- #1 A Life's Journey
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marco Close
Windows
Story-driven role-playing game in retro JRPG style with an active-time-battle-wait system with a rock soundtrack. The higher a character's AGI value, the faster their turn. Earn "SP" in battle and learn new skills. Increase their level by using them, improving their loading time and attributes.
Why similar: JRPG 24.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, RPG 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #2 Realmbreaker: Awakening
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nostalgeek Productions
Windows
Step into a broken world in this classic inspired RPG. Lead three heroes through a world scarred by war and shaped by the will of ancient gods. Uncover hidden secrets, confront powerful foes, and make choices that will determine whether Edenai survives or falls into ruin.
Why similar: JRPG 19.9%, 2.5D 17.7%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%
- #3 Franzen
96% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Franzen is a turn-based RPG set in a dystopian-steampunk world. Explore themes of empathy and politics as Franz and Lefsa Dellia work to uncover the truth of "The Scream". Meet a cast of colorful characters and fight bizarre creatures in your journey through the world of Branzen!
Why similar: JRPG 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, RPG 10.1%, Dystopian 9.9%
- #4 GENESIS Protocol
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reactor 7
Windows
Retro-inspired cyberpunk JRPG set in a dystopian future where humanity is manufactured, controlled, and buried in lies. Classic turn-based combat, exploration, and inventory management collide with active skill inputs, cinematic attacks, bloody battles, and modern tactical twists.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24%, JRPG 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #5 Lie of Caelum: Spirit
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Classi5ed
Windows
Bound by secrets and divided by class, a group of unlikely allies are swept into a global conspiracy. As they peel back the layers of history, they discover a reality that defies explanation: A Truth that challenges the very fabric of their existence.
Why similar: Mechs 24.8% ★, JRPG 24.7%, 2.5D 22%, RPG 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #6 Deeplords
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deeplords Studio
Windows
A dark HD-2D turn-based tactical RPG. Navigate by boat through hostile biomes, harpoon the Deeplords, and fuse them to evolve their rarity. Master the dice in battle and bend fate to your will. Build the perfect team or be swallowed whole.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.3%, JRPG 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, RPG 8.1%
- #7 Breath of Fire IV
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Master an array of skills and magic to unlock strategic victories in battle as you go head to head with unique enemies using powerful "Dragon Transformations" and combo actions! Follow the intertwining stories of Ryu and Fou-Lu to their thrilling conclusion in this classic RPG adventure.
Why similar: JRPG 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, 2.5D 14.7%, RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #8 世界傳記
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 阿強
Windows
Fantasy RPG that features AP turn-based combat and various RPG nurturing elements, while also offering rich and diverse character storylines that grip the heart.
Why similar: JRPG 32.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, RPG 9.6%
- #9 Order of the Ivy
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Rust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A new modern, turn-based pixel RPG by Rust Games! Silly tone, serious quest. Set in a dystopian America, the party must overthrow evil feudal lords called the Quorum while managing Kyle's worst impulses.
Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Dystopian 12.1%
- #10 Robot Rhapsody
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Rapturous StudioPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
A turn-based RPG following Selva, a retired mercenary; Aurum, a poetic "robot bard"; and allies including engineers, luddite artists, and survivors fighting back against AI-controlled "utopias". Recruit machines to your side, upgrade with salvaged tech, & explore bizarre pockets of human resistance.
Why similar: JRPG 20.8%, Cyberpunk 18.1%, Dystopian 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%
- #11 Raey
90% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Wolfs Moon Studios
Windows
Embark on the journey and watch Raey's eventful life unfold before your eyes. From the cradle to the grave - Raey will take the player through a roller coaster of emotions as he endures everything that is thrown at him.
Why similar: JRPG 28.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, RPG 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #12 The 9th Seraph
89% 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 19.9%, JRPG 15%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, RPG 12.5%, Dark Humor 10.8%
- #13 RetraceLight
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RetraceLight Team
Windows
The gods have fallen. Corruption engulfs all. The newborn sacred tree awaits a responder—yet it is being consumed before your very eyes. In this turn-based RPG, switch classes, customize skills and gear, and reclaim the fading light of a bygone era.
