Games like Back to the Dawn
by Metal Head Games
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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Apr 29 · 嘉兴黑曜石(Jiaxing Obsidian)
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.
RPGOpen WorldStory RichTurn-Based CombatChoices MatterMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPGSandboxTop-DownCute👍 2,717
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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AdventureCRPGChoices MatterIsometricSingleplayerNonlinearNarrativeExplorationMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPG👍 786
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelStory RichChoices MatterShortMultiple EndingsMysteryInvestigationAdventureInteractive Fiction
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Visual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsAtmosphericChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionCute2D
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
A political life simulation: enter in middle age, assemble bills, run elections, take the money, bury the trail. There is no win condition — only how you are remembered when you die.
Political SimLife SimChoices MatterText-BasedStory RichMultiple EndingsSimulationStrategy2DPixel Graphics
$49.99GreedFall: The Dying World
Mar 10 · Spiders
Both: Choices Matter
Return to the GreedFall universe in a thrilling new adventure, where every choice has consequences. Ripped away from your island, you will travel across the war-torn, disease-ravaged Old Continent, forging alliances, and fighting to regain your freedom!
RPGAdventureStory RichFantasyCharacter CustomizationSingleplayerChoices MatterOpen WorldExplorationAction👍 1,028
$19.99Sovereign Tower
Aug 6 · WILD WITS GAMES
Both: Choices Matter
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Choices MatterMedievalChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelIndieManagementDialogue HeavyHand-drawnRPGStory Rich👍 3,150
$39.99Another Eden Begins
5 days ago · WRIGHT FLYER STUDIOS
Both: Multiple Endings
Embark on a time-traveling RPG adventure featuring command battles presented by Masato Kato, creator of numerous RPG classics. With New Game+, embark on a new adventure with your upgraded characters and discover more than 10 different endings.
Time TravelMultiple EndingsJRPGSingleplayer1990'sEmotionalTurn-Based TacticsParty-Based RPGRPGController
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7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings
A game within a game. In this entirely new kind of simulation RPG, become a guild master, develop your town, recruit guild members, and conquer dungeons. Every decision you make becomes your own chronicle.
City BuilderManagementCRPGPixel GraphicsTop-DownMultiple EndingsBuildingEconomyCraftingRPG👍 501
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Feb 4 · Azure Flame Studio, 苍火游戏小组
Both: Strategy RPG
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Turn-Based TacticsStrategyTurn-Based CombatStrategy RPGRPGTactical RPGSimulationStory RichBoard GameCRPG
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Both: Choices Matter
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Both: Strategy RPG
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CultRoguelikeDark FantasyTurn-Based CombatRogueliteAdventureStrategy RPGAtmosphericLovecraftianDungeon Crawler👍 226
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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Both: Multiple Endings
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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Both: Multiple Endings
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Both: Choices Matter
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RPGTurn-Based CombatStrategyTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerChoices MatterRoguelikeExtraction ShooterTranshumanismTurn-Based👍 7,207
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Both: Strategy RPG
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Both: Multiple Endings
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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Extraction ShooterHistoricalLootWarAdventureWuxiaOpen WorldActionInventory ManagementMartial Arts👍 525
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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DifficultPixel GraphicsBoss RushSouls-likeFemale ProtagonistIndie2DAction RPGTop-DownAction👍 3,626
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Both: Choices Matter
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Life SimRPGChoices MatterSimulationChoose Your Own AdventureAnimeVisual NovelManagementParty-Based RPGRelaxing👍 176
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Both: Choices Matter
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MultiplayerPhysicsWalking SimulatorOnline Co-OpChoices MatterAdventureDifficultComedyPlatformerCo-op👍 233
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Both: Strategy RPG · Pixel Graphics
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RPGJRPGStrategy RPGTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatText-Based2D1990'sPixel GraphicsEmotional
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Apr 28 · 遥喵_Haruka
Both: Multiple Endings
A miracle carried on the wind, and a dream that never wakes. A story-driven JRPG of romance, branching routes, and an ensemble cast. Follow Xingfeng through war, love, friendship, and betrayal, as different lives and forgotten stories converge upon a single truth.
RPGJRPGAdventureStory RichLore-RichTurn-Based CombatMultiple EndingsVisual NovelDating SimMagic
$69.99Echoes of Aincrad
Jul 9 · Game Studio Inc.
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AnimeSingleplayerJRPGAction RPGSouls-likeFantasyHack and Slash3DRPGCharacter Customization👍 4,115
$39.99MENACE
Feb 5 · Overhype Studios
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
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$4.99Feign
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MultiplayerSocial DeductionOnline Co-OpRPGSurvivalParty GameMysteryParty-Based RPGCasualStrategy👍 5,271
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Both: Strategy RPG
An incremental auto battler dungeon crawler where you build a synergized hero party to slay enemies and loot items. Unlock weapons with unique attack styles. Gear up your hero team and explore new dungeon rooms filled with enemies and legendary drops.
IncrementalAuto BattlerDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGLootIdlerStrategyRPGDeckbuildingStrategy RPG👍 668
$7.99Backrooms Media
Dec 16 · NPK Games
Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.
Co-opMultiplayerCasualPsychological HorrorHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayer👍 546
$17.99Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
Mar 12 · Lavadrop Entertainment
Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings
A 2D metroidvania where every defeated Archon becomes a summonable power. Claim six ancient beings, use their abilities to fight, move, and unlock hidden paths, and uncover a sinister plot threatening the world.
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerAction-AdventureMagicExplorationAction RPGControllerMultiple Endings
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May 26 · Leap Studio
Realm of Ink is an Ink-style action Roguelite game. While pursuing the Fox Demon, the swordswoman Red, unexpectedly finds that her life is dictated by the 'destiny' within the world of the book. Only by breaking free can she unveil the truth of her existence and challenge the constraints of fate.
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Long may the sun shine! Prepare to suffer! Souls-like combat adventure in a unique world. Learn to fight... then fight to realize your belief.A warrior gradually grows and uncovers the ultimate truth of world change.
Souls-likeActionAlternate HistoryFaithMedievalCombatAction-AdventureFantasySingleplayerAdventure👍 752
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Aug 15 · Eternal Play Office
Both: Strategy RPG
Travel to Midenshire, form your party, and venture forth into adventure! Fantasy Classic: Dungeon Crawler is an old-school party-based CRPG of dungeon exploration, tactical combat, traps, treasure, light vs dark, clashing steel, high magic, and white knuckle survival.
RPGParty-Based RPGStrategy RPGTurn-Based StrategyCRPGDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashTactical RPGMystery DungeonTurn-Based Tactics