Games like Cris Tales
If Cris Tales is your kind of game, the closest matches are Indivisible, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key and Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Cris Tales: Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!
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Steam players who put hours into Cris Tales also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Indivisible
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cris Tales.
Top pick for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Cris Tales.
Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cris Tales.
Second-strongest match for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cris Tales.
The final summer, the final secret... Ryza's final adventure is about to begin!
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cris Tales.
A mysterious story of a mysterious dream ... This is a story about one of the adventures Sophie the Alchemist had after she left her hometown of Kirchen Bell.
CHRONO TRIGGER®
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Cris Tales.
Ranked #4 for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cris Tales.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cris Tales.
Ranked #5 for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cris Tales.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Digital Edition of Light
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cris Tales.
Ranked #6 for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cris Tales.
DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ follows the perilous journey of a hunted Hero who must uncover the mystery of his fate with the aid of a charismatic cast of supporting characters.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cris Tales.
Ranked #7 for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cris Tales.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
Moero Chronicle
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cris Tales.
Ranked #8 for Cris Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cris Tales.
Io is a man who has no luck with the ladies, and now he's tasked with recruiting Monster Girls to save the world in this moe-filled dungeon RPG! Recruit 50 Monster Girls! Combine their Moe Traits! Build relationships with them and find out just how cute a monster can be!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cris Tales at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cris Tales.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cris Tales.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cris Tales.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cris Tales.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cris Tales.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cris Tales.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cris Tales on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cris Tales.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Cris Tales.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cris Tales.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Cris Tales.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Cris Tales
- Is Cris Tales verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cris Tales is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Cris Tales cost?
- Cris Tales is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cris Tales?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cris Tales are Indivisible, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream.
- Who developed Cris Tales?
- Cris Tales was developed by Dreams Uncorporated, SYCK and published by Maximum Entertainment.
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