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Games Like Darkest Dungeon®

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

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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 158,223 reviews
Released: 2016-01-19
Developer: Red Hook Studios
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 9.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 44.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 89%

Overview

What makes Darkest Dungeon special is how it turns every expedition into a war of attrition: stress, injuries, disease, bad luck, and permanent losses all matter as much as raw damage. These picks focus on that same mix of punishing turn-based combat, roster management, grim atmosphere, and the feeling that a run can unravel at any moment. Some lean closest to its gothic sanity-driven dungeon crawls, while others capture its brutality and long-term consequence in different settings.

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  1. #1 Darkest Dungeon® II
    97% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,172 reviews2023
    Dev: Red Hook Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 34.7 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 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It keeps the series’ signature stress mechanics, desperate turn-based battles, and grim presentation while reworking the structure into a roguelite road trip.

  2. #2 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
    Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 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 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Lovecraftian 10.8%, RPG 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This is essentially Darkest Dungeon from the monsters’ side, with formation-based turn-based combat, sanity damage, and harsh campaign resource management.

  3. #3 Fear & Hunger
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 21,050 reviews2019
    Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 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 27.6%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Difficult 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: If you want the same feeling of descending into hopeless, cruel darkness where every encounter can maim or destroy your party, this is one of the strongest thematic matches on Steam.

  4. #4 Netherguild
    95% matchVery Positive97% of 93 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 24.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Perma Death 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person dungeon exploration with punishing turn-based party combat, limited resources, and a heavy emphasis on survival over heroics.

  5. #5 Othercide
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,143 reviews2020
    Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.1 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 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Turn-Based 13%, Roguelike 7.3%, Difficult 7%

    Why You'll Like It: The game nails the same stylish despair, difficult tactical encounters, and painful long-term sacrifice decisions that make Darkest Dungeon so tense.

  6. #6 Battle Brothers
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
    Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: RPG 50.5%, Strategy 25.8%, Fantasy 15.2%, Singleplayer 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its mercenary roster management, brutal turn-based fights, lasting injuries, and constant threat of permadeath hit the same ‘every decision hurts’ appeal.

  7. #7 The Last Spell
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
    Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Perma Death 11.1%, Roguelike 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Though framed around base defense, it delivers the same addictive loop of roster-building, hard tactical combat, and trying to survive overwhelming odds with limited recovery.

  8. #8 Stoneshard
    92% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020
    Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.8%, RPG 12.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its stress, injuries, resource scarcity, and punishing dungeon excursions capture Darkest Dungeon’s survivalist tension even though it is built around a single adventurer.

  9. #9 Gloomhaven
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 15,788 reviews2021
    Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 32.3 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 32.5%, Dark Fantasy 27.5%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Difficult 12.9%, RPG 7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its dark campaign setting, party synergies, exhausting mission-based progression, and brutally demanding turn-based encounters make it a strong fit for Darkest Dungeon fans.

  10. #10 Deep Sky Derelicts
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 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 24.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Turn-Based 15%, RPG 12%, Roguelike 9%

    Why You'll Like It: Its scavenging expeditions, squad-based turn-based battles, attrition-heavy survival loop, and bleak presentation feel like a sci-fi cousin to Darkest Dungeon.

  11. #11 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,176 reviews2022
    Dev: Miro Haverinen
    Windows
    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 21.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Gothic 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It trades the classic dungeon setup for survival horror, but its brutal difficulty, lasting consequences, and oppressive atmosphere will strongly appeal to Darkest Dungeon players.

  12. #12 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,651 reviews2021
    Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Roguelike 9.5%, Turn-Based 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: While you play the other side, it still scratches the same itch for dark fantasy, party counterplay, attrition, and run-based management of doomed encounters.

  13. #13 Urtuk: The Desolation
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
    Dev: David Kaleta
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 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 24.9%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Difficult 15%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Perma Death 11.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This grim tactical RPG emphasizes harsh battles, injuries, scarce replacements, and a relentlessly bleak tone very much in Darkest Dungeon’s wheelhouse.

  14. #14 Ring of Pain
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 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 23.5%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Roguelike 12.4%, Difficult 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its claustrophobic turn-based descent, constant risk assessment, and oppressive dread capture a similar ‘one bad choice can end everything’ feeling.

