- #1 The Thaumaturge
97% matchVery Positive83% of 5,876 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 28.6%, Isometric 20.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%, RPG 8.3%, Point & Click 7%
- #2 Esoteric Ebb
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,245 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: CRPG 27.3%, Isometric 19.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Tabletop 8.1%, RPG 8%
- #3 Tyranny
96% matchVery Positive87% of 13,315 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 29.1%, Isometric 20.5%, RPG 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #4 Dark Envoy
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!
Why similar: Steampunk 35.2% ★, CRPG 21.3%, Isometric 15.4%, Character Customization 7.4%, RPG 5.7%
- #5 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,735 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: CRPG 27.5%, Isometric 20.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, RPG 9.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #6 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
94% matchVery Positive84% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.4%, Steampunk 26.5% ★, Card Game 19.1%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #7 The Age of Decadence
93% matchVery Positive82% of 4,045 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 35.8%, Isometric 23.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, RPG 7.6%
- #8 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
92% matchVery Positive84% of 3,471 reviews2019
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Steampunk 58.2% ★, RPG 10%, Story Rich 9%, Alternate History 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #9 Aether & Iron
91% matchVery Positive85% of 558 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Alternate History 22.9%, Choices Matter 19.2%, RPG 15.8%, Point & Click 14.3%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #10 The Lamplighters League
91% matchMixed69% of 1,234 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.6%, Alternate History 20.9%, Story Rich 19.6%, RPG 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 10%
- #11 Crown Gambit
90% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Tabletop 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Card Game 12.4%, Point & Click 11.3%
- #12 Duskpunk
89% matchVery Positive92% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!
Why similar: Steampunk 33% ★, CRPG 23.9%, Tabletop 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.6%, RPG 7.2%
- #13 Roadwarden
88% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 7.6%
- #14 Pillars of Eternity
89% matchVery Positive88% of 26,090 reviews2015
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: CRPG 30.3%, Isometric 25%, RPG 18%, Story Rich 8.2%, Character Customization 4.9%
- #15 The Horror at Highrook
86% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Card Game 29.6%, RPG 18.1%, Story Rich 17.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #16 New Arc Line
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 773 reviews2024
Dev: DreamatePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Take a stand in the eternal conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG.
Why similar: Steampunk 29.2% ★, CRPG 23.1%, Isometric 13%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Character Customization 7.5%
- #17 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,033 reviews2022
Dev: GrapeOcean TechnologiesPub: V Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Why similar: CRPG 26%, Isometric 17.8%, Tabletop 10.2%, Character Customization 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #18 The Magister
85% matchVery Positive90% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.4%, Card Game 21.5%, Character Customization 17.6%, RPG 14.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #19 A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight
84% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!
Why similar: Steampunk 66.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, RPG 14.7%
- #20 UnderRail
84% matchVery Positive86% of 7,229 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: CRPG 37.9%, Isometric 31.7%, RPG 18.8%, Open World 6.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #21 Fatermyth
82% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: KDreamPub: Merlion Games
Windows
"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.4%, Tabletop 19.6%, Card Game 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, RPG 10.9%
- #22 The Necromancer's Tale
81% matchVery Positive92% of 935 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Commune with the realm of the dead and struggle with your descent into madness. Build the power to raise an undead army and march against your enemies. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion and seduction.
Why similar: CRPG 36.7%, Alternate History 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, Open World 8.6%
- #23 Ash of Gods: Redemption
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,470 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: CRPG 28.3%, Isometric 26.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, RPG 10%, Story Rich 9%
- #24 Dark Sky
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Isometric 29.2%, Deckbuilding 26.1%, Card Game 19.9%, RPG 12.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #25 Knock on the Coffin Lid
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,907 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.7%, Card Game 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #26 Tainted Grail: Conquest
80% matchVery Positive90% of 8,348 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: CRPG 21.3%, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Card Game 12.7%, Isometric 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #27 Torment: Tides of Numenera
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,370 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: CRPG 30.7%, Isometric 27.5%, RPG 18.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #28 Shards of Order
77% matchVery Positive90% of 543 reviews2026
Dev: FardustPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.
Why similar: CRPG 26.7%, Deckbuilding 25%, Card Game 12.8%, RPG 12.7%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #29 BOOK OF HOURS
78% matchVery Positive89% of 4,442 reviews2023
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.9%, Tabletop 22.2%, Card Game 17.9%, Choices Matter 14.2%, RPG 13%
- #30 Shadowhand: RPG Card Game
79% matchVery Positive82% of 828 reviews2017
Dev: Grey Alien GamesPub: Positech Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Shadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies in 18th Century England with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!
Why similar: CRPG 36.4%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Character Customization 12.1%, Card Game 11.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #31 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,984 reviews2016
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
Why similar: Steampunk 30.8% ★, CRPG 19.5%, Isometric 14.8%, RPG 9.4%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #32 Tales & Tactics
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,229 reviews2024
Dev: Table 9 StudioPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Roguelike Squad-based Autobattler in a Tabletop RPG setting. Draft your army, carefully equip and position your units, make important choices, and meet a colorful cast of characters as you make ready for the Grand Tournament.
Why similar: Tabletop 50%, RPG 27.4%, Atmospheric 15%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #33 Cultist Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,130 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Tabletop 24.3%, Card Game 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Choices Matter 15.9%, RPG 13%
- #34 Erannorth Chronicles
76% matchVery Positive86% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: Spyridon Thalassinos
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Erannorth Chronicles blends old-school card strategy with deep RPG progression in a vast sandbox world. With no fixed story, revel in unmatched freedom and limitless character customization.
