Games Like Dawn of the Mexica

Kill monsters, get loot, solve puzzles, complete quests! A sword and sorcery adventure where your magic shapes the world. A classical rogue-like with a modern feel. "Your nemesis has found the Amulet of Yendor... Defeat him before he ascends to godhood!"

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%, Perma Death 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.2%

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.4% ★, Roguelike 12.7%, Perma Death 9.4%, Grid-Based Movement 9%, Procedural Generation 7.5%

Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.5% ★, Turn-Based 19%, Perma Death 10.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Perma Death 9.8%, Grid-Based Movement 8.9%, Roguelike 8.5%

I Am Overburdened is a silly turn-based roguelike full of crazy artifacts and a "hero" who has 20 inventory slots.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.9% ★, Turn-Based 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Roguelike 9.5%, Perma Death 9.2%

A turn-based traditional roguelike featuring 10 character classes with unique gameplay styles. Explore five ancient realms to find ancient magical artifacts you will need to survive tactical battles against their evil inhabitants. Can you save the world from the wrath of Kramora?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.3% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.3%, Roguelike 9%, Perma Death 7.6%

The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.1% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, CRPG 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 8.8%

Equin: The Lantern is a challenging roguelike that's easy to get into but tough to master. Conquer the huge 50 floor dungeon and its evil inhabitants in a quest to the bottom of the joint to find the mysterious lantern itself.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.2% ★, Roguelike 15%, RPG 14.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Difficult 10.5%

Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.9% ★, Roguelike 10%, Turn-Based 9.1%, Dungeon Crawler 5.5%, Perma Death 5.3%

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.2% ★, Roguelike 21.4%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Grid-Based Movement 10.1%, RPG 4.4%

Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Perma Death 10.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.6%, CRPG 8.1%

Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.8% ★, Roguelike 26.8%, RPG 15.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Indie 5.5%

SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.

Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Grid-Based Movement 14.4%, RPG 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Strategy 9.8%

Explore dark dungeons, defeat challenging creatures and collect unique loot in this hardcore traditional roguelike game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Perma Death 9%, Roguelike 8.4%

Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 59.7% ★, Roguelike 8.8%, Turn-Based 7.5%, Dungeon Crawler 5%, Procedural Generation 3.9%

You face a 9-headed hydra. Your sword cuts 5 heads in each swipe (never less), which kills a 5-headed hydra, but a larger one will regrow 2 heads after each swipe. Your scythe cuts exactly 7, but 10 grow back if the hydra lives. Can you kill the hydra? Or better to explore to find more arms first?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Grid-Based Movement 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9%

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.3% ★, Perma Death 14.4%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Roguelike 8.7%

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.6% ★, Roguelike 15.4%, Grid-Based Movement 11.2%, Turn-Based 9.6%, RPG 3.3%

ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25% ★, CRPG 14.5%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Perma Death 9.3%, Dungeon Crawler 7.9%

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: CRPG 20.3%, Grid-Based Movement 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Difficult 10.1%, Roguelike 9.6%

Lost Flame is a modern roguelike game featuring unique and challenging turn-based combat. Find your way in the ruined kingdom of Hiraeth while fighting against legendary warriors of the past and spawn of the unfathomable Abysm.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33% ★, Roguelike 28.2%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Perma Death 9.4%, RPG 6.7%

True classic 16 bits Roguelike with an unique magic system. Explore the mysterious Dungeons of Cyndaria and unearth an extensive lore. A plethora of creatures and magical items are waiting for you to step into ever-changing dungeons, with diverse biomes and challenges.

Why similar: Roguelike 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, RPG 11.2%, Difficult 10.9%

Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Perma Death 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Procedural Generation 8.2%

Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world.

Why similar: Turn-Based 26.6%, CRPG 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 9.2%

A solo old-school D&D-inspired ASCII roguelike set in Valoria, with race and class, spells, quests, dangerous dungeon crawls, and a primordial dragon stirring.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25.9% ★, CRPG 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Perma Death 10%, Dungeon Crawler 8.5%

Blending rogue-like dungeon exploration with item crafting, Alchemic Dungeons DX is a game of endless variety!

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.8%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, Perma Death 10.2%

Zavix Tower is an old-school, party-based, first-person CRPG with rogue-like elements, an upgrade-able and persistent town, and turn-based combat.

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Grid-Based Movement 14.5%, CRPG 13.1%, RPG 9.6%

Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.

Why similar: CRPG 27.1%, Turn-Based 25%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Grid-Based Movement 8.9%, RPG 6.7%

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.9% ★, Turn-Based 15%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Perma Death 10.2%, Roguelike 7.6%

Ancient sacrifices saved the world, but their legacy is unraveling. A party based roguelike inspired by classic '80s RPGs, where every descent into cursed dungeons carries permanent consequences.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24.7% ★, CRPG 14.2%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Perma Death 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%

EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.9% ★, Turn-Based 11.1%, Perma Death 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9%, Grid-Based Movement 7.9%

Many came before, many failed. Copies of previous players are still scattered throughout the dungeon! Thirty-five floors of unforgiving turn based combat with unique spells and weapons. Explore, craft, learn spells and much more on your journey to the top! Will you stay safe?

