- #1 Spark in the Dark
96% matchVery Positive88% of 939 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20%, Underground 19.6% ★, Mystery Dungeon 19.1%, Souls-like 19%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%
- #2 Hollow Witch
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Bad Kid Games
Windows
A treacherous dungeon, locked rooms on the Witch's path to freedom. Use magic energy to guide lost souls, perform the liberating ritual. Overcome dangerous obstacles. Fight tiny creatures in this dark precision platformer. Escape your doom, but remember: too much power is dangerous.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.7%, Souls-like 21.2%, Gothic 19% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #3 The Caretaker - Dungeon Nightshift
96% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: bluebox interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In "The Caretaker - Dungeon Nightshift", you slip into the role of a dungeon caretaker. Your job is as easy as it sounds. Clean up the dungeon after the daily attacks. And don't make too much noise. Make sure, the dungeon master does not wake up! Maybe it's NOT as easy as it sounds......
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 39.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Survival 10.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Old School 8.1%
- #4 Boulder Crash
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Taranau Aliaksei
Windows
Collect diamonds and avoid monsters! You need to collect all the diamonds to exit the level. Rocks and diamonds can fall and kill you.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 36.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Survival 8.1%, Underground 8% ★
- #5 Lostbound
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TenkariderPub: Tambù Digital
Windows
Find all the Artifacts before you’re caught in this Roguelite Action RPG. Embrace your destiny and escape a collapsing world. Darkness is alive. The Hand erases your path and drags you into the Abyss. Every step shapes your run.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 41.6%, Souls-like 24.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, Dark 4.2%
- #6 Pale Abyss - Prototype
94% matchVery Positive87% of 358 reviews2025
Dev: Permanent Crab Studios
Windows
Descend into the Pale Abyss, a cursed chasm where the forgotten truths of a dying world fester in its depths. Inspired by games such as King’s Field and Shadow Tower, Pale Abyss is a first-person action RPG about exploration and adventure. Currently it's just a demo with about 1 h of playtime.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.1%, Underground 19.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Old School 8.7%
- #7 Crypt Architect
93% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Cunibon Games
Windows · Linux
Crypt Architect is a Sandbox Multiplayer Dungeon crawler - each player gets to pick traps and floors, which they use to build their room. When they are done building, all rooms get attached to each other and a race to the finish starts.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 48.3%, Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 7%, Dark 4.7%
- #8 Still Winter
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIREHIVE Studio
Windows
Still Winter is a Dark Fantasy Action-Adventure game with light RPG and survival elements about a retired adventurer whose story is not yet finished. Fight monsters, cook powerful meals from their remains, and descend into a mysterious dungeon to uncover the source of a new, spreading threat.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.3%, Souls-like 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Old School 10.8%, Survival 7.8%
- #9 Dispel
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: LegionSword
Windows
Dispel is the third-person, action RPG that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Gothic 16% ★, Underground 14.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.2%
- #10 The Alchemist's Apprentice in the Maze of Madness
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
A loveletter to the dungeon crawler genre, filled with procedurally generated mazes, mix and match puzzles, traps and upgrades.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 41.7%, Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Retro 5.8%
- #11 Mimic Hunters
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ModMaximussPub: ModMaximuss
Windows
Mimic Hunters - is a game in which you have to become an mimic or a hunter.An exciting game for a company of friends and new acquaintances.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 28.3%, Souls-like 20%, Underground 17.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Gothic 13.6% ★
- #12 The Fortress
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 147 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: Mystery Dungeon 35.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.7%, Gothic 19.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Dark 8.6%
- #13 Dark Night Maze
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 百彦子烨
Windows
"Dark Night Maze" is a very challenging maze adventure game, the biggest feature of the game is super difficult to clear the level, players need to collect various equipment, improve their abilities, find the exit to win.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.6%, Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Dark 10.8%, Survival 9.2%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #14 Dungeon Fletcher
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryBit Studios
Windows
Time jumps and avoid obstacle as you collect treasures and find secret passages in the search of the best score!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 44.2%, Precision Platformer 28.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Score Attack 7.9%, Retro 3.9%
- #15 Chernobyl inferno
87% matchMixed66% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: Shumilin
Windows
Go in search of your brother, who got lost in the catacombs of Chernobyl, among aggressive inhabitants mutilated by radiation.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.7%, Souls-like 19.5%, Underground 18.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Survival 11.2%
- #16 Cave of Mystery
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jiggle Knights
Windows
