- #1 Legend of Grimrock
97% matchVery Positive94% of 6,662 reviews2012
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.4%, Grid-Based Movement 25.2%, RPG 14%, Party-Based RPG 13.1%, Real-Time 4.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: The original title that revitalized the grid-based dungeon crawler genre with its tight, atmospheric design.
- #2 The Quest
96% matchVery Positive86% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Redshift Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 35.3%, Dungeon Crawler 27.3%, RPG 16.8%, First-Person 6.4%, CRPG 5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, open-world grid-based RPG that emphasizes exploration and player agency in a way very similar to Aeon of Sands.
- #3 Legend of Grimrock 2
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,020 reviews2014
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.5%, Grid-Based Movement 30.8%, RPG 14.1%, Party-Based RPG 10.7%, First-Person 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive modern grid-based dungeon crawler, offering complex puzzles and exploration that mirror the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #4 Operencia: The Stolen Sun
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 560 reviews2020
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Guide a team of memorable characters through a world inspired by Central European mythology.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Grid-Based Movement 18.3%, CRPG 13.3%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based movement with a strong, story-driven narrative and high-quality presentation.
- #5 Might & Magic X - Legacy
94% matchMixed66% of 3,405 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!In the wake of the spectacular events in Might & Magic® Heroes® VI, you will play in a party of four adventurers entangled in intrigue and political machinations unfolding in...
Why similar: RPG 35.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Grid-Based Movement 16.4%, CRPG 11.3%, Party-Based RPG 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic party-based, grid-movement RPG that perfectly captures the feel of traditional dungeon crawling adventures.
- #6 Vaporum: Lockdown
94% matchVery Positive85% of 311 reviews2020
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 30%, Dungeon Crawler 29.4%, RPG 15.8%, Real-Time 5.9% ★, CRPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A polished grid-based dungeon crawler that features an engaging, atmospheric setting and tactical combat.
- #7 Archaelund
93% matchVery Positive84% of 392 reviews2024
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows
Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 23.3%, Party-Based RPG 23%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, CRPG 11%, RPG 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on grid-based exploration and classic RPG mechanics in an open-world setting.
- #8 Vaporum
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,047 reviews2017
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, CRPG 18.4%, RPG 10.6%, Real-Time 10.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: The first entry in the series, offering a steampunk take on the grid-based dungeon crawler formula.
- #9 UnderRail
91% matchVery Positive86% of 7,097 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.1%, RPG 29.6%, CRPG 26.8%, Indie 4.2%, Sci-fi 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, post-apocalyptic RPG that prioritizes player choice and tactical combat in a hostile environment.
- #10 Dawn of the Ashen Queen
91% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Shattered Moon Games
Windows
Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based dungeon crawler. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you in your mission.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 26.7%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, CRPG 16.2%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, grid-based dungeon crawler that emphasizes exploration and classic RPG elements.
- #11 The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,296 reviews2019
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.
Why similar: RPG 38.9%, Party-Based RPG 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, CRPG 9.3%, First-Person 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern party-based RPG that utilizes grid-based exploration and deep character customization.
- #12 Dungeon Kingdom: Sign of the Moon
90% matchMixed66% of 164 reviews2015
Dev: Hydro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dungeon Kingdom: Sign of the Moon is a modern real-time dungeon crawling RPG. Immerse yourself in a fantastic adventure in the lands of Pohe Fakesys and investigate the cause of the returning chaos and darkness.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 35.9%, Dungeon Crawler 34.6%, RPG 17.1%, Indie 4.9%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful homage to classic grid-based dungeon crawlers with a focus on exploration and survival.
- #13 Caves of Qud
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,292 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: CRPG 37.4%, RPG 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled depth in its post-apocalyptic world-building and exploration, appealing to fans of complex RPG systems.
- #14 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,751 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: CRPG 32.2%, Post-apocalyptic 29.3%, RPG 18.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Sci-fi 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a rich post-apocalyptic setting with classic RPG mechanics and branching narrative paths.
- #15 StarCrawlers
89% matchVery Positive83% of 899 reviews2017
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.2%, Grid-Based Movement 24.2%, RPG 15.8%, CRPG 12.7%, Party-Based RPG 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi dungeon crawler that features party management and procedural elements similar to the seed game.
- #16 Infinite Adventures®
87% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2018
Dev: Stormseeker Games
Windows
Infinite Adventures® is a turn-based, first-person dungeon crawler with deep party customization, strategic combat, and a fully voiced story. Inspired by classic RPGs for a nostalgic yet modern gameplay experience. Assemble your party and explore the Labyrinth to discover the truths of your past.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.9%, Grid-Based Movement 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, RPG 11%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style party-based dungeon crawler with extensive character customization options.
