What is the best game similar to Look Outside?

The closest game to Look Outside is Darkest Dungeon®, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Look Outside?

The three closest games to Look Outside are: 1. Darkest Dungeon® (84/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Chainsaw Warrior (Classic) (88/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. KeeperRL (81/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Look Outside's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Chainsaw Warrior (Classic) similar to Look Outside?

Yes, very much so — Chainsaw Warrior (Classic) scores 88/100 similarity to Look Outside. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Look Outside?

The best RPG games similar to Look Outside are Darkest Dungeon®, Chainsaw Warrior (Classic), KeeperRL and Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition). All share the RPG genre alongside other key Look Outside attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Look Outside calculated?

We compare Look Outside against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Look Outside 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 Look Outside? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and combat tactical — against over 6,700 titles. These 41 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Darkest Dungeon® leads with 84/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Look Outside

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Look Outside. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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 on genre

iRank87

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration2D

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping survival 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 Look Outside: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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

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#2Chainsaw Warrior (Classic)Closest overall match

iRank62

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkHorrorExploration2D

Steam👍 62%· 105

Year 2015Dev Auroch DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, roguelike runs and real-time strategy, while skipping strong narrative focus

Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of the Night is a new chapter for Games Workshop's cult classic! Based on the original Chainsaw Warrior board game, this sequel adds new layers of intensity to the game's unique formula.

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: visuals and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkHorrorExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 84%· 1.8K

Year 2015Dev Michal BrzozowskiPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, roguelike runs and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes.

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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

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

iRank90

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric2DPixel 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping survival 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 Look Outside: setting.

It predates Look Outside by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Sword of the Stars: The Pit

iRank70

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkHorrorExploration2DIsometric

Steam👍 84%· 1.6KRAWG👍 52%· 56MC68IGDB70· 1

Year 2013Dev Kerberos ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping horror tension

A deadly plague ravages your world. Your last hope: a legendary alien facility dug deep into the Feldspar Mountains...a massive Pit, built by the ancient Suul'ka. If 'The Pit' really exists, there might be something left. Something that will give your doctors a fighting chance at the cure.

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationIsometricPixel 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, 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 Look Outside: setting and tone.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration2D

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, procedural generation and fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: progression and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkPixel Art2DIsometric

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, card game strategy and procedural generation, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, roguelike runs and vibe casual, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Look Outside: progression and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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#10Shadows Over Loathing

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10

Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

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

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: progression and visuals.

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#11Persona 3 Portable

iRank84

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeHorror

IGDB88· 8OC81· 63

Year 2009Dev Atlus · Ghostlight Ltd.

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: visuals.

It predates Look Outside by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12RimWorld

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalExplorationIsometric2D

Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11

Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: setting and progression.

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

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#13Gorky 17Closest on setting

iRank75

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkHorrorIsometric

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, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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

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#14Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88

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

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, fantasy world and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Look Outside.

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#15Tactical Breach Wizards

iRank92

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Look Outside: setting and visuals.

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Complete list of Look Outside alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Look Outside, 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 · Deck Builder

Chroma Squad

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Final Fantasy VII

RPG · Adventure

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

RPG · Adventure

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

Persona 5

RPG · Adventure

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Torment: Tides of Numenera

RPG · Adventure

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

King's Bounty: Warriors of the North

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Willy-Nilly Knight

RPG · Adventure

Paper Mario: The Origami King

RPG · Puzzle

Into the Breach

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Gears Tactics

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Xenogears

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Shogun Showdown

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Blackguards

RPG · Adventure

The Banner Saga 3

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fate/Grand Order

RPG · Visual Novel

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Look Outside?: The closest game to Look Outside is Darkest Dungeon®, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Look Outside?: The three closest games to Look Outside are: 1. Darkest Dungeon® (84/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Chainsaw Warrior (Classic) (88/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. KeeperRL (81/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Look Outside's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Chainsaw Warrior (Classic) similar to Look Outside?: Yes, very much so — Chainsaw Warrior (Classic) scores 88/100 similarity to Look Outside. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Look Outside?: The best RPG games similar to Look Outside are Darkest Dungeon®, Chainsaw Warrior (Classic), KeeperRL and Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition). All share the RPG genre alongside other key Look Outside attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Look Outside calculated?: We compare Look Outside against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Look Outside experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.