- #1 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
97% matchVery Positive93% of 126,799 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Political 16.7% ★, CRPG 15.2%, Isometric 13%, Choices Matter 11.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #2 Esoteric Ebb
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,654 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: CRPG 21%, Political 19.6% ★, Isometric 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Point & Click 7.5%
- #3 Tyranny
96% matchVery Positive87% of 13,190 reviews2016
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Why similar: CRPG 28.7%, Isometric 19.4%, RPG 15%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #4 The Thaumaturge
94% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 31.3%, Isometric 21.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, RPG 8.9%
- #5 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
95% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation
Why similar: Political 22.2% ★, Isometric 13.8%, RPG 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Point & Click 9.1%
- #6 Sovereign Syndicate
93% matchVery Positive80% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Why similar: CRPG 27.5%, Isometric 17.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Character Customization 9.1%, Open World 8.1%
- #7 Torment: Tides of Numenera
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,353 reviews2017
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Why similar: CRPG 29.9%, Isometric 25.3%, RPG 17.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #8 Aether & Iron
91% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2026
Dev: Seismic Squirrel
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.3%, Point & Click 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, RPG 12.7%
- #9 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
92% matchVery Positive80% of 1,700 reviews2021
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: CRPG 30.6%, Isometric 21.5%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, RPG 10.6%
- #10 Puzzle Spy International
91% matchVery Positive94% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Travel-Friendly Cake
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.2%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Funny 17.3%, Story Rich 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #11 Sector Unknown
89% matchVery Positive82% of 341 reviews2026
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space. Begin on a desolate planet, establish a stronghold, explore space, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a despotic organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.8%, CRPG 23.2%, Isometric 18.4%, Character Customization 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #12 Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
90% matchVery Positive81% of 383 reviews2022
Dev: Entalto Studios
Windows
Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.
Why similar: CRPG 25.7%, Isometric 19.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Point & Click 11.6%, RPG 8.6%
- #13 Weird West: Definitive Edition
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,375 reviews2022
Dev: WolfEye StudiosPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
Why similar: Isometric 39.1%, Choices Matter 17.3%, RPG 14.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #14 The Low Road
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.6%, Point & Click 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Funny 11.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #15 Duskpunk
84% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Bird
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.1%, CRPG 26.1%, Political 15.4% ★, Choices Matter 9.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #16 Pathologic 2
85% matchVery Positive92% of 12,002 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: CRPG 23.5%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Isometric 13.8%, Open World 12.4%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #17 Karaski: What Goes Up...
86% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!
Why similar: Conspiracy 30% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Dark Comedy 13.1%, Choices Matter 13%, RPG 8%
- #18 Mata Hari
87% matchMixed58% of 144 reviews2009
Dev: 4Head StudiosPub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.
Why similar: Point & Click 61.1%, Female Protagonist 38.9%
- #19 INDIKA
82% matchVery Positive90% of 8,070 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 35.3%, Story Rich 26.5%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #20 Unrest
86% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: CRPG 27.8%, Isometric 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #21 Avadon: The Black Fortress
84% matchVery Positive81% of 615 reviews2011
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Why similar: Isometric 31.7%, CRPG 28.7%, RPG 22.6%, Story Rich 6.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #22 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
81% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Active Fungus Studios
Windows · Linux
In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.1%, Story Rich 22.7%, Action-Adventure 21.3%, RPG 18.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #23 The Lamplighters League
82% matchMixed69% of 1,165 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33%, Story Rich 28.7%, RPG 22.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #24 Murder Mystery Machine
83% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2021
Dev: Blazing GriffinPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?
Why similar: Isometric 41.9%, Point & Click 27.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Indie 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #25 Paradise Killer
79% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Open World 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #26 Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,056 reviews2019
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
Why similar: Point & Click 33.6%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Funny 19.4%, Story Rich 16.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #27 Waiting For The Raven
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Musclebird
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become Master of Spies, plant connections and agents in the underworld. Who will you join? Who may be betrayed? Decipher Letters, Solve Mysteries, Manage Businesses, Spy, Bribe, Abduct, Murder, Seduce in an experimental atmospheric hybrid of first-person & top-down espionage experience.
Why similar: Conspiracy 63.4% ★, Choices Matter 25.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #28 The Necromancer's Tale
76% matchVery Positive92% of 818 reviews2025
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Why similar: CRPG 34.8%, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Open World 12%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #29 CORPUS EDAX
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: Luis G. Bento
Windows
An immersive first-person-melee RPG where you create your character and fight, talk or sneak your way out of confrontation. From concrete buildings to futuristic environments - start from the bottom and make your way through narrative missions to the top of the city in a bid for control.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, RPG 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #30 Majestic Nights
81% matchMixed55% of 113 reviews2014
Dev: Epiphany Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Majestic Nights is an episodic action-adventure-thriller set in an alternate 1980s where all conspiracy theories, past and present are True. It’s the bright and brash 1980s; a world crammed with hidden intrigue and sinister plots, government cover-ups and alien sightings, CIA experiments and the Truth.
