- #1 Final Quest
97% matchMixed46% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A time of change is coming. One small boy, the last of a long line of Gem Warriors, will soon discover the true power of his heritage. In so doing, he will embark upon a Final quest to free the people and to find his long lost father.
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.4% ★, RPG 32.7%, Indie 28.9%
- #2 Drayt Empire
96% matchMixed52% of 266 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Drayt Empire is a classic RPG. Ronarke and Drayt, best Friends on an adventure to seek out and find the lost forbidden City of Rahland. On their travels they will encounter many challenges which will test their friendship and strength.
Why similar: RPGMaker 43.8% ★, RPG 37.3%, Indie 18.9%
- #3 Dungeons of Betrayal
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Become a young hero and travel from dungeon to dungeon to regain your lost memories. While fighting your way through, you will encounter characters from your past. It's your quest to figure out if they are friends or foes. But be careful anyone can betray you in the Dungeons of Betrayal.
Why similar: RPGMaker 57.8% ★, RPG 28.1%, Indie 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #4 The Nameless: Slay Dragon
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,135 reviews2024
Dev: The Nameless EpicPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #5 Haeven
95% matchMixed65% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Cleril Calamity Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Explore fantastical interpretations of different parts of the mind including the Hippocampus, Ego, and more! Battle against your oppressive Subconscious as you struggle for control of your mind.
Why similar: RPG 80.1%, Indie 19.9%
- #6 Madness
94% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.
Why similar: RPG 70.2%, Indie 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
- #7 Free Will
92% matchVery Positive96% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 74.9%, Indie 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #8 Final Quest II
94% matchMixed47% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Return to the world of Paylea in Final Quest II. In an action-packed adventure, join Ralph and friends on an epic voyage to find his lost father. Have you got what it takes to confront the Dormai Empire?
Why similar: RPGMaker 40.4% ★, RPG 35.5%, Indie 24.1%
- #9 Deadly Sin 2
91% matchVery Positive82% of 125 reviews2014
Dev: Dancing Dragon Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A thousand years of peace are shattered by betrayal, political upheaval, and war. Play as the hero Carrion Iblis, as the story of Siegfried, the Empire's true successor, plunges the world further and further into darkness.
Why similar: RPGMaker 53.9% ★, RPG 46.1%
- #10 Memories of a Vagabond
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You play as a young mercenary and travel from soul to soul to avenge your fiance and her family. While finding a way to change the flow of past events, you will encounter many obstacles and meet new allies. Will you be brave enough?
Why similar: RPGMaker 48.8% ★, RPG 45.1%, Indie 6.1%
- #11 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
89% matchVery Positive97% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
Windows
A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 100%
- #12 The Land of Dasthir
90% matchMixed46% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Terret in his small, but dangerous adventure through a mysterious and forgotten land of Dasthir
Why similar: RPG 79.3%, Indie 20.7%
- #13 Town of Night
89% matchMixed50% of 168 reviews2016
Dev: Delusional GamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Town of Night is a RPG-First-person dungeon crawler hybrid. Visit the town that sits atop a series of vast and dangerous dungeons. Explore, battle, loot and survive!
Why similar: RPG 91.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #14 Tales of the Black Forest
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,465 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: RPGMaker 57.1% ★, RPG 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #15 Warriors of Vilvatikta
88% matchMixed53% of 183 reviews2016
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Warriors of Vilvatikta is an epic RPG inspired by real Indonesian history.
Why similar: RPG 70.5%, RPGMaker 23.4% ★, Indie 6.1%
- #16 The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,581 reviews2026
Dev: Schisma GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This is a narrative role-playing game telling the story of a crown prince of the Blessed Arknian Empire. You possess great power, but are also burdened by duty. Can you change the world and stay true to yourself? Every decision comes with a cost.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #17 Destined to Die
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 219 reviews2021
Dev: SuncatsPub: Suncats
Windows · Mac
Destined to Die is a task managing game about depression, containing over 200+ pieces of physical and digital art. What's the point in life, if all paths lead to death. Choose your actions, and learn how to live. All paths lead to death, but how long can you live?
Why similar: RPG 76.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Indie 3.4%
- #18 Depression The Game
86% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: DeepWorks Studios
Windows
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
- #19 The Tale of a Common Man
83% matchVery Positive95% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Undefeated's devs are back with a bigger, better tale of a man seeking revenge for the cruel murders of his wife and son. Can Jerrat achieve his aim without ceasing to be the man his wife loved? Find out in this great 16-bit style RPG, where the tale of a common man intertwines with the destiny of a nation.
