Games Like Descent from Arkov's Tower

Curse of the Abyss is a Traditional Roguelike with a twist. Manage your resources and explore the abyss and slay the various Guardians of the Abyss and remove the curses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Roguelike 8.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7%, Dungeon Crawler 6.1%

Dungeon Croaker is a frog themed turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Navigate randomly generated dungeon floors, find and synergize relic effects, fight enemies with unique abilities, avoid dangerous environmental hazards, and defeat powerful dungeon bosses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Roguelike 8.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%

Amulet of Iovar is an oldschool roguelike inspired by Nethack. Delve deep into the Dungeon of Iovar, steal the amulet of the divine and ascend to godhood!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Roguelike 11.4%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 5.1%

DiceVenture Dungeon is a roguelike dice-building dungeon crawler. Plan routes on a node map, roll and reroll dice in tactical combat, combine elements to trigger skills, and collect relics and traits. Dice challenges gate the best exploration rewards—every run builds differently.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.4% ★, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Strategy 7.3%

Beyond the Bridge is a tribute to one of the earliest roguelikes, Moria. Your journey begins with creating your character by choosing a class. From there, you'll explore six procedurally generated levels before reaching the goal of your quest and making your escape!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Top-Down 5.3%

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 39.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 5.4%

A traditional turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Pick a class, descend through a procedurally generated dungeon, and recover the shards of the Amulet of Ascension. Combine them and the dungeon turns on you, and now you have to fight your way back out.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Procedural Generation 7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%

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 40% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelike 9.1%, Magic 7%, Procedural Generation 6.3%

Highly moddable retro roguelike. Descend from Arkov's Tower - or die trying!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Magic 7.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Roguelike 10%, Procedural Generation 6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.9%

Become the titan Prometheus in this tactical turn-based roguelike, where every battle is a chessboard and every move counts. In a world that only moves when you move, dominate strategic battles, upgrade your skills, and face mythical enemies and permadeath.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%, Roguelike 9%

Jupiter Hell Classic is a old-school true Roguelike shooter with turn-based tactics, permadeath, procedural levels, and 90s sci-fi carnage in its purest form. Rip and Tear!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.3%, Procedural Generation 9.1%

Every chess piece has a unique shape of moves. Dungeon-Dungeon is an engaging traditional roguelike where each enemy and weapon has a unique shape. You'll outsmart countless foes, craft absurdly broken builds, and overthrow the Three-Faced God. What move will you make?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Roguelike 7.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%

UnderMoon is a dark fantasy turn-based tactical roguelike RPG. Awaken in a strange moonlit town, build your hero, and climb a shifting tower. Read enemy intent, combine weapons, magic, summons, and elemental reactions, defeat deadly bosses, and uncover why everyone was brought to this world.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Roguelike 6.1%

The modern way to play NetHack

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%, Procedural Generation 6.5%

Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Roguelike 11.6%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 3.7%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Rogue’s Dark Descent is a traditional roguelike about exploring a dangerous, procedurally generated wilderness and the forgotten places beneath it. Fight, explore, meet survivors, uncover lost history, find powerful artifacts, and see how long your story lasts.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Procedural Generation 10%, Roguelike 7.9%

Head out into the woods and find the dreaded Underlair in this traditional turn-based roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.9% ★, Roguelike 13.1%, Procedural Generation 6.4%, Top-Down 5.8%, Turn-Based Combat 5.6%

A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down 4.7%

Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9%

A remake of the turn-based Roguelike "Mines of Moria" (late 1980s). Six D&D style classes progress into the randomly generated Dwarvish mines seeking the trophy of defeating a Balrog.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelike 10.9%, Top-Down 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%

Serve your patron deity of death by summoning horrifying abominations to clash with the forces of good as you descend into the deepest pits of the old world. Will you sever the thread of fate and emerge from the chaos as a supreme ascendant in this traditional turn-based roguelike?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Roguelike 7.3%, Turn-Based Combat 4.8%

A turn-based roguelike where you can shape the dungeon to your advantage. Discover terrain powers which help you to fight your enemies more efficiently.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelike 10.1%

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 70.4% ★, Roguelike 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.3%, Procedural Generation 3.5%, Strategy 2.2%

A turn based Sci-fi Roguelike where players explore the deep mines on a distant planet, find/trade equipment, battle monsters and try to survive.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.1% ★, Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%

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 38.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 8.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%

Descend beneath the rain-soaked town of Desolation in a turn-based, grid-based dungeon crawler remastered from the Xbox Live Indie Games era. Fight monsters, gather loot, build your adventurer, survive the Wheel of Fate, and uncover why the town profits from doomed adventurers.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Roguelike 8.2%, Procedural Generation 7.7%

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 41% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%

Primo's Dungeon is a 2D adventure dungeon crawler that combines classic roguelike elements with real-time combat. When monsters attack your farm, you must venture into an ever-changing dungeon to defeat them.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Roguelike 8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%

