- #1 Super Lesbian Animal RPG
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,892 reviews2022
Dev: ponett
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.
Why similar: Surreal 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Funny 9.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #2 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,592 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Horror 10%, RPG 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #3 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,597 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: JRPG 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Horror 10.1%, Cute 9.8%
- #4 The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
95% matchVery Positive97% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: 橙々Pub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.9%, Cute 10%, RPG 9.8%
- #5 Subway Exorcist Girl
94% matchVery Positive82% of 314 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
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 21.5%, Horror 19.9%, Cartoony 13.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #6 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,865 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, Horror 10%, Female Protagonist 9%, RPG 8.6%
- #7 Night Loops
92% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #8 Ib
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,206 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #9 Sweet Lily Dreams
94% matchMixed51% of 158 reviews2014
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The peaceful Realm of Dreams is about to be consumed by a terrible and maleficent nightmare. You must venture into the darkness and battle fearsome literary foes such as Hyde, the Headless Horseman and Dracula. Join Lily on a sugar-coated adventure about inner strength with a dark interior.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.4%, JRPG 22.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, RPG 11.4%, Retro 8%
- #10 FUNKYHEART
91% matchVery Positive91% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: juicce
Windows
Bunn awakens in a surreal world with no memories of what happened. Bunny Hop through this colorful surreal landscape, explore hidden locations, and uncover the troubling truth about your identity in this 3D platformer.
Why similar: Surreal 31.6%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Cute 8.7%
- #11 Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening
90% matchVery Positive98% of 179 reviews2023
Dev: Sapphire Dream Games
Windows
Join Alicia as she tries to save her niece from a city warped and twisted by otherworldly beings in this eccentric RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 28%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, RPG 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Horror 13.1%
- #12 Robot girl's dream -RobotBattleChampionship-
89% matchVery Positive97% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: DeskClub Games
Windows
This game is an RPG game that follows the growth of a robot girl who has lost her memories. Players can aim for victory in the robot battle tournament, the main objective, and also enjoy interactions with both humans and robots.
Why similar: Cute 42.5%, RPG 30.9%, 2D 21.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #13 The Rule Of SHE
89% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: HaiBin studio
Windows
A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?
Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #14 An Automaton's Journey
88% matchVery Positive89% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Top-Down 21.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Exploration 14.6%, Funny 11.7%, Cute 10.7%
- #15 Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 581 reviews2025
Dev: scriptwelderPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 25.1%, Surreal 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Horror 8.9%
- #16 Yunashi no Yume
87% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: The Yunashi Archive
Windows
A fractured dream of a girl who tried to make something beautiful, and was silenced before she could finish it. Now, her voice resurfaces. A quiet story of memory, loss, and reclaimed authorship - told through fragmented exploration and stark, fragile spaces.
Why similar: JRPG 19.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Horror 7.4%
- #17 Dreamed Away
86% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: JRPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Top-Down 9%
- #18 YIIK Nameless Psychosis
84% matchVery Positive92% of 738 reviews2024
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 39.6%, Surreal 27.3%, RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Indie 2%
- #19 Subway Midnight
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,300 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 22.6%, Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Cartoony 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #20 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
82% matchVery Positive84% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.2%, Top-Down 11.1%, Retro 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 10%
- #21 Virgo Versus The Zodiac
83% matchVery Positive92% of 951 reviews2019
Dev: Moonana
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.4%, JRPG 22.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #22 LUNA
84% matchVery Positive83% of 324 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Top-Down 14.7%, Horror 14.5%, RPG 12.2%
- #23 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
81% matchVery Positive93% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.5%, JRPG 20.4%, Dark 15%, RPG 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #24 Cursed Mansion
82% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #25 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
79% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.5%, Surreal 22%, Story Rich 16%, Cute 14%, RPG 5.1%
- #26 WitchSpring R
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,064 reviews2023
Dev: KIWIWALKS
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!
Why similar: JRPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Cute 12.5%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Funny 10.9%
- #27 Rabbit Riot
81% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Reactor Studios
Windows
Trapped in a rabbit’s body after military experiments, you must navigate a haunted mansion filled with dangers, unravel dark secrets, and escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Horror 21.8%, Dark 19.8%, Story Rich 17.4%, 2D 9.3%
- #28 Cosmic Star Heroine
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,044 reviews2017
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.7 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 38.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based 11%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, RPG 8.2%
- #29 Meg's Monster
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,307 reviews2023
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.
Why similar: JRPG 28.4%, Turn-Based 28.1%, Story Rich 7.5%, RPG 7.3%, Funny 7.1%
- #30 Knuckle Sandwich
78% matchVery Positive85% of 680 reviews2023
Dev: Andy BrophyPub: Dinko
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Dark 9.2%, Retro 8.1%
- #31 At Home Alone II
79% matchVery Positive86% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, JRPG 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Horror 14.4%, RPG 10.7%
- #32 Hazy Mind
76% matchVery Positive86% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 31.1%, Story Rich 15.8%, Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Surreal 12.4%
- #33 Veloria
75% matchVery Positive91% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows · Mac
Veloria awakens from a nightmare in an abandoned orphanage. As childhood fears resurface, she must piece together fragmented memories and uncover a dark past. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive this twisted place to reach her true ending.
