Games Like Crawl

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 35.2%, 4 Player Local 20.8%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same frantic, high-stakes local multiplayer energy and pixel-art aesthetic as Crawl.

Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that features excellent local co-op and intense dungeon-crawling combat.

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 29.7%, 4 Player Local 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Local Co-Op 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly chaotic and hilarious competitive local multiplayer experience that keeps players on their toes.

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.7%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 4 Player Local 10.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style dungeon crawler designed specifically for co-op play, capturing the feel of retro arcade adventures.

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Roguelike 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Local Co-Op 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique rhythm-based dungeon crawler that features local co-op and a distinct, challenging approach to roguelike mechanics.

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Roguelike 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An emergent, chaotic roguelike that supports local co-op and allows for highly creative, unpredictable gameplay moments.

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 37%, Local Co-Op 22.8%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelike 8%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This deep, challenging dungeon-crawler offers a rich local multiplayer mode that rewards both cooperation and accidental sabotage.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Roguelike 15%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An intense action-roguelike that shares the fast-paced, pixelated combat style and high difficulty of Crawl.

From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.9%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Co-op 9.2%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This action-heavy co-op game emphasizes teamwork and coordination, making it a great fit for groups who enjoy Crawl.

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.9%, Local Multiplayer 26.7%, Local Co-Op 26.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Co-op 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op game requires constant communication and role-switching, mirroring the chaotic coordination found in Crawl.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Local Co-Op 12%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal action-roguelike that features strong co-op mechanics and a focus on scaling power within a dungeon setting.

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, 4 Player Local 17%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Roguelike 9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, dark dungeon-crawler that emphasizes local co-op and deep roguelite progression.

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: Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, 4 Player Local 16.8%, Local Multiplayer 16.5%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Local Co-Op 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that offers a deep, cooperative experience with a focus on roguelike survival.

Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Local Co-Op 18%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Co-op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike beat-'em-up that supports local co-op and features a similar dungeon-crawling progression.

The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.2%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, 4 Player Local 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, Co-op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential arcade dungeon crawler that provides a classic co-op experience for groups.

Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 29.3%, 4 Player Local 27.8%, Local Co-Op 26%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Action 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive platformer that forces players to sabotage each other's progress, much like the monster-hero dynamic in Crawl.

The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 57.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Action 4.7%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, fast-paced dueling game that focuses on one-on-one competitive tension and quick reflexes.

Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 34.6%, 4 Player Local 27.5%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Local Co-Op 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced local multiplayer game that forces players to stay active, capturing the high-energy competitive spirit of Crawl.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Roguelike 13%, Co-op 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike platformer that features challenging combat and a similar pixel-art aesthetic.

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: Dungeon Crawler 34%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Roguelike 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic dungeon defense game that features co-op elements and a unique blend of genres.

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29%, Action Roguelike 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Multiplayer 8%, Co-op 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite dungeon crawler that emphasizes character progression and cooperative play in a pixelated world.

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Dungeon Crawler 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Roguelike 11.7%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike dungeon crawler that focuses on loot and progression with a fast-paced combat system.

Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Local Multiplayer 20%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelike 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike beat-'em-up that supports 4-player local co-op and dungeon-crawling mechanics.

Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, 4 Player Local 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style roguelike dungeon crawler that supports local co-op and features a distinct, vibrant art style.

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 36.6%, 4 Player Local 26.7%, Multiplayer 16%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive platformer that emphasizes speed and sabotage, creating a similar level of friendly rivalry.

Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 28.6%, 4 Player Local 24%, Local Co-Op 22.6%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Co-op 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic co-op game that requires intense communication and coordination to survive, much like the pressure of a Crawl match.

Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Local Co-Op 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that supports 4-player local co-op and features a variety of dungeon-crawling challenges.

Knight Squad 2 is a chaotic arcade multiplayer game for up to 8 players. Pick an eccentric knight and fight for glory with wacky weaponry. Triumph over your friends in a ridiculous amount of game modes, both offline and online.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 49.3%, Local Multiplayer 16%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Arcade 4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down arena combat game that offers a variety of competitive modes perfect for local multiplayer sessions.

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 43.5%, 4 Player Local 33.4%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Co-op 5.8%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based local multiplayer game that focuses on chaotic, hilarious combat between players.

