Games like Tales Across Time
If Tales Across Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are 猎魔战纪, 8-Bit Adventures 2 and 8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its evocative retro soundtrack, no grinding or levelling and atmospheric. 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 Tales Across Time: Tales Across Time is a story-driven RPG experience from the creator of 8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey. It uses the classic short-story format to tell the tale of three different characters...
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猎魔战纪
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tales Across Time.
Top pick for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
该游戏是一款独立制作的回合制RPG，喜欢回合制RPG的朋友一定不要错过！游戏中你可以体验逐步变强然后击败一个又一个强大BOSS的快感。每个角色可以选择不同的培养路线，你可以根据你自己的思路选择角色天赋，进行装备搭配，以及练习技能！ 总之，如果你喜欢回合制RPG这个游戏你一定要尝试一下，我相信你玩了之后绝不会后悔！
8-Bit Adventures 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a nostalgic mood with Tales Across Time.
Second-strongest match for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tales Across Time.
Third-strongest match for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition is a retro-styled JRPG with polish and personality, that focuses less on references and more on telling a story...
Knight Bewitched 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tales Across Time.
Ranked #4 for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Knight Bewitched 2 is a jRPG featuring the story of a group of heroes and mercenaries as they work together to restore a lost kingdom and face a new threat in the world of Ambrose.
Knight Bewitched
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Tales Across Time.
Ranked #5 for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales Across Time.
Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.
HEARTBEAT
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales Across Time.
Make friends, make enemies, go fishing, collect cards, beat up sharks, beat up tigers, obtain the denim blade, train a fuzzy infantile insect for battle, and uncover ancient secrets in this monster-filled adventure.
The Adventure of Magical Girl
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Magical Girl + JRPG! The mercenaries Kaim and Asal are unable to get used to the court life, so they give up their lordship and continue to wander around, living by eating grass as mercenaries. But their boring routine is broken again. They would meet the three students from the magic academy.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Tales Across Time.
Ranked #8 for Tales Across Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Tales Across Time.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tales Across Time at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Tales Across Time.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales Across Time.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales Across Time.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales Across Time.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Tales Across Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales Across Time.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
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. Shares Indie with Tales Across Time.
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 Adventure with Tales Across Time.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales Across Time.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Other recommendable Steam games by Critical Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
8-Bit Adventures 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a nostalgic mood with Tales Across Time.
Another title from Critical Games, the studio behind Tales Across Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tales Across Time.
Another title from Critical Games, the studio behind Tales Across Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition is a retro-styled JRPG with polish and personality, that focuses less on references and more on telling a story...
Infinite Alliance
WHY THIS
Another title from Critical Games, the studio behind Tales Across Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Heroes and villains from 17 Indie JRPGs collide, in this story rich Crossover Event! Chained Echoes, Jack Move, CrossCode, 8-Bit Adventures 2, Beloved Rapture, Quartet, and more unite for a totally FREE adventure!
Frequently asked about Tales Across Time
- How much does Tales Across Time cost?
- Tales Across Time is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tales Across Time?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tales Across Time are 猎魔战纪, 8-Bit Adventures 2, 8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition.
- Who developed Tales Across Time?
- Tales Across Time was developed by Critical Games.
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