AIKODE (or AI-KODE) is an immersive action role-playing game solo developed by ACE.
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Nier + Drakengard + SOTC? inspired ARPG open world
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Featuring colossal bosses and intricate combat mechanics, players can explore a vast world filled with diverse cities, ranging from a cyberpunk metropolis to steampunk-themed towns and even a faithful replica of Tokyo. Get ready to traverse this expansive world on foot, on a motorcycle, or even take to the skies with your own wings. With hundreds of NPCs whose behaviors vary every day, an extensive relationship system, and different timelines, AIKODE offers a fully-realized world where players can customize characters' clothing and hairstyle, play arcade games, decorate your home, cook, fish, and engage in a myriad of activities.
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Everything is possible in AIKODE... except finding the truth.

Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds - tactical turn-based battle system reminiscent of many old-school RPG classics. - Final Fantasy Tactics-like + Tactics Ogre-like im feeling.
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As a newcomer to the Heroes Guild, you were inexplicably chosen for a mission of grave importance, much to the chagrin of your seniors. Unravel the mystery as you make your way towards the Andra, an unchartered continent in the west brimming with danger and opportunity.
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Endless Customization
Customize your player character and companions to create the perfect party:
• Choose from over a hundred skills spread across ten different schools to learn
• Increase attributes to grow stronger, unlock dialogue options, or gain exploration boosts
• Sift through thousands of items—each with their own flavour texts—to find the perfect fit
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Assemble the Perfect Party
Build your dream party by recruiting heroes, wizards, misfits, and even animal companions scattered throughout the continents of Aarde.
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Fully Customizable Companions
Companions have inventories, equipment, and skills separate from yours, allowing you to build them in any way you see fit. Companions may also bring along character-exclusive skills that may allow for alternate, uncanny styles of play.
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More Than Friends
Your companions are more than just allies in battle! Each companion is recruited differently and comes with their own unique backstory, side quests, as well as hours of meaningful dialogue. They might even impact the game's story in a major way depending on the choices you make!
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Become a Master of Professions
Mine, fish, cook. Craft, enchant, brew. Or, pick at someone's pocket or locked chest. These are just a fraction of the professions one might acquire while exploring the lands of Aarde.
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Gather Resources
Many professions such as fishing, woodcutting, and herbalism allow you to gather materials outside of battle. You could sell your finds to a merchant for silver, or keep them around to craft or use later.
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Craft & Enchant Items
Put your accumulated materials to use in various crafting or enchantment-related professions. Give your party a boost in battle with stat-enhancing dishes from Cooking, add elemental buffs to your weapon using Alchemy, forge new equipment with Crafting, and more.
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Artisan's Edge
Many of the game's best items—such as Dragonscale or Dragonhide gear—require mastery in one or more professions to process into usable pieces. Plus, certain NPCs will only speak to you once you've levelled certain professions!
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Immersive Story Campaign
Experience a thoughtfully-crafted main narrative, alongside countless meaningful character stories through NPCs, side quests, and lore found in items and the environment.
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Your Decisions Matter
The choices you make can impact the world around you. Curry favor with certain characters to be rewarded with items or access to their homes; or incur their wrath by brazenly picking their pockets in broad daylight.
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Branching Paths
Many puzzles often come with alternative solutions. Explore them during subsequent playthroughs to discover new areas, stories, and perhaps even a missable companion or two. If you're persistent enough, you might even alter the fate of the world...
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Introducing: The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet is a thrilling, roguelike-style survival mode where your team of heroes must traverse through a procedurally-generated labyrinth filled with tough foes, hazardous environments, valuable treasure, and mystical powerups.
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Supporting Companions
Bring up to a party of 10 along—4 to do battle with in your active party, 2 as supporters to grant bonuses, while the rest remain on the bench as reserves to be tagged in between levels.
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Bolster Your Party with Upgrades
Spend your hard-earned silver to purchase perks or upgrades that buff your entire party. Learn to synergize them with your party while managing your resources in order to succeed in your descent.

Duel Corp. - ARPG, Souls-like JRPG with a 3rd person camera perspective
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You can play alone and later with a friend during Early Access. It features an unrestricted class and AI system with fluid and challenging direction-based combat. Discover epic items, hidden secrets, unique skills and talents in a procedurally generated retro fantasy world.
Dev Twitter link

Pry Into The Void - SMT inspired Indie JRPG - targeting 2024
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bleak RPG where the player must pry into the hearts of monsters, converse with their souls, and navigate challenging moral dilemmas to recruit them as allies in order to exploit enemy weaknesses. Inspired by the Shin Megami Tensei series, it is the first entry in Project: Retched Garden, a collection of monster-taming RPGs where the world dies and the flowers scream.

Septaroad Voyager - FF12-like battle system Indie JRPG. In Steam EA
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Seven heroes. Infinite adventures. Embark on an epic journey through a vast world filled with danger. Assign tactics to your party members or control them individually in fast-paced battles. Discover the captivating tale of Septaroad Voyager.
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dev twitter
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They Speak From The Abyss - twisted homage to classic dungeon crawling RPGs. First person dungeon crawler RPG in the same vein as 'Baroque' and the 'Shin Megami Tensei' games on Playstation, with influences of Clive Barker and Junji Ito.
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Explore beautifully gruesome environments, solve sinister puzzles, and confront the woeful souls and frightening demons lurking throughout the Abyss.
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Step into the shoes of Vanessa Rivera, a young woman who feels lost in her life. After moving to a new city to be closer to her partner, a feeling of dread overwhelms her. Is this a fresh beginning, or the start of something more terrible beyond imagination?
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Delve into the Abyss and confront terrifying demons, twisted manifestations, and malevolent devils. Choose your words carefully, as some inhabitants can be reasoned with. But when talking isn’t an option, be ready to engage in heart pounding active-time battles. Practice haste, as blood thirsty beings tend to grow impatient and attack before you’ve made a decision. After all, your flesh is precious…
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THEY SPEAK is about overcoming fears and trauma, and trying to become a stronger person. Players must explore and confront many personal, mature, and often dark themes; themes of body horror and psychological struggle emerged through an expression of hate and anger. The journey of the player is designed to reflect real-world trials and tribulations.
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Key Features:

- Twisted homage to classic dungeon crawlers
- Heart pounding active-time battles
- Horrific hand-crafted pixel art
- Grounded psychological horror narrative experience
- Demonic creatures inspired by Clive Barker and Junji Ito
- Sinister puzzles to solve throughout the Abyss
- Literal nightmares
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Kickstarted

Keylocker is a Cyberpunk tactical rhythm JRPG inspired by the Mario&Luigi RPG series and Chrono Trigger, in which you play as the singer and songwriter, BOBO. Fuel your moves with the electric power of music in this unforgiving planet by using real-time execution of moves in rhythm game style! Battle the authorities, unlock the secrets of Saturn, play on your own bands' concerts and hack into the network to bring an end to this corrupt system, for better or worse.
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kickstartered

Tales of Three Kingdoms: The Mortal World - 2.5D role-playing game developed by Softstar Entertainment Inc.
Combat kinda reminds me of Suikoden.

The game story is set in the Three Kingdoms period. The game’s protagonist is Dou Fu, who has always tried to live a low-key life in this chaotic period. But one day, Dou Fu begins to get involved in different events after meeting the “Princess” from the Han Dynasty. During the game, players will face various challenges and situations. The choices players make will lead them to different endings…

The game’s main combat feature is Combo. Players are able to link characters’ different types of skills together in a single move to defeat enemies. In addition, Collecting Generals is also an important mechanic of the game. Players can recruit various heroes from Three Kingdoms to form the best team.

Sands of Sodis -
A fusion of the classic JRPG with nihilism and psychological, Lovecraftian horror.
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A dark fantasy IP-combat JRPG: open and intricate map exploration, nuanced character interaction and experimental card-based mechanics. A fusion of the classic JRPG with religious nihilism and Lovecraftian horror. A game not meant to be beheld.
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https://linktr.ee/SODIS

ECO BREAKER - Front Mission X Xenogears? Indie JRPG

Role-playing game inspired by the Japanese classics of the '90s. Board your Mobile Gun mech unit and explore, liberate regions and assemble an army to fight against the Mad Ruler of Gebronia before the world is brought to an end.
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dev twitter

Lords of Nysera is a Tactical RPG inspired by games like Fire Emblem 4, Shining Force, Final Fantasy Tactics, and D&D. As the player, you will recruit beautifully rendered characters each with rich personalities, thoughtful story arcs and unique abilities to aid you in battle.

Kickstarter funded!

Kingdoms of the Dump - SNES styled RPG set in a fantasy world of garbage, dreamed up by two full-time janitors.

Join Dustin Binsley, the Trash Can Knight, as he travels across the five and half Kingdoms of the Dump. Fight fearsome, filthy foes, brave dangerous, dank dungeons, and take on the totally disgusting toxic grimelin army to save the Dump from all out war!

