- #1 Darkest Dungeon®
97% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: 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 is the closest match by far, with the same stress-heavy party management, brutal turn-based combat, grim narration, and constant risk of collapse through attrition and bad decisions.
- #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: Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Lovecraftian 12.8%, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its unforgiving turn-based fights, sanity-pressure mechanics, and macabre gothic presentation make it one of the strongest alternatives for Darkest Dungeon fans.
- #3 Othercide
96% 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 Tactics 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Roguelite 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers similarly stylish despair, sacrificial progression, and punishing tactical combat where every mistake can permanently damage your long-term run.
- #4 The Iron Oath
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 Tactics 15.6%, CRPG 15.3%, Party-Based RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: This dark mercenary tactics RPG mirrors Darkest Dungeon II's emphasis on fragile adventurers, lasting injuries, roster management, and harsh turn-based battles in a bleak world.
- #5 The Last Spell
94% 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 Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelite 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though more defense-focused, it scratches the same itch for bleak atmosphere, high-stakes tactical planning, and hard-earned survival between brutal encounters.
- #6 Circus Electrique
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Circus Electrique is part story-driven RPG, part tactics, part circus management, and completely enthralling– all with a steampunk twist. When everyday Londoners mysteriously turn into vicious killers, only the show’s talented performers possess the skills necessary to save the city.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 45.5%, Party-Based RPG 32.2%, RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%, Story Rich 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its morale system, roster juggling, grim Victorian tone, and mission-based party attrition feel very close to Darkest Dungeon's core appeal.
- #7 Crown Trick
93% matchVery Positive85% of 5,356 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Perma Death 15.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a dark, turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler built around careful positioning, enemy knowledge, and run-by-run survival under relentless pressure.
- #8 Star Renegades
92% matchVery Positive83% of 2,997 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 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 28%, Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Procedural Generation 12%
Why You'll Like It: Its run-based structure, party bonding systems, and difficult turn-based encounters capture a lot of the same strategic tension as Darkest Dungeon II.
- #9 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
91% 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 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Gothic 14.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Party-Based RPG 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It matches Darkest Dungeon II in sheer dread, cruelty, and psychological pressure, even if its structure leans more survival-horror RPG than tactics roguelite.
- #10 Rogue Lords
91% 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: Gothic 20.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Roguelite 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its villainous dark-fantasy run structure, turn-based combat, and corruption-heavy presentation make it a natural fit for Darkest Dungeon II players.
- #11 Battle Brothers
90% 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: Story Rich 41.6%, RPG 41.6%, Singleplayer 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Darkest Dungeon II's grim tone, merciless attrition, permadeath, and obsession with keeping a battered roster alive through impossible odds.
- #12 For The King II
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 15,158 reviews2023
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.1%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly hazardous party journey with turn-based encounters, procedural setbacks, and a constant sense that disaster is only a few bad rolls away.
- #13 Gordian Quest
89% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Party-Based RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Roguelike 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends party-based turn-based combat, roguelite progression, and careful hero-building in a way that feels very adjacent despite its card mechanics.
- #14 Hard West 2
88% matchVery Positive82% of 3,037 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.9%, Turn-Based 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game trades gothic ruin for occult western horror, but its momentum-based turn tactics and grim supernatural vibe fit the same appetite for stylish brutality.
- #15 Brutal Orchestra
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,008 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: Hellbent Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Perma Death 20.9%, Roguelite 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal roguelite RPG channels the same love of punishing turn-based battles, disturbing presentation, and desperate run management.
- #16 Stoneshard
87% 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 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Roguelike 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same punishing, low-fantasy misery and careful expedition planning, though it leans more toward solo open-world survival RPG design.
- #17 Urtuk: The Desolation
86% 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 Tactics 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Perma Death 14.3%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its bleak world, harsh tactical combat, and focus on keeping a damaged band of survivors functional make it a strong thematic and mechanical cousin.
- #18 The Hand of Merlin
84% 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 Tactics 21%, Perma Death 18.9%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its apocalyptic overland journey, small-party tactics, and roguelite campaign format echo Darkest Dungeon II's road-trip-through-doom structure.
- #19 Mordheim: City of the Damned
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 8,319 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Perma Death 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is another oppressive tactical game about managing a scarred warband through dangerous expeditions where injuries and long-term losses matter.
- #20 Gloomhaven
83% 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: Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Party-Based RPG 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its demanding party synergies, campaign attrition, and tactical combat depth appeal to the same players who love optimizing doomed expeditions in Darkest Dungeon II.
- #21 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
82% 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: Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Party-Based RPG 12.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This grim roguelite RPG centers on dangerous runs, turn-based encounters, and dark-fantasy party survival in a very familiar register.
- #22 Deep Sky Derelicts
84% 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 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Roguelite 14.8%, RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the sci-fi setting, its expedition attrition, party management, oppressive atmosphere, and cruel tactical pacing are very Darkest Dungeon-like.
