- #1 Lantern Forge
96% matchMixed54% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Hearthfire Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Lantern Forge is a sandbox survival game with building, crafting, and RPG elements. Mine and forage for resources to build a home, plant crops, and craft weapons and armor. Then venture out to explore the wilderness, find hidden dungeons and temples, fight unique monsters, and collect the treasures they guard.
Why similar: RPG 40.1%, Sandbox 28.1%, Crafting 27.4%, Indie 4.5%
- #2 Frayed Knights: The Skull of S'makh-Daon
95% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2014
Dev: Rampant Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Frayed Knights: The Skull of S'makh-Daon is a 3D indie computer RPG for Windows featuring turn-based combat, old-school sensibilities, and a story of high adventure and comedy. In a world of jaded heroes and veteran adventurers, you play a team of misfits.
Why similar: RPG 80.5%, Indie 19.5%
- #3 Another Star
94% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: Vision Riders Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Another Star is a console-style RPG with a fast-paced battle system and a world that encourages players to explore and discover hidden areas as they lead their party on a journey across a fantasy world.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #4 Crayon Chronicles
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: Outer Grid Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Crayon Chronicles is a:Single-playerTurn-basedRPGRoguelike...offering a relatively short (2-4 hours per play-through) but action-packed experience that randomly generates the level layouts each time you play.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #5 Dungeon Maker
90% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Brian De La FranierPub: Tavarin Games
Windows
Dungeon Maker is a multiplayer application/game to bring your tabletop fantasy role-playing online. Dungeon Maker is designed to work best with the Dungeons and Dragons 5e ruleset.
Why similar: RPG 53.6%, Sandbox 28.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, 2D 7.8%
- #6 500 Years Act 1
93% matchMostly Negative33% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Poorwill Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
500 Years is an old school episodic space opera with non-traditional combat controls. The game is an adventure where you explore different star systems and meet the inhabitants, some friendly, and some not so friendly.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #7 Phantom
92% matchMostly Negative34% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Phantomisreal Ltd.
Windows
Phantom is a hard sci-fi survival game. It is very different from other survival games; the player is a robot rather than human. At the same time the game has a pure physics-based construction system, which makes survival and fighting become very fun and different.
Why similar: RPG 55.9%, Sandbox 30%, Indie 14.1%
- #8 Rotation Phonology: Break
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: ButterChain
Windows
A simple RPG game, telling a story about overturn the government’s wrong decision.
Why similar: RPG 83.8%, 2D 8.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #9 Void Monsters 2: The Blight
89% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Mykel Flynn
Windows
Summon and train hundreds of unique monsters, and build a party strong enough to turn back The Blight.
Why similar: RPG 51.1%, Crafting 17.3%, Sandbox 16.8%, Indie 14.8%
- #10 Boot Hill Bounties
89% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Experimental Gamer Studios
Windows
A conspiracy to provoke war between the western settlers and the Chepakwik threatens to destroy both sides. Only Kid, Doc, Moon and Rosy know the truth. But to save their homes, they’ll have to track down five legendary outlaws whose very names strike fear into the hearts of men.
Why similar: RPG 80.6%, Indie 19.4%
- #11 Mad Princess: The Great Gladiators
87% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: AtorasoftPub: DLsite
Windows
Choose your own path in this gladiator role-playing game. The player starts off as an incarcerated criminal, forced to fight for their life. After they leave the prison, they will embark on a journey to sharpen their skills.
Why similar: RPG 79.5%, Indie 20.5%
- #12 The Lost Heir 2: Forging a Kingdom
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unite the kingdom to take back your capital city! You'll need dragons, elves, and perhaps even demons to avenge your parents' murder in this fantasy epic.
Why similar: RPG 79.7%, Indie 20.3%
- #13 Lethal RPG: War
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 228 reviews2015
Dev: EyeSpyda Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Journey on an epic quest with Lethal and his elite party of warriors through a huge fantasy land. Play as Lethal and his companions in exciting turn based battles against a variety of fantasy creatures.
Why similar: RPG 79.3%, Indie 20.7%
- #14 GOD's DEATH
86% matchMostly Negative38% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Marco Tancredi
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Get ready for a medieval adventure, full of mysteries and brutal monsters. Play as a little princess who faces against a horde of bloody critters and an invincible dragon god. It's told by the legends that the dragon god is born above the earth and beneath the sky.
Why similar: RPG 87.5%, Indie 12.5%
- #15 Nick Beard: The Fedora of Destiny
84% matchVery Positive85% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: dhamster
Windows
The fedora: a mark of a true gentleman...
Why similar: RPG 78.9%, Indie 21.1%
- #16 ライフワン- lifeOne
84% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Taka
Windows · Mac
This is an ordinary retro RPG, but the only difference is that your HP is 1. Although you may be confused at the beginning, you can feel fumbling around the world and make friends and items and advance quests.
