Omocat's weird RPG Omori overcame years of development hell and was finally launched on PCs at the tail end of 2020. Since then, the game has slowly accumulated world-of-mouth success and a cult following — seriously, there is so much fan art of this game.
This process has culminated in the game's console release for Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass, allowing a new audience to experience Omori's gorgeous soundtrack and intense story. If you've just beaten the game and you're jonesing for other games that hit the same spot, here are a few options you might consider.
Updated on April 4, 2023, by Christopher Argentino: There aren't many RPGs with the same impact as Omori. Few of them can capture the despair that this game so quickly depicts. But few doesn't mean there aren't any. That's why we wanted to update our list of games that give off a similar vibe to Omocat's masterful RPG, so once you are done playing it, you'll know what to jump on next.
19 Deltarune
Fans of Undertale were over the moon when Deltarune was announced. Unfortunately, only two chapters of this game have been launched, but there's no denying that the future of Deltarune is a bright and prominent one.
After all, everything from the combat system to the story has witnessed several upgrades that make this title worth waiting for. Updates to Deltarune slowly coming, but the quality of the second chapter proves that Toby Fox has taken his time to create some of the extraordinary and engrossing. Fwille to remember this magical experience long after they're finished playing.
18 World Of Horror
A very different story than that of Omocat's work, but a very similar art style, place World of Horror on our list of games you should play if you like Omori. The title is based on H.P. Lovecraft's and Junji Ito's stories, making for creepy encounters. Don't worry, though. The turn-based combat you've learned in Omori will help you.
Not only is it in 1-bit, but all the monsters were made with MS Paint by the author, giving it that nostalgia-core vibe we all love so much.
17 Child Of Light
If you want to check out more unique turn-based RPhen Ubisoft's Child of Light is the way to go. In an era where AAA publishers rarely focus on anything but the most bombastic round, it's refreshing to see such companies experimenting with smaller-scale projects as well.
Child of Light's rhyming dialogue might become slightly grating after a while, but the fact that this game is trying something different is pretty great in and of itself. You will have a great time with this game if you like solid turn-based mechanics and a charming art style.
16 Mother 3
Earthbound is one of the most unique and influential RPGs of all time, and it's only a given that fans love its sequel to the moon and beyond too. Mother 3 has almost everything that fans could've wanted from an Earthbound sequel and more!
While the game was launched exclusively in Japan, fans have done a great job of providing a translation patch of their own. As a result, you can check out this fantastic game for yourself that should hit the same notes as Omori did!
15 Little Misfortune
Even though you'll find the game slightly different in humor and style compared to Omori, you'll still enjoy your time running along with Little Miss Fortune. Might it be the eerie vibes everything around her gives off or the idea that you are walking hand in hand with Death all along the journey?
That is something that might remind you of the story of Omori. Even though Death isn't your friend, the idea of it follows you around throughout the story. So if you need a break from the gloom in Omocat's game, go on a ride with Little Miss Fortune.
14 Little Nightmares
Omori is a pretty scary game at times, and you might find certain parts of it uncomfortable if you're a bit squeamish. However, if this RPG's horror elements appeal to you, Little Nightmares is another game worth checking out.
This title may not be an RPG, but most of you won't mind once they see the horrifying aesthetics of this game. The idea of exploring the nightmares a child experiences is pretty harrowing, and Little Nightmares builds upon this concept expertly.
13 Inside
Another title where you take control of a child in a nightmarish world is Inside. Playdead's Limbo was a great game in its own right, and it's clear that the studio learned a lot from this experience and implemented these learnings in Inside.
The result is a chilling game that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end of this engaging experience. Inside's ending raises more questions than answers without feeling like a wasted experience proving how brilliant this game is.
12 Psychonauts
Admittedly, there's a big gap between gameplay styles here; Omori is a top-down horror RPG, while Psychonauts is a quirky 3D platformer. But look a little closer and their similarities become apparent.
Like Omori, Psychonauts features distinctive world design and art direction, full of lovable characters and a unique story. In addition, both games deal with the complexities of the human psyche by allowing you to travel inside the characters' minds. But Psychonauts is not a horror game, so if you're looking for something less terrifying than Omori, this is your game.
11 Disco Elysium
With a partner like Kim Kitsuragi, Omori would've been out of self-doubt in no time. But that isn't the case, and Harry has a different can of beans to open up. Disco Elysium has you follow the steps of a man broken by his past. He isn't trying to understand a way out but instead finds his solution in self-medicated self-destruction.
If you need a bit of mystery and something different from Omori's art style, Disco Elysium is the game you've been waiting for. It has one of the best gaming art designs and will keep you gripped to the screen, trying to understand what is happening.
