What games are most similar to Darkest Dungeon®?

The most similar games to Darkest Dungeon® include Darkest Dungeon® II, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

What genre is Darkest Dungeon®?

Darkest Dungeon® is a Indie, RPG, Strategy game with popular tags including Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy, Roguelike, RPG.

Best turn-based combat games like Darkest Dungeon®?

If you're looking for more turn-based combat games like Darkest Dungeon®, try Darkest Dungeon® II, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager. These share the Turn-Based Combat tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Darkest Dungeon®?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Darkest Dungeon®. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Darkest Dungeon® but more dungeon crawler?

To find games emphasizing dungeon crawler, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize Dungeon Crawler alongside Turn-Based Combat. You can also explore the dungeon crawler tag page directly.

Games Like Darkest Dungeon®

Top Similar Games to Darkest Dungeon®

Darkest Dungeon® II (2023) — Shared: Dark Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler, Lovecraftian. Also features turn-based tactics and roguelite. Tags: Dark Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler, Lovecraftian
Iratus: Lord of the Dead (2020) — Shared: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Roguelike. Also features strategy and indie. Tags: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Roguelike
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (2021) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler. Also features pixel graphics and villain protagonist. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler
Stoneshard (2020) — Shared: RPG, Roguelike, Turn-Based. Also features pixel graphics and strategy. Tags: RPG, Roguelike, Turn-Based
Fear & Hunger (2019) — Shared: Dark Fantasy, RPG, Difficult. Also features sexual content and horror. Tags: Dark Fantasy, RPG, Difficult
Ring of Pain (2020) — Shared: Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based, Roguelike. Also features card game and roguelite. Tags: Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based, Roguelike
Othercide (2020) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based. Also features strategy and indie. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based
Battle Chasers: Nightwar (2017) — Shared: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer. Also features jrpg and fantasy. Tags: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer
Slay the Spire (2019) — Shared: Roguelike, Turn-Based, Singleplayer. Also features roguelike deckbuilder and card game. Tags: Roguelike, Turn-Based, Singleplayer
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (2022) — Shared: Dark Fantasy, RPG, Dungeon Crawler. Also features survival horror and horror. Tags: Dark Fantasy, RPG, Dungeon Crawler
Dungeon Mercenaries (2024) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler. Also features strategy and 3d. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler
Legend of Keepers: Prologue (2019) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike. Also features roguelite and pixel graphics. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike
Limbus Company (2023) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer, RPG. Also features story rich and lore-rich. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer, RPG
XCOM® 2 (2016) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, RPG, Singleplayer. Also features strategy and tactical. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, RPG, Singleplayer
The Last Spell (2023) — Shared: RPG, Singleplayer, Turn-Based Combat. Also features turn-based strategy and strategy. Tags: RPG, Singleplayer, Turn-Based Combat
Dungeon No Dungeon (2021) — Shared: Dark Fantasy, RPG, Roguelike. Also features indie and roguelite. Tags: Dark Fantasy, RPG, Roguelike
LONESTAR (2025) — Shared: Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat, Perma Death. Also features strategy and turn-based tactics. Tags: Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat, Perma Death
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014) — Shared: Roguelike, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler. Also features action roguelike and indie. Tags: Roguelike, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation (2018) — Shared: Difficult, Singleplayer, Lovecraftian. Also features management and story rich. Tags: Difficult, Singleplayer, Lovecraftian
Library Of Ruina (2021) — Shared: Difficult, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer. Also features story rich and card game. Tags: Difficult, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer
Whispers of the Eyeless (2025) — Shared: Roguelike, Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based Combat. Also features early access and roguelite. Tags: Roguelike, Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based Combat
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss (2025) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, RPG. Also features crpg and grid-based movement. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, RPG
This War of Mine (2014) — Shared: Singleplayer. Also features survival and war. Tags: Singleplayer
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) — Shared: Turn-Based, Singleplayer, Perma Death. Also features turn-based strategy and tactical. Tags: Turn-Based, Singleplayer, Perma Death
