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24 alternatives to Marginalia Hero

the weirdest medieval RPG

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Marginalia Hero launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Super Chibi Knight▲55

   Few RPGs are this damn adorable.

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dislyte▲70

   Stylish urban mythological RPG

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Darkest Dungeon▲70

   Cthulhu RPG where you worry about sanity, not hit points

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tyranny▲68

   From the makers of Pillars of Eternity comes Tyranny!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hero Simulator▲56

   Defending a kingdom isn’t easy!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Voronoi Go▲158

   I posted once before but wanted to share again because a lot has changed. There's now a fairly strong bot to play against (contributed by a community member) and also correspondence games. The combination of these things helps a bit in finding people to play against.

   Aug 2026 · voronoigo.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic▲76

   An RPG with random generated elements.

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Legend of Grimrock▲60

   Gorgeous Old-School RPG inspired by Dungeon Master on Ipad

   2015 · grimrock.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hard West▲79

   "Weird" West World with Turn-Based RPG Combat

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Planescape: Torment▲66

    Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

    2015 · gog.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hearthlands▲70

    A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.

    2015 · hearthlands.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Banner Saga▲71

    Tactical RPG, inspired by viking myths.

    2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DragonSoul▲54

    A mobile RPG with a sense of personality

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Age of Lords▲9

    The best Medieval strategy game without cats, really.

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure▲69

    The first story-based Fantasy Chess game on Steam.

    2018 · dungeonlords.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Knights of San Francisco▲83

    A story-based RPG for mobile exploring the remains of SF

    2021 · egamebook.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wildterra▲58

    Massively multiplayer life simulator in a medieval world.

    2017 · ad.admitad.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    StormBorn: War of Legends RPG▲66

    Powerful Fighters, cunning Rogues, mighty Beastmasters!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mystic Kingdom▲62

    Cute heroes embark on an adventure RPG to unite 3 kingdoms

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Clicker Heroes▲64

    An RPG with a Cookie Clicker-style twist

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

21. 21LA
    Loresome – An RPG game that plays itself, and your TODOs aid the hero▲25

    2019 · loresome.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hello Tech Pros: Cultural Inspirations For Your D&D Homebrew▲64

    Part 5 in our RPG series

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Heroes Tactics: Mythiventures▲68

    Lead your heroes to victory

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Age of Empires: Castle Siege [CA Soft Launch]▲58

    a free-to-play medieval MMO tower defense

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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