- #1 Deadland 4000
97% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Cain Laikind
Windows · Linux
A turn-based post-apocalyptic roguelike set on a straight line. Scavenge food, sneak past enemies, find loot, and survive by any means necessary in the year 4000.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, 2.5D 12.4%, Difficult 11.8%, Survival 11.4%
- #2 NEO Scavenger
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,372 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Perma Death 15.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Roguelike 10%
- #3 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
95% matchVery Positive89% of 8,579 reviews2025
Dev: PikPokPub: Boltray Games (China)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Why similar: Perma Death 16.8%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2.5D 14.1%, Crafting 12.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%
- #4 SKYHILL
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,643 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Survival 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Crafting 9.2%, Zombies 8.4%
- #5 Scourgefall
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amarodil
Windows
In this challenging RPG-Platformer Permadeath Roguelike, you’ll collect resources, craft, explore, and fight for your life through challenging, procedurally generated levels with up to four players at a time, unlocking customization options to help you in future adventures! How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Perma Death 23.7%, Side Scroller 20%, Crafting 19.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #6 Hero Planter
94% matchMostly Negative27% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Aleda Games
Windows
Hero Planter is a new game experience in the farm simulation genre. Forget about that quiet corner in the back yard! In the dark dungeons, alone with cunning pests you will have to make every effort to grow crops and stay alive. One hero, one life, 100 unpredictable floors!
Why similar: Underground 30.1% ★, Perma Death 16.5%, Crafting 16.1%, Difficult 13.5%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #7 Mr. Prepper
93% matchVery Positive80% of 5,365 reviews2021
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming.
Why similar: Underground 27% ★, Survival 18.4%, Crafting 18.3%, 2.5D 12.9%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #8 Pandemic Isolation
92% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Maxim Arefiev
Windows · Mac
In this game you have to help the main character to hold on in self-isolation with limited resources. Every day you face a difficult choice: how to eke out your groceries, whose request you should respond to, and who is to be left without a piece of bread.
Why similar: 2.5D 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Crafting 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Difficult 11.1%
- #9 Casualties: Unknown
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OrsoniksPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Casualties: Unknown is an unforgiving cave-exploration survival simulator. Your captors have tasked you with retrieving lost cargo on a foreign planet, explore its 11 layers and do your best to survive diverse hostile environments. You are just one of the thousands of test subjects sent to die.
Why similar: Perma Death 26%, Survival 20.9%, Crafting 16.4%, Difficult 14.4%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #10 WazHack
91% matchVery Positive90% of 726 reviews2014
Dev: WazPub: Waz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
Why similar: Perma Death 31.5%, Roguelike 24%, Side Scroller 13.4%, RPG 10.8%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #11 Impious
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flaman Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark turn-based RPG where you explore dangerous rooms, make meaningful decisions, and shape loot-driven character builds through tactical combat inside an oppressive indoctrination center.
Why similar: Underground 27.2% ★, Perma Death 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Roguelike 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
- #12 Stories from the Outbreak
89% matchVery Positive81% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?
Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, Survival 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Zombies 12.8%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #13 Archie
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Ural Hedgehog
Windows · Linux
Archie is an easy-to-learn puzzle, a reimagining of the classic 15 puzzle. At the same time, the game will not let even the most inquisitive minds get bored.
