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Games Like The Necromancer's Tale

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include RPG, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Dark Fantasy.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 858 reviews
Released: 2025-07-17
Developer: Psychic Software
Genres: Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive83% of 5,754 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 23.3%, Narrative 23.1%, Detective 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.2%

  2. #2 Esoteric Ebb
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2026
    Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.6 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 32%, Narrative 26.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, RPG 7.8%

  3. #3 The Age of Decadence
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,006 reviews2015
    Dev: Iron Tower Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 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 34.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Story Rich 8.7%

  4. #4 Knock on the Coffin Lid
    95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,886 reviews2024
    Dev: RedBoon
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.7 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: Zombies 46%, Turn-Based Combat 27.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, RPG 12.3%

  5. #5 Prophecy of Ashen
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 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: CRPG 35.3%, Magic 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, RPG 8.1%

  6. #6 Sovereign Syndicate
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 634 reviews2024
    Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.

    Why similar: CRPG 36.7%, Alternate History 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, RPG 8.5%

  7. #7 Aether & Iron
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 502 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 27.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%

  8. #8 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 9,719 reviews2021
    Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 36%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Story Rich 19%, RPG 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  9. #9 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,563 reviews2024
    Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat

    Why similar: CRPG 35.5%, Magic 16.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%

  10. #10 Vendir: Plague of Lies
    91% matchMostly Positive76% of 254 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 37.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%

  11. #11 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
    90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,787 reviews2021
    Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Lead a traveling company through a harsh, unforgiving world where survival is never guaranteed in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.

    Why similar: Narrative 31.5%, CRPG 24.5%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Open World 10.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

  12. #12 Necromancer Returns
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 116 reviews2018
    Dev: Greenolor StudioPub: Kaser Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    A turn-based strategy game. The world of a fantasy kingdom has been thrown into disarray by the return of the Necromancer – a creature of darkness that wishes to enslave all living beings.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 40.4%, RPG 22.7%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 9%

  13. #13 The Lamplighters League
    88% matchMixed69% of 1,188 reviews2023
    Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    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: Alternate History 26%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Top-Down 10.2%

  14. #14 Ash of Gods: Redemption
    89% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,462 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 26.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%

  15. #15 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
    87% matchVery Positive86% of 8,214 reviews2020
    Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 36.9%, Gothic 26.2%, RPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%

  16. #16 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
    86% matchMixed66% of 2,516 reviews2019
    Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.6%, RPG 23.2%, CRPG 21.2%, Choices Matter 9%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  17. #17 Age of Fear: The Undead King
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 366 reviews2015
    Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Zombies 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Open World 13%, Top-Down 12%

  18. #18 Necroking
    83% matchVery Positive81% of 918 reviews2024
    Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.3%, Zombies 31.1%, Magic 27.3%, Adventure 5.3%

  19. #19 Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 177 reviews2017
    Dev: Reflexive EntertainmentPub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
    Windows

    A champion will rise and change the course of history. As a descendent of King Richard the Lionheart, prepare to battle the forces of evil in an alternate Europe transformed by magic. Choose your race, skills, and abilities, and begin your quest in this darkened alternative world.

    Why similar: CRPG 34.9%, Alternate History 18.3%, Historical 13.6%, Magic 12.3%, RPG 7.9%

  20. #20 The Emperor's Own: Alpha Teaser
    84% matchMostly Positive77% of 570 reviews2020
    Dev: Volga Studios
    Windows

    The Emperor’s Own is a story-driven adventure game with RPG elements, set in an alternate universe, inspired by the Russian Empire at the dawn of the 19th century. It features multi-dimensional characters, difficult moral dilemmas, and a mature, branching narrative.

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  21. #21 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,674 reviews2023
    Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.

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  22. #22 Fates of Ort
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2020
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Fates of Ort is a retro fantasy RPG focused on strategic action, in a land where time is frozen when you stand still. Cast powerful spells - but beware, they will cost you your life.

    Why similar: CRPG 31%, Magic 18.3%, Open World 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, RPG 9.2%

  23. #23 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 495 reviews2023
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!

    Why similar: Zombies 40.5%, Top-Down 21.7%, RPG 16.4%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 6.7%

  24. #24 Journey to Incrementalia
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 898 reviews2024
    Dev: Adam Travers
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.

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  25. #25 Forsaker:DingDing&Blade
    80% matchVery Positive80% of 248 reviews2025
    Dev: 圣剑提灯制作组 [BladeLanternStudios]Pub: Infini Fun
    Windows · Mac

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  26. #26 Near-Mage
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2025
    Dev: Stuck In Attic
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  27. #27 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 891 reviews2024
    Dev: Olipa Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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  28. #28 BOOK OF HOURS
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 4,339 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 34,412 reviews2025
    Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 39.8%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, RPG 14.8%, Adventure 5.8%

  30. #30 Tyranny
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2016
    Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: CRPG 42.4%, RPG 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Story Rich 12.2%, Open World 4.1%

  31. #31 Spellcrafter
    81% matchMostly Negative36% of 64 reviews2015
    Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!

