# Games like This Way Madness Lies

> The closest matches to This Way Madness Lies: Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Jack Move, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, and Doom & Destiny. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Cosmic Star Heroine](https://imho.run/games/256460/cosmic-star-heroine) — Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies. 629 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/)
2. [Cthulhu Saves Christmas](https://imho.run/games/1057540/cthulhu-saves-christmas) — Also Lovecraftian and JRPG, like This Way Madness Lies. 248 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057540/)
3. [Jack Move](https://imho.run/games/1099640/jack-move) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 458 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099640/)
4. [Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4](https://imho.run/games/237570/penny-arcade-s-on-the-rain-slick-precipice-of-darkness-4) — Shares turn based combat and resource management with This Way Madness Lies. 242 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237570/)
5. [Doom & Destiny](https://imho.run/games/318130/doom-destiny) — A frequent pick in This Way Madness Lies players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,141 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318130/)
6. [Cris Tales](https://imho.run/games/1079830/cris-tales) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 175 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079830/)
7. [Quartet](https://imho.run/games/1307960/quartet) — Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies. 260 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/)
8. [Virgo Versus The Zodiac](https://imho.run/games/920320/virgo-versus-the-zodiac) — Also JRPG, like This Way Madness Lies. 419 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/920320/)
9. [8-Bit Adventures 2](https://imho.run/games/733110/8-bit-adventures-2) — Shares resource management with This Way Madness Lies. 251 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733110/)
10. [Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter](https://imho.run/games/3375780/trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter) — Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies. 2,148 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3375780/)
11. [Heroines of Swords & Spells](https://imho.run/games/1212400/heroines-of-swords-spells) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 115 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1212400/)
12. [Breath of Death VII](https://imho.run/games/107300/breath-of-death-vii) — Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies. 946 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/107300/)
13. [Fairy Fencer F](https://imho.run/games/347830/fairy-fencer-f) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 1,231 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347830/)
14. [Metaphor: ReFantazio](https://imho.run/games/2679460/metaphor-refantazio) — Shares turn based combat and resource management with This Way Madness Lies. 13,194 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2679460/)
15. [Shadows Over Loathing](https://imho.run/games/1939160/shadows-over-loathing) — Also Lovecraftian, like This Way Madness Lies. 2,852 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939160/)
16. [Magical Girl Konoha](https://imho.run/games/2529520/magical-girl-konoha) — Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies. 121 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2529520/)
17. [Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1](https://imho.run/games/282900/hyperdimension-neptunia-re-birth1) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 5,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282900/)
18. [Yakuza: Like a Dragon](https://imho.run/games/1235140/yakuza-like-a-dragon) — Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies. 14,367 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235140/)
19. [Persona 5 Royal](https://imho.run/games/1687950/persona-5-royal) — Shares resource management with This Way Madness Lies. 32,573 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687950/)
20. [LunarLux](https://imho.run/games/1932680/lunarlux) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 217 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1932680/)
21. [Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs](https://imho.run/games/464150/regalia-of-men-and-monarchs) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 297 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464150/)
22. [Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection](https://imho.run/games/427700/zwei-the-ilvard-insurrection) — Shares resource management with This Way Madness Lies. 150 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427700/)
23. [Ikenfell](https://imho.run/games/854940/ikenfell) — Also JRPG, like This Way Madness Lies. 581 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/854940/)
24. [Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands](https://imho.run/games/1083790/deathbulge-battle-of-the-bands) — Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies. 362 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1083790/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1318970&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1318970&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1318970&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1318970
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1318970
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About This Way Madness Lies

Shakespeare and Magical Girls, what could be better? Save the worlds of Shakespeare from the forces of Nightmare in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1318970
- **Developer:** Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
- **Publisher:** Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
- **Genres:** RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 10, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 84
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1318970/this-way-madness-lies)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1318970&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/)
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