  15. #15 Monsters' Den: Book of Dread
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2016
    Dev: Monstrum
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Enter the Monsters' Den, a place of endless adventure, battle and reward! Lead your party of four heroes through each level of the ever-changing dungeon, fighting in turn-based battles and hunting for that elusive rare loot. The web-game classic comes to Steam!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Roguelike 11.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This old-school party dungeon crawler shares Darkest Dungeon’s turn-based combat, permadeath pressure, and focus on carefully managing a fragile roster through dangerous runs.

  16. #16 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 7,361 reviews2022
    Dev: NeocoreGames
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 34.1%, Dark Fantasy 28.4%, Turn-Based 17.5%, RPG 9.9%, Roguelite 5.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers dark fantasy, squad-focused turn-based combat, hero management, and a moody, corrupted world where battles feel costly and consequential.

  17. #17 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
    Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 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 29.3%, Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, Perma Death 12.2%, Difficult 10.4%, RPG 10%

    Why You'll Like It: Even with its hybrid real-time structure, its desperate resource management, squad survival, and roguelike pressure make it a strong thematic cousin.

  18. #18 Hellslave
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 3,129 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 28.5%, Dungeon Crawler 27%, Dark Fantasy 22.8%, RPG 9.2%, Dark 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This dark first-person RPG leans into corruption, grim atmosphere, and punishing dungeon progression in a way that aligns well with Darkest Dungeon’s tone.

  19. #19 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 52,523 reviews2018
    Dev: ProjectMoon
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 30.0 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 34.3%, Lovecraftian 30.5%, Roguelike 10.5%, Horror 6.4%, Strategy 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It is mechanically different, yet its stress-inducing management, cascading failures, and constant psychological pressure appeal to the same masochistic instincts.

  20. #20 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
    84% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
    Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 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 46.6%, Turn-Based Combat 27.1%, RPG 14.7%, Horror 4%, Atmospheric 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: For players who especially love Darkest Dungeon’s Lovecraftian side, Stygian offers sanity-driven role-playing and cosmic horror in an equally bleak world.

  21. #21 Dark Bestiary
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 523 reviews2020
    Dev: Qd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Turn-Based 15.4%, RPG 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This turn-based dark fantasy RPG offers party-building and tough tactical encounters, though it is a bit more straightforward and less psychologically oppressive than Darkest Dungeon.

  22. #22 Vambrace: Cold Soul
    83% matchMixed66% of 940 reviews2019
    Dev: Devespresso GamesPub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 13%, RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Its expedition structure, party preparation, bleak fantasy setting, and emphasis on surviving hostile excursions make it a solid alternative for Darkest Dungeon fans.

  23. #23 Tainted Grail: Conquest
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 8,124 reviews2021
    Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27%, Turn-Based 19.8%, Roguelike 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, RPG 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This is more deckbuilding-focused, but its grim atmosphere, corruption themes, and punishing roguelite progression echo Darkest Dungeon’s oppressive mood.

  24. #24 Quasimorph
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
    Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.5%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Roguelike 15.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Perma Death 13.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Its brutal extraction structure, harsh turn-based combat, and constant fear of losing valuable progress recreate a similar atmosphere of controlled panic and attrition.

  25. #25 Dungeon Rushers
    82% matchMixed62% of 1,233 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 Combat 23.3%, Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Difficult 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares the turn-based trap-filled dungeon crawl structure and party management loop, just with a lighter tone than Darkest Dungeon’s gothic despair.

  26. #26 Slay the Spire
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
    Dev: Mega Crit
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.3 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 33.5%, Turn-Based 29.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Difficult 7.9%, Roguelite 5.8%

  27. #27 Heroes of Steel RPG
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 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 18.6%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Perma Death 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This party-based tactical RPG delivers old-school expedition planning, difficult encounters, and a steady sense of danger that lines up well with Darkest Dungeon’s core appeal.

  28. #28 The Hand of Merlin
    80% matchMostly Positive71% of 358 reviews2022
    Dev: Room-C GamesPub: Versus Evil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.3%, Roguelike 19.1%, Perma Death 15.7%, Difficult 15%, RPG 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its party-based tactical roguelite structure, dark fantasy journey, and persistent campaign consequences make it a good fit for fans of harsh strategic runs.

