Games Like Desktop Dungeons

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.1%, Roguelike 26.4%, Puzzle 7.1%, Resource Management 7%, Difficult 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive, modernized version of the seed game with improved visuals and refined mechanics.

A critically acclaimed roguelite where you can REWIND to find the optimal path through monsters, treasure and secrets. Quick to play. No grinding. No filler. Deep gameplay.

Why similar: Turn-Based 33%, Roguelike 31.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, RPG 6.3%, Roguelite 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant grid-based puzzle roguelike that focuses on pathfinding and efficient movement to survive dungeon floors.

Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

Why similar: Roguelike 35.6%, Turn-Based 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Roguelite 7.4%, RPG 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same 'puzzle-combat' DNA, where you must optimize limited resources and dice rolls to overcome tactical encounters.

DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!

Why similar: Roguelike 37.9%, Puzzle 15.1%, RPG 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Difficult 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends the logic-puzzle mechanics of Minesweeper with deep roguelike progression and item management.

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 46.8%, Roguelike 27.2%, Traditional Roguelike 9.6% ★, Procedural Generation 5.6%, RPG 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, turn-based roguelike that distills complex dungeon crawling into tight, tactical, and highly replayable sessions.

10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game

Why similar: Puzzle 33.5%, RPG 17%, Roguelike 14.3%, Addictive 11% ★, Casual 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced match-3 puzzle mechanics with RPG progression, capturing the 'quick-play' intensity of the seed game.

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: Turn-Based 37.6%, Roguelike 33.3%, Difficult 9.6%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%, Roguelite 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, card-based dungeon crawler that requires careful tactical planning and risk management for every encounter.

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

Why similar: Roguelike 45.7%, Turn-Based 24.7%, Traditional Roguelike 14.5% ★, RPG 4.8%, Dungeon Crawler 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic humorous roguelike that captures the lighthearted fantasy tone and deep character customization of the genre.

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 33.7%, Roguelike 32.6%, Traditional Roguelike 10.4% ★, Difficult 9.2%, Dungeon Crawler 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, complex tactical combat that rewards players who understand the math and synergy behind their character builds.

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: Roguelike 30.8%, Turn-Based 30.4%, Traditional Roguelike 10.1% ★, Difficult 7.2%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, traditional roguelike that emphasizes smart item usage and tactical positioning over brute force.

Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.

Why similar: Roguelike 43.7%, RPG 15.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Dungeon Crawler 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a grid-based card combat system that mirrors the 'exploration-as-resource' feel of Desktop Dungeons.

Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.

Why similar: Roguelike 45.2%, Turn-Based 32%, RPG 7.7%, Dungeon Crawler 4.3%, Roguelite 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique mechanic where you build the dungeon around your hero, requiring strategic planning and resource management.

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

Why similar: Roguelike 59.9%, RPG 8.3%, Resource Management 7.1%, Difficult 6.6%, Dungeon Crawler 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends dungeon exploration with tower defense and resource management, requiring constant tactical adjustments to survive.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Roguelike 39.9%, Turn-Based 33.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Roguelite 5.2%, RPG 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more strategy-focused, it is the ultimate tactical puzzle game where every turn is a math problem to solve for survival.

Card Crawl is a solitaire style Dungeon Crawler played with a deck of cards.

Why similar: Roguelike 34.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, RPG 11.8%, Roguelite 11.6%, Fantasy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A solitaire-style dungeon crawler that forces you to manage your inventory and combat cards under constant pressure.

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

Why similar: Roguelike 57.8%, Traditional Roguelike 18.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.7%, RPG 4.7%, Dungeon Crawler 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible and humorous traditional roguelike that emphasizes character growth and tactical dungeon exploration.

Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!

Why similar: Roguelike 36.6%, Turn-Based 30.9%, Difficult 7.2%, RPG 6.6%, Roguelite 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical combat where movement and positioning are just as important as the abilities you choose.

Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play!

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.5%, Roguelike 30.2%, Traditional Roguelike 10.7% ★, Difficult 8.9%, RPG 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that focuses on deep job systems and tactical combat, perfect for those who enjoy the RPG elements of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Turn-Based 32.1%, Roguelike 30.5%, Traditional Roguelike 12% ★, Difficult 8.7%, Dungeon Crawler 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, deep roguelike that offers a massive world and complex systems for players who want a more traditional, long-form experience.

Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

Why similar: Roguelike 57.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, RPG 8%, Fantasy 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike deckbuilder that provides the same sense of 'breaking the game' through powerful synergies and careful planning.

The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!

Why similar: Roguelike 57.3%, RPG 11.3%, Roguelite 10.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%, Fantasy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dice-management dungeon crawler that focuses on mitigating bad luck through clever tactical choices and character abilities.

Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!

Why similar: Turn-Based 63.4%, RPG 22.6%, Fantasy 5%, Dwarf 3.2% ★, Comedy 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the meta-humor and RPG spirit of the seed game while offering turn-based combat and party management.

Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!

Why similar: Roguelike 54.8%, Difficult 14.9%, Roguelite 9.4%, Procedural Generation 7.2%, Fantasy 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-control card combat where you can manipulate your deck and resources to solve difficult tactical encounters.

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Why similar: Roguelike 48.7%, Turn-Based 35.8%, Roguelite 3.8%, Difficult 3.6%, Dungeon Crawler 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for roguelike deckbuilders, offering endless tactical depth and rewarding strategic planning.

A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.1%, Roguelike 35.1%, RPG 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.5%, Roguelite 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG that allows for immense creativity in character builds and combat strategies.

Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before!

Why similar: Roguelike 37.3%, Turn-Based 34%, RPG 14.4%, Roguelite 6.4%, Dwarf 5.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, retro-styled RPG roguelite that focuses on party management and turn-based combat.

Play cards! Kill monsters! Level Up! Dream Quest is a roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by the likes of Ascension, Magic: the Gathering, and Shandalar. Explore randomly generated levels as one of 13 classes in short, 30 minute, sessions.

Why similar: Roguelike 89%, RPG 11%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply tactical card-based roguelike that rewards clever deck construction and understanding of game mechanics.

Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.

Why similar: Turn-Based 52.2%, RPG 20.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.4%, Fantasy 4.7%, Casual 4.3%

Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!

Why similar: Roguelike 60.6%, Turn-Based 15.4%, RPG 13.2%, Roguelite 5.4%, Casual 3.6%

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind - Daily Demo is a new, procedurally generated challenge, designed to rack the strongest minds…DAILY! So grab your sword, embark on this brain-teasing roguelike adventure, explore dangerous dungeons, and prepare for the full game! Do you have what it takes to be the GOAT?!

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, Roguelike 30.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Difficult 7.7%, Fantasy 4.7%

Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of this game world!

Why similar: Roguelike 58.9%, Turn-Based 12.8%, RPG 11.2%, Dungeon Crawler 7.5%, Difficult 6.3%

Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.

Why similar: Roguelike 31.2%, Turn-Based 28.6%, Traditional Roguelike 9.9% ★, Difficult 8.6%, RPG 6%

Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.7%, Roguelike 25.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, RPG 9.6%

A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!

Why similar: Roguelike 35.7%, Turn-Based 35.3%, Traditional Roguelike 10.2% ★, RPG 6.9%, Dungeon Crawler 5.7%

Dungeon Wizards combines classic Rogue-Lite and colorful Match3 with adventurous Roleplay elements. Venture on your very own journey, collect and combine rare relics with powerful spells and face loads of challenging enemies!

Why similar: Roguelike 29.2%, Turn-Based 27.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, RPG 9.5%, Roguelite 7.9%

A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

Why similar: Roguelike 35.3%, Turn-Based 28.9%, Difficult 10.3%, RPG 6.6%, Dungeon Crawler 6.3%

Dungeon Divers is a dungeon-themed roguelike puzzle game about clearing derelict dungeons. As the newest employee of Dungeon Divers Inc., you must advance through multiple levels, use your wits, and tools you acquire along the way to get to the core to defuse it and bring home the cash.

Why similar: Roguelike 43.4%, Turn-Based 34.1%, Difficult 6.1%, Fantasy 5.5%, Procedural Generation 3.7%

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: Roguelike 58.3%, Turn-Based 27.7%, Traditional Roguelike 7.5% ★, RPG 4.6%, Procedural Generation 1.2%

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: Turn-Based 42.9%, Roguelike 28%, Traditional Roguelike 9% ★, Difficult 7.4%, Procedural Generation 6%

A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.

