- #1 NEKOMIMI DESTRUCTION
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IKARUGA GAME
Windows
The main character is an extraordinary transfer student! A 3D action game in which a martial arts schoolgirl goes on a rampage at school! Anyway, beat them all up!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 64.1% ★, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Indie 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #2 LV99: Final Fortress
97% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Great Potion Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
LV99: Final Fortress is a JRPG that skips the boring stuff and starts with the epic late game.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 35.6% ★, JRPG 27.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #3 VanySlash
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Atelier Delion
Windows
Heroine, a close-combat magic-user, and her partner, an axe to fight and collect magical Tools!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 35.2% ★, JRPG 21.7%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Indie 11.9%, Violent 8.2%
- #4 Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams
96% matchVery Positive93% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Vice Tycho
Windows · Mac
The weird and somewhat unsettling trip of a doomer
Why similar: JRPG 41%, Violent 21.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Indie 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #5 Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection Launcher
94% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Edia Co., Ltd.
Windows
The legendary action game Valis: The Fantasm Soldier appears on Steam! Please note: This is only the game launcher and does not include the games themselves.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 45.9% ★, JRPG 36.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #6 COMMUNION
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Javier F. HernandezPub: Javier Hernandez
Windows
An exploration 3D game with a non-linear history in an island full of mystery. Play with different characters along the game and tried keep them alive.
Why similar: Indie 58.6%, Violent 27.5%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #7 Kotama and Academy Citadel
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,225 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 36.2% ★, JRPG 25.8%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Indie 8.7%
- #8 School Idol
94% matchMostly Negative28% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Fury Games Production
Windows
School idol - is a story about cute and polite female student from Japan. Her name is Haneko. She is a student council member. Haneko is a secret admirer of the student council's head - Coco Nobunaga.
Why similar: Violent 29%, Spectacle fighter 18.8% ★, Indie 15.5%, JRPG 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #9 Dusk Diver 2
90% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Wanin InternationalPub: Justdan International Co., Ltd.
Windows
The fully enhanced Ximending action game sequel! New characters! New scenes! New customizations! ——A new journey of adventure and guardianship is about to unfold!!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 41.8% ★, JRPG 31.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Exploration 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #10 Unrest Indigo
91% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos DumontPub: Marcos Dumont
Windows
The idea that all feelings have a single definition is about to change. Unrest Indigo is a first person game of the horror genre that explores the dark depths of a great change.
Why similar: Violent 55.1%, Indie 44.9%
- #11 The Spirit Underneath
92% matchMostly Negative36% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Acuze InteractivesPub: Displacement Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Spirit Underneath is a first-person horror game. You wake up in an unknown, creepy looking environment which you soon discover is hell. The problem? You don't remember what happened before waking up there, and don't know your way out. Are you ready to visit the most terrifying depths of hell?
Why similar: Indie 61.1%, Violent 38.9%
- #12 The Great Emu War Of 1932
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: HoneyBeeSoftware
Windows
The Great Emu War Of 1932 is a fast paced top-down shooter based on the famous failed emu cull in outback Western Australia.
Why similar: Violent 55.1%, Indie 44.9%
- #13 Bake In Time
86% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: FARYEARN
Windows
游戏是用RPGMakerXP制作的。 RPG游戏。小时候喜欢玩宝可梦和最终幻想,火焰纹章那些游戏,所以自己也想有自己的RPG游戏。 游戏中你会扮演角色阿托斯在幻影大陆进行探索,从迷化村开始出现各种历代勇者的幻影,普通的村民遭到生命的威胁,原来是恶魔的魔法,伟大的勇者为了保护大家组建了勇者的大家庭,与幻影大军进行抗衡,阿托斯是勇者大家庭的酒馆服务员,但他的梦想是成为一名勇者,并不断的向这个方向努力着,他相信总有一天会成为一名合格的勇者并且打败恶魔的魔法。
Why similar: JRPG 54.6%, Indie 39.2%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #14 Faraway Qualia
87% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Nyahhoiya
Windows
A JRPG that combines a turn-based RPG with a simulation game. Successfully fulfill the conditions assigned to each monster to get many items! Alchemy is the magic that makes everyone happy. This is the story of alchemy and people's happiness that takes place in Meltria, the birthplace of alchemy.
