- #1 Below the Stone
97% matchVery Positive84% of 440 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Dwarves 41.6% ★, Mining 18.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 7.1%, Roguelike 6.8%, Procedural Generation 6.8%
- #2 Digs TD
96% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Digs Team
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Dwarves 33.3% ★, Mining 20.7% ★, Mystery Dungeon 9.3%, Difficult 9.2%, Procedural Generation 7.6%
- #3 BORE BLASTERS
96% matchVery Positive81% of 767 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
Why similar: Dwarves 51.6% ★, Mining 22.8% ★, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Roguelite 6.4%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #4 いそげヒーロー
95% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Menon
Windows
サクッと遊べるレトロ調ローグライク!入るたびに変わるダンジョン...そして魔物の生態系!各ダンジョンは魔物間の食物連鎖、そして勇者であるあなたの行動によって異なる生態系を持ちます。生態系をも掌握する最強の勇者となり、悪しき魔王の陰謀を暴きましょう!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 22.7% ★, Mystery Dungeon 16.1%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 9.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%
- #5 OREBLAZE
94% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Ludiminal Games
Windows · Linux
Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!
Why similar: Dwarves 42.6% ★, Mining 29.8% ★, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Retro 9%, Pixel Graphics 3%
- #6 Dwarf the Dungeonist
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Robert Kortowski
Windows
Turn-based dwarf puzzle crawler: Solve tricky mechanics, explore mysterious dungeons, and survive the depths.
Why similar: Dwarves 48.3% ★, Roguelike 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Strategy 5.3%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #7 Beard & Axe
93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Dwarfaparte
Windows
A top-down, action adventure rogue-lite. Each quest requires an oath, and bringing back one less flagon of ale than you promised brings dire consequence!
Why similar: Dwarves 78% ★, Difficult 4.7%, Roguelite 3.5%, Retro 3.1%, Adventure 2.7%
- #8 Flamebreak
92% matchVery Positive94% of 532 reviews2015
Dev: Nimbly Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Flamebreak is a roguelite action RPG featuring a unique blend of twinstick meets MOBA arena combat. Each procedurally generated run presents new challenges while your randomized hero's race, weapon, and skills inspire new playstyles and character builds.
Why similar: Dwarves 69.5% ★, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Roguelite 8.7%, Roguelike 7.6%, Action 2.8%
- #9 Dwarfs - F2P
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,696 reviews2012
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”.
Why similar: Dwarves 73.2% ★, Mining 15.6% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Indie 2.8%, 2D 1.1%
- #10 Deep Down Below
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joseph Enriquez
Windows
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 33.6% ★, Mystery Dungeon 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Retro 7.2%
- #11 Stonewards
89% matchVery Positive95% of 980 reviews2026
Dev: Banana Tiger Studio
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
DWARF COMBAT! Stonewards is a 1-4 player co-op first-person roguelite defense game. Lead a crew of stubborn dwarves from your base camp to aid nearby kingdoms, mine deep for resources, forge powerful upgrades, and hold the line against relentless monster attacks.
Why similar: Dwarves 41.5% ★, Mining 28.6% ★, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Roguelite 9.4%, Roguelike 7%
- #12 Aurora: Genesis
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alberto MalujePub: Berserk Pixel
Windows · Linux
Uncover the secrets of the shattered realm in Aurora: Genesis, a roguelike action game. Traverse the dynamically changing landscape, battling creatures and exploring the realms. With masterful combat, endless replayability, and a rich lore to unravel, prepare for an immersive journey like no other.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Difficult 12.6%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #13 Gem Miner TD
89% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Dwarves 36.8% ★, Mining 26.7% ★, Difficult 8.8%, Roguelite 8.7%, Roguelike 7.1%
- #14 Earth Forge
88% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: i_amcarrot
Windows
COLLECT, UPGRADE, UNLOCK AND NAVIGATE Single player adventure gameplay involves mining for materials, finding and collecting enough minerals in a randomly generated world to unlock upgrades. The upgraded player can then navigate through mines and dungeons avoiding bats to reach treasure chests.
