- #1 Deadnaut
97% matchMixed64% of 157 reviews2014
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.5%, Roguelike 10.6%, Character Customization 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #2 Xenomarine
96% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 59.7% ★, Roguelike 15.3%, Perma Death 13.4%, Procedural Generation 5.8%, RPG 3.1%
- #3 Cogmind
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 55.4% ★, Perma Death 16.2%, Roguelike 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Procedural Generation 6.4%
- #4 Jupiter Hell
95% matchVery Positive92% of 2,058 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 46.1% ★, Roguelike 31%, RPG 6%, Perma Death 5.2%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #5 Quasimorph
94% 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: Perma Death 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #6 Void War
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Perma Death 36.2%, Roguelike 16.3%, Space 12.7%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #7 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 714 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.
Why similar: Sci-fi 36.4%, Exploration 28.6%, RPG 27.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #8 Steam Marines
94% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.1%, Perma Death 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, RPG 8.8%
- #9 Duskers
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Roguelike 22.7%, Exploration 16.2%, Space 15.6%, Procedural Generation 15%, Horror 14.5%
- #10 Cosmodread
91% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.
Why similar: Perma Death 35.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Horror 10.4%
- #11 Breachway
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Roguelike 60.1%, Procedural Generation 39.9%
- #12 Scavenger SV-4
90% matchVery Positive91% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Space 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #13 Entity Researchers: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Perma Death 29.5%, Character Customization 15.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #14 Entity Researchers
88% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Perma Death 30.4%, Character Customization 15.3%, Roguelike 15.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 7.6%
- #15 Endless Dark
86% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Roguelike 19.2%, Perma Death 15.7%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #16 For The Warp
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 460 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!
Why similar: Perma Death 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Roguelike 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
- #17 Draft of Darkness
86% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2023
Dev: Crawly Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Why similar: Perma Death 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Horror 9.4%
- #18 Void Marauders
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!
Why similar: Perma Death 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Character Customization 10.1%, Space 9.4%
- #19 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
83% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35%, Roguelike 28.2%, Exploration 13.1%, RPG 12%, Horror 11.6%
- #20 Path of Achra
81% 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: Traditional Roguelike 36.7% ★, Perma Death 20.4%, Roguelike 16.6%, Character Customization 14.5%, RPG 6.6%
- #21 The Persistence
84% matchMixed67% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Firesprite Ltd
Windows
Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.1%, Procedural Generation 20.8%, Horror 19.2%, Space 15.2%, First-Person 13.7%
- #22 Subterrain
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Perma Death 22.6%, Sci-fi 22%, Roguelike 17.9%, Exploration 14.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%
- #23 Stellar Tactics
81% matchVery Positive80% of 1,560 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.9%, Character Customization 21.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Sci-fi 11%, RPG 10.2%
- #24 Deadzone: Rogue
80% matchVery Positive85% of 14,091 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.1%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 13.4%, 3D 8.8%
- #25 Ostranauts
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Exploration 22.2%, Roguelike 21%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Space 13.6%
- #26 Ruin Raiders
82% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #27 Nightmare Frontier
79% matchVery Positive84% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Ice Code Games
Windows
Behold the first-ever Tactical Extraction Looter where you pit your courage and leadership against fears made manifest: the Dreadweavers. Lead a band of scavenger roughnecks into a devastated boom town of the alternative 1900s. Get in, face the monsters, grab what you can carry and get out. Alive.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Roguelike 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #28 Xenopurge
78% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
Why similar: Perma Death 48%, Space 17.1%, Procedural Generation 17%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #29 Mech Armada
78% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Character Customization 15.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
- #30 Deep Sky Derelicts
79% 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: RPG 32.8%, Roguelike 24.7%, Space 20.5%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Atmospheric 2.8%
- #31 Moros Protocol
76% matchVery Positive80% of 667 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel ReignPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite. Survive the nightmare alone or with allies as you navigate the decaying warship, stalked by horrors and guided by a voice you don’t recognize. Adapt, upgrade, and push forward. You may be outnumbered, but not outmatched.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.9%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Horror 22.8%, Space 19.9%, Action 5.5%
- #32 Space Beast Terror Fright
76% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2022
Dev: nornware AB
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 23%, Procedural Generation 18.8%, Sci-fi 17%, Roguelike 16.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #33 StarCrawlers Chimera
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows
StarCrawlers Chimera is a first-person, turn-based, cyberpunk RPG. Customize your character skills and dive into the Chimera complex to find the elusive Dr. Cerberus. Are you a stealthy cyberninja? A crazed pyromaniac soldier? Mind-bending void psyker? Or... a bit of all of them?