- #17 Etrian Odyssey HD
85% matchVery Positive86% of 1,319 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Beyond the village of Etria lies a mysterious forest with a colossal crack opening to a puzzling labyrinth. Lead a team of explorers into the dungeon with the promise of riches, fame, and adventure!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 44.3%, RPG 18%, Grid-Based Movement 16.1%, Party-Based RPG 10.5%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential grid-based dungeon crawler that emphasizes map-making and party management.
- #18 Elminage Gothic
86% matchMixed69% of 207 reviews2014
Dev: Starfish-SD IncPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From the makers of the world renowned “Wizardry Empire” titles, Starfish SD brings you the latest entry in their popular series of dungeon crawlers. Elminage Gothic, previously only available in Japanese on PlayStation® Portable, now comes to PC offering a classic old school dungeon crawling experience with a dark, gothic twist!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 24.8%, Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Party-Based RPG 16.8%, CRPG 15%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An uncompromising, old-school grid-based dungeon crawler for players who enjoy challenging mechanics.
- #19 Exiled Kingdoms
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,112 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!
Why similar: RPG 37.3%, Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 7.4%, Fantasy 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RPG that focuses on open-world exploration and character progression in a dangerous land.
- #20 Eschalon: Book I
84% matchVery Positive86% of 412 reviews2009
Dev: Basilisk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Eschalon: Book I is an old-school role-playing game that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who you are. It features a tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically...
Why similar: RPG 60.4%, CRPG 18.4%, Indie 12.9%, Fantasy 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, turn-based RPG that captures the spirit of classic exploration-focused adventures.
- #21 Deep Sky Derelicts
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,867 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 44.1%, RPG 40.2%, Indie 11.2%, Sci-fi 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic dungeon crawler that blends tactical combat with a unique, gritty aesthetic.
- #22 Dust and Salt
83% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go and whom to form alliances with. Force your will with either diplomacy or through war.
Why similar: RPG 38%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.7%, Indie 13.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy RPG that leans into the choose-your-own-adventure style found in the seed game.
- #23 Monomyth
80% matchVery Positive92% of 617 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Tower
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
MONOMYTH is an immersive, first-person dungeon-crawling RPG inspired by the genre's late classics. Embark on a journey through a vast and highly interactive game world as you unravel the mysteries hidden beneath the ancient fortress of Lysandria.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, RPG 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that blends classic exploration with immersive sim elements.
- #24 Broken Roads
82% matchMixed53% of 448 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Bear BytesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing 25+ hour journey across the wilds.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, CRPG 20.7%, RPG 14.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic RPG that places a heavy emphasis on philosophical choices and narrative consequences.
- #25 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
81% matchVery Positive83% of 8,100 reviews2014
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39%, RPG 31.6%, CRPG 19.4%, Adventure 3%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based, post-apocalyptic RPG that excels at reactive storytelling and meaningful choices.
- #26 Undungeon
81% matchMixed64% of 375 reviews2021
Dev: Laughing MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Undungeon is a gorgeous Action/RPG driven by intense real-time combat and an immensely rich science fiction story. Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in an attempt to reconstruct the shattered Multiverse.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.7%, Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, RPG 12.9%, Action RPG 7%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world with a focus on exploration and unique character builds.
- #27 Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,388 reviews2019
Dev: Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Why similar: RPG 48.9%, Indie 21.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Fantasy 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical RPG that emphasizes careful positioning and party-based strategy.
- #28 Waste Walkers
79% matchVery Positive80% of 215 reviews2015
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.
Why similar: CRPG 30.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, RPG 15.6%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival RPG that incorporates CYOA-style narrative elements and exploration.
- #29 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,276 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.5%, Dungeon Crawler 24%, RPG 14.8%, CRPG 14.1%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #30 Heroes of a Broken Land
78% matchVery Positive86% of 229 reviews2014
Dev: Winged Pixel Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A Broken Land, shattered by the Wizards of old, the Fragments of the Old World are adrift in the Void. You must visit and restore each Fragment of the Void, only then can the World be rebuilt. However you are trapped in a crystal body, unable to act alone. Heroes of a Broken Land is a turn-based, dungeon crawling, town management RPG.
Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Dungeon Crawler 27.9%, Grid-Based Movement 19.1%, Party-Based RPG 11%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines procedural dungeon crawling with party management and world exploration.
- #31 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
76% matchVery Positive85% of 10,478 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: CRPG 38.8%, Post-apocalyptic 33.2%, RPG 20.6%, Story Rich 2.9%, Indie 2.9%
- #32 Dustbowl
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 123 reviews2015
Dev: The Pompous Pixel
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.8%, RPG 32.3%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused, post-apocalyptic RPG that captures the bleak, survivalist tone of the seed game.
