Games Like Crypt of the NecroDancer

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

Why similar: Rhythm 67.9%, Music 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Difficult 5.6%, Female Protagonist 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that preserves NecroDancer's beat-based enemy interactions and musical intensity in a fresh lane-based format.

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

Why similar: Rhythm 49.4%, Roguelike 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Music 8.6%, Difficult 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person roguelite requires shooting, reloading, jumping, and dodging on the beat through randomized combat runs.

This is a Roguelike Horizontal Action game that players need to follow the beat to defeat opponents. Beat to follow, fist to the bone. Face the foe, and dance to kill!

Why similar: Rhythm 45.9%, Music 18.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Roguelite 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful roguelite brawler built around timing attacks and movement to the music, with procedural runs and unlockable upgrades.

Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n’ slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There’s only one rule: Stay on beat!

Why similar: Rhythm 41%, Music 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Female Protagonist 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its rhythm-timed melee combat, procedurally structured roguelite runs, and punchy soundtrack make it especially close in spirit.

Create musical beats that kill. Beat Blast is a music maker, bullet hell, dungeon crawler, roguelite. Battle through dungeons and defeat big bosses. Collect weapons, passives and musical instruments!

Why similar: Rhythm 33%, Music 18.1%, Roguelike 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Difficult 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This music-driven bullet-hell roguelite combines beat-synced action, dungeon progression, and escalating enemy swarms.

A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!

Why similar: Rhythm 60.7%, Music 23.8%, Co-op 3.3%, RPG 3.1%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It turns rhythm-game inputs into party-based RPG battles and dungeon encounters backed by a strong electronic soundtrack.

Soundfall is a dungeon crawler that combines looter-shooter action with rhythm-based gameplay. Venture out solo or with up to 4 friends locally or online. Collect loot and time your actions to the beat to become all powerful. Play the Campaign Mode, Free Play 100's of songs or import your own music!

Why similar: Rhythm 51.4%, Music 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Procedural Generation 5%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-action dungeon crawler where attacking, dodging, and looting become more effective when performed in time with the music.

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: Roguelike 31.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Difficult 16%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Local Co-Op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast pixel-art roguelike full of difficult room-by-room combat, secret-filled dungeon runs, and highly replayable weapon variety.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Roguelike 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its punishing procedural dungeon runs, item experimentation, and constant risk-reward decisions match NecroDancer's roguelike appeal.

Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!

Why similar: Rhythm 54.5%, Music 22%, Roguelike 20.3%, Action 1.5%, Adventure 1%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish rhythm shooter lets you fire, slide, wall-run, and chain kills to customizable musical beats.

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: Roguelike 33%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Difficult 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Local Co-Op 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This compact, difficult pixel roguelike delivers frantic runs, permanent death, and endlessly varied weapon-based combat.

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Why similar: Rhythm 63.6%, Music 22.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Fantasy 1.9%, Action 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its demon-slaying FPS combat rewards precise beat timing with stronger attacks, higher scores, and a reactive metal soundtrack.

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: Roguelike 24.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Difficult 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its quick dungeon runs, responsive spell-combo combat, pixel art, and local co-op suit players who enjoy NecroDancer's action focus.

Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with Metal! Survive on the highway to hell fighting an epic freakshow! Now with 30 levels of pure madness! 19 Licensed tracks and a Community Level Editor to import your own songs!

Why similar: Rhythm 69.5%, Music 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D 1.9%, Retro 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm shooter with a metal soundtrack that asks you to mow down hordes while keeping time from a moving vehicle.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Rhythm 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 32.3%, Music 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, RPG 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal rhythm-combat adventure whose inventive musical boss battles and bold soundtrack appeal to NecroDancer's music-first sensibility.

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: Roguelike 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Difficult 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Local Co-Op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging 2D roguelike emphasizes repeatable runs, escalating difficulty, item synergies, and cooperative survival.

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

Why similar: Rhythm 52.3%, Music 20.7%, Local Co-Op 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Co-op 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A clever one-button rhythm game that finds deep challenge and variety in maintaining precise timing through inventive musical scenarios.

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 26.6%, Difficult 21.1%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Although not strictly a rhythm game, its rapid grid movement, real-time spell casting, and roguelike runs create similarly intense tactical pressure.

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Rhythm 42.4%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Music 15.6%, Difficult 9.6%, Local Co-Op 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades dungeon exploration for frantic music-synced bullet dodging, but captures the same soundtrack-led challenge and visual energy.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Roguelike 36.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Roguelite 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A polished action roguelite with demanding reflex-based combat, repeatable runs, and a similarly satisfying pixel-art presentation.

Gun Jam is a rhythm-action FPS where you must shoot, dash and kick to the beat to survive. It features a unique beat-pattern shooting mechanic, a multi-genre OST, custom music and firefights with hordes of enemies in a vibrant world.

Why similar: Rhythm 66%, Music 25.6%, Indie 2.4%, Fantasy 2.3%, Action 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: This score-chasing shooter makes ammunition available only through rhythmic inputs, creating a demanding beat-driven combat loop.

A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.

Why similar: Rhythm 52.8%, Music 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Difficult 9.6%, Co-op 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its deceptively simple controls demand exceptionally precise timing and pattern recognition across increasingly difficult tracks.

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Roguelike 15%, Local Co-Op 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its pixel dungeon-crawling combat and excellent local multiplayer make it a strong choice for NecroDancer fans who value couch co-op.

