What is the best game similar to In Stars And Time?

The closest game to In Stars And Time is Darkest Dungeon®, scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like In Stars And Time?

The three closest games to In Stars And Time are: 1. Darkest Dungeon® (82/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (74/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Loop Hero (70/100, 8 shared attributes). All share In Stars And Time's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) similar to In Stars And Time?

Yes, very much so — Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) scores 74/100 similarity to In Stars And Time. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to In Stars And Time?

The best RPG games similar to In Stars And Time are Darkest Dungeon®, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition), Loop Hero and Keep Driving. All share the RPG genre alongside other key In Stars And Time attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and horror tension.

How is similarity to In Stars And Time calculated?

We compare In Stars And Time against every game in our catalog using 12 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 In Stars And Time 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.

If In Stars And Time left you wanting more, this list of 39 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and combat tactical — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. Darkest Dungeon® comes closest (82/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to In Stars And Time. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Darkest Dungeon®Closest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyHorror2D

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 horror tension

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

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 In Stars And Time: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

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#2Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyHorror2DPixel Art

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

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 In Stars And Time: setting.

It predates In Stars And Time by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyPixel Art2D

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 horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

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Steam GOG Epic

#4Keep DrivingClosest on visuals

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativePixel Art2D

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 horror tension

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

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#5Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCartoonFantasy2D

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 90%· 38

Year 2018Dev Ironhide Game StudioPlaytime ~6hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: tower defense planning, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Vez’nan the powerful almighty wizard has returned! Embark on an epic journey as you gather his army and fulfill his devious plans... muahaha. Get ready to show the Kingdom who the real boss is! Fight your way as you conquer the new and the good old realms.

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

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#6Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCartoonFantasy2D

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 90%· 38

Year 2018Dev Ironhide Game StudioPlaytime ~6hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

Genre100Game mode100Combat75Visuals65Setting57Tone46

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyHorror2D

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Shadows Over LoathingClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrative2DOpen 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 horror tension

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyCrafting

IGDB94· 21OC94· 138

Year 2016Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, crafting mechanics and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: visuals and setting.

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#10Caves of Qud

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyPixel Art

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 horror tension

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 In Stars And Time: setting.

It predates In Stars And Time by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#11Tactical Breach Wizards

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyHistorical

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 historical setting, while skipping horror tension

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!

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: visuals and setting.

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#12Xenogears

iRank90

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasySci-Fi

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 setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual isometric, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: visuals and setting.

It predates In Stars And Time by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyOpen World

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 skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting44Visuals0

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyPixel Art2D

Steam👍 93%· 4.6KRAWG👍 66%· 95MC75IGDB72· 7OC76· 29

Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and resource management, while skipping horror tension

Chroma Squad is a tactical role-playing video game. The game is influenced by tokusatsu TV shows, particularly the Super Sentai and Power Rangers. ###Tokusatsu The genre of tokusatsu TV shows is briefly defined as “a fantastic movie with special effects about superheroes”.

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for In Stars And Time.

It predates In Stars And Time by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals78Setting42

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasySci-Fi

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, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from In Stars And Time: visuals and setting.

It predates In Stars And Time by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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RPG · Adventure

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Torment: Tides of Numenera

RPG · Adventure

Shadowhand: RPG Card Game

RPG · Deck Builder

Shogun Showdown

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

Willy-Nilly Knight

RPG · Adventure

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

RPG · Adventure

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Into the Breach

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Derelict Star

RPG · Deck Builder

KeeperRL

RPG · Simulation

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

RimWorld

RPG · Simulation

Paper Mario: The Origami King

RPG · Puzzle

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fate/Grand Order

RPG · Visual Novel

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

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RPG · Turn-Based Strat

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What is the best game similar to In Stars And Time?: The closest game to In Stars And Time is Darkest Dungeon®, scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like In Stars And Time?: The three closest games to In Stars And Time are: 1. Darkest Dungeon® (82/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (74/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Loop Hero (70/100, 8 shared attributes). All share In Stars And Time's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 12 dimensions.
Is Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) similar to In Stars And Time?: Yes, very much so — Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) scores 74/100 similarity to In Stars And Time. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to In Stars And Time?: The best RPG games similar to In Stars And Time are Darkest Dungeon®, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition), Loop Hero and Keep Driving. All share the RPG genre alongside other key In Stars And Time attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and horror tension.
How is similarity to In Stars And Time calculated?: We compare In Stars And Time against every game in our catalog using 12 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 In Stars And Time experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.