Games like Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening
Looking for games like Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening? Here are top survival role playing recommendations with a horror and fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Chained Echoes, SKALD: Against the Black Priory or Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass.
1 89%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability90% User Score 4,694 reviewsCritic Score 88%28 reviewsGrab your sword, board your mech and save Valandis
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2 86%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability95% User Score 3,139 reviewsCritic Score 80%7 reviewsSkald: Against the Black Priory is a classic, turn-based RPG. It's set in a dark and gritty fantasy universe: full of tragic heroes, violent deaths and eldritch, Lovecraftian horror. With a dark, immersive plot and inspired by legendary titles such as Ultima and the gold box series, this is my love letter to classic roleplaying. It is a tile and turn based roleplaying game where you lead a party…
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3 93%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, character development94% User Score 513 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviewsJimmy and the Pulsating Mass is an RPG about family, childhood, escapism, and video games.
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4 88%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability88% User Score 1,211 reviewsLife under the rule of the winged Skyborn race isn't so bad for Claret Spencer, the star mechanic of an independent repair shop. She can patch up just about anything...but when a certain cravat-wearing customer turns her life upside-down, she finds herself pulled into an epic, city-wide conflict that's going to take a lot more than elbow grease to fix! Join Claret on her journey through a tale of …
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5 90%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability90% User Score 4,391 reviewsCritic Score 90%7 reviewsPromising the Sabotage touch in every system, Sea of Stars aims to modernize the classic RPG in terms of turn-based combat, storytelling, exploration and interactions with the environment, while still offering a hearty slice of nostalgia and good old, simple fun.
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6 84%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization94% User Score 17,744 reviewsCritic Score 74%36 reviewsThis bundle includes the critically acclaimed indie RPG CrossCode and all DLC content.
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7 79%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability83% User Score 740 reviewsCritic Score 75%11 reviewsJack Move is a unique blend of gritty cyberpunk story telling, turn based battles and beautiful modern pixel art. Take on the role of Noa, a vigilante hacker who is thrust into a world of murder, kidnapping and dark research after her father goes missing.
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8 96%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability96% User Score 364 reviews8-Bit Adventures 2 is everything you love about NES, SNES and PS1-era JRPGs - with all of the charm, heart and soul, but none of the inconvenience. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
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9 83%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability89% User Score 1,120 reviewsCritic Score 77%14 reviewsAlyssa L'Salle was one of the top secret agents at the Agency of Peace & Intelligence on the Planet Araenu. But when she uncovers a horrible conspiracy, she has to go rogue in order to save the day! Can Alyssa save the galaxy when everyone (and everything) is out to stop her!
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10 95%Game Brain Scorestory, musicstability, grinding95% User Score 771 reviewsKingdoms of the Dump is a SNES-style RPG with platforming elements and turn-based combat developed by the New Jersey-based Roach Games. Join the trashcan knight, Dustin Binsley, as he fights his way through the Five and Half Kingdoms of the Dump. Rescue the trashpicked King, defeat the totally disgusting Toxic Grimelin Army and prevent the Lands of Fill from an all-out war!
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