Games like Anode Heart

"Monster Sanctuary" is a pixelated side-scrolling RPG where players collect, train, and battle monsters. As the heir of a long line of Monster Keepers, you explore the world to uncover a mystery threatening the peace between humans and monsters. The game combines monster collecting, turn-based combat, and metroidvania-style exploration, allowing any encountered monster to join your party.

Collect, train, and battle over 120 creatures in this monster-taming adventure!

"Yaoling: Mythical Journey" is an RPG adventure game set on the Land of the Ancients, where over 300 unique Yaolings reside. As a Yaoling Keeper, players collect and form bonds with these mythical creatures while uncovering a dark power threatening the harmony of this world. Save data from the Early Access version will be carried over to the official release. No information is available regarding controller support or specific release date.

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!Spend a year away from home on an island in the sky! Following your village's tradition, you must move to an island in the sky to complete your Alchemy training. Armed …

"Dungeon Drafters" is a tile-based dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements, where you play as a young adventurer using magic cards to battle enemies and traverse dungeons. Your unique spell deck is your weapon, allowing you to execute powerful combos and defeat enemies in turn-based combat. With six characters to choose from and various cards to collect, each run offers a new experience as you work towards building the ultimate spell deck and ridding the world of evil.

"Tangledeep is a single-player Fantasy Turn Based Strategy game with a sensational story, good mechanics, and ingenious visuals. Explore the ever-changing, monster-filled labyrinth of Tangledeep to discover the secrets of the forgotten surface world. Customize your job, collect items, and prepare for a magical experience with high replayability and lots of grinding."

Anode Heart: Layer Null is a strategic card game where you play as Blank, climbing the Duel Server ranks to become the top card master. With over 500 cards, unique battles, and mysterious foes known as the Shadowed, the game blends a rich story with intense card combat. It features local PvP and an atmospheric isometric retro style.

"Disc Creatures" is a tribute to classic monster-catching RPGs, where you play as a licensed Disc Ranger, taming creatures and bringing peace to the land. With 200 creatures to collect, each with unique skills and abilities, and a huge cast of charming characters, the game offers a heart-warming chip tune soundtrack and over 20 hours of gameplay. Help those in need, uncover mysteries and engage in thrilling battles in this quaint, quirky landscape.

"LunarLux is a single-player Role Playing game with an interesting plot and compelling gameplay, set on a moon called Luna, where humanity moved after a planetary catastrophe. Now, a thousand years later, humanity's existence is threatened again by an oncoming antimatter comet. Play as Lunar Warrior Bella, fighting your way across the Moon to find a way to destroy it, in this anime-inspired action-adventure RPG with excellent graphics and splendid music."

"Chained Echoes" is a 16-bit style JRPG set in a fantasy world filled with diverse landscapes, charming characters, and vicious enemies. Follow a group of heroes on a mission to end a centuries-old war between three kingdoms, using magic, mechs, and swords in fast-paced turn-based battles. With no random encounters, explore the continent of Valandis and discover items as you try to bring peace to a land plagued by war and betrayal. The game promises 30-40 hours of playtime.