Why similar: JRPG 25.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, RPG 9.4%
- #14 God's Disdain
88% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: After Midnight Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a vast, rich world in the fight to end a plague in this non-linear JRPG! Will you save Hajimari, or doom it to wither away?
Why similar: JRPG 20%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%
- #15 SANDS OF SODIS
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PAYLHORSE
Windows
Why similar: JRPG 18.7%, 2.5D 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Dystopian 13%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
- #16 Ancients of Arkar
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Corren Bros
Windows
Awaken, Influential One, and take action in this turn-based RPG. Command unique parties of characters throughout 6 time periods, and uncover the hidden truth of Arkar. In this RPG, strategy and exploration are key to success. Are you the one they have been looking for?
Why similar: JRPG 25.6%, Lore-Rich 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, 2.5D 12.5%, RPG 11.4%
- #17 Dead Dragons
86% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: MAGITECPub: KEMCO
Windows
Who will survive—dragons or humans?
Why similar: JRPG 30.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, RPG 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
- #18 FrogLake
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jalecko
Windows · Linux
An RPG about a frog that has to save his lake from drying up. Explore the lake. Go where no frog has gone. Acquire magic water powers.
Why similar: JRPG 19.5%, 2.5D 17.6%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.3%
- #19 七罪之淵
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EZGAMING Studio
Windows
Harold, a young man full of ideals, will struggle in a world full of malice. Through countless choices and sacrifices, he will gradually uncover the buried truth and face various different endings.
Why similar: JRPG 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, RPG 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
- #20 星と塔と冒険者
83% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: 0toHun
Windows
A 2D × 3D fantasy RPG where you investigate a mysterious tower that suddenly appeared. Fight, explore, and uncover the truth of the world.
Why similar: JRPG 29.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, 2.5D 18.6%, RPG 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #21 Dezlooca Anthology - Retro Rpg: Rise of the One Winged Phoenix
85% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: DezloocaPub: Cannibal Krew Entertainment
Windows
Full length over 8 hours of story! Explore 4 different themed worlds and help Dezlooca, Archaic, Savage & Meeka save the earth from total annihilation at the hands of Malik.
Why similar: JRPG 21.5%, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #22 Geon
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zorrid
Windows
Geon is a turn-based JRPG set in a not so distant future where the past is seemingly forgotten; ruled by the supreme overlord only known as "George". Discover ancient history and uncover mysteries as you are forced to face George and fight to save the world from strange things from beyond the stars.
Why similar: JRPG 22.2%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%
- #23 Sunken Dragon
81% matchNo user reviews70% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Pocket Game
Windows
This is a retro 8-bit pixel-style RPG. The game features turn-based combat, inviting players to explore the unknown in a fantastical world.
Why similar: JRPG 29.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, RPG 15.5%, Nonlinear 10.1%
- #24 Icon
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArxTec
Windows
A darkness has crept into the rotting marrow of the once glorious Arx Imperium. As the deep places stir and the dead rise from their graves, this ruined world finds itself in need of a hero, a savior, an icon.
Why similar: JRPG 26%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, RPG 8.8%
- #25 嘉德莉亚的挽歌 ~Wind and Dream~
79% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: 遥喵_Haruka
Windows
风色的奇迹与永不醒来的梦。集恋爱、冒险、群像于一体,在这款文本量高达200万字的回合制JRPG中,与你重要的伙伴一同在拉薇达大陆中游历,发掘角色身上的秘密,击败形形色色的敌人,并通过自己的力量终结这场乱世,最终守护心中那位珍爱的对象。
Why similar: JRPG 28.4%, Lore-Rich 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, RPG 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
- #26 Finest Fable
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NunnyDevPub: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Finest Fable is a comedic RPG where you're a drunk ex-Royal Guard hunting the Legendary Hero of Light after he steals your drink. Meet bizarre characters, fight ridiculous foes, and solve puzzles in a quest for petty revenge. The fate of the world may rest in his hands… but you don’t care, do you?
Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Linear 8.7%
- #27 Wolfstride
80% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2021
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.
Why similar: Mechs 22.2% ★, JRPG 15.5%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Lore-Rich 13%
- #28 Tower Song
79% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: OI Games
Windows · Mac
Tower Song is a challenging turn-based RPG that rewards clever planning and decisive tactics in unrepeatable battles. Eldritch tower-borne beasts threaten to breach reality and overrun the capital of Qadam. Lead your chosen Mana Knight in this tightly plotted quest to push back the darkness.
Why similar: Mechs 18.3% ★, JRPG 17.2%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Character Customization 11.8%
- #29 Artis Impact
76% matchVery Positive85% of 2,627 reviews2025
Dev: MasPub: Feuxon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fun turn-based RPG set in a future world of humans and AI. Play as Akane to explore vibrant locations, battle with simple yet fluid combat, and enjoy side quests full of charming surprises. With a playful, humorous style and clever details, this adventure is light, easy, and full of smiles.
Why similar: JRPG 21.5%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
- #30 死んで死んで強くなれ!…?
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 死にスタ
Windows · Mac
A deadly RPG with a new system that makes you stronger by dying and suffering.The graphics are a combination of dots and 3DCG. No matter how many times you die. No matter how many times you die. Don't give up hope.
Why similar: JRPG 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, Dystopian 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, RPG 9.3%
- #31 FRAGMENT FANTASY SHORT -N-
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: えむげんPub: Koniro Dice
Windows
A 3-character turn-based battle RPG. Strike weaknesses to break enemy shields—stunned enemies take 1.5x damage! Chain attacks trigger combo bonuses with cut-in animations. Four difficulty levels, score attack, and Steam Leaderboards. Very Hard randomizes weaknesses. Complete a run in 10-30 minutes.
Why similar: JRPG 30.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, 2.5D 23.3%, RPG 16.3%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #32 Treasure Touring
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SOUL FLASH GAMES
Windows
Hop into a heavily modified junk truck and set off on a million-kilometer road trip with three reckless treasure hunters! Explore a vast world and chase a legendary treasure hidden beyond the End Point at the edge of the world.
Why similar: JRPG 27.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Dark Humor 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, RPG 8.6%
- #33 SPARK IGNITES
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 270 reviews2026
Dev: Ignicorvus Studios
Windows
Spark Ignites - A pixel fantasy RPG where the Star God's Blessing grants one wish each century. Orphan Ash and Clover uncover its bloody truth during their pilgrimage. Holding a world-changing secret, will you steal divine power or defy the gods? Every choice writes a new ending.
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, 2.5D 25.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, RPG 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #34 Lore of Luvarith: The Hollow Crown
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
A story-rich 2Deco RPG where exiles, scavengers, and traitors are drawn together by fate. Explore crumbling ruins, haunted forests, and cursed castles as you uncover the empire’s forgotten truth. The past isn’t dead; it’s waiting.
Why similar: JRPG 29.6%, Lore-Rich 21.3%, 2.5D 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
- #35 Wasteland Warden
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chillin Games
Windows
You take it upon yourself to clean up the wasteland by imprisoning all sorts of robots and cyborgs in this near future dystopia. Build and level a team of prisoners in this party-based RPG with tactical combat as you face off against crime lords, artificial intelligence and an all consuming sludge.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.9%, Cyberpunk 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Dystopian 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%
- #36 Lie of Caelum
75% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: Classi5ed
Windows
Giant robots. Technology abusing magic. Conflict between countries. Join a group of fated individuals and liberate the planet of Caelum from the shackles of its people. Discover the mysteries behind their powers, and dwell in their lives in this Sci-fi JRPG.
Why similar: Mechs 39.5% ★, JRPG 31.1%, RPG 13%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%, Fantasy 5.3%
- #37 Codex Eternal Eclipse
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mogu
Windows
Codex: Eternal Eclipse An RPG that tells a story about tragedy viewed through charming eyes. Codex is a story-rich, turn-based RPG where timing matters, and karma shapes fate.