- #33 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,734 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: CRPG 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, RPG 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #34 AntharioN
77% matchMixed69% of 190 reviews2015
Dev: Orphic Software
Windows · Mac
Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world.
Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 22%, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, CRPG 17.9%, Indie 6%
- #35 Avadon 3: The Warborn
76% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2016
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Grid-Based Movement 23%, CRPG 18.4%, Party-Based RPG 17.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #36 Dread Delusion
71% matchVery Positive90% of 5,040 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: RPG 38.9%, First-Person 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #37 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
72% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 25.5%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Party-Based RPG 19.2%, CRPG 15.5%, RPG 10.2%
- #38 Rust of Steel
73% matchMixed65% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!
Why similar: RPG 37.5%, Post-apocalyptic 35.4%, CRPG 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #39 Sands of Aura
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 826 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.2%, Post-apocalyptic 26%, RPG 13.3%, Action RPG 8.3%, Indie 5.5%
- #40 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 55.6%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #41 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 267,104 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.4%, RPG 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Fantasy 7%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #42 The Age of Decadence
74% matchVery Positive82% of 3,976 reviews2015
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
Why similar: CRPG 44.7%, Choices Matter 21.9%, RPG 21.2%, Story Rich 5.6%, Adventure 4.1%
- #43 Fabled Lands
73% matchVery Positive80% of 535 reviews2022
Dev: Prime Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
Why similar: CRPG 37.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, RPG 20.3%, Indie 5.8%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #44 Crystal Project
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,480 reviews2022
Dev: Andrew Willman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 55.8%, RPG 26.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Fantasy 5%
- #45 Tower of Time
72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,584 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.9%, Real-Time 22.9% ★, RPG 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, CRPG 8.7%
- #46 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
70% matchVery Positive92% of 284 reviews2022
Dev: Westwood AssociatesPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The Forgotten Realms Archive - Collection One allows you to journey through the set of adventures: the Eye of the Beholder trilogy, a collection of first-person, real-time role-playing games.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.8%, Party-Based RPG 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, RPG 12.9%, First-Person 3.9%
- #47 Terra Randoma
69% matchVery Positive90% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41%, Grid-Based Movement 34.3%, RPG 15.5%, Fantasy 4%, Indie 3.3%
- #48 Trail of Ayash
70% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Nowsky
Windows
Trail of Ayash is an innovative and exciting open world game focused on the indigenous people, their struggles. Our world is a unique version of the lands dominated by the myths and legends of Its Inhabitants. Various tribes interact with one another, engaging in diplomacy, war, and expansion.
Why similar: RPG 46.4%, Action RPG 16.4%, Indie 15.5%, Fantasy 10.3%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #49 Avernum 3: Ruined World
71% matchVery Positive84% of 334 reviews2018
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
Why similar: RPG 24.1%, CRPG 20.2%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, Grid-Based Movement 17.5%, Indie 6.9%
- #50 Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Embark on an epic journey, enjoying complete freedom in a dynamic sandbox RPG. The world and its inhabitants will witness your deeds and react accordingly, adapting the narrative to your choices and delivering a truly unique and free experience.
Why similar: RPG 36.7%, Choices Matter 29%, CRPG 22.6%, Fantasy 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #51 Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 783 reviews2025
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 30.6%, CRPG 24.6%, RPG 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Action RPG 4.6%
- #52 Lawless Lands
70% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, CRPG 16.1%, RPG 12.4%
- #53 Titans of the Past
67% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Devil's Dozen Games
Windows
A deep party-based RPG. Crawl dungeons. Battle monsters with your weapons, spells, abilities. Utilize the 'time flows as you move' system to make decisions. Loot, level up, craft, develop your town. Unlock new classes and races, spells, items - to make a party able survive the hardest challenges.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 45.6%, RPG 17.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Action RPG 6%
- #54 Path of Achra
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,147 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Dungeon Crawler 58.8%, RPG 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #55 Of Ash and Steel
66% matchMixed65% of 6,426 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Action RPG 14%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #56 Stellar Tactics
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,678 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 24.3%, CRPG 21.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, RPG 10.2%
- #57 Endless RPG
69% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Kezarus
Windows
Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.
Why similar: RPG 32.5%, Party-Based RPG 30.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%
- #58 Tales of Maj'Eyal
67% matchVery Positive95% of 7,315 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 67.7%, RPG 24.6%, Fantasy 2.4%, Indie 2.2%, Adventure 1.9%
- #59 Avernum: Escape From the Pit
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,297 reviews2012
Dev: Spiderweb Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.9%, Grid-Based Movement 21.9%, RPG 21.7%, CRPG 15.4%, Indie 5.1%