Games Like Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle

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: Roguelike 61.1%, Strategy 38.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based dungeon crawler that emphasizes party management and strategic combat in a dark, persistent world.

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: RPG 40.5%, Roguelike 35.8%, Strategy 19.3%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, turn-based tactical RPG that perfectly captures the gritty, unforgiving atmosphere of dungeon exploration.

Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.

Why similar: Roguelike 50.1%, RPG 32.3%, Strategy 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional roguelike mechanics with a robust RPG system, offering the deep progression and exploration found in the seed game.

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: Roguelike 63.9%, RPG 33.1%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep character development and complex tactical combat that mirrors the depth found in traditional roguelikes.

Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!

Why similar: Roguelike 36.4%, Strategy 28.5%, RPG 26.8%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that blends tactical decision-making with roguelike elements, focusing on efficient resource management.

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: RPG 47.9%, Strategy 36.6%, Indie 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep character customization and tactical turn-based combat that rewards strategic thinking and party synergy.

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

Why similar: Roguelike 62.6%, RPG 16.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, tactical combat with a focus on positioning and resource management in a sci-fi dungeon setting.

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Why similar: Roguelike 67.9%, RPG 24.1%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie roguelike that balances deep RPG mechanics with a distinct, humorous, and challenging dungeon-crawling experience.

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Roguelike 44.6%, RPG 30.1%, Strategy 25.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, tactical extraction-style roguelike that emphasizes survival and punishing combat in claustrophobic environments.

Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?

Why similar: Roguelike 44.2%, RPG 29.7%, Strategy 26.1%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelite that emphasizes tactical positioning and deep character builds in a challenging dungeon setting.

Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.

Why similar: Roguelike 53.4%, RPG 25%, Strategy 21.6%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that focuses on tactical combat and exploration with a clean, accessible interface.

Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.

Why similar: Roguelike 47%, RPG 40.4%, Indie 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that emphasizes atmosphere and tactical combat in a dark, retro-inspired world.

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

Why similar: RPG 58.9%, Roguelike 23.9%, Indie 17.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented roguelike that features satisfying combat and a rewarding progression system centered around dungeon exploration.

Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!

Why similar: Roguelike 58.2%, RPG 32.8%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that brings the classic roguelike experience into a 3D space with intense, tactical combat.

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: Roguelike 44.4%, RPG 29.4%, Strategy 26.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines deckbuilding with dungeon crawling, requiring tactical foresight and careful resource management.

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: Roguelike 44.7%, RPG 26.1%, Strategy 23%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique dungeon crawler that uses a card-based interface to create intense, tactical combat decisions.

Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?

Why similar: Roguelike 44.9%, RPG 41%, Indie 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a fast-paced, streamlined dungeon-crawling experience that captures the core loop of tactical combat and loot acquisition.

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 78.5%, RPG 21.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical, puzzle-like dungeon crawler that forces players to carefully manage resources and combat encounters.

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: Roguelike 37.3%, RPG 28.6%, Strategy 24.6%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, card-based RPG that emphasizes character builds and strategic combat encounters.

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: Roguelike 51.5%, RPG 26.5%, Strategy 22%

Why You'll Like It: Blends deckbuilding with tactical dungeon exploration, offering a unique approach to turn-based combat.

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: Roguelike 57.5%, Strategy 33.4%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based roguelite that focuses on positioning and synergy to overcome challenging dungeon floors.

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: Strategy 36.4%, RPG 35.1%, Roguelike 17.6%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that emphasizes party management and strategic combat in a dark, sci-fi setting.

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 40.9%, Strategy 26.6%, RPG 25.1%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, auto-battler-inspired roguelike that focuses on unit placement and combat efficiency.

The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

Why similar: Roguelike 64.8%, Strategy 35.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, card-based roguelike that focuses on deep combat mechanics and strategic dungeon progression.

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: RPG 38.3%, Roguelike 34.3%, Strategy 27.3%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike dungeon crawler that uses card-based mechanics to drive its narrative and tactical encounters.

Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.

Why similar: Roguelike 43%, RPG 26.2%, Strategy 22.1%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike that offers deep combat mechanics wrapped in a charming but challenging dungeon-crawling package.

Depths of Limbo is a difficult action roguelike with a dark theme. The fast-paced combat is spiced up with a variety of unique items and weapons found throughout the procedurally generated world.

Why similar: Roguelike 73.7%, Indie 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-focused roguelike that emphasizes fast-paced combat and exploration in a dark, dungeon-like setting.

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

Why similar: Roguelike 67.5%, RPG 18.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Indie 4.6%

Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.

