- #1 Faylinn's Quest
97% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Develop relationships, customize characters, and live Faylinn's adventure the way you want in this ambitious Adult RPG!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.5%, Dating Sim 16.5%, JRPG 15.1%, CRPG 11.7%, RPG 8.6%
- #2 Path of the Midnight Sun
96% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Daimon
Windows
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.
Why similar: JRPG 26.2%, Party-Based RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Anime 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #3 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,356 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, JRPG 12.7%, Party-Based RPG 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Souls-like 9.2%
- #4 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
95% matchMixed66% of 2,521 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 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: Lovecraftian 43.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, RPG 13.5%, Horror 11.2%, CRPG 4.7%
- #5 Nine Prophets: The Abyss
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vyk1ing Productions
Windows
Nine Prophets: The Abyss, is a brutal, story-driven, horror RPG with roguelike elements. Featuring difficult, dismemberment turn based combat and strategic resource management. Craft Items, scavenge resources and fight alongside allies as you combat countless horrors and survive the unknowable.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Party-Based RPG 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Horror 10.6%
- #6 Fenrir's Prelude
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Ragnarok Aesthetic
Windows
Fenrir, has found himself on a floating island due to some unfitting circumstances. On this island he made several friends, everything seemed fine. However, it all took a turn when Eros arrived and everyone turned a blind eye to his actions. It is up to you to discover the truth.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.2%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, JRPG 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, RPG 9%
- #7 Skautfold: Knight's End
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Skautfold: Knight's End is the final chapter in the Skautfold series. Explore the Waltham Industries factory and uncover its dark secrets; with a unique timeline-based RPG battle system, you'll come face-to-face with Eldritch horrors as humanity reaches its final days on Earth...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.4%, JRPG 22.8%, RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Horror 11.6%
- #8 Hermitage: Strange Case Files
92% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: ArrowizPub: Giiku Games
Windows
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.1%, Horror 13.3%, JRPG 11.4%, Anime 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
- #9 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
91% matchVery Positive81% of 535 reviews2016
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.9%, Lovecraftian 28.9%, RPG 8.3%, Horror 6.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #10 Hatred and Blood
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lia CallanPub: Amos Shade SRL
Windows · Mac
Hatred and Blood is a psychological horror RPG set in a dystopian 1980s. Nations have turned to isolation and walls to prevent another war. But a curse, or sickness, spreads... consuming people from within and erasing their humanity. Will you endure… or be Baptized in Dismay?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Horror 8.5%
- #11 Persona 3 Portable
90% matchVery Positive81% of 5,703 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If I say there’s an hour “hidden” between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour.
Why similar: JRPG 19%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Party-Based RPG 15%, Anime 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.7%
- #12 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
89% matchVery Positive93% of 721 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, Dating Sim 15.6%, JRPG 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Dark 9.5%
- #13 Book of Abominations
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Catloaf
Windows
Book of Abominations is a cosy Lovecraftian monster tamer that combines the cute with the grotesque. Capture and battle Eldritch horrors in snappy turn based combat, explore a mysterious, moody yet vibrant world, and unravel the secrets within the book!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.5%, JRPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, RPG 6.5%
- #14 First Light
88% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Mage's Hat
Windows
After a decade of living in the dark, away from the world. Bahar, and his wife Guidry, believe the Plague has ceased to be and are on the pursuit of a way out, a way back to the world they once knew.
Why similar: JRPG 21%, Party-Based RPG 20.2%, RPG 15%, CRPG 14%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
- #15 From the Deep
87% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Mage's Hat
Windows
A warrior finds himself on the darkest of the dungeons. He does not know how or why he came to be there. He does not know how to get out of it. To conquer his freedom, he will have his fears challenged, his will tested, and his courage tried.
