- #1 The Shaman's Ark
97% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Amortiz Games
Windows
A dark metroidvania where your shaman drum is the only weapon against the Abyss. The music of the ancients becomes your blade, and every battle is a ritual on the edge of death.
Why similar: Rhythm 49.5%, Platformer 13.4%, RPG 11%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
- #2 BrebeMan
96% matchVery Positive100% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: MetaFormingProPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Save the world with breakbeats.
Why similar: Rhythm 61.8%, Surreal 34.5%, 3D 2.7%, Action 1%
- #3 Everhood 2
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,325 reviews2025
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
Why similar: Rhythm 74.8%, RPG 19.3%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 1.6%
- #4 Metro Gravity
94% matchVery Positive94% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: mrkogamedev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
Why similar: Rhythm 35.6%, 3D Platformer 18.6%, Surreal 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Third Person 8.7%
- #5 Arclight Beat
95% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Arclight Beat is a minimalistic rhythm based 3D platformer in which you control various level elements by modifying the music.
Why similar: Rhythm 38.9%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #6 Symphony of Souls
93% matchVery Positive94% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Team Eonian
Windows
Save your beloved from the clutches of the God of the Dead! Symphony of Souls is a rhythm-based platformer about the Greek myth of Orpheus. Traverse the Underworld attempting to reach your goal to the beats of the music. Your performance also affects it, unlocking more elements the better you play!
Why similar: Rhythm 51.9%, 3D Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 16.3%, 3D 6.5%, Adventure 2.9%
- #7 Distortions
94% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: Surreal 44.8%, RPG 40%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 2.9%
- #8 Dungeons of Blood and Dream
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,145 reviews2024
Dev: Lori Vornoy
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.
Why similar: Surreal 40.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, RPG 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, 3D 10.9%
- #9 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,192 reviews2013
Dev: Threaks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
Why similar: Rhythm 78.9%, Platformer 8.2%, Puzzle 7.3%, Adventure 4.5%, Action 1.2%
- #10 Soundfall
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,144 reviews2022
Dev: Drastic GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Soundfall is a dungeon crawler that combines looter-shooter action with rhythm-based gameplay. Venture out solo or with up to 4 friends locally or online. Collect loot and time your actions to the beat to become all powerful. Play the Campaign Mode, Free Play 100's of songs or import your own music!
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 45.9% ★, Rhythm 33.9%, Third Person 6.9%, Shooter 6%, 3D 3.8%
- #11 Traveler's Refrain
90% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Red Essence GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds.
Why similar: Action RPG 45.1%, RPG 23.3%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 4.3%
- #12 Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
89% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: MoonanaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
In a silent world where music is outlawed, play as a singer to shatter the strings of fate and sing the melody of freedom in this unforgiving Turn Based Rhythm JRPG.
Why similar: Rhythm 70.1%, RPG 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #13 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,048 reviews2021
Dev: MetronomikPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!
Why similar: Rhythm 56.4%, 3D Platformer 24.1%, Action RPG 18.1%, Action 1.5%
- #14 Cavern of Dreams
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,492 reviews2023
Dev: Bynine StudioPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Embark on a magical quest as Fynn the dragon to rescue your unhatched siblings from the mysterious Cavern of Dreams in this N64-style 3D platformer. Gain new abilities, meet unique characters, solve puzzles, and beware of the mysterious villain.
Why similar: Surreal 43.2%, 3D Platformer 42.6%, Platformer 6.1%, 3D 4.1%, Adventure 3.9%
- #15 PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY
87% matchVery Positive84% of 2,255 reviews2025
Dev: SAS CO.,LTD.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
PATAPON is an action adventure where players use the rhythm of 4 Mystical Drums to command cute and mysterious eyeball-like creatures known as Patapons. As the player, you are the God of the Patapons and lead them on a grand adventure to Earthend!
Why similar: Rhythm 69.8%, Action RPG 26%, Character Customization 2.5%, Action 1.6%
- #16 Bygone Dreams
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Prime Time
Windows
Bygone Dreams is a high fantasy Action-Adventure set inside a surreal dream world. Face fantastical adversaries, solve puzzles, and fight your way through challenging bosses in your quest to save the world's matron deity and stop the nightmare consuming the dream.
