7%, Platformer 17.3%, RPG 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #41 Idosra: The Electric Renaissance
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: The Flying Wiener Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Explore the distant future in Idosra, an action-adventure RPG set in a world on the verge of rediscovering electricity. Follow Marika's quest to uncover the motives of the Vallas Empire. Learn dozens of new skills, meet a wide cast of characters, and discover the secrets of the lost city Idosra.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, RPG 8.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #42 Invocus
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twisted Hollow
Windows
A 2D open-world action RPG focused on intense combat, powerful magic, deep progression, and player freedom.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.7%, RPG 13.8%, Action 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 7.4%
- #43 艾利欧斯的狩猎Eliosi's Hunt
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamecraft StudiosPub: BIFROST CLOUD PTE. LTD.
Windows
Lead Eliosi, a wanna-be bounty hunter, into making his dream come true in this hardcore top-down shooter and platformer.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.5%, RPG 20.6%, Aliens 15.1%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Adventure 12.7%
- #44 Echoes of the Cove
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TideTellerPub: Silent Tide Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your father's diary leads you to The Cove, a dying coastal town haunted by monsters and buried secrets. Battle corrupted creatures, rebuild the community, and follow his trail to the truth in this 2D action RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.2%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, RPG 12%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 9.8%
- #45 Pretty Mecha
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panpaii
Windows
Pretty Mecha is an RPG / platformer game set in space aboard the ever-venturing ship, the Streamus. Populated by numerous friendly allies, a rebel team is already in place, and Corp has no choice but to join them to save Earth from further destruction by the Shultz Army.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.4%, Platformer 16%, Aliens 14.5%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Adventure 11.4%
- #46 Arcane Vale
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Dynamic Zero
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Arcane Vale is an action packed open-world RPG. Embark on an adventure to discover a long-lost treasure in a vast and dangerous world.
Why similar: Action RPG 24%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, RPG 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #47 Frogreign
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkanpixel
Windows
Leap into an amphibious adventure where your tongue is your grappling hook! Use your tongue to swing, slap and grapple your way through this vibrant Metroidvania. Will you help prince Rill to unlock the power of the great spirits and find his sister, lost in the midst of a royal conspiracy?
Why similar: Action RPG 18.1%, Platformer 15.6%, RPG 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #48 Gravelight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEXT Media
Windows · Mac
The night the festival began, the world should have stayed bright. A crowned ruler watches the land fall into ruin, and where a forgotten god marks the end with a rune burned into the dark. Top-down, pixel-art open-world RPG where a chosen outcast walks between reality and the forbidden Shadowworld.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.4%, RPG 17.5%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 7.8%
- #49 Heartwell
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antomicx
Windows
Awaken in Ellifoftria, a dangerous land of monsters from an ancient war. Play as Dorothy Heartwell on her journey home as you battle cute enemies and fierce bosses. Explore metroidvania-inspired dungeons, level up your stats and weapons, and befriend NPCs in this souls-like sci-fi fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Action RPG 26.5%, RPG 13.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #50 Terry Tales
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ansimuz Games
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired 2D action-adventure where exploration, combat, and classic pixel art come together in a mysterious interconnected world.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.1%, RPG 15.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Platformer 9.8%
- #51 No Name Village
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: PieMastah
Windows
No Name Village is a top-down adventure rpg game, set in a peaceful village on the brink of being swallowed by the Black Sea. Play as a young boy, explore the world, battle monsters, and uncover the secrets behind the looming disaster.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.3%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, RPG 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Exploration 10.9%
- #52 Hollowpath Chronicles
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EdgeFox Interactive LLC
Windows
Claimed by the Hollowpath, a living road between broken realms, you fight, bargain, and trespass under the gaze of unseen gods. Every kill, kindness, and lie rewrites how the path remembers you, opening new roads or marking the place you are buried.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.6%, RPG 17.3%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Exploration 12.4%
- #53 Charlie from the swamp
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arinima Games
Windows
"Charlie from the swamp" is a metroidvania game about little frog in a big world.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, RPG 11.5%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
- #54 落恩典记/LoseGraceTale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 术01术加
Windows
Add scars and destroy enemies!
Why similar: Action RPG 22.9%, RPG 20.8%, Aliens 16.4%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Action 12.3%
- #55 Azureo Light
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuel Henriques
Windows
Azureo Light is an action-adventure RPG. Wield the Cerulean Sword, face shadowy creatures, and uncover the secrets of a world on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Action RPG 27%, RPG 24.1%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #56 Hell Takes All
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Whalegum
Windows · Mac
Utilize the unique power of cacti to obliterate thousands of enemies. Choose your items wisely, build a formidable defense, and conquer the depths of hell with precision and skill. Make the devil fear your presence!
Why similar: Action RPG 25%, RPG 14.9%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 9.2%, Action 8.4%