Why similar: 2.5D 25.5%, JRPG 24.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Lore-Rich 9.1%, RPG 8.4%
- #38 Spaceman Memories
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NerdyPunkDev
Windows
Spaceman Memories is a retro JRPG built by one person who loves old stories. Set in a retro-futuristic Japan haunted by ancient folklore, play as Ichiro-94, an astronaut who wakes from hypersleep to piece together the remnants of a forgotten past full of wonder, nostalgia, and strange spirits.
Why similar: JRPG 22.4%, 2.5D 20.3%, Cyberpunk 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Nonlinear 14.4%
- #39 Trillenium
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Owl's Nest Games
Windows
In the year 2999, art is on the brink of extinction by AI. Within 3 Days, unite the few remaining artists together to end AI's monopoly on society once and for all. Trillenium is a bite-sized 2D RPG created by artists, for artists, and reminds us that to lose art is to lose humanity itself.
Why similar: JRPG 27%, Cyberpunk 24.3%, Dystopian 21%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Linear 9.2%
- #40 Elohim Eternal: Exodus
73% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: George Alexandros
Windows
Overthrow the corrupt emissary of the Kingdom of Heaven in this turn-based RPG with visual novel storytelling. This free game takes place a thousand years before the events of Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code. Before the Idinites and Cainites, there were the Misru and Simru, based on ancient Egypt.
Why similar: JRPG 21.7%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #41 Cursed Sword Edo
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YUBURO
Windows
"HD-2D JRPG" Adam is a soldier who works for Edoward Kingdom. With his best friend Prince Edo, they travel the world to save their King.
Why similar: JRPG 26.5%, 2.5D 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, RPG 8.2%
- #42 Jack Move
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,334 reviews2022
Dev: So RomanticPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Jack Move is a JRPG that features a unique blend of gritty cyberpunk story telling, turn based battles and beautiful modern pixel art. Take on the role of Noa, a vigilante hacker who is thrust into a world of murder, kidnapping and dark research after her father goes missing.
Why similar: JRPG 20.6%, Cyberpunk 20%, Dystopian 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Character Customization 12.5%
- #43 Sorrows End
72% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Baka Studios
Windows
A fantasy turn-based RPG, Made with RPG Maker MV. It utilizes a side view battle system, contains scenes that may be frightening and scenes of anguish. Sorrows End is a heart-wrenching tale of loss.
Why similar: JRPG 36.7%, Character Customization 21.3%, RPG 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #44 Emergent Fates re:developed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: megaphemeral
Windows
Emergent Fates is a Japanese inspired Role Playing Game about finding identity and purpose in a world where your fate has already been decided.
Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Dark Humor 10.5%
- #45 Astral Takers
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: VANGUARDPub: KEMCO
Windows
Shape your fate with the power of summoning in an immersive JRPG!
Why similar: JRPG 30.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, RPG 15.8%, Linear 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
- #46 Corrupted Spirits
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Alternate Fantasy Gaming
Windows
A young hunter named Cara is chosen by the Goddess of Light to bring the spirits of the land back to normal, getting rid of any corruption they might have in their souls. Along the way she will meet a few friends and allies that might try to help her on her journey.
Why similar: JRPG 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #47 Husk of Axiom
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DigitalStyleGames
Windows
Husk of Axiom is a 2.5D turn-based psychological RPG, where human belief gives life to magic and monsters. As a secretive organization tries to erase pain from the world, a small party of unlikely heroes has to save reality by preserving not perfection, but the imperfect humanity that gives it life.
Why similar: 2.5D 27.3%, JRPG 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, RPG 9.4%, Lore-Rich 8.2%
- #48 Star Shift Rebellion
69% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Psychronic Game StudiosPub: Psychronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infernis Prime is a mining colony in the Outer Rim, under brutal occupation. With the help of a hacked android and the discovery of a dark secret, the rebels finally have a chance. This is the story of how the Outer Rim Coalition formed, and how they broke free...