Why similar: Action RPG 38.8%, Third Person 18.8%, Surreal 15.5%, 3D 10.6%, RPG 10%
- #17 Wardrum
86% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Lead a tribal warband and time your attacks to the beat of the Wardrum in this tactical turn-based roguelite! Forge a path across a harsh fantasy world full of rhythm magic, face death and strengthen your warriors until you have the power to destroy the dark sorcery infecting the lands.
Why similar: Rhythm 67.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, RPG 14.2%
- #18 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 267,104 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Action RPG 23%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, 3D 9.5%
- #19 Vigorus
84% matchVery Positive84% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: HagiciansPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows · Mac
Vigorus is a visually stunning rhythm platformer, a musical adventure into a bizarre world, with a talking frog puppet as your guide. While playing, become our girl Vigorus, retrieve the memory once was lost, and help your little companion to save the world from monsters.
Why similar: Rhythm 93.1%, RPG 5.3%, Adventure 1.6%
- #20 HYPERBEAT
82% matchVery Positive100% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamware Media
Windows
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Why similar: Rhythm 88.2%, 3D 10.3%, Action 1.5%
- #21 Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame - Act I & Act II
85% matchMixed70% of 204 reviews2015
Dev: Basecamp Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame is a puzzle platformer. You play as the Karmakeeper and it's your task to restore the balance in various mysterious worlds. Through an adaptive music system and sung narrative you will experience a truly unique rock opera.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 75.5%, Adventure 24.5%
- #22 Overpass
84% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
A rhythm adventure from a new perspective. Drive and drift to the beat on a futuristic road trip through the music, where the skyline is always in sync.
Why similar: Rhythm 84.5%, 3D 9.5%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 1.6%
- #23 GUN JAM
83% matchMixed54% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Jaw DropPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Gun Jam is a rhythm-action FPS where you must shoot, dash and kick to the beat to survive. It features a unique beat-pattern shooting mechanic, a multi-genre OST, custom music and firefights with hordes of enemies in a vibrant world.
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 46.9% ★, Rhythm 37.8%, Shooter 8.2%, 3D 4.6%, Adventure 1.8%
- #24 Metavoidal
81% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Lab Games
Windows · Mac
Heavy metal might be immortal, but you're not. In Metavoidal, you play as a drummer as they attempt to escape the clutches of a threatening metal band by using off-beat techniques to defeat each band member... Or die trying!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #25 TERRORHYTHM (TRRT) - Rhythm driven action beat 'em up!
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: EvilCoGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
TERRORHYTHM - the music powered beat 'em up game. Follow the rhythm of music to defeat the security systems that keep any sound from the society. Upload your own MP3 collection and battle through your favourite tracks!
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 58.5% ★, Rhythm 41.5%
- #26 Dread Delusion
79% matchVery Positive90% of 5,040 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31%, RPG 25%, Action RPG 14%, 3D 11.9%, Character Customization 7.7%
- #27 Antro
79% matchVery Positive91% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gatera StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
ANTRO. The underground revolution. Join Nittch and Los Discordantes in the race to overthrow La Cúpula. In this rhythm, action, puzzle and 2.5D platforming game, music will be your ally!
Why similar: Rhythm 52.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Adventure 2%
- #28 DEEMO -Reborn-
80% matchVery Positive87% of 3,321 reviews2020
Dev: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
DEEMO -Reborn- is Rayark's classic game DEEMO, reborn in a whole new way on Steam. The fully 3D immersive journey will intoxicate you with the elegant sounds produced by you on the piano, as well as with the adventures you discover in this fairytale world.
Why similar: Rhythm 41.6%, Surreal 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Third Person 10.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #29 ROBOBEAT
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,812 reviews2024
Dev: Simon FredholmPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!
Why similar: Rhythm 75.4%, Shooter 18.6%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 1.6%
- #30 Krimson
78% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.
Why similar: Rhythm 54.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 2.9%
- #31 Symphonia
77% matchVery Positive91% of 357 reviews2024
Dev: Sunny PeakPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.
