Path of the Midnight Sun
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her.
83% of 239 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$5.99
Games like MONARK
If MONARK left you wanting something dark and surreal, you have options. These games are a good place to start.
VARLET
To be a "leader" that guides others forward, or to be an uncompromising "ruler"...VARLET is a school life RPG where, through encounters with troubled boys and girls who are also searching for themselves, you begin to uncover a version of yourself you never knew existed.
Mysterious, Story-driven
48% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$59.99Path of the Midnight Sun
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.
Mysterious, Story-driven, Cinematic
83% of 239 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$5.99Demonschool
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.
Surreal, Mysterious, Story-driven
91% of 993 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99Persona 5 Royal
Lead a double life as a Tokyo high-schooler and a masked Phantom Thief, stealing distorted desires to force corrupt adults to change. Stylish turn-based combat, Persona fusion, dungeon crawling and slow-built friendships carry a very long story with alternate endings.
Dark, Surreal, Mysterious
96% of 94,007 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3,425$59.99Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force
A comedy JRPG about a lazy swordsman who pulls a legendary weapon out of a rock and suddenly has to decide which of two sealed deities wakes up. Fang would rather eat than save the world, but the choice is his. Three story routes, fairies fused into weapons, six-person battles and a lot of jokes along the way.
Story-driven, Cinematic
85% of 2,084 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99BLUE REFLECTION
Hinako Shirai thought a leg injury ended her dancing, until two magical sisters give her the power to become a Reflector. Between lessons at an all-girls school and trips to a strange other world, she fights to save everyone, herself included. A gentle, story-first JRPG with a lovely soundtrack and characters worth caring about.
Story-driven, Cinematic
79% of 1,269 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$59.99Metaphor: ReFantazio
After the king is assassinated, the throne goes to whoever wins the people's vote. You enter that royal tournament as an underdog, gather allies across a divided kingdom, and fight with swords, magic, and awakened Archetype powers in a long fantasy RPG about bonds, time, and nerve.
Dark, Mysterious, Story-driven
89% of 25,764 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,389$69.99Psychic Guardian Super Splendor
After being captured by a mysterious group, university student Nagisa Kujo hears a voice in her head telling her she needs to escape. She also discovers that when she presses a button on her belt, she becomes clad in combat gear. With her newfound power, Nagisa fights to stop evil.
Dark, Surreal, Mysterious
72% of 141 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Death end re;Quest
A programmer gets an email from a colleague who vanished a year ago: she is trapped inside the unfinished game they built together. Guide her through a bug-ridden virtual world, fight glitched monsters in turn-based battles, and make choices that can kill her in dozens of ways on the road to an ending with a 1% success rate.
Dark, Surreal, Mysterious
77% of 1,038 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$29.99The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
Wake up in the Forest of Silver Shallots and lead a guild of adventurers through a land where factions scheme above and black mist stirs below. Plan each day, train companions, fight turn-based battles and make choices that reshape fates. A story-rich JRPG with multiple endings, where truth wears many faces.
Dark, Surreal, Mysterious
72% of 1,760 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$6.99Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth.
Dark, Surreal, Mysterious
91% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$9.09Wayblazer Dämmerung
After 25 years, Eushully's expansive JRPG universe opens its doors to the world with a sprawling party-based adventure. Quest across the land, unravel a web of corruption, and dismantle monsters for their precious parts to commission powerful weapons and revitalize the kingdom's struggling trade!
Dark, Story-driven
66% of 250 Steam reviews are positive$39.99
Cheaper than MONARK
The Caligula Effect: Overdose
Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality.
71% of 498 Steam reviews are positive$49.99
Demonschool
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action.
91% of 993 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99
Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force
A comedy JRPG about a lazy swordsman who pulls a legendary weapon out of a rock and suddenly has to decide which of two sealed deities wakes up.
85% of 2,084 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99
Psychic Guardian Super Splendor
After being captured by a mysterious group, university student Nagisa Kujo hears a voice in her head telling her she needs to escape.
