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Games like Epic Battle Fantasy 5

If Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Epic Battle Fantasy 4, Epic Battle Fantasy 3 and Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its satisfying progression feels rewarding, epic and immersive. 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.

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Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is a turn-based RPG released in 2018 by Matt Roszak, priced at $24.99. Players take on challenging encounters in a massive adventure that combines strategic combat with enemy-capturing, featuring character customization, equipment upgrades, cooldown-based abilities, limit breaks, and an elemental weakness system. The game supports solo play and is designed for extended sit-down sessions. Reviewers highlight that every ability and item serves a purpose, and that the writing balances humor with genuine heart while the soundtrack enhances every moment of the experience. Players describe the overall tone as lighthearted, epic, and nostalgic, and they value how satisfying progression feels rewarding. The game holds a 99% positive rating from over 2,700 Steam reviews.

About Epic Battle Fantasy 5: A turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice... and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting! Updated with tons of new content!

2018StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDWindowsby Matt Roszak
Epic Battle Fantasy 5 — Steam game cover
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Combat rewards preparation and strategyEvery ability and item has purposeSatisfying progression feels rewardingEpicImmersiveLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Epic Battle Fantasy 5 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.

  1. Epic Battle Fantasy 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Top pick for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    A light-hearted turn-based RPG, heavily inspired by old 2D classics. You will battle through waves of cute enemies, grow your characters, explore a diverse world, solve puzzles, and of course, save the world. (Just updated to version 3!)

    2014AdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Second-strongest match for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Third-strongest match for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered. LEVEL-5’s classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!

    2015StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cthulhu Saves the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Ranked #5 for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!

    2011IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Coromon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Ranked #6 for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles, brain-twisting puzzles, and a mysterious threat to the world awaiting defeat. Nobody said being a Battle Researcher was easy!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a lighthearted mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Ranked #7 for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.

    2026AdventureRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Epic Battle Fantasy 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Grotesque Tactics is a highly addictive tactical RPG combining elements of popular Western and Asian console RPGs.

    2010StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Persona 5 Royal

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!

    2022RPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Yakuza 0

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.

    2018ActionAdventureRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Expeditions

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Lead an expedition of self-fighting heroes to gather resources and rebuild a village destroyed by the Abyss. Equip them with gear and skillbooks to unlock their full potential. Explore the continent, help other races, and guide humanity—before the Abyss returns.

    2025StrategyIndieEarly Access13.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. No Legs? No Problem!

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Be the first to reach the goal in this intense 4 player racing game. Challenge your friends to a free for all or team up in an epic 2v2 race battle. Use your abilities to grief your enemies, or boost yourself to the finish line.

    2023ActionSportsIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Sushi Cat - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Battle back waves of rogue sushi in this cute-but-chaotic roguelite tower defense! Build, upgrade, and reshape the battlefield each run.

    2026StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!

    2015StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Valkyria Chronicles™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!

    2014ActionStrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Epic Battle Fantasy 5 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Epic Battle Fantasy 5 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Matt Roszak

Other recommendable Steam games by Matt Roszak, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Epic Battle Fantasy 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Epic Battle Fantasy 5. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    A light-hearted turn-based RPG, heavily inspired by old 2D classics. You will battle through waves of cute enemies, grow your characters, explore a diverse world, solve puzzles, and of course, save the world. (Just updated to version 3!)

    2014AdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Find Matt's Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Go on a scavenger-hunt adventure that spans 84 hand-crafted levels, while getting to know the four friends who struggle to keep their video game studio together.

    2026IndieCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bullet Heaven 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!

    2015ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Epic Battle Fantasy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Epic Battle Fantasy 5. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    A collection of short and silly games from the early days of the internet. There's turn-based RPGs, shoot-em-ups, platformers, and more - updated with new quality-of-life features. Plus there's a whopping 150 achievements to collect, and a free soundtrack DLC!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Epic Battle Fantasy 5. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered. LEVEL-5’s classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!

    2015StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cthulhu Saves the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!

    2011IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Coromon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles, brain-twisting puzzles, and a mysterious threat to the world awaiting defeat. Nobody said being a Battle Researcher was easy!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a lighthearted mood with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

    The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.

    2026AdventureRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Does Epic Battle Fantasy 5 work on Steam Deck?
Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Epic Battle Fantasy 5 cost?
Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Epic Battle Fantasy 5?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Epic Battle Fantasy 5 are Epic Battle Fantasy 4, Epic Battle Fantasy 3, Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered.
Who developed Epic Battle Fantasy 5?
Epic Battle Fantasy 5 was developed by Matt Roszak.

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