Why similar: RPG 28.2%, Isometric 27.1%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #31 Chinatown Detective Agency
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: General Interactive Co.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.5%, Point & Click 23%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #32 HEXCRAFT: Harlequin Fair
78% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Oleander GardenPub: Hex Code Coven
Windows
Harlequin Fair is an experimental RPG and immersive sim set in the shadows of Toronto by night. Cast dreadful spells, buy small arms with cash: cling to the light 'til the light bites you back
Why similar: Conspiracy 36.7% ★, Choices Matter 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, RPG 13%, 1990's 9.3%
- #33 Rain of Reflections: Set Free
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 334 reviews2019
Dev: Lionbite Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 45%, Choices Matter 30.6%, Indie 24.4%
- #34 HeistGeist
73% matchVery Positive97% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: Doublequote Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get in, get the goods, get out. What could possibly go wrong? In this single-player, story-driven cyberpunk RPG, play as Alexandra - a street-smart thief on the run after a failed heist. Put together a team of unusual allies, pull off thrilling heists, and fight and hack using your deck of cards.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.8%, Story Rich 28.2%, RPG 28.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #35 The Spy Who Shrunk Me
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 123 reviews2019
Dev: Catland
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
THE SPY WHO SHRUNK ME is a stealth game where you are a superspy armed with a shrink ray! Shrink enemies and feed them to paper shredders - or shrink yourself to get past enemies. Sneak in 1980's Moscow and sabotage operations in a stealth game unlike any other.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Funny 12.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #36 Pixel Noir
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: SWDTech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untangle a gripping conspiracy in this noir-influenced mystery, laced with classic RPG elements. Navigate seedy streets to collect clues, upgrade skills and customize weapons. Brawl in turn-based combat with timed hits & combos, to reveal the dark truth that plagues the city’s core and your sanity.
Why similar: Isometric 47.9%, RPG 21.1%, Story Rich 18.7%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #37 Interrogation: You will be deceived
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
Why similar: Political 55.3% ★, Choices Matter 20.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #38 Expelled!
72% matchVery Positive95% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.8%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Funny 14.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #39 Overboard!
74% matchVery Positive90% of 652 reviews2021
Dev: inkle Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 38%, Dialogue Heavy 30%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.9%
- #40 Beholder 3
74% matchMixed65% of 2,752 reviews2022
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.
Why similar: Political 35.6% ★, Isometric 21.4%, Point & Click 17.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #41 Gerda: A Flame in Winter
73% matchVery Positive95% of 528 reviews2022
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.6%, Female Protagonist 27.5%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Singleplayer 3%
- #42 Drova - Forsaken Kin
69% matchVery Positive94% of 9,340 reviews2024
Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: CRPG 32.2%, Character Customization 16.4%, Open World 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.2%, RPG 12.7%
- #43 Nobodies: After Death
71% matchVery Positive98% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
Why similar: Conspiracy 48.7% ★, Point & Click 25.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #44 Sinking The Boats
70% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 孟夏MengxiaPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.1%, Conspiracy 20.6% ★, Choices Matter 19.4%, RPG 16.4%, Story Rich 15.5%
- #45 Betrayal At Club Low
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 571 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26%, Point & Click 21.2%, Character Customization 20%, Choices Matter 14.7%, RPG 11.4%
- #46 Vendir: Plague of Lies
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Why similar: CRPG 31.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Isometric 13.5%, Character Customization 11.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #47 Lockheart Indigo
72% matchVery Positive97% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: Fangsoft
Windows
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.3%, Thriller 30.8%, Action-Adventure 16%, RPG 14.8%, Atmospheric 4%
- #48 Need to Know
73% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Monomyth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Department of Liberty. Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like surveillance agency and decide: will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? Spy on people’s deepest secrets, pick apart their private lives and decide their fate in this modern surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Political 62.8% ★, Point & Click 16.6%, Indie 10.3%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #49 Peripeteia
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,921 reviews2025
Dev: Ninth Exodus
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.
Why similar: Story Rich 35%, RPG 34.5%, Atmospheric 23.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #50 Beholder 2
70% matchVery Positive87% of 7,978 reviews2018
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
Why similar: Political 44.2% ★, Choices Matter 17.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #51 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Different Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Thriller 37.4%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, RPG 12.9%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #52 Chaos Chain
69% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
A dark cyberpunk RPG in a bleak dystopian future. Become a "freelancer" in the heart of Slade City, a sprawling urban nightmare of grimy asphalt and broken dreams where crime and disorder run rampant. - Stay Alert. Stay Armed. Stay Alive. Don't lose your humanity.
Why similar: CRPG 36.3%, Character Customization 16.2%, Open World 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%, RPG 9.2%
- #53 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,243 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Conspiracy 29.4% ★, Thriller 16.4%, Point & Click 14.9%, 1990's 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #54 The Narcotic Operation
66% matchVery Positive88% of 515 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Kuailai Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
Why similar: 1990's 39.3%, Story Rich 21.4%, RPG 18.9%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #55 Prophecy of Ashen
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: CRPG 59.9%, RPG 16.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #56 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
68% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #57 The Sundew
68% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: 2054
Windows · Linux
You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.1%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #58 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
67% matchVery Positive88% of 19,800 reviews2018
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Why similar: CRPG 27.6%, Isometric 18.8%, RPG 15.6%, Character Customization 10.4%, Open World 8.1%
- #59 BlightFog
67% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Isometric 24%, Dialogue Heavy 23.5%, Point & Click 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, RPG 9.6%
- #60 Shadows of Doubt
65% matchVery Positive82% of 17,348 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Open World 50.7%, RPG 22.4%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 6.8%