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Games Like Darkest Dungeon®

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Turn-Based Combat, RPG, Turn-Based, Strategy.

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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?

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 162,804 reviews
Released: 2016-01-19
Developer: Red Hook Studios
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 9.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 45.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 89%

Overview

Darkest Dungeon stands out through its punishing party-based turn-based combat, persistent hero flaws, expedition attrition, and oppressive gothic horror atmosphere. These recommendations prioritize games with similarly tense tactical decisions, dark fantasy or cosmic-horror moods, roster management, lasting consequences, and roguelike campaign structure.

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  1. #1 Darkest Dungeon® II
    97% matchMostly Positive75% of 27,056 reviews2023
    Dev: Red Hook Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Its sequel retains the grim cosmic-horror tone, stressful party management, punishing turn-based battles, and difficult expedition-based progression in a roguelite road-trip format.

  2. #2 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 reviews2020
    Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Lovecraftian 11%, RPG 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This is perhaps the closest mechanical counterpart, with formation-based turn-based combat, sanity-like enemy pressure, expendable minions, and a gothic dungeon-crawling campaign.

  3. #3 Othercide
    96% 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 Combat 24.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Difficult 8.7%, Roguelike 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its stylish gothic presentation and brutally demanding tactical fights emphasize sacrifice, managing a limited roster, and carrying permanent consequences between encounters.

  4. #4 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
    95% matchMixed66% of 2,528 reviews2019
    Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 47%, Turn-Based Combat 26.3%, RPG 14.7%, Horror 4.1%, Atmospheric 2.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian party RPG whose oppressive atmosphere, mental deterioration, difficult choices, and tactical combat closely match Darkest Dungeon's horror sensibilities.

  5. #5 The Last Spell
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
    Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.5%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Perma Death 11.1%, Roguelike 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This dark tactical roguelite asks you to build and preserve a roster of imperfect defenders through punishing turn-based battles and long-term resource attrition.

  6. #6 Vambrace: Cold Soul
    94% 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 Combat 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, RPG 12.3%, Turn-Based 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines side-view party formations, dungeon expeditions, sanity and resource pressure, permadeath risks, and an icy dark-fantasy setting.

  7. #7 The Iron Oath
    93% matchMostly Positive77% of 926 reviews2023
    Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 42.6%, Turn-Based 26.1%, RPG 12.9%, Roguelite 7.2%, Strategy 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A bleak mercenary-company tactical RPG built around managing a persistent roster, injuries, aging, difficult dungeon expeditions, and consequential turn-based combat.

  8. #8 Gloomhaven
    92% matchVery Positive82% of 16,147 reviews2021
    Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.7%, Dark Fantasy 21.3%, Difficult 20.8%, Turn-Based 18.6%, RPG 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its demanding tactical encounters, persistent party progression, dungeon-focused scenarios, and strategic use of limited abilities reward the same careful planning as Darkest Dungeon.

  9. #9 Urtuk: The Desolation
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,546 reviews2021
    Dev: David Kaleta
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Perma Death 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This bleak tactical roguelite centers on recruiting flawed fighters, managing injuries and mutations, and surviving unforgiving turn-based battles in a grim world.

  10. #10 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 7,561 reviews2022
    Dev: NeocoreGames
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 33.9%, Dark Fantasy 28%, Turn-Based 18.3%, RPG 10.1%, Roguelite 5%

    Why You'll Like It: A grim, morally harsh tactical RPG with a persistent Round Table roster, injuries and deaths, party relationships, and difficult turn-based missions.

  11. #11 Battle Chasers: Nightwar
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 7,391 reviews2017
    Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 47.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based 11%, Fantasy 2%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished dungeon-crawling RPG with party-based turn-based battles, dangerous randomized dungeons, resource management, and a dark comic-fantasy tone.

  12. #12 Fear & Hunger
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 22,918 reviews2019
    Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.2%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Difficult 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This exceptionally unforgiving horror RPG shares the seed game's oppressive dread, dungeon exploration, lasting injuries, cruel randomness, and desperation-driven choices.

  13. #13 Slay the Spire
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 218,929 reviews2019
    Dev: Mega Crit
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    Why similar: Roguelike 32.1%, Turn-Based 30.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Difficult 8.3%, Roguelite 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It trades the party roster for deckbuilding, but preserves Darkest Dungeon's tense run-based progression, difficult encounters, relic-driven strategy, and punishing mistakes.

  14. #14 Wartales
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 36,051 reviews2023
    Dev: Shiro Games
    Windows
    Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 47.9%, RPG 23.3%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Strategy 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its mercenary-band management, harsh travel economy, injuries, capture risk, and grounded turn-based combat deliver a similarly attritional campaign experience.

