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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.

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Capes down to the 20 that fit the “Narrative” category. The Age of Decadence, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and Derelict Star top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Capes.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

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Year 2024Dev Spitfire Interactive

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Capes is The Age of Decadence — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and Derelict Star follow close behind.

#1The Age of Decadence81 #2Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne75 #3Derelict Star74 #4Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)72 #5Loop Hero71

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The best narrative games like Capes

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

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The Age of Decadence

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat90Tone68Progression56

#2Shin Megami Tensei: NocturneClosest on tone

75

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeSci-Fi

Year 2004Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror setting, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: visuals.

It predates Capes by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat61Setting55Visuals0

#3Derelict Star

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkSci-Fi

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, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

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

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 Capes: progression and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat64Setting59Progression0

#4Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

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

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat66Visuals49Setting0

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Loop Hero

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat69Visuals43Setting0

#6Darkest Dungeon II

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Darkest Dungeon II

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeProcedural

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and procedural generation, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting and progression.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat69Setting0Progression0

#7Persona 3 Portable

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Persona 3 Portable

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeRanged

IGDB88· 8OC81· 63

Year 2009Dev Atlus · Ghostlight Ltd.

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting and visuals.

It predates Capes by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat51Setting0Visuals0

#8Darkest Dungeon®

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Darkest Dungeon®

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeHardcore

Steam👍 92%· 159KRAWG👍 86%· 1.4KMC84IGDB83· 10OC84· 80

Year 2016Dev Red Hook StudiosPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping stealth mechanics

Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios. The works of Howard Lovecraft served as the main inspiration for the game which addresses the themes of fear and psychological trauma.

Where it drifts furthest from Capes: setting and progression.

It predates Capes by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone78Combat69Setting0Progression0

#9Invisible, Inc.Closest on combat

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Invisible, Inc.

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting51Tone35

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Wasteland 2

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

#11Caves of QudClosest on setting

75

Caves of Qud

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting76Combat69Progression67Visuals66

#12Tactical Breach Wizards

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Tactical Breach Wizards

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!

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat69Tone65Setting51

#13Torment: Tides of Numenera

72

Torment: Tides of Numenera

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

71

Xenogears

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals71Combat61Setting57Tone55

#15Final Fantasy VII

71

Final Fantasy VII

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals71Combat61Tone55Setting55

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