- #1 The Fortress
97% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: Baryonyx Games
Windows · Mac
The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Roguelike 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.6%
- #2 Hellslave
96% matchVery Positive85% of 3,423 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, RPG 10.5%, Dark 10.2%
- #3 Spark in the Dark
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,256 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.9%, Dungeon Crawler 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, RPG 10.1%, Dark 9.6%
- #4 Bonehold
94% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Jackal
Windows
Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!
Why similar: Souls-like 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Dark 10.1%
- #5 Dark Bone Prison
94% matchVery Positive96% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: Bunny Moon Shady
Windows
This is a dungeon-based game full of oppressive atmosphere. You will delve into the maze filled with monsters, collect, combine and upgrade weapons, and fight for a glimmer of hope in the successive waves of attacks.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.1%, RPG 25.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Combat 14.9%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #6 Void Memory
95% matchMixed67% of 235 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, Souls-like 23%, RPG 15.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
- #7 FELLCHASER
92% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Let'em Cook Games
Windows · Mac
You've stolen Death’s scythe in an attempt to cheat your fate. Now you must escape Purgatory by brewing combo-building potions and reaping hordes of creatures in this hack and slash Roguelike!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.4%, Magic 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Dark 10.2%
- #8 Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King
93% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Giant Space Monster
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.1%, Horror 18%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, RPG 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #9 Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die
91% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Hebi LeePub: Andromeda Project
Windows
Metroidvania dungeon crawler about Death & Grief full of puzzles, secrets & challenges. Inspired by old GameBoy Color games with Retro Pixel Art Aesthetics but with challenging boss fights & Lore-Rich
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Souls-like 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Adventure 4.6%
- #10 Gloomgrave
90% matchVery Positive87% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.1%, Roguelike 14.4%, RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Dark 8.7%
- #11 THYSIASTERY
89% matchVery Positive81% of 356 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 26.9%, Roguelike 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, RPG 11.1%
- #12 Soulblight
91% matchMostly Negative36% of 195 reviews2018
Dev: My Next GamesPub: Movie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Soulblight is a dark, unforgiving, top-down action roguelike luring you to cross the thin line between good and evil. Embrace your flaws to survive a journey through an unforgiving Sanctuary. Gluttony, Lust, Cannibalism - how far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.1%, RPG 21.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Dark 10.3%
- #13 Dreadhalls
89% matchVery Positive93% of 353 reviews2017
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.9%, Horror 21.8%, Roguelike 19.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 8.1%
- #14 Hope Deferred
88% matchPositive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Tell All
Windows
Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.1%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 17.2%, RPG 16.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%
- #15 Brutal Orchestra
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,103 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: Hellbent Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 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: Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Roguelike 21.8%, RPG 17.7%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #16 Lunacid
86% matchVery Positive91% of 11,609 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, Souls-like 16%, Metroidvania 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, RPG 8.2%
- #17 Osteoblasts
86% matchVery Positive85% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: Moonana
Windows
Osteoblasts is a dungeon crawler skeletal RPG about skeletons, by skeletons and for skeletons. If you are not undead leave this page immediately else you'll face the law of Skulls and Bones.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Horror 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, RPG 10.2%
- #18 HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
The Heavens are done waiting. In this dark fantasy dungeon crawler RPG, the Archon descends to end the demon war once and for all. Make your stand in HellSlave II, more immersive, brutal, and customizable than ever. The reckoning begins now.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, RPG 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
- #19 I Can't Escape: Darkness
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
I Can't Escape: Darkness is a quicksand trap for the senses - the more you listen and look for clues, the deeper you fall into a damp, living dungeon. Plunge into the depths and scrape together whatever tools you can find, then try to escape one of the most diabolical puzzles of all time!