Why similar: Mining 30.3% ★, Mystery Dungeon 20.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #15 Dispel Dark
87% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Cronostase
Windows
Dispel Dark, a game where your torch is your source of light... and your weapon. Defeat enemies, collect coins, buy upgrades, and try to survive increasingly hostile levels. How far will your light last?
Why similar: Roguelike 20.6%, Difficult 20.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #16 One Wrong Step
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loteka
Windows
One wrong move can change everything... Explore trapped rooms in this tactical roguelite inspired by Minesweeper. Every square is a risk. Every exit, a choice. Think carefully... or start again.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.3% ★, Mystery Dungeon 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Roguelite 8.7%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #17 Dwarf Journey
86% matchVery Positive93% of 378 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.
Why similar: Dwarves 85.8% ★, Mining 3% ★, Roguelite 2.4%, Roguelike 2.3%, Procedural Generation 1.7%
- #18 Hold The Mine
84% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Dwarves 50.2% ★, Mining 29.5% ★, Roguelite 8.7%, Roguelike 5.2%, Strategy 4.4%
- #19 Rogue Sweeper
85% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: MankindPub: Mankind
Windows
RogueSweeper is a stage-based exploration puzzle game that combines the classic Minesweeper experience with some Rogue-lite elements. As you explore the dungeons, find materials and craft tools to aid you in your quest. Use the tools and your wit to conquer all 10 dungeons!
Why similar: Mining 23.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #20 Get Ogre It
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Nintai Studios
Windows
Get Ogre It is a roguelike dungeon crawler. Shapeshift between ogre and human, escape ever-changing dungeons, deceive and hide from your enemies. Can you reach the exit?. Watch your steps, transform, and die a lot.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24.6% ★, Mystery Dungeon 15.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Difficult 9.5%, Dungeon Crawler 8.6%
- #21 Ruggnar
83% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Sword N' WandsPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Ruggnar is a platformer without enemies, but many traps are hidden in the darkness. Help Ruggnar explore gloomy places with his bag and a few candles as his sole equipment.
Why similar: Dwarves 49.7% ★, Roguelite 11.6%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Retro 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #22 EchoesⅡ
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: huyuinu
Windows
サクッと遊べるダンジョン探索型2Dドット絵ローグライクゲーム第2弾
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.9% ★, Mystery Dungeon 23.3%, Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 8.2%, Retro 6.8%
- #23 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,206 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 30.7% ★, Mystery Dungeon 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Difficult 10.4%
- #24 Terra Pit
81% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: S-Grade
Windows · Linux
Dig, explore, and survive in procedurally generated mines. Collect ore, avoid traps, upgrade your gear, and go deeper for greater rewards — or lose everything.
Why similar: Mining 31.8% ★, Mystery Dungeon 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #25 Delve Deeper
81% matchMixed61% of 420 reviews2010
Dev: Lunar GiantPub: Lunar Giant Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve Deeper is a turn-based Adventure/Strategy game for Windows that combines HD pixel art, tile placement, and RPG elements in a bright and humorous atmosphere. Up to four players take command of Dwarf mining teams in this fast and furious dungeon adventure meets devious puzzler, building the map as you play for an ever-changing,...
Why similar: Dwarves 78.5% ★, Mining 10.7% ★, Strategy 6.1%, Indie 2.6%, Adventure 2.1%
- #26 Fire & Brimstone
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Windows
Delve into the ruins of a temple in the guts of a volcano, in the search for a powerful artefact that may let you have friends. A unique and tight roguelike with a randomized skilltree and hand-designed monsters and items.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.8% ★, Dwarves 24.9% ★, Mystery Dungeon 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Roguelike 9%
- #27 Wall World
78% matchVery Positive91% of 12,734 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Mining 36% ★, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #28 Dwarven Mining Company
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Imago
Windows
Manage your own dwarven mine. Give orders to miners excavating ore and builders providing them with ladders to get deeper and deeper into the underground. Mine iron, copper and even mithrill to satisfy the needs of the dwarven kingdom for the price of a single coffee.
Why similar: Dwarves 53.3% ★, Mining 31.8% ★, Procedural Generation 7%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Action 1.4%
- #29 Beer Ranger
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Mirthood Games
Windows
Logic platformer in the Oldschool style. The dwarfs are on a quest to find as much beer as they can. Only smart mind and skillful hands will bring them to the desired goal. Will you manage to beat the most hardcore levels?