Why similar: JRPG 27.9%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 10.5%
- #34 Dear Brother
77% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, RPG 16.8%, Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #35 OneShot
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 63,597 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Story Rich 21.5%, Surreal 16.2%, Cute 14.9%, Atmospheric 12%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #36 Absinthia
75% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Joshua KeithPub: Team Bewitched
Windows
Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, RPG 8%, Cute 7.9%
- #37 Journey of Realm:Dawn Dew
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,234 reviews2025
Dev: 葱色兔兔/Scallion RabbitPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"JOR: Dawn Dew" is a 2D turn-based game with a box-like map. In the game, act "Dew" to adventure. On adventure, collect and freely choose your way of fighting. As the exploration progresses, deter the threat of the black beast tide, and finally defeat the monstrous malice.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 12.1%, Cute 11.6%
- #38 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 249 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Story Rich 16.1%, Cute 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #39 NO-SKIN
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,342 reviews2025
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries
Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #40 Bloomtown: A Different Story
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,566 reviews2024
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents!
Why similar: JRPG 32.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, RPG 11.9%, Cute 10.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #41 Didnapper 2
74% matchVery Positive96% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: DID Games
Windows · Mac
Didnapper 2 is a story-focused JRPG adventure featuring lots, lots of DiD (damsel in distress) scenes! Play as the magically-gifted hero Seles and try to avoid capture or escape your bonds, as she tries to uncover the secrets of the world with a party of misfits.
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, RPG 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #42 Remnants Of Isolation
76% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, RPG 10.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #43 Fearmonium
73% matchVery Positive85% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.7%, Story Rich 20.8%, Atmospheric 16.2%, 2D 11.9%, Retro 7.8%
- #44 At Home Alone Final
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,057 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Horror 22%, RPG 16.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #45 COPPER ODYSSEY
72% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: CAM
Windows
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 21.9%, Surreal 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Funny 8.5%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #46 Blood Lily Loop
71% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.8%, Horror 24.2%, Story Rich 19.2%, Exploration 12.5%, RPG 8.8%
- #47 Parry Nightmare
71% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Top-Down 21.9%, Cute 20.6%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Story Rich 19.8%, 2D 8.7%
- #48 Keen: One Girl Army
70% matchVery Positive95% of 168 reviews2020
Dev: Cat NigiriPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Keen: One Girl Army is a sliding puzzle game with turn-by-turn tactical combat and a hint of adventure! Guide Kim, a grumpy little girl raised by her grandmother on a journey to stop an evil secret society from destroying her village.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.3%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Top-Down 9.7%, Funny 8.6%
- #49 Ikenfell
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,241 reviews2020
Dev: Happy Ray GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, JRPG 17.2%, RPG 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #50 YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,279 reviews2019
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.2%, JRPG 19.4%, Surreal 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
- #51 Imaginary Friend Institution
67% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 19.6%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, RPG 13.5%, Exploration 12%
- #52 LunarLux
67% matchVery Positive95% of 439 reviews2023
Dev: CosmicNobab GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience a sci-fi action-adventure RPG on the Moon in the year 30XX! Join Bella in a story of science, truth, justice, and trust, as she travels the silver globe to find a way to save humanity from Comet Coda! It's time to unleash your Lux!
Why similar: JRPG 28.7%, Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, RPG 13.1%, Exploration 5.8%
- #53 Free Will
67% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 21.8%, Story Rich 20.2%, Horror 13.1%, Top-Down 11.9%, Dark 11.8%
- #54 Dino Hazard: Chronos Blackout
68% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Collectors
Windows · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A story-rich JRPG set in a dystopian future where you befriend dinosaur companions, face tough choices with heart and humor, and unlock multiple endings.
Why similar: JRPG 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Retro 11.1%, Story Rich 10%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
- #55 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,261 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.3%, Top-Down 22.1%, Cute 18%, Exploration 15.1%, 2D 9.9%
- #56 Your amazing T-Gotchi!
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 736 reviews2020
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A cute game where you care about a green anime girl!
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Story Rich 17%, Cartoony 16.4%, RPG 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%
- #57 VARLET
69% matchMixed52% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
To be a "leader" that guides others forward, or to be an uncompromising "ruler"...VARLET is a school life RPG where, through encounters with troubled boys and girls who are also searching for themselves, you begin to uncover a version of yourself you never knew existed.
Why similar: JRPG 45.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Cute 14.4%, RPG 13.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #58 HorrorVale
65% matchVery Positive99% of 429 reviews2024
Dev: BatWorks Software
Windows
HorrorVale: A grand Spooktacular adventure about a girl, her dog, and her long journey to save him in a strange and horrifying Underworld.
Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Horror 35.3%, Cute 13.7%, Indie 11.8%
- #59 Afterdream
66% matchVery Positive93% of 350 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Surreal 18.3%, Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 10.2%