Games Like My Cousin the Rogue

Dungeon Croaker is a frog themed turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Navigate randomly generated dungeon floors, find and synergize relic effects, fight enemies with unique abilities, avoid dangerous environmental hazards, and defeat powerful dungeon bosses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Roguelike 9.1%

Curse of the Abyss is a Traditional Roguelike with a twist. Manage your resources and explore the abyss and slay the various Guardians of the Abyss and remove the curses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 60.7% ★, Roguelike 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Dungeon Crawler 5.7%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based Roguelike. Blast your way through the lawless sectors battling dangerous creatures, outlaws, and the environment itself. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the variety of resources you stumble upon to survive and claim the head of your bounty!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelike 11.4%, Perma Death 8.6%, Procedural Generation 5.3%

Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, RPG 4.8%

A remake of the turn-based Roguelike "Mines of Moria" (late 1980s). Six D&D style classes progress into the randomly generated Dwarvish mines seeking the trophy of defeating a Balrog.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Roguelike 11.1%, Minimalist 5.8%, Top-Down 4.3%

The modern way to play NetHack

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, RPG 5.9%, Perma Death 5.4%

Can you guide your party through all 20 floors of The Labyrinth and defeat its Liege in this turn-based roguelike RPG? As their Guardian, the party will be counting on your to plan ahead and work around unexpected encounters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 9.9%, RPG 5.3%

DA_RL is a turn-based traditional roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons, five distinct classes, a deep item system, and dozens of enemy types. Every run is different.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 57.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, RPG 6.7%, Procedural Generation 4.1%

Highly moddable roguelike. Descend from Arkov's Tower - or die trying!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Top-Down 4.6%

Every chess piece has a unique shape of moves. Dungeon-Dungeon is an engaging traditional roguelike where each enemy and weapon has a unique shape. You'll outsmart countless foes, craft absurdly broken builds, and overthrow the Three-Faced God. What move will you make?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Roguelike 8.2%

Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Roguelike 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Roguelike 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 8.7%, Perma Death 8%

Gum Flesh is a turn based roguelike that takes place on the back of a celestial monster. Use your wits and fragile supplies to take on strange plants and fauna on a planet where you are definitely not welcome. The air is different here. Your body is starting to change.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Roguelike 9.2%

Dungeon of Rikka is a turn based Rogue-like game with the goal to save your village from the impending doom of the beast that's been sealed away to rot in the deepest corner of the Dungeon. The beast will break his shackles and ascend the Dungeon, becoming stronger the longer you take to get to him.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelike 8%

Amulet of Iovar is an oldschool roguelike inspired by Nethack. Delve deep into the Dungeon of Iovar, steal the amulet of the divine and ascend to godhood!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 58.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 5.6%, RPG 5.1%

Beyond the Bridge is a tribute to one of the earliest roguelikes, Moria. Your journey begins with creating your character by choosing a class. From there, you'll explore six procedurally generated levels before reaching the goal of your quest and making your escape!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Roguelike 14.8%, RPG 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%

ByteRogue is a minimalist turn-based puzzle-tactics roguelike where you play as a wizard-thief. Use spells to outsmart security robots, manipulate the environment, and steal as much treasure as you can in each daring heist.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 8.3%

Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.2% ★, Roguelike 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Perma Death 8.1%, Text-Based 5.6%

Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 12%, Perma Death 7.1%, Procedural Generation 5.1%

Dose Response is a roguelike game where you play an addict. Avoid the dangers threatening your mind and body while desperately looking for the next fix.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Perma Death 9.6%, Minimalist 5.5%

Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 77.9% ★, Roguelike 10.4%, Dungeon Crawler 5.5%, RPG 2.4%, Procedural Generation 2%

Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 69.7% ★, Roguelike 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 6.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.8%, Perma Death 3.3%

Become the titan Prometheus in this tactical turn-based roguelike, where every battle is a chessboard and every move counts. In a world that only moves when you move, dominate strategic battles, upgrade your skills, and face mythical enemies and permadeath.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Perma Death 6.5%

Serve your patron deity of death by summoning horrifying abominations to clash with the forces of good as you descend into the deepest pits of the old world. Will you sever the thread of fate and emerge from the chaos as a supreme ascendant in this traditional turn-based roguelike?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Roguelike 7.9%

Head out into the woods and find the dreaded Underlair in this traditional turn-based roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 62.6% ★, Roguelike 14.6%, RPG 7.4%, Top-Down 4.5%, Dungeon Crawler 4%

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 64.8% ★, Roguelike 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Perma Death 3.9%, RPG 3.2%

Chaos Squad is a turn-based tactics game with Cthulhu, rouge-lite and survival elements. Build your squad with 10 unique heroes. Embark on 12 levels in a snowy mountain, grassland and more. Defeat monsters, collect treasures and eventually unveil the truth behind the disaster of ruptured continent.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, RPG 5.1%

Rift Wizard 2 is a tough as nails traditional roguelike wizard simulator. You play as an immortal amnesiac wizard who must journey through the cosmos to defeat his nemesis. Each run, you'll build a unique repertoire of spells, passive skills, and magical artifacts.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Roguelike 9.6%, Minimalist 8.6%, Procedural Generation 6.5%

Rogue — A brutal, procedurally generated dungeon crawler where every decision counts. Fight monsters, collect treasures, and survive the deadly depths in search of the Amulet of Yendor. Each playthrough is unique—do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Roguelike 13.7%, Old School 6.2%, RPG 5.8%

