- #1 Tangledeep
97% matchVery Positive82% of 1,475 reviews2018
Dev: Impact Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style dungeon crawler that offers deep tactical combat and complex character building within a roguelike framework.
- #2 Into the Breach
96% matchVery Positive94% of 22,008 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 22.1%, Turn-Based 20%, Roguelike 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Roguelite 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive tactical game where the world moves only when you do, mirroring the core strategic loop of Crown Trick.
- #3 Dungeon Drafters
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 763 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, Roguelite 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based tactical combat with card-based spellcasting, perfectly capturing the elemental strategy found in Crown Trick.
- #4 Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 935 reviews2020
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Classic Roguelike Wanders Onto Steam! Adventure with Shiren the Wanderer and his sidekick Koppa, the talking ferret, through a world filled with cunning monsters, deadly traps and countless treasure.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.6%, Dungeon Crawler 31%, Turn-Based 17.3%, RPG 14.2%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for grid-based, turn-based roguelikes that focus on careful dungeon navigation and tactical survival.
- #5 Chrono Ark
94% matchVery Positive91% of 13,581 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Roguelite 14.4%, RPG 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep party-based turn-based combat with roguelike progression and a heavy emphasis on strategic skill synergy.
- #6 Netherguild
94% matchVery Positive96% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
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: Perma Death 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based dungeon crawler that focuses on party management and survival in a challenging underground setting.
- #7 Desktop Dungeons
93% matchVery Positive84% of 2,350 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 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 36%, Turn-Based 31.6%, Difficult 7.3%, RPG 6.6%, Roguelite 5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in grid-based tactical puzzle-roguelike design where every move must be calculated to survive the dungeon.
- #8 Othercide
92% matchVery Positive82% of 5,224 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Roguelite 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactics game with a unique timeline mechanic that demands precise planning and strategic positioning.
- #9 Ring of Pain
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,063 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: Turn-Based 26.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 13.9%, Difficult 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique turn-based dungeon crawler that focuses on quick, tactical decision-making and risk-reward exploration.
- #10 Trials of Fire
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,255 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Perma Death 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers highly tactical card-based combat on a grid where positioning and environmental awareness are essential for victory.
- #11 Rift Wizard
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,053 reviews2021
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Perma Death 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply strategic, grid-based spellcasting roguelike that rewards creative use of elemental powers and positioning.
- #12 Vivid Knight
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,707 reviews2021
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Vivid Knight" is a "party-building roguelike" game in which you collect friends who have been turned into jewels and fight by combining their abilities! Explore the ever-changing dungeon and harness the gems you have gathered to challenge the labyrinth!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Roguelite 17.1%, Difficult 16.9%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelike that emphasizes tactical positioning and synergy between different unit abilities.
- #13 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
89% matchVery Positive87% of 7,999 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, RPG 11.8%, Difficult 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical RPG that brings humor and deep turn-based combat to the dungeon-crawling experience.
- #14 Banners of Ruin
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,208 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Turn-Based 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Difficult 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Tactical card-based combat that places a heavy emphasis on character positioning and turn-based strategy.
- #15 Tactical Breach Wizards
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,831 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Tactical 16.8%, RPG 7.5%, Fantasy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features grid-based tactical combat with high-impact elemental interactions that feel very similar to the combo system in Crown Trick.
- #16 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,374 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Roguelike 13.5%, Difficult 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based dungeon management game that focuses on tactical trap placement and combat against invading heroes.
- #17 Roguebook
86% matchVery Positive84% of 4,491 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding roguelike that features a unique exploration system and tactical combat mechanics.
- #18 Crowntakers
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 682 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Perma Death 16.6%, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game with roguelike elements and party management that mirrors the adventure feel of Crown Trick.
- #19 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
84% matchVery Positive92% of 4,484 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Roguelike 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dice-based roguelike that offers deep tactical depth and complex decision-making in every encounter.
- #20 One Step From Eden
83% matchVery Positive93% of 7,626 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 22.4%, Difficult 21.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While faster-paced, its grid-based tactical combat and reliance on spell synergy provide a similar strategic thrill.
- #21 Astral Throne
82% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Sun Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Why similar: Perma Death 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG with roguelite elements and grid-based combat that focuses on strategic party composition.
- #22 Sigil of the Magi
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: YongjustyongPub: iterco
Windows
Sigil of the Magi blends roguelike deckbuilding with turn-based combat for a deep tactical experience. Navigate a world full of dangers and mystique as you craft your deck, obtain relics, and prepare your party of champions for any challenges ahead!
Why similar: Roguelike 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Magic 10.3%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deckbuilding with grid-based tactical combat, requiring careful planning and positioning to succeed.
- #23 Dungeon Rushers
84% matchMixed62% of 1,236 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Turn-Based 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Roguelike 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based dungeon crawler that focuses on grid-based combat and party building in a classic fantasy setting.
- #24 Monster Train
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,855 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Difficult 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic deckbuilder with lane-based tactical combat that rewards careful planning and synergy.
- #25 Vault of the Void
79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,976 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.8 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 23.3%, Roguelite 20.7%, Difficult 18.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Top-Down 9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical deckbuilder where positioning and resource management are key to overcoming difficult encounters.
- #26 Die in the Dungeon
76% matchVery Positive92% of 3,313 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Roguelike 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #27 Vambrace: Cold Soul
81% matchMixed66% of 946 reviews2019
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, RPG 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler with party management and turn-based combat that emphasizes careful navigation and survival.
