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Games like Quest for the Golden Yarn

Games like Quest for the Golden Yarn

Looking for games like Quest for the Golden Yarn? Here are top role playing recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Backpack Hero, Cross Blitz or NEOVERSE.

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  1. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 4,727 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Backpack Hero is the inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your bag, and vanquish your foes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backpack Hero.

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  2. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,084 reviews

    Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cross Blitz.

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  3. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 1,017 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-like, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEOVERSE.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots Devour.

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  5. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews

    Sultan's Game is a card-based simulation and narrative experience inspired by The One Thousand and One Nights. Play as one of the ministers of the mighty Sultan—a fickle, cruel king who treats his subjects like pawns for his own pleasure— navigate dreadful decisions to stay alive. Survival requires more than enduring the Sultan’s Game; it demands facing its haunting consequences as well. A Cursed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sultan's Game.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    Social and economic conflicts have rocked the world. There is just one metropolis that can boast stability, but even this city only has enough resources to maintain a precarious balance of power. The authorities decided to create an algorithm that could build a perfect city for all segments of the population. This project gave birth to Iris, an artificial intelligence designed for building a utopi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Technotopia.

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  7. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 29,778 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loop Hero.

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  8. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 3,401 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 15 reviews

    An epic roguelike / lite that combines the best elements of deckbuilding, tactical combat and strategic decision-making. Lead and manage heroes on gruelling missions. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Unravel curses laid upon the lands and defeat the ultimate evil at the heart of it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gordian Quest.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    Shards of Order is a dark fantasy RPG that throws out the rulebook for deckbuilding & card-based combat. There are no turns and no mana points. Every enemy acts on a visible countdown, and every card you play winds those counters down, shifting the whole flow of the fight. Time is your most valuable resource. Misjudge, and your team is sure to crumble. Master the art of shared deckbuilding; there … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shards of Order.

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  10. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 417 reviews

    Palo Pori is a beautiful and peaceful village of artisans and tastemakers. Beyond the village’s protective wall, darkness has begun to stir. Ravenous monsters have claimed the land and threaten to sink their teeth into this final morsel of hope and happiness. Play as Panko, a young, talented chef, helping to run the local eatery. When Panko’s teacher goes missing, a mysterious visitor arrives with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beastro.

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  11. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 482 reviews

    From the creators of Disco Elysium comes Zero Parades - the acclaimed espionage RPG, now expanded with the Director’s Cut. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    Building on the best aspects of UnderMine, an acclaimed action-adventure roguelike, UnderMine 2 takes dungeon crawling to a whole new level! Discover, combine, craft, and transmute powerful relics and take your lowly peasant from zero to hero. Trivial human politics distract as cosmic machinations unfold — there is more than one war in Delvemore. While King Faraam IV attempts to regain control of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UnderMine 2.

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  13. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

    Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions... Master the dark arts Combine charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror at Highrook.

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  14. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 359 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Realm of Ink is an Ink-style action Roguelite game. You, the heroine, unexpectedly discover that you are just a fictional character within the short story collection Realm of Ink when hunting the Fox. Only by defeating the mysterious Book Spirit can you be liberated from the realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realm of Ink.

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  15. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    90% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    UPDATE: Nekokami - The Human Restoration Project is now in Early Access! We have made significant improvement to gameplay and graphics - check it at out our developer page or scroll down to "More from Rocket-in-Bottle"! (Screenshot from Early Access version.) ✨Nekokami: Internship is a FREE prologue to the full game Nekokami. This prologue contains 20+ Expeditions a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nekokami: Internship - The Prologue Adventure.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    91% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    A CITY ON THE BRINK Dredgeport is spiralling out of control. Gangs rule the slums, corruption trumps the law, and corpses of the war-dead are burned daily for fuel. You are an ex-soldier, mistaken for dead and shipped back to Dredgeport for processing. After a narrow escape, you find yourself alone in the guts of the city, with only two things to your name: your life and your sanity. Keeping both … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskpunk.

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  17. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    89% User Score Based on 242 reviews

    Prepare to embark in a journey like no other in Alluris. Play as a reluctant hero or villain to save the world… or just save a colony of bears from some lumberjacks. However you play, you’re sure to walk away with a few crazy stories about your adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alluris.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 618 reviews

    Wreak vengeance with your elite craft on waves of Swarm bugs, who are hellbent on killing you and everyone you love. Harvest their guts for scrap and earn a deliciously varied array of upgrades. Beat the last wave if you have the skill, then strap in and try again in this survival roguelite shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisker Squadron: Survivor.

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  20. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 738 reviews

    Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabled Lands.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 3,411 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    Backpack Hero is the inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your bag, and vanquish your foes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backpack Hero.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    38% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    A love letter to J-RPG classics from the Playstation era like Final Fantasy, Breath of Fire, Suikoden, and Persona. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Saga.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    "DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drapline.

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  24. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:stability, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    46% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Early Access Roadmap About the GameKingdom Building, Villager Management & RPG Adventuring Dungeons & Kingdoms is a medieval fantasy strategy and RPG hybrid. Take control as leader of a small group of refugees fleeing from an unlivable homeland. Make landfall in a new world and start a new life. Build everything yourself. Or lay down blueprints and give orders to your loyal coloni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Kingdoms.