- #23 Trials of Fire
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Perma Death 13.3%, Roguelite 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its small-party expeditions, run-based structure, and difficult resource-conscious encounters make it a strong mechanical match even with deckbuilding in the mix.
- #24 Fear & Hunger
81% 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 37.6%, Lovecraftian 24.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, RPG 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This one matches the seed game's hopeless dread and brutal consequences almost perfectly, though its structure is much harsher and less tactically polished.
- #25 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 21.7%, Turn-Based 19.7%, CRPG 14.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its bleak atmosphere, roguelite structure, and cursed-fantasy tone make it a strong fit if you value Darkest Dungeon II's mood as much as its mechanics.
- #26 Wildermyth
80% matchVery Positive95% of 18,060 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Roguelite 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is lighter in tone, but its party-based turn tactics, emergent character arcs, and lasting consequences make it a good fit for players who love the human side of doomed campaigns.
- #27 Hades II
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 115,994 reviews2025
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.5%, Dungeon Crawler 24.3%, Roguelike 20.1%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Perma Death 8.8%
- #28 Knock on the Coffin Lid
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.7%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Darkest Dungeon II's taste for grim fantasy, run-based progression, and a sense that every choice pushes you deeper into a cursed world.
- #29 Across the Obelisk
79% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 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: Turn-Based 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its cooperative card-driven runs are different on the surface, but the party-building, route planning, and escalating encounter pressure are very comparable.
- #30 He is Coming
77% matchVery Positive85% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.2%, Roguelite 20.8%, Roguelike 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Procedural Generation 13.1%
- #31 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
78% 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: Lovecraftian 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Gothic 12.6% ★, Turn-Based 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: From the opposite side of the dungeon, it still offers dark-comic run management, party-building, and attritional turn-based battles with a similar flavor of cruelty.
- #32 Slay the Spire 2
74% 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: Roguelike 25.5%, Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
- #33 Loop Hero
76% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 22.7%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 17.6%, Story Rich 6%
- #34 Monster Train 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,245 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 35.5%, Roguelike 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #35 Railroads & Catacombs
75% 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 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Perma Death 11.6%
- #36 Curse of the Dead Gods
76% 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 30%, Dungeon Crawler 26.5%, Roguelite 23.6%, Roguelike 17.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #37 Vambrace: Cold Soul
78% 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: Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its expedition prep, party management, and oppressive fantasy setting echo Darkest Dungeon's emphasis on surviving hostile sorties into a dying world.
- #38 Mewgenics
71% matchVery Positive92% of 42,141 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34%, Roguelite 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, RPG 6.1%
- #39 Escape The Mad Empire
73% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 18.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, CRPG 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Perma Death 13.8%
- #40 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
74% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 23.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #41 Cultist Simulator
75% 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 48%, Roguelite 21.3%, Roguelike 17.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, RPG 6.5%
- #42 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: Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Gothic 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #43 Valor of Man
70% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Gothic 8.9% ★
- #44 The Dungeon Beneath
73% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Perma Death 17.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #45 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
72% 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 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Gothic 10.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 10%
- #46 Aethermancer
69% 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: Turn-Based 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Perma Death 13.4%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%
- #47 THYSIASTERY
68% 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 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Party-Based RPG 12.6%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #48 Netherguild
70% 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 Tactics 15%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Perma Death 13.1%, Roguelite 11.2%, Turn-Based 10.7%
- #49 Curious Expedition 2
69% matchVery Positive89% of 4,080 reviews2021
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.2%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #50 Whispers of the Eyeless
67% 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 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Roguelite 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%
- #51 Guards II: Chaos in Hell
67% matchVery Positive97% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecruiser GamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Assemble a squad of four fearless heroes and embark on a deadly journey through the circles of Hell, inspired by dark myths from around the world. Battle legions of demons and challenge the Devil himself!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Party-Based RPG 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15%
- #52 The King is Watching
65% matchVery Positive88% of 9,222 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 41.6%, Roguelite 30.5%, Roguelike 27.9%
- #53 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
66% 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 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 13%, CRPG 12.5%, Party-Based RPG 10.8%
- #54 WORLD OF HORROR
66% 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 45.1%, Roguelite 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Roguelike 12.7%, RPG 5%
- #55 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
70% 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 53.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, RPG 10.1%, CRPG 8.8%, Party-Based RPG 6.1%
- #56 Heroes of Steel RPG
71% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Perma Death 11.9%, Party-Based RPG 11.5%
- #57 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 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 11%
- #58 Inscryption
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Roguelite 41.4%, Roguelike 34.6%, Story Rich 19.5%, 2D 4.5%
- #59 Rezrog
71% matchMixed45% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: SoaphogPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Test your fighting spirit as you take your party of brave adventurers on an epic quest to restore peace to the lands of Rezrog in this table-top inspired, turn-based, dungeon crawler. Upgrade your skills & tactically exploit enemy weaknesses as you try to handle everything the dungeons will throw at you.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #60 Hand of Fate 2
68% matchVery Positive84% of 5,759 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Roguelite 40.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, RPG 17.9%, Roguelike 15%, Singleplayer 4.5%