What is the best game similar to Approaching Infinity?

The closest game to Approaching Infinity is Keep Driving, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Approaching Infinity?

The three closest games to Approaching Infinity are: 1. Keep Driving (94/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Caves of Qud (92/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Derelict Star (87/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Approaching Infinity's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 37 candidates across 16 dimensions.

Is Caves of Qud similar to Approaching Infinity?

Yes, very much so — Caves of Qud scores 92/100 similarity to Approaching Infinity. They share 13 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Approaching Infinity?

The best RPG games similar to Approaching Infinity are Keep Driving, Caves of Qud, Derelict Star and Into the Breach. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Approaching Infinity attributes like deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation.

How is similarity to Approaching Infinity calculated?

We compare Approaching Infinity against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Approaching Infinity experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Approaching Infinity left you wanting more, this list of 37 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 16 attributes. Keep Driving comes closest (94/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Approaching Infinity. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Keep DrivingClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldProceduralExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, resource management and skill tree progression, while skipping setting scifi

It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 11 years after Approaching Infinity.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping setting space

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: progression.

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#3Derelict StarClosest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralSci-FiSpaceExplorationLoot

Steam👍 74%· 2.9KRAWG👍 44%· 62

Year 2018Dev Snowhound Games · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 4 years after Approaching Infinity.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73

Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 4 years after Approaching Infinity.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World69Visuals69Setting57

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldProceduralSci-FiSpaceExploration

Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11

Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and progression.

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Steam GOG

#6Darkest Dungeon IIClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralExplorationLoot

Steam👍 75%· 26KIGDB83· 5OC81· 78

Year 2023Dev Red Hook StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 9 years after Approaching Infinity.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression77World73Tone52

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85

Year 2021Dev Four Quarters · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 7 years after Approaching Infinity.

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Shadows Over LoathingClosest on tone

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10

Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping deep simulation

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and progression.

Released 8 years after Approaching Infinity.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiCraftingExploration

Steam👍 83%· 8.1KIGDB78· 10OC81· 42

Year 2014Dev inXile Entertainment · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

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Steam GOG

#10Tactical Breach Wizards

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalPixel ArtFantasyManagement

Steam👍 93%· 4.6KRAWG👍 66%· 95MC75IGDB72· 7OC76· 29

Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, resource management and visual isometric, while skipping roguelike runs

Chroma Squad is a tactical role-playing video game. The game is influenced by tokusatsu TV shows, particularly the Super Sentai and Power Rangers. ###Tokusatsu The genre of tokusatsu TV shows is briefly defined as “a fantastic movie with special effects about superheroes”.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#12Persona 5

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCraftingFantasy

IGDB94· 21OC94· 138

Year 2016Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and visuals.

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#13Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88

Year 2018Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, skill tree progression and visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 4 years after Approaching Infinity.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World51Progression28

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFantasy

IGDB85· 4OC81· 25

Year 1997Dev Square Product Development Division 1 · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting cyberpunk and visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and setting.

It predates Approaching Infinity by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyIsometricThird Person

IGDB81· 9OC84· 91

Year 2017Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and visuals.

Released 3 years after Approaching Infinity.

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The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Approaching Infinity, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Horizon's Gate

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Torment: Tides of Numenera

RPG · Adventure

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

RPG · Tower Defense

Shogun Showdown

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

RPG · Adventure

The Banner Saga 3

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Paper Mario: The Origami King

RPG · Puzzle

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

Xenogears

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Willy-Nilly Knight

RPG · Adventure

Shadowhand: RPG Card Game

RPG · Deck Builder

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

Gorky 17

RPG · Puzzle

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fate/Grand Order

RPG · Visual Novel

Gears Tactics

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Approaching Infinity?: The closest game to Approaching Infinity is Keep Driving, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Approaching Infinity?: The three closest games to Approaching Infinity are: 1. Keep Driving (94/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Caves of Qud (92/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Derelict Star (87/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Approaching Infinity's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 37 candidates across 16 dimensions.
Is Caves of Qud similar to Approaching Infinity?: Yes, very much so — Caves of Qud scores 92/100 similarity to Approaching Infinity. They share 13 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Approaching Infinity?: The best RPG games similar to Approaching Infinity are Keep Driving, Caves of Qud, Derelict Star and Into the Breach. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Approaching Infinity attributes like deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation.
How is similarity to Approaching Infinity calculated?: We compare Approaching Infinity against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Approaching Infinity experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.