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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 Look Outside down to the 19 that fit the “Narrative” category. Darkest Dungeon®, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Darkest Dungeon II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Look Outside.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

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Year 2025Dev Francis Coulombe

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Look Outside is Darkest Dungeon® — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Darkest Dungeon II follow close behind.

#1Darkest Dungeon®84 #2Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)79 #3Darkest Dungeon II76 #4Loop Hero73 #5Derelict Star71

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The best narrative games like Look Outside

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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 overall match

84

Darkest Dungeon®

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone72Visuals49Progression46

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

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

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting38

#3Darkest Dungeon II

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Darkest Dungeon II

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals49Setting48

73

Loop Hero

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting0

#5Derelict Star

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkExploration2D

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, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping survival 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 Look Outside: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression50Visuals47

#6Persona 3 PortableClosest on setting

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Persona 3 Portable

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Combat66Visuals0

#7Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

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Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeHorror

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 fantasy world, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Look Outside: visuals.

It predates Look Outside by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting57Visuals0

#8Caves of QudClosest on progression

76

Caves of Qud

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals88Progression61Tone43

71

Keep Driving

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals91Tone49Progression40

#10Shadows Over Loathing

70

Shadows Over Loathing

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone77Visuals47Progression45

#11Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

66

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone68Progression54Visuals49

#12Pathfinder: Kingmaker

66

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 78%· 35KIGDB66· 3OC72· 36

Year 2018Dev Owlcat Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone69Visuals49Progression40

#13Tactical Breach Wizards

64

Tactical Breach Wizards

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone78Visuals49Setting0

#14Torment: Tides of Numenera

64

Torment: Tides of Numenera

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 70%· 4.4KIGDB82· 22OC80· 110

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

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone72Visuals49Setting0

#15Final Fantasy VII

63

Final Fantasy VII

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy

IGDB85· 4OC81· 25

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

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

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

It predates Look Outside by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone67Visuals37Setting0

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