Games Like Distant Isles

Ancient sacrifices saved the world, but their legacy is unraveling. A party based roguelike inspired by classic '80s RPGs, where every descent into cursed dungeons carries permanent consequences.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.4% ★, CRPG 21.3%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Party-Based RPG 15.3%, Roguelike 5.9%

Sigil of Kings is a turn-based fantasy roguelike/RPG, set in an expansive procedurally generated world, displayed in colorful 16-bit pixel art. Explore dungeons, defeat enemies, solve puzzles, find treasures, visit cities, join guilds and make your mark in a living, breathing world.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.5% ★, CRPG 25.9%, Roguelike 8.6%, Character Customization 8%, RPG 5%

Death is one mistake. A whispering demon is your only guide. Climb a procedurally generated tower — four skill trees, 60+ monsters, permadeath — and see if your name belongs on the Wall of Heroes, or in the halls as another ghost.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.5% ★, Turn-Based 24.3%, CRPG 21.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, RPG 6.1%

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: Traditional Roguelike 37.2% ★, CRPG 26.7%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Roguelike 7.3%, Procedural Generation 2.8%

Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.3% ★, Turn-Based 19.6%, CRPG 9.8%, Roguelike 9.3%, RPG 2.3%

Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands takes you into the dark fantasy setting described in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath and other stories of his Dream Cycle.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.1% ★, CRPG 26%, Party-Based RPG 22.2%, Roguelike 9.2%, RPG 7.7%

A solo old-school D&D-inspired ASCII roguelike set in Valoria, with race and class, spells, quests, dangerous dungeon crawls, and a primordial dragon stirring.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.8% ★, CRPG 25.2%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Roguelike 7.3%, RPG 3%

Dawn of the Mexica is a turn-based roguelike that blends accurate history and mythical fantasy. It features complex combat mechanics, tactics and skills, yet also brings you an easy to use interface. Fight your way through the procedurally generated scenarios and stop the fall of the Fifth Sun!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33% ★, CRPG 22.3%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Roguelike 8.1%, Procedural Generation 4.5%

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 69.5% ★, Turn-Based 8.8%, Roguelike 8.7%, Character Customization 3.1%, RPG 2.8%

The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.4% ★, CRPG 16.9%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Roguelike 9.6%, Procedural Generation 5.3%

Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s era games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, the Gold Box series. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous adventure.

Why similar: CRPG 36.9%, Turn-Based 25.2%, Party-Based RPG 21.9%, Exploration 7.6%, RPG 4.5%

Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world.

Why similar: Turn-Based 25.5%, CRPG 24.9%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, RPG 9.3%, Strategy 7%

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 60% ★, Turn-Based 18.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, RPG 3.8%, Fantasy 0.9%

Mercury Prime is a winner generated roguelike. Each day, players compete to earn the right to expand the game - inventing new creatures, items, and powers to add to their worlds. Each week, worlds compete to become Mercury Prime -- the morphing, twisting, liquid metal center at the heart of Mercury.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.9% ★, Turn-Based 25.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%

A Daily Extraction Roguelike Dungeon-Crawler. Play the same dungeons as everyone else, once a day. Select your gear and delve into dungeons, attempting to escape with the loot you obtain. Inspired by classical roguelikes of decades past, but with a modern interface and metagame.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.4% ★, CRPG 28.5%, Roguelike 7.6%, RPG 7.3%, Inventory Management 3%

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 66.7% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Roguelike 11%, RPG 2.7%, Procedural Generation 2.4%

A power-hungry warlock descends fifteen floors to unearth a malevolent energy sealed deep in a dungeon. He'll have to use items sparingly, spells tactically, and even recruit the help of forgotten gods to get there in this brutally difficult traditional roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.9% ★, Turn-Based 23.3%, Roguelike 10%, RPG 5.7%, Character Customization 4.3%

Can you guide your party through all 20 floors of The Labyrinth and defeat its Liege in this turn-based roguelike RPG? As their Guardian, the party will be counting on your to plan ahead and work around unexpected encounters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.6% ★, Party-Based RPG 24.4%, Roguelike 9.3%, RPG 6.9%, Top-Down 3%

Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 69.1% ★, Roguelike 17.6%, Turn-Based 8.9%, RPG 4.4%

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: Traditional Roguelike 66.5% ★, Roguelike 16.4%, Turn-Based 12.1%, RPG 3.3%, Strategy 1.7%

Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

Why similar: CRPG 29%, Party-Based RPG 25.1%, Turn-Based 14.6%, RPG 10.9%, Character Customization 8.3%

