- #1 Dungeon Chest
97% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Shoho Games
Windows
Find the fabled Treasure of Akzbezth in this charming retro puzzle game!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.9%, Old School 16.2%, Retro 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #2 Why Chicken? Why?
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: J.R. Smith
Windows
Which came first? The chicken or the egg? More importantly, why did the chicken cross the road? For the 25 golden eggs of course!!!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 26.5%, Time Management 23.4%, Old School 15.1%, Top-Down 11.6%, Retro 8.3%
- #3 Legend of Grimrock 2
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,070 reviews2014
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 45.2%, Grid-Based Movement 37.8%, Puzzle 6.3%, Adventure 3.9%, Old School 3.5%
- #4 Nothing Can Go? Wrong!
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BordoP
Windows
A top-down grid puzzle game where you play as Mr. Nothing. To reach the exit, you must transform into objects, combine items to craft tools, and interact with the environment. Think step-by-step, plan your routing, and see how your choices shape the grid.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 54.5%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 7.6%, Top-Down 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #5 Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper
94% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 29.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Perma Death 8.7%, Exploration 7.5%
- #6 Labyrinth: The Wizard's Cat
94% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Zombisoft
Windows
Enter the dungeon and help the master wizard to find his cat in this oldschool dungeon crawler. Discover powerful magical items and weapons. Solve puzzles and traps and fight the enemies in this real time combat dungeon crawler game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32%, Grid-Based Movement 18.3%, Old School 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Retro 7.2%
- #7 Legend of Grimrock
93% matchVery Positive93% of 6,723 reviews2012
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 47.1%, Grid-Based Movement 32.9%, Old School 10.2%, Puzzle 4.3%, Adventure 3.7%
- #8 ROE: Robotic Outworld Explorer
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loch and Quay Games
Windows
Explore a hostile planet, searching for map data and upgrades. Your robot starts from scratch each mission, having to navigate around obstacles and dangerous lifeforms until you can return with powerful equipment to access new routes.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 46.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Adventure 7.5%
- #9 The Blood Mage by Daniel da Silva
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
The Blood Mage is a fast-paced Puzzle/RPG hybrid. Reach the powerful blood crystal!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 32.3%, Dungeon Crawler 31.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Resource Management 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #10 Survive The Apocalypse
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mehmet Emin Uyar
Windows
Turn-based roguelite in a post-apocalyptic world where you will have to make meaningful decision (sounds familiar, capitalist world maybe). Make your way out of this ruined city, with eleven quarters (levels) and countless zones. Eat well, sleep well, decide well.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 31%, Perma Death 13.2%, Inventory Management 9%, Old School 8%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #11 Still Lost
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Project571
Windows
Navigate twisting mazes by torchlight in this atmospheric 2D puzzle game. Find your way through 10 handcrafted themes, avoid lurking creatures, and race the clock in Timed Mode. How far can you go before you're still lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.4%, Exploration 17%, Puzzle 13.7%, Top-Down 12.5%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #12 Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret
89% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier
Windows
Dungeons of Dreadrock - The Dead King's Secret is Part 2 of the (yet unfinished) Dreadrock Trilogy. In this episode you'll puzzle and fight your way through the ancient cavern parts of Dreadrock Mountain. The game features 100 levels, 5 bosses, two different endings and tons of adorable pixel art.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, Adventure 13%, Old School 11.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #13 Stay Safe: Labyrinth of the Mad
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2019
Dev: Yellowcake Games
Windows · Linux
Many came before, many failed. Copies of previous players are still scattered throughout the dungeon! Thirty-five floors of unforgiving turn based combat with unique spells and weapons. Explore, craft, learn spells and much more on your journey to the top! Will you stay safe?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26%, Grid-Based Movement 24.7%, Perma Death 14%, Top-Down 8.1%, Procedural Generation 7.6%
- #14 The Quest
88% matchVery Positive86% of 538 reviews2016
Dev: Redshift Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 42.7%, Dungeon Crawler 37.4%, Retro 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Old School 3.9%
- #15 Lost City of Bardo
86% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Daniel GreenPub: Greenlite Technologies
Windows · Mac
A massive open-world maze adventure game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.4%, Grid-Based Movement 24.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Old School 11.4%, Inventory Management 10.3%
- #16 Dungeon Kingdom: Sign of the Moon
87% matchMixed65% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Hydro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dungeon Kingdom: Sign of the Moon is a modern real-time dungeon crawling RPG. Immerse yourself in a fantastic adventure in the lands of Pohe Fakesys and investigate the cause of the returning chaos and darkness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 47.7%, Grid-Based Movement 45.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #17 Dungeon Of Dragon Knight
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 361 reviews2019
Dev: HexGameStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dungeon of Dragon Knight is a retro dungeon crawler RPG in modern visual design. Pointed by a mysterious witch, your party will descend into a dungeon with traps and monsters in search of the evil Dragon Knight and his treasure weapon. Or, are you fooled by the witch?
