- #1 Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG -
97% matchVery Positive84% of 781 reviews2024
Dev: Nussygame
Windows
"The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever." The long-awaited sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series is finally here!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Text-Based 9.4%, Hack and Slash 9.1%, Lovecraftian 8.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers refined mechanics and expanded systems while retaining the core identity of the original.
- #2 Grim Quest - Old School RPG
96% matchVery Positive93% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Monomyth
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG blending dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and roguelike mechanics with hand-drawn art and written storytelling. Part solo tabletop campaign, part choose-your-own-adventure, it offers an immersive experience designed for both quick ventures and night-long sessions.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Roguelite 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same dark, text-heavy, and atmospheric dungeon-crawling experience with a focus on turn-based strategy.
- #3 Darkest Dungeon®
96% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 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 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.8%, Lovecraftian 19.2%, Roguelike 15%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the gold standard for dark fantasy, turn-based roguelikes that emphasize stress management and brutal combat.
- #4 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
95% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Roguelike 17.3%, RPG 14.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Lovecraftian 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: You play as the villain in this dark, turn-based roguelike that features deep party-building and tactical combat.
- #5 Path of Achra
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,085 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Roguelike 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, RPG 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers incredible build complexity and a minimalist aesthetic that mirrors the deep character customization of Buriedbornes.
- #6 Dark Bestiary
94% matchVery Positive89% of 523 reviews2020
Dev: Qd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Roguelite 9.9%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, dark fantasy RPG that focuses heavily on character builds and strategic turn-based encounters.
- #7 Tainted Grail: Conquest
93% matchVery Positive90% of 8,124 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Dark Fantasy 38.6%, Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, RPG 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly blends dark fantasy storytelling with a deep, roguelite card-battling system.
- #8 Ring of Pain
92% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 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 28.2%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, dark dungeon crawler that relies on quick, tactical decisions and high-stakes exploration.
- #9 Desktop Dungeons
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,339 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 60.1%, RPG 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 9.5%, Roguelite 8.7%, Fantasy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential minimalist dungeon crawler that rewards deep strategic planning and efficient resource management.
- #10 Caves of Qud
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Roguelike 51.7%, RPG 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides unmatched depth and complexity in a roguelike setting, perfect for players who love experimenting with character builds.
- #11 Tales of Maj'Eyal
90% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 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 46.3%, Roguelike 34.2%, RPG 13.8%, Fantasy 3.4%, 2D 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep and complex turn-based roguelike that offers endless character build possibilities.
- #12 Dungeon No Dungeon
91% matchMixed58% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows · Mac
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: Dark Fantasy 21.9%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 16.2%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, dark-fantasy roguelite that uses a distinct art style and deep strategic combat mechanics.
- #13 Slice & Dice
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,450 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 Strategy 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tactical, and high-stakes turn-based game that focuses on dice-based combat strategy.
- #14 The Last Spell
88% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, dark fantasy roguelite that focuses on defending against hordes of enemies through turn-based strategy.
- #15 Slay the Spire
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 52.4%, Roguelite 22%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, RPG 5%, Fantasy 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The benchmark for roguelike build-crafting, offering endless replayability through its deep card-based combat system.
- #16 Osteoblasts
87% matchVery Positive85% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Moonana
Windows
Osteoblasts is a dungeon crawler skeletal RPG about skeletons, by skeletons and for skeletons. If you are not undead leave this page immediately else you'll face the law of Skulls and Bones.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, RPG 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dark, and quirky turn-based dungeon crawler that focuses on skeletal character progression.
- #17 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
86% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Roguelike 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy, turn-based roguelite that emphasizes party management and strategic decision-making.
- #18 Forgotten Mines
84% matchVery Positive80% of 317 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: Dungeon Crawler 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, roguelite dungeon crawler that emphasizes strategic combat and party management.
- #19 Gordian Quest
84% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 Strategy 29.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Roguelike 22.3%, RPG 14.5%, Fantasy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deep RPG mechanics with roguelite progression, offering a massive amount of customization for your party.
- #20 Deep Sky Derelicts
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 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 30.8%, RPG 23.1%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based tactical game that features comic-book aesthetics and intense dungeon exploration.
- #21 Monster Train
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 20.4%, RPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep build complexity and strategic turn-based combat that will appeal to fans of roguelike progression.
- #22 Dungeon Exiles
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Gronkins
Windows
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: Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 13%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler roguelike that focuses on tactical team composition and dungeon exploration.
- #23 Vault of the Void
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Roguelike 41.2%, Roguelite 38.4%, Fantasy 11.6%, 2D 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides extremely high customization and tactical depth, allowing for precise control over your character's build.
- #24 Across the Obelisk
81% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Turn-Based Strategy 31.7%, Dungeon Crawler 27.7%, Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based, dark fantasy roguelite that emphasizes strategic deck-building and tactical combat.