Arcostate is a sci-fi roguelike set in a post-post-cataclysmic earth still bearing the scars that led to its ruin. Explore a handcrafted map with both unique locations and procedurally generated zones, discover hundreds of items to aid your journey, and lose yourself in a retro-future world.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, CRPG 17.5%, Roguelike 12%, Character Customization 10.2%, RPG 6.1%

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: Traditional Roguelike 38.4% ★, Turn-Based 26.4%, Roguelike 23.2%, RPG 4.5%, Strategy 4.3%

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: Traditional Roguelike 27% ★, Turn-Based 23%, CRPG 17%, Roguelike 6.4%, Character Customization 6.3%

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 48.8% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Character Customization 8.4%, RPG 5.8%

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 45.2% ★, Turn-Based 24%, Roguelike 11.9%, RPG 4%, Strategy 3.8%

Legacybound is a traditional roguelike RPG with turn-based combat where your death becomes a legacy for future heroes. Choose your class and combine powerful items and tomes to create countless unique builds as you explore a procedurally generated world filled with danger.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.6% ★, Turn-Based 24.4%, Roguelike 10.5%, RPG 5.7%, Procedural Generation 4%

An RPG built on the simulation density of classic MUDs and traditional roguelikes. Swap instantly between pixel art and ASCII. Join hosted worlds for free, or grab the GM Toolset to run live tabletop sessions, build a persistent online world, and play Gate 8, the massive official campaign.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.9% ★, CRPG 26.2%, Character Customization 7.9%, Roguelike 7.5%, Exploration 6%

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 65.9% ★, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based 8.8%, Procedural Generation 4.3%, RPG 3.1%

Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43% ★, Turn-Based 22.3%, CRPG 15%, Roguelike 8.9%, Procedural Generation 3.5%

Fractalis is a procedurally generated roguelike that has turnbased/gridbased combat with a realtime feel.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34% ★, CRPG 23.8%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Roguelike 8.3%, RPG 4.1%

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 54.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Roguelike 13.5%, RPG 8.5%, Procedural Generation 4.2%

神育の子が世界を巡るノンフィールドRPG。世界を旅し、個性あふれる多数の仲間とともに見聞を広めてゆきます。

Why similar: CRPG 33.3%, Turn-Based 26.7%, Party-Based RPG 23.1%, Exploration 8.3%, RPG 4.8%

A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 76.5% ★, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based 5.3%, RPG 3.3%, Pixel Graphics 0.9%

Mistworld is a fantasy RPG that embraces the classic spirit of the genre while offering a rich and expansive world.

Why similar: CRPG 34.9%, Turn-Based 28%, Party-Based RPG 24.2%, RPG 5.7%, Strategy 5.4%

This is a heavily extended version of one of the most famous roguelike games of the 80’s named LARN. Your choice is to find a magic elixier for your daughters recovery. Therefore you have to explore a lot of unknown caves, filled with monsters, demons and traps. Good luck! You may need it!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 78.5% ★, Roguelike 12.7%, Turn-Based 5.2%, RPG 2.1%, Procedural Generation 1.5%

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: Traditional Roguelike 47.1% ★, Turn-Based 28.1%, Roguelike 11.4%, RPG 4.4%, Moddable 2.3%

Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.2% ★, Turn-Based 20%, CRPG 19.2%, Party-Based RPG 18.5%, Character Customization 7.4%

Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

Why similar: Turn-Based 31.6%, CRPG 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 19.3%, RPG 12.8%, Character Customization 6.7%

Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.

Why similar: CRPG 35.6%, Turn-Based 26.9%, Party-Based RPG 23.5%, RPG 5.9%, Strategy 4.8%

A retro-inspired 2D hack-and-slash JRPG where every adventure is different. Create your own anime hero, collect powerful loot, solve puzzle dungeons, explore randomly generated dungeons, and uncover the hidden truth behind the Demon Lord.

Why similar: CRPG 41%, Party-Based RPG 32.4%, RPG 9.7%, Character Customization 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 62% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, RPG 9.5%, Top-Down 4%, Procedural Generation 4%

I Am Overburdened is a silly turn-based roguelike full of crazy artifacts and a "hero" who has 20 inventory slots.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.8% ★, Turn-Based 27.7%, Roguelike 11.8%, RPG 5.4%, Top-Down 4.3%

A traditional roguelike & dungeon crawler RPG where every run is unique. Choose from 15 classes and combine 100+ abilities across 10 skill trees. Explore diverse biomes filled with hazards and secrets. Recruit companions, discover loot, and master tactical combat on a fast-paced 30-level adventure.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.6% ★, Turn-Based 23.9%, Roguelike 9.3%, Character Customization 6.7%, Procedural Generation 4.7%

A psychotic AI rules the land. Explore towns, brave dungeons, and travel to distant worlds in this authentic late-80s style CRPG. Uncover clues, gather strength, and find a way to end the Maniac Mind’s reign.