- Turn based, grid combat
- Timed Hits and no random encounters
- Jumping/Platforming/Elevation (No small bush that blocks a path off that you could easily jump over)
- Character Swapping on the field with unique abilities (Rust, Climb, Gun, Bubble, etc.)
- Explore a Large Mode 7 World Map
- A unique setting with creative environments and bosses
- Lots of secrets
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kickstartered

Demonschool - Kinda reminds me of Persona 1 + Persona 2 + Tactics but indie JRPG style.
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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.
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No Body is inspired by UNDERTALE, Silent Hill, and a Night In The Woods
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Welcome to No Body - a story driven, action-turn-based RPG hybrid set in the present day.
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Clownface is your average 18-year old boy.
He likes anime. He plays video games.
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He's also been haunted by a menacing presence for as long as he can remember.
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Journey through the WELL, a dangerous and bizarre reality with your friends, and explore impossible environments, solve puzzles, meet a wide array of cool and quirky characters, and battle Anomalies in a unique twist on the turn-based formula.
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Can you uncover the mystery behind the WELL, a shady government, and your own identity?
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Play as Clownface, Marked, The Witch, Angel and T0B-13 and venture through The WELL, a bizarre and dangerous reality whilst making friends and destroying Anomalies. from its hand-drawn pixel and character art, odd humour, creature, world, and puzzle design, and focus on character and story development.

Full Circle - JRPG heavily inspired by classics form the PlayStation 1 era. Legend of Dragoon, Breath of Fire 3 and 4.
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If you enjoy building your party of adventurers, fighting in turn based battles and exploring a mysterious world all set in a dystopian future, you maybe want to give it a try.
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It features turn based combat with an underlying combo system to broaden up the tactical decisions you will have to make.
Features:

- Dive into a post-apocalyptic world where only the toughest will survive
- Form a group of fearless adventurers
- Make use of a complex combo system in turn based battles to defeat your foes
- Enjoy a unique look where 2D Pixelart meets a stylish 3D environment
- Listen to a fully fleshed out soundtrack
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https://twitter.com/2ndPlayerGames

Sunnyside - Persona-like, JRPG farm-sim.
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Bridge the gap between tradition and modernism in this JRPG farm-sim as you find harmony in the Japanese countryside. Cultivate new experiences, build a thriving homestead, and let your relationships with the locals blossom.
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You’ve purchased your first plot of land in an aging post town in the heart of the Japanese countryside. Now, it’s up to you to create a homestead to be proud of. Cultivate the land, nurture your budding crops, and care for your animals. Use technology to keep in touch with new friends, access online shopping, and store your favorite farm fresh recipes.
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Spend time getting to know the residents of SunnySide - old and new - all while balancing your newfound farm life. Don’t forget to take pause and enjoy the wonders of the Japanese landscape whilst discovering more about yourself and the world around you.
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Modernize your farming experience with new technology that brings the classic, farming sim genre to the 21st century. Build solar panels, electric water pumps, contemporary machines for food production, and continuously upgrade your tech to improve your farming experience.
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In SunnySide, we want you to enjoy all aspects of farming, especially in growing your own food. With modern technology, you can worry less about tedious daily tasks and more on living a life of balance.
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With a focus on individuality, you will be provided with unique opportunities that allow for creative freedom and self-expression. Your avatar, homestead, and even your in-game cell phone can all be tailored to your preferences and desires. Customize buildings, layouts, decorations, clothing, hair, and more on your journey of self- discovery.
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A proper homestead is self-sufficient, and your home in SunnySide is no different. Learn to collect your own water, generate power, grow and craft various food items, and cultivate your land to help support the local economy.
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At launch, you’ll be able to ferment your own soy sauce, slice tofu, grow and grind flour at the local mill, and craft artisan cheeses. The real magic of food, however, is what happens in the kitchen. Take produce a step further by cooking a wide variety of dishes in a kitchen you’ll be able to design and upgrade yourself. Nothing satisfies hunger like a home cooked meal after a long day’s work.
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While a quiet life in the countryside is nice, life in SunnySide isn’t perfect. The locals have distinct personalities, stories, and issues which - through your decisions - can be uncovered. SunnySide has spent the last decade on a steady decline, but perhaps you’ll be the one to breathe new life into this desolate town.
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Form bonds, join groups, attend events, and maybe even find someone special to share your days with.
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Disclaimer: This game does not contain watering cans, shipping containers, incessant gifting, mayonnaise machines, and endless walking.

Quartet - Indie JRPG-like. Kinda reminds me of Octopath
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A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.
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Arisen Force: Vonimir - Chinese developed 2DHD, ARPG with a Middle-Earth-like world and inspired by Octopath Traveler" series, the "Dragon's Crown" and "Tales of Arise" , "Xenoblade "series, "Dark Souls" series,"Diablo" series, and "Dragon's Dogma & Odinsphere - Kickstarter is currently live
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High-definition pixels ,it combines the engaging RPG adventure storyline with the Stylish Actional combat experience.We create a magnificent Middle-Earth world, for players exploration and adventure, recruit teammates, collect and develop business, challenge enemies, reveal the secrets of the world, guide the future, forge your own legends.
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- A magnificent fantasy world for players to explore, develop and other interesting experiences.
- Exquisite HD pixel style and ingenuity hand-painted, experience picturesque play art style.
- From remote villages to magnificent castles, from desolate deserts to silver ice sheets, enjoy the vast and distinctive landscapes.
- In a chaotic world, interact with all forces and write your own epic chapter.
- Smooth action strategy combat with rich skill modules,and it can instantly switch teammate anytime,
- challenging the World BOSS , the ultimate path will always be left to the Warriors.
- More than eight kinds of unique weapon modules,it will continue to be enriched with the follow-up development.
- A free kit system of weapons and skills,it's Ok to be a mage wielding a giant sword, or a hunter who tanks the enemy, interesting and powerful.
- Rescue and recruit teammates, build them with unique equipment and skills for your exclusive forces.
- In addition to adventure, there are taverns, forging, trade and other activities as travel seasoning.
- On the basis of the world outlook, we add some linked characters makes the game journey more interesting and full of surprises.

Note: Decided to cancel backing this. Noticing some big red flags.
- too good to be true with everything i want
- English translation leaves much to be desired. You can have fabulous gameplay and everything, but if the writing isn't pulling me im out.
- inconsistent home location. Why is the project page author has canada in there when its a Chinese game based in hong kong.
- Demo didn't impress a lot of people, and is riddled with bugs
- too fast on release date, leads me to think of a rushed release.

Hopefully im wrong and this game releases to a quality launch with great reviews. But idk I can't do this when i've been burned before by kickstarters who promised everything I want and ran with my money.

Infinite Mana - is a 2.5D JRPG. - main inspiration is FFXII and FFXIV from user who quoted dev
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with an emphasis on lore, exploration, and glitch mechanics set in the immense magickal world of Arukea. It has a unique design that pays tribute to classic RPGs from the 8/16-bit eras through its pixel art style and subtle nods in gameplay, but with an emphasis on modern game design and colorful visuals.
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failed kickstarter but still in development

Alterium Shift - retro-inspired classic JRPG featuring immersive 2.5D graphics - Out now on Steam EA
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Embark on a journey through the living world of Alteria and experience its dynamic quests, unique turn-based combat, and choice-driven storylines. With three branching narratives and unforgettable characters, Alterium Shift is a retro-inspired JRPG that offers a new adventure with every playthrough.
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Forge of the Fae - inspired by ancient Celtic folklore in a pixel-style, retro modern RPG.
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Gear up and join Fiora, a brilliant inventor on a quest to uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious disappearances. Dive into an immersive and enchanting fantasy world, rich with magic, wonder, and danger.

Polestar - is a classic Turn-Based RPG set in a fantasy-western world.
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Boasting a unique hand-drawn style, you'll battle enemies with Timed-Hits to delay their attacks, decide between keeping equipment or breaking it down to harness it's latent abilities, and decipher the mysterious insignia that seems to be following our hero, Hale, across the continent of Graydon.
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Dive into a fully illustrated world inspired by classic japanese role playing games of days long gone! Investigate the painted landscapes with 2D animated characters while traversing the vast sun-kissed deserts, beautiful coasts and decaying waterways of the world of Polestar.
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A modern twist on the traditional Active Time Battle system offering the ability to disrupt enemy attacks with devastating Timed-Hits. Battle against a diverse array of ridiculous enemies, frightening foes and threatening bosses!
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Saloons, Locomotives, Wanted Posters and Stoats. Polestar is a world overlooking a precipice of change. From cowtowns like Haevstock, looking back on it’s golden years with mournful eyes, to Beckbrum, a dazzling city filled with new technology and illicit undetones – There’s plenty of room for misadventure.
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Join our protagonist Hale on his journey and meet a wild ensemble of characters. From sleazy merchants and notable thieves to murderous bounty hunters and worst of all - government officials.

