- #1 Yes, My Queen
97% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Wall Spaghetti
Windows · Mac
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 36.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Tabletop 8.7%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #2 Sol Cesto
96% matchVery Positive91% of 5,013 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 14.3%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Tactical 13.6%
- #3 Siege of Dungeon
96% matchVery Positive84% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: Binary Tree StudioPub: FirePillar2
Windows
Siege of Dungeon is a strategic team-based rogue-lite, where you challenge strong, cunning monsters and combine relics and skills to build up your team in turn-based combat. What’s waiting for you deep in the dungeon? Could it be a rare treasure or the beginning of despair...?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, 2.5D 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #4 Dungeoneers
95% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Rogue Sword: Strategy & Adventure Games
Windows
You stand before a dungeon crawler 10 years in the making. Fast-paced, tabletop-insipred gameplay. Light story and banter. 80's nostalgia. Quick sessions. Multi-platform. Classic art & narration. Easy to learn. Hard to master. Enter if you dare.
Why similar: Tabletop 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, 2.5D 12.3%
- #5 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
94% matchVery Positive94% of 758 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Tabletop 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #6 Crown Trick
93% matchVery Positive85% of 5,388 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 12.9%
- #7 Mad Crown
94% matchVery Positive80% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: S-Game
Windows
Mad Crown is a roguelike RPG set in a post-apocalyptic dieselpunk world. As an explorer, you are in search of the legendary crown. Make use of limited resources and meticulous tactics to battle an eerie enemy through the procedurally generated dungeons of a mutated world.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #8 Pawnbarian
91% matchVery Positive89% of 895 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Chess 35.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #9 Dungeon Rushers
92% matchMixed62% of 1,236 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%
- #10 Obsidian Prince
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 143 reviews2022
Dev: Unleash The Giraffe
Windows
Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #11 The Ouroboros King
90% matchVery Positive80% of 569 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Chess 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #12 DungeonTop
89% matchVery Positive82% of 575 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Tabletop 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #13 Dungeons of Aether
89% matchVery Positive83% of 656 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Roguelite 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Strategy 11.1%
- #14 FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition
88% matchVery Positive86% of 676 reviews2022
Dev: Two Tiny DicePub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%
- #15 Tomb of the Bloodletter
86% matchVery Positive89% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Ethan's SecretionsPub: indie.io
Windows
Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where your keyboard becomes your arsenal. Use your wit to unleash deadly words through tactical combinations of your letters to defeat the denizens of this dingy tomb and claim the Bloodletter for yourself...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Deckbuilding 21.5%, Roguelike 17.5%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
- #16 The Dungeon Beneath
86% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Roguelite 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
- #17 Ring of Pain
85% matchVery Positive91% of 5,079 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.7%, Roguelite 24.1%, Roguelike 19.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Horror 8.9%
- #18 Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
87% matchMixed60% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: TavroxGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Neurodeck is a psychological deckbuilding card game to challenge your fears. Build your deck & capacities by answering personality tests, visiting rooms or meditating. Face your phobia and defeat them through the power of life-inspired cards.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Deckbuilding 22.7%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 18.1%, Strategy 9.9%
- #19 Once a Pawn a King
84% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Clover BitePub: indie.io
Windows
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
Why similar: Chess 38.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #20 Luck & Loot
82% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: SMARTcreativePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luck & Loot is a dice-building roguelike where you’ll craft and customize powerful dice, collect game-changing relics, and battle corrupted foes in brutal, turn-based combat across procedurally generated dungeons. Victory is earned in this unforgiving fight for survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Roguelite 16.5%, Old School 9%
- #21 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
84% matchVery Positive86% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.1%, Roguelike 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 25.3%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #22 Dark Chess
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Tall Troll Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Why similar: Chess 35.7% ★, Tabletop 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #23 Stronghold’s Dungeon
82% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Stronghold's Dungeon is a Deck Building Dungeon Crawler game with Rogue-lite mechanics. You will get to craft a deck to fight and try to overcome this dungeon and its terrible master.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Roguelike 15.7%, Strategy 10.8%
- #24 Dungeon Scavenger
81% matchVery Positive95% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Vidama Software LLC
Windows
Dungeon Scavenger is a unique turn-based old school dungeon crawler that sets you on a challenging path of exploration. Select a hero to keep the threat of the dungeon and demon realms away from the town's people with an innovative combat system. Can you save the town from the danger below?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #25 Netherguild
80% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 13.9%
- #26 Lost For Swords
78% matchVery Positive90% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Linux
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #27 The Fortress
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Baryonyx Games
Windows · Mac
The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.1%, Roguelike 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Horror 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #28 Royal Booty Quest
81% matchMixed61% of 127 reviews2023
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 210.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dive into the world of Royal Booty Quest and experience the thrill of deckbuilding and roguelike adventure like never before.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelite 10.5%, Deckbuilding 10.4%
- #29 Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 652 reviews2023
Dev: QCF DesignPub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Roguelike 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Roguelite 16.6%
- #30 Pairs & Perils
