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24 alternatives to By Any Means Necessary

The Non-RPG Maker 2D RPG where you can't use items in battle

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. By Any Means Necessary launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games▲520

   2020 · nobsgames.stavros.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   No Paint▲151

   A game to create your very own art masterpiece

   2021 · nopaint.art · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RPGen▲128

   Unlimited hand-crafted RPG content

   2021 · rpgen.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vote RPG▲64

   A game where players decide the rules through voting

   2022 · voterpg.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Capsized▲65

   An intensive action and exploration game (2D)

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   RPG Maker MV▲63

   Create your own role-playing games

   2016 · rpgmakerweb.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FranknJohn▲55

   Head-smashing action RPG

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Line▲61

   A game that is as minimalistic as it is hard to play !

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Son of Nor▲56

   A fantasy action adventure

   2015 · stillalive.games · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance▲63

    Realistic Open World First Person Mediavel RPG

    2015 · deepsilver.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Path of Exile▲57

    The F2P RPG that Diablo 3 should have been

    2015 · pathofexile.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hello Tech Pros: Developing an Epic D&D Campaign Story▲61

    Like writing a series of adventure books

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Crafter Game▲71

    Stone age crafting RPG

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dungeon League▲60

    Everything awesome about RPG's without the boring bits

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    .3▲82

    A difficult minimalist game

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dart-rpg – a browser-based RPG game maker written in Dart▲53

    A browser-based 2d rpg engine and game editor. Contribute to brad811/dart-rpg development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The Quest▲56

    An old-school, hand-drawn RPG

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic▲76

    An RPG with random generated elements.

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Darkest Dungeon▲70

    Cthulhu RPG where you worry about sanity, not hit points

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Super Chibi Knight▲55

    Few RPGs are this damn adorable.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hello Tech Pros: Picking a Genre and System for Your Roleplaying Game▲54

    Part 3 of creating a new RPG campaign

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Idle Armies▲58

    An idle game like no other; a great clash of good and evil

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fable Legends▲62

    Free-to-play cooperative action role-playing

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RPG 404▲88

    A tiny NFT game free to mint and play

    2023 · rpg404.com · its alternatives →

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