War of Velana -16-bit tactical JRPG. A spiritual successor to the Shining Force series on the Sega Genesis. And combined with some design ideas from Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics to create a new tactical experience.
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where you play as a group of villagers that stumble upon curious events and try to prevent a new war from sparking in their homeland. Explore Alta, find new friends, and discover secrets as they chase after a mysterious elven woman with dark magic.
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Lagoda Odyssey is a pixel-art, turn-based RPG. Lunar inspired indie JRPG.
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Embark on a classic adventure across a vibrant world. Fight enemies in strategic, fast-paced battles. Collect resources through exploration, fishing, mining, and farming.
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Steam

SOMEWHEN - A retro RPG inspired by Dark Cloud, Dark Chronicle, Chrono Trigger, and Rogue Galaxy.
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Enjoy dungeon diving, resource gathering, and town building mechanics. In Somewhen, you must help Idyll and company restore a fractured world with an uncertain future using a curious time-travelling train and a little something called the Conductor to rebuild entire towns. Your goal is to quite literally reshape the future by placing homes, trees, and other structures in the present. Rebuild towns using a system like Dark Cloud's while fighting for your future with a battle system reminiscent of Chrono Trigger.
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Fight, fish, build, cook, and invent your way through 8 chapters and a unique dungeon stage system and the challenges that come with it.
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Collect hundreds of items. Migrate special NPCs to your new towns. Invent new weapons and trinkets. Travel through time!

Bloomtown: A Different Story - PC Gamer describes this as Stranger Things Meets Persona.
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A narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents!

Beloved Rapture - Story-heavy game inspired by the SNES classics!
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Turn-based combat with a focus on the challenge! A complete 16-bit OST, and SNES-inspired pixel art crafted with love.
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NO random encounters, and no forced grinding! A mid-length RPG that focuses on storytelling, rather than filler side-quests.
Mature narrative exploring trauma, friendship, and LGBT themes.
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Six total playable characters, each with unique stats & skills. Choose from Classic or Story mode(s) to cater your experience.
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Interpersonal stories take center stage in our narrative. Characters must challenge not only the next looming dungeon boss—but themselves, and their own demons.
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Hymn to the Earless God
-Turn-based RPG from the creator of Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass. getting CT-like battles with Mother-like inspiration
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Set on a brutal alien planet. Four unique main characters, four unforgettable stories, four inescapable calamities.
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Features:
-Four full-length stories, each with unique threats to the world of Gloom.
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-Little redundancy between characters. Each story will feel fresh, there is little repeated dialogue, and even the monsters that share locations will generally be unique to the characters.
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-A dark, alien atmosphere inspired by the Lennus series.
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-About 40 recruitable mercenaries, each with their own playstyle and personalities.
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-Mercenaries will also react to situations differently. One might betray you for a better offer, one might run away from combat if fighting a monster they've been traumatized by, one might gain new abilities if you help them achieve revenge--the mercenaries have all been integrated into the world and events you'll come across as you explore.
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-On-map encounters similar to Chrono Trigger. Each encounter is methodically placed and integral to the level design, and most encounters can be avoided by paying attention to your surroundings.
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-Turn-based combat with a visual turn indicator. Make tactical decisions about who to take out first, or utilize one of several debilitating status effects to manipulate the turn order in your favor.
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-Devour your enemies! After defeating a monster, you can eat their corpses to gain buffs and health bonuses. Or, you can poison corpses so that enemies who try to devour them get an unpleasant surprise.
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-Magic operates differently depending on the biome you're in. For instance, casting Sludge Bomb in a swamp will damage and slow your opponent, but if you do it in a cold mountainous region, it won't hit as hard, but the slow will be much more effective.
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-Lots of powerful equipment hidden behind secret, horrifying bosses. The world of Gloom is a terrifying place...you'll have a blast exploring it!
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-Modifiable weapons give players more control over the unique properties of their equipment without being chained to the base attack stat.
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-Go on a crime spree with Phlegm, who can steal from anyone in or outside of battle.
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Oddventure - "Imagine if Nietzsche had a child with Alice in Wonderland and their kid was raised on Grimms' Fairy Tales and EarthBound. That's Oddventure." - Such a weird combo I didn't expect, but I am 100% down for. - Fits for Mother-like
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Oddventure is a lore-rich turn-based crazy RPG set in a cursed fairytale world. Fight your inner demons and reach for the spark of hope, or stare directly into the abyss.
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Oddventure is a JRPG about the misadventures of Charlie - a nihilistic and rebellious teenage girl with anger issues and social awkwardness. Charlie searches for her troublesome brother Bonzo and ultimately for a way back home. The setting is the Kingdom of Luxia, a land straight from original Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales with a dark, Nietzschean twist.
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kickstarted

Astromeda - Undertale, Celeste, and Hollow Knight - Mother-like
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adventure RPG, featuring unique fast paced and turn based battles in a mysterious, charming world. You are a human who returns to an Earth inhabited by intelligent Bacteria. Explore a rich world, befriend or fight quirky characters, and uncover the mysteries of...
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kickstarted

GLITCHED - turn-based combat indie -RPG - Mother-like
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There are no random encounters or grinding in GLITCHED. Fights only happen when characters in the world want to make a situation go their way. The story will change based on if you win or lose, so you'll almost never see a game over screen. The turn-based combat uses a unique system with skills, energy, and quirks to keep every fight engaging. Collect different skills for your many allies and build a team to your liking.

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When a glitch appears in the video game world of Soren, an NPC named Gus becomes aware of you- the player. Travel together to solve the mystery of the glitch and save Gus's friends, hometown, and digital world. As the story unfolds, Gus might start to question what role you play in his world.

My Familiar - Duck-heavy, buddy-cop RPG
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Here is everything on the steam description. Literally this is it lol.
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"Yo! Welcome to 'MY FAMILIAR'.
In this RPG, wake up as a fresh familiar on the mean streets of Wish City, where the denizens are dark and corruption is king...
Fight, flee, and aggressively rap your way through a vibrant inner city gauntlet, chock full of dysfunctional demons, in flashy, over the top, turn-based battles.
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Cast of 6 playable familiars include:
A self-loathing party fowl...
a disembodied diva...
a remorseless sausage thief...
a totally jacked, luchador duck...
a self-righteous robber-baroness...
and some sort of weird, purple rabbit/goblin/rat thing...
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Cool, I guess? "

RESISTOR - Indie JRPG Racing
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A turbocharged narrative-driven adventure RPG featuring open-world exploration, stunt-infused racing, and explosive vehicular combat! Build up your team and unravel a twisting story as you compete to take down an oppressive mega-corporation and its enigmatic director.

Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire - Indie JRPG Sky Pirate or AKA strategic turn based dog fights
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Set in the open skies, experience adrenaline-filled turn-based dogfights as you take the role of captain and unite a party of rag-tag sky pirates setting upon an unforgettable, touching journey.
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Relive the charm of classic RPGs with a touching story about the search for purpose. Take the role of Glenn Windwalker as you assemble your team of sky pirates and fight against the 'Alliance'.
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Fight adversaries within the open skies in strategic turn-based dog fights. Tactically plan attacks and adapt your strategy to the ever-changing scenarios! Unlock new special moves & equipped your team with the best possible chance of victory!
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Assemble a party of rag tag air pirates and upgrade airships with new special abilities as you progress through a winding narrative! Manage resources and expand your airship departments strategically. Do you have what it takes to be captain?
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Stunning Studio Ghibli-inspired visuals make for diverse environments and memorable character design. Discover new towns, cultures and help solve local problems to gain their support and loyalty.

iii: Revolving Wonderland - a RPG by a sole developer using pixel art, 3D & live 2D.
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Explore a broken world “full of happiness” and hear out people’s wishes as you seek the truth. Will the world end up fixed, destroyed, or...? It’s up to you.
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As the "main character/hero", the game begins as you receive and invitation to "a world in which everyone can be happy" – a world on the verge of collapse. "A world in which everyone can be happy"... or so it was supposed to be. But the inhabitants of this world transform into monsters known as "Bugs", and the very world itself seems to be about to fall into destruction...
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This 3DCG-designed world filled with pixel-style characters i populated by fairytale and cartoon characters. The various "choices" you make will affect not only the outcome of a specific event, but the "the very fate of the 'world'". This game does not have one single, definitive ending.
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The “Pseudo-Egg” that invites the main character into this “world”. Has this world seen previous visitors before the main character’s arrival?
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Some of the “choices” with which you’ll be presented in conversation will have immeasurably profound effects on the fate of this “world”.
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A young girl who claims that the main character possesses “the power to destroy the world”. She seems to be somehow quite unhappy with this world...
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A tiny king who claims to love this “world”.
He seems to hold the exact opposite opinion of the young girl who hates this “world”... Rhythmic and exciting battles, plus mini games in which you can play around with the world itself.
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Adding further color to the story are various battle- and field-related gimmicks. The super-stylish battles set to cool music feel somewhat off from the pop-ish-ness of the rest of the world, and each one will have a profound effect on the "lives" of the inhabitants. This cute yet brutal "world" is chock full of all sorts of gimmicks.