Why similar: Dwarves 66.2% ★, Difficult 8.3%, Retro 6.6%, Action 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%
- #30 Beards Go Underground
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PandaBee Studios
Windows
The Mining Deckbuilder. Blow up the mountains using explosive card combos! Build your deck, prepare your strategy and BOOM! - call gold and gemstones your own.
Why similar: Dwarves 33.1% ★, Mining 31.3% ★, Roguelike 11%, Difficult 7.5%, Roguelite 5.2%
- #31 Pinball Prospectors
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seven Plums
Windows
[Launch! Mine! Upgrade! Evacuate!]Blast pinballs to harvest resources within the asteroid, upgrade your rig, outsmart powerful foes, and escape before a massive enemy onslaught arrives!
Why similar: Mining 39.5% ★, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 17%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Action 4.5%
- #32 Theralite
75% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: DualBitz
Windows
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 36.6% ★, Roguelike 16%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Retro 8.6%, Mystery Dungeon 7.1%
- #33 Cave Miner
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kuzey Can
Windows
Cave Miner is a short roguelite mining adventure. As a dwarf miner, dig through stones, collect valuable ores, and explore the depths of a mysterious cave.
Why similar: Mining 37% ★, Roguelike 16.3%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Dwarves 12.6% ★, Roguelite 12.5%
- #34 They Dug Too Deep
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Mischief & Mayhem Studios
Windows
Turn-based Dwarven Roguelike. Can you deal with the swarms the dwarves unleashed since They Dug Too Deep?
Why similar: Dwarves 43.4% ★, Mining 19.7% ★, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
- #35 Amulet of Iovar
76% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Taifuuni
Windows
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 46.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Roguelike 15.1%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
- #36 Delverun
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karafakeu
Windows
A roguelite mining simulator where inventory is never the problem, time is. Explore a randomly generated mine as a goblin, grab everything you can carry, and race the collapse before it's too late. Get greedy, or get buried, your time management decides.
Why similar: Mining 42.3% ★, Mystery Dungeon 21.2%, Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 11.2%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
- #37 Dungeon of Insanity
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DrunkCat Games
Windows · Mac
Dungeon of Insanity is an action-adventure roguelike that puts the hero inside a dungeon full of enemies, traps, gold, and crazy characters. Face the undead, find treasures, save the princess, beat up the necromancer.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #38 DA_RL
73% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Duncan ArmstrongPub: Bean Skeleton Games
Windows · Linux
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 48.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelike 15.2%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, 2D 2.6%
- #39 Descent from Arkov's Tower
73% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Saturn91Pub: DreamStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Highly moddable roguelike. Descend from Arkov's Tower - or die trying!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Roguelike 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #40 Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 951 reviews2020
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Classic Roguelike Wanders Onto Steam! Adventure with Shiren the Wanderer and his sidekick Koppa, the talking ferret, through a world filled with cunning monsters, deadly traps and countless treasure.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.6% ★, Mystery Dungeon 28.5%, Roguelike 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #41 IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cathedral of AttnamPub: Zeno Rogue
Windows · Linux
A roguelike classic. Gain items of great magic, attain powerful equipment made of mysterious materials, bathe in the blessings of mighty gods and recruit loyal allies of various shapes and sizes.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.7% ★, Dwarves 29.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Mystery Dungeon 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #42 Primo's Dungeon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ztkent
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 40.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Roguelike 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #43 Gumballs & Dungeons
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,881 reviews2025
Dev: QcplayPub: UltraPlayers
Windows
Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.8% ★, Mystery Dungeon 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #44 Sword of Fargoal
72% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
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 37.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Retro 12.7%, Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #45 Dwarf Defense
71% matchMixed66% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Heavy Safe Studios
Windows
Dwarf Defense! An RTS Tower Defense game where you play as a dwarf trying to defend a brewery from thirsty invaders by using magical towers and spells.
