Games Like Demonic Mahjong (2026)

Shared: tier:indie

Closer to Dwarf Fortress in a wuxia robe than anything you'd find on a typical RPG shelf - deep, opaque, and rewarding only if you commit to learning its dense systems.

Shared: tier:indie

A stat-management parenting sim with surprising mechanical depth: dozens of endings, a Darkness meter that closes off social paths, and a 'one more turn' pull that has swallowed 40-hour sessions whole.

Shared: Relic Synergies

Forget most roguelikes that came after it, this is the one that rewired how strategy players think about card synergy, and it still plays cleaner than its imitators six years on.

Shared: Score Multiplier

Intentionally broken, physics-powered chaos that critic scores completely fail to measure - worth owning if you have a couch and one free afternoon.

Shared: tier:indie

If your lobby has three warm bodies and someone's already mad about the sawblade placement, this is the best six-dollar-equivalent you'll spend on a party night.