- #1 Tangledeep
97% matchVery Positive82% of 1,486 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 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Roguelike 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style dungeon crawler that excels in grid-based movement and deep character customization.
- #2 Dungeon Drafters
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 776 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 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 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Roguelite 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based tactical combat with a heavy emphasis on spellcasting and elemental combos that mirror the core loop of Crown Trick.
- #3 Netherguild
96% matchVery Positive95% of 97 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 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical turn-based combat with a strong focus on dungeon exploration and party management.
- #4 Into the Breach
95% matchVery Positive94% of 22,436 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 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%, Turn-Based 20.4%, Roguelike 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Roguelite 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its core gameplay of grid-based, turn-based tactical movement is the closest mechanical match to the strategic positioning found in Crown Trick.
- #5 Ring of Pain
94% matchVery Positive91% of 5,107 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 27.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Difficult 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique turn-based dungeon crawling experience where quick, tactical decision-making is essential for survival.
- #6 Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 951 reviews2020
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 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 32.1%, Dungeon Crawler 31.1%, Turn-Based 17.6%, RPG 14.4%, 2D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive mystery dungeon experience, offering the same grid-based exploration and high-stakes turn-based combat.
- #7 Othercide
93% matchVery Positive82% of 5,314 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 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 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Roguelite 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides intense tactical turn-based combat with a dark aesthetic and a heavy focus on positioning and skill timing.
- #8 Jupiter Hell
92% matchVery Positive92% of 2,120 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 40.5%, Turn-Based 32.9%, RPG 7.4%, Strategy 6.9%, Perma Death 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, turn-based tactical roguelike that emphasizes positioning and resource management in a sci-fi setting.
- #9 Golden Krone Hotel
91% matchVery Positive95% of 337 reviews2017
Dev: Vulgat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.5%, Perma Death 18.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelike 13.2%, Difficult 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that uses a unique light and dark mechanic, requiring the same level of tactical positioning as Crown Trick.
- #10 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,502 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers turn-based tactical combat with a unique twist on dungeon defense and trap management.
- #11 Chrono Ark
89% matchVery Positive91% of 13,786 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 13.8%, RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on strategic turn-based combat with a heavy emphasis on party management and skill synergies.
- #12 Curse of the Dead Gods
90% matchVery Positive83% of 9,242 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 24.8%, Roguelike 23%, Difficult 20.3%, Roguelite 20.2%, Fantasy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: While action-oriented, it shares the dark, trap-filled dungeon crawling aesthetic and focus on environmental hazards.
- #13 Banners of Ruin
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,241 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 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Difficult 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical card-based combat with a strong emphasis on character positioning and movement.
- #14 Wildermyth
87% matchVery Positive95% of 18,287 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 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 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Roguelite 17.5%, Fantasy 10.6%, RPG 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat with significant environmental interaction and procedural storytelling that feels fresh every run.
- #15 Trials of Fire
88% matchVery Positive86% of 3,262 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.3 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 20%, Perma Death 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Roguelite 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends grid-based tactical combat with deckbuilding mechanics, requiring careful planning of every move.
- #16 Roguebook
86% matchVery Positive84% of 4,593 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategic deckbuilding with a unique exploration mechanic that rewards careful planning.
- #17 Rift Wizard
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,065 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 20.1%, Perma Death 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Roguelike 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical spellcasting roguelike that emphasizes elemental mastery and complex build-crafting.
- #18 Monster Train
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,964 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 17.7%, Roguelite 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Difficult 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic deckbuilder that uses lane-based tactical positioning to create satisfying combat synergies.
- #19 For The King
84% matchVery Positive88% of 43,840 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines strategic turn-based exploration with tactical combat that captures the adventurous spirit of dungeon crawling.
- #20 Vivid Knight
83% matchVery Positive90% of 1,711 reviews2021
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 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 22.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Difficult 17.4%, Roguelite 16.6%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on strategic party-building and grid-like positioning to overcome challenging dungeon encounters.
- #21 Crowntakers
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 688 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 21.5%, Perma Death 16.6%, Roguelike 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides turn-based tactical combat and exploration that mirrors the adventure-focused style of the seed game.
- #22 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
81% matchVery Positive92% of 4,561 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 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 23.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses innovative dice-based combat that requires the same level of tactical foresight as Crown Trick.
- #23 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
82% matchVery Positive87% of 8,099 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 28.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, RPG 11.9%, Difficult 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based RPG that focuses on humorous dungeon crawling and complex positioning mechanics.
- #24 Die in the Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,597 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 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 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #25 Vambrace: Cold Soul
82% matchMixed66% of 955 reviews2019
Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 11.4 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 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, RPG 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features dungeon-crawling with a focus on party management and tactical survival in a harsh environment.
