The Best Character Games

Update : Flash Doll added at rank #45.
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Rift Wizard (2021)

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PC Windows

Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.

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  • rogue-like
  • character
  • perma-death
  • turn-based
  • magic
  • dungeon-crawler
  • customization
  • traditional
  • procedural
  • 2d
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • top-down
  • rouge
  • pixel

2

Our Life: Beginnings & Always (2020)

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Linux PC Windows

A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.


  • lgbtq
  • choices
  • character
  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • otome
  • customization
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • relaxing
  • interactive
  • replay-value

3

Zeepkist (2021)

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early access PC Windows

Welcome to Zeepkist! You race soapboxes down hills!

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  • editor
  • level
  • 4-player
  • pvp
  • character
  • racing
  • driving
  • physics
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • customization
  • sport
  • relaxing
  • local
  • arcade

4

Petal Crash (2020)

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Crash blocks together into huge chain reactions in this frantic arcade action puzzler! Pick your favorite character and experience their tale in the Story Mode, solve tricky brain teasers and make your own in Puzzle Mode, shoot for high scores in Solo Play, or go head to head in Versus Mode!


  • 1990s
  • character
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • cartoony
  • comedy
  • city-states
  • logic
  • arcade
  • anime
  • twin
  • family-friendly
  • local

5

Mad Adventures (2022)

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PC Windows

Work together or betray each other! Unlock lobby-wide upgrades. Survive a 4-day expedition to reach the final boss. A Multiplayer 3D Platformer with a sprinkle of Roguelike and Battle Royale!


  • royale
  • 3d
  • character
  • platform
  • party
  • precision
  • pvp
  • rogue-like
  • colourful
  • customization
  • multiplayer
  • physics
  • third-person
  • funny

6

ATLYSS (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Enter the world of ATLYSS, a Singleplayer/Online RPG where you can fight with or against friends in a surreal world filled with creatures beyond comprehension. Customize and progress your character(s), complete quests, and discover strange locations.

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  • rpg
  • 3d
  • character
  • action
  • customization
  • 1990s
  • cute
  • stylized
  • pve
  • fantasy
  • arpg
  • multiplayer
  • atmospheric

7

The Genesis Project (2022)

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early access PC Windows Linux Mac OS

The Genesis Project is an attempt to replicate Sburb from the popular webcomic Homestuck, made by Andrew Hussie.

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  • rpg
  • party
  • memes
  • base-building
  • building
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • 3d
  • tag
  • exploration
  • customization
  • crafting
  • management
  • fantasy

8

I Wanna Maker (2023)

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PC Windows

I Wanna Maker is a precision platformer with a robust level editor and online level sharing, based on I Wanna Be The Guy fangames. Create complex levels using a variety of objects, a powerful events system, and customizable visuals. Browse levels online, take on challenge modes, and more!

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  • editor
  • precision
  • level
  • platform
  • 2d
  • character
  • customization
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • controller-support
  • single-player

9

Magical Diary: Wolf Hall (2020)

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Design your own wizard to attend a magical school. Learn spells, explore dungeons, make friends, and find a date for the May Day Ball. But be careful, everyone has secrets - including you!

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  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • character
  • dating-sim
  • rpg
  • choices
  • simulation
  • customization
  • romance
  • dungeon-crawler
  • dungeon
  • magic
  • romantic
  • adventure
  • demons

10

Youropa (2018)

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PC Windows

Youropa is a mind-bending puzzle adventure set in a fragmented Paris. Walk on walls, defy gravity, and challenge your perception of the third dimension. Uncover new abilities, face ferocious enemies, and explore a beautifully designed urban environment. With its unique gameplay concept, Youropa promises a polished, fun, and challenging experience that will keep you hooked.


What we like:
  • Clever and gradually introduced puzzle design
  • Beautiful graphics and environments
  • High level of polish and charm
  • No forced story
  • Lots of content and levels
What could be improved:
  • Can be very difficult and frustrating
  • Some platforming sections require precise movements
  • Camera movement can be weird

  • puzzle
  • platform
  • character
  • metroidvania
  • abstract
  • editor
  • level
  • parkour
  • exploration
  • third-person
  • surreal
  • 3d
  • building
  • relaxing
  • driving

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