Why similar: JRPG 56.4%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Indie 20%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #15 Raid on Area 51
79% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: BefuddleBug
Windows
Defend those alien cheeks from the horde of Kyles and Karens as the lone Johnson left at Area 51
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #16 ULTRAWORLD EXODUS
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Neon Serpent LLC
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Visit a first-person, abstract landscape of bleeding technicolor wonder, armed with a camera, curiosity, and freedom. Explore at your own pace or experience the story that has confounded players and critics alike. Get lost in another reality.
Why similar: Indie 72.7%, Exploration 27.3%
- #17 Totally Mayhem
88% matchMixed58% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A huge city. You can drive cars, taxis, helicopters, vans, airplanes, many other vehicle types, shoot from turrets etc Complete missions, shoot with many weapons(pistol, shootgun, missile launcher, grenades), drive all vehicles, including cars tanks, helicopter, Each mission is unique, you will have to kill a number of enemies or a...
Why similar: Violent 61.5%, Indie 38.5%
- #18 Heart Lake心湖
83% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: 心湖制作组
Windows
Heart Lake is a first-person pixel-style game. Different personalities have different and distinct personalities. Players experience different journeys in the process of getting along with different personalities, and finally help the protagonist grow up.
Why similar: JRPG 46.3%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Exploration 18.4%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #19 Celeste Blue Wizard Luna
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GyuPub: Shiravune
Windows
Help Luna form a resistance to take down Princess Lucia the Black Witch and free the skyborne land of Jupiterno from her tyranny!
Why similar: JRPG 52.7%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #20 The Final Days: I'm Still Alive
86% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Kipsaim(Mike) Delgado
Windows
Text based survival game. Can you discover the reason for the chaos plaguing the world? Can you survive? Will you be a nice guy? Or a total douche? Is your call.
Why similar: Violent 63.3%, Indie 36.7%
- #21 Sacred Earth - Promise
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Sacred Star Team
Windows
Sacred Earth - Promise is a four- to six-hour visual novel/RPG experience set within a fantasy world of floating continents and ancient ruins, with a dynamic custom battle system and a compelling cast of characters.
Why similar: JRPG 51.9%, Female Protagonist 29.5%, Indie 18.6%
- #22 Nightmare Simulator
85% matchMostly Negative38% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Eathrabaria
Windows
Nightmare simulator is a first-person exploration horror game. You walk as a tormented soul and discover disturbing places from subconscious. Nightmare never ends, when you wake up you go to another nightmare.
Why similar: Violent 63.3%, Indie 36.7%
- #23 kowareta
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kowareta.dev
Windows
Have you ever faced the choice of living the life others expect, or the life you truly want, even if it’s difficult? If so, this is your game. Kowareta is an RPG with an unusual combat system and a silent world that says a lot.
Why similar: JRPG 45.1%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 6.7%
- #24 Jericho's Prophecies
84% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: The Necklace of Blood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jericho's Prophecy is a short kinetic novel about humanity's destiny
Why similar: Indie 84.2%, Violent 15.8%
- #25 STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
74% matchVery Positive84% of 4,310 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Developed in cooperation between Square Enix and Team NINJA (Koei Tecmo Games), STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN is a hard-core action RPG that takes the FINAL FANTASY series in a new direction. Experience the boldest and most merciless battles in FINAL FANTASY history.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 48.5% ★, JRPG 36.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Violent 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #26 FINAL FANTASY XVI
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 29,912 reviews2024
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 51.6% ★, JRPG 32.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Violent 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #27 Ortho Blaze
71% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Paracelsus Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is an alternative action battle and narrative RPG that revolves around an ancient genie legend and the thoughts of many characters intertwine. The appeal is the carefully planned scenario, the 2D dotted world, and the exhilarating feeling of defeating enemies with dynamic techniques in battle.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 38.1% ★, JRPG 35.9%, Indie 13.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #28 Skill Master VR -- Learn Meditation
82% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: fletcher.richmanPub: Boulder VR Studios
Windows
Skill Master VR -- Learn Meditation is the first meditation app that allows you to learn meditation in VR by visualizing your breath in real time.
