StrategyBest PC Games of 2023, page 18
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RPGLovelorn sanatorium Ⅲ
DSGameFor:Players who enjoy humorous story puzzles with internet-culture references.Skip if:Players seeking a deep RPG system or extensive character progression; the described gameplay centers on dialogue, exploration and puzzles.
RPGDisgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless
NIS America, Inc.For:Strategy RPG fans who want team building across more than 40 character classesSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than stage-based strategy RPG battles
SportsFalse Front
Svantech StudiosFor:Casual FPS players who want short, playful multiplayer sessionsSkip if:Players seeking a realistic or serious first-person shooter
StrategyAquatico
Overseer GamesFor:City-builder players who want an underwater setting shaped by biomes and marine hazardsSkip if:Players seeking an action game built around direct combat rather than colony construction and management
ActionGunbrella
Devolver DigitalFor:Action-adventure players who want side-scrolling combat built around a weapon with traversal functionsSkip if:Players seeking a slow, purely investigative experience without frequent combat and movement challenges
RPGVampires' Melody 2
AsicxArtFor:Players who prefer vampire-led island adventuresSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused RPG rather than a plot-node-based story
RPGThe Iron Oath
Balor GamesFor:Players who want turn-based tactical combat with environmental hazardsSkip if:Players seeking rapid real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based encounters
RPGAirship: Kingdoms Adrift
indie.ioFor:Players who want to combine trading, industrial management, and airship combatSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused action game rather than trading, production, exploration, and political systems
ActionVampire Mansion
eTIRUeFor:Horror players who want a compact mansion-escape scenarioSkip if:Players seeking a broad combat system rather than item-based incapacitation and escape
RPGThe Unliving
Team17 DigitalFor:Rogue-lite players who want each run to take place in a randomly generated worldSkip if:Players who want a fixed world layout may hit a wall when each run generates a different map.
SimulationAgatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
MicroidsFor:Agatha Christie fans who want a modernized interactive version of a familiar mysterySkip if:Players seeking combat, character progression, or open-ended exploration may find the investigation structure narrow
SimulationEscape First Alchemist ⚗️
OnSkull GamesFor:Escape-room fans who want logic and observation puzzles in a first-person setting.Skip if:Players seeking combat-focused action or a broad range of settings; the described play centers on one workshop and its puzzles.
ActionRenfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Skybound GamesFor:Players who enjoy roguelites and want a single-player action gameSkip if:Players seeking a story-focused adventure with extensive narrative detail
AdventureEverdream Valley
Untold TalesFor:Solo players seeking a farming adventure with exploration and dream-based creature playSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or weapon-based challenges
RPGThe Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
NIS America, Inc.For:Players of story-led RPGs who want a political conflict set in a city-stateSkip if:Players seeking a standalone story with no connection to an earlier campaign
AdventureScene Investigators
EQ StudiosFor:True-crime fans who want deduction-focused case solvingSkip if:Players who need prompts or hints to direct each investigation may hit a wall when the game leaves them to interpret the evidence alone.
RPGFloating Life2
心流工作室（Heart Stream Studio）For:Cultivation-fiction fans who want exploration alongside combatSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused adventure may find the many exploration, relationship, town, and sect systems diffuse
RPGThe Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
Plot TwistFor:Metroidvania fans who prefer detective-led exploration to combat-only adventuresSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed pace may find the combat’s emphasis on concentration and tactical choices demanding.
RPG要来点百合吗 Love Yuri
琉璃花糖制作组For:Yuri visual-novel readers who want a romance centered on family secretsSkip if:Players seeking action, combat, or resource-management systems rather than visual-novel storytelling
CasualZup! Q
Quiet RiverFor:Casual puzzle players who prefer short physics-based challengesSkip if:Players seeking narrative progression, character development, or expansive exploration
StrategyLove Tavern
Secret LaboFor:Players who enjoy managing a fantasy tavern through staff assignments and room constructionSkip if:Players looking for a combat-focused game rather than a tavern-management routine
AdventureThe Many Pieces of Mr. Coo
Meridiem GamesFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want surreal settings and unusual puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking combat, resource management, or action-focused gameplay
RPGThe Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki Ⅱ -CRIMSON SiN-
Clouded Leopard EntertainmentFor:RPG fans who want investigations set in a modern republicSkip if:Players seeking a standalone story with no connections to an ongoing sagaNothing matches. Loosen a filter.