Why similar: JRPG 21%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, RPG 15.1%, CRPG 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #16 Zjawa: Bloodstained Soul
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Platty Gems
Windows
Zjawa: Bloodstained Soul is a 2D Survival Horror RPG mixing turn-based combat with real-time elements and hand-drawn art, set in 13th century France during a crusade against heresy. Slash, parry, and collect items to survive to see the end, whatever it may be. Find absolution or damnation.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.9%, Souls-like 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Horror 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #17 Persona 3 Reload
85% matchVery Positive94% of 62,217 reviews2024
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 40.6 hrsMean: 57.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Why similar: JRPG 20.2%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Anime 9.5%
- #18 Torchless
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Eclipse Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Torchless is a dark and gothic dungeon crawler RPG played through a text-based retro console. Forge your party and take up arms against the horrors lurking within the dungeon halls in strategic, turn-based combat, clinging on to survival using everything at your disposal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Party-Based RPG 13.7%, CRPG 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%, Horror 7.9%
- #19 Nocturnis
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimlight Interactive
Windows
Nocturnis is a narrative-driven, party-based tactical RPG where a desperate attempt to restore magic twists mankind into beasts. Explore a handcrafted world, master tactical combat, and reach the Moon Temple before the night ends. Your choices and combat prowess will determine what remains by dawn.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Party-Based RPG 21.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, RPG 10.5%
- #20 Resonating Cords
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gynura
Windows
Whose will is God's will? Follow the chosen saint in his journey through the Communion, the mysterious process of God's replacement.
Why similar: JRPG 19.8%, Party-Based RPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, RPG 10.5%
- #21 Dungeon Dreams Wanderers
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Travel, form bonds, explore a vast world filled with multiple-outcome quests, with your custom created protagonist in an adventure that blends old school JRPG, life simulation and role playing.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Dating Sim 17.2%, JRPG 17%, RPG 12.5%, CRPG 9.6%
- #22 Woe Reigns Unending
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joshua SarverPub: n/a
Windows
Lead a cursed party through a ruined world in this grimdark side-scrolling RPG. Build your team, master tactical combat, and unleash forbidden powers to survive an endless parade of nightmares. Decide what, if anything, is worth salvaging from a world that has been reduced to ashes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Party-Based RPG 14%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #23 The Deep Calls
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RandyPotatoGames
Windows
Build every hero your way in The Deep Calls, a turn based Lovecraftian roguelite dungeon crawler. Choose distinct Disciplines, mix unlocked Skills , embrace dangerous Traits, and equip hard won relics. Forge powerful party synergies, then risk those builds in branching dungeons with no retreat.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Turn-Based Combat 23.6%, Party-Based RPG 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, RPG 10.1%
- #24 Metaphor: ReFantazio
79% matchVery Positive90% of 42,791 reviews2024
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 46.1 hrsMean: 55.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Why similar: JRPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, Party-Based RPG 13.4%, Anime 12.1%, RPG 9.9%
- #25 Despair Beneath the Sunless Sky
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyomotions
Windows
A psychological horror RPG blending dark fantasy and mystery. Explore a relentless open world, alone or with companions, confront grotesque horrors in turnbased combat, and make irreversible choices. Uncover deep lore and mysteries visible only to those with discerning eyes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, JRPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, CRPG 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%
- #26 Sucker for Love: Prelude
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 527 reviews2021
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.6%, Dating Sim 34%, Horror 14.8%, RPG 4.6%
- #27 Remnants Of Isolation
81% matchVery Positive80% of 126 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, JRPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 15.8%, RPG 10%
- #28 Persona 6
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
The iconic RPG series returns! The highly anticipated next chapter delivers a bold, new standalone story blending heartfelt daily life and new characters with pulse-pounding, supernatural adventure. Whether it’s your first Persona game or you’ve been here since the beginning, this one’s for you.
Why similar: JRPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Party-Based RPG 17.7%, RPG 12.9%, Anime 8%
- #29 Transcendence Legacy - Voidswept
78% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2022
Dev: XurzerthPub: YSY Softworks
Windows
Uncover the truth behind a world plagued by monstrosities in a fantasy 2D turn-based JRPG with strategic combat, skill customization, and story-rich exploration.
Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, Party-Based RPG 22%, Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Anime 11.2%, RPG 9.3%
- #30 The Shattered Veil
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Anima Games
Windows
The Wraith Army rises again, and it falls to Kael to wear the Crown and lead his people to victory once more. After spending the last decade preparing for Coronation Day with the help of his sister, Elara, they will soon discover that the Wraith Army is much closer than they had anticipated.