Why similar: Platformer 80%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 4.6%
- #32 Rift of the NecroDancer
73% matchVery Positive95% of 5,636 reviews2025
Dev: Brace Yourself GamesPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
Why similar: Rhythm 79.5%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 16.8% ★, RPG 3.2%, Action 0.5%
- #33 DragonRideVR
76% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: TypeEh Studios
Windows
Become a DragonRider! DragonRideVR is an interactive fantasy experience with 7 fun game modes that immerse you into 10 stunning magical worlds.Fly your own dragon or choose from a variety of preset rides, shoot targets and balloons or, swing your swords to the beat of the music in RhythmRide!
Why similar: Dragons 38.4% ★, Shooter 15.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Rhythm 11.1%, 3D 9.6%
- #34 Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,331 reviews2025
Dev: Ritual StudiosPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!
Why similar: Rhythm 66%, Third Person 19%, RPG 15%
- #35 Rhythm Witch: Beat Death
72% matchVery Positive95% of 554 reviews2025
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rhythm Witch: Beat Death is a game that melds rhythm and survival. Attack to the rhythm of the music while dodging monsters who move and attack to the beat. On your journey to eternal beauty, defeat dancing freaks, ghouls, dragon, and more!
Why similar: Rhythm 91.4%, 3D 7%, Action 1.6%
- #36 Tadpole Treble
75% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: BitFinityPub: BitFinity, Sunken Treasure Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
Why similar: Adventure 73.3%, Action 26.7%
- #37 Beat Blast
74% matchVery Positive89% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: Woolly Walrus Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Create musical beats that kill. Beat Blast is a music maker, bullet hell, dungeon crawler, roguelite. Battle through dungeons and defeat big bosses. Collect weapons, passives and musical instruments!
Why similar: Rhythm 91%, RPG 6.8%, Action 2.1%
- #38 DrumBeats VR
74% matchMixed68% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Marcel EissensPub: MESHm
Windows
DrumBeats VR is a drumming music game for VR. Play on iconic drumkits and play in epic scenes! With your driving rhythm you become the backbone of every song you play. With a setlist of 21 songs and more on the way, you can play along to your favorite tunes and feel like you're part of the band
Why similar: Rhythm 88.6%, 3D 11.4%
- #39 Hailing from the Abyss
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Jiwoo LeePub: Next in Game
Windows
Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!
Why similar: Rhythm 82.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Adventure 4.7%, Action 1.7%
- #40 Hacker's Beat
77% matchMixed52% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: TEAM TANDS PLUSPub: PLAYISM
Windows
::Game Concept: Rhythm Game + Hacker Theme:: Play out your dangerous hacker fantasies with this clever rhythm game.Welcome, to the Hacker's World...
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 44.1% ★, Rhythm 35%, Surreal 20.2%, Action 0.7%
- #41 Beat The Game
76% matchMixed69% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: Worm Animation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Beat the Game is an adventure game where you find your way with sounds. Sounds you find introduce cinematic cutscenes as the story unfolds. You can create new combinations on your holographic music mixer throughout the game. In the end you perform a live show with all the sounds you find.
Why similar: Surreal 61%, Puzzle 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Adventure 11.8%
- #42 Steel Century Groove
70% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Sloth Gloss Games
Windows
Steel Century Groove is a rhythm RPG where you pilot mecha in dance battles! Using your own music or the built-in soundtrack, master the deep rhythm combat system, assemble a team of colossal superstars, make friends, and challenge rivals on the road to the ultimate dance championship.
Why similar: Rhythm 48.4%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 33.8% ★, Action RPG 8.1%, RPG 7.1%, Adventure 2.1%
- #43 Weird RPG 2
69% matchVery Positive93% of 801 reviews2026
Dev: yuzhen
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An innovative third-person action RPG where you can choose traditional weapons to fight monsters fairly, or activate cheats like godly powers. The unique voice-controlled gear system lets you summon spells or enhance yourself. This is definitely an adventure you've never experienced before!
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Action RPG 24.1%, 3D 14.9%, Third Person 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%
- #44 Klang
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: TinimationsPub: Snow Cannon Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat.
Why similar: Rhythm 71.9%, Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 3.8%, Action 1.5%
- #45 City of Beats
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: Torched HillPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Shoot. Groove. Loot. Repeat. Cross an ever-changing city skyline, flowing through encounters in tune with the cityscape’s beat. From the weapons you fire, to the enemies you shoot, to the zen-like flow, the only way to win is to become one with the beat.