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Little Horror StudiosPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Roguelite 11%
- #31 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
Why similar: Chess 45.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
- #32 Crowntakers
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 685 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Roguelike 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Roguelite 13.5%, Strategy 10.5%
- #33 Right and Down
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 13.9%
- #34 Decktamer
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,179 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.9%, Turn-Based Combat 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #35 Underboard
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: HeadlessPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Tactical team-building roguelike auto-battler with active and passive playstyles. Draft a team as you explore maps full of monsters, build synergies, equip items and cast spells to support your team during battles and help them escape the Underboard.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12.7%
- #36 Crawl Tactics
75% matchVery Positive92% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #37 Revelatio
74% matchVery Positive93% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #38 Dungeon Clawler
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,952 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelite 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%
- #39 Little Dungeon Stories
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG. Enter the dungeon full of secrets, hostile monsters, deadly traps, and legendary loots. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 44.7%, Roguelike 24.6%, Strategy 18.5%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 3%
- #40 DemonCrawl
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,330 reviews2019
Dev: Therefore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22%, Roguelite 20.6%, Roguelike 18.5%, Strategy 12%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #41 Forgotten Mines
73% matchVery Positive80% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #42 Tendryll
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Brute Farce
Windows
Delve into grid-based tactical combat in this roguelike deckbuilder. Coordinate your heroes, modify your cards with unique runes, construct powerful item builds, and sidestep card-corrupting terrain to survive a gauntlet of befouled enemies.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelike 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Tactical 12.9%
- #43 Right and Down and Dice
72% matchVery Positive82% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Explore randomly generated card dungeons where you can only move Right and Down, use Dice to defeat mighty enemies, gather powerful artifacts, and learn new abilities! Will you be able to escape from the dungeon?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.6%, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Roguelite 21.8%, Roguelike 16%, Strategy 10.1%
- #44 Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 564 reviews2023
Dev: Balcony SoftworksPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%
- #45 Tabulo
70% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Noah Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Why similar: Chess 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Roguelike 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%
- #46 Gloomgrave
71% matchVery Positive87% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 52.2%, Roguelike 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #47 Backpack Dungeon
67% matchVery Positive89% of 648 reviews2026
Dev: 夜喵Pub: Shuffle Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique pixel-art backpack management roguelike. Your backpack isn't just storage—it's your combat core. Item placement, adjacency, and trigger mechanics determine your survival in the dungeon. A mental challenge of spatial planning and strategy.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Roguelite 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #48 魔塔地牢
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: Zeros
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG
Why similar: Roguelite 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Roguelike 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Strategy 12.4%
- #49 Villages & Dungeons
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,149 reviews2025
Dev: CaCaFrog StudioPub: Morax Games
Windows · Mac
A hardcore roguelite card game where deck-building strategies are at the core of everything! With a vast array of cards, random dungeons, a wealth of encounter events, and diverse enemies, it awaits your exploration and challenge.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 29.7%, Roguelike 22.6%, Strategy 11.2%, 2D 4.7%
- #50 Railroads & Catacombs
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #51 BLOODLETTER
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 229 reviews2026
Dev: ALDAMAMI GAMES
Windows
A grim medieval deckbuilder where you use your dubious healing methods to protect bizarre villagers from the corrupting influence of ancient evils.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 42.3%, Roguelite 32.1%, Strategy 17.1%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Card Quest
69% matchVery Positive86% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.5%, Deckbuilding 22.6%, Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 17.4%, Strategy 11%
- #53 Voidspire Tactics
69% matchVery Positive97% of 290 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.5%, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Top-Down 11.8%, 2D 5.4%
- #54 Robothorium
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 374 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%
- #55 The Land Beneath Us
67% matchVery Positive82% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: FairPlay StudiosPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A fast-paced, turn-based rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Unleash skill combos, wield a variety of weapons and battle through the mythic Underworld of Annwn. Conquer the 7 Lords, collect Soul-Tech, and save The Creator. With real-time tactical decisions and endless replayability, runs are never the same!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%
- #56 Darkest Dungeon®
65% matchVery Positive92% of 161,643 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.1%, Turn-Based Combat 28.5%, Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 7.4%, Strategy 5.6%
- #57 Dungeon Divers
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Wilson The BallPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Dungeon Divers is a dungeon-themed roguelike puzzle game about clearing derelict dungeons. As the newest employee of Dungeon Divers Inc., you must advance through multiple levels, use your wits, and tools you acquire along the way to get to the core to defuse it and bring home the cash.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, Roguelike 21.4%, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Top-Down 15.3%, Minimalist 7.6%
- #58 Castle Morihisa
68% matchMixed67% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #59 Rezrog
71% matchMixed45% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: SoaphogPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Test your fighting spirit as you take your party of brave adventurers on an epic quest to restore peace to the lands of Rezrog in this table-top inspired, turn-based, dungeon crawler. Upgrade your skills & tactically exploit enemy weaknesses as you try to handle everything the dungeons will throw at you.
Why similar: Tabletop 25.9%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%
- #60 Hadean Tactics
64% matchVery Positive89% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 13.5%