Why similar: CRPG 43.7%, Party-Based RPG 25.7%, Exploration 9.1%, RPG 8.3%, Open World 4.3%

Prepare to unleash your inner dungeon master in Girl and Demon 1, the ultimate RPG for masochistic gamers. Delight in the dizzying array of complex status effects and mind-bogglingly high numbers that will make your head spin!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.4% ★, CRPG 24.5%, Party-Based RPG 18.9%, Roguelike 8.4%, Exploration 5.6%

Embrace a new adventure in this post apocalyptic world. Investigate, defeat bosses and clear the different dungeons in this turn based roguelike with 3 different battle systems.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.8% ★, CRPG 14.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Procedural Generation 5.6%, RPG 5.4%

Experience the sequel of the traditional roguelike dungeon-crawling classic. Enjoy unlimited replayability through endless procedurally generated dungeons, countless monsters, grafting, crafting and a vast amount of skill trees. Journey into the ever changing depths of the Caverns of Chaos.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.2% ★, CRPG 23.7%, Character Customization 10.1%, Roguelike 9.2%, Exploration 5.7%

Old School RPG II: Dawn of the Orc is a party-based RPG. Create a group of adventurers whose destiny is forged by the actions they take and their choices will matter and impact the game world. Featuring advanced class customization options, strategic turn-based combat, and trap filled dungeons.

Why similar: CRPG 45.7%, Party-Based RPG 29.9%, Character Customization 13.4%, RPG 9.2%, Fantasy 1.8%

No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.2% ★, Turn-Based 25.8%, CRPG 20.4%, Roguelike 12%, RPG 4.7%

The Rogue combines classic turn based RPG goodness with action based combat, creating a hybrid RPG experience. Quickly cut through your foes, or slow down and tackle groups of enemies with spells and potions.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 59.8% ★, Character Customization 14.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, RPG 6.6%, Procedural Generation 5.5%

A whimsical party-based first person turn-based dungeon crawler RPG. Discover the origin of Monsters in Mican as you explore unique handcrafted dungeons, battle hundreds of diverse monsters, learn dozens of spells, and find tons of secrets and loot!

Why similar: CRPG 40.1%, Party-Based RPG 26.9%, Character Customization 12%, Exploration 8.9%, RPG 6.4%

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 59.1% ★, Roguelike 11.2%, Character Customization 9.8%, RPG 7%, Strategy 6.1%

Meridian City, 2058. Magic came back; the megacorps never left. Take deniable contracts from bar-room fixers, jack into the Grid, and spend your pay on chrome or spellcraft — every implant burns the magic out of you. A neon-noir action-RPG about who killed your brother, and what it costs.

Why similar: CRPG 38.8%, Party-Based RPG 31%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Top-Down 4.2%

Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.

Why similar: CRPG 35.1%, Turn-Based 23.1%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, RPG 11.4%, Strategy 7%

The Wyndfinder is a party-based CRPG inspired by the classics. Create your Wyndfinder, choose from nine unique characters to join your party, and answer the question: If the heroes of old become the villains, would you pull their statues down?

Why similar: CRPG 43.7%, Party-Based RPG 28.8%, Character Customization 12.9%, RPG 8.8%, Top-Down 4.1%

Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.

Why similar: Party-Based RPG 26.3%, Turn-Based 25.6%, CRPG 25.4%, RPG 10.7%, Strategy 3.9%

Hyper Dungeon Crawler is a turn-based roguelike RPG with crafting. Collect materials and craft your unique tools, weapons, magic spells and other supplements and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated scenes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41% ★, CRPG 28.2%, Roguelike 8.2%, Exploration 6.7%, RPG 3.8%

Lead a party of three heroes through brutal turn-based tactical battles on a hexagonal grid. Build powerful synergies, adapt to unpredictable encounters, and survive deadly procedurally generated dungeons where every decision matters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39% ★, Turn-Based 19.8%, Party-Based RPG 16.9%, Roguelike 7.3%, RPG 4.5%