Why similar: RPG 78.9%, Indie 21.1%
- #17 Homestead
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Lucas Smith
Windows
Raise livestock, make friends, and have fun farming!
Why similar: RPG 78.7%, Indie 21.3%
- #18 Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond
82% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Ekuator GamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
A beautiful hand-drawn turn-based RPG set in a world of questionable morals.
Why similar: RPG 78.5%, Indie 21.5%
- #19 涅槃之路
81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: xia
Windows
You are in a strange world, and if you want to leave, you have to go ahead and fight until you become strong enough to reach the last level to open the door. Keep fighting, winning, strengthening yourself with rewards, hitting all kinds of opponents, the most important thing is to keep trying.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #20 Beyond The Veil
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sun's Shadow Studios
Windows
Beyond the Veil is a text-based horror game, with a focus on character-driven storytelling. Drawing on the rich history of New Orleans, the choices you make will not only alter the story, but also the personality of the protagonist.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #21 A Drop of Color
72% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Samuel BibbPub: StarCity
Windows
A story-driven RPG puzzle game where you solve color-based puzzles and engage in side-scrolling shooter action in an arcade.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #22 The Adventures of Team Australia
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Ed Smith
Windows
The Adventures Of Team Australia is a role-playing game in which you take control of Australia's favourite* ex-PM as he leads a band of conservative warriors in an insurgency against the filthy moderates who have taken control of the Liberal party.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #23 Luna Sanctus
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Kamo Studio
Windows
Follow the journey of Azel and his companions as he reclaims his empire and exert vengeance against his parents' murderer. Explore the vast world of Yggdrasil and all its magic during your adventure, and learn all about the world lore while completing the numerous quests!
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #24 Unheard Screams - King Leopold II's Rule Over The Congo
80% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2015
Dev: Locomotivah
Windows
Unheard Screams is a text based roleplaying game. You play as Miala, a Congolese liberator attempting to overthrow the regime of King Leopold II of Belgium (1885-1908). As the player your job is to fight the foreign oppressors and regain control of territories in the Congo while managing your rebellion's resources.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #25 Malatzshia
78% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: BUNIAKRA GAMES
Windows
Malatzshia is a non-classical RPG that contains some very tricky riddles. The play time can vary between 4 and 10 hours. You start the game being told you are trapped in your own dream. In order to wake up you will have to find a code that is hidden deeply within the vast dreamland.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #26 Heaven's Voice Feast of Famine
77% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Raiko StarPub: T3RR0R BUNNY
Windows
Action puzzle RPG with over 100 levels, 8 playable character, that drastically effect the game play and, 4 game modes.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #27 Anguished
79% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Forrest Keel
Windows
Run from the darkness as you confront yourself with the demons that hunt you in a retro rpg style.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #28 The Last Promise
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Undermax Games
Windows
In this short and thrilling experience, join Thomas, a young explorer, and Lucy, a brave princess, on an adventure to restore order and peace between the demon, human, and fairy kingdoms.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #29 Choice of Kung Fu
76% matchPositive93% of 46 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the world's greatest kung-fu fighter or find true enlightenment in this interactive fantasy novel. What question will you ask the Dragon Sage?
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #30 Unleashed
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Florent Goumot-Labesse
Windows · Linux
Plunge into the brutal Mystria, a corrupt world founded on sorcery and lies. Explore a dense open-world sandbox RPG with a rich history and narrative and a rewarding combat system brought to you by a multi-award-winning team.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #31 The Daring Mermaid Expedition
77% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a scientifically inaccurate romp in pirate-infested waters! Will you prove to the Royal German Marinological Society that mermaids really exist?
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #32 DISONANTE
74% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: XIARA STUDIOS
Windows
Educative videogame in human values
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #33 Everpath
73% matchMixed68% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Games Studio
Windows
Everpath is a roguelite RPG with hand-crafted pixel art, explore a procedural generated world with the combat and item system of the classics action RPGs. Embark yourself as a member of the Northbarrow army, choose and personalize your class to find what is lurking in the wilderness of Northbarrow
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #34 Tale of Legends -伝創記-
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: As-key
Windows
Fantasy J-RPG「Tale of Legends -Densouki-」
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #35 elphame
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disco Reptile
Windows
Elphame is a story-driven RPG with a "programming puzzle" battle system. Join four heroes as they conquer Elphame by using the hostile beasties' attack patterns against them.
Why similar: RPG 78.3%, Indie 21.7%
- #36 机械星河
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayJoy
Windows
《机械星河》是一款2D沙盒冒险类游戏。挖掘、探索,发现新机械体获得变身能力。多样的变身将帮助你应对重重关卡和BOSS的挑战!
Why similar: RPG 60.8%, Indie 21.1%, Sandbox 18.1%
- #37 Tinkertown
65% matchMixed67% of 1,340 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown - A refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.