Why similar: Underground 31.7% ★, Perma Death 24.7%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #14 Infinite Survival
88% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Infinine Games
Windows
Infinite Survival is a roguelike survival game with turn-based gameplay. The game features a completely procedurally generated open world. Craft new items and weapons, lay traps and defences, use stealth to evade enemies, and explore in any fashion you want.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.8%, Crafting 15.5%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Survival 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%
- #15 Dead Age
87% matchVery Positive82% of 5,591 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Zombies 17.9%, Survival 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Crafting 8.9%
- #16 30 days to survive
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: HeXPub: Laush Studio
Windows
"30 days to survive" - the game is going day, in a world where there is a zombie Apocalypse! The protagonist has to survive 30 days on a randomly generated map full of dead.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Side Scroller 14%, Survival 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13.1%
- #17 Highrisers Couch Co-Op
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Solar Powered Games
Windows
An Urban Survival RPG for 4 players in couch co-op. Crafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers. Lead your 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the streets are crowded with the mutated victims of a pandemic.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, Crafting 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Survival 10.3%
- #18 Pit Panic
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flying Rat Studio
Windows
Escape the sinking Aztec temple in this cartoonish rogue-like arcade platformer. Dig your own path up, jump and climb in blazing speed, hoard loot, trade lives for god-like powers, beat bosses, master 1000 handmade levels and humble other players in daily leaderboards.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.2%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Difficult 17.3%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Roguelike 14.7%
- #19 After the end
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Frog Games
Windows
In AFTER THE END, lead survivors in a post-apocalyptic zombie world. Manage scarce resources, face zombies and armed foes. Every decision matters, with permanent death and lasting consequences. Build your base and fight to survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Perma Death 19%, Survival 16.5%, Zombies 13.9%
- #20 Bleeding Abyss
84% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Hopecho
Windows
Bleeding Abyss is a chaotic, fast paced, overwhelming bullet hell game. Plan and manage your survival by investing your hard earned rewards into resources and unravel the secrets that lie in the underground. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Underground 30.3% ★, Perma Death 23.4%, Difficult 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Survival 12%
- #21 Dreadveil
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Inkarian Designs
Windows
Dreadveil is an atmospheric horror shooter where you desperately scavenge for resources while avoiding terrible monsters. Balance scarce resources to solve one of many issues. Make short-term decisions to solve a more pressing problem which will then come back and bite you in the future.
Why similar: Perma Death 29.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Crafting 20.2%, Zombies 12.7%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #22 Brainmelter Deluxe
83% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Perma Death 34.1%, Side Scroller 29%, Difficult 20.8%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #23 The Crevice
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
Explore, adapt, and survive. Climb deep inside The Crevice and unearth the mysteries, horrors and treasures buried within in this subterranean roguelite survival adventure.
Why similar: Underground 56.8% ★, Survival 19.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Adventure 2.3%
- #24 FoxFire Mine
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: loquorgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on 'Foxfire Mine,' a 2D roguelike digging quest. Unearth valuable gems, manage resources, and navigate strategic upgrades for survival. Every descent challenges your tactics and adaptability in a dynamic underground world.
Why similar: Underground 39.2% ★, Perma Death 30.7%, Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Adventure 0.5%
- #25 Anges & Gardiens - Journey to the Center of the Earth
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: MacGuyoldPub: MacGGames
Windows
Explore the depths of the Earth, collect resources and fight for your survival. Your choices will be decisive and your will will be put to the test. Reach the Center of the Earth in an attempt to save humanity!
Why similar: Underground 31.8% ★, Crafting 20.5%, Survival 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.6%
- #26 Death Nomad
79% matchMixed58% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic Noise
Windows
Death nomad is a survival game with procedurally generated environments. The environment will force you to improve your equipment, defense and constantly move around the world, prolonging your chances of survive.
Why similar: Perma Death 18.9%, Crafting 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Survival 12.2%
- #27 The Last Stand: Aftermath
79% matchVery Positive81% of 6,613 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21%, Perma Death 18.6%, Survival 18.5%, Zombies 17.2%, Crafting 11.2%
- #28 March of the Living
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Machine 22Pub: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Survival 14.7%, Zombies 12.5%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #29 Crystant
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DAWNER
Windows
Crystant is a top-down roguelite set in a post-apocalyptic underground facility. Explore tangled tunnels, face strange mutants, and survive with limited resources. Hidden events, deadly traps, and clues await. Will you uncover the truth or fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Perma Death 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Survival 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #30 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
78% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Survival 20%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Zombies 16.4%, Crafting 13.5%, Difficult 9.9%
- #31 Magicite
77% matchVery Positive85% of 7,589 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: Perma Death 23%, Crafting 20.4%, Roguelike 18.4%, Survival 11.2%, Difficult 10.8%
- #32 Survival Odyssey
76% matchMixed58% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Phoenix Game
Windows
Immerse yourself in this epic survival game teeming with strategy and thrills! Confront relentless attacks, fighting tooth and nail to survive in a world overrun by chaos. Select from a diverse pool of 100 heroes, each boasting unique skills, allowing you to craft endless strategic combinations.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Survival 12.9%, Roguelike 12.7%
- #33 Curse Rounds
75% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: TENTACLES INTERACTIVE
Windows
A roguelike with unique curses, 60+ cards, incredible shots and power-ups. No two attempts are ever the same.