Conqueror Of Time is a traditional dungeon crawl rogue game with a time travel theme. Choose a character from different time periods and fight your way through dungeons using various items from different times and spaces. Use time travel abilities to fight alongside your past or future self.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Perma Death 10.1%

Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike 14.1%, Perma Death 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.6% ★, Roguelike 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Perma Death 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Roguelike 9.1%, Perma Death 7.7%

NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 76.7% ★, Roguelike 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 6.5%, Procedural Generation 2.8%, RPG 2.6%

In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Roguelike 10.7%, Perma Death 9.6%, RPG 4.2%

Roguefort is a traditional turn-based roguelike set in a vast open fantasy world. Build, survive, farm, fight, craft, sail, raise livestock, go fishing, become a vampire, and master the art of cheesemaking - both culinary and magical - as you carve out your place in a living world.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, RPG 5.1%

This is an adventure game with a pigeon-raising style. Here, you can tame over 130 unique monsters, unlock their exclusive skills, and aid you in your adventure journey. Continuously challenge yourself to unlock more exciting content.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Text-Based 9.4%, RPG 5.3%

A turn-based traditional roguelike featuring 10 character classes with unique gameplay styles. Explore five ancient realms to find ancient magical artifacts you will need to survive tactical battles against their evil inhabitants. Can you save the world from the wrath of Kramora?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.6% ★, Roguelike 13%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Perma Death 5.6%

Become an ancient Egyptian jeweler in this smart strategy game! Traverse Duat’s 12 perilous underworld gates to uncover a long-buried divine conspiracy. Mix ray mechanics & Roguelike gameplay, craft a unique style with enchanted bookmarks, gems & relics. Prove mortal ingenuity topples divine thrones

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Perma Death 8.8%, Roguelike 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

This is a heavily extended version of one of the most famous roguelike games of the 80’s named LARN. Your choice is to find a magic elixier for your daughters recovery. Therefore you have to explore a lot of unknown caves, filled with monsters, demons and traps. Good luck! You may need it!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 78.1% ★, Roguelike 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 3.1%, Perma Death 2.3%, RPG 1.6%

在Roguelike世界中收集妖兽，构建自己的妖兽小队，获取妖兽的各种技能给予其提升，在6V6单打回合制下战胜各种有趣的挑战，最终获得胜利。

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 54.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

DeAnima is a brutal yet rewarding dungeon crawler steeped in classic roguelike tradition. Set in a sprawling, medieval dungeon, you embody a lone wanderer seeking the fabled Crown of Nivek.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Perma Death 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%

A classic grid & turn-based roguelike, procedurally generated dungeon crawler, aimed at re-creating the games of yesteryear.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 57.6% ★, Roguelike 16%, RPG 9.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Top-Down 6.6%

EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelike 9.1%, Perma Death 8.2%

A Deeply Tactical ASCII Roguelike with unique and often surprising mechanics. Explore Hanwu Divinity College and uncover its secrets.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, Text-Based 8%, Perma Death 7%

OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Roguelike 13.7%, Minimalist 5.4%

Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, Perma Death 9.6%

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 69.8% ★, Roguelike 17%, Perma Death 6.4%, Procedural Generation 4.3%, RPG 2.5%

A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 77.8% ★, Roguelike 14.7%, RPG 2.6%, Perma Death 2.6%, Dungeon Crawler 2.2%

Slay your enemies in this sword and sorcery roguelike! Ancient dungeons, fallen ruins and cyclopean towers and their primordial denizens present a tactical and deadly challenge that can only be overcome by the most resourceful heroes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55.4% ★, Roguelike 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Perma Death 5.7%, Procedural Generation 5.7%

Explore the Feywood as you defeat enemies in tactical, turn-based battles. Find loot, abilities, secrets and meet helpful denizens of the forest as you delve deeper, customize your character with a great variety of classes, races, and equipment in this highly replayable extraction roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%, Roguelike 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%

Assemble your villagers and defeat the ultimate evil! Valiant Villagers is a roguelike strategy RPG where your choices determine your army's abilities and playstyle as you complete various map objectives.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 4.9%

Retro 2D Rogue-like for PC designed to be simple, classic, and straight-forward for pick-up-and-play.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Roguelike 15.6%, RPG 8.7%, Top-Down 4.9%

Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 61.9% ★, Roguelike 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 6.8%, RPG 6%, Procedural Generation 5.7%

A classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with D20 dice combat. Three unique classes — a soul-projecting Cultivator, a monster-recruiting Mask Master, and a shadow-stalking Rogue. 117 monsters, randomized identification, and procedural dungeons make every run a new adventure.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 60.4% ★, Roguelike 13.1%, Perma Death 11.4%, RPG 6.5%, Turn-Based Combat 4.1%

"Touhou Crawl" is a Touhou derivative roguelike game. Conquer the dungeon-ified Gensokyo using items, faith, and tactics!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, RPG 5.7%, Procedural Generation 5.6%

Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 75.8% ★, Roguelike 20.5%, RPG 3.7%

"Rogue - but better" - a traditional roguelike modernized for current era - descent into deadly dungeon, defeat (or avoid) its inhabitants using loot you find and escape with legendary Amulet of Yendor which started it all

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Perma Death 8.4%, Minimalist 5.8%

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 74.2% ★, Roguelike 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 3.5%, RPG 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.1%

With a focus on stealth, combat, and long-term planning, Shadowed offers 6 unique classes, over 200 perks, and a heavy emphasis on level and enemy design. Synergistic and brutal in both style and difficulty, Shadowed is a traditional Roguelike experience like no other.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55.6% ★, Roguelike 11%, Perma Death 9.2%, Stealth 7.7%, Procedural Generation 6.2%