Games Like Brutal Orchestra

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Dark Humor 35.4%, Dark 14.8%, RPG 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same pitch-black dark humor, grotesque character roster, and emotionally punishing turn-based RPG structure.

Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

Why similar: Roguelike 19.1%, RPG 17.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar dark strategy roguelike experience where you command twisted forces in turn-based combat.

Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Perma Death 21.2%, Roguelite 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Roguelike 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the hopeless atmosphere, turn-based tactical positioning, and psychological toll of a doomed journey through purgatorial landscapes.

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Dark 19.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly grim, punishing, and grotesque dark fantasy world where desperate survival and macabre encounters define the journey.

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.5%, RPG 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, 2D 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the brutal, nightmarish survival horror RPG formula with a surreal and deeply unsettling setting.

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: Perma Death 31.2%, Roguelike 27%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features weird, esoteric character builds and brutal turn-based roguelike combat reminiscent of esoteric indie design.

A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.

Why similar: Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 24.2%, RPG 15.5%, Cartoony 11.3%, Dark 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Embraces dark fantasy aesthetics and turn-based tactical combat where you manipulate the rules as malevolent entities.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 22.4%, Dark 18.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deeply unsettling, meta-narrative roguelike card battler with a dark, surreal atmosphere.

Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.

Why similar: Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Dark 12%, RPG 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers quirky turn-based roguelite strategy with hand-drawn visual flair and punishing mechanics.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Psychedelic 50.9%, RPG 26.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the bizarre, claymation-styled surrealism and quirky turn-based combat of underground indie gems.

A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

Why similar: Roguelike 36.9%, Roguelite 24.6%, RPG 18%, Story Rich 15.6%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dark Arthurian mythos with ruthless turn-based roguelite deckbuilding and party management.

Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!

Why similar: Dark Humor 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features positioning-heavy tactical auto-battle roguelike gameplay with a dark, cynical sense of humor.

Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.2%, Roguelite 24.9%, Roguelike 21.7%, Strategy 9.9%, RPG 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense tactical card-battler roguelike gameplay focused on positioning and demonic themes.

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Why similar: Roguelike 44.5%, Roguelite 21.3%, Strategy 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, RPG 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential roguelike deckbuilder that provides the tight, tactical loop found in strategic roguelikes.

Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

Why similar: Perma Death 24.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 10.9%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based roguelite where you desperately defend against hordes of grotesque monsters.

An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33%, Roguelike 26%, RPG 18.6%, Strategy 16.7%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, party-based tactical RPG with roguelite elements and grid-based positioning.

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 22.2%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 18.3%, Dark 12.6%, RPG 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelike card crawler with a haunting, surreal art style and tense tactical decisions.

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.8%, Roguelite 23.1%, Roguelike 16.2%, RPG 12%, Strategy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends deckbuilding card combat with a gritty, morally ambiguous sci-fi/fantasy narrative and dark humor.

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Roguelite 31.8%, Roguelike 23.5%, RPG 17.1%, Cartoony 12.9%, 2D 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers punishing roguelite progression and addictive gameplay loops that appeal to fans of hard roguelikes.

Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

Why similar: Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelite 28%, Strategy 16%, RPG 14.2%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding roguelike with dice and corruption mechanics that suit dark, desperate themes.

Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 56.8%, RPG 25.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Atmospheric 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, paper-craft dungeon crawler with streamlined turn-based tactical movement and card-based abilities.

Face the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in epic card battles! Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is a procedurally generated collectible card game mixed with action RPG elements. Collect creature and spell cards throughout your journey and unleash their power if anyone opposes you!

Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Strategy 36.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Roguelite 10.1%, Indie 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A macabre turn-based card battler where you collect demonic minion cards and battle through quirky realms.

Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Roguelike 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelite 14.8%, Perma Death 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tactical roguelike using dice for character abilities and party positioning.

“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Roguelite 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Roguelike 16.1%, RPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark RPG based on Slavic mythology filled with demons, curses, and tactical card battles.

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

Why similar: Roguelike 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Roguelite 18.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, single-unit roguelike strategy game with a macabre and punishing twist on chess.

Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

Why similar: Roguelike 28%, Roguelite 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative deckbuilding RPG with deep tactical party management and challenging encounters.

Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!

Why similar: Roguelite 33.8%, Roguelike 31.6%, Strategy 19.4%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, random-free card-battler roguelike requiring careful strategic planning.

Dice With Death is a Dicebuilding Roguelike – Unfortunately you have already died. Fortunately, Death is up for some friendly competition. Collect new dice and relics, create damage stacking combos, and even cheat Death himself to emerge victorious.

Why similar: Roguelike 49.7%, Strategy 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Roguelite 6.2%, Indie 4.1%

Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Dark 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-based roguelite where you manage an animal-folk squad in gritty combat.

