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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 29 games similar to Strange Antiquities down to the 10 that fit the “RPG” category. Beholder, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension and Golf Story top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Strange Antiquities.

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The best rPG games like Strange Antiquities

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Strange Antiquities. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1BeholderClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeStealthDark2D

Steam👍 92%· 30KIGDB80· 3OC76· 27

Year 2016Dev Warm Lamp Games · Alawar EntertainmentOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Strange Antiquities, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Strange Antiquities.

It predates Strange Antiquities by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

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SoloNarrativeMeleeCasualPixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 25KRAWG👍 90%· 143MC88OC88· 18

Year 2020Dev Draw Me A PixelPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Strange Antiquities, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

"There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT.

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#3Golf StoryClosest on tone

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SoloNarrativeLootSkill TreeIsometric

IGDB83· 7OC81· 45

Year 2017Dev Sidebar GamesOn Switch

✓ Shared with Strange Antiquities: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

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

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#4Yakuza

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SoloNarrativeMeleeSandbox WorldOpen World

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Year 2005Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega

✓ Shared with Strange Antiquities: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

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

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#5MoonlighterClosest on setting

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SoloFantasyMeleeProceduralExploration

Steam👍 82%· 22KIGDB82· 14OC82· 110

Year 2018Dev Digital Sun Games · NetflixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Strange Antiquities, expect deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Strange Antiquities.

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SoloNarrativeFantasyDarkProcedural

Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB85· 2OC78· 22

Year 2018Dev Weather FactoryOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like Strange Antiquities, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Strange Antiquities.

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#7Always Sometimes Monsters

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SoloNarrativeCasualIsometricThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 2.4KRAWG👍 26%· 76MC73IGDB81· 5OC73· 30

Year 2014Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Strange Antiquities, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

###Sad story Made by two developers from Canada in the RPG Maker, the game tells the story of the author who receives a note that the love of his life marries another on the other side of the country.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Strange Antiquities.

It predates Strange Antiquities by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Digimon World

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SoloFantasySci-FiCyberpunkThird Person

Year 1999Dev Bandai

✓ Like Strange Antiquities, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Strange Antiquities: setting.

It predates Strange Antiquities by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Pokémon Quest

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SoloSkill TreeIsometric

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Year 2018Dev Game Freak · NintendoOn Android · iOS · Switch

✓ Shared with Strange Antiquities: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

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#10Gumballs & Dungeons

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SoloFantasyManagement

Steam👍 45%· 878RAWG👍 17%· 23MC65

Year 2011Dev Realmforge Studios · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Strange Antiquities, expect deep simulation, deep RPG systems and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings resource management, while skipping puzzle design

A mighty hero stalks through a dark, dank dungeon making life miserable for hordes of pitiable monsters as he steals anything and everything not bolted to the floor. Been there, done that - about a thousand times?

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Strange Antiquities.

It predates Strange Antiquities by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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