  29. #29 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,373 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 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Turn-Based 9.4%

  30. #30 Loop Hero
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
    Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 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 31.5%, RPG 12.2%, Roguelite 11%, Fantasy 4.1%

  31. #31 Whispers of the Eyeless
    76% matchMostly Positive80% of 217 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 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Roguelike 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%

  32. #32 Curse of the Dead Gods
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 8,996 reviews2021
    Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 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 26.8%, Dungeon Crawler 25.2%, Roguelike 17.9%, Difficult 17.4%, Roguelite 6.9%

  33. #33 Cultist Simulator
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,737 reviews2018
    Dev: Weather Factory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 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 43.3%, Roguelike 19.8%, Difficult 15.4%, RPG 9.7%, Roguelite 7%

  34. #34 THYSIASTERY
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 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 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Roguelike 11.3%

  35. #35 The Fortress
    75% matchMixed70% of 136 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 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Gothic 9.5%

  36. #36 Library Of Ruina
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 41,062 reviews2021
    Dev: ProjectMoon
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 53.2 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 37.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Turn-Based 19.8%, RPG 6.8%, Strategy 5.9%

  37. #37 Valor of Man
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 93 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 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Roguelike 9.7%, RPG 7.3%

  38. #38 Dungeon No Dungeon
    76% matchMixed58% of 505 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: Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 11.3%, Turn-Based 10.1%

  39. #39 SUNLESS SEA
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 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 52.8%, Roguelike 13.2%, RPG 8%, Dark 7.7%, Gothic 4.6%

  40. #40 Corpse Keeper
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,387 reviews2024
    Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    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 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Perma Death 11.2%

  41. #41 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 218 reviews2024
    Dev: Phantasmica Studios
    Windows

    A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.3%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Roguelike 13.6%, Gothic 9.3%, RPG 8.8%

  42. #42 Path of Achra
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,085 reviews2024
    Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 25.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Perma Death 11.3%

  43. #43 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
    Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!

    Why similar: Roguelike 28.2%, Dungeon Crawler 26.6%, RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based 9%, Roguelite 8.2%

  44. #44 Exanima
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 13,229 reviews2015
    Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Dark Fantasy 27.8%, Difficult 15%, RPG 11.5%, Roguelike 7.6%

  45. #45 Wulin Chess
    71% 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 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Perma Death 10.4%

  46. #46 Monster Train
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
    Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 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 30.6%, Roguelike 24.6%, Difficult 18.8%, Roguelite 10%, RPG 8.4%

  47. #47 WORLD OF HORROR
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
    Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 38.7%, Turn-Based Combat 23.3%, Roguelike 13.7%, RPG 7.1%, Roguelite 6.1%

  48. #48 Slay the Spire 2
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 97,748 reviews2026
    Dev: Mega Crit
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.3%, Roguelike 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Difficult 8.8%, Strategy 6.6%

  49. #49 Forrader Hero
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
    Dev: VidyGames
    Windows

    Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Perma Death 10.3%

  50. #50 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 140 reviews2025
    Dev: Schmidt Workshops
    Windows

    Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Roguelike 9%

  51. #51 Railroads & Catacombs
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2025
    Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
    Windows

    In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Difficult 11.6%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Perma Death 9.2%

  52. #52 Gloomgrave
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2023
    Dev: Netmancer
    Windows

    Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Perma Death 12.4%, RPG 9.4%

  53. #53 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
    71% matchMixed62% of 257 reviews2020
    Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Roguelike 8.2%

  54. #54 Dark Quest
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 202 reviews2015
    Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Dark Quest is a turn-based dungeon crawler where you command a party of heroes on an epic quest to defeat the dark sorcerer and his minions, and save the land from his dark magic.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.7%, Dungeon Crawler 27.2%, Turn-Based 18.4%, RPG 9.4%, Strategy 4.4%

  55. #55 Blightstone
    65% matchVery Positive81% of 471 reviews2026
    Dev: Unfinished Pixel
    Windows

    A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30.2%, Turn-Based 22.9%, Roguelike 18.5%, RPG 9.3%, Roguelite 7.1%

  56. #56 Rogue Lords
    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,848 reviews2021
    Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Nacon
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.3%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Gothic 11.3%, RPG 8.2%

  57. #57 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
    67% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Goonswarm Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battles

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Roguelike 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Dark 8%

  58. #58 Aethermancer
    63% matchVery Positive92% of 2,187 reviews2025
    Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Roguelike 12.1%, Difficult 10.7%

  59. #59 Desktop Dungeons
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,339 reviews2023
    Dev: QCF Design
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.

    Why similar: Roguelike 41.8%, Turn-Based 26.5%, Difficult 9.6%, RPG 8.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.4%

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