Games Like Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG

"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 9.5%, Hack and Slash 9.3%, Text-Based 9.2%, Lovecraftian 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Direct sequel that refines the merciless turn-based roguelike dungeon crawling and dark fantasy atmosphere of the original.

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: Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Text-Based 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Lovecraftian 10%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same text-heavy, dark-fantasy atmosphere and classic turn-based dungeon-crawling mechanics.

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 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Lovecraftian 19.7%, Roguelike 14.5%, RPG 8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same unforgiving, grim-dark aesthetic and psychological stress management of tackling endless dungeons.

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: Lovecraftian 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Roguelite 11%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the dark, punishing tactical combat and gothic atmosphere with a heavier emphasis on desperate roguelite runs.

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 26.8%, Dungeon Crawler 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an intensely deep, numbers-driven roguelike experience centered entirely on complex buildcraft and turn-based survival.

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 19.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, RPG 14.9%, Roguelite 11.7%, Lovecraftian 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Inverts the classic RPG trope by letting you play as an undead army conquering a dark dungeon, echoing Buriedbornes' thematic focus.

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 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a grim dark-fantasy world where you guide heroes through turn-based battles against apocalyptic horrors.

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 18.5%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 11%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and managing an army of the dead to survive grueling tactical dungeon raids.

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 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 15.5%, RPG 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a striking art style with tactical roguelite dungeon crawling and deep turn-based party mechanics.

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 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Roguelite 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same intense, bleak post-apocalyptic desperation combined with deep tactical turn-based combat.

Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

Why similar: Roguelike 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, RPG 20%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly brutal, unsparing traditional roguelike experience set in a grim, realistic medieval world.

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 51.9%, Roguelite 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, RPG 5.3%, Fantasy 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential deckbuilding roguelike that shares Buriedbornes' focus on tightly optimized, singular character builds.

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 50.9%, RPG 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply complex traditional roguelike featuring post-apocalyptic grimness and infinite build possibilities.

TaleSpire is a beautiful way to play pen and paper RPGs online. Bring your stories to life and embark upon campaigns together with your friends, regardless of where you are in the world.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 45.8%, RPG 35.2%, Fantasy 19.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical roleplaying mechanics reminiscent of tabletop dungeon crawlers.

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 59.3%, RPG 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Roguelite 8.5%, Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: Condenses massive tactical dungeon-crawling puzzles into fast, brutal, min-max heavy turn-based runs.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why You'll Like It: Relies entirely on text and minimalistic interface feedback to tell a gripping, atmospheric sci-fi survival tale.

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 18.8%, Roguelike 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Roguelite 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply strategic turn-based roguelike focused on managing random combat rolls and specialized character skills.

A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.

Why similar: Text-Based 33.1%, Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 18.6%, RPG 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a minimalist, text-based interface to deliver a harsh, unforgiving simulation of military survival.

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 41.3%, Roguelite 37.8%, Fantasy 12.1%, 2D 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features extreme deterministic card-battler mechanics that reward meticulous character building and deck planning.

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 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 19.8%, RPG 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides ruthless wave-based defensive combat featuring demonic and undead armies.

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Why similar: Roguelite 32.6%, Roguelike 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, RPG 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the compulsive, stats-focused progression loop of endlessly fighting hordes of monsters.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers pure, stripped-down tactical turn-based puzzle combat where every single turn can mean life or death.

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 28.4%, Roguelike 22%, Roguelite 18%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical deckbuilding RPG with dark fantasy elements and heavy party customization.

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 32.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Roguelite 17.6%, RPG 11.9%, Fantasy 6.9%

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 38.9%, Roguelike 30%, Roguelite 17.1%, RPG 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends dark Arthurian fantasy with roguelite deckbuilding and harrowing dungeon exploration.

Card Crawl is a solitaire style Dungeon Crawler played with a deck of cards.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Roguelite 18.5%, Medieval 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Roguelike 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A bite-sized dungeon crawler played strictly through card management and tactical menu choices.

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 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Zombies 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%

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 23.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Roguelike 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Dark 8.7%

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 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 12.6%

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 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.5%

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 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelike 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%

"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 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Roguelite 12.1%

Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick a hero, gear up and face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger and stay alive. Died? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 11.8%

A fantasy roguelite where heroes reincarnate to stop the mystic dragon Umbra. Master turn-based combat, sever giant bosses, and shape your Karma through a journey filled with relics and evolving NPC interactions.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Roguelite 11.9%

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 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Roguelite 11.1%

Explore procedurally generated dungeons in this roguelite dungeon crawler. Battle epic monsters, collect loot, and customize your character in strategic turn-based combat. Adapt to a constantly changing world after the fall of Mordoth.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, RPG 10.8%

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: Dungeon Crawler 18%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Roguelike 13%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%

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 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, RPG 13.3%, Roguelite 11.9%

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 26.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, RPG 9.7%

A dungeon crawl RPG set in an otherworldly realm beneath an old school building. Explore again and again, restore your base, and find your way back to everyday life.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.9%, Roguelike 18.1%, RPG 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

A turn-based tactical RPG. Experiment with the talent trees of 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment. Defeat 17 terrifying bosses and uncover the secrets of the planet Tenebris!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, RPG 8.6%

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 20.9%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, RPG 9.1%

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: Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Roguelite 11.1%

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 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, RPG 11%, Horror 8.3%

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 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, RPG 9.3%

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 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 14.7%

A turn-based tactical roguelike fusing Spring and Autumn history with supernatural fantasy. Assemble knights in an ink-oil aesthetic world, venture into five perilous realms, battle monsters and human-born demons, and collect lost bamboo slips to unravel hidden secrets.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Roguelite 11.9%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Roguelike 22.3%, Horror 9.2%, RPG 9.2%

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 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Roguelite 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

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 24.5%, Zombies 21.6%, Roguelike 19.2%, RPG 13.6%, Horror 11.1%

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 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, RPG 12%, Medieval 11.7%

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 27.9%, RPG 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Dark 12.2%, Fantasy 6.8%

A typing-driven Lovecraftian colony sim. You wake inside the corpse of a dead god, adrift in space. Carve a roguelike colony from procedurally generated anatomy. Negotiate with rival alien factions, evolve occult mutations, find your ending. The carcass remembers.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%

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%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 13.9%, Lovecraftian 11.6%

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 40.4%, Roguelike 20.4%, RPG 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Dark 8.6%

🏆🏀💀 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 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 14.2%