10 Contact
Contact comes from the developers at Grasshopper Manufacture, the same crew responsible for arty classics like Killer7 and No More Heroes, so it's no surprise that this game is innovative and unique in every respect.
Contact and Omori are also inspired by the SNES classic Earthbound, featuring an oddball sense of humor undercut by darkness and top-down RPG gameplay. Contact might be a tricky game to find, but it's worth a play if you can get your hands on it.
9 Hylics
Omori is a strange game; it has such diverse activities, such as infiltrating an underwater casino, murdering a pop star, and even finishing your homework. But in terms of sheer weirdness, Omori has absolutely nothing on Hylics.
This surreal RPG stands out thanks to a herky-jerky claymation art style and dialogue that reads like dadaist poetry. The gameplay is a little more traditional, with Final Fantasy-esque exploration and turn-based battles, but the atmosphere is so off-kilter that it feels both unsettling and compelling.
8 Re:Kinder
Something about the RPG Maker engine lends itself to weird, unsettling RPGs. Fitting into this trend alongside games like Omori and Hylics is Re: Kinder, an obscure freeware RPG made by the developer Parun. The game follows Shunsuke, a third-grader who visits his grandmother and returns to find his hometown in ruins.
Shunsuke teams up with his peers to figure out what happens. Whilehile the following events can be gruesome and disturbing, the game is also a genuinely thought-provoking and emotional experience
7 Oneshot
One of Omori's big hooks is its dual-world conceit; you'll play part of the game in the real world and part of the game in the protagonist Sunny's head, in a surreal land called Headspace. Headspace seems to be designed around Sunny's desires and fears, making it delightful and terrifying.
OneShot does something similar. You'll play as Niko, a young cat who wakes up in a mysterious world and soon finds out that he's the messiah and that you, the player, are the god guiding him. Both games make you wonder whether your desire to save the world is genuine or egotistical.
6 Milk Outside A Bag Of Milk Outside A Bag Of Milk
Omori, in a way, can be categorized as a Mental Health awareness game by touching on various aspects within the sphere of such a delicate topic. Milk Outside A Bag Of Milk Outside A Bag Of Milk does a similar thing.
It shows the struggles of Schizophrenia in the mind of a young girl. It's a very intense game, per se knowing, and that's why it feels so in tune with Omori, as it always gives off that tense mood for the whole gameplay.
5 Off
The creator of Omori, Omocat, got her start as a visual artist on Tumblr; if you were on the social media platform in the mid-2010s, you probably saw her art getting passed around. Similarly, the surreal RPG Maker game Off became a major Tumblr sensation after getting an English translation in 2011.
Both Off and Omori feature a strange, visually distinctive world, turn-based battles, and a focus on puzzle-solving. Perhaps there was something in those Tumblr waters back in the day.
4 Lisa: The Painful
Developer Austin Jorgenson created the word-of-mouth hit Lisa: The First in RPG Maker, in which you follow a young girl named Lisa as she escapes from her father. The game's sequel, Lisa: The Painful, was Kickstarted off the back of that success, expanding the game's themes and ideas into a fuller form.
The game is dark, taking place in a post-apocalyptic world where no women have survived, but like Omori, it undercuts its darkness with a goofy sense of gallows humor.
3 Yume Nikki
Omori isn't just similar to Yume Nikki; this PC classic directly inspires the game, and one of the game's memorable sequences directly references Yume Nikki's motifs and ideas. Yume Nikki was one of the first RPG Maker sensations thanks to its surreal atmosphere and unsettling, wordless storytelling.
You play as Madotsuki, a young woman who lives a seemingly uneventful life during the daytime. At night, you'll explore her dreams and seek out items to go deeper into the dream world. It's bizarre, haunting, and unlike anything else.
2 Undertale
One of Omori's big gimmicks is its emotion system, which brings a unique twist to turn-based battles. You can manipulate the emotions of your party and your enemies by introducing different stat boosts and debuffs and adding a fun rock-paper-scissors strategic twist.
Similarly, the hit Undertale takes a traditional turn-based battle system and turns it on its head, with bullet-hell style enemy attacks and the ability to avoid killing any enemy in the game. Both games are clever takes on familiar RPG tropes.
1 Earthbound
Of course, Omori's clear predecessor - and really, the godfather of pretty much every game on this list - is Earthbound. Did you like Omori's oddball sense of humor? Play Earthbound. Did you like its unique take on the traditional turn-based battle system? Earthbound does that too.
Did you enjoy the cold, creeping darkness beneath the placid surface of everyday life? Earthbound does all of that. Almost everything that Omori does pulls directly from Earthbound, but that's the thing; it's just a testament to how good Nintendo's mold-breaking class is.