Why similar: Turn-Based 70.9%, RPG 9.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Fantasy 6.6%, Difficult 4.4%

Dimensionals is the hottest roguelike turn-based RPG with tons of Heroes to collect and level up. Build a party of 3 heroes and combine hundreds of skills to create insane combos in the ultimate tactical challenge. Fight through an epic story told in the style of voice acted comic book cutscenes.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30.4%, Roguelike 28.9%, Difficult 8.5%, RPG 6.2%, Fantasy 6.1%

Paper Dungeons is a fantasy board-game boosted by online content. With the ability to create and share online your own levels, you're up for an infinite replay value! The game is visualized as a classic tabletop board-game with dice and tokens, and has 4 game modes: Boardgame, Campaign, Puzzle and Rogue.

Why similar: Roguelike 44.5%, RPG 16.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Difficult 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8%

SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling ASCII adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game offers a robust action-RPG inspired combat system.

Why similar: Roguelike 46%, RPG 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Roguelite 5.7%

Destiny or Fate is a deck-building roguelite game. Choose a hero, build a deck and a party of mythical creatures, and set out on an endless adventure! Are you ready to make your own destiny, or will you succumb to an evil fate?

Why similar: Roguelike 31.8%, Turn-Based 31.3%, Difficult 8.3%, RPG 5.8%, Dungeon Crawler 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: Roguelike 37.8%, Turn-Based 35.8%, Traditional Roguelike 6.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 5.8%, Fantasy 4.1%

Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.

Why similar: Resource Management 27.5%, Puzzle 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Fantasy 14.8%, Top-Down 7.6%

Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.5%, Roguelike 37.6%, RPG 8.2%, Fantasy 5.9%, Roguelite 4.7%

Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.

Why similar: Turn-Based 30%, Roguelike 28.1%, Traditional Roguelike 10% ★, Difficult 8.5%, RPG 5.6%

Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.

Why similar: Turn-Based 36%, Roguelike 33.2%, Puzzle 7.1%, Roguelite 5.1%, Procedural Generation 4.4%

In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.

Why similar: Turn-Based 47.1%, Roguelike 35.8%, RPG 9.3%, Roguelite 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Across all dimensions, the only constant is Darkness! A procedurally generated RPG-roguelike journey across the multiverse! In One Way Heroics, you take on the role of an intrepid adventurer who must travel across the land and face the Demon Lord before a mysterious darkness engulfs everything.

Why similar: Turn-Based 34.9%, Roguelike 33.3%, Traditional Roguelike 10.7% ★, Roguelite 5.7%, Dungeon Crawler 5.6%

Dwarves & Dungeons is a game that combines the three-match gameplay with roguelike elements. Move on the game board, earn gold coins, acquire weapons, and engage in battles against unique monsters. Brave the dungeons and take on extreme challenges!

Why similar: Roguelike 44.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Fantasy 10.8%, RPG 10%, Roguelite 8.1%

Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!

Why similar: Roguelike 41.9%, Dwarf 30.4% ★, RPG 9.4%, Roguelite 5.6%, Fantasy 5.4%

Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.

Why similar: Roguelike 37.4%, Turn-Based 36.3%, RPG 8.4%, Roguelite 6.1%, Dungeon Crawler 5.3%

Test your fighting spirit as you take your party of brave adventurers on an epic quest to restore peace to the lands of Rezrog in this table-top inspired, turn-based, dungeon crawler. Upgrade your skills & tactically exploit enemy weaknesses as you try to handle everything the dungeons will throw at you.

Why similar: Turn-Based 40.9%, Roguelike 35.7%, Dungeon Crawler 5.5%, Roguelite 5.4%, RPG 5.3%

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Roguelike 41.8%, Turn-Based 26.5%, Difficult 9.6%, RPG 8.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.4%

You Must Build A Boat is the sequel to the award winning "10000000". Travel the world, run procedurally generated dungeons finding artifacts, capturing monsters and recruiting crew for your boat

Why similar: Roguelike 23.7%, Puzzle 21.2%, RPG 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Difficult 6.8%

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Roguelike 59.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Difficult 9.4%, Dungeon Crawler 5.9%, RPG 3.5%

Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.

Why similar: Roguelike 32.8%, Turn-Based 30.7%, Difficult 9.8%, RPG 6.3%, Fantasy 5.7%

A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!

Why similar: Turn-Based 37.1%, Roguelike 36.9%, Roguelite 6%, RPG 5.6%, Dungeon Crawler 5.1%