Moonring
A turn-based open world RPG where every run uncovers new secrets, from shifting dungeons to a throne you may claim for yourself.
95% of 2,489 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16Free
Games like Nox Dei
Looking for that same retro and story-driven spark as Nox Dei? These games are a good place to start.
Nox Archaist
An 8-bit RPG modeled after the iconic games of the 1980s. You control a party of adventurers who travel the Realm, talk to NPCs in towns and castles, explore dungeons, and fight monsters as you seek to save the world from a terrible danger.
Retro, Story-driven, Mysterious
85% of 59 Steam reviews are positive$19.99EXCALIBURIAN!!
Gather companions, explore the world, ascend the throne!
Retro, Story-driven
93% of 286 Steam reviews are positiveFreeIgnis Universia: Eternal Sisters Saga DX
A short game with a long name. Mashes up JRPG battles with Visual Novel storytelling. Not entirely serious.
Retro, Story-driven
91% of 256 Steam reviews are positiveFreeBreath of Death VII
A retro parody RPG about a world where humanity wiped itself out and the undead took over. Guide a skeleton knight, a ghost historian, a vampire techie and a zombie prince through a 4-6 hour quest full of jokes about the genre it loves, with fast turn-based battles and level-up choices that actually matter.
Retro, Story-driven
83% of 1,303 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Heroes of Spyria
A JRPG style fantasy game reminiscent of SNES classics. Guide Madilyn, Hiro and Winter as they embark on an epic quest to save Spyria from the mysterious LEGION.
Retro, Story-driven, Emotional
90% of 68 Steam reviews are positive$4.998-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition
8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition is a retro-styled JRPG with polish and personality, that focuses less on references and more on telling a story...
Retro, Story-driven, Emotional
90% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Battle Chasers: Nightwar
A turn-based RPG built from a 90s comic, with hand-drawn art, six heroes to mix into a party of three, and dungeons that rearrange themselves every visit. Battles run on a clever overcharge system, loot and crafting feed your build, and there is fishing. It gets grindy in stretches, but the fighting is worth it.
Retro, Story-driven, Mysterious
86% of 5,606 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 24$29.99Brave Hero Yuusha EX
Familiar tales can take unfamiliar turns! And it's up to you to reconstruct the story!
Retro, Story-driven, Emotional
96% of 49 Steam reviews are positiveFreeChained Echoes
A 16-bit style JRPG about ending a generations-old war across the continent of Valandis, where dragons share the sky with piloted mechs. Fast turn-based battles, no random encounters, an airship to call your own, and 30 to 40 hours of story worth following.
Retro, Story-driven, Emotional
88% of 7,867 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 85$24.99Chaos Warrior
Chaos Warrior is a retro JRPG inspired by the NES era. Fight deadly monsters, explore dangerous locations, and gain the strength to become the hero that saves the world!
Retro, Story-driven
100% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Eternal Senia
A short action RPG with no attack button: you run into enemies to fight them. Beneath the simple, cute surface waits a sad, sincere story about Senia, a gentle girl searching the Tower of Eternity for her sister Magaleta. Three endings, a lovely piano soundtrack, and a few hours that stay with you.
Retro, Story-driven, Emotional
97% of 12,060 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4FreeThe Book of Legends
Huge RPG in the 16-bit style (Final Fantasy, Breath of Fire etc.), featuring an epic, exciting adventure in a fantasy world and packed full of characters (more than 30!), quests and secrets.
Retro, Story-driven, Mysterious
60% of 139 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Hidden gems like Nox Dei
Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening
Join Alicia as she tries to save her niece from a city warped and twisted by otherworldly beings in this eccentric RPG.
97% of 189 Steam reviews are positiveFree
8-Bit Adventures 2
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of…
95% of 288 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
SPARK IGNITES
Spark Ignites - A pixel fantasy RPG where the Star God's Blessing grants one wish each century.
76% of 234 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Beloved Rapture
Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets.
82% of 250 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Terra Memoria
A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots leads six new friends on an incredible investigation across Terra – a cozy…
85% of 394 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
EXCALIBURIAN!!
Gather companions, explore the world, ascend the throne!
93% of 286 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Sunken Dragon
This is a retro 8-bit pixel-style RPG. The game features turn-based combat, inviting players to explore the unknown in a fantastical world.
68% of 124 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
Ignis Universia: Eternal Sisters Saga DX
A short game with a long name. Mashes up JRPG battles with Visual Novel storytelling. Not entirely serious.
91% of 256 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Chained Echoes
A 16-bit style JRPG about ending a generations-old war across the continent of Valandis, where dragons share the sky with piloted mechs.
88% of 7,867 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 85$24.99
Divided Reigns
The full-scale, epic fantasy role-playing experience you've wanted for decades--Divided Reigns retains what made the JRPG classics so fantastic…
87% of 132 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Newest games like Nox Dei
Chaos Warrior
Chaos Warrior is a retro JRPG inspired by the NES era. Fight deadly monsters, explore dangerous locations, and gain the strength to become the hero…
100% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Sunken Dragon
This is a retro 8-bit pixel-style RPG. The game features turn-based combat, inviting players to explore the unknown in a fantastical world.
68% of 124 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
SPARK IGNITES
Spark Ignites - A pixel fantasy RPG where the Star God's Blessing grants one wish each century.
76% of 234 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Yorda's Quest: A Lighthearted Magic Fantasy RPG
Laughs and legends await you! Join Yorda, the country bumpkin with hopes of heroism, on a light-hearted romp through the land!
88% of 80 Steam reviews are positive$10.39
Castle Xenon
Castle Xenon is a retro-themed, console-style RPG downloadable for Windows.
76% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Ekorella Vol 1
A turn-based RPG set in a fantastic society of plants and animals.
100% of 58 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Beloved Rapture
Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets.
82% of 250 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Terra Memoria
A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots leads six new friends on an incredible investigation across Terra – a cozy…
85% of 394 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
EVERING
EVERING is a turn-based RPG that tells an epic story through witty dialogue with charismatic characters.
85% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Heroes of Spyria
A JRPG style fantasy game reminiscent of SNES classics. Guide Madilyn, Hiro and Winter as they embark on an epic quest to save Spyria from the…
90% of 68 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Absinthia
Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss…
96% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening
Join Alicia as she tries to save her niece from a city warped and twisted by otherworldly beings in this eccentric RPG.
97% of 189 Steam reviews are positiveFree