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Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Difficult 24.9%, Hack and Slash 20%, Souls-like 17.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Top-Down 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same sense of mysterious, solitary exploration and challenging, top-down combat in a beautifully realized world.

You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.

Why similar: Souls-like 20.4%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Roguelite 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, dungeon-crawling experience with high-stakes combat and roguelike mechanics that mirror the difficulty of the seed game.

Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.

Why similar: Souls-like 40.2%, Open World 19.7%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, RPG 6.6%, Action-Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar focus on atmospheric exploration, souls-like combat, and a haunting, minimalist world design.

Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.

Why similar: Souls-like 18.9%, Perma Death 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Difficult 11.4%, Action Roguelike 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines souls-like combat with unique, shifting dungeon-crawler mechanics that emphasize spatial awareness and tactical movement.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Difficult 32.7%, Open World 25.1%, Souls-like 19.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled sense of survival and isolation in a harsh, unforgiving environment that demands careful navigation.

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Souls-like 68.5%, Difficult 16.4%, RPG 6.3%, Action 4%, Horror 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D souls-like that excels at creating a dark, oppressive atmosphere and challenging exploration-based gameplay.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Exploration 19.7%, Open World 19.1%, Roguelike 14.6%, Horror 10.5%, Roguelite 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same themes of survival, discovery, and dark, atmospheric storytelling in a dangerous, unknown environment.

Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

Why similar: Souls-like 34%, Open World 20.7%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, RPG 7.6%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric action-RPG that leans heavily into the souls-like exploration and world-building style.

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: Souls-like 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Open World 11.7%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Difficult 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world action-RPG that emphasizes dark fantasy exploration and challenging, methodical combat.

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Souls-like 34.1%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric world-building and tight, souls-inspired combat that rewards exploration and patience.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Souls-like 59.3%, Difficult 18.6%, Horror 6.9%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a dark, gothic atmosphere paired with challenging combat and deep, interconnected exploration.

Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!

Why similar: Souls-like 13.4%, Perma Death 12.3%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that maintains a dark, atmospheric tone throughout its dungeon-crawling loops.

A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.

Why similar: Souls-like 17.3%, Perma Death 12%, Action Roguelike 11%, Difficult 9.1%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal action-roguelike that emphasizes deliberate, souls-like combat and procedural exploration.

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Souls-like 42.7%, Difficult 22.4%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal souls-like that emphasizes exploration and challenging combat within a hauntingly beautiful world.

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Perma Death 16.5%, Open World 15.2%, Difficult 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply atmospheric and dangerous procedural world where every discovery is fraught with peril.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Souls-like 35.4%, Difficult 18.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Top-Down 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more colorful, it shares the core pillars of discovery, mystery, and challenging, deliberate combat.

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Souls-like 51.6%, Hack and Slash 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 11.8%, Difficult 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a bleak, painterly aesthetic and punishing combat mechanics that feel right at home with the seed game's tone.

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Dungeon Crawler 23.4%, Roguelite 18.9%, RPG 6%, Top-Down 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a more accessible but still challenging dungeon-crawler experience with a strong focus on exploration and progression.

Soulblight is a dark, unforgiving, top-down action roguelike luring you to cross the thin line between good and evil. Embrace your flaws to survive a journey through an unforgiving Sanctuary. Gluttony, Lust, Cannibalism - how far are you willing to go?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 11.7%, RPG 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie dungeon-crawler that focuses on survival and tactical decision-making in a dark, unforgiving setting.

Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.

Why similar: Souls-like 17.4%, Perma Death 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Difficult 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric action-RPG that requires careful resource management and tactical combat.

Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Perma Death 15.9%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon-crawler that prioritizes exploration and survival in a dark, retro-inspired world.

Slash your way through dark, ever-changing lands in this new blend of roguelike and shared-world adventure. Create your adventurer and undertake a perilous journey where all players’ choices alter the twisted landscape. Will you beg for forgiveness?

Why similar: Souls-like 19.6%, Open World 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Hack and Slash 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, souls-like approach to the action-RPG genre with an emphasis on asynchronous exploration.

Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.

Why similar: Souls-like 53.8%, Difficult 25.1%, Top-Down 6.3%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the minimalist, high-difficulty boss encounters that define the most tense moments of the seed game.

A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Roguelike 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused roguelite that emphasizes the same sense of dread and exploration found in underwater depths.

NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.

Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Roguelike 8.7%, Perma Death 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A souls-like roguelike that captures the feeling of navigating a dangerous, ever-changing dungeon.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Difficult 40.6%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 19.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric exploration and mystery-solving within a challenging, pixel-art environment.

Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 19%, Difficult 14.5%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelike 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelite that emphasizes precision and tactical combat in a dark, stylized environment.

Hack, slash, and cast your way through a haunted kingdom brimming with secrets where no two builds are ever the same. As a cursed mage-knight you will unlock devastating spells, equip ability transforming runes, and reforge your curse on the path to victory or death in this fantasy action roguelite.

Why similar: Souls-like 23%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Open World 13.4%, Roguelite 8.5%

In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelite 12.3%, Difficult 10.5%, Perma Death 9.9%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike that focuses on difficult combat and careful navigation of dangerous environments.

A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.

Why similar: Souls-like 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Roguelite 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines souls-like difficulty with top-down dungeon-crawling to create a tense and rewarding experience.

It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39%, RPG 32.5%, Action 22.9%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-oriented RPG that focuses on mining and exploration in a dark, dangerous underground world.

Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.

Why similar: Souls-like 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Difficult 10.8%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.7%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Exploration 15.6%, 3D 9.3%

Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

Why similar: Perma Death 18.4%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Difficult 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelite 11.1%

Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Roguelite 12.7%, Perma Death 12.3%, Hack and Slash 11.7%

The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!

Why similar: Souls-like 22.1%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Roguelike 9.8%

Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 14.5%, Top-Down 10.9%

In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the fallen souls. With hardcore, soulslike action and intriguing roguelike builds, shatter the cursed barriers and unveil the truth woven from blood and soul.

Why similar: Perma Death 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 10.5%

Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler

Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.5%, Perma Death 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 9.8%

Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Perma Death 20.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, PvE 10%

Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 23.2%, Action-Adventure 20.9%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%

Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21%, Action Roguelike 19%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 10.4%

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down 13.2%, Horror 11.9%

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 15.6%, Top-Down 12.7%, Horror 11.4%

Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.4%, Action-Adventure 21%, Horror 20.6%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 7.5%

The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.

Why similar: Souls-like 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Difficult 14%, Perma Death 13.4%, RPG 6.7%

Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, PvE 11.3%

Deep Dark Dungeon is a rogue-lite action game in which the player dives into the deep, dark depths of various dungeons filled with bad-tempered monsters that will attack them on sight.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.4%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Perma Death 13%, Roguelite 13%, Difficult 8.7%

Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.

Why similar: Action 30.6%, Adventure 28.4%, Difficult 23.3%, Exploration 13%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Discover and destroy increasingly horrifying creatures across an oppressive lofi world, wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic in this pocket-sized action adventure.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.7%, Action Roguelike 30.1%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Horror 12.9%, Action 6.8%

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Open World 35.3%, Exploration 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.6%, RPG 7.3%

Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?

Why similar: Open World 27.5%, Top-Down 20.3%, Perma Death 14.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Souls-like 17.5%, Perma Death 13.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelike 12.1%

Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.

Why similar: Souls-like 27.6%, Hack and Slash 20%, Difficult 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Top-Down 9%

Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.

Why similar: Souls-like 21.6%, Open World 15%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 9.2%

Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28%, Difficult 18%, Souls-like 15.9%, RPG 10.2%, Roguelike 6.4%

Journey into the ruthless open world of Pale Coins, an old-school fantasy RPG. Face punishing bosses, goblin-infested dungeons, and discover legendary weapons as you customize your champion and fight across Grenmark for the fabled Champion's Coin.

Why similar: Souls-like 24.1%, Open World 19.5%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Top-Down 7.7%

Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43%, Adventure 19.5%, Exploration 18.7%, Action 10.3%, Singleplayer 8.6%

Archtower is a mixture of ARPG and Roguelite. Explore the mysterious Tower, build your characters, improve and develop your clan. Use different skills from power crystals to optimize your builds. And try to survive. But don't worry, the game gives you options to keep your life and loot on defeat.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, Perma Death 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 10.5%

Inspired By the well-known rogue-like game Hades, slash out of the God Field all the way down to the Demon Domain and defy The Overlord Thanatos in the Deep Frost Hell in this rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelike 18.9%, Action 13.8%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Top-Down 13.2%