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 28%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Dark 13.1%, Adventure 11.9%
- #20 Lord of the Dark Castle
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Craze Creative StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lord of the Dark Castle is a casual turn-based retro style roguelike dungeon crawler with elements of strategy. Randomized levels, lots of skills without dependencies and lots of spells to cast. Challenging Monster AI - play it smart or die. Remember: Death is Permanent!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.8%, Roguelike 20.1%, RPG 17.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #21 Dungeons of Blood and Dream
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,235 reviews2024
Dev: Lori Vornoy
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Horror 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, RPG 10.4%
- #22 The Executioner
83% matchMixed66% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: Lesser Evil Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Dark 11.1%
- #23 Death Fungeon
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 712 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.
Why similar: Stealth 35.7%, Adventure 22.6%, Atmospheric 21.1%, 2D 13.9%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #24 The Wailer
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 50.5%, Horror 30.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%
- #25 Underwater
82% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Stealth 27%, Atmospheric 25.3%, Dark 22.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #26 Ring of Pain
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,107 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.2%, Roguelike 15.3%, Dark 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #27 Cramped Room of Death
79% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Hafiz Mohd RozlanPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 54.9%, Roguelike 24%, 2D 14.7%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #28 Demon Lord Reincarnation
80% matchMixed67% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Graverobber Foundation
Windows · Linux
Assemble a party, explore the dungeon, fight your way through hordes of monsters, and defeat the Demon Lord in this brutal dungeon crawler. Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32%, Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, RPG 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Combat 7.1%
- #29 Horripilant
76% matchVery Positive92% of 3,073 reviews2026
Dev: Alexandre Declos Pub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
KILL YOUR GOD. BECOME WORTHY. Horripilant is a chilling idle incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.5%, Horror 19.9%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, PvE 11.9%, RPG 10%
- #30 Shadow of the Depth
77% matchMixed70% of 478 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Souls-like 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, RPG 10.1%
- #31 Dungeon Deathball
78% matchVery Positive96% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 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: Tactical 30.7%, Turn-Based Combat 26.6%, Roguelike 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%
- #32 Penimorta
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 268 reviews2021
Dev: 0Dark&Nerdy
Windows · Mac
You are a Wizard. Being imprisoned in Penimorta, a maximum security prison, has little appeal. Naturally, you've decided to bust out. The problem is... between every floor of Penimorta is a Corporeal Beast. Can you escape?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 51.9%, PvE 19.8%, Combat 18.1%, 2D 10.2%
- #33 Dark Atlas: Infernum
76% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Stealth 36.6%, Horror 27.9%, Dark 18.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #34 Caput Mortum
74% matchVery Positive96% of 432 reviews2025
Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Horror 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Stealth 10.7%, Combat 9.7%
- #35 Rebellion
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: TGM
Windows
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time! Escape the jail, explore the castle and it's different areas and layouts, find and recruit allies, choose to fight or sneak from enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.4%, Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Roguelike 14.7%, Combat 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #36 Hell Clock
73% matchVery Positive84% of 4,419 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.9%, Dark 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #37 Devil Spire
75% matchVery Positive86% of 527 reviews2022
Dev: Ithiro Sumi
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Roguelite Pseudo-3D Dungeon Crawler. It's King's Field but procedurally generated, and with Hexen-style graphics!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.1%, Souls-like 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, RPG 12.2%
- #38 DEAD END
74% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Roguelike 21.2%, Atmospheric 17.7%, RPG 13.6%, Adventure 12.4%
- #39 Siege of Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive84% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: Binary Tree StudioPub: FirePillar2
Windows
Siege of Dungeon is a strategic team-based rogue-lite, where you challenge strong, cunning monsters and combine relics and skills to build up your team in turn-based combat. What’s waiting for you deep in the dungeon? Could it be a rare treasure or the beginning of despair...?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.6%, Tactical 22.3%, Roguelike 20.6%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 6%
- #40 Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,055 reviews2023
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Dark 18.9%, Horror 18.3%, Hand-drawn 16%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%
- #41 Salt and Sanctuary
72% matchVery Positive89% of 21,932 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 44.7%, Metroidvania 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 9%, RPG 6%, Dark 3.6%
- #42 Immortal Planet
75% matchMixed61% of 396 reviews2017
Dev: teedoubleuGAMESPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Why similar: Souls-like 54.8%, RPG 16%, Adventure 9.3%, Dark 6%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #43 Unworthy
73% matchVery Positive81% of 858 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Souls-like 33.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, RPG 9.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #44 Centum
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Horror 19.3%, RPG 19.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 11.2%
- #45 Shelldom
71% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: RoteMandarinen
Windows
Climb, endure, and test your skill in Shelldom. a brutal platformer where every jump counts. One slip could send you tumbling down, but at the top lies the fabled Holy Water. Many have fallen trying to claim it. will you break the curse, or become just another lost shell in the tower?