Why similar: Dwarves 92.6% ★, Strategy 2.7%, Adventure 1.6%, Action 1.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #46 Slot Crawler
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Disco Studio
Windows
Explore. Kill. Loot. Die. Feed your hard-earned tokens to a slot machine with questionable intentions, then unlock new ways to make terrible decisions on the next run. Slot Crawler is a top-down action roguelike with procedural maps, chaotic builds, and combinations that definitely should not work.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.2% ★, Mystery Dungeon 20%, Roguelike 15%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Adventure 5.6%
- #47 DWARF MINER
69% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Mikołaj Kokott
Windows · Mac · Linux
DWARF MINER A 2D mining adventure where you play as a dwarf digging deep to recover an ancient scroll. Face enemies, upgrade your tools, and uncover hidden treasures. The game saves progress, but the journey gets tougher with each update. Can you survive the depths and uncover all secrets?
Why similar: Dwarves 39.8% ★, Mining 27.7% ★, Retro 10.5%, Action 8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #48 Seedovia
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ab
Windows
Seedovia is a rogue-like dungeon crawler where you traverse room after room, fighting challenging monsters. Chain your weapons, collect game-changing passive upgrades, and equip items to create unique builds and become increasingly more powerful.
Why similar: Difficult 17.4%, Roguelike 17.1%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #49 Endorlight
71% matchMixed62% of 1,483 reviews2016
Dev: Old Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endorlight is rogue-like game in which you have to find a way out to the next level. Each level contains a new and tougher enemies. Used your axe, bow or whip to defeat them! Collect gold, goes to higher levels and kill many enemies as possible and be the best on Steam Leaderboar
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 19.9% ★, Roguelike 13.5%, Mystery Dungeon 13.2%, Roguelite 11%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%
- #50 Dwarf Looter
68% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Delve into procedural underground, wielding quirky weapons and bizarre hats. Conquer rats, goblins, and demon lords, all while amassing treasures - but your limited inventory space WILL leads to tough choices. Beware your growing greed in this humor-infused fantasy roguelike challenge!
Why similar: Dwarves 49.1% ★, Traditional Roguelike 17% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Roguelike 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #51 Dwarfs!?
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,082 reviews2011
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
Why similar: Dwarves 52.8% ★, Mining 25.7% ★, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Strategy 3.2%
- #52 Dwarf Eats Mountain
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,174 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Dwarves 48.8% ★, Mining 31.5% ★, Roguelite 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Strategy 4.4%
- #53 Dungeon Marathon
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Retro Army LimitedPub: paulstephendavis
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Dungeon Marathon is a new style of game where you must run through Dungeons, no fighting allowed!
Why similar: Dwarves 90.8% ★, Action 5.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #54 Vulture for NetHack
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 198 reviews2015
Dev: DarkArts Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.9% ★, Roguelike 16.7%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Difficult 8.3%, Dungeon Crawler 7%
- #55 One Way Heroics
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2014
Dev: Smoking WOLFPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Traditional Roguelike 30.3% ★, Mystery Dungeon 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #56 Rogue
67% matchVery Positive95% of 514 reviews2020
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
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 41.1% ★, Roguelike 15.2%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Retro 9.1%
- #57 Rogue Fable III
66% matchVery Positive93% of 747 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
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 62.7% ★, Roguelike 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 5.9%, Procedural Generation 5.1%, Difficult 4.7%
- #58 Deepstone Rift
65% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Northend Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight big battles in the mines, get to mining and collecting gold and minerals. build and upgrade your towers, power up with treasure chests. Defend your base from looting goblins! using variety of weapons and tower, from RPG, ak47, canons towers, to sawblade towers and more!
Why similar: Dwarves 46% ★, Mining 24.2% ★, Roguelite 12.2%, Strategy 5.8%, Combat 5.4%
- #59 Happy Grumps
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Glenn LaBarre
Windows · Mac
A Calamity of Grumpiness has descended upon Happy Meadows! Spread Happiness to a Grumpy world in this turn-based strategy game where each attempt creates a randomly generated challenge.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Retro 14.7%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Roguelike 12.9%
- #60 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
63% matchVery Positive86% of 48,355 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Dwarves 83% ★, Roguelite 7%, Procedural Generation 5.7%, Roguelike 1.7%, Action 1.1%