A new adventure for Shiren and Koppa begins!

Why similar: Roguelike 48.4%, Dungeon Crawler 40.1%, RPG 8.2%, Fantasy 3%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meticulously designed traditional roguelike centered on tactical grid movement, randomized dungeons, and high-stakes resource management.

Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Why similar: Rhythm 54.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Music 12.9%, Difficult 8.8%, Indie 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This intensely physical rhythm game delivers punishing timing challenges and a dark, driving audiovisual experience.

Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

Why similar: Rhythm 60.8%, Music 22.8%, Difficult 12.1%, Indie 2.4%, Action 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished precision rhythm game with flowing controls, demanding charts, and a strong electronic soundtrack.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.2%, Rhythm 34%, Difficult 21.4%, Music 6.5%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist presentation hides a brutally difficult, music-driven reflex challenge that suits players who enjoy mastering NecroDancer's timing.

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: Roguelike 26.1%, Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, Difficult 18.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern pixel-art dungeon roguelike with tactical grid movement, build variety, and a warm soundtrack-driven atmosphere.

Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!

Why similar: Rhythm 53.2%, Music 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Female Protagonist 4.5%, Difficult 3.5%

Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Rhythm 62.8%, Music 23.1%, Procedural Generation 6.8%, Indie 2.5%, Co-op 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This twin-stick shooter turns your own music library into reactive enemy patterns and weapons, echoing NecroDancer's custom-music appeal.

Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.

Why similar: Rhythm 49%, Music 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Difficult 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A demanding retro-styled rhythm platformer where every jump, slide, and obstacle is synchronized to the soundtrack.

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: Roguelike 39.9%, Difficult 20.3%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Procedural Generation 5.7%

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33%, Roguelike 32.8%, Difficult 18.4%, RPG 5%, Great Soundtrack 3.2%

Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Let's defeat the enemies together!

Why similar: Rhythm 47.3%, Music 22.8%, Roguelike 18.6%, Co-op 3.4%, Indie 2.7%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.8%, Difficult 20%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Indie 3.7%, RPG 2.4%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.4%, Difficult 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Indie 3.6%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Difficult 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Roguelike 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Indie 5.9%

Dungeons! Danger! Rhythm Action! You just hacked into the biggest corporation in the world and stole an unfeasibly valuable amount of data, but getting in was the easy part. To get back out you’ll need to explore the Mainframe, solve puzzles, battle security programs… and do it all on the beat!

Why similar: Rhythm 50.1%, Music 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Difficult 10.6%, Action 1.3%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Retro 4.2%, Indie 3.9%

DJMAX RESPECT V is the latest installment from the creators of the critically acclaimed rhythm game franchise ‘DJMAX.’ Experience tracks from popular artists such as Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and Yukika, exclusive Full HD Music Videos, online multiplayer, new game modes, and more!

Why similar: Rhythm 64.6%, Music 19.1%, Difficult 8%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Fantasy 1.3%

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 73.9%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Indie 4.1%, RPG 3.3%, Action 1.1%

Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

Why similar: Roguelike 40.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.7%, Procedural Generation 5.2%

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Why similar: Rhythm 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Music 17.7%, Difficult 14.8%, 2D 1.4%

Take center stage in Hatsune Miku’s premier rhythm game starring the world’s #1 virtual pop star! With a stunner setlist and enormous wardrobe to style, it’s Miku’s ultimate tour—all it needs is you.

Why similar: Rhythm 63.8%, Music 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Female Protagonist 5.4%, Difficult 1.3%

Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.

Why similar: Rhythm 51.3%, Music 19.2%, Roguelike 14.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Roguelite 4.8%

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 70.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, RPG 5%, Indie 3.6%, 2D 2.2%

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: Roguelike 32.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Difficult 8.8%

Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game for your entire music collection. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available.

Why similar: Rhythm 52.4%, Music 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Indie 2.1%, Local Co-Op 2.1%

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Roguelike 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Difficult 8.8%, Roguelite 7.5%

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: Roguelike 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, Roguelite 8.3%

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 36.1%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Roguelike 8.3%, Co-op 7%

Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course.

Why similar: Rhythm 55.8%, Music 20.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Difficult 2%

Rhythm Witch: Beat Death is a game that melds rhythm and survival. Attack to the rhythm of the music while dodging monsters who move and attack to the beat. On your journey to eternal beauty, defeat dancing freaks, ghouls, dragon, and more!

Why similar: Rhythm 69.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Roguelike 5.4%, Fantasy 2.2%

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

Why similar: Roguelike 67.9%, Difficult 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Indie 5.6%, Roguelite 3.8%

Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!

Why similar: Rhythm 57.8%, Music 21%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Action 2%

Shoot. Groove. Loot. Repeat. Cross an ever-changing city skyline, flowing through encounters in tune with the cityscape’s beat. From the weapons you fire, to the enemies you shoot, to the zen-like flow, the only way to win is to become one with the beat.

Why similar: Rhythm 43.5%, Roguelike 17.8%, Music 16.6%, Difficult 10%, Roguelite 4.2%

--Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 60.8%, Indie 17.2%, 2D 10%, Action 8.1%, Singleplayer 4%

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Rhythm 43.9%, Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Music 17.8%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Action 1.1%

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: Difficult 26.5%, Roguelike 24.2%, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Co-op 7.5%

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Difficult 9.8%, RPG 5.2%