Games Like Pyre

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 65.1%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 9.5%, Indie 6.1%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, it shares the signature art style, incredible soundtrack, and a deeply emotional narrative.

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.3%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Indie 6.9%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational title from Supergiant Games features the iconic narrator and atmospheric storytelling that defined the studio's style.

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.1%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Indie 8.4%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it captures the same character-driven focus and high-quality production values found in Pyre.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, RPG 26.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 6.5%, Hand-drawn 6%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors Pyre's focus on managing a traveling caravan where every choice impacts the fate of your party members.

Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.8%, Story Rich 20%, RPG 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at procedural storytelling that makes your party members feel like real people with evolving relationships.

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

Why similar: RPG 37.3%, Story Rich 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Party-Based RPG 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This RPG places a heavy emphasis on moral ambiguity and the lasting consequences of your choices within a fantasy setting.

The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.

Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Story Rich 18.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the tactical, choice-heavy journey of the first game with even more focus on the emotional toll of leadership.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: RPG 30.2%, Story Rich 26.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled depth in choice-based narrative and character development, perfect for those who loved the dialogue-heavy nature of Pyre.

Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.

Why similar: RPG 41.8%, Story Rich 26.2%, Indie 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Hand-drawn 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the trilogy that maintains the high stakes and tactical depth essential to the series.

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 24.1%, Story Rich 21%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich RPG that focuses on survival and community, emphasizing the weight of your decisions in a beautifully realized world.

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

Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Party-Based RPG 10.7%, Fantasy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a strong narrative with a unique turn-based combat system that requires careful party management.

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.4%, RPG 23.3%, Fantasy 8.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Hand-drawn 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its watercolor art style and poetic narrative delivery provide a similar sense of wonder and atmosphere.

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.3%, RPG 24.8%, Story Rich 22.5%, Lore-Rich 7.7%, Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a vibrant art style and a focus on character-driven turn-based combat that feels both nostalgic and fresh.

Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Why similar: RPG 28.1%, Story Rich 19.6%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Action 14.5%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the Supergiant tradition of blending fast-paced action with deep, evolving character relationships.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, RPG 9.2%, Indie 7.4%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar sense of melancholic atmosphere and visual storytelling through its striking pixel art.

Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

Why similar: RPG 50.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Indie 11.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Party-Based RPG 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic JRPG that features a mature, character-focused story and tactical turn-based combat.

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: RPG 18.4%, Party-Based RPG 16.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that heavily emphasizes the consequences of your choices and the survival of your party members.

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, RPG 21%, Story Rich 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative RPG where your choices and relationships define the outcome of your life, mirroring the personal stakes of Pyre.

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

Why similar: RPG 37.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Fantasy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, isometric RPG that offers a rich fantasy world and complex, choice-driven narrative paths.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.1%, Hand-drawn 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique art style and focus on historical narrative and choice-driven consequences make it a perfect match for story enthusiasts.

Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Party-Based RPG 23.8%, RPG 22.2%, Fantasy 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, party-based RPG that uses card-based combat to create a unique tactical experience.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.1%, Story Rich 15.2%, RPG 11%, Hand-drawn 8.4%, Party-Based RPG 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and emotional journey that uses its unique art style to explore deep, character-driven themes.

As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, Story Rich 18%, Visual Novel 16.8%, RPG 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, turn-based game that focuses on a diverse cast of characters with complex, interconnected stories.

Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41%, Story Rich 17.1%, RPG 13.1%, Party-Based RPG 9.1%, Fantasy 7.6%

Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.

Why similar: RPG 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Indie 13.4%, Action 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a beautiful hand-drawn art style and a party-based combat system that rewards tactical thinking.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 52%, RPG 24.1%, Indie 21.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes tactical combat where every move feels like a puzzle, similar to the intensity of Pyre's rites.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Story Rich 95.4%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses its unique mechanics to tell a meta-narrative that keeps the player engaged through mystery and discovery.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.

Why similar: RPG 45.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Fantasy 9.2%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished turn-based combat system and a vibrant art style that feels like a classic adventure.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 64.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Fantasy 5.6%, RPG 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, it shares an incredible soundtrack and a deeply atmospheric, emotional world.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Story Rich 49.4%, Atmospheric 27.1%, Colorful 13.2%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click narrative game that excels in atmosphere and surreal, character-focused storytelling.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, RPG 20.1%, Action 9.8%, Indie 9.1%, Fantasy 7.2%

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, RPG 25%, Indie 14%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 4.5%

A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

Why similar: RPG 33.8%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Fantasy 17.3%, Colorful 10.2%

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: Great Soundtrack 29.6%, Party-Based RPG 15.9%, RPG 14.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.1%, RPG 20.4%, Fantasy 13.8%, Action 10.2%, Indie 9%

Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.

Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Story Rich 22.7%, Fantasy 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Action 11%

Slip the bonds of fate in this party-based RPG filled with Celtic myth and historical legend. Discover thrilling adventure alongside mortal companions and immortal allies as you explore the world of The Waylanders.

Why similar: RPG 41.7%, Indie 16%, Action 15%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Adventure 6.1%

Aetheris is a tactical RPG with challenging turn-based battles set in an immersive and vibrant environment. Make the right choices and find the best strategy to survive in the unforgiving Wilderness. Journey alone or as a party of four—the adventure awaits!

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.2%, RPG 19.3%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, Fantasy 9.7%

Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.

Why similar: RPG 56.9%, Indie 22.8%, Action 20.3%

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Indie 7.5%, Action 7.4%

Deathbound is a unique Soulslike. Build a party of four characters and instantly morph between them in and out of combat. Combine their abilities to pull off devastating attacks and slay those who stand before you.

Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Story Rich 22.3%, Party-Based RPG 20.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Indie 8.7%

Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.3%, RPG 30.5%, Story Rich 18.2%, Party-Based RPG 3.7%, Choices Matter 3.4%

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Story Rich 19%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Party-Based RPG 6.2%

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 73.6%, RPG 8.2%, Indie 7%, Music 4.1%, Fantasy 2.9%

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Why similar: RPG 31.4%, Story Rich 26%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

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

Why similar: RPG 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Story Rich 19.6%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Fantasy 6.1%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.4%, Story Rich 19.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.3%, RPG 28.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 65.7%, Action 6.2%, Music 6.2%, Story Rich 5.2%, Atmospheric 3.6%

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 62.3%, Fantasy 13.9%, Story Rich 12%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 3.6%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, RPG 11.5%, Music 5.3%, Indie 4%

A party-based RPG about a 3-piece band of dysfunctional friends who, upon signing up to a perfectly normal battle of the bands contest, become cursed with an unusual power.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.9%, RPG 22.5%, Story Rich 19%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Music 5.7%

From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!

Why similar: RPG 44.8%, Action 21.6%, Indie 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%, Adventure 6.2%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Story Rich 14%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Indie 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 7%

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: RPG 35.7%, Party-Based RPG 20.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Fantasy 6.8%

A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, RPG 29.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Indie 13.4%, Fantasy 7.5%

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

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.3%, RPG 18%, Story Rich 17.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.7%

Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.

Why similar: RPG 29%, Story Rich 25.6%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

Why similar: RPG 39%, Story Rich 29.7%, Fantasy 14.5%, Action 13.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.

Why similar: RPG 19.5%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Fantasy 10.5%