The party-based RPG where you kick down doors and fight with music as a 3-piece band of idiots.

Why similar: Cartoony 25.6%, RPG 25.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Colorful 13.5%, 2D 12.9%

Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

Why similar: Perma Death 23.7%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite space game featuring a bleak, atmospheric narrative and tactical combat.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.5%, RPG 21.5%, Strategy 17.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based tactical RPG with heavy moral choices and a grim, unforgiving atmosphere.

Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.8%, Dark Humor 20.9%, Roguelite 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Cute 8%

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: Perma Death 25.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%

Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!

Why similar: Perma Death 21.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%

Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.

Why similar: Perma Death 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%

🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?

Why similar: Perma Death 28.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Lead a tribal warband and time your attacks to the beat of the Wardrum in this tactical turn-based roguelite! Forge a path across a harsh fantasy world full of rhythm magic, face death and strengthen your warriors until you have the power to destroy the dark sorcery infecting the lands.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, 2.5D 19.2%, Roguelite 19.2%, Strategy 11.4%, RPG 10%

Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's legend. Command wisely... some sacrifices are necessary.

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 16.3%, Strategy 13.9%

Soul of Roses is a 2D rogue light action game. Absorb the abilities of your enemies, fight, die, revive, and repeat to advance the story.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.7%, Dark Comedy 16.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 13.7%, Cartoony 9.1%

Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.

Why similar: Psychedelic 24.6%, Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, RPG 10.5%

Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...

Why similar: Perma Death 19.4%, Dark Comedy 17.5%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Roguelite 11.3%, Psychedelic 10.8%

Conquer the darkness in Dungeon Exiles, an autobattler roguelike set in a dark fantasy world. Descend into the procedurally generated dungeon, level up, unlock synergies and acquire powerful items as you fight for survival and slay the bosses.

Why similar: Roguelike 17%, Perma Death 16.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Strategy 10.2%

Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battles

Why similar: Roguelike 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Dark 15.7%, Roguelite 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%

"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: Roguelike 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Roguelite 18.5%, Strategy 12%, Dark 10.8%

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: Roguelite 23.5%, Perma Death 22%, Roguelike 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Most stories end with the death of the protagonist. For Xzus, death is where things started to get really interesting...

Why similar: Strategy 80.4%, RPG 14.3%, Indie 5.3%

AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵

Why similar: Psychedelic 44.6%, Dark 13%, RPG 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.6%, RPG 17.7%, Cartoony 14.6%, Colorful 13.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

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: Perma Death 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Roguelite 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Roguelike 12.1%

Use deduction, murder and trust your luck to eliminate the town council and rule over the helpless cartoon horses in a twisted strategy RPG.

Why similar: Dark Humor 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Roguelite 20.1%, RPG 11%, Strategy 10.3%

Hire a band of almost-heroic goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, accomplish silly quests for the weird inhabitants of this fantastic world, and truly become a god - at least by goblin standards.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, RPG 8.7%, Cartoony 8.1%

Pixel-art isekai roguelike dungeon crawler! 5 classes, mix skills & items freely in turn-based combat across deadly random dungeons. Fight goblins, orcs, undead; collect artifacts, beat hidden bosses. Death = rebirth, endless builds await. Become the hero saving the kingdom!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.6%, Roguelite 26.7%, RPG 16%, Strategy 10.7%, Roguelike 8.5%

Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.

Why similar: Psychedelic 25.7%, Dark Humor 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, RPG 7.5%, Story Rich 7.4%

Play a sinister game of poker dice against blood-thirsty demon billionaires who’ve trapped you on their mega yacht in this rogue-like dice builder.

Why similar: Dark Humor 28.3%, Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Strategy 8.1%

Metal as Phuk is a Mature, Turn-Based, Crude Comedy RPG that has one goal and one goal only: To Make You Laugh! Play as Chael, the last Paladin of the Metal Order, as he embarks on his journey to stop The Dark Bards before they can summon A'Marthius, a MONSTROUS Demon D-Bag!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.1%, Dark Humor 24.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Roguelike 11%, Story Rich 8.2%

Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!

Why similar: Roguelike 42.1%, RPG 27.1%, Strategy 22.4%, Indie 8.3%

A dark tactical roguelite where positioning, synergies, and automated battles collide on a tiny 3x3 ritual grid. Like chess with demons.

Why similar: Perma Death 33%, Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Strategy 9.8%

YOU ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH... Slither your way through an impenetrable fortress crawling with devils faster, stronger, and more cunning than any human. By sheer luck you've slipped through the cracks, but discovery means certain death. How long are you going to delay the inevitable?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Roguelike 21.8%, RPG 17.7%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%