Why similar: JRPG 19.8%, Cyberpunk 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Text-Based 14.8%, Lore-Rich 13.8%
- #49 Afterlife Gladiator
69% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: BakarLabs
Windows · Linux
Warriors, mysterious creatures and even prehistoric animals have all become trapped in a realm beyond death where once a year they must fight each other in a team tournament for the ultimate prize: Freedom.
Why similar: JRPG 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Linear 9.1%
- #50 Hero Seekers
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: VANGUARDPub: KEMCO
Windows
Restore lost history in this summoning fantasy RPG! Guide Lunette, the only one who remembers the true past, as she summons forgotten heroes to fight beside her. Explore dungeons, build parties, and master strategic turn-based battles to reclaim the world’s destiny!
Why similar: JRPG 31%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #51 Strings of Divinity | The Spell Plague
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Epitaph Games
Windows
2d turn-based RPG in a world where magic is corrupt. Use different combat tactics to your advantage during fights. Save the world from the tyrant dragons, pass your time doing sidequests, or just meet new friendly faces.
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, 2.5D 22.4%, RPG 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #52 Chaos Chain
70% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
A dark cyberpunk RPG in a bleak dystopian future. Become a "freelancer" in the heart of Slade City, a sprawling urban nightmare of grimy asphalt and broken dreams where crime and disorder run rampant. - Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.4%, Dystopian 14.4%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Character Customization 13.1%
- #53 Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code
69% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: George Alexandros
Windows
Explore a vibrant world where ancient religions fuse with technology in this character-driven JRPG. Master deep turn-based combat as you battle with divine magic against beasts with mecha parts. Embark on a grand adventure to retrieve the sacred Babel code needed to face your Gods.
Why similar: JRPG 23.5%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, RPG 7.8%
- #54 SacriFire
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixelated Milk
Windows
SacriFire is an upcoming RPG boasting a unique combat system, elaborate pixel art, and music by genre legend Motoi Sakuraba. Ezekiel Ridan, a young priest, struggles to keep his faith as the world he loves is threatened by a war between gods and demons. The adventure begins!
Why similar: JRPG 33.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.2%, Cyberpunk 14%, RPG 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #55 Empire Chronicles
68% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Cris Litvin
Windows
Turn Based Strategy RPG. With complex skills, sprawling world and intricate storyline.
Why similar: JRPG 20.8%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Character Customization 12.1%
- #56 Elohim Eternal II: Son of Man
66% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: George Alexandros
Windows
Start a rebellion in this character-driven, science fantasy RPG. Collect guns with different abilities and perks. Ride a giant mecha in a rebellion against the corrupt Pleroman government. Inspired by Xenogears for the story and Shin Megami Tensei for fast-paced turn-based combat.
Why similar: JRPG 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Dystopian 13.2%, Mechs 10.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
- #57 Alterium Shift
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Drattzy Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a journey through the living world of Alteria and experience its dynamic quests, unique turn-based combat, and choice-driven storylines. With three branching narratives and unforgettable characters, Alterium Shift is a retro-inspired JRPG that offers a new adventure with every playthrough.
Why similar: JRPG 30.5%, 2.5D 26%, RPG 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #58 MAKINA
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kiryon Games
Windows
In a world where Emotion is energy, a vengeful pilot boards a dangerous, desire-fueled Makina and descends into the emotion-addicted city. Defy the twisted rulers—a scientist, architect, K-pop idol, and director—to tear down their grand plan. A hybrid adventure of mech action and stealth: [MAKINA].
Why similar: Mechs 28.6% ★, 2.5D 28.1%, Lore-Rich 23.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Adventure 3.4%
- #59 Twin Oaths
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pink Pepper Games
Windows
In the Kingdom of Alania, every person is granted a birthday wish upon coming of age. When a young lad from a poor village happens to have his on the same day as the famous princess, their fates are thrown together in a epic story of twists and turns.
Why similar: JRPG 34.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #60 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 276,579 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, JRPG 19.3%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%