  15. #15 For The King
    87% 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 Combat 31.4%, Turn-Based 25.7%, Roguelike 19.1%, RPG 11.8%, Roguelite 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its procedurally generated expeditions, party attrition, punishing turn-based encounters, and constant pressure on resources make every campaign feel precarious.

  16. #16 Chrono Ark
    86% 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: Turn-Based Combat 23.8%, RPG 18.8%, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Difficult 12.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It mixes party-based turn-based combat, stressful roguelite runs, character synergies, and difficult resource decisions in a format that rewards careful composition planning.

  17. #17 Deep Sky Derelicts
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,885 reviews2018
    Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Turn-Based 15.6%, RPG 12.2%, Roguelike 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its card-driven tactical combat, scavenging-focused expeditions, limited supplies, and hazardous derelict exploration recreate Darkest Dungeon's crawl-and-survive tension.

  18. #18 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,585 reviews2022
    Dev: Miro Haverinen
    Windows
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, RPG 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its brutal survival-horror RPG structure, psychologically damaged cast, grotesque dark fantasy, and severe consequences make it a strong thematic match.

  19. #19 The Banner Saga
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 15,975 reviews2014
    Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 52%, RPG 20.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Fantasy 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This bleak tactical RPG makes every combat loss, morale decision, resource shortage, and party-management choice feel weighty throughout its tragic journey.

  20. #20 Limbus Company
    83% matchVery Positive88% of 119,855 reviews2023
    Dev: ProjectMoon
    Windows
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 229.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 52%, Dark Fantasy 21.8%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 5.6%, Roguelite 3.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its bleak horror setting, damaged ensemble of combatants, sanity-themed mechanics, and combination-focused turn-based battles strongly echo Darkest Dungeon's mood.

  21. #21 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
    84% 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 Combat 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Roguelike 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This inverted dungeon roguelite retains Darkest Dungeon's grim art, stress-based combat ideas, roster management, and demanding tactical preparation.

  22. #22 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 57,272 reviews2018
    Dev: ProjectMoon
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility

    Why similar: Difficult 35%, Lovecraftian 29.1%, Roguelike 10%, Horror 6.1%, Strategy 5.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its core loop of managing traumatized employees under escalating psychological pressure captures Darkest Dungeon's stress, sacrifice, and inevitable disaster.

  23. #23 Library Of Ruina
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 45,275 reviews2021
    Dev: ProjectMoon
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    "May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 36.8%, Difficult 21.5%, Turn-Based 19.7%, RPG 6.4%, Strategy 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its demanding turn-based card battles, dark psychological storytelling, punishing boss encounters, and resource-conscious progression appeal to players who enjoy Darkest Dungeon's difficulty.

  24. #24 Ash of Gods: Redemption
    82% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 reviews2018
    Dev: AurumDust
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.7%, Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Turn-Based 16.5%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It delivers a grim low-fantasy story with tactical battles, permanent character loss, moral dilemmas, and a deliberately hopeless atmosphere.

  25. #25 Star Renegades
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 3,083 reviews2020
    Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.8%, Turn-Based 25.9%, Roguelike 20.4%, RPG 9.7%, Roguelite 7%

    Why You'll Like It: Although sci-fi rather than gothic, its turn-order manipulation, squad synergies, procedural runs, and persistent consequences offer similarly demanding tactical roguelite play.

  26. #26 WORLD OF HORROR
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2023
    Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, RPG 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its compact cosmic-horror investigations emphasize sanity loss, grotesque threats, difficult choices, and repeated runs through a relentlessly hostile world.

  27. #27 SUNLESS SEA
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 9,567 reviews2015
    Dev: Failbetter Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 53%, Roguelike 12.5%, RPG 8.1%, Dark 7.5%, Gothic 4.5% ★

    Why You'll Like It: This slow-burning Lovecraftian voyage game replaces combat formations with exploration, but excels at oppressive atmosphere, crew sanity, survival pressure, and desperate decisions.

  28. #28 Across the Obelisk
    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,165 reviews2022
    Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.6%, Turn-Based 28.2%, Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 7.5%, Strategy 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A party roguelite built around assembling complementary heroes, surviving branching expeditions, and making high-stakes deckbuilding and resource decisions.

  29. #29 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
    78% 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 30.1%, Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, RPG 18.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Strategy 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Despite its comedic tone, it offers excellent party-positioning tactics, dungeon-crawling progression, character management, and challenging turn-based encounters.

  30. #30 Mortal Glory 2
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 308 reviews2024
    Dev: Redbeak Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 47.7%, Roguelike 27.5%, RPG 9.3%, Roguelite 8.9%, Strategy 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A compact tactical roguelite focused on building a team of gladiators, handling permanent losses, and exploiting positioning and ability synergies in hard battles.

