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%, Strategy 39%

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 42.2%, Roguelike 34.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Indie 4.3%

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

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 62.7%, RPG 34.4%, 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 35.6%, Strategy 28.3%, RPG 27.7%, Indie 8.4%

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

Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.

Why similar: Roguelike 58.8%, RPG 41.2%

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.

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 48.9%, Strategy 35.8%, Indie 15.2%

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 61.9%, RPG 17.3%, Strategy 15.4%, Indie 5.4%

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 66.9%, RPG 25.1%, 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.

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: Roguelike 45.8%, RPG 41.6%, Indie 12.6%

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

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk 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 40.8%, RPG 32.5%, Strategy 26.6%

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

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 52.6%, RPG 26.1%, Strategy 21.3%

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

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 42.6%, RPG 31.8%, Strategy 25.6%

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

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 24.5%, Indie 16.5%

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 57.9%, RPG 33.3%, Indie 8.8%

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 43.4%, RPG 30.5%, Strategy 26.1%

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 43.8%, RPG 27.1%, Strategy 22.9%, 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 43.7%, RPG 42.2%, Indie 14%

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 77.5%, RPG 22.5%

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 36.5%, RPG 29.6%, Strategy 24.4%, Indie 9.5%

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

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 40.1%, Strategy 26.4%, RPG 26.1%, Indie 7.4%

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

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 57.1%, Strategy 33.6%, Indie 9.3%

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: RPG 36.2%, Strategy 35.9%, Roguelike 17.2%, Indie 10.8%

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

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 64.3%, Strategy 35.7%

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

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 50.4%, RPG 27.5%, Strategy 22.1%

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

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 39.5%, Roguelike 33.5%, Strategy 27%

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 42.1%, RPG 27.2%, Strategy 22%, 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 73.3%, Indie 26.7%

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

Dive into Ricochet Abyss, a unique blend of tactical backpack management, hero-building, and pinball-style combat. Organize your inventory, equip powerful gear, and send your heroes ricocheting through perilous dungeons—every shot and item choice could be your key to survival!

Why similar: Roguelike 42.4%, RPG 27.8%, Strategy 25.1%, Indie 4.7%

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 66.8%, RPG 19.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Indie 4.6%

The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.

Why similar: RPG 100%

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 52.7%, RPG 34.5%, Indie 12.8%

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 75.3%, Indie 24.7%

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 65.7%, RPG 30.7%, Indie 3.6%

Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.

Why similar: Roguelike 44.1%, RPG 28.7%, Strategy 27.2%

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 49.1%, Strategy 36.4%, Indie 14.4%

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

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 76.6%, Indie 23.4%

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 51.8%, RPG 42.9%, Strategy 5.3%

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: RPG 44.4%, Strategy 26.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Indie 9.9%

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 62.8%, Roguelike 28.5%, Indie 8.7%

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 72.1%, Indie 27.9%

This is a dungeon-based game full of oppressive atmosphere. You will delve into the maze filled with monsters, collect, combine and upgrade weapons, and fight for a glimmer of hope in the successive waves of attacks.

Why similar: Roguelike 39.5%, RPG 26.9%, Strategy 26.4%, Indie 7.2%

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 53.9%, RPG 46.1%

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: Roguelike 49.9%, RPG 26.2%, Strategy 23.9%

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%

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 67.8%, RPG 32.2%

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 66.3%, Strategy 33.7%

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 46.9%, Strategy 38.3%, Indie 14.8%

Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!

Why similar: Roguelike 50.5%, RPG 49.5%

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%

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 59.1%, RPG 40.9%

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 72.1%, Indie 27.9%

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 72.7%, Indie 27.3%

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 60.7%, RPG 17.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 6.6%

Enter the dungeon and unleash devastating card combos in Nightmare Raid: Blood Card Storm. Build powerful decks, trigger explosive chain effects, evolve weapons, and survive endless monster waves in this fast-paced roguelike card adventure.

Why similar: RPG 45.6%, Strategy 39.9%, Indie 14.5%

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 42.7%, RPG 28.3%, Strategy 24.6%, Indie 4.4%

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

Why similar: Roguelike 41.1%, RPG 29.8%, Strategy 29.1%

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 47.9%, Strategy 28.5%, RPG 23.5%