Why similar: Indie 78.6%, Atmospheric 21.4%
- #29 Burgerwise the Clown
81% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Andrew AugustinePub: Monkeystein Games
Windows
When Burgerwise finds his home broken into, his friends murdered, weird monsters roaming the halls, and his BURGERS taken, he does what any sensible puppy-smashing clown would; he takes advantage of the situation to kill the rest of his roommates. And take their stuff!
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #30 Flame of Mirrors
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Alexandr Borovikov
Windows
In The Flame of Mirrors You will go into mysterious mazes which shrouded in mystery, soot and smoke. To get out of them You should only rely on sounds, intuition and dim backlight of radio.
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #31 占星师Astrologer
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rup
Windows
A classic decryption game, I hope to bring you happiness.
Why similar: Indie 94%, Exploration 6%
- #32 Slave Princess Finne ~ IF Story 3
69% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Circle Fairy FlowerPub: BokiBoki Games
Windows
It is the story of Finne's - what if? If the precious jade is in the hands of a rich man called 'Mori', will Finne be able to get her hands on it?
Why similar: JRPG 53.4%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #33 Odyssee
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Earth and Life SoftwarePub: Earth and Life Marcoms
Windows
A old-fashion adventure through galaxies and times. Help Ody to find of all his robot-girlfriend's pieces among 16bit levels, solving platformer-style levels, with challenging enigmas and hard-core enemies.
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #34 The Black Knight
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: notreallythin
Windows
Black knight is a short (10 minutes to complete) arcade line defence game. Tons of monsters are trying to escape from an ancient crypt and only you can stop them. The main hero can move between three lines and cast spells to destroy the enemies. You need to defeat 10 waves of monsters to win!
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #35 To Kill A King
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 1SiGn Games
Windows
Explore a world that deviates from the cliches of the genre and does not take itself seriously. Enter Rots….a foul-mouthed, short-tempered, and belligerent undead female warrior "erected" to serve the Ignoble King completing his mundane tasks and honoring his frustrating requests.
Why similar: JRPG 53.1%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Exploration 18.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #36 Mirror of the Phantom Maiden
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Crystal Umbrella Studio
Windows
To uncover her sister’s disappearance, the protagonist enters a strange school and explores a mirror world where day and night blur, spirits linger, and forgotten truths resurface.
Why similar: JRPG 45%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Exploration 15.9%, Indie 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #37 LRRL or RLLR
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: talalilulalilula
Windows
LRRL or RLLR is a puzzle game in which you enjoy increasing your score by choosing left or right according to one recursive rule. You can enjoy it as long as you don't make the wrong choice. All choices are divided to the left or right when you start, and either contains all of your later choices.
Why similar: Indie 82%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #38 SLICE BACK
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atomic Kraken
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alien sushi? Yeah, there's life out there... and it's yummy! Follow a girl and her talking hamster in this hilarious side-scroller action game. Enjoy aerial combat, feed off aliens to get new powers, and eventually (spoiler alert) save the Earth. Grab your soy sauce and get ready for a taste of Slice Back!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 59.6% ★, Indie 28.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #39 KARTOFELKA
79% matchMixed65% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: ObshaGaming
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Platform of medium complexity, where the main role is played by 'potato'.
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #40 苍灰残响
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seventeen horns
Windows
This classic-style RPG features beautiful girls in a post-apocalyptic world . You will experience Tina’s story, a girl with amnesia, as she meets diverse companions, collects resources, crafts magical tools, and faces powerful enemies, all while struggling against disasters and seeking the truth.
Why similar: JRPG 53%, Female Protagonist 27%, Exploration 8.4%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #41 Drunkn Bar Fight on Halloween
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: The Munky
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Drunkn Bar Fight on Halloween is holiday themed snippet of the VR game Drunkn Bar Fight.
Why similar: Violent 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #42 Threshold
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 190 reviews2020
Dev: Fuse.fun
Windows
** Note: The game has not been updated for a long time, please do not buy it, the author is redoing this game **
Why similar: Indie 75.3%, Violent 24.7%
- #43 LAST CLOUDIA
73% matchVery Positive81% of 974 reviews2021
Dev: AIDIS Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 152.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A fantasy RPG that weaves a sprawling tale with quirky characters and cinematic effects. Its gorgeous, fast-paced battles feature pixel art characters sweeping though 3D playspaces.