- #25 Banners of Ruin
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,181 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Roguelike 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based, card-driven combat game that requires careful planning and strategic positioning.
- #26 Wildfrost
79% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.8%, Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelite 20.3%, Fantasy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike that focuses on synergy and clever combat mechanics.
- #27 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
79% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Roguelike 35.5%, Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, RPG 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Roguelite 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of roguelike and tactical survival that maintains a dark and oppressive atmosphere.
- #28 Fights in Tight Spaces
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.4%, Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based game with a minimalist presentation that focuses on movement and positioning.
- #29 One Deck Dungeon
80% matchVery Positive81% of 861 reviews2018
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35%, Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 22.3%, RPG 11.8%, Fantasy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tactical, and challenging dungeon-crawling experience that fits perfectly into short play sessions.
- #30 Chronicon
78% matchVery Positive94% of 9,602 reviews2020
Dev: Subworld
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.3%, Dungeon Crawler 33.3%, RPG 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Fantasy 6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that offers endless progression and deep build-crafting for players who enjoy the grind.
- #31 Whispers of the Eyeless
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: VenrisPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Become a cult leader and unleash divine power in this dark fantasy strategy RPG. You are the villain - you command disciples, outwit enemies in combat, and shape the fate of the fallen city as you awaken the Dead Gods — Wrath, Desire, and Madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Roguelike 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #32 Darkest Dungeon® II
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,172 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #33 The Fortress
76% matchMixed70% of 136 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 23.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Roguelike 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Dark 8.8%
- #34 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Zombies 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #35 Siege of Dungeon
75% matchVery Positive85% of 299 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 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13%
- #36 AI Roguelite
74% matchVery Positive83% of 581 reviews2023
Dev: Max Loh
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
World's first RPG in which all entities are AI-generated and all game mechanics are AI-directed.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #37 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
73% matchVery Positive88% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, RPG 8.4%
- #38 Revelatio
73% matchVery Positive93% of 97 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: Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Roguelike 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #39 Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: Nyou
Windows
Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears is a strategic RPG where you use combinations of various heroes to clear dungeons. Train and utilize heroes to fight off those corrupted by the Black Tears and overcome difficult trials.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelike 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%
- #40 Corpse Keeper
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,387 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #41 THYSIASTERY
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, RPG 9.5%
- #42 Valor of Man
70% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #43 Few Nights More: Genesis
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Few Nights More is a roguelike turn-based RPG based in a world where Vampire Lords seek to conquer lost territories and their place in the world. Design and defend your stronghold, slay your enemies with traps, and fulfill your Lord’s true potential, slowly conquering what is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, RPG 12.9%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #44 Hollow Survivors: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive93% of 532 reviews2024
Dev: Danny DeerPub: Games Incubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. 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, new weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.6%, Hack and Slash 24.3%, Roguelike 20.8%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #45 Inkshade
69% matchVery Positive88% of 590 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Vezelle
Windows
Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 14.2%, Lovecraftian 11.1%
- #46 The Dungeon Beneath
69% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 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 Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 15%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%
- #47 House of Necrosis
66% matchVery Positive94% of 536 reviews2025
Dev: Warkus
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22%, Zombies 22%, Roguelike 20.7%, RPG 14.2%, Horror 11.7%
- #48 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
68% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Roguelike 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Roguelite 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #49 Heroes of Steel RPG
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #50 Blightstone
66% matchVery Positive81% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #51 Lawless Lands
70% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 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: Dark Fantasy 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, RPG 11.8%, Medieval 11.7%
- #52 Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
71% matchMixed67% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Lovecraftian 14%, Hack and Slash 13.9%
- #53 OneBit Adventure
67% matchVery Positive88% of 708 reviews2022
Dev: Galactic Slice, LLC
Windows · Mac
OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Lovecraftian 11.9%
- #54 Dungeon Deathball
67% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 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: Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Roguelite 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Roguelike 14.3%
- #55 Vampire's Fall 2
63% matchVery Positive90% of 1,963 reviews2026
Dev: Early Morning Studio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Rise as a vampire in a handcrafted 2D dark-fantasy RPG. Master devastating powers, confront horrific enemies, and forge your destiny in a world shattered by a brutal civil war between humans and vampires.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.2%, RPG 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.1%, Dark 12%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #56 Zorbus
67% matchVery Positive91% of 361 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.2%, Roguelike 23.9%, RPG 11.6%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #57 Enrobssyba
66% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Alexco Games
Windows
Enrobssyba is a dark fantasy roguelite that thrusts you into a shadowed, ever-changing dungeon, teeming with enemies, upgrades, and untold power.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.7%, Text-Based 26.9%, Dark 13.1%, Medieval 12.3%, Horror 9.8%