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 36%, Dungeon Crawler 31.8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Old School 7.4%, Adventure 5.6%
- #18 Tales of Kid Goblin: Dawn of the Hero
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WhiteSword StudioPub: Save Games Studio
Windows
Help Kid Goblin overcome tricky puzzles and dangerous obstacles in this charming retro-style adventure packed with levels, secrets and classic 8-bit spirit.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.6%, Grid-Based Movement 15.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 12.5%
- #19 Underkeep
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Explore a dangerous fantasy world in this role-playing dungeon crawler with tactical, turn-based combat. Assemble a party of adventurers, upgrade your gear and descend into the depths of the Underkeep to uncover what lies hidden below.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 27%, Dungeon Crawler 24.8%, Old School 10%, Inventory Management 8.7%, Retro 6.7%
- #20 TowerBound
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Jelte
Windows
There is no luck in this tower. Every monster, item, and locked door is deterministic — 50 hand-crafted floors forming one giant logic puzzle. Spend HP, gold, and keys in exactly the right order, or seal your own way forward. A pixel-art puzzle-RPG in the Tower of the Sorcerer tradition.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.2%, Grid-Based Movement 19.7%, Puzzle 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #21 Bomb Kitten
82% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Play as a cunning black cat in a red cape in this old-school action puzzler! Blast your way through grid-based levels, outsmart enemies, and use bombs to clear a path — but beware of spikes and traps.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Puzzle 13.1%, Grid-Based Movement 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Exploration 9.5%
- #22 Herman Electro
83% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: 3:15 Software
Windows · Linux
Dungeon crawling roguelike where rooms contain puzzles, not enemies. Discover alternative solutions which use up different tools. Manage you resources, spend rare tools, and discover secrets. Will your covert broadcasts be answered? 480+ Puzzles.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Grid-Based Movement 17.2%, Inventory Management 12.7%, Perma Death 9.5%, Puzzle 9%
- #23 Cardful Planning
82% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Walk Home Games
Windows
Take the role of a brave little playing card on a card flipping adventure to save your captured companion. Solve puzzles and outwit enemies with 4 suit abilities as you make your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24%, Grid-Based Movement 17.2%, Old School 12%, Top-Down 10%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #24 Vaporum: Lockdown
81% matchVery Positive84% of 316 reviews2020
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.5%, Grid-Based Movement 36.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Old School 6.2%, Retro 4.1%
- #25 Dungeon Treaders
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Kobako
Windows
A classic-style 3D dungeon crawler that blends nostalgic challenge with modern comfort. Enjoy flexible character creation and a classic world, now with streamlined, trial-and-error gameplay.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.5%, Grid-Based Movement 40.2%, Old School 18%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #26 The Map Is The Thing
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Muffin Man Games
Windows
The Map Is the Thing is a casual, mind-bending puzzle game. Explore a dungeon where you solve puzzles by folding your map to open new paths. Find keys to defeat barriers and find the fabled GaMuffin.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 32.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Top-Down 11%
- #27 Grix: The Dragon Tower
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: D-Pad
Windows
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: Grid-Based Movement 29.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Perma Death 11.3%, Procedural Generation 7.2%, Puzzle 7%
- #28 SudoCrawler : Sudoku + Roguelike
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playsect
Windows
SudoCrawler is a game that combines Sudoku with Roguelite! If you are a lover of logic puzzles and are addicted to the "meat pigeon" fun of building genres and challenging the limits, hurry up and give it a try.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.3%, Time Management 31.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Roguelike 4.1%
- #29 WARD: Descent
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: atommy
Windows · Linux
WARD: Descent is a 2D dungeon-crawler roguelike where you pilot an armored combat suit. Explore an overrun research laboratory, manage your suit's software upgrades, and complete sequences to destroy anomalies. Descend to the bottom, pilot, and complete your mission!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.1%, Inventory Management 16.6%, Perma Death 12.2%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Retro 7.6%
- #30 KryptCrawler
79% matchMixed41% of 41 reviews2018
Dev: CrazyBunch
Windows
KryptCrawler brings classic first person, grid based Dungeon Crawler gameplay to your PC and VR. Descend into the unknown and explore the perilous depth of the sinister tombs and crypts you are thrown into, armed with nothing but a map and your wits.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 39.9%, Dungeon Crawler 37.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Retro 10.6%
- #31 Ice Slider
76% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Shining Watermelon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ice Slider is a game by Shining Watermelon Studios where you play as a hiker named Rob who enters Icy Cave. A cave with a Gauntlet of Ice Puzzles, in which he has to complete to exit. Play as Rob as he goes through this gauntlet of puzzles. Each Level
