Quartet similar games & best alternatives

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Quartet

Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III • 2025

Should you play it?

A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.

What works

  • Engaging story with strong character development
  • Strategic and fluid turn-based combat with character swapping
  • Beautiful pixel art and varied, memorable soundtrack
  • No random encounters and respect for player time
  • Good pacing and rewarding exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Relatively short game length with some underdeveloped character arcs
  • Lack of deep character customization or progression systems
  • Some late-game side quests feel vague or less fulfilling
  • No multiplayer or social gameplay features
  • Normal difficulty considered too easy by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 8-Bit Adventures 2

  • Sakura Gozen

  • HorrorVale

  • The Albino Hunter (Original)

  • Kynseed

  • Shadows of Adam

Less intimate

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

  • Doom & Destiny

  • Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 5

  • Knights of Pen and Paper 2

  • Prime of Flames

  • Ajax’s Trial

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Quartet but with less leadership over others

  • Keeper's Toll

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

  • Eastward

  • Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde

  • LUNAR Remastered Collection

  • Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition

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Swipe to compare nearby games with Quartet. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 21/08/2026