38 Narrative games like 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat down to the 38 that fit the “Narrative” category. Finding Paradise, Octopath Traveler II and Word Game: Episode 0 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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The best narrative games like 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Finding ParadiseClosest on genre

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkCozyPixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 20KRAWG👍 87%· 248IGDB93· 1OC85· 16

Year 2017Dev X.D. NetworkPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, visual 2d and visual topdown, while skipping horror tension

Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts have peculiar jobs: They give people another chance to live, all the way from the very beginning... but only in their patients' heads. Due to the severity of the operation, the new life becomes the last thing the patients remember before drawing their last breath.

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#2Octopath Traveler IIClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyCasualAnimeExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119

Year 2023Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, open world exploration and combat tactical, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

Released 3 years after 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#3Word Game: Episode 0Closest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 99%· 4.6K

Year 2021Dev Team9Playtime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, linear, story-driven structure and combat magic, while skipping horror tension

Word game is literally a game of words. Words are not only composing narratives and interfaces, but also representing objects, characters and scenes. Player controls "I" to challenge puzzles composed of words. When "I" appears a secret room, in-game narrative clearly tells "I" that "there is no door”. However, in the world of word game, “I" can walk through the "door” because there is a “door”.

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#4Yakuza 5 Remastered

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeExploration

Steam👍 89%· 7.2KOC82· 12

Year 2019Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#5Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeExploration

Steam👍 93%· 8.1KIGDB82· 18OC84· 131

Year 2016Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#6Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeExploration

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB86· 14

Year 2018Dev LEVEL-5 · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#7Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCasualNarrativeAnimePixel Art

Steam👍 99%· 32K

Year 2021Dev 二色幽紫蝶Playtime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Mystia! About the Game I, Mystia Lorelei, has a dream To become a BBQ-Star Working tirelessly day and night, the BBQ shop finally starting to gain attraction among the residents of Gensokyo …Until… that “guest” brake in from the front door.

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: progression and setting.

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#8NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

iRank85

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeExploration

Steam👍 88%· 28KIGDB82· 12OC83· 135

Year 2021Dev Toylogic · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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Steam👍 87%· 151KRAWG👍 86%· 2.2KMC86IGDB86· 24OC89· 157

Year 2017Dev Platinum Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

NieR: Automata is an action RPG, a sequel to Nier and a spin-off to the Drakenguard series. The story is set in the middle of the war between humans and machines where you take on the role of an android warrior called 2B.

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#10Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationMelee

Steam👍 95%· 12KIGDB80· 5OC79· 118

Year 2023Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals.

Released 3 years after 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCasualNarrativeExplorationFantasy

Steam👍 78%· 86

Year 2014Dev Aldorlea GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, racing gameplay and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Backstory Millennium 2 is the direct sequel to Millennium - A New Hope, the new epic saga of Aldorlea Games, specialists in RPG and Adventure. Will Marine gather the people she needs so that they can challenge the Lords of Mystrock to a legendary showdown?

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#12Wild Season

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCozyNarrativeHistoricalMedieval

Steam👍 33%· 359

Year 2015Dev Quickfire GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and historical setting, while skipping horror tension

After weeks of being down on your luck in the big city, you've found your calling: farming! A real estate agency is selling a beautiful farm property down south, and amazingly, you have just enough in your savings to buy it outright! Risking it all, you decide to leave the city tonight in hopes of starting your farming dreams tomorrow!

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#13Yakuza 0

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationMultiplayer

Steam👍 95%· 77KIGDB86· 20OC87· 154

Year 2015Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega CorporationOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, deep simulation and action RPG combat, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: visuals.

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SoloNarrativeDarkMeleeMagic

Steam👍 79%· 31KIGDB92· 9OC87· 205

Year 2023Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit III · Square EnixOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

Released 3 years after 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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#15Kingdom Hearts III

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyMeleeMagic

Steam👍 91%· 2.5KIGDB90· 10OC84· 151

Year 2019Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · The Walt Disney CompanyOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for 黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat.

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