Why similar: Roguelike 53.8%, RPG 33.4%, Indie 12.8%

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: Roguelike 61.1%, Strategy 29.1%, Indie 9.8%

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: Roguelike 68.7%, RPG 29.4%, Indie 1.9%

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

Why similar: RPG 75%, Indie 25%

Enrobssyba is a dark fantasy roguelite that thrusts you into a shadowed, ever-changing dungeon, teeming with enemies, upgrades, and untold power.

An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.

Why similar: RPG 100%

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: Roguelike 41.8%, RPG 33.2%, Strategy 25%

Take on the invading hordes of the Nethermists as The Crusader and fight, think, and strategize to clear the monster infested, randomly created, dungeons in this card, board, and turn-based rogue-like.

Why similar: RPG 48.1%, Strategy 37.2%, Indie 14.7%

Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!

Why similar: Roguelike 53.1%, RPG 41.6%, Strategy 5.3%

Explore various dungeons, making use of various weapons and magic! Challenge the most deadly locations, make your name as an adventurer! Clear the corridors of monsters, collecting tools and weapons as you go. Watch out for booby traps!

Why similar: RPG 76%, Indie 24%

Hardcore rogue-like dungeon crawler in VR we all have been waiting for! Realistic swordplay like never before, crawling through procedurally generated dungeons filled with foul enemies, loot and hidden secrets! Crafting, leveling & hardcore gameplay. You will die....often. What are you waiting for?

Why similar: RPG 71.3%, Indie 28.7%

Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling. Hack and slash your way through atmospheric dark fantasy locations, unique monsters and bosses.

Why similar: Roguelike 55.1%, RPG 44.9%

Depths of Peril is a single player action RPG (role-playing game) with strong strategy elements. You play as a faction leader protecting the barbarian city, Jorvik, by destroying threatening monsters and completing quests. At the same time, you compete with rival factions to see who will rule the city.

Why similar: RPG 45.9%, Strategy 39.1%, Indie 15%

Utilize skill, creativity, and knowledge to reach the depths of your mental labyrinth. By collecting and stacking items, gears, and weapons, you'll stand a chance against the brutal manifestations of your fears.

Why similar: Roguelike 69.1%, RPG 30.9%

A dungeon-crawling, world-hopping roguelike adventure! Grab your friends, stick dynamite to your sword, throw candles at your foes and die in various exciting ways!

Why similar: Roguelike 100%

Join Winnie on a new adventure, from within! Play as a virus in his body and mind. Capture cells to mutate and build a deck of actions to unleash in combo-driven combat. A genre-blending roguelite with a dark yet charming story. Embrace discomfort - Sometimes we can't help being seen as a monster...

Why similar: Roguelike 66.6%, Strategy 33.4%

A deck-building roguelite where the reels decide your fate! Enemies and items appear based on the spin of the slot. Master luck and strategy to conquer the dungeon!

Why similar: Roguelike 63.6%, Strategy 25.4%, RPG 10.9%

Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.

Why similar: Roguelike 60.6%, RPG 39.4%

Uncover the dark secrets of a cave with an endless supply of monsters and loot!

Why similar: RPG 66.8%, Indie 17.4%, Roguelike 15.8%

Crossroads is a hardcore roguelike RPG dungeon crawler stylized as a card game. Create your hero and go to the adventures to gain levels, loot new gear, learn different spells and finally complete your quest!

Why similar: RPG 71.3%, Indie 28.7%

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Roguelike 61.5%, RPG 17%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 6.6%

Super Dungeon Run is a fast paced, addictive action game in which you guide a party of hapless heroes on a quest for loot in the depths of a dark and dangerous dungeon!

Why similar: RPG 72%, Indie 28%

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: Roguelike 61.6%, Strategy 38.4%

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: Roguelike 43.6%, RPG 27.3%, Strategy 24.7%, Indie 4.4%

Equin: The Lantern is a challenging roguelike that's easy to get into but tough to master. Conquer the huge 50 floor dungeon and its evil inhabitants in a quest to the bottom of the joint to find the mysterious lantern itself.

Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Strategy 29.6%, Roguelike 26.7%, Indie 10.9%

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 48.8%, Strategy 28.6%, RPG 22.6%

Dive into the world of Royal Booty Quest and experience the thrill of deckbuilding and roguelike adventure like never before.

Why similar: Roguelike 42%, Strategy 29.3%, RPG 28.8%

Emberlight is a true roguelite dungeon crawler, set in a world where the Gods have given you a great gift - and a great curse. Explore procedurally generated dungeons as a Knight of the Ember Order. Conquer the quests set out before your party, and uncover the lore of the land.

Why similar: RPG 46.2%, Strategy 37.9%, Indie 15.9%

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

Why similar: RPG 61.4%, Roguelike 29.7%, Indie 8.9%

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: RPG 53.4%, Strategy 46.6%