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 47.3% ★, Rhythm 34.1%, RPG 9.1%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 0.7%
- #46 BREAKER: INITIATING
71% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Moloko Games
Windows
A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Action RPG 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%
- #47 BEAT 'EM DOWN
73% matchMixed52% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Ambitious Games
Windows
Beat 'Em Down is a First Person Shooter rhythm game where you shoot and play to the rhythm of the music. Select your song and upgrade your weapon through challenges by killing enemies. Are you ready? Beat them down!
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 43.5% ★, Rhythm 39.7%, Shooter 10.2%, 3D 5.7%, Action 0.9%
- #48 GRIDbeat!
68% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Ridiculous GamesPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Dungeons! Danger! Rhythm Action! You just hacked into the biggest corporation in the world and stole an unfeasibly valuable amount of data, but getting in was the easy part. To get back out you’ll need to explore the Mainframe, solve puzzles, battle security programs… and do it all on the beat!
Why similar: Rhythm 83.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 2.8%, Action 1.7%
- #49 Eternity Egg
68% matchVery Positive82% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: USERLANDS
Windows
Chaotic adventure-platformer with bouncy movement, grotesque characters & high-energy trance music.
Why similar: Surreal 33.4%, 3D Platformer 25.6%, Third Person 15.5%, Platformer 13.4%, 3D 8.6%
- #50 The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
71% matchVery Positive82% of 404 reviews2016
Dev: PuubaPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!
Why similar: Rhythm 79.8%, RPG 16%, Adventure 2.7%, Action 1.5%
- #51 Nocturne: Prelude
69% matchVery Positive97% of 399 reviews2020
Dev: Pracy Studios
Windows
The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in the first chapter of a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.
Why similar: Rhythm 70.3%, RPG 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%
- #52 Double Kick Heroes
70% matchVery Positive81% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with Metal! Survive on the highway to hell fighting an epic freakshow! Now with 30 levels of pure madness! 19 Licensed tracks and a Community Level Editor to import your own songs!
Why similar: Rhythm 71%, Shooter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Action 1.2%
- #53 Bygone Dreams: Prophecy
67% matchVery Positive87% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Prime Time
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bygone Dreams: Prophecy is a free prologue for a high fantasy Action-Adventure game set inside a surreal dream world. Face fantastical adversaries, solve puzzles, and fight your way through challenging bosses in your quest to save the world's matron deity and stop the nightmare consuming the dream.
Why similar: Action RPG 35.7%, RPG 24.2%, 3D 12.9%, Surreal 10.4%, Third Person 8.1%
- #54 Bastion
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 38,029 reviews2011
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.
Why similar: Action RPG 42.5%, RPG 38.6%, Post-apocalyptic 7.5%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 4.5%
- #55 Drums Rock
67% matchVery Positive87% of 454 reviews2023
Dev: Garage51
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Drums Rock is an arcade drums game for VR, follow the rhythm of rock with your drums and smash the demons. Live a unique campaign: with different levels, challenges, songs and worlds. Drums Rock is an ideal game to feel like a rock hero, while destroying hordes of demons to the rhythm of rock!
Why similar: Rhythm 99.1%, Action 0.9%
- #56 Onirike
69% matchVery Positive86% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
Onirike is an original 3D adventure, puzzle and platformer video game which takes place in an intricate open world, designed with a non-linear narrative and presented with a peculiar audio-visual aesthetic.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.1%, Surreal 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.3%
- #57 Svarog's Dream
66% matchVery Positive90% of 825 reviews2023
Dev: VI Game Forge
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Awaken as a soul from the Underworld. Discover who you are and explore an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Battle beasts and gods, or forge alliances with them. Die and be reborn in this adventure.
Why similar: Action RPG 42.9%, RPG 29.1%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Adventure 4.8%, Action 1.3%
- #58 Once Upon A Puppet
66% matchVery Positive92% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #59 Everhood
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Rhythm 45.9%, Surreal 31.4%, RPG 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Adventure 1.9%
- #60 Milthm
65% matchVery Positive94% of 494 reviews2023
Dev: 森零工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rhythm in rains. Realization in dreams. "All the words, belong to a melody of rain. Resonating within ripples, dreams of human remain. Wading through unknown dreams, our understanding shall be gained..."
Why similar: Rhythm 86.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%