Why similar: JRPG 21.9%, Party-Based RPG 21%, RPG 15.7%, CRPG 14.5%, Anime 8.7%
- #31 Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
78% matchVery Positive81% of 372 reviews
Dev: Zeboyd GamesPub: Penny Arcade, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.9%, JRPG 36.3%, RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #32 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
75% matchVery Positive89% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.9%, CRPG 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
- #33 Record of Agarest War Mariage
77% matchMixed64% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 83.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The story explores reincarnation through several generations, as the Archdemon continues to spawn even after the current Hero vanquishes them. In this SRPG, fight as the Hero (or Chosen One), who is trusted to produce an heir who can put an end to the Archdemon once and for all!
Why similar: JRPG 20.2%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Anime 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #34 Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,511 reviews2020
Dev: Still RunningPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.6%, Souls-like 29.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, RPG 8.5%, Horror 6.8%
- #35 Psycho Sphere
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sad Clown Games
Windows
Psycho Sphere is a character driven, turn based RPG taking place in a post cataclysmic world, where all complex machinery has suddenly failed. Every fight is unique, as positioning, equipment, and mental abilities can wildly affect the outcome!
Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, RPG 13%, Strategy 10.1%
- #36 Sorcerous
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Sirenum Studios
Windows
A sudden disappearance will set Apprentice Mage Andraste on the trail of a mystery that unfolds with arcane powers, monster battles and cunning puzzles in the best tradition of turn based RPGs.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.6%, JRPG 21.1%, CRPG 18%, RPG 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%
- #37 勇者与亡灵之都
73% matchVery Positive94% of 346 reviews2024
Dev: grade
Windows
《勇者与亡灵之都》是一款在半开放世界探索的回合制RPG游戏,游戏借鉴了NPCDream、Blacksouls等rpg,采用了ATB行动条的设定,加快了战斗的节奏和策略性。 亡灵、魔物亦或是人类,只要阻挡在你面前的尽管杀光就是。勇者就是这样的存在啊... 游戏带有多结局与二周目元素,突出一个量大管饱。
Why similar: Souls-like 22.5%, JRPG 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Horror 10.4%
- #38 Fantasy to Kill
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toffeinium
Windows · Mac · Linux
PARRY enemy attacks in a Turn-Based Combat RPG with Real-Time Mechanics. Depths of the ABYSS contain over-leveled monsters and unfair fights. If you want to survive, you must be worse. Build a party with 3 characters with unique skills to upgrade, held items, stats and level up with EXP.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.2%, JRPG 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
- #39 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
72% matchVery Positive94% of 13,756 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Dating Sim 18.3%, JRPG 14.8%, Horror 10.2%, Anime 8%
- #40 Rogue Pirates
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Rogue Pirates is a swashbuckling roguelike turn-based RPG about captaining your crew of pirates through hostile seas. Recruit daring pirates to join your crew and lead them into peril and plunder. Battle sea monsters, other pirates and civilization itself all for the quest of becoming a legend.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Party-Based RPG 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, CRPG 10.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #41 Dirge of the Scarlet Star
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Omnibatsu
Windows
A JRPG and Survival Horror,featuring turn based combat and 12 different playable characters.A day, morning ,afternoon,and evening under the Scarlet Star, to end the insanity,or join it.Dirge of the Scarlet Star is a descent into isolation,madness,and a slow death under the heat of the Scarlet Star.
Why similar: JRPG 23.1%, RPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%
- #42 Ace Witch
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sain GamesPub: Mist and Mirrors Publishing
Windows
Ace Witch is an a party-based RPG set in an alternate, witchy version of Paris inhabited by fantastical creatures such as, elves, halfwolves and the French. Summon Card Demons in combat, and uncover how each character's backstory ties into the 'rage virus' that's been wreaking havoc on the locals.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.1%, JRPG 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #43 Shadows of Eldemir
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Shadows of Eldemir is a retro-inspired, Victorian cosmic-horror, point-and-click adventure RPG, where a London schoolmaster travels to a remote Eastern European village searching for his missing fiancée, only to discover the archaeological expedition she joined may have disturbed something ancient.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Horror 13%, RPG 10%, Adventure 6.6%
- #44 Look Outside
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,361 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, RPG 15.2%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 4.6%
- #45 Loser Reborn
72% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A Lovecraftian Retro MetaRPG. Marty Stu got reincarnated as a prince in another world. But happily-ever-after comes with Daemon Sultan Azathoth, naturally, and a tough decision to make. When Marty finally realizes life is never that easy, he also learns something is unspeakably wrong...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Party-Based RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, JRPG 13.8%, RPG 6.8%
- #46 The Faceless Ones
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Valkyria Games
Windows
Four of the most capable warriors in the Kingdom of Abrujah are about to commence a journey that will change their lives forever, if they fail, the world is doomed!