The Time I have Left is a time-driven escape adventure with fresh take on the classic JRPG formula. - honestly debating the placement of this entry on this list... hmm...
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Set in a complex underground facility. A mysterious phenomenon known only as ‘The Miasma’ has marked Aline for certain death. Can you help her escape the desolate halls of Colony 7?
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- Resist the visions of death: Aline faces grotesque creatures in her Near-Death Experiences. Hold your ground against them in a battle of willpowers.
- Reactive Turn-Based Mechanics: Time your movements well to evade directional attacks. Master your foes’ patterns to escape unharmed!
- Adventure with an RPG twist: Experience unique exploration gameplay combined with a fresh take on the classic JRPG formula.
- Customize your skillset: Unlock skills exploring the level and equip the ones that better suit your playstyle. The more you explore, the more tools you’ll have to face the creatures.

Sword of Convallaria - Chinese dev developing a JRPG with heavy inspiration from Final Fantasy Tactics + Tactics Ogre Reborn + Gacha. But Yasumi Matsuno spotlighted the game and Hitoshi Sakimoto was invited to compose the OST. - Coming out later this fall in 2023. IOS, Android & Steam
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^Interview with Yasumi Matsuno

Dual Gear - Inspired by Front-Mission and Valkyria Chronicles. - Currently in Steam Early Access. Updated with news recently June 2023
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Tactical Action Turn-Based Strategy Game inspired by Japanese Mecha. To go beyond the traditional, DUAL GEAR engages the player to pilots their mechs with Real-Time Action Shooting while experiencing the high pressure of Tactical Turn-Based Layers!
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Kriegsfront Tactics - Low-poly indie front mission-like in Southeast Asia.
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Kriegsfront Tactics is a procedural turn-based mecha squad tactics game for military sim fans where we combine elements from classic tactical strategy games, roguelikes, and lowpoly retro-style visuals.
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Set in alternate 1970s during an era of conflict in Southeast Asia, you'll play as a commander of a mecha squad sent behind enemy lines. Manage your squad, resources, and mechs. Complete missions, and survive the front another day, while facing hard decisions that will test your morality.
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Dark Deity II - Indie JRPG - Fire Emblem-like GBA era style
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Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
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First details from when it was announced
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Letter from the Developer
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Hi everyone! It’s been almost two years since the release of Dark Deity, and I’m super happy to finally share that we’re hard at work on Dark Deity 2! I want to address some common questions you might have, as well as talk about what feedback from Dark Deity we’re working to change in the next game! We’re still fairly early in development, and are really looking forward to working with the community to forge an incredible game.
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Terrain and Level Design
This is, in my eyes, probably the most important change from DD1 to DD2. It’s well established that level designs could have been better in DD1, and the lack of a terrain mechanic really pushed the issue further. In Dark Deity 2, we’re taking many steps to make sure the gameplay is superb. To start, Terrain is in, with a solid but not overwhelming variety of types and effects. Additionally, deploy count and enemy count are both down across the board - we’re aiming for shorter, tightly designed levels with more tailored difficulty and gameplay.
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Performance and Bugs
Dark Deity 2 is completely rebuilt from the ground up, with none of the DD1 codebase returning. Making this decision added more than a year to our timeline, but I strongly feel it was the right move. Most people don’t know this, but Dark Deity was the first thing I ever coded, and thus patching and fixing it over time has become extremely difficult. Of the many lessons we’ve taken from DD1’s release, the importance of constant testing through the entire development process is near the top. It’s not going to be perfect - no game ever is, but we are working extremely hard to make sure it is as good as it can be.
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Strategy and Readability
Trying to figure out ahead of time what will happen in combat in DD1 can be a nightmare, most prominently due to dozens of percentage-based effects and the advantage system - both of which will not be returning to DD2. All skills and abilities that scale off of percentage will tell you the flat value in menuing, and the advantage system has been reworked into an archetype system that has very clear delineated bonuses. The systems, by virtue of being much clearer, give you a lot more agency in your strategic choices.
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Gameplay Balance
DD1 has a variety of balance issues, from the ease of low-manning or soloing to a huge gap in capability between characters and classes. With smaller levels, more potent enemies, and significantly lower stat aptitudes across the board, this is an area that we feel very strongly we’ve improved upon in DD2. The gameplay systems all lead to a more cohesive vision that allows us better control over pretty much every aspect of balance. We’re keeping a close eye on it, and have been testing all the player classes and characters from early on in development to make sure the balance feels great.
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Story and Characters
Early on in DD1’s development, we committed to the idea of 30 characters and 400+ bond conversations, something that bogged down our writing process extensively. We’re a really small team, and the sheer volume ended up allowing less focus for key moments in favor of getting it all done. We’re reigning back a lot of the quantity in favor of quality this go around, looking to deliver a more engaging story with a smaller cast.
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Thank you
Finally, there’s no other way to end this statement than with a huge thank you to everyone who helped make Dark Deity 2 possible. Thank you for all the feedback, all the support, and for putting us in a position to make a better game 2. We’re proud of the work we did with Dark Deity 1 as our very first title, but we know just how much better we can do. We can’t have gotten here without you all, so thank you so much! I look forward to sharing Dark Deity 2 with you all.

Zecha Tactics - Low Poly Mecha Indie SRPG
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On a planet divided by conflict, a new force arises.

Zecha Tactics is a blend of Mecha tactics, story driven RPG, and mercenary outfit management.

Fast-paced turn based tactical combat
Expansive single player campaign – explore the world map aboard your mecha carrier, chat with your crew, discover lost technologies, brawl in the arenas, ally with different factions, and uncover the conspiracy threatening Aldsan-Od
Convince your enemies to join your cause, and project your fighting power to control new territories
Upgrade and customize your mecha, carrier, and home base
Change the course of the world – every choice matters

Currently in early development, coming to PC
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Spiritlink Tactics - FFT-like
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Spiritlink Tactics is a story driven, tactical turn-based RPG. Lead your party of mercenaries through strategic battles! Customize each party member with numerous classes and skills!
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Lead your Party in Strategic Combat!
Position smartly to take advantage of each battle's terrain. Choose your spells wisely with the game's mana sharing mechanic. Experiment and discover powerful party combinations.
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Train Powerful Characters!
Deep multi-class system that rewards player creativity. Explore endless class combinations, each with their own unique skill tree, and discover your most powerful party.
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Journey through a Rich Story
An epic tale with dozens of story encounters. Tons of optional missions to get sidetracked to!

Dusk Tactics - A 2D isometric turn based tactics RPG inspired by classics such as Tactics Ogre, Jeanne D'arc, Disgaea, Final Fantasy Tactics & more. - No steam page currently
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SacriFire - is an upcoming RPG, inspired by the 90s.
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- Dynamic battles – Our combat engine merges real-time and turn-based styles to provide a fluid experience that is both challenging and satisfying. Fight alongside companions, choose from multiple weapons, target individual enemy body parts, and string attacks together to create elaborate combos.
- High-quality presentation – Employing both pixel art and 3D graphics allows us to combine retro-style graphics with innovative digital effects wizardry. Hand-drawn and animated characters blend seamlessly with 3D-modeled environments.
- Moral complexity – SacriFire’s original story aims to both respect and subvert the standard RPG tropes, so although you’ll feel right at home with our cast of lovable characters, you’ll never know what to expect next!
- A tale of two worlds – Travel between the sprawling subterranean city of Antioch and the idyllic spirit paradise of Erebus in a well-developed game universe which includes elements of both fantasy and science-fiction.
- Elaborate gameplay systems – Adopt diverse combat disciplines, craft weapons, solve puzzles and tackle imaginative dungeons.
- Original Music and professional voice acting – A brand new soundtrack composed by G4F and the legendary Motoi Sakuraba. The talented Sound Cadence Studios bring SacriFire’s memorable cast to life!
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Elin - Successor to the JRPG roguelike Elona
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Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?
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This is a prequel to the free game "Elona," which was released 10 years ago and spawned numerous stories and adventurers who never returned. While retaining the traditional roguelike gameplay, the new game adds crafting and survival elements, base building and management, and enhanced graphics in a quarter-view format.
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Main Features:
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Sandbox RPG with survival, crafting, home and town building and management.
Randomly generated dungeons and content, as well as well-developed fixed maps that are faithful to the world setting.
Classic turn-based roguelike gameplay.
An epic tale of humans and Eleas.
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Essentures - inspired by the great games of the 90s and late 80s. - Kinda getting early Pokemon vibes
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Action RPG + Turn RPG at same time!
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Essentures mixes Action and Turn RPG combat systems in a unique system that encapsulates strategic thinking of RPGs and the thrill of real-time combat! To achieve this, the mechanics of both genres were blended in such a way so as to limit the weaknesses of both while exemplifying their strengths. This, mixed with many new mechanics, the reimagining of existing mechanics, a unique battle system, and an epic story creates a unique experience only Essentures can offer!
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You will experience a grand story driven adventure through 4 lore rich kingdoms wherein you can catch and collect mysterious creatures, using them as allies or weapons!
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Over 250 creatures!
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In Essentures each creature has an infant stage and an adult stage. The infant stage is shared among members of the same family, each with its own respective color, while each adult stage is unique. There are a grand total of 320 creatures in the game, composed of 250 adult forms and 70 infant forms. Each creature can be transformed into a weapon form optionally in battles to create lots of strategies!
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Bright Red Skies - Tactical turn-based Post-Apocalyptic JRPG.
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After The Bright Red Skies, the world of Claraeth was left in ruin. Explore this destroyed world and discover its many unique locales,
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Embark on a journey as Yarden, the leader of a small group of scouts living in Dosero, a settlement that's struggling to survive. After returning from a mission to see Dosero in ruin, you must decide: travel the wastelands in search of a new place to call home, or embark on a quest for revenge.