Quest Of Peril (2024) — Shared: Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat. Also features strategy and adventure. Tags: Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition (2017) — Shared: RPG. Also features tactical rpg and turn-based strategy. Tags: RPG
Oxygen Not Included (2019) — Shared: Singleplayer, Difficult. Also features colony sim and base building. Tags: Singleplayer, Difficult
Alder's Blood: Prologue (2020) — Shared: RPG, Lovecraftian, Turn-Based. Also features strategy and free to play. Tags: RPG, Lovecraftian, Turn-Based
Barotrauma (2023) — Shared: Difficult, Singleplayer. Also features co-op and multiplayer. Tags: Difficult, Singleplayer
RimWorld (2018) — Shared: Singleplayer. Also features colony sim and base building. Tags: Singleplayer
Frostpunk (2018) — Shared: Singleplayer, Difficult. Also features city builder and survival. Tags: Singleplayer, Difficult
Hades (2020) — Shared: Roguelike, Singleplayer, Dungeon Crawler. Also features action roguelike and roguelite. Tags: Roguelike, Singleplayer, Dungeon Crawler
Loop Hero (2021) — Shared: Roguelike, Dark Fantasy, RPG. Also features tactical and pixel graphics. Tags: Roguelike, Dark Fantasy, RPG
Roguecraft0 — Shared: Roguelike, Lovecraftian, Dungeon Crawler. Also features hack and slash and turn-based strategy. Tags: Roguelike, Lovecraftian, Dungeon Crawler
Inscryption (2021) — Shared: Roguelike. Also features card battler and card game. Tags: Roguelike
Exanima (2015) — Shared: RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy. Also features physics and medieval. Tags: RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Mewgenics (2026) — Shared: RPG, Turn-Based Combat. Also features turn-based tactics and roguelite. Tags: RPG, Turn-Based Combat
Dead Cells (2018) — Shared: Roguelike, Difficult, Singleplayer. Also features adventure and action roguelike. Tags: Roguelike, Difficult, Singleplayer
Look Outside (2025) — Shared: RPG, Lovecraftian, Turn-Based Combat. Also features survival horror and horror. Tags: RPG, Lovecraftian, Turn-Based Combat
Enter the Gungeon (2016) — Shared: Roguelike, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler. Also features bullet hell and action roguelike. Tags: Roguelike, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler
Hades II (2025) — Shared: Roguelike, RPG, Dungeon Crawler. Also features action and roguelite. Tags: Roguelike, RPG, Dungeon Crawler
Don't Starve (2013) — Shared: Singleplayer, Perma Death, Roguelike. Also features survival and open world survival craft. Tags: Singleplayer, Perma Death, Roguelike
Balatro (2024) — Shared: Roguelike, Singleplayer, Turn-Based. Also features card game and roguelike deckbuilder. Tags: Roguelike, Singleplayer, Turn-Based
Hero Well0 — Shared: Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based, Dungeon Crawler. Also features strategy and minimalist. Tags: Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based, Dungeon Crawler
Into the Breach (2018) — Shared: Roguelike, Turn-Based, Singleplayer. Also features strategy and turn-based strategy. Tags: Roguelike, Turn-Based, Singleplayer
FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) — Shared: Roguelike, Singleplayer, Perma Death. Also features space and strategy. Tags: Roguelike, Singleplayer, Perma Death
Castle Greyrot (2022) — Shared: Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Difficult. Also features early access and roguelite. Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Difficult
Crosshair X (2020) — Features action and indie.
Aethermancer (2025) — Shared: Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based Combat. Also features early access and creature collector. Tags: Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based Combat
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (2019) — Shared: RPG, Singleplayer. Also features story rich and choices matter. Tags: RPG, Singleplayer
Hunt: Showdown 1896 (2019) — Shared: Perma Death, Difficult. Also features extraction shooter and multiplayer. Tags: Perma Death, Difficult
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) — Shared: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer. Also features character customization and choices matter. Tags: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer
Griftlands (2021) — Shared: RPG, Turn-Based, Roguelike. Also features card battler and roguelite. Tags: RPG, Turn-Based, Roguelike
Knock on the Coffin Lid (2024) — Shared: Dark Fantasy, Roguelike, Turn-Based. Also features fantasy and zombies. Tags: Dark Fantasy, Roguelike, Turn-Based
Dead by Daylight (2016) — Shared: Difficult. Also features horror and multiplayer. Tags: Difficult
Monster Train (2020) — Shared: Roguelike, Difficult, Turn-Based Combat. Also features card battler and roguelite. Tags: Roguelike, Difficult, Turn-Based Combat
Backpack Battles (2025) — Shared: Roguelike, Turn-Based. Also features auto battler and inventory management. Tags: Roguelike, Turn-Based
Noita (2020) — Shared: Roguelike, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler. Also features physics and pixel graphics. Tags: Roguelike, Difficult, Dungeon Crawler
Crown Trick (2020) — Shared: Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat, RPG. Also features roguelite and strategy. Tags: Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat, RPG
Vambrace: Cold Soul (2019) — Shared: RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based Combat. Also features adventure and indie. Tags: RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based Combat