    Why similar: RPG 72.7%, Adventure 27.3%

  32. #32 Heads Will Roll
    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2021
    Dev: 1917 Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: Clockwork Bird
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: CRPG 24.3%, Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Gothic 17.3%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 7.4%

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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2019
    Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  35. #35 Dark Envoy
    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 875 reviews2023
    Dev: Event Horizon
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: CRPG 41.8%, Lore-Rich 25.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, RPG 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%

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    72% matchVery Positive90% of 464 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.

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    74% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,963 reviews2018
    Dev: Weather Factory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Lore-Rich 34.1%, Magic 24.4%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 13%, RPG 11.9%

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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2026
    Dev: Ironward
    Windows

    A fantasy strategy with turn-based tactical combat where your goal is to become a God. Build your empire, forge alliances, ascend to godhood, then watch every ally turn on you the moment you're about to win.

    Why similar: Gothic 30.6%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Magic 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  39. #39 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
    75% matchMixed61% of 259 reviews2020
    Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.

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    74% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2019
    Dev: C Prompt Games
    Windows

    A unique digital boardgame with strategy and narrative elements, inspired by games like Pandemic, Arkham Horror, and Talisman. As a Heretic Operative, a secret mage sworn to oppose the Cult, you must harness the arcane without becoming lost in its power.

    Why similar: Magic 28.7%, Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, Choices Matter 19%, RPG 14.3%, Story Rich 13.4%

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,254 reviews2019
    Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    71% matchVery Positive85% of 72 reviews2023
    Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 45.9%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Magic 13.1%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 9.9%

  43. #43 Lawless Lands
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
    Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.

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  44. #44 Black Legend
    72% matchMixed65% of 210 reviews2021
    Dev: Warcave
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master tactical combat and the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult inspired by the great alchemist Mephisto.

    Why similar: Alternate History 32.4%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, RPG 7.6%

  45. #45 Disciples: Liberation
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,954 reviews2021
    Dev: Frima StudioPub: Kalypso Media
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.1%, Turn-Based Combat 26.1%, RPG 18.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%

  46. #46 The Nameless: Slay Dragon
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,092 reviews2024
    Dev: The Nameless EpicPub: WhisperGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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: CRPG 33%, Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%, RPG 10.7%

  47. #47 KingSim
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 211 reviews2020
    Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...

    Why similar: CRPG 44.8%, Historical 18.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 9.2%

  48. #48 Ludus Mortis
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 93 reviews2024
    Dev: 68k Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.

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    69% matchMixed63% of 892 reviews2023
    Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.

    Why similar: Zombies 40.7%, Lore-Rich 33.2%, RPG 20.2%, Adventure 5.9%

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    67% matchVery Positive84% of 43,314 reviews2021
    Dev: Owlcat GamesPub: META Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 58.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

    Why similar: CRPG 36.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Open World 13%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 9.4%

  51. #51 Drova - Forsaken Kin
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 9,550 reviews2024
    Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Why similar: CRPG 38%, Open World 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.9%, RPG 12.4%, Magic 10.5%

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    64% matchVery Positive84% of 2,358 reviews2026
    Dev: ZA/UM
    Windows
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 34.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Open World 12%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 9.2%

  53. #53 Wartales
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 35,141 reviews2023
    Dev: Shiro Games
    Windows
    Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

    Why similar: Open World 33.8%, Turn-Based Combat 30.4%, RPG 22.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 4.8%

  54. #54 Nox Archaist
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: 6502 Workshop
    Windows · Mac

    An 8-bit RPG modeled after the iconic games of the 1980s. You control a party of adventurers who travel the Realm, talk to NPCs in towns and castles, explore dungeons, and fight monsters as you seek to save the world from a terrible danger.

    Why similar: CRPG 32.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Open World 8.6%, Magic 7.9%, RPG 7.6%

  55. #55 New Arc Line
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 746 reviews2024
    Dev: DreamatePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    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: CRPG 35.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

  56. #56 King of Dragon Pass
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 564 reviews2015
    Dev: A SharpPub: HeroCraft PC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.

    Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Story Rich 24.2%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Atmospheric 19%, Adventure 8.1%

  57. #57 Archmage Rises
    67% matchMixed70% of 437 reviews2023
    Dev: Defiance Game Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Experience the freedom normally only found in a tabletop RPG. Empowered with magic, you will create your own story, and experience real consequences from the decisions you make. Will you be the world’s savior... or its destroyer? The choice is yours.

    Why similar: CRPG 29.7%, Magic 22%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 11%

  58. #58 Undead Horde
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,398 reviews2019
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!

    Why similar: Zombies 34.3%, Magic 24.3%, Top-Down 14.7%, RPG 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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