Eniko Ghosts of Grace - A story-rich action rpg that pays homage to '90s gaming with its retro 2.5d pixel art look. - November 2023 release date
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Join Livia, a gusty but ambitious young Warrior, in a tale that explores the meaning of family, loyalty, ambition and war. After a fateful encounter, everything Livia believes in will be put to the test.
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Godshard Chronicles
- indie Jrpg is inspired by Grandia, LoZ and Mana series. Voice of Ghaleon from the Lunar series is here. And composer Noriyuki Iwadare
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Godshard Chronicles is a top-down action RPG based in the Godshard novels universe with music by famed composer Noriyuki Iwadare. Inspired by titles such as The Legend of Zelda, Grandia, and the Mana series. Fight in action-packed battles and explore a sprawling world.
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Join Adanna and Ruby as the pair progress through the ranks of Mana Knights and chase down Adanna's lost father while discovering the mysteries behind the titular Godshard. Adventure in the world solo, or bring along a friend in local drop in/out co-op!
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She Dreams Elsewhere - A surreal adventure RPG where you must traverse an ethereal dreamscape, confront your inner nightmares, and escape from a never-ending coma.
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You play as Thalia, an anxiety-ridden, comatose woman on a journey to confront the nightmares preventing her from awakening, while also finding out how exactly this mess happened in the first place.
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But some nightmares are harder to confront than others…
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FEATURES:
- A deeply personal narrative with a thematic focus on emotions, mental health and self-identity
- A surreal, visually-striking world brimming with mystery that begs you to explore its every detail
- An easy to learn, yet difficult to master turn-based battle system that pits you against a variety of nightmarish beings
- Customize your characters with the “Charm” system, allowing for a wealth of different playstyles and battle strategies
- Connect and bond with a charming cast of characters with their own intimate narratives via the “Connection” system
- A breathtaking, ethereal soundtrack composed by Mimi Page, supplemented with tracks by up-and-coming indie artists
- Optional “New Game Plus” and -“Developer Commentary” modes

Slyme Breaker - Play as the bandit Gryme after his attempted attack on a lowly Slyme monster for some XP goes wrong and he is devoured by the Slyme! - Inspired by Early Paper Mario and SMT titles
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BREAK the rules!
- No party members? No problem! Who needs friends when the action economy is a free market!
- Be proactive on both offense and defense using action commands to block, parry, and even strike back on enemy turns!
- Dealing damage to enemies will eventually STUN them! Denying them their turn and making them vulnerable for more pummeling!
- Strike a stunned enemy or defeat an enemy to claim a BREAKER! Enemies will be so stunned by your display of brutality that you'll get to take an extra turn right then and there!
- Don't think that combat will be a cakewalk though. Whenever an enemy is defeated they'll be absorbed by one of their allies, so the last enemy standing will be just as tough as the group of 6 that you picked a fight with!
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BREAK your limits!
- Since all of the monsters you fight are just constructs within the Slyme, none of them award XP upon defeat! They'll give you cold soft cash, but if you want to spend that on permanent upgrades you'll need to go exploring and find the items for those upgrades out in the world first!
- The world inside the Slyme has secrets around every corner and shortcuts between every area, as long as you can find them!
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BREAK Expectations!
- SLYME BREAKER doesn't include anything just because other RPGs have done it. Every element of SLYME BREAKER is included because it improves the experience.
- No Need to worry about getting beaten by a random critical hit when random critical hits aren't in the game!
- Don't need to worry about grinding for levels when you can't!
- Tired of running into random encounters? Not in SLYME BREAKER.
- In fact, there's barely any RNG at all!
- You're no chosen one, and certainly no hero. You're just a bandit and a bully, so make the most of it and BREAK some SLYME!

Edge of Allegoria - Top-down, turn-based RPG - Gameboy aesthetic
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Do you like adventure? Are you a sucker for a world of monsters and magic?
Do you like wholesale violence peppered with coarse language, and served with a side of pixelated booty?
Then buckle up, you legend. We're going for a ride...
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Get ready to travel far and wide, taking on creatures of all shapes and sizes in classic turn-based fashion, while discovering the secrets and adventures that Allegoria has in store.
Harvest the body parts of your adversaries for financial gain and personal satisfaction, level up to strike down even greater foes, and arm yourself with more weapons and equipment than any sane person could be reasonably expected to carry on their person at any given time.

Battle Enemies!
There are more than 143 unique enemies to face on your adventures through Allegoria, from ferocious Canadian geese and majestic tortoises, to your bog-standard fantasy staples like dragons, unicorns, and the ever ubiquitous slimes! There are plenty of beasts and beyond to encounter, each with unique item drops that can be sold in shops for the gold you'll need to purchase weapons and equipment to aid you on your journey.
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Collect Weapons and Equipment!
Have you ever played a game that has one weapon you just can't put down, or an armour set that makes you indestructible? It's a great feeling, isn't it?
Too bad that's not the case here.
In Allegoria, if you want to get stronger, you'll need to master as much equipment as you can if you want to increase your stats, and if you think you need new attacks or magic spells to bring with you into battle, you'd better replace that old gear with something new, and fast. With more than 80 skills to learn and almost 150 pieces of equipment to collect, you'll want to try them all to find the right move set for you!
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Meet Colourful Characters!
There's no shortage of personality in Allegoria, and everyone seems to have something to say. Most of it's just fluff to fill in empty spaces and make the world seem more lifelike, but every once in a while, someone actually has something useful to say.
They may be a little rough around the edges, but the people of Allegoria are always willing to guide you on your journey, and they might even have a quest or two for you to earn gold and other helpful items.
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Contemplate Your Life Choices!
There's a story in there somewhere... it's just buried under layers of madness and debauchery.
If you think grinding for experience and mastering weapons is tedious, try to unravelling this Gordian knot of a narrative.
Does it have a deeper meaning? Absolutely!
Does it matter? No! It's a video game! Just enjoy it and stop worrying about what kind of subliminal messaging the developer is trying to inject into your subconscious.
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If you're a fan of retro handheld RPG's with a 2-bit pixel art aesthetic, but are tired of the same played-out, stereotypical, fantasy adventure, then be sure to pick up The Edge of Allegoria today for a refreshing take on the genre that influenced a generation!

Legends of Astravia - Retro-style 2D RPG inspired by 90s & 2000s-era JRPGs.
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journey across Astravia as the wandering mystician Oliver and meet new companions, uncover secrets better left unknown, and stop a villainous trio’s plot to steal the powerful Astri and cause world destruction. Influenced by 90s and early 2000s-era JRPGs, the game features a dynamic battle system and a world rich with exploration and puzzles.
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A fresh spin on "Active Time Battle" (ATB), Legends of Astravia's turnless battle system encourages quick—but strategic—decision making. In this fluid system without “turns”, interact with enemy and ally actions in real time and feel the excitement of outracing your opponents with powerful magic and abilities.
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Vast, explorable overworld designed with care. Intricate dungeons filled with puzzles and traps are contrasted with lively towns and their welcoming NPCs and side-quests. And while the main story's obstacles are balanced and fair, there are plenty of optional areas with difficult and rewarding challenges to discover.
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A varied cast where each character's unique personality and traits shine through. In this character-driven story, scenes with dialogue are written to make you feel like you're in the company of your companions as they react to the changing world around them.
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Feature Breakdown
- Approachable RPG with 10-20 hours of genuine, unpadded content.
- Retro 16-bit graphics with a modernized interface and gameplay—all the nostalgia without the clunky mechanics.
- Explorable overworld that features twisting dungeons, rewarding puzzles, treasure-filled caves and more.
- "Turnless" battles where you feel the constant rhythm of combat as you choose your characters' actions.
- A diverse cast of charming characters each with their own personalities and abilities.
- Essence: A modular skill system that allows you to exchange abilities between characters and grow without the burden of skill trees or assigning stat points.
- Avoidable, on-map enemy encounters and grid-less 8-directional movement.
- Various side-quests, each with meaning and purpose that complement and build on the world's lore.
- Accessibility options to tune your experience, such as battle difficulty and speed modulation, visual adjustments, and control rebinding.