- #26 Sigil of the Magi
80% 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 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Magic 10.4%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical deckbuilder that emphasizes turn-based positioning and careful management of combat resources.
- #27 Aces & Adventures
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,486 reviews2023
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.0 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 29.1%, Roguelite 26.7%, Strategy 13.5%, RPG 11.5%, Fantasy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-based combat game that emphasizes strategic planning and risk management.
- #28 The Dungeon Beneath
79% matchVery Positive89% of 897 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 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical auto-battler with roguelite elements that relies heavily on grid-based positioning and synergy.
- #29 Astral Throne
77% matchVery Positive81% of 273 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 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #30 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
79% matchVery Positive86% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.1 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 21%, Perma Death 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers traditional roguelike mechanics with a deep focus on dungeon exploration and character progression.
- #31 Backpack Hero
76% matchVery Positive86% of 8,531 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Roguelite 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #32 Dungeon Rushers
81% 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 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based dungeon crawler that focuses on party management and the strategic use of traps.
- #33 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
75% matchVery Positive84% of 298 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 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, RPG 8.9%
- #34 Runestone Keeper
78% matchVery Positive84% of 2,464 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 31.7%, Strategy 17.1%, RPG 16.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based dungeon crawler that focuses on uncovering tiles and managing resources under pressure.
- #35 Tinker Shot
73% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: CodeRedPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
A turn-based skill-crafting dungeon crawler roguelike, where you combine crazy effects and upgrades for your skills and use them on enemies. With a strategic physics-based gameplay, unlock and grow your arsenal of spells and items to overcome the challenging dungeon of Underground Ruins!
Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Roguelike 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #36 Alina of the Arena
74% matchVery Positive92% of 3,971 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 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 24.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Roguelite 16.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
- #37 Zoeti
76% matchMixed64% of 525 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 24.1%, Roguelike 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #38 Neon Abyss
74% matchVery Positive86% of 23,629 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 30.2%, Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Roguelite 16.8%, RPG 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #39 Rogue Fable IV
73% matchVery Positive94% of 243 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 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Difficult 10.6%
- #40 Below the Crown
71% matchVery Positive94% of 109 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 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #41 Tap Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive83% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Xiao5 Studios
Windows
Pixel-art isekai roguelike dungeon crawler! 5 classes, mix skills & items freely in turn-based combat across deadly random dungeons. Fight goblins, orcs, undead; collect artifacts, beat hidden bosses. Death = rebirth, endless builds await. Become the hero saving the kingdom!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Roguelite 15.9%, RPG 9.4%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #42 Crawl Tactics
73% matchVery Positive92% of 221 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 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 9%, Difficult 7.7%
- #43 Mad Crown
75% 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 63.5%, Adventure 36.5%
- #44 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,206 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 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 20.2%, Perma Death 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #45 Griftlands
71% matchVery Positive94% of 14,485 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.4 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 30.3%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 14.8%, RPG 8.9%
- #46 Obsidian Prince
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 143 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 20.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Tactical 8.9%
- #47 Lord Ambermaze: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive95% of 116 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 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, RPG 9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #48 Desktop Dungeons
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,364 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 35.3%, Turn-Based 32.2%, Difficult 7.5%, RPG 6.7%, Dungeon Crawler 4.9%
- #49 Robothorium
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 26.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Strategy 9.6%
- #50 Dicealot
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 256 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 18.3%, Perma Death 15%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #51 Dungeons of Aether
69% matchVery Positive83% of 657 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 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 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #52 Royal Booty Quest
70% matchMixed61% of 128 reviews2023
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 207.4 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 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #53 Monster Sanctuary
67% matchVery Positive91% of 12,704 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.1%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Difficult 13.7%, RPG 8.8%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #54 Lootbound
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,392 reviews2026
Dev: ArtDockPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Turn-Based 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #55 Aethermancer
64% matchVery Positive92% of 2,722 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 21.6%, Perma Death 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 12.5%, Difficult 10.1%
- #56 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
66% matchVery Positive94% of 766 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #57 Tales of Maj'Eyal
68% matchVery Positive94% of 7,468 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 24.2%, Perma Death 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Roguelike 13.8%, Difficult 11.5%
- #58 The Land Beneath Us
66% matchVery Positive81% of 270 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 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 15%
- #59 Sol Cesto
61% matchVery Positive91% of 5,179 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 24.1%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Roguelike 16.3%, Tactical 13.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #60 Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: QCF DesignPub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.1%, Roguelike 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Difficult 11.3%, Roguelite 10.8%