Cave of Mystery is a single-player, story driven survival horror game set in a dark fantasy medieval time. Fight amalgamations of the grotesque fiend King Flute and ask yourself one question. What’s scarier these corrupt fiends from hell, or what you would do to protect the ones you love.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30%, Souls-like 19.7%, Gothic 17.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
- #17 Dungeon Escape
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 912 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.7%, Mystery Dungeon 23%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Old School 13.2%, Retro 5.8%
- #18 GNOM
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eskov Aleksey
Windows
You will have to explore the Unruly Caves. Survive by mining resources and building up your base. Improve your hero's abilities by finding lost schemes and other secrets. Complete quests. Defeat enemies, find ore deposits and prove that even one dwarf can do a lot!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.6%, Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Underground 17.6% ★, Survival 9.3%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #19 Dungeon Limbus
85% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: GameIn
Windows · Mac
Explore the dungeon by growth of villages and weapons through repeated deaths. This game is a game that combines turn-based rogue-like and deck building.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 48.6%, Souls-like 16.1%, Underground 14.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 9%, Dark 6%
- #20 Run Eternal Depths
84% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Artyom Gudkov
Windows
Can you escape? Explore ever-changing dungeons, face dangerous enemies, and challenge a powerful boss. With each floor, the trials grow harder, and the foes become stronger. Test your skills and prove that you are the one who can triumph and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 25.5%, Souls-like 17.1%, Underground 17% ★, Gothic 16.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%
- #21 Dungeons of Dreadrock
82% matchVery Positive95% of 530 reviews2022
Dev: Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An immersive puzzle dungeon adventure in the spirit of 1980's home computer games. Dig your way through 100 levels into the ancient depths of Dreadrock Mountain. Winner of Google Indie Games Festival / Indie Clash 1st prize / PocketGamer People's Choice Finalist / GDWC best indie game nominee.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.5%, Old School 19.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Dungeon Crawler 7.7%, Retro 6.4%
- #22 Verho - Curse of Faces
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,073 reviews2025
Dev: Kasur GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.6%, Gothic 19.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, 1990's 9.3%
- #23 Cardful Planning
83% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Walk Home Games
Windows
Take the role of a brave little playing card on a card flipping adventure to save your captured companion. Solve puzzles and outwit enemies with 4 suit abilities as you make your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Old School 13.4%, Arcade 9%, Top-Down 9%
- #24 REVERSE-The Eternal Fire
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RESET-STUDIO
Windows
The rotate & flip inherent visual image breaks the limitations of the perspective and formal logic of traditional 2D games. Play as the knight who lives by fire. Use visual rotation and flip to pass obstacles and break the shackles of perspective dimensions. Eventually obtain the eternal fire.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 33.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Precision Platformer 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Dark 10.1%
- #25 THE ABYSS
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Ilya873Pub: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
THE ABYSS is a 2D puzzle about descent, in order to pass the levels you need to score a certain number of points and choose the right ways to pass the level.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 36.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Arcade 13.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Survival 9.8%
- #26 Caves of Madness
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forgotten Games
Windows
Co-op action-adventure fantasy game where you and your friends explore vast mysterious caves, collect powerful crystals, battle terrifying ancient evils, and unlock magical abilities while communicating through immersive proximity chat for intense cooperative adventures.
Why similar: Underground 28.4% ★, Souls-like 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Arcade 7.6%
- #27 Magic Cauldron - Dungeons II
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manuel Schenk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Magic Cauldron - Dungeons - The Tower of Madness is a classic dungeon crawler with a retro look. The game is reminiscent of the good old days of grid crawlers, which did not need 3D at all... only this time in 3D.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 38.4%, Dungeon Crawler 23.4%, Gothic 11.9% ★, Old School 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #28 ACHIEVEMENT MAZE
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HuntForge
Windows
A minimalist maze game built for those who love simple, focused gameplay. Each maze is different. Each step counts. Find the exit. • 100 levels with increasing difficulty • 100 Steam achievements — one per level • Simple controls, pure maze gameplay
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 48.7%, Dungeon Crawler 25%, Puzzle 11.3%, Top-Down 9.6%, 2D 4.2%
- #29 Maze Escape
80% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Alexandr Tactic
Windows
Casual Adventurer, dungeon escape. calm environment. Nice safe atmosphere.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 44.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, Underground 18.6% ★, Puzzle 13.1%, Indie 0.8%
- #30 Rat Prison
78% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Rat Prison - pixel 2D simulator with horror elements.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32%, Underground 22.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Survival 11.1%, Dark 7.6%
- #31 MetaMorph: Dungeon Creatures
78% matchMixed55% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: FireFly Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Descend into the darkest dungeons, lure enemies into brutal traps and free the spirits of fallen heroes! Morph between unique dungeon creatures to survive and drive back the evil forces of the underworld.
