What is the best game similar to Capes?

The closest game to Capes is The Age of Decadence, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Capes?

The three closest games to Capes are: 1. The Age of Decadence (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Invisible, Inc. (79/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Wasteland 2 (78/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Capes's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Invisible, Inc. similar to Capes?

Yes, very much so — Invisible, Inc. scores 79/100 similarity to Capes. They share 8 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Capes?

The best RPG games similar to Capes are The Age of Decadence, Invisible, Inc., Wasteland 2 and Caves of Qud. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Capes attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Capes calculated?

We compare Capes against every game in our catalog using 10 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 Capes 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.

Capes is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical in quite the same way. We compared Capes against over 6,700 titles across 10 gameplay attributes and found 41 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. The Age of Decadence, Invisible, Inc. and Wasteland 2 lead the list, with The Age of Decadence reaching a 81/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Capes special.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Capes. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1The Age of DecadenceClosest overall match

iRank74

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalStealthNarrativeDarkSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 105MC81IGDB55· 2

Year 2015Dev Iron Tower StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

The Age of Decadence, our first but hopefully not the last RPG, is now available. If you've been following it or playing it in Early Access, you know what to expect. If you've just discovered it, "stay awhile and listen". The most commonly asked question is:What Kind of Game Is It?

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting.

It predates Capes by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Invisible, Inc.Closest on combat

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloStealthTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 5.7KRAWG👍 65%· 346MC82IGDB86· 10OC83· 43

Year 2015Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Developed by the Canadian Klei Entertainment, Invisible Inc. is a turn-based strategy with elements of stealth and roguelike. The game takes place in a dystopian future: in 2074 and the huge multinational corporations seized power from the world government. Invisible Inc.

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: tone.

It predates Capes by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloStealthTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 8.1KIGDB78· 10OC81· 42

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

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: progression.

It predates Capes by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting53Tone50

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiSkill TreeIsometric

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Capes: tone.

It predates Capes by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Tactical Breach Wizards

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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!

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#6Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)Closest on tone

iRank90

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 3.5KRAWG👍 82%· 34

Year 2012Dev Level Up LabsOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping stealth mechanics

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid that focuses on tactical depth, customization, and story. That means no random encounters, no spikey-haired emo kids, no forced time sinks, and no tedious, repetitive battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting and visuals.

It predates Capes by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Into the BreachClosest on setting

iRank92

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricProcedural

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 combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

IGDB90· 1

Year 1998Dev Square Product Development Division 3 · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

It predates Capes by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Loop Hero

iRank89

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85

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

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, card game strategy and adventure storytelling, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting and progression.

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#10Shadows Over Loathing

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSkill TreeOpen World

Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10

Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression87Combat66Tone64Visuals0

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

IGDB85· 4OC81· 25

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

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

It predates Capes by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Gorky 17

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 81%· 2.2KRAWG👍 61%· 188IGDB80· 1

Year 1999Dev Hyperion Entertainment · Topware Interactive ACEPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and horror setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Gorky 17 is a role-playing game set in a fictional polish town of Gorky 17. The town was attacked by mutants and destroyed. Several years after these events a NATO group disappeared near Gorky 17. You take control of the second team sent to find missing allies.

It predates Capes by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Torment: Tides of Numenera

iRank76

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 70%· 4.4KIGDB82· 22OC80· 110

Year 2017Dev inXile Entertainment · TechlandOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting72Combat61Tone59

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSkill TreeCasual

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Capes: visuals and tone.

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#15Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88

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

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting.

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Complete list of Capes alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Capes, 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.

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RPG · Simulation

Gears Tactics

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Derelict Star

RPG · Deck Builder

Sword of the Stars: The Pit

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Persona 3 Portable

RPG · Puzzle

Darkest Dungeon®

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Darkest Dungeon II

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

RPG · Adventure

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

The Banner Saga 3

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

KeeperRL

RPG · Simulation

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

King's Bounty: Warriors of the North

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Blackguards

RPG · Adventure

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Chroma Squad

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Shogun Showdown

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Paper Mario: The Origami King

RPG · Puzzle

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

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RPG · Visual Novel

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Capes?: The closest game to Capes is The Age of Decadence, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Capes?: The three closest games to Capes are: 1. The Age of Decadence (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Invisible, Inc. (79/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Wasteland 2 (78/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Capes's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Invisible, Inc. similar to Capes?: Yes, very much so — Invisible, Inc. scores 79/100 similarity to Capes. They share 8 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Capes?: The best RPG games similar to Capes are The Age of Decadence, Invisible, Inc., Wasteland 2 and Caves of Qud. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Capes attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Capes calculated?: We compare Capes against every game in our catalog using 10 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 Capes experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.