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  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 653 reviews

    You are the new owner of an old gas station and a cozy little store next to it. The previous owner disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and now it is your turn to maintain order here. Grow your business: clear out the trash, organize the space, set up trade, order goods, set prices, work the cash register and monitor the fuel levels. Turn the old ruin into a beacon for travelers stuck in ti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Gas Station.

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  26. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    A strategic board game-style RPG where dice rolls guide your journey! Build your deck, explore changing maps, and face events shaped by your choices and luck. Play solo or online with friends—every adventure is a new experience! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VIractal: World of Viractalia.

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  27. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 788 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Jacket.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    In Whispers of the Eyeless, you are not merely a wanderer — you are a force of change. As the First Prophet, you build a cult, command disciples, and unleash divine power in the name of Wrath, Desire, or Madness. The city of Aranthor is crumbling under intrigue and conflict, its districts filled with peril, secrets, and those who would see you undone. Turn-Based Combat: Every Battle Leaves a Scar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers of the Eyeless.

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  29. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,885 reviews

    A roguelite city builder set in a relaxing fantasy world. Explore and rebuild your kingdom to bring it back to its former glory. Defeat hordes of enemies with an always unique team of defenders. Harvest, capture, build, mine, cook, brew, feed and grow. But be prepared to watch it all burn! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Fantasy Kingdom.

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  30. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 965 reviews

    A brand-new action RPG from the creators of OCTOPATH TRAVELER and BRAVELY DEFAULT – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales combines stunning HD-2D visuals and exciting action-adventure gameplay for the first time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.

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  31. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    66% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles. Expand your Empire of Darkness and seek a powerful artifact that can change the fate of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lords of Ravage.

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  32. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Venture out into the Emberlands and uncover an ever-changing world filled with surprising encounters and mystical creatures! Save villagers who got lost in the Miasma, collect resources and rebuild your village to create a safe haven for your people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Emberlands.

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  33. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,944 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 15 reviews

    A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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  34. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,618 reviews

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

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  35. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Fairy Tail: Dungeons is a deck-building rogue-lite featuring characters from the Fairy Tail series. Collect Magic Cards based on moves from the series to build your own unique deck and take down powerful monsters as you head for the dungeon depths! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FAIRY TAIL DUNGEONS.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 2,984 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike, horde-survivor game with top-notch graphics. Choose one of the damned heroes and attempt to pass the Gods' test by fighting your way through waves of mythical adversaries. If you succeed in all the trials, you will become the chosen Jotunnslayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel.

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  37. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    IntroductionThis game is designed to be accessible and enjoyable even for casual players, featuring a relatively easy difficulty level. As a result, professional players may find it a bit too easy.Game overview 『Creator of Another World』 is a roguelike RPG with a high degree of freedom. Explore the world full of adventures, interact with its inhabitants, marry, steal, do farming and fishing, black… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creator of Another World.

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  38. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    This is a choice-based narrative game from BOOOM game jam, in which you need to make decisions about various messages. Tap on the keyboard, just like you always do. We will develop S4U into a complete Steam game! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2612700/?t=Venture%20on%20with%20your%20heart%2C%20your%20will%2C%20and%20your%20keyboard ABOUT THIS GAME Venture on with your heart, your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH.

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  39. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    75% User Score Based on 107 reviews

    Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall is a narrative-driven, old-school adult RPG set amidst the vampire-dominated gangs of a cyberpunk city. Immersive first-person mode coupled with overhead turn-based combat. NSFW/18+ content. Made by one person. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall.

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Well, you're a gang of dumpster-diving trash bandits in a wizard city fighting over magical wizard trash. That's the pitch. (For nerds: it's a roguelike tactical RPG.) I know, pretty great huh? Each level, you defend some dumpsters full of delectable goodies from the RAT CRUE, and if you lose too much trash to them then idk they'll probably use its magical powers to summon a decaying trash god … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trash of the Titans.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 892 reviews

    Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breachway.

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  42. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews

    Songs of Silence is an Art Nouveau-inspired fantasy strategy game with a unique mix of turn-based kingdom management, hero development and real-time combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Silence.

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  43. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets. This mid-length adventure balances both an intimate coming of age story, and larger threats looming over the troubled kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beloved Rapture.

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  44. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 716 reviews

    The Necromancer's Tale is a narrative-driven top-down RPG where you play the role of a minor noble in the 18th Century, drawn into the Dark Necromantic Arts as you seek knowledge and revenge. Great power awaits... along with the weird, the morbid, and a gradual descent into madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Necromancer's Tale.

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  45. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curious Expedition 2.

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  48. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 1,208 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Legends of Ellaria is a First-Person/Real-Time Strategy Adventure and Role Playing Sandbox Game where you can build your own kingdom, fight epic battles and explore an immersive fantasy world, set in a universe where an ancient civilization established portals between worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Ellaria.

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  49. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,466 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring of Pain is a roguelike card game in a world distorted by your mind... - Frail and fragile bear the curse, through the shadow you traverse - Darkness favours cunning few, stare too long and be consumed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring of Pain.

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  50. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    92% User Score Based on 286 reviews

    Take a peek into the haunting and mysterious world of Slavic mythos in Black Book: Prologue - a vital chapter in the story of Vasilisa, a young sorceress. Travel across the rural countryside as you aid commonfolk and battle evil forces, using a card-based combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Book: Prologue.

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