Why similar: Underground 25.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Old School 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Score Attack 12.6%
- #32 Dungeons Of The Deep
77% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Gray Mantis
Windows
A dark and eerie dungeon crawler with grid based movement, monsters, hazards, weapons, magic and real time combat.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 38.9%, Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Underground 22.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 11%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #33 Lazy Girl
76% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: KuKo
Windows
Action-platformer with puzzles for the most hardcore gamers! Help the young wizard to save her loved one. Use your reaction, intelligence, and some gravity-changing magic to complete ten dungeons and fight the evil technomage.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.7%, Souls-like 23.3%, Arcade 16.2%, Score Attack 11.8%, Survival 11.5%
- #34 Lady Dracula
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goth Donut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An evolution of the Classicvania genre and a return to the glory days of precision platforming, retro challenge and gothic atmosphere. Transform yourself into a wraith, a spider and a bat to fly, climb and blast your way across Transylvania to do battle with Lady Dracula at her castle keep.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.6%, Gothic 26.3% ★, Old School 15.5%, 1990's 9.3%, Arcade 6.6%
- #35 Jacob The Farmer
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: QuarlelllePub: Quarlellle
Windows
Jacob The Farmer - is a story about a farmer who died from being hit by his cow. But this is clinical death and he can return. Help Jacob navigate through evil demons and seething lava to return to his farm! The game has excellent graphics, a frightening atmosphere and a lot of fun !!!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 28.1%, Underground 23.3% ★, Souls-like 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Dark 8.6%
- #36 Dragonpath
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Ebonscale Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dragonpath is a top-down hack'n'slash RPG with abilities tied to equipment rather than classes. Carve a bloody path through a broken underground realm inhabited by vicious monsters and few struggling remnants of civilization. Experiment with equipment to find the combination that suits your playstyle best!
Why similar: Underground 23.7% ★, Souls-like 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Old School 8.7%
- #37 Vox in Tenebris
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demolissage Games
Windows
Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.
Why similar: Gothic 39.1% ★, Mystery Dungeon 30.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #38 Souls Inferno
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: simulinatiPub: simulinati games
Windows
A minimalist soulslike with turn-based combat. Enter a cursed realm, defeat demonic knights, collect souls, and shape your build as you uncover a deeply interconnected world.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.2%, Dungeon Crawler 25.6%, Gothic 17.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #39 Hunt the Night
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 502 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlight GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.1%, Gothic 28.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 19%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #40 Golden Fall 2
74% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Ofer Rubinstein
Windows
Golden Fall 2 is a single character dungeon crawl RPG focused on exploration of an engaging and diverse world. Combat follows a simultaneous turn-based system inspired by roguelikes.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.2%, Underground 20.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Old School 7.6%
- #41 Perfect Liar
71% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: eightworks allware
Windows
a modern juke-em-up / a speedrunner's purgatory / a bite-sized dose of cortisol
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28%, Score Attack 17.4%, Gothic 12.8% ★, Arcade 12.5%, Survival 10.7%
- #42 Queen Slayer
71% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Mantaray161
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tightly focused, streamlined turn-based roguelike RPG you can finish in 2–3 hours. Challenge the short but razor-sharp journey to slay 8 corrupted queens.
Why similar: Underground 23.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Gothic 20.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Dark 9.4%
- #43 Drakula's Ascension
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Darkspyre Studios
Windows · Linux
Prove your ability to reach your true potential and enjoy retro platforming and combat with a potential cost of starting from the bottom all over again in Drakula's Ascension! Overcome the demons keeping you down, all for your freedom and the view at the top of your castle that once was yours.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.2%, Souls-like 25.4%, Arcade 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, 1990's 9.8%
- #44 Grim Quest - Old School RPG
72% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Monomyth
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG blending dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and roguelike mechanics with hand-drawn art and written storytelling. Part solo tabletop campaign, part choose-your-own-adventure, it offers an immersive experience designed for both quick ventures and night-long sessions.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Gothic 16.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, 1990's 8.1%
- #45 Gothic Blood
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryan CowanPub: UAHRF
Windows
A top-down action adventure game. Play as a reaper exploring the world of Vernov, fight your way through enemies and find cool weapons to make it to the end.