WITCH - Indie JRPG
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Sadly delayed indefinitely
^Due to issues with a client company. They're basically not getting paid. The developers that is. You can find more info if you scroll down their twitter.

A semi-open world, monster tamer RPG, set in a futuristic environment where digital and analog reality have become indistinguishable from one another. Recently released, seems to be a digimon world 1 successor according to a youtuber

Long Gone Days - A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.
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Long Gone Days is a JRPG set in the real world about human connection during war, focusing on civilians, language barriers, and borders.
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Follow Rourke, young man trained from birth to be a sniper for The Core— a subterranean paramilitary state.
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On his first mission, he is sent to the surface under orders of great significance. Motivated to finally be able to show the fruits of his training, he carries out his first orders to perfection only to find out that The Core was far from being the noble organization he thought he knew.
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- A Nuanced Look at War: Experience the clash of modern conflict against civilian life through the contrast of intense RPG combat and slower, slice-of-life gameplay.
- Communication is Key: As Long Gone Days is set in the real world, you'll encounter several language barriers. Recruit interpreters in order to communicate with others and forge bonds beyond borders.
- Strength in Others: Meet a colorful cast of potential comrades. Grow relationships through your words and actions as you live and fight together.
- Keep Morale High: Choose dialogue options wisely to boost morale in battle. Every character has distinct personality traits and motivations.
- Strategic RPG Combat: Spot and take down targets from afar in Sniper Mode, or engage up-close in front-view, turn-based combat. Target specific parts of an enemy’s body for a tactical advantage.
- No Random Encounters: Every battle is hand-crafted and directly related to the plot. Your choices in battle will shape your party's lives, and the world around them.

Small Saga - What if you wanted a medieval Stuart Little Indie RPG. Thats Small Saga.
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Welcome to Rodentia
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Venture below the streets of London, and you will find the medieval kingdom of rats, mice, moles, squirrels, and shrews known as Rodentia.
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If the rodents have a cardinal law, it is this: never attack a god. But Verm never had much respect for the rule of law. His tail was stolen by the Yellow God of Death, and now the mouse will have to fight all manner of beasts and titans on his quest to get it back.

Hero's Adventure:Road to Passion is a wuxia open-world RPG. You will commence your journey as an underdog in the tumultuous Martial World and will be met with a wide array of choices as you navigate your own heroic saga.

LUNACID - inspired by old FROMSOFT games like Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
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Pretty cool indie JRPG of a first person dungeon crawler. You can read more about it here in my review

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Wandering Sword -
Chinese martial-arts RPG aka Indie-JRPG
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where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to
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Sea of Stars - From the developers of the Messenger comes an indie JRPG inspired by the classics like Chrono Trigger
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Promising 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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BANCHOU TACTICS - strategy turn based role-playing game in the Japanese Gangster High School. inspire by Crows (Japanese Manga) River City Ransom and Final Fantasy Tactics.
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STORY
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For several years of conflicts, there were bloody struggles between three high schools around this area (somewhere in Japan). This madness played by the three schools: Sakae High School, Nakamura Technical High School and Minato High School. They engaged in many fierce battles with the aim to show who’s boss in this town.
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When Kitagawa Seiichi, the demon king of Minato High School just graduated last year, all the balance of three power came to doubt once again.
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The game is set in Minato High School The story focuses on TAIGA ARASHI.
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Game Features
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- High quality 2D pixel on 3D stage
- Turn based strategy game
- Special Attack
- Knock back system
- Combo system
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Arcadian Atlas - Indie JRPG styled heavily from Final Fantasy Tactics
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Watch your back in the world of Arcadia, where a kingdom is tearing itself apart and forces more dark and ancient than the soil are about to awaken. Experience deep tactical battles across vast and treacherous landscapes as you build an army of powerful troops, customizing their classes and skills to gain every advantage against monsters, ruthless men, a daughter scorned, and a queen so cruel she’d kill her own husband to gain the throne.
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Played this and thought it was solid. Here's more info on it
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Ghostlore - Eastpunk ARPG with southeast-asian folklore. Inspired by Diablo 2 & Titan Quest
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features a detailed item and character customization system, procedurally generated maps, and an authentically retro 90's aesthetic.
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The bloodthirsty Penanggal is a gruesome creature with origins in Malay folklore. It comprises of nothing more than a disembodied head and dangling entrails. The Indonesian Babi Ngepet myth tells of sorcerors who sacrifice their humanity in order to become boar demons. The tales of Hungry Ghosts are superstitions brought over by Chinese immigrants - undead horrors cursed to remain forever hungry due to their greed in mortal life.
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Stories from the maritime region of Southeast-Asia are full of all manner of nightmarish, horrifying creatures. Are you brave enough to face them? Discover over 40 different enemies, each with their quirks and tactics to defeat based on their descriptions in folklore.
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Explore a procedurally generated world that takes inspiration from the developers' home country of Singapore, its two closest neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia, and the rest of Southeast Asia.
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Players unfamiliar with the region will get to experience a culture that is underrepresented and rarely seen in other forms of media. Players who live in Southeast Asia will find plenty of things they recognize - such as the food! Collect and prepare various meals to boost your stats. Don't fight on an empty stomach!
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Ghostlore allows you to mix-and-match abilities from 3 out of 6 character classes to create your own unique hero. The 6 classes are:
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- The Adept: Mystic warriors skilled in Martial Arts, honing their mind as well as their body.
- The Exorcist: Able to sense the spirit world with ESP and cast out evil spirits.
- The Feral: Fearless fighters bestowed with the power of blood magic and the ability to transform into a Weretiger.
- The Geomancer: Masters of the art of bending the elemental forces of Earth, Fire, Ice and Lightning to their will.
- The Hashashin: Shadowy assassins who rely on speed and stealth to take down opponents.
- The Sentinel: Keepers of the forest with the ability to communicate with animals.
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BUILD YOUR OWN SKILL TREES WITH THE SKILL LINK SYSTEM
Each class comes with a “skill set”, a pool containing active skills, skill modifiers, and passive class bonuses. Skills must be assigned to a grid in order to be usable. More grid spaces unlock as you level up. Things can be placed in or taken out of the grid at will.
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Cassette Beasts - Inspired by Pokemon. Open-world, turn based, fusion mechanic, coop, with companions.
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Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!
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Castle of the Underdogs Episode 1 - Indie Comedy JRPG Ala Suikoden
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Get a castle, recruit friends and try to restore the peace in the Bestann Federation while spreading chaos to most places you step on in this turn-based comedy JRPG.
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Join Hikaru, a mischevous and carefree girl that learns magic, in an absurd adventure where she must recruit dozens of friends in order to restore the peace in the Bestann Federation despite spreading chaos to most places she steps on.
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- A hilarious JRPG
- A story driven comedy with unpredictable situations and outcomes.
- Lots of recruitable characters and Castle headquarters
- Recruit characters during your adventure, each with his own ridiculous backstory, and visit them at your Castle HQ. From guys having problems distinguishing reality from fiction to plunger-throwing failed ninjas.
- Classic JRPG gameplay
- Learn spells and abilities, steal equipment, explore the country, assault and loot the villagers' houses, find treasures and fight against the bad guys.
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Strategic battle
Turn-based JRPG battle system that draws its features from both Final Fantasy X and Suikoden series.
- Quick tagging
- Control 6 players in battle, 3 at the same time, and tag between them strategically.
- Unite Attacks
- Make several characters collaborate to unleash special attacks combining their skills.
- Knowledge system
- A complex knowledge system that allows you to discover the enemies strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to plan your battle actions accordingly, as well as collecting the bestiary data.
- Create your own runes.
- Imbue the knowledge learnt during your adventure and combine it to create more powerful runes.

Linked Worlds - JRPG with unique twists in the genre.
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Immerse yourself in strategic battles that take place in a grid-based movement system, 100 abilities to equip and unequip offering a deep level of customization, and a time mechanic that adds an extra layer of challenge to your adventure.
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Explore the continent of Cestina, fight against enemies in tactical battles, and become powerful enough to defeat a threat that keeps getting stronger with every day.
Time will play an important role, being the prime factor for events, quests, monsters behavior, shops opening time, and much more.



