Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like CrossCode (2026)
Every game below overlaps with CrossCode on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Katana ZERO, which both cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and difficult.
- CrossCode is tagged Action RPG, Pixel Graphics, RPG, Female Protagonist, Puzzle, Singleplayer, Indie, Great Soundtrack by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Katana ZERO
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Katana ZERO at a glance Released 2019 Studio Askiisoft Player sentiment 98% positive of 76,036 Price $14.99 Pixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackStory RichCyberpunkIndie2DDifficultRetro
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The Surge 2
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
The Surge 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 9,558 Price $29.99 RPGSci-fiDifficultCyberpunkAction RPGFemale ProtagonistStory Rich
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Eternal Senia
Why it matched: both story-rich and puzzle; shares 11 player tags including Anime, RPG and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2015).
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Eternal Senia at a glance Released 2015 Studio Sanctum Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 12,057 Price Free AnimeRPGFemale ProtagonistGreat SoundtrackIndieStory RichJRPG2D
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Hacknet
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2015).
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Hacknet at a glance Released 2015 Studio Team Fractal Alligator Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,101 Price $1.49 Story RichGreat SoundtrackCyberpunk2DDifficultSci-fiIndie
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FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including JRPG, Story Rich and RPG; released around the same time (2016).
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!
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster at a glance Released 2016 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 88% positive of 23,525 Price $29.99 JRPGStory RichRPGGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistAnimePuzzleSci-fi
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The Surge
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Difficult; released around the same time (2017).
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
The Surge at a glance Released 2017 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 12,215 Price $14.99 RPGSci-fiDifficultCyberpunkAction RPGStory Rich
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NieR:Automata
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2017).
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR:Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,100 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichFemale ProtagonistRPGJRPGAnimeSci-fi
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Cloudpunk
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk, science fiction and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Cyberpunk, Sci-fi and Story Rich; released around the same time (2020).
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Cloudpunk at a glance Released 2020 Studio ION LANDS Player sentiment 87% positive of 15,448 Price $19.99 CyberpunkSci-fiStory RichFemale ProtagonistRPGIndieGreat Soundtrack
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VVVVVV
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Indie and Great Soundtrack.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
VVVVVV at a glance Released 2010 Studio Terry Cavanagh Player sentiment 96% positive of 10,540 Price $4.99 Pixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackDifficultRetro2DSci-fiPuzzle
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Tower of Fantasy
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk, science fiction and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Anime, RPG and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2022).
Embark together on your fantasy adventure! Set hundreds of years in the future on the distant planet of Aida, the shared open-world RPG, anime-infused sci-fi adventure Tower of Fantasy now is officially available on Steam.
Tower of Fantasy at a glance Released 2022 Studio Hotta Studio Player sentiment 66% positive of 12,052 Price Free AnimeRPGAction-AdventureAction RPGSci-fiCyberpunkStory Rich
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2020).
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps at a glance Released 2020 Studio Moon Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 146,084 Price $29.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichAction-AdventurePuzzle2DIndieDifficult
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NieR: Automata
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2017).
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR: Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,070 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichFemale ProtagonistRPGJRPGAnimeSci-fi
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Changed
Why it matched: both story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Difficult, Puzzle and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2018).
You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.
Changed at a glance Released 2018 Studio DragonSnow Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,545 Price $4.99 DifficultPuzzlePixel GraphicsIndieStory Rich2DGreat SoundtrackRPG
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Cave Story
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Indie, Great Soundtrack and Pixel Graphics.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Cave Story at a glance Released 2004 Studio Daisuke Amaya Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,305 Price $14.99 IndieGreat SoundtrackPixel Graphics2DRetroDifficultStory RichSci-fi
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Action-Adventure, Story Rich and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2019).
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a glance Released 2019 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 175,096 Price $39.99 Action-AdventureStory RichSci-fiRPGPuzzle
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Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: both science fiction, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Puzzle and 2D; released around the same time (2016).
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Defy Gravity Extended at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paul Fisch Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,531 Price $0.55 IndiePuzzle2DDifficultSci-fiGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistRetro
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Broken Age
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Broken Age at a glance Released 2014 Studio Double Fine Player sentiment 84% positive of 8,219 Price $14.99 Story RichIndieGreat SoundtrackPuzzleFemale Protagonist2DRetroSci-fi
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Dreamfall Chapters
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Female Protagonist and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2017).
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Dreamfall Chapters at a glance Released 2017 Studio Red Thread Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,525 Price $24.99 Story RichFemale ProtagonistCyberpunkSci-fiPuzzleIndie
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Female Protagonist, RPG and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2018).
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Darksiders III at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 17,431 Price $39.99 Female ProtagonistRPGAction-AdventureStory RichPuzzleDifficult
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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Female Protagonist, Story Rich and Sci-fi.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey at a glance Released 2006 Studio Funcom Player sentiment 84% positive of 1,235 Price $19.99 Female ProtagonistStory RichSci-fiRPGGreat SoundtrackCyberpunkPuzzle
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Final Fantasy XIII
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and difficult; shares 8 player tags including JRPG, RPG and Female Protagonist.
Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.
Final Fantasy XIII at a glance Released 2009 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 75% positive of 19,914 Price $15.99 JRPGRPGFemale ProtagonistGreat SoundtrackStory RichSci-fiAction RPGDifficult
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Undertale
Why it matched: both story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2015).
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Undertale at a glance Released 2015 Studio 8-4 Player sentiment 96% positive of 338,731 Price $9.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichPixel GraphicsRPGIndie2DRetro
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Difficult; released around the same time (2016).
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 95% positive of 71,430 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichDifficult2DIndiePuzzle
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Anime and Story Rich; released around the same time (2020).
The Dragon Ball RPG of your dreams! For the first time, you can play the rest of the story. Step into the universe of Dragon Ball Z in all its iconic glory and become the hero you were always meant to be!
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT at a glance Released 2020 Studio CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,245 Price $19.99 RPGAnimeStory RichJRPGGreat SoundtrackAction RPGDifficult
Common questions
What game is most like CrossCode?
Katana ZERO, on the evidence we have. It both cyberpunk, science fiction, story-rich and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to CrossCode" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with CrossCode. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.