Why similar: Gothic 33.9% ★, Souls-like 25.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #46 Reborn by Fire
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dev Mauricio
Windows
Reborn by Fire is a Souls-like action RPG set in a dark fantasy world, featuring tactical combat, a moral system that alters abilities, multiple skill trees, and exploration of interconnected regions filled with dangers, secrets, and impactful choices.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 33.4%, Souls-like 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Gothic 17.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
- #47 Escape from DuFo
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Shcherbinskyi ArtemPub: Triple-A Studio
Windows
A short atmospheric and simple puzzle game in which you try to escape from a dungeon.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37.5%, Underground 25.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #48 Sekrets Of The Dungeon
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NekoGame Studio
Windows
Sekrets of the Dungeon - a 2D platformer in the genre of Dungeon Crawler, where you have to try to solve all the secrets of the dungeon, losing yourself, without stepping aside... And go home!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.1%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Souls-like 15.5%, Survival 9.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #49 Imprisoned Hyperion 2
69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Arbatskii AnatoliiPub: Arbatskii Anatolii
Windows
Imprisoned hyperion 2 is a dark fantasy first-person rpg with immersive sim. elements. Explore the dark and dangerous dungeons, survive and fight to learn the secrets of this dark world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.1%, Mystery Dungeon 22.8%, Underground 19.9% ★, Old School 16%, Dark Fantasy 13%
- #50 Search Dungeon Master
69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ZaratustraGameDev
Windows
Search Dungeon Master is an exciting hidden object puzzle game set in a medieval dungeon setting. This game is a great way to relax after a hard day and get away from problems.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 60.6%, Dungeon Crawler 27.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Indie 1.6%
- #51 Stellar Fight
70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Sunny Blaze
Windows
is a 2D arcade game. The main goal of which is to kill all the enemies on the field and get points...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.5%, Old School 11.7%, Arcade 11.4%, 1990's 10.3%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #52 Trials Of Belphegor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GChocPub: Gchoc
Windows
A pixel art puzzle game where you solve room based challenges using strategic block style movement, unlocking the path to escape through a series of intricate traps and brain-teasing RPG Themed puzzle.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 38%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Underground 15.7% ★, Puzzle 8.9%, Arcade 8.3%
- #53 Coilbound
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lundstroem
Windows
A challenging but lighthearted Mystery Dungeon-inspired game set in a dark fantasy dystopia. Venture down into the Coil to find adventure, despair, and perhaps salvation.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.5%, Dungeon Crawler 27.1%, Survival 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #54 SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist
66% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: WODAN,Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows · Mac
Use your supply of items and traps to survive in a mansion haunted by yokai and vengeful spirits as shrine maiden Yono in this strategy roguelike horror action game!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 46.1%, Dungeon Crawler 23.7%, Score Attack 13.7%, Top-Down 9.5%, 2D 4.4%
- #55 Labyrinth of Rage
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Ynnzana Studio
Windows
Enter the Labyrinth... at your own demise.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37.8%, Souls-like 24.8%, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #56 Hell: distant lights
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Ivan Pichugin
Windows
A puzzle with shooter elements and a small addition of horror.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 35.3%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Underground 14% ★, Puzzle 8.6%, Old School 8.5%
- #57 Terra Pit
65% matchPositive82% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: S-Grade
Windows · Linux
Dig, explore, and survive in procedurally generated mines. Collect ore, avoid traps, upgrade your gear, and go deeper for greater rewards — or lose everything.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 44.2%, Underground 27.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Survival 4.3%, Indie 0.5%
- #58 Thread
67% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Medow
Windows · Linux
A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.8%, Souls-like 21.9%, Underground 18% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Dark 6.1%
- #59 Dungeons and Tiles
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twisted Logic Games
Windows
An Action Role-Playing dungeon crawler, with randomly generated dungeons and challenging bosses to defeat for loot and glory.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.4%, Dungeon Crawler 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Top-Down 8.6%, Dark 7%
- #60 the fairytale of DEATH
68% matchMixed43% of 42 reviews2020
Dev: Frank GallinskyPub: f.y.g.b. Studios
Windows · Mac
A story that should never have been written…
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.6%, Souls-like 25.1%, Old School 14%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Dark 8.6%