Why similar: Perma Death 42.5%, Difficult 19.7%, Roguelike 19.5%, Procedural Generation 18%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #34 The Lazarus Game
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sophon Core
Windows
Enter a brutal arena where you are the entertainment. Survive endless waves of zombies, earn money, upgrade your gear, and satisfy the VIPs watching above — or die trying.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.2%, Difficult 19.5%, Zombies 17.1%, Survival 15.2%, Roguelike 14.9%
- #35 Living the Nightmare
76% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Reanimate Games
Windows
Living the Nightmare is a fast-paced, turn-based, Horror Roguelike about a Slasher who just met his end. Be the Faceless, a Killer slain by a would-be victim and cast into a dark, purgatorial realm. There may be a way out... but there's a lot of monsters to turn inside out first.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.6%, Difficult 14.9%, 2.5D 13.4%, Survival 11.8%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #36 Rock and Scroll
73% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Fowlplay
Windows
Embark on a journey where a cursed soul steers a boulder through the ages. Condemned by gods to an eternal ascent, navigate through times shrouded in mystery. Craft your path, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within the stone.
Why similar: Perma Death 30.3%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Difficult 21.4%, 2.5D 18.5%, Adventure 2.3%
- #37 Rail Of Sorrows
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcadesindo
Windows
In a world overrun by the undead, to stand still is to die. Manage your crew, build your shelter aboard a train, and keep moving to survive!
Why similar: Perma Death 22.9%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 12.9%
- #38 SUPERZGUN
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Koala Bear Studios
Windows
SUPERZGUN is a 2D survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic world claimed by the undead.Shoot your way through waves of swarming zeds and upgrade your gear to outlast the Horde.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.9%, Difficult 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Zombies 11.6%
- #39 Stellar Freight: Echoes of the Void
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Satellite235
Windows · Linux
Take command of a freight ship traveling through deep space. Every jump brings danger, every decision matters. Manage your crew, upgrade your ship, trade, fight, and survive in a hostile galaxy where resources are scarce and every day could be your last.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.1%, Perma Death 18.1%, Roguelike 17.2%, Survival 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%
- #40 Darkrise: War of the Undead
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Wynand SmitPub: PlayJoke Studios
Windows
💀 Darkrise is a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder RPG, where survival is brutal and death is permanent. Each run challenges you to craft gear, explore, fish and loot to stay alive while mastering card combat in an unforgiving world.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.2%, Crafting 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, 2.5D 15%, Survival 13.3%
- #41 Yomp for Zhi
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: YamiToast
Windows
Yomp for Zhi is a difficult turn-based RPG with no getting lost or backtracking. It has perma-death, a lot of randomization, 41 characters to hire, and most enemies can become temporary allies.
Why similar: Perma Death 30.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Survival 16.6%, Roguelike 14.4%, 2.5D 11.5%
- #42 Dr. Alb's Prodigy
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Super Tiny Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Tactical roguelike meets retro-futuristic 2.5D chaos. Unveil the mysteries of this post apocalyptic roguelite RPG, featuring a mix of turn based and real time combat.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.6%
- #43 After Gloom
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows
A man enters the enigmatic Common Dream in search of a woman he once loved.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.3%, Side Scroller 18%, Difficult 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #44 The Ranger: A Skyhopper Tale
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: From Chris
Windows
Hunt down and kill twisted woodland creatures in this roguelite focused purely on the tactical side of combat. No gear, no min-maxing, just you and a ton of enemies. Each boss you defeat earns you an ability sapped from them.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.3%, Survival 20.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 13.4%
- #45 Deadlight: Director's Cut
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,619 reviews2016
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.
Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Side Scroller 20.3%, 2.5D 19.5%, Survival 9%
- #46 Scavenger T.O.M
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
Scavenger T.O.M is a survival crafting game set in a radiation-contaminated world. Use your exploration robot, T.O.M, to gather resources, craft tools, and survive. With radiation spreading, efficient resource management is key. Plan expeditions strategically and craft wisely to stay alive
Why similar: Underground 28.9% ★, Crafting 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Survival 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%
- #47 AI Roguelite
69% matchVery Positive83% of 594 reviews2023
Dev: Max Loh
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
World's first RPG in which all entities are AI-generated and all game mechanics are AI-directed.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.3%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Crafting 15.5%, Roguelike 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%
- #48 VERLIES II
72% matchMixed60% of 141 reviews2015
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
"Beware adventurer! The danger here is far beyond your skills, do not risk your miserable life.... Still there? Interesting."
Why similar: Perma Death 26.2%, 2.5D 17.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Survival 14.2%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #49 MazeCraft
70% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Rand Games
Windows
Turn based pixel art roguelike RPG for hardcore players. Procedural generation of mazes and caves. A large number of characteristics of the game world. Monsters hunt the player and fight each other. Strong boss and his minions. Each new game is unique and randomized as much as possible.
Why similar: Roguelike 20.4%, Underground 19.7% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
- #50 Corvian Curse
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made by Gare
Windows · Linux
Corvian Curse is a roguelike platformer that offers a new experience on every run with randomized levels, potions, and items. Can you find and defeat the source of the curse that's causing the worlds to shift?
Why similar: Perma Death 31.2%, Roguelike 20.9%, Difficult 19.2%, Procedural Generation 18.8%, Side Scroller 9.7%
- #51 Parasitic Descent
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Terrain Studios
Windows
In a world ravaged by a catastrophic event, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. In "Parasitic Descent," you step into the boots of a lone survivor navigating the haunting remnants of a once-thriving civilization.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.2%, Survival 25.2%, Crafting 23%, Zombies 17.7%, Inventory Management 5.6%
- #52 SURVIVAL 2099
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomsday GamesPub: Open World Entertainment
Windows
Survival 2099 is an open world survival crafting game. Human beings have been discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea for a long time, and Marine creatures are slowly mutated by radiation. In 2099, the apocalypse comes, and the terrible creatures after mutation begin to attack human.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.8%, Crafting 21.4%, Survival 17.9%, Difficult 12.7%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #53 Encave
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Imagination Port
Windows
Encave is a hybrid FPS-tower-defense game. Build customizable killrooms in a fully destructible environment to eliminate waves of corporate bioweapon rejects! Strategic base construction, and escalating Lovecraftian threats, Encave delivers a unique blend of action, strategy, and dark humor
Why similar: Underground 45.8% ★, Crafting 21.6%, Survival 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Simulation 2.5%
- #54 FoE Remains
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 587 reviews2025
Dev: EmpaluPub: Love Muffin Publishing
Windows
Remains is a hardcore mix of platformer, 2D-shooter and roguelike with RPG elements. Travel around a post-apocalyptic world and explore its various corners, communicate with locals and help them, level up and fight enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons and magic.
Why similar: Perma Death 31.9%, Post-apocalyptic 29%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Roguelike 15.4%, RPG 6%
- #55 ZED ZONE
67% matchVery Positive80% of 3,558 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Crafting 17.6%, Survival 16.9%, Zombies 14%, 2.5D 12.5%
- #56 Million Depth
65% matchVery Positive94% of 670 reviews2025
Dev: Cyber Space BiotopePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
Why similar: Underground 36.6% ★, Perma Death 28.6%, Crafting 18.9%, Roguelike 13.8%, Atmospheric 1.9%
- #57 Subway Outbreak
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faciplay Ab
Windows
In Subway Outbreak, defend and rebuild your metro station against mutant hordes in this pixel strategy game. Manage tasks like fortifying defenses, launching assaults, and gathering resources to survive 30 days of increasingly fierce attacks. Lose by death or generator destruction.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.6%, Crafting 20.5%, Survival 15.5%, Zombies 13.7%
- #58 Netherguild
67% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Perma Death 23.6%, Underground 23.2% ★, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Difficult 12.4%
- #59 Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Rubedo Games
Windows · Linux
It's up to you to become the Endless, a mysterious skeleton, and embark on a perilous journey. Collect monster body parts to enhance your character and use a variety of abilities. Explore sinister locations, fight mythical creatures and uncover the secrets of the Underworld.
Why similar: Underground 37.5% ★, Side Scroller 21.4%, Procedural Generation 15%, Roguelike 13%, Zombies 11%