8 Puzzle games like Epistory: Typing Chronicles that you should try

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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 50 games similar to Epistory: Typing Chronicles down to the 8 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Tunic, Twinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic and Anodyne top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Epistory: Typing Chronicles.

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The best puzzle games like Epistory: Typing Chronicles

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Epistory: Typing Chronicles. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1TunicClosest overall match

iRank89

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB89· 5OC85· 120

Year 2022Dev Andrew Shouldice · FinjiOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Epistory: Typing Chronicles: tone.

Released 6 years after Epistory: Typing Chronicles.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Twinsen's Little Big Adventure ClassicClosest on combat

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 445

Year 1994Dev Adeline Software International · ActivisionOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, setting space and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Epistory: Typing Chronicles: setting.

It predates Epistory: Typing Chronicles by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Anodyne

iRank71

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationTop-DownIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 1.6KRAWG👍 47%· 73MC75IGDB70· 5OC69· 13

Year 2013Dev Analgesic ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping open world exploration

In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. Created by Sean Han Tani and Joni Kittaka.

Where it drifts furthest from Epistory: Typing Chronicles: tone and progression.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals64Combat52Progression47

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 97%· 2.9KRAWG👍 86%· 21IGDB80· 2OC83· 27

Year 2024Dev Kyle Thompson · H2 Interactive CoPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the isometric Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming, while skipping combat magic

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto- a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworlds janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Released 8 years after Epistory: Typing Chronicles.

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Steam GOG

#5Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

iRank85

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationTop-DownIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 14KIGDB77· 3OC72· 32

Year 2021Dev Snoozy Kazoo · Graffiti GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Epistory: Typing Chronicles: tone.

Released 5 years after Epistory: Typing Chronicles.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Minit

iRank84

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 2.8KIGDB78· 7OC80· 67

Year 2018Dev Jan Willem Nijman · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the isometric Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Epistory: Typing Chronicles: combat and visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Fallout 2Closest on tone

iRank94

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 94%· 17K

Year 1998Dev Black Isle Studios · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, turn-based strategy and stealth mechanics, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Epistory: Typing Chronicles: setting and combat.

It predates Epistory: Typing Chronicles by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Planescape: Torment

iRank70

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric

IGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Black Isle Studios · Interplay EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the isometric Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Epistory: Typing Chronicles by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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