  31. #31 Loop Hero
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 36,571 reviews2021
    Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35.6%, Roguelike 31.2%, RPG 12.6%, Roguelite 10.8%, Fantasy 4.3%

  32. #32 Stoneshard
    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,730 reviews2020
    Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, RPG 12.6%

  33. #33 Curse of the Dead Gods
    76% 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: Dark Fantasy 26.2%, Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, Difficult 17.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 6.6%

  34. #34 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 14,063 reviews2014
    Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 25%, Perma Death 12.1%, Difficult 10.8%, RPG 10.2%

  35. #35 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,380 reviews2019
    Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%

  36. #36 Dead Cells
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 183,835 reviews2018
    Dev: Motion Twin
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Dark Fantasy 34.7%, Roguelike 28.4%, Difficult 14%, Roguelite 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

  37. #37 Crypt of the NecroDancer
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,523 reviews2015
    Dev: Brace Yourself Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 33%, Roguelike 32.8%, Difficult 18.4%, RPG 5%, Great Soundtrack 3.2%

  38. #38 Cultist Simulator
    75% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,243 reviews2018
    Dev: Weather Factory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.9%, Roguelike 18.9%, Difficult 16.1%, RPG 9.8%, Roguelite 6.6%

  39. #39 Whispers of the Eyeless
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 269 reviews2026
    Dev: VenrisPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows

    Become a cult leader and unleash divine power in this dark fantasy strategy RPG. You are the villain - you command disciples, outwit enemies in combat, and shape the fate of the fallen city as you awaken the Dead Gods — Wrath, Desire, and Madness.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Roguelike 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%

  40. #40 Roguecraft DX
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
    Windows

    Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Roguelike 10.6%

  41. #41 Into the Breach
    73% 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 Combat 26%, Turn-Based 24%, Roguelike 23.3%, Strategy 9.2%, RPG 6.5%

  42. #42 The Fortress
    72% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2026
    Dev: Baryonyx Games
    Windows · Mac

    The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Roguelike 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Gothic 9.5% ★

  43. #43 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 463 reviews2026
    Dev: Phantasmica Studios
    Windows

    A turn-based tactical RPG. Experiment with the talent trees of 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment. Defeat 17 terrifying bosses and uncover the secrets of the planet Tenebris!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Roguelike 13.3%, Gothic 9.4% ★, RPG 9%

  44. #44 Battle Brothers
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
    Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 45%, Turn-Based 32.7%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  45. #45 THYSIASTERY
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 356 reviews2026
    Dev: DIRGA
    Windows · Linux

    THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Roguelike 10.9%

  46. #46 Netherguild
    71% 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: Turn-Based Combat 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Roguelike 12.1%, Turn-Based 12%, Perma Death 11.3%

  47. #47 Dungeon No Dungeon
    73% matchMixed58% of 506 reviews2021
    Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
    Windows · Mac

    Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.6%

  48. #48 Lootbound
    68% 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 Combat 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Roguelike 15.2%, RPG 7.2%

  49. #49 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 40%, Turn-Based 27.4%, Difficult 9.9%, RPG 8.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.4%

  50. #50 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 459,038 reviews2014
    Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 161.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 30.9%, Dungeon Crawler 26%, Difficult 22.8%, Dark 6%, Roguelite 3.7%

  51. #51 Corpse Keeper
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,420 reviews2024
    Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelike 11.9%, Perma Death 11.2%

  52. #52 Monster Train
    68% 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: Turn-Based Combat 30.7%, Roguelike 23.9%, Difficult 19.7%, Roguelite 9.6%, RPG 8.7%

  53. #53 Path of Achra
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,269 reviews2024
    Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Roguelike 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Perma Death 11.2%

  54. #54 Decktamer
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,407 reviews2025
    Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 44.7%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Difficult 15%, Roguelike 8.7%, Strategy 5.3%

  55. #55 Hellslave
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 3,423 reviews2022
    Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.2%, Dungeon Crawler 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 22.6%, RPG 9.3%, Dark 5.9%

  56. #56 Ring of Pain
    67% 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: Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Roguelike 11.9%, Difficult 11.8%

  57. #57 Valor of Man
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2026
    Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
    Windows

    Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Roguelike 10.3%, RPG 7.8%

  58. #58 Tap Dungeon
    65% 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 28.4%, Turn-Based Combat 26%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, RPG 8.7%, Roguelite 5.7%

  59. #59 Wulin Chess
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 489 reviews2024
    Dev: LameCat StudioPub: East2west Games
    Windows

    Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Perma Death 10.5%

  60. #60 Heroes of Steel RPG
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2014
    Dev: Trese Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Difficult 10.9%, Perma Death 10.6%

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