Play solo or with friends in this 4 player local couch co-op roguelite auto-shooter where enemies aren’t your biggest problem; your friends are! Smash foes, dodge bullets, and enjoy chaotic trolling as you punch, throw, and ‘accidentally’ sacrifice each other to survive relentless waves of enemies.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, 4 Player Local 20.1%, Local Multiplayer 18%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.5%

The Dungeon Master has a new favourite sport: Dungeon League takes everything that is awesome about dungeon crawling and spews it out as ten minutes of chaotic, competitive, multiplayer action.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 39.3%, Local Multiplayer 27.8%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, RPG 5.8%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive local multiplayer dungeon-crawling game that focuses on arena-style combat.

Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Local Co-Op 20.3%, Roguelike 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Roguelike 8.9%, RPG 5.5%

Adventure through epic dungeons facing fearsome creatures either solo or with a group of friends. Master your class, loot everything, and destroy the foul creatures of the deep! Will you become a hero of legend?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.3%, Local Multiplayer 17%, 4 Player Local 16.9%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Multiplayer 4.8%

Become an adventurer and go on a fantastic journey through epic procedurally generated dungeons. Collect powerful loot to develop your character and then brawl online with your friends on 12 different multiplayer maps.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Local Multiplayer 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, RPG 6.8%

Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.3%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Roguelike 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.2%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Roguelike 17.7%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%, Indie 4.6%

Screencheat is a ridiculous competitive split-screen first-person shooter where everyone is invisible, so players are forced to look at each other’s screens to win. Supporting both local and online multiplayer, combat in Screencheat is fast and furious with a wide variety of one-hit kill weapons.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.2%, Local Multiplayer 27.8%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 28.2%, Local Co-Op 27%, 4 Player Local 23.7%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Co-op 5.5%

Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

Deep Dark Dungeon is a rogue-lite action game in which the player dives into the deep, dark depths of various dungeons filled with bad-tempered monsters that will attack them on sight.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Local Multiplayer 17.4%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Roguelike 5.9%

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Local Co-Op 13%, Roguelike 11.4%

Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches with friends and foes, challenge yourself in the singleplayer mode or battle it out online.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 37.8%, 4 Player Local 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Local Co-Op 7.2%

Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, RPG 6.2%

Labyrinth Legend is an action RPG with hack and slash elements. Explore the automatically-generated dungeons, collect powerful equipment, and battle against unknown, formidable enemies!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Local Multiplayer 22.8%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%

Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.4%, Action Roguelike 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%, RPG 5.8%

Pixel Dungeon is a fast-paced, multiplayer social VR adventure where dungeon-crawling action, physics-based combat, and chaos with friends collide.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.5%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Roguelike 9.8%, Co-op 7.3%

The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, Local Multiplayer 21.1%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelike 8%

A fast-paced co-op dungeon crawler for up to four players! 🏛️ Fight enemies and collect loot through 16 floors of caves, sewers, dungeons and hell to rescue an ancient wizard and regain your humanity.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.5%, Local Co-Op 24.2%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Action 3.3%

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Action Roguelike 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, RPG 5.2%

A "blood-pumping, face-bashing" roguelike brawler. Master heroes of your choice, craft uniquely broken builds, and hack & pummel through a myriad of dungeons in a thrilling rampage.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Co-op 8.2%

Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, 4 Player Local 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.6%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 56.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Local Co-Op 6%, Indie 4.6%

A modern re-imagining of the classic ASCII dungeon crawler. Choose your hero and descend into a procedurally generated world constructed entirely from ASCII letters. Can you survive?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.2%, Action Roguelike 32.1%, Action 9.1%, Gore 8.6%, Roguelike 6.3%

DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 27.7%, 4 Player Local 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 5.2%

Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.9%, Action Roguelike 23.4%, Local Co-Op 23.1%, Roguelike 10.9%, RPG 5.1%

Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Action Roguelike 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Local Co-Op 12%, Multiplayer 10%

Battle your way to victory in this 1-4 player co-op hack-n-slash dungeon crawler. Play as a dynamic cast of heroes slicing their way through dungeons, earning weapons and loot. Rampage past a gauntlet of enemies and destruction to end the evil Lord Dinglepus' reign!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 58%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Co-op 11%, RPG 7.5%, Action 5.6%

Team up with your wizard friends to pillage the magic tower! Create elemental synergies, defeat powerful bosses and claim the tower's treasure in this rogue-like dungeon-raider.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.8%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, 4 Player Local 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%, Roguelike 8%

Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, 4 Player Local 21.3%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%