Why similar: Steampunk 34.2% ★, Deckbuilding 24.6%, Card Game 15.1%, Character Customization 14.8%, RPG 11.3%
- #35 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
73% matchVery Positive93% of 130,397 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: CRPG 20.6%, Isometric 18.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #36 Museum Mystery: Deckbuilding Card Game
74% matchVery Positive82% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: ST Stepanov Ivan AndreevichPub: Recently Played
Windows
Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.3%, Card Game 23.1%, Choices Matter 16.2%, RPG 14.3%, Story Rich 12%
- #37 Dream Sketcher
76% matchMixed58% of 495 reviews2023
Dev: RisingPunch Studio
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!
Why similar: Isometric 25.5%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Character Customization 15.9%, RPG 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #38 Drova - Forsaken Kin
71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,712 reviews2024
Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: CRPG 33.5%, RPG 13.4%, Character Customization 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Open World 11%
- #39 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
75% matchVery Positive81% of 390 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: CRPG 29.9%, Isometric 23.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, RPG 10%, Point & Click 8.8%
- #40 Weird West: Definitive Edition
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,476 reviews2022
Dev: WolfEye StudiosPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
Why similar: Isometric 39.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, RPG 14.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #41 Foretales
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,180 reviews2022
Dev: AlkemiPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Decide the fate of the world in this ingenious story-driven card game. Foretales offers a unique take on the adventure genre, with a multitude of playstyles and story paths through which you can save the world… or bring about its end.
Why similar: Tabletop 21.2%, Card Game 19.1%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 12%
- #42 Stellar Tactics
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: CRPG 42.1%, Isometric 22.9%, Character Customization 12.3%, RPG 8.9%, Open World 8.7%
- #43 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
72% matchVery Positive88% of 12,656 reviews2021
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 14%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #44 Celestial Return
70% matchVery Positive88% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Metaphor GamesPub: Shoreline Games
Windows
Loot, bribe, gamble, survive. The dice will be your savior or your downfall in this story-driven RPG. Every roll matters when trying to uncover cosmic horrors and outwit megacorps. Pray your next roll won’t be your last.
Why similar: CRPG 30.6%, Isometric 19.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Tabletop 10.3%, RPG 7.9%
- #45 Sunday Gold
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: BKOM StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, RPG 30.7%, Story Rich 27.3%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #46 Vendir: Plague of Lies
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 35.5%, Isometric 16.1%, Character Customization 9.6%, RPG 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #47 Knights in Tight Spaces
70% matchMixed70% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Isometric 39.7%, Deckbuilding 26.7%, Card Game 19.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #48 Ways of Alchemy
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 721 reviews2025
Dev: RocketBrush Games
Windows
Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.
Why similar: Card Game 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, RPG 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Deckbuilding 7.2%
- #49 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
70% matchVery Positive95% of 5,612 reviews2017
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
Why similar: CRPG 33.5%, Isometric 22.2%, RPG 11.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #50 ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies
66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,991 reviews2026
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of Disco Elysium comes ZERO PARADES – an espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Gather your broken network, untangle a web of lies, and prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again.
Why similar: CRPG 27.6%, Isometric 17.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Character Customization 8.9%, Open World 8%
- #51 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Steampunk 45.2% ★, Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 16.1%, RPG 10.8%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #52 Mechajammer
71% matchMixed52% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: CRPG 38.3%, Tabletop 14.7%, Open World 14.2%, Character Customization 10.7%, RPG 10%
- #53 The Iron Oath
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 923 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: CRPG 39.9%, Character Customization 12.7%, RPG 11.7%, Open World 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #54 Zoria: Age of Shattering
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 630 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: CRPG 41.9%, Character Customization 17.7%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #55 Signs of the Sojourner
69% matchVery Positive88% of 256 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.7%, Card Game 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, RPG 13.1%
- #56 Gordian Quest
66% matchVery Positive89% of 6,021 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 44.5%, Card Game 31.9%, RPG 23.7%
- #57 Dice Gambit
64% matchVery Positive88% of 1,135 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic InkPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shape and lead your own fully customisable (and debt-ridden) family of Inquisitors in charge of hunting the chromatic monsters infesting the city. Unlock unique abilities, hang out with eccentric nobles, learn the secrets the city holds while occasionally delivering ice cream!
Why similar: Isometric 35.6%, Deckbuilding 28.9%, Character Customization 19.4%, RPG 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #58 Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,433 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.
Why similar: Tabletop 26.6%, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Card Game 18.8%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #59 Claymores of the Lost Kingdom
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Ultaan Games
Windows
RPG-infused Roguelike Deckbuilder. Forge your hero, level up, and craft a deck that evolves based on your unique build. Travel a land ravaged by famine, uncover the prophecy, and save the people of Ruthia!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.2%, CRPG 21.3%, Tabletop 14.1%, Card Game 13.6%, Character Customization 13.4%
- #60 Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: A Memory of EternityPub: TinyHat Studios
Windows
Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall is a narrative-driven, old-school adult RPG set amidst the vampire-dominated gangs of a cyberpunk city. Immersive first-person mode coupled with overhead turn-based combat. NSFW/18+ content. Made by one person.
Why similar: CRPG 44.2%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Character Customization 13.4%, RPG 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%