Games Like YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Psychedelic 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, JRPG 12%, RPG 12%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a distinct, clay-animated surreal aesthetic and unconventional turn-based combat mechanics.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Surreal 30.6%, Psychedelic 21.6%, JRPG 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Hylics 2, offering a similarly abstract and psychedelic RPG experience.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, JRPG 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Explores deep psychological trauma through a surreal, dream-like JRPG lens.

Experience a sneak peek of YIIK I.V! Step beyond Alex Eggleston's story and become the Nameless Child, a young girl pushed from a mysterious tower. Guide her through a surreal dimension where she must find a way to save both the Good Brother and the Bad Brother.

Why similar: JRPG 29%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Surreal 17.1%, 1990's 10.6%, RPG 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spin-off that continues the surreal, supernatural narrative style of the original game.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: JRPG 27.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Funny 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, cynical sense of humor and heavy psychological themes within a traditional RPG structure.

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: JRPG 24.4%, RPG 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal RPG that dives into the protagonist's psyche with a tone that shifts between whimsical and disturbing.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Story Rich 18.2%, Surreal 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-fictional adventure that breaks the fourth wall and emphasizes the player's personal connection to the world.

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Story Rich 17%, RPG 15.9%, Stylized 8%

Why You'll Like It: A time-loop RPG that explores emotional depth and psychological persistence through a unique party-based system.

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: Psychedelic 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Surreal 20.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythm-based combat with a surreal, existential narrative that challenges the player's perception.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Funny 13.9%, Story Rich 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal meta-narrative RPG that subverts genre tropes and focuses heavily on character-driven storytelling.

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Psychedelic 26%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychedelic horror game that mirrors the surreal urban exploration found in YIIK.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Surreal 50%, Psychological Horror 48%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that focuses on navigating abstract, dream-like environments.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Psychedelic 24.2%, Surreal 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological visual novel that explores mental health through a surreal and stylized lens.

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: JRPG 26.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG that focuses on childhood mystery and psychological tension in a surreal world.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Surreal 22.6%, Psychedelic 16.3%, RPG 14%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychedelic RPG that focuses on existential themes and unconventional character interactions.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.6%, Turn-Based Combat 25.2%, RPG 13.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Anime 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror RPG that utilizes a retro aesthetic to deliver a tense, psychological experience.

In this surreal press turn-based JRPG, you will take on a variety of strange creatures based on printmaking materials. As the Monitor, you must gather strength and find your friends, Bad Girl, Miss Gun, and Mr. Woodcut. In this non-linear story, do your best to defeat the 4 bosses!

Why similar: JRPG 21.8%, Surreal 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Psychedelic 13%, Turn-Based Combat 11%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, surreal RPG that captures the same experimental spirit and offbeat charm as YIIK.

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

Why similar: JRPG 30.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished JRPG experience centered on urban mystery and the exploration of the collective unconscious.

Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.

Why similar: JRPG 34%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, RPG 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Anime 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A JRPG that focuses on psychological ego-driven combat and supernatural school-based mysteries.

"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, story-rich game that blends card-based strategy with a dark, surreal narrative.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Surreal 25.5%, Third Person 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror game featuring a unique facial-expression control system that emphasizes psychological mystery.

Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.

Why similar: Surreal 68.4%, Great Soundtrack 31.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal horror adventure that uses a distinct art style to tell a haunting, cryptic story.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Surreal 21.8%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-adventure game that uses surreal art gallery settings to build psychological tension.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 72.8%, Mystery 24.3%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that masterfully blends surrealism with a deep, melancholic sci-fi narrative.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: JRPG 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Surreal 17.1%, RPG 15%, Great Soundtrack 11%

Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.3%, JRPG 19.6%, Surreal 13%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.7%, Surreal 27.2%, Story Rich 22%, Stylized 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that deals with heavy themes through a unique, gritty art style.

A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

Why similar: Surreal 78.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal adventure game that explores the subconscious mind through a dream-like, top-down perspective.

When an ancient conspiracy threatens the land of Albaness, only one boy and his dreams stand between his family and the end of the world.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, JRPG 20.2%, Surreal 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Funny 6.6%

You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…

Why similar: JRPG 30.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.

Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Psychedelic 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%

Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.

Why similar: JRPG 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Psychedelic 15%, Mystery 7.1%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Psychedelic 23.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, RPG 8.6%, Story Rich 8.1%

Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Funny 18.1%, JRPG 17%, Story Rich 16.8%, RPG 13.4%

Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and flips it upside-down. Switch between the RPG action of the game world and the visual novel segments of the real world. In the realm of game development, it may seem all fun and games until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.

Why similar: JRPG 29.6%, Turn-Based 25.4%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%

Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.2%, JRPG 28.1%, RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Story Rich 3.3%

Don't be a hero. Experience the love. Experience moon. moon is an anti-RPG steeped in story and character, mood and music.

Why similar: JRPG 41.7%, 1990's 18.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, RPG 14.8%, Colorful 9.4%

A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.

Why similar: Surreal 27.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Funny 9.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, 1990's 20.9%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Funny 9.2%

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Funny 13.9%, RPG 13.6%

A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, JRPG 24.8%, RPG 11.3%, Stylized 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, RPG 18.7%, Mystery 16.8%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 11.6%

A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, RPG 13%, Anime 11.8%

Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.

Why similar: JRPG 32.2%, Surreal 21.1%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

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 31.8%, Story Rich 26.3%, Choices Matter 18%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Mystery 8.4%

Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.2%, Story Rich 22.3%, RPG 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Surreal 28.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, RPG 12%

Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, JRPG 17.2%, RPG 15%, Mystery 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

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: JRPG 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, RPG 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

A hand-drawn tribute to hilarious '90s adventure games (with none of the accompanying frustration). Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.4%, RPG 23.3%, Story Rich 17%, Psychological Horror 14%, Colorful 5.7%

Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, μ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?

Why similar: JRPG 32%, Turn-Based 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, RPG 12.3%, Anime 9.5%

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 66.5%, Story Rich 29.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Anime 14.2%

a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 26%, Choices Matter 25.2%, Mystery 21.8%, Story Rich 15%, RPG 12%

A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36%, Mystery 19.1%, RPG 15.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Anime 13.6%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Story Rich 16.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Funny 15.1%, Mystery 13.1%

Become a GOD in this real-time turn-based combat RPG with non-stop brawling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Psychedelic 14.8%, Surreal 13.5%, RPG 11.2%

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.2%, RPG 18.1%, Funny 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

Why similar: JRPG 36.7%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, RPG 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%