Undertale similar games & best alternatives

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Undertale

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

What works

  • Deep moral choice system
  • Unique combat blending rpg and bullet-hell
  • Memorable characters and story
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • High replay value with multiple endings

Things to keep in mind

  • Pixel art graphics may deter some
  • Some players find combat challenging
  • Lack of official localization in some languages
  • Limited multiplayer or social features
  • Some grind in combat encounters

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Why Am I Dead At Sea

  • BAD END THEATER

  • Grimm's Hollow

  • Tales of the Black Forest

  • Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

  • Atopes

More violent

Games that feels like Undertale but with more combat and destruction

  • BLACK SOULS II

  • Mad Father

  • Bad Bitch Blasters

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • Ikenfell

  • The Monstrous Horror Show

Less intimate

Games that feels like Undertale but with less focus on close relationships

  • Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât

  • The Room Syndrome

  • Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi

  • The Count Lucanor

  • UnMetal

  • Wolf & Rabbit

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Undertale but with less leadership over others

  • My Big Sister

  • Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

  • OMORI

  • Have a Nice Dream

  • The Lar

  • 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Undertale but with a stronger sense of community

  • In Stars And Time

  • DELTARUNE

  • Ib

  • Mondealy: Day One

  • Prodigal

  • The Last Train

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Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Undertale: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Intimacy, Thrill.

Last update: 03/08/2026