72% of 141 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
The Caligula Effect 2
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles.
91% of 453 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$49.99
Death end re;Quest
Save a friend lost inside a bug-infested virtual world, where one wrong choice can end everything.
77% of 1,038 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$29.99
The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
Run a guild of adventurers through a misty forest where factions scheme, days must be planned and the truth wears many faces.
72% of 1,760 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$6.99
CRYSTAR
Rei falls into Purgatory to save her sister's soul, and in this world crying makes you stronger: tears power up her weapons and armor and summon her…
75% of 1,438 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 87$1.19
Wayblazer Dämmerung
After 25 years, Eushully's expansive JRPG universe opens its doors to the world with a sprawling party-based adventure.
66% of 250 Steam reviews are positive$39.99
Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false…
91% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$9.09
KYOTO XANADU -the Blooming Phantom-
Split your life between classes and friends in an alternate Kyoto, then fight your way through the maze sleeping under your academy.
78% of 423 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 24$54.99
Hidden gems like MONARK
Demonschool
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action.
91% of 993 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99
Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false…
91% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$9.09
KYOTO XANADU -the Blooming Phantom-
Split your life between classes and friends in an alternate Kyoto, then fight your way through the maze sleeping under your academy.
78% of 423 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 24$54.99
👑Idle Calibur：Zero💕（选王之剑：零）
A game that seamlessly integrates TRPG, SLG,Gacha, Idle,Rogue,anime style.
80% of 450 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$10.99
NEO: The World Ends with You
Rindo battles through the Reapers' Game in a vibrant Shibuya, where fast psychic combat and a heartfelt story pull each other along.
91% of 964 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$59.99
The Devil Within: Satgat
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil…
78% of 802 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99
The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
Run a guild of adventurers through a misty forest where factions scheme, days must be planned and the truth wears many faces.
72% of 1,760 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$6.99
The Caligula Effect 2
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles.
91% of 453 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$49.99
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
Trace skill paths through enemy ranks and reclaim a lost memory, one diorama at a time.
76% of 516 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$49.99
Into the Nightmare
When the city of Mangetsu is under attack, it's up to Yatsuha and her new allies to drive back the nightmares and save the city!
89% of 181 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Read a long tale of memory and mystery, and fight its warm turn-based battles as the story pulls you toward an ending worth reaching.
93% of 1,343 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$59.99
Path of the Midnight Sun
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her.
83% of 239 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$5.99
Newest games like MONARK
Wayblazer Dämmerung
After 25 years, Eushully's expansive JRPG universe opens its doors to the world with a sprawling party-based adventure.
66% of 250 Steam reviews are positive$39.99
The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
Run a guild of adventurers through a misty forest where factions scheme, days must be planned and the truth wears many faces.
72% of 1,760 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$6.99
KYOTO XANADU -the Blooming Phantom-
Split your life between classes and friends in an alternate Kyoto, then fight your way through the maze sleeping under your academy.
78% of 423 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 24$54.99
The Use of Life
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG.
90% of 781 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
Demonschool
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action.
91% of 993 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99
Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false…
91% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$9.09
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Defend a school for 100 days as fifteen students, and let your choices pull the story down routes nobody sees coming.
88% of 6,995 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 129$59.99
Makai Agito
RPG Dungeon Crawler set in the modern day. A group of adults must use the powers of supernatural beings from various folklore and mythologies to…
95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
MementoMori
Lead a team of hunted witches in a dark fantasy RPG where battles play out on their own and every girl's story is told in song.
75% of 555 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 190Free
Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
Guide Yue Qing through a shattered reality, fight what the void left behind, and uncover an ending that changes with your choices.
93% of 760 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 95$6.99
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
Trace skill paths through enemy ranks and reclaim a lost memory, one diorama at a time.
76% of 516 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$49.99
The Devil Within: Satgat
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil…
78% of 802 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99