Why similar: Turn-Based 16.3%, Traditional Roguelike 13.8% ★, Perma Death 13%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Grid-Based Movement 10.3%

Slay your enemies in this sword and sorcery roguelike! Ancient dungeons, fallen ruins and cyclopean towers and their primordial denizens present a tactical and deadly challenge that can only be overcome by the most resourceful heroes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.2% ★, Turn-Based 9.9%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Roguelike 7.8%, Dungeon Crawler 7.6%

The Depths of Tolagal is an addictive roguelike dungeon crawler with an emphasis on tactical combat.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, RPG 6.3%

Swords and Sorcery - Underworld is a party-based, first person view role-playing game with turn-based combat and a square grid 3D environment. The art was made by a professional comics illustrator.

Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, CRPG 18%, Grid-Based Movement 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, RPG 7.6%

Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.8%, Perma Death 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Difficult 9.6%

Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Roguelike 8.3%, Perma Death 6.3%, Difficult 6.2%

Cleveland Mark Blakemore's Magnum Opus! The ultimate classic style turn-based roleplaying game in the tradition of Wizardry, Might&Magic, Lands Of Lore and Eye of the Beholder! 600+ hours of play with hand-painted graphics and old skool goodness!

Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Grid-Based Movement 20%, RPG 10.6%, CRPG 8.3%

All Who Wander is a traditional roguelike with fast-paced, turn-based combat. Choose from 15 unique heroes and embark on a 30 day journey to defeat a powerful monster. Explore diverse biomes, master 100+ abilities, discover rare items, and recruit companions to survive a world that's new every run.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.5% ★, Turn-Based 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Perma Death 9.4%, Procedural Generation 7.3%

Fractalis is a procedurally generated roguelike that has turnbased/gridbased combat with a realtime feel.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 22.9% ★, CRPG 13%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Perma Death 10.2%, Grid-Based Movement 9.4%

At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.

Why similar: Turn-Based 24%, CRPG 21.3%, RPG 14%, Grid-Based Movement 12.1%, Strategy 9.5%

Realm of the Ghost King is a quick-play roguelike where you must battle your way through eight randomly generated dungeons to defeat the Ghost King and become the new king of the realm.

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.3%, Perma Death 18.8%, RPG 17.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Roguelike 15.1%

A keyboard-first traditional roguelike on an isometric hex grid—turn-based, permadeath, and ruthless decision-making. Your class emerges from the skills you pick, not a menu. Manage scarce resources, out-position enemies, claim Hex Runes, then survive the climb back out.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.8%, Grid-Based Movement 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Perma Death 9.8%

Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.7% ★, Turn-Based 23.4%, Grid-Based Movement 16.6%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Roguelike 6.8%

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.7%, Perma Death 6.1%

Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.5% ★, Roguelike 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Perma Death 7.6%, RPG 6.9%

Grix is a grid-based roguelike set in procedurally generated dungeons. Discover hidden rules, anticipate danger, climb to the top of the tower, and slay the dragon that awaits you!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.2%, Perma Death 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.5% ★, Turn-Based 14.4%, Perma Death 9.9%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%, Difficult 7.4%

The modern way to play NetHack

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Roguelike 10.7%, Perma Death 8.8%, Procedural Generation 7.2%

In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.7% ★, Perma Death 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Roguelike 8.3%, Procedural Generation 7.1%

A classic roguelike dungeon crawler with pixel graphics. Fight to the bottom of the dungeon and defeat the Lich Lord! Level up, find powerful equipment, and learn new spells to become the hero the world needs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.7% ★, Perma Death 13.8%, Grid-Based Movement 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Roguelike 9%

Death is one mistake. A whispering demon is your only guide. Climb a procedurally generated tower — four skill trees, 60+ monsters, permadeath — and see if your name belongs on the Wall of Heroes, or in the halls as another ghost.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24% ★, Turn-Based 20.9%, CRPG 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Roguelike 10.5%

Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s. Basically, it’s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous and without the need of endless grind to progress.

Why similar: Turn-Based 24.7%, Grid-Based Movement 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, CRPG 16.4%, RPG 7.8%

Possession is a traditional turn-based roguelike where you play as a ghost trying to make your way to the surface. You are incredibly frail, but have one advantage: you can possess the bodies of the monsters you encounter, and use their strength and abilities as your own.

Why similar: Roguelike 26.1%, Traditional Roguelike 17% ★, Turn-Based 11.1%, Perma Death 7.9%, Dungeon Crawler 7.5%

A classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with D20 dice combat. Three unique classes — a soul-projecting Cultivator, a monster-recruiting Mask Master, and a shadow-stalking Rogue. 117 monsters, randomized identification, and procedural dungeons make every run a new adventure.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.3% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelike 9.9%, Procedural Generation 7.3%, RPG 7.1%

Embrace a new adventure in this post apocalyptic world. Investigate, defeat bosses and clear the different dungeons in this turn based roguelike with 3 different battle systems.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.1% ★, Roguelike 11.8%, RPG 10.7%, Grid-Based Movement 10.6%, Strategy 9.2%

With a focus on stealth, combat, and long-term planning, Shadowed offers 6 unique classes, over 200 perks, and a heavy emphasis on level and enemy design. Synergistic and brutal in both style and difficulty, Shadowed is a traditional Roguelike experience like no other.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.9% ★, Perma Death 15.8%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 9.7%, Grid-Based Movement 7.3%

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: Traditional Roguelike 31.1% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Roguelike 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Procedural Generation 7.1%

Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.4% ★, Roguelike 27.1%, RPG 19.2%, Indie 7.3%