Why similar: RPG 29%, Dark 24.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Horror 16.4%, 2D 10.5%
- #46 S.O.L School Of Labyrinth
70% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: SUSHI LabPub: SUISHIN
Windows
A dungeon crawl RPG set in an otherworldly realm beneath an old school building. Explore again and again, restore your base, and find your way back to everyday life.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.2%, RPG 20.9%, Roguelike 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #47 INTO EVIL
70% matchVery Positive93% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Mind's Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hotline Miami x Dark Souls. Greatswords, demons, miniguns; up to 4 players. You are not prepared.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Stealth 13.6%, Roguelike 10.1%, Horror 9.2%
- #48 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
71% matchVery Positive81% of 5,603 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Souls-like 41.3%, Metroidvania 31.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, RPG 8.2%, Adventure 3.8%
- #49 Into the Necrovale
68% matchVery Positive85% of 642 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.8%, Roguelike 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, RPG 11.4%, Combat 8.4%
- #50 Curse of the Dead Gods
69% matchVery Positive83% of 9,242 reviews2021
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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: Souls-like 30.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Roguelike 15.3%, Horror 6.8%
- #51 REAPER
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: DOSMan Games
Windows
YOU ARE DEATH. The Grim Reaper. You must travel throughout various action packed scenarios, Reaping enemies and collecting their souls. FEAR THE REAPER
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.4%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 12.2%
- #52 Hardcore and Death
68% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows
Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.
Why similar: Adventure 51.6%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Combat 13%, 2D 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #53 SkullX: Aibohphobia
68% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: SkullX
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Dark 19.1%, RPG 19%, Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #54 WORLD OF HORROR
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 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: Horror 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, RPG 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #55 LABYRINTHOS: The Depths Want You
67% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: AstronautsPub: Shiravune
Windows
Ascend the sunken labyrinth called the Tower and choose your path to escape to the surface. Battle foes, forge relationships, and find power in this roguelite dark fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 19%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, RPG 8.5%
- #56 Italian Brainrot: In Prison
67% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: ShLeksPub: Immortal Hero
Windows
A horror survival game set in a prison corrupted by the madness of the Italian Brainrot movement. Watch the cameras, shut the doors, and save power to survive the monsters. Each night grows more terrifying and unpredictable.
Why similar: Souls-like 38%, Horror 29.5%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Dark 13.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #57 Tower of Mask
66% matchVery Positive96% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Papertip Studio
Windows
Tower of Mask is a thrilling survival horror in the spirit of the 80's dungeon crawlers. The most claustrophobic dungeon in modern times is yours to venture through alone. Hero, face the ancient tower where eerie masked humans prowl.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 44.2%, Dark Fantasy 22.7%, Horror 20.6%, RPG 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #58 This is Interesting
67% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Horror 22.3%, Atmospheric 18%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Adventure 10%
- #59 Sultan's Game
63% matchVery Positive94% of 35,266 reviews2025
Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.7%, RPG 23.4%, Choices Matter 20.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 10.8%