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.1% ★, RPG 30.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #20 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
82% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: SezhesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: RPG 58.5%, Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Indie 16.8%
- #21 1914: Prelude to Chaos
84% matchMixed54% of 190 reviews2017
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter the year 1914, which will mark the beginning of the Great War. This Indie adventure RPG will show you the glory of dying empires, death, despair and chaos that hasshaken the world and finally put an end to the ancient European monarchies.
Why similar: RPG 86.7%, RPGMaker 13.3% ★
- #22 Ravager
79% matchVery Positive93% of 929 reviews2021
Dev: 4MinuteWarningPub: CriticalBliss
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ravager is a role-playing game where you play a young dragon, determined to reclaim his birthright. To do so, you will need to build your power, ally with dark forces, evade justice, and whet your monstrous appetites.
- #23 Tower of the Dragon
78% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroHP
Windows
Tower of the Dragon is a story-driven, turn-based combat RPG. Treasures and secrets lie in the mysterious tower which appeared after the death of a young dragon.
Why similar: RPG 65%, RPGMaker 27.9% ★, Indie 7.1%
- #24 Max, an Autistic Journey
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 115 reviews2016
Dev: Professional ImaginationPub: GPAC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Max, an Autistic Journey is a retro style top-down turn-based RPG filled with mini games, monsters and most of all, heart. Developed by a devoted dad who made a game with his son about his son's autism.
Why similar: RPG 56.1%, RPGMaker 30.7% ★, Indie 13.2%
- #25 The Adventures of Fluffy
81% matchMixed51% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: RPGVideo
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fluffy is a little blue Evo creature that lives on an island of Kekusan. His ancestors had descended on the island many centuries ago, but now the Kekusan empire sees them as pests! and wants to eradicate the whole Evo population.
Why similar: RPG 82.1%, Indie 17.9%
- #26 Damned Daniel
79% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Red Mouse Games
Windows
The story of a failing business and its owner desperate to pull it out of the gutter. Even if that means turning to an unknown, sinister figure with an even more sinister book. Follow Daniel through shady adventures, battle monsters in turn based combat, and watch as his conscience ebbs away...
Why similar: RPG 78.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%
- #27 Beyond Magic
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Falling Star Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
What happens when someone has no magic in a world where everyone has it? Play this quirky, colorful 16-bit style RPG and find out!
Why similar: RPGMaker 45.5% ★, RPG 43.7%, Indie 10.8%
- #28 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
78% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Tristan Barona
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comedic RPG about the cynical and hilarious realities of social interaction, personal growth, and confronting your inner demons.
Why similar: RPG 70.1%, Indie 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #29 To Make a Game
77% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: TheBluePenguin
Windows · Linux
A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 74%, Indie 26%
- #30 Actual Sunlight
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 619 reviews2014
Dev: WZOGI
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.
Why similar: RPGMaker 83.9% ★, Indie 16.1%
- #31 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
72% matchPositive96% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: RPG 78.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 8%
- #32 𝄞Gaia's Melody: ECHOED MELODIES
76% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Echo607
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gaia's Melody is a story about friendship. About bonds, family - lies, deception, and the truth. Overcoming yourself, and accepting. Do you have the courage to accept the truth?
Why similar: RPGMaker 44.9% ★, RPG 44.7%, Indie 10.3%
- #33 Sunken Dragon
71% 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: RPG 77.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Indie 5.5%
- #34 Sometimes Always Monsters
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join a cross-country bus tour as a newlywed author, and combat vicious rumors that you're a plagiarist. Truth isn't important, when you control the narrative.
Why similar: RPG 71%, Indie 16.6%, RPGMaker 12.4% ★
- #35 Jade's Journey
76% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Join Jade in her journey to master her powers and save her father! Jade is a regular girl living in a regular village until one day... it all changes.
Why similar: RPGMaker 55.2% ★, RPG 35.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #36 Tales Across Time
74% matchVery Positive83% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Critical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tales Across Time is a story-driven RPG experience from the creator of 8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey. It uses the classic short-story format to tell the tale of three different characters...