Eleven years ago, the Dark Beast appeared from the Sky Tower, spreading its curse through the continent of Cestina until it was sealed by the four heroes.
Now that the beast has broken its seal, with the heroes nowhere to be found and a continent that hasn't yet recovered, it's up to Albus, adopted son of King Magnus, to defeat the Beast once and for all before it regains its full powers.
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- Tactical battles with grid-based-movement.
- 100 abilities to learn, allowing flexible playstyles.
- Optional places and enemies, including super bosses.
- In-game clock - Time will advance by walking, or doing actions like sleeping or fishing.
- NPCs will act in response to time passage and your actions. Help them and you may change, or even save, their lives.
- Complete quests to get rare items and weapons.

INFINITE GUITARS - Anime inspired, genre-melting Rhythm RPG
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Fight mechs with metal-crushing rock in Infinite Guitars, a genre-melting Rhythm RPG featuring vibrant anime-inspired art and a blazing original soundtrack. Battle against war machines with electrifying Guitar Solos, and save the planet!
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In a world shredded by the devastating war against the Mechs, the remnants of humanity scavenge and fight to survive. Now, the metal war machines have reawakened—and only your electric guitar can turn their technology against them!
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Gather up the party, tune up your favorite axe, and get ready to rock in Infinite Guitars, a genre-melting rhythm RPG featuring vibrant anime-inspired art, adrenaline-fueled Mech battles, and a blazing original soundtrack.
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Role-playing rhythm
Amp up your skills and test your reflexes in rock duels that mix elements of turn-based role-playing, action, and rhythm games.
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Electrifying anime-inspired adventure
Explore a stylish sci-fi world filled with Colossal-Type Mechs, guitar-wielding heroes, and over-the-top attacks.
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Guitar-driven team battles
Perform metal-crushing solos and devastating duets as JJ, Sam, Kaylee, and Ru—a scrappy team of wastelanders with their own strengths and abilities.
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Rage against the Mechs
Unleash the full force of your skills in epic boss battles that fuse electrifying anime-inspired action and hyperkinetic rock.
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Explosive 100% original soundtrack
Crank up the volume to steel-shattering levels for the ultimate showdown against the War Mechs!

Absinthia - Inspired by Chrono Trigger and Lufia II
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Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.
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- Traditional turn-based JRPG battle system featuring a regenerating MP system for faster-paced combat, powerful team-based attacks and no random encounters
- Difficulty options for those who seek challenge--or only want to focus on the story
- Colorful handheld-style pixel art and illustrations
- Original soundtrack: Composed by Jazz Stewart, Absinthia's soundtrack is a modern take on some of the greatest tunes from the SNES era of jRPGs
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Bleak Faith: Forsaken - Open world souls-like with a mix of Shadows of the Colossus. Manga Blame! & Berserk
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One of my favorite Indie Souls-like to give me similar magic as my first time in Dark Souls 1. If you want to know more you can read my review here
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Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
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Open World and Exploration

Explore the Omnistructure for the first time ever. Rich in atmosphere and rife with danger, be prepared to be immersed in a new world unlike any you've experienced before. Not every path is paved and catered to you, so be prepared to run, climb, leap, to ascend in Bleak Faith.
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Hardcore Combat Experience

Combat is dangerous and will push you to your limits. Positioning, timing, and resource-management are all things you must keep in mind at all times. Expect to be challenged.
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Epic Boss Fights

Be prepared for memorable boss fights with unique soundtracks. Bosses ramp the danger levels even higher and ensure a thrilling ride through the manifold sectors of the Omnistructure.
RPG Progression and Playstyle Versatility
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Choose a class and progress into your perfect playstyle. But remember, not every choice is reversible, so decide wisely what direction you take your character in.
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Free prologue to the base game still in development

Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese games from the Dreamcast and PS1-era.

Megs Monster - Mother-like
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Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.
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8-Bit Adventures 2 - 8-Bit Indie JRPG sequel to 8-Bit Adventures 1
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Earnest, engaging storyline; relatable, easy-to-love characters; strategic turn-based battles; deep party customisation; bizarre monsters; an unforgettable soundtrack; and a large, fantastical world, traversed by Airship, and filled with people full of personality – all brought to life by vibrant 8-Bit inspired visuals.
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Lie of Caelum - Sci-Fi Indie JRPG w/ mechs - Dev will release multiple episodes as DLC. But first episode is free
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Giant robots. Technology abusing magic. Conflict between countries. Join a group of fated individuals and liberate the planet of Caelum from the shackles of its people. Discover the mysteries behind their powers, and dwell in their lives in this Sci-fi JRPG.
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Lie of Caelum is a JRPG that focuses on engaging combat and a rich story. This title includes exploration, mini-games, puzzles, and other aspects that even hardcore players will appreciate. Immerse yourself in a nostalgic, mysterious world that expects you to expect the unexpected.
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Features:
- A Turn-based input combo battle system
- Controller Support via Xinput
- Hi-octane combat and challenging bosses
- Weapons, gear, and other items that can either change playstyles or reinforce roles
- A non-intrusive friendship/relationship system
- Non-artificial difficulty settings. "Astral" mode for an easier time, and "True" mode for the game's intended difficulty. Both will affect story, enemy behavior, and other combat mechanics
- Sidequests that relate to the main premise of the game
- Endgame content
- Lots and lots of secrets and lore waiting for the brave and adventurous to uncover
- Minigames™ including a collectible card game
- BOPPIN' MUSIC™, This is very important
- Battle Voices
- Ability to speed up battle animations
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Chained Echoes - inspired by Xenogears, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and so many more without it being a bombarded by references Ready Player One style.
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Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
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My personal 2023 GOTY. Why? Well here's a review on it
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False Skies - Classic GBC JRPG - Seems to have a job system ala FF5 or according to one user DQ3 + Final Fantasy Legend II
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Create a party, layer on new classes, and uncover the mystery behind the seeming reappearance of a long-gone city in this classicly-styled RPG.
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The throne room of a long-forgotten ruin lies ransacked. Communication is lost, monsters run rampant across the land, and ships that leave the safety of the shore are quickly sunk. And among all this, rumors of a group of strange horned people, hailing from a city that vanished millennia ago, are quickly spreading....
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False Skies is a classic RPG with fast-paced, turn-based battles and an involved class system.
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Features:
- Create a party with any combination of 8 distinct classes.
- ...and, when the time comes, layer on new classes! Each of the four tiers has its own set of 8 classes to choose from, with no restrictions on what classes can be chosen.
- No equipment restrictions! Go put that sword on your mage - but be aware that it might not be the best idea to do so.
- Explore well over a dozen dungeons, encounter over 300 types of enemies, and associate with a varied cast of characters as you travel the world.
- Enjoy many quality of life features, such as reduced penalties for falling in battle and obsolete skills being replaced.
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The Battle System
False Skies employs a simple, traditional, and fast battle system. With clever and effective skill selection, your foes shall fall fast - but you'll sustain heavy damage in return if you're not careful, especially if you hit with attacks that are readily countered by whatever you're facing.
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The Class System
At certain points throughout your journey, you'll get the chance for your party members to change class. Each class comes with its own unique traits, whether it be what skills they learn, how strong their stat growths are, or equipment they can use effectively. Furthermore, each new class layers onto your older ones, with your party members keeping all their old skills and stats intact.

While a few classes will be available for you to change into immediately, data on most of them are scattered around the world. Go off the beaten path, and you shall be rewarded...

Lost Eidolons - When I finished playing this I couldn't help but compare it to Fire Emblem: Three Houses X Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Pretty good! Better than it was at launch now!
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Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga - If you love Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem then look no further than this Indie JRPG inspired by those games
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Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to...
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- 2D Turn-based Strategy RPG
- Squad-based player army
- Story-rich 30-40 hour Campaign with huge replay value
- 50+ Character classes for your troops
- Massive depth of tactics you will learn through natural play
- Limitless possibilities for how to build your characters and squads
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The gameplay focuses on grand-scale operations, outwitting and out-planning the opponent, while individual battles are carried out automatically and are thrilling to watch unfold.