- #28 Wildermyth
78% matchVery Positive95% of 18,174 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Roguelite 18%, Fantasy 10.5%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat with a heavy emphasis on positioning and environmental interaction within a procedural world.
- #29 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
77% matchVery Positive86% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, RPG 8.8%
- #30 Mad Crown
81% matchVery Positive80% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: S-Game
Windows
Mad Crown is a roguelike RPG set in a post-apocalyptic dieselpunk world. As an explorer, you are in search of the legendary crown. Make use of limited resources and meticulous tactics to battle an eerie enemy through the procedurally generated dungeons of a mutated world.
Why similar: Strategy 64.5%, Adventure 35.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike dungeon crawler that features turn-based combat and exploration with a focus on gear and ability synergy.
- #31 Runestone Keeper
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2015
Dev: BlackfirePub: Cimugames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 32%, Strategy 17.3%, RPG 15.8%, Roguelite 14.8%, Turn-Based 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based dungeon crawler that focuses on tactical exploration and managing limited resources.
- #32 Pathway
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,251 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game with grid-based combat and adventure elements that emphasize tactical exploration.
- #33 Zoeti
77% matchMixed64% of 510 reviews2023
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.Pub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Zoeti is a turn-based roguelite that features a deck of playing cards used to create card combos and activate skills in the heat of battle. Bolster your arsenal of skills through battles, discoverable upgrades, or aid from the locals which enhance your plays to overcome the evil plaguing your land.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.5%, Roguelike 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Roguelite 11%
- #34 The Dungeon Beneath
76% matchVery Positive89% of 887 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Perma Death 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #35 Curse of the Dead Gods
75% matchVery Positive84% of 9,135 reviews2021
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelite 20.8%, Difficult 19.9%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #36 Aces & Adventures
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,425 reviews2023
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.
Why similar: Roguelike 29.4%, Roguelite 27.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Fantasy 11.2%, RPG 11.2%
- #37 Rogue Fable IV
73% matchVery Positive94% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
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: Perma Death 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Roguelike 13.6%, Difficult 10.4%
- #38 Tales of Maj'Eyal
75% matchVery Positive95% of 7,336 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 25.0 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: Turn-Based 23.8%, Perma Death 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Difficult 11.3%
- #39 Crawl Tactics
73% matchVery Positive92% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Roguelike 9.2%, Difficult 7.6%
- #40 Alina of the Arena
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,941 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Roguelike 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Roguelite 16.8%, Difficult 15%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #41 Backpack Hero
71% matchVery Positive87% of 8,421 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.8%, Roguelike 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Roguelite 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #42 Neon Abyss
73% matchVery Positive86% of 23,566 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, RPG 8.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #43 Below the Crown
70% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 13%
- #44 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
74% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Turn-Based 20.6%, Perma Death 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #45 Dicealot
70% matchVery Positive81% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: goodviewgamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Discover a high-stakes roguelike dice-builder where every roll is a risk, every risk is a thrill, and every thrill teeters between triumph and disaster. Set in charmingly chaotic Camelot, chance collides with strategy, mastery dances with madness, and one single roll can rewrite your fate.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, Perma Death 15%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Roguelike 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #46 Obsidian Prince
71% matchVery Positive80% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Unleash The Giraffe
Windows
Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelite 9%
- #47 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,080 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Perma Death 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Roguelike 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
- #48 Dungeons of Aether
69% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #49 Lord Ambermaze: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive96% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Potata CompanyPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Lord Amber maze: Prologue is a free entry to a turn-based dungeon-crawler set in a labyrinth of frozen time. Plan each move carefully, battle quirky monsters, and solve intricate puzzles, one dungeon at a time.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24%, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, RPG 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #50 Robothorium
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Turn-Based 25.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Roguelite 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Strategy 9.8%
- #51 Sol Cesto
64% matchVery Positive91% of 4,566 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Turn-Based 23.6%, Dungeon Crawler 20%, Roguelike 16.6%, Tactical 13.5%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #52 Royal Booty Quest
70% matchMixed60% of 126 reviews2023
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 214.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Dive into the world of Royal Booty Quest and experience the thrill of deckbuilding and roguelike adventure like never before.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #53 The Land Beneath Us
67% matchVery Positive82% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: FairPlay StudiosPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A fast-paced, turn-based rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Unleash skill combos, wield a variety of weapons and battle through the mythic Underworld of Annwn. Conquer the 7 Lords, collect Soul-Tech, and save The Creator. With real-time tactical decisions and endless replayability, runs are never the same!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 15.1%
- #54 Blade Assault
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Roguelike 45.1%, Roguelite 28.1%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, 2D 7.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #55 Griftlands
66% matchVery Positive94% of 14,390 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 15%, RPG 8.7%
- #56 Demon Lord: Just a Block
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,068 reviews2026
Dev: YuWave
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Seek revenge on fantasy heroes as a reborn Demon Lord! Dive into this satisfying roguelite action game where the world only moves when you do. Plan your moves step by step or play swiftly with quick dodges and parries, colliding with enemies to land powerful attacks!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 16%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #57 Aethermancer
63% matchVery Positive91% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Become the Aethermancer and fight alongside mythical creatures. Explore the ever-changing Fractured Ruins, plan your moves in challenging turn-based battles, and watch your Monsters grow stronger from previous lives and defy death!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, Perma Death 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Difficult 9.9%
- #58 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
66% matchVery Positive94% of 746 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Roguelike 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #59 Monster Sanctuary
66% matchVery Positive91% of 12,503 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Turn-Based 24.2%, Difficult 13.5%, RPG 8.7%, Fantasy 8.3%