Why similar: Perma Death 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Roguelike 13.2%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #34 Shortest Trip to Earth
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Roguelike 26%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Space 19.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%
- #35 Mind Lure
74% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Roguelike 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, RPG 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #36 Dungeon Deathball
75% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Perma Death 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 12.2%
- #37 Katanaut
73% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Roguelike 50.8%, Procedural Generation 35.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Action 6.6%
- #38 Approaching Infinity
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 709 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 33.3% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #39 ROUTINE
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Space 12.4%
- #40 Monstrum
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,664 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Perma Death 19.7%, Roguelike 19.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #41 Sword of the Stars: The Pit 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Kerberos Productions
Windows
The Pit2 returns to the turn-based Roguelike roots of the indie classic and takes you to another alien facility filled with broken machines, warped creatures, and new surprises!
Why similar: Roguelike 24.2%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Class-Based 15.6% ★, Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #42 Salvagers
71% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Tomasz Banaś
Windows · Linux
In Salvagers, you command a small crew of greedy explorers that land on abandoned space stations that litter the galaxy, and it's your job to loot them for anything worth a credit. Scrap tech, lost weapons, forgotten treasures - everything has a price.
Why similar: RPG 34.6%, Space 24.9%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Action 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #43 Abandon Ship
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,326 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Perma Death 41%, Roguelike 19.8%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Exploration 13.7%, RPG 10%
- #44 Battlevoid: Harbinger
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,057 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.4%, Space 31.2%, Perma Death 18.5%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Action 4.4%
- #45 Voyager-19
69% matchVery Positive88% of 941 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28%, Horror 23.8%, Space 22.5%, Exploration 17.9%, 3D 7.8%
- #46 Gloomgrave
70% 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: Perma Death 26.6%, Roguelike 15.8%, Class-Based 11.2% ★, Procedural Generation 10.7%, RPG 9.9%
- #47 The Hand of Merlin
70% 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: Perma Death 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Roguelike 15.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #48 Subterranauts
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Asa Longino
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Subterranauts is a 1-6 player multiplayer horror game with proximity voice chat and terrifying creatures. Your job is to complete assignments by gathering scrap for the Association of Scrap Allocation. Work together with your team to complete assignments, earn company Bucks, and survive!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.2%, Horror 21.3%, Exploration 18.8%, First-Person 14.5%, 3D 10.1%
- #49 Deep Sixed
71% matchVery Positive84% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deep Sixed is a roguelike space sim that will force you to use strategy, ingenuity and duct tape to keep your ship (and your skull) in one piece as you risk exploring a mysterious nebula protected by dangerous alien creatures.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.8%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Space 20.8%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Action 13.9%
- #50 Distrust: Polar Survival
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,521 reviews2017
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 22.3%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 16.1%
- #51 NO-SKIN
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,266 reviews2025
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.9%
- #52 Space Prison
67% matchVery Positive85% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Wooden AlienPub: Firesquid
Windows
Survive the galaxy's toughest prison and rise to the top of a space gang! Explore, fight, craft, trade and learn convicts' stories to escape the facility. Space Prison is a turn-based tactical survival game with deep strategy and social RPG elements.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.6%, Roguelike 17.8%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Exploration 11.9%, RPG 10.3%
- #53 Catharage
67% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Björn MichalskiPub: Games Foundation GmbH
Windows
A space tactics extraction roguelite. Explore space, pick fights, collect loot, then escape. Upgrade and unlock new ships to strengthen your fleet and face tougher foes.
Why similar: Exploration 35.3%, Roguelike 33.3%, RPG 16.8%, 3D 10.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #54 Command Deck
66% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you explore the galaxy, face hostile aliens, and upgrade your starship. It will take adaptability and strategic thinking to survive and uncover the secret your enemies want to keep hidden.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Roguelike 14.8%, Sci-fi 13%, Space 9.7%
- #55 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
67% 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 36.8%, Roguelike 32.3%, Procedural Generation 14%, RPG 13.4%, Atmospheric 3.5%
- #56 Nemesis: Lockdown
68% matchMixed69% of 785 reviews2022
Dev: InterStudioPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Nemesis: Lockdown, you're part of a team exploring an alien-infested space base. Craft, hide and fight to make it out of its dark, threat-filled corridors. Fulfill your objective even if it means betraying your allies, but remember - this time, you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Exploration 12%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #57 Anoxia Station
66% matchVery Positive80% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: BonereadersPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 38.9%, Roguelike 21.4%, Horror 16.5%, Exploration 15.4%, Action 4.1%
- #58 Depth of Extinction
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Perma Death 30%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, RPG 10%
- #59 CosmoPirates
67% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Character Customization 13.4%, Procedural Generation 9.7%