Why similar: JRPG 22.6%, Party-Based RPG 21.2%, RPG 15.7%, CRPG 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
- #47 Happy Bones Infernal
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Frosted Fears Game Studios
Windows
Upon arriving at a correctional facility located in a remote mountainous region, a young man named Roan quickly finds his surroundings are falling into disarray in this Horror-Themed JRPG!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, JRPG 21.1%, RPG 17%, Anime 14.3%, Horror 8.3%
- #48 MONARK
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 246 reviews2022
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Anime 12.7%
- #49 Baldr's Squid Isekai: A Parody
70% matchMixed54% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: A Memory of Eternity
Windows
Baldr’s Squid Isekai is an art project masquerading as an adult parody RPG with lots of cartoon violence! And uh, sex, I guess.
Why similar: JRPG 21.2%, Party-Based RPG 21%, CRPG 15.2%, Anime 11.2%, RPG 11%
- #50 From Light
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Anima Games
Windows
Embark on a journey through a kingdom ravaged by plague, greed and magic. You are the only who can bring about their salvation, and yours also depends on your success in that task!
Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, Party-Based RPG 21%, RPG 15.6%, CRPG 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #51 Billy the Hero
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JOJOJOJOsoft
Windows
Billy woke up on Hell Island as a bear. No memories. No regrets. Apparently, this is just who he is now. A Dark Fantasy Turn-Based RPG where math kills, heroines are unhinged, and the truth about Billy is the one thing the game won't hand you easily.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.9%, JRPG 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #52 The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,230 reviews2023
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 69.9 hrsMean: 82.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Three different legends are about to unfold! Determine the fates of Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and the mysterious “C” in this climactic chapter of The Legend of Heroes series.
Why similar: JRPG 27.1%, Party-Based RPG 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, RPG 17.4%, Anime 13.4%
- #53 Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
69% matchMixed63% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the cult universe of H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.2%, Adventure 11.2%, RPG 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Horror 9.4%
- #54 SANDS OF SODIS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PAYLHORSE
Windows
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.9%, Party-Based RPG 16.6%, JRPG 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #55 Dungeon Dreams 2
66% matchVery Positive91% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Roguelike Romance JRPG. Create your character and get a room at the Magic Academy dormitory, to win the Challenge of the Infinite Dungeon! A game with town building, relationships, and many quests with alternate routes.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.1%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, JRPG 18.8%, CRPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #56 Mary Skelter: Nightmares
68% matchVery Positive83% of 592 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The "Jail" suddenly appeared a number of years ago, sinking the city deep into the ground. There, this impenetrable living prison 666 metres beneath the surface, held power over eerie creatures called "Marchens." Within the prison was a boy named Jack - living a life of suffering...
Why similar: JRPG 17.2%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Party-Based RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #57 HorrorVale: Act M
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
Join the legendary Bounty Hunter in this "Side B"... Or perhaps "Side M" of the HorrorVale storyline. Help Mothman fend off the Creepy menace as he comes to terms with the demons tormenting him.
Why similar: JRPG 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.8%, RPG 16.2%, Horror 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #58 Darkest Dungeon®
67% matchVery Positive92% of 161,643 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Turn-Based Combat 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, RPG 8.4%, Dark 4.2%
- #59 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,325 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Dating Sim 25.1%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 12.3%, RPG 7.3%
- #60 Shadows of the Night
67% match4 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Anima Games
Windows
There is a war coming. Pallas joined the Fortress out of his sense of duty towards protecting his country and most importantly to him, his family, and will soon realize that to truly protect them he will have to abandon it all.
Why similar: JRPG 23.7%, Party-Based RPG 22.5%, RPG 17.4%, CRPG 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%