Why similar: RPGMaker 49.4% ★, RPG 36.1%, Indie 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #37 Ashes of Immortality II - Bad Blood
75% matchMixed49% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The final episode in the Ashes of Immortality saga! Find out what happens to Orlok and Simona, heroes of the series, in this enthralling 16-bit style RPG full of colorful characters.
Why similar: RPG 54.2%, RPGMaker 33.2% ★, Indie 12.7%
- #38 Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant
74% matchMixed63% of 1,063 reviews2015
Dev: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Terra Incognita is a classic role playing game. The world of Terra is slowly falling into chaos. A great war is coming and It's time to take up arms against a corrupt royal family. You must travel across this huge world and unite the nations of Terra, recruiting comrades along the way.
Why similar: RPGMaker 58.7% ★, RPG 32.5%, Indie 8.8%
- #39 Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Nyou
Windows
Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears is a strategic RPG where you use combinations of various heroes to clear dungeons. Train and utilize heroes to fight off those corrupted by the Black Tears and overcome difficult trials.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #40 Remnants Of Isolation
73% 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: RPG 68.9%, Indie 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%
- #41 Finding Hope
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Falling Star Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover a new world in this quirky RPG full of colorful characters - a story of love and madness filled with twists and surprises!
Why similar: RPG 48.7%, RPGMaker 39.2% ★, Indie 12.1%
- #42 Dreamed Away
67% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: RPG 71.6%, Pixel Graphics 28.4%
- #43 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 627 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: RPG 82%, RPGMaker 11.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 4%, Indie 2.1%
- #44 Arvale
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Jaybot7Pub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Legends say he saved the world. Too bad he doesn't remember, because to save it again, Duncan must retrieve his memories, in this exciting 20-hour RPG full of quests and hilarious dialogues!
Why similar: RPGMaker 53% ★, RPG 38.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #45 Sweet Lily Dreams
73% matchMixed51% of 158 reviews2014
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The peaceful Realm of Dreams is about to be consumed by a terrible and maleficent nightmare. You must venture into the darkness and battle fearsome literary foes such as Hyde, the Headless Horseman and Dracula. Join Lily on a sugar-coated adventure about inner strength with a dark interior.
Why similar: RPG 74.6%, Indie 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #46 The Demon Within Me
69% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #47 Prophecy of Ashen
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: RPG 85.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%
- #48 Slimes
70% matchPositive92% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: scitydreamer
Windows
A game about two guys that hate each other.
Why similar: RPGMaker 48.1% ★, RPG 44.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #49 Dear RED - Extended
70% matchMixed65% of 400 reviews2016
Dev: Lee SangPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dear Red is a game based on two choices: Truth or Lie. Each of your choices will lead to a different result.
Why similar: RPGMaker 45.7% ★, RPG 32.9%, Indie 21.4%
- #50 Silent Residence
65% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 77.1%, Indie 22.9%
- #51 A Princess' Tale
71% matchMixed58% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What happens when the fate of the world falls into the hands of the most irresponsible bubblehead to ever trip over royal birth? Play this 16-bit style old-school RPG and find out!
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.1% ★, RPG 38.4%, Indie 9.5%
- #52 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
63% 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: RPG 85.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%
- #53 Arevan
71% matchMixed48% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Overcloud9Pub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arevan is an adventure RPG with an original storyline, enjoyable features and interesting game play. Travel with Maurean as he makes his way through challenging puzzles, gut-wrenching monsters, and intriguing side quests.
Why similar: RPGMaker 49.2% ★, RPG 41.4%, Indie 9.4%
- #54 Depression Quest
69% matchMixed62% of 3,936 reviews2014
Dev: The Quinnspiracy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 77.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #55 Break Wolf
63% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #56 Land of Ghosts
63% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: brutal_vap
Windows
A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 76.6%, Indie 23.4%
- #57 Indemon Tales
66% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Luzian
Windows · Mac · Linux
Earn the respect of a guild full of monsters and demons as a lone human by taking part in dangerous dungeon adventures and uncover secrets behind the mysterious demon kingdom of Tarborea.
Why similar: RPG 76.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #58 Data Hacker: Initiation
69% matchMixed64% of 289 reviews2014
Dev: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Data Hacker: Initiation sets the stage for the Datastream saga; an epic series of tales revolving around the possibility of virtual realms existing beyond our current reach. Once the bridge is crafted, everything will change.
Why similar: RPG 88.1%, RPGMaker 10.2% ★, Indie 1.7%