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.9%, Exploration 17.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Top-Down 11.1%, 2D 5.9%
- #32 Reversible Routing+
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mage Flower Games
Windows · Linux
A reversible × card-based grid puzzle. Flip the map and head for the goal.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 38.5%, Puzzle 21.9%, Top-Down 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 9%
- #33 The Keep
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 190 reviews2017
Dev: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore the subterranean depths in this first-person dungeon crawler with real-time combat, a unique rune magic system, exploration, and puzzle solving. This game will awaken memories of what made old-school dungeons so much fun to play while you fight, hunt for hidden treasures, and avoid deadly traps.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 31.4%, Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Old School 11.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #34 Ruadine
74% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Glass Candle Games
Windows
'Ruadine' is a single player dungeon-crawling adventure with a unique combat system. The game features a branching world to explore, mysterious monsters to defeat, and an atmospheric soundtrack.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 43.6%, Grid-Based Movement 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 9.9%, Old School 9.2%
- #35 Crawler 3D
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wasdeq Games
Windows
A retro grid-based FPS dungeon crawler in a grim fantasy world. Fight corruption with magic and might, hunt bosses across varied lands, loot gear, and upgrade your skill tree.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 40.7%, Dungeon Crawler 36.3%, Inventory Management 8.7%, Retro 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #36 Time Thief
75% matchVery Positive97% of 214 reviews2022
Dev: Matheus Mortatti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.
Why similar: Time Management 16.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Retro 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #37 Ruzar - The Life Stone
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 142 reviews2015
Dev: Hammer Glass Studio Inc.
Windows
Ruzar - The Life Stone is a dungeon crawler RPG game in which you play an adventurer who needs to discover the powerful Life Stone. Do you have the skills to survive in the deadliest dungeons of the Mountain of Ruz and recover the legendary artefact?
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 47.2%, Dungeon Crawler 45.8%, Adventure 7%
- #38 DungeonOS
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grave Hammer Games
Windows
Crawl Dungeons, Loot and Equip your Adventurers! Log in to an old-school operating system. Manage your adventurers and use puzzles to damage your enemies. Are you ready to find the five artifacts you always dreamed of?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.5%, Time Management 21.5%, Old School 13.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Retro 9.6%
- #39 Fallen Dungeons
73% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Vita Software
Windows
Fallen Dungeons is a grid-based dungeon crawler which melds modern aesthetics and mechanics with old school game design.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 43.7%, Grid-Based Movement 42.9%, Adventure 13.4%
- #40 Doggos in Dungeon
72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Lime Blossom Studio
Windows
Doggos in Dungeon is a compact dungeon crawler with high-mobility exploration.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 43.8%, Dungeon Crawler 36.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 3.1%, Puzzle 1.9%
- #41 Heart Light: Knight of the Gnomes
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Photon Loreworks
Windows
Heart Light: Knight of the Gnomes is a hand-drawn, cozy-dark first-person dungeon crawler. Explore a forgotten labyrinth, battle strange creatures, craft potions, unlock Ley Magic, and return to the surface before the darkness changes you.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37.1%, Grid-Based Movement 34.1%, Inventory Management 11.4%, Old School 10.2%, Adventure 7.2%
- #42 Cramped Room of Death
72% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Hafiz Mohd RozlanPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 28.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #43 Hunt the Muglump
73% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Old Skool Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retro-inspired dungeon crawling adventure/puzzle
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 29.6%, Dungeon Crawler 24%, Retro 9.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #44 Pact Warden
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astro Beef
Windows
As a Marchwarden, you travel the southern roads to protect pilgrims and travelers. You will fight multi-phased bosses, shape the storylines of characters, and explore an interconnected world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Top-Down 9.8%, Old School 8.8%
- #45 CARGO CRUSH ZERO
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MIKADO WORKS
Windows
Push blocks. Crush enemies. Survive the void. CARGO CRUSH ZERO is a roguelite grid-action game set aboard a derelict space station. Outmaneuver alien creatures by sliding cargo blocks across a zero-gravity field — one wrong move and you're cornered.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 34.7%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, Perma Death 12.3%, Top-Down 6.9%, Retro 6.8%
- #46 Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
71% matchVery Positive90% of 631 reviews2021
Dev: VINEPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 42.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, Grid-Based Movement 14.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #47 Gloomgrave
70% matchVery Positive87% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.4%, Grid-Based Movement 21.1%, Perma Death 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Exploration 7.3%
