My Café. In this game, you run a café, serve customers different drinks and snacks, and can customize your café interior. The customer management and the variety of items you can offer are more interesting than Bakery Story. Also, the ability to expand your café as you progress in the game adds more depth to the gameplay.
Sure. Dragon's Dogma has a similar feel. It has a large open world to roam around in, and the combat system is action - based. You can also form relationships with various characters, which is somewhat like what Radiata Stories offers.
FarmVille is a great alternative. In FarmVille, you can cultivate different crops, raise animals, and decorate your farm in many ways. It has a large community and regular updates, which makes it more engaging compared to Bakery Story.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has some similarities. In both games, exploration is a key element. You roam around a large world, encounter various enemies, and solve puzzles. The combat in Breath of the Wild, while different in some ways, also requires strategy and quick thinking like in The Last Story.
Well, 'Pandora's Tower' has some similarities. It has a focus on exploration and combat within a unique setting. The relationship between the protagonist and the main objective in Pandora's Tower is somewhat comparable to that in 'The Last Story'.
Another game is 'Heavy Rain'. The controls were sometimes clumsy, which affected the gameplay experience. But the story, which was about a series of murders and the intertwined lives of the characters trying to solve the mystery and save their loved ones, was really good. It had a lot of emotional depth and complex character relationships.
One example is 'Destiny'. It has really engaging gameplay mechanics. The shooting and looting aspects are top - notch. You can team up with friends and engage in epic battles. However, the story is often convoluted and hard to follow. It fails to fully engage players on an emotional and narrative level.
One more game is 'Long Live the Queen'. Here, like in 'Maid Story', you have to manage different aspects. In 'Long Live the Queen', you're managing the life of a princess, making choices about her skills, relationships, etc. It has that element of strategic decision - making which can be related to 'Maid Story'.
Flyff (Fly for Fun). It has a similar style of character progression where you level up and gain new abilities. The flying system in Flyff is really cool and adds an extra dimension to the gameplay, just like Maple Story has its unique features.
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. It has a lot of procedurally generated content like Cave Story. You play as Isaac, and you have to battle through dungeons filled with all sorts of strange creatures and pick up power - ups along the way. The gameplay is intense and keeps you on your toes.
'The Room' series, while more focused on mystery and mechanical puzzles, has a similar sense of discovery. You interact with various objects in an enclosed environment to progress, which is a bit like the way you explore and interact in 'The Tiny Bang Story'.