Why similar: RPG 39.4%, Crafting 17.5%, Sandbox 16.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Indie 11%
- #38 Soma Spirits: Rebalance
71% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Torch60
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Guide Heart and Soul, the guardian spirits of Soma, through a divided realm in a colorful RPG adventure where your choices decide the fate of the world.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #39 The ORPHEUS Ruse
73% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate the enemy as a psychic spy, leaping from body to body by touch. Can you reveal the truth and find your own body before your mind disintegrates?
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #40 Super Toaster X: Learn Japanese RPG
73% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Team Toaster
Windows
A dungeon crawling RPG to learn Japanese vocabulary.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #41 Empire of the Fallen Steel
72% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: FutureVisionsGames
Windows
Empire of the Fallen Steel is a sci-fi action role-playing game, the player is able to join one of the four battling factions, assemble his own band of reinforced robots, lead them into battle, conquer cities and defeat the other factions.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #42 Brave Hero Yuusha EX
69% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: Torch60
Windows
Familiar tales can take unfamiliar turns! And it's up to you to reconstruct the story!
Why similar: RPG 77.6%, Indie 22.4%
- #43 Anica
64% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Otakulah
Windows
Anica is a RPG game that made everything by only 1 person who are a cleaner at day and game developer at night, due to labor shortage the developer need to do everything on his own from composing music, game design, programming, bad script writing, not so good story writing, badly drawn art.
Why similar: RPG 57.7%, Crafting 19.1%, Indie 14.7%, 2D 8.5%
- #44 Ambition
71% matchMixed48% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Henry DangPub: Henry Dang PRG
Windows
Ambition is a 2D strategy RPG game that explores a village with teleporters to dangerous dungeons. In this strange and quirky world, battle bosses like a one-eyed turtle with a fancy tophat, a giant centipede that lurks quietly in the desert, and many more!
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #45 Freshly fried shrimps seemed hot additionally named noth
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: aomin-meihoPub: aomin-meiho studios
Windows
A laughable 2D-RPG made with RPG Maker MV
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #46 Toymaker
70% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
Toymaker is a roleplaying game that takes place in a dark, snow-filled world, where life is harsh and the people living there have become hard and cold. In this land, the darkness has eyes, the winter wind whispers with a piercing voice and the frost hungers for warm flesh.
Why similar: RPG 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #47 Advenclave
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zemeck Studios
Windows
Join the Grand Archive in Advenclave - an open world action RPG. You are tasked with filling a magical grimoire with your own story. Learn spells, engage in thrilling combat, and work with the Head Librarian to chronicle your adventures. Explore different realms and cement your place in history!
Why similar: RPG 37%, Sandbox 26.5%, Crafting 15.6%, Multiplayer 10%, 2D 7.2%
- #48 Lotia®
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Crayon Ponyfish, LLC
Windows · Mac
Dreamer Reef O’Meara and his crew on the Surprise journey across Lotia, trying to avoid entanglements with the dreaded Dominion who rule the seas. The nature of their latest enterprise embroils them in a desperate conflict, one whose outcome will determine the fate of all who dwell in Lotia.
Why similar: RPG 77.9%, Indie 22.1%
- #49 Pirates: Mystery of Skeleton Island
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Light Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Atmospheric role-playing pirate adventure. You shall fight with unique cursed skeletons; discovery diverse flora and fauna through thunderstorms rain and sand; search treasures and sail on ship and boats!
Why similar: RPG 75.7%, Indie 21.4%, 2D 2.9%
- #50 Realms of Supremacy
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Glenn Whitfield
Windows
It's a battle over the 10 realms between light and darkness. Will it be light or darkness that has total supremacy over all the realms?
Why similar: RPG 77.6%, Indie 22.4%
- #51 The Six Dragons
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlockPegnio LtdPub: BlockPegnio Ltd
Windows
Welcome to The Six Dragons Discover 256km2 of Open-World full of surprises, escape 1 billion dungeons, craft and enchant items
Why similar: RPG 65.5%, Indie 18.3%, Crafting 16.2%
- #52 Last Stonelord
69% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Morganti Livio
Windows
Last Stonelord is an Old school Rpg , inspired by games like Ultima online and Warcraft!
Why similar: RPG 77.6%, Indie 22.4%
- #53 原体
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: xingchunfangPub: xinghunfang
Windows
The story takes place in a recently abandoned research facility, where researchers have all disappeared, leaving only copies, no conspiracy or malice, but that happens as naturally as a person would die if he was killed.
Why similar: RPG 77.3%, Indie 22.7%
- #54 Tessa's Ark
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Andrew Higgins
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
A Sci-fi RPG set in a world where humans have shed the limitations of the corporeal body to inhabit existence as beings of pure thought. Solve puzzles to unlock the secrets of the digital reality.
Why similar: RPG 77.2%, Indie 22.8%