Why similar: JRPG 50.3%, Spectacle fighter 47.5% ★, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #44 Cosmic Star Heroine
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,021 reviews2017
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
Why similar: JRPG 67%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Indie 11.6%, Exploration 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #45 Shadows of Adam
75% matchVery Positive90% of 260 reviews2017
Dev: Something Classic Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gorgeous pixel art. Intense, blazing fast battles. An epic adventure. This is the must-play retro indie JRPG built for the modern era.
Why similar: JRPG 82%, Indie 18%
- #46 Introvert
73% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Restless EternityPub: Restless Eternity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Maxim Zaslavsky's new apartment is a whole different reality, in wich there's no place for outside problems: People, conversation or any interaction at all. But this fragile, intimate world of his gets turned over by the appearance of a mysterious girl.
Why similar: Indie 76.3%, Violent 23.7%
- #47 山贼
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tushuo
Windows
某朝末年,烽烟四起。楚郡内生灵涂炭,青壮被逼无奈大多数只能进入深山落草为寇。在这几乎死境的楚郡内,想活下去,只有比别人更残忍。
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #48 Bessarabian Nightmares
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Balanda
Windows
Help close the gates of hell, kill bosses, find keys and move on. Good luck!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 70.7% ★, Atmospheric 14.5%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #49 Attack Heroes
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: Ejoy Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Attack Heroes is a funny-hot blood game which requires your abilities to finish all the challenging stages.We mixed the Japanese 'Moe' style battle scenes and original vocaloid BGMs,for showing the core of acting animes.The battles combine the features of great reaction and hero-switching system.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 40.4% ★, JRPG 31.5%, Indie 14%, Violent 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #50 In The Search For: Revenge
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: EDO
Windows
In The Search For: Revenge is a very short, intentionally unpolished, abstract and odd game with no dialogue and little to no music.
Why similar: Indie 58.2%, Violent 33.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #51 A2Be - A Science-Fiction Narrative
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows
In the far future, the invention of instantaneous and waste-free transportation has brought a new age of utopia for humanity. Explore this brave vision of our destiny, and see its many wonders.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #52 Curse in our heads
73% match9 user reviews11% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Dankov Games
Windows
John Brown is a former detective, best in his staff. Has served more than 30 years and there is not a single case that he has not guessed! Retired already a year. The other day he received a letter asking him to come to the hospital for mental patients. John has yet to reveal another difficult matter.
Why similar: Indie 91%, Singleplayer 9%
- #53 Miner Mike
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RedRoket Games
Windows
Miner Mike is a 2D mining game, where Mike has to gather enough resources to buy a rocket. With that rocket, Mike can finally figure out what is really going on up on the Moon.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 Alma
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Turquesa Studios
Windows
Guide the dead soul "Alma" through the eight levels of the Aztec underworld to reach the god and goddess of death, so that her soul may find peace. In this beautiful, hand illustrated 2D platformer, each level of the game corresponds to one of the eight levels of the Aztec underworld, Mictlan.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 51.9%, Indie 48.1%
- #55 Oika
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omniscopic
Windows
Oika tells the story of the living cosmos as a personal story through a series of first-person scientific experiences.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 GUNGUNGUN
71% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Mystery Egg Games
Windows
A frantic bullet filled 2D arcade arena shooter with an eye for (gun) details and a penchant for high body counts.
Why similar: Indie 41.6%, Violent 39.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%
- #57 Volume Up
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 9 Game
Windows
VR shoot'em up where the enemies come to you on the rhythm of the music.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #58 Battle Bruise
70% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2017
Dev: Zanardi and Liza
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stay atop a mountain of corpses! Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain.This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!
Why similar: Indie 73.6%, Violent 26.4%
- #59 Escape Rebooted
68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Stéphane Bottin
Windows
This is a 2D puzzle jumping platformer in the dark.
Why similar: Indie 86%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #60 Hexile
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dystrophic LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hexile is a first-person, narrative puzzle platformer game tin which players confront the consequences of manipulating their environments.. It takes place in a beautiful, surreal landscape where the player progresses by manipulating the environment to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 100%