Combine 14 Sookuma lineages with 19 classes and descend into an ever-changing dream dungeon. Identify strange items, bargain with 19 gods, steal the Dream Core, and fight your way back out in a traditional turn-based roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Strategy 5.7%, Procedural Generation 5.1%

Deep Down Below is a dungeon-crawling strategy roguelike where you choose your class and fight your way home, leveling up your character and looting items along the way to progress deeper and deeper!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Roguelike 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%, Fantasy 4.1%

Darkvale is a dark fantasy extraction RPG where you send lone adventurers into deadly expeditions. Build and upgrade your hamlet, manage risk and resources, defeat bosses, and survive journeys.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%

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 67.5% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 7.5%, Procedural Generation 4.6%, Pixel Graphics 2%

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 48.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Roguelike 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%

Dose Response is a roguelike game where you play an addict. Avoid the dangers threatening your mind and body while desperately looking for the next fix.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Procedural Generation 8.9%

ByteRogue is a minimalist turn-based puzzle-tactics roguelike where you play as a wizard-thief. Use spells to outsmart security robots, manipulate the environment, and steal as much treasure as you can in each daring heist.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 8.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%

Retro 2D Rogue-like for PC designed to be simple, classic, and straight-forward for pick-up-and-play.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Roguelike 13.8%, Top-Down 6%, Pixel Graphics 4%

Conqueror Of Time is a traditional dungeon crawl rogue game with a time travel theme. Choose a character from different time periods and fight your way through dungeons using various items from different times and spaces. Use time travel abilities to fight alongside your past or future self.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31% ★, Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Roguelike 13.2%, Procedural Generation 7.2%

Dungeon of Rikka is a turn based Rogue-like game with the goal to save your village from the impending doom of the beast that's been sealed away to rot in the deepest corner of the Dungeon. The beast will break his shackles and ascend the Dungeon, becoming stronger the longer you take to get to him.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Roguelike 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8%

NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 73.4% ★, Roguelike 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.8%, Procedural Generation 5.2%, Adventure 1.3%

A traditional roguelike modernized. Descend through a persistent, turn-based dungeon inspired by the original Rogue, defeat or avoid its inhabitants with the loot you find, and escape with the legendary Amulet of Yendor.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Roguelike 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Procedural Generation 9.3%

Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%

A Deeply Tactical ASCII Roguelike with unique and often surprising mechanics. Explore Hanwu Divinity College and uncover its secrets.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 8.8%, Procedural Generation 6%

Chaos Squad is a turn-based tactics game with Cthulhu, rouge-lite and survival elements. Build your squad with 10 unique heroes. Embark on 12 levels in a snowy mountain, grassland and more. Defeat monsters, collect treasures and eventually unveil the truth behind the disaster of ruptured continent.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Top-Down 5.1%

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 38.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Roguelike 11%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Procedural Generation 9.9%

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 52.9% ★, Roguelike 12%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Strategy 8%, Procedural Generation 7.1%

A retro minimalist auto-battler roguelike where you choose your path, build your stats, and survive as long as possible.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%, Strategy 6.8%

Eternals’ Path is a roguelike turn-based tactical RPG. It’s about choices and regrets, those that will haunt you beyond your grave Embody an anti-hero in the afterlife No merciful rest for you. Instead, explore a spiritual maze, face those you knew, and who may hold you accountable for their fate.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Procedural Generation 9.1%

"Touhou Crawl" is a Touhou derivative roguelike game. Conquer the dungeon-ified Gensokyo using items, faith, and tactics!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Roguelike 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9.2%

Gum Flesh is a turn based roguelike that takes place on the back of a celestial monster. Use your wits and fragile supplies to take on strange plants and fauna on a planet where you are definitely not welcome. The air is different here. Your body is starting to change.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%

Yipe! 5 - Attack of Idle Hands is an epic 2D RPG, featuring simple yet uncanny gameplay ... to provide you hours of escape from the drudgery of your own despair! Create your own hero and set off on "Big Time" adventures in minutes!!! Classic, turn-based combat and endless treasure await!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.7%, Roguelike 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Magic 5.3%

Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Roguelike 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Procedural Generation 8.5%

Descend the dungeon and slay the evil! Legion's Crawl is a combination of classic roguelike principle and modern 3D environment with intuitive GUI. Choose your hero and difficulty, challenge the randomly generated dungeons!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.7% ★, Roguelike 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Magic 6%

Assemble your villagers and defeat the ultimate evil! Valiant Villagers is a roguelike strategy RPG where your choices determine your army's abilities and playstyle as you complete various map objectives.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelike 10%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%, Magic 6.1%

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 41.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Roguelike 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%

When an evil wizard writes a 6000-page book to bore the townspeople to death, it's up to you to take the damn thing and return it FROM WHENCE IT CAME.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 54% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Roguelike 10.6%, Top-Down 7.6%, Strategy 6.1%

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 64.5% ★, Roguelike 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Fantasy 1.8%, Procedural Generation 1.4%

Dungeon World mixes roguelike and sandbox elements while keeping simple gameplay and retro style. Explore procedural worlds, plan your journey, make a family, modify the lands, get old and reincarnate with more world knowledge.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%