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A non-linear turn-based horror RPG set in eerie corridors and surreal dimensions. Power comes from exploring rather than grinding, and your choices decide the fate of the universe.
What defines The Backworld:
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The closest matches for The Backworld are Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, Look Outside and Celestial Return. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Backworld special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
93 %
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A bleak Lovecraftian CRPG set in a ruined 1920s Arkham, with turn-based combat, a sanity system and punishing choices. Its hand-drawn 2D look and hopeless mood make it a distinctive horror RPG experience.
91 % 9.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
You are trapped in your apartment building while the world outside breaks down, fighting mutated neighbors in turn-based combat. Ammo, supplies and your sanity must be carefully managed in a dense pixel-art horror atmosphere.
89 % 9.75 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A story-driven sci-fi RPG where dice rolls decide fights, negotiations and survival in a crumbling city. Cosmic horror and corrupt megacorps set the bleak backdrop.
88 % 9.99 €
Lots to discover
The classic that defined the post-nuclear RPG: as a Vault 13 dweller you roam irradiated California, solving problems through talk, stealth or turn-based combat while your choices reshape towns and factions. Dark humor meets a bleak, open wasteland under the pressure of a ticking clock.
88 %
Lots to discover
A merciless horror RPG with turn-based combat where you scrape by on scarce resources in the cursed town of Prehevil, trying to uncover its dark secrets within three days. Brutal, oppressive and full of deadly decisions.
88 % 29.99 €
Lots to discover
An isometric sci-fi post-apocalyptic CRPG in the spirit of the late-90s classics, set in a sealed-off zone full of artifacts from a vanished civilization. Turn-based combat, character building and meaningful decisions define the experience.
88 % 33.99 €
Strong character progression
An isometric CRPG set in a ruined Australia, featuring turn-based combat, a classless build system and a Moral Compass that tracks your dialogue and quest decisions.
87 % 14.99 €
Lots to discover
A loving Fallout-style successor set in a Soviet wasteland, with turn-based combat, open-ended character builds and plenty of meaningful choices, all laced with dark humor and Eastern European flavor.
87 % 49.99 €
Lots to discover
A sprawling Warhammer 40K role-playing game where you command a voidship, a crew of eccentric companions and a trade empire as a Rogue Trader. Turn-based battles, deep character builds and weighty decisions define the journey.
87 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A grim sequel where you recruit and fuse demon allies while picking a side among Law, Chaos and Neutrality in a religiously ruled dystopia. Punishing, uncompromising, and built on moral choices that decide the ending.