- Maneuver squads of up to 9 soldiers across battlefields and seize the advantage by grabbing high ground, holding chokepoints, ambushing from the woods, and more
- Pay attention to the weather, or fall prey to a sudden blizzard or heat wave
- Liberate towns and capture resources to bolster your reputation and sustain your armies
- Break the enemy's morale, while maintaining your own
- Eliminate enemy squad leaders to shatter their chain of command
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Tactics win engagements. Logistics win wars. Once the dust settles, it's time to collect the wounded, rally the troops, and prepare for another battle in the long march to peace on Tahnra.
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- Assemble squads from more than 50 unit classes, including heavy infantry, archers, shock cavalry, medics, arquebusiers, dragons, battle mages, and more
- Outfit squads with equipment and artifacts obtained through looting and victory
- Nurture your conscripts into elite warriors, or hire mercenaries to instantly boost your army's fighting prowess
- Research upgrades through your faction’s tech tree across a multitude of classes to specialize or generalize your troops for the job
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The graduates of the Imperial War Academy were sent to quickly contain a rebellion, but became embroiled in a vicious plot far beyond what they could imagine.
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- Meet friends, heroes, allies, and rivals from the many different factions across the world
- Manage a dynamic relationship system, unlocking iconic conversations, unbreakable bonds, and powerful bonuses between your characters
- Experience an epic tale brimming with malice, treachery, and ambitions, as the fragile peace of Tahnra unravels

For a Vast Future - Think old 8-bit bite-sized Indie JRPG set in the Vast Future
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War has ended in Seralia, but the scars are far from healed. Explore a dystopian landscape and build weapons from scrap parts to use in battle. Recruit companions and travel in style in your trusty motorbike as you uncover the depths of a deep government conspiracy. The future is vast.

Jack Move - Gritty Cyberpunk Indie JRPG
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Jack Move is a JRPG that features 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.

Crystal Project - Indie non-linear JRPG inspired by the Bravely series except with a open world platformer
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Where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.

Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath - Castlevania-like ARPG - Chinese Castlevania-like - Out on PS5 now. And available via Steam.
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Heroine Anthem ZERO 2 : Scalescars Oath is a real time 2D mixed with 3D side-scrolling story-based ARPG, simultaneously supporting controller and keyboard input. Unlock more skills by leveling your character.
The game’s producers have used their innovative creativity to bring you a long magical “duet”. The game combines legends of mermaids as well as Serbian and East Asian tribal culture to create its cultural world. Created over many years, it features nearly 400,000 words of dialogue, over 500 stories CG, 300 stages, and over 500 story performances. It has genuinely been brought to life a like a long TV series but as an adventure game. The soundtrack includes many songs from multiple music producers, which takes your experience to a whole new level!
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Rise of the Third Power - For those in limbo after Chained Echoes or want more SNES JRPGs or those in the PSX era then look no further!
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Rise of the Third Power is a retro-themed, console-style roleplaying game, loosely based on the political climate of Europe in the late 1930's. The story takes place in the land of Rin during the height of the Age of Sail, following the events that would lead to the greatest war in human history.
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Rise of the Third Power is a love letter to the glory days of the console style RPG, with modern conveniences such as auto-save and a combination of the best elements of Japanese and Western style gameplay and writing. Experience this fusion of East and West, old and new, in a game meant to surpass Stegosoft Games' previous work in every way!
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- STORY DRIVEN - Join a party of eight, each with their own unique ambitions, perspectives and personalities as they embark upon a suicide mission to topple the Arkadyan emperor, Dimitri Noraskov. A blend of humor, drama and tragedy await players as they navigate the treacherous world of Rin.
- POLITICAL INTRIGUE - As the world of Rin recovers from the Great War, the balance of power remains badly skewed, with vacuums of power still waiting to be filled. The player's party will be both beset and aided by schemers, liars and betrayers, all while the clock ticks down to a reprise of the greatest war in human history.
- CUSTOM BATTLE SYSTEM - Rise of the Third Power offers eight playable characters in a battle system built from scratch, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, all of whom are meant to participate in battle simultaneously without the need for tedious party management. Combine each character's unique powers and disadvantages, analyze the abilities of your foes, set your formation and charge into battle.
- PERSISTENT EQUIPMENT - Each piece of equipment found, purchased or stolen is a permanent, unique upgrade for each character. Instead of purchasing replacements, the player purchases upgrades. No more buying that awesome helmet back in town only to stumble over a better one as treasure in a dungeon. Each character has 2 weapons, an accessory, and 10 equipment slots to craft upgrades for, with 80 craftables in total. This system avoids the tedium of inventory management, while also giving the completionist something useful to hunt for.
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1587, 2A - 15 years have passed since the guns of the Great War at last fell silent. The conflict rocked the world, leaving half a generation of men and women lying dead on the battlefield. Of the many players that had acted on the world stage, only two remained: the kingdom of Cirinthia and the ancient Republic of Tariq.
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In time, Dimitri Noraskov, a hero to the defeated Kingdom of Arkadya, rose from the ashes. He saw his king as a coward for surrendering, and a traitor for submitting to the Treaty of Evenheart. So did the people. They supported Noraskov when he overthrew the king. They supported him as he reclaimed the lands that had been stripped of them. And they supported him as he raised an army. Noraskov had theorized that the nations of the world were still too worn by the Great War to enforce the terms of the Treaty. Thus far, his gambit has proven successful.
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The Arkadyan Empire shows no signs of curbing its aggression. It is feared by many that a reprise of the Great War, that at one time could have been prevented, is now all but inevitable. But there are those that believe it can yet be stopped...

Pixel Noir - Detective Indie-JRPG - Currently out! Feb 2024
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Something happened that night in the old hospital... Ten years later, you have the chance to put things right. Are the hallucinations that plague you a key to what happened that fateful night? Muster your detective skills and gather your allies as you take to the streets to prove your innocence!
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EVERING - turn-based RPG - Launches this year on Feb 28!
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An epic story through witty dialogue with charismatic characters. Uncover the origin of the mysterious hero and find out something you weren't looking for.
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The story of Eldar, Prince of Onnya, who is obsessed with finding the origin of a legend. He has invested his life in it, often forgetting his royal duties.
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This is just the beginning of an epic adventure that will lead Eldar and his companions to travel the world in search of answers, and probably to find something they didn't know they were looking for.

The Secret of Varonis - Inspired by Saga/Final Fantasy Legend comes an indie JRPG in the artstyle of a gameboy.
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An indie Gameboy-style RPG!
The Secret of Varonis features old-school combat mechanics and visuals faithful to the gaming heyday of 1989. If you're nostalgic for retro games, or just looking for a good, challenging RPG, look no further.
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- Choose a party of humans, espers, robots, and monsters, each with a unique leveling scheme
- Employ over 500 combat items and abilities, either learned, looted, bought, or crafted
- Explore five unique worlds, each with their own story and characters, plus the sealed city of Varonis which unites them all...
- Enjoy the best of oldschool mechanics without the pain points: no required grinding, optional field encounter mode, and other newschool ideas
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What lies beyond the gate?
The city of Varonis once housed a wondrous portal. Wisemen and scientists emerged, bearing new technology and powerful artifacts. But when dangerous monsters also spilled out, the portal was sealed and the city abandoned. Jonas and Janine, two warrior twins, set out to discover what has become of the secret city, but when they fail to return, it is up to four village youths (and their trusty robot) to rescue them... and uncover the truth behind the gate of Varonis.
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The four races
To challenge Varonis and the many trials beyond, you'll need to build your own party:
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- Humans - Sturdy generalists who buy potions to advance in stats. They carry swords, saws, shotguns, spellbooks... Versatility is key!
- Espers - Natural-born fighters that learn from combat, granting stats, abilities, and powerful multitarget magic.
- Robots - Customizable companions that can be built in many different ways. A tankbot made of armor? A ninjabot made of swords?
- Monsters - Scrappy shapeshifters whose role in combat can change in a flash. Most monster abilities can be found nowhere else.

Secrets of Grindea - old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. - Out of Steam Early Access on Feb 29 this year!
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Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. It is a tribute to and sometimes a parody of the old SNES games so many of us grew up with and loved! Journey through fantastical lands, and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world's rarest treasures!
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Key Features
- A rich world filled with 300+ unique, colorful characters and an engaging story to drive your journey forward.
Co-op support for up to four players! Enjoy the entire storyline with your friends or call someone in to help with the more difficult challenges.
- Customization, customization, customization - design a character that represents you, then mix and match any of the 31 spells and skills across 9 different categories.
- 30+ epic boss fights! Overgrown slimes, giant robots, mimics - we have it all!
- Side content - design your own home, fish, craft items, tame pets, partake in mini-games, grow plants - there’s plenty to keep you entertained when you want a break from the main story.
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- Arcade Mode - Separate from Story Mode, the game includes a full roguelite version where you need to battle your way to the top on a single life, building a town of your own as you progress. How far can you get?

Felvidek - JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia, you embrace the role of an alcoholic knight Pavol. Meet diverse and interesting characters to help you drive out the Hussites and Ottomans who plight this land. - coming out on march 29, 2024
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- Traverse the hand-painted world to explore castles, settlements, dungeons. Unveil secret doors and hidden passageways.
- Progress the story by meeting interesting characters, whether it be Catholics, Hussites or even more sinister folk.
- Fight your way through different enemies in turn-based RPG combat. Gather gear and supplies for your character.
- Completed in 2-3 hours.