What is the best game similar to Buy a Croquette!?

The closest game to Buy a Croquette! is OMORI, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Buy a Croquette!?

The three closest games to Buy a Croquette! are: 1. OMORI (70/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Octopath Traveler II (62/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Lisa: The Painful (60/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Buy a Croquette!'s most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is Octopath Traveler II similar to Buy a Croquette!?

Yes — Octopath Traveler II scores 62/100 similarity to Buy a Croquette!. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What RPG games are similar to Buy a Croquette!?

The best RPG games similar to Buy a Croquette! are OMORI, Octopath Traveler II, Lisa: The Painful and Persona 5 Royal. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Buy a Croquette! attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and horror tension.

How is similarity to Buy a Croquette! calculated?

We compare Buy a Croquette! against every game in our catalog using 15 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 Buy a Croquette! 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.

Looking for games like Buy a Croquette!? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and setting scifi — against over 6,700 titles. These 39 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. OMORI leads with 70/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Buy a Croquette!

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Buy a Croquette!. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1OMORIClosest overall match

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Steam👍 97%· 87KRAWG👍 86%· 170OC86· 11

Year 2020Dev OMOCAT · PlayismPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

OMORI is a surreal psychological horror RPGmaker game. You must travel between two worlds, both welcoming, both concealing the same secrets. Meet new (old) people, fight new (old) enemies, explore your own memories, and uncover some hidden truths along the way (although you wish you hadn't.

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#2Octopath Traveler IIClosest on tone

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NarrativeCasualAnimeExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119

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

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

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NarrativeHorrorPixel ArtSoloTactical

Steam👍 95%· 15K

Year 2014Dev DingalingOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: setting and tone.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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NarrativeAnimeSoloTacticalFantasy

Steam👍 96%· 129KRAWG👍 95%· 530MC94IGDB94· 10OC94· 169

Year 2020Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Wear the mask. Reveal your truth. Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona®5 Royal based in the universe of the award-winning series, Persona®! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals and setting.

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Steam👍 97%· 85KRAWG👍 88%· 608MC89IGDB90· 1OC88· 89

Year 2012Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and visual novel storytelling

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Persona 4 Golden is the jRPG and the remake of the Persona 4, released four years after the original. This is the fifth part of Persona series which is at the same time a sub-series to an even bigger franchise called Shin Megami Tensei. The remake is released exclusively for PS Vita handheld.

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals and setting.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Agarest: Generations of War Zero

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NarrativeAnimeSoloTacticalMagic

Steam👍 74%· 392MC50

Year 2014Dev Idea Factory · GhostlightPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, cozy, relaxing feel and combat tactical, while skipping horror tension

UNCOVER THE EPIC STORY PRECEDING #1 SELLER, AGAREST: GENERATIONS OF WAR Following hot on the heels of the number 1 top selling epic SRPG “Agarest: Generations Of War”, Ghostlight are proud to announce its prequel “Agarest: Generations Of War ZERO” bringing an enticing blend of in-depth strategy…

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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NarrativeAnimeExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 95%· 8.2KIGDB88· 3

Year 2021Dev Tose · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

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NarrativeAnimeExplorationPixel ArtSolo

Steam👍 86%· 17KIGDB85· 9OC84· 122

Year 2018Dev Square Enix Business Division 11 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, combat tactical and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

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#9The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

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NarrativeSci-FiAnimeSoloTactical

Steam👍 98%· 4.3KRAWG👍 90%· 73MC80IGDB80· 1

Year 2015Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

The coup d’état that threatened to shake the foundation of the Liberl Kingdom has now come to a close and Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday celebrations are in full swing throughout the streets of Grancel.

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Loren The Amazon Princess

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NarrativeAnimeSoloTacticalMagic

Steam👍 82%· 612

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and visual novel storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, combat tactical and combat magic, while skipping puzzle design

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil -- with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Planet StrongholdClosest on setting

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NarrativeSci-FiAnimeSolo

Steam👍 59%· 117

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and visual novel storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Planet Stronghold is a sci-fi role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. You take the role of a young, new recruit that somehow gets assigned to the most well-known, and well-defended, human outpost in the whole galaxy: Planet Stronghold.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

NarrativeAnimeExplorationSoloTactical

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB92· 4

Year 2019Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

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#13Hylics

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NarrativeExplorationPixel ArtSoloTactical

Steam👍 98%· 8.6KRAWG👍 94%· 34

Year 2015Dev Mason LindrothPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements. Features: -Advanced graphics. -RPG battles. -Overuse of random text generation. - ~2+ hours of content.

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: setting and visuals.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14FINAL FANTASY VIII

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NarrativeSci-FiExplorationSoloOpen World

Steam👍 88%· 9.4KRAWG👍 86%· 423MC90

Year 1999Dev Square · Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Final Fantasy VIII is a Japanese role-playing game, the eight main installments in Final Fantasy series. ###Plot and setting Like most other Final Fantasy entries, the game takes place in an entirely new world that is not connected with previous games in the series.

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

NarrativeAnimeSci-FiSoloTactical

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB82· 9OC79· 56

Year 2013Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, combat tactical and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Buy a Croquette!: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Buy a Croquette!.

It predates Buy a Croquette! by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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What is the best game similar to Buy a Croquette!?: The closest game to Buy a Croquette! is OMORI, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Buy a Croquette!?: The three closest games to Buy a Croquette! are: 1. OMORI (70/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Octopath Traveler II (62/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Lisa: The Painful (60/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Buy a Croquette!'s most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Octopath Traveler II similar to Buy a Croquette!?: Yes — Octopath Traveler II scores 62/100 similarity to Buy a Croquette!. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What RPG games are similar to Buy a Croquette!?: The best RPG games similar to Buy a Croquette! are OMORI, Octopath Traveler II, Lisa: The Painful and Persona 5 Royal. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Buy a Croquette! attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and horror tension.
How is similarity to Buy a Croquette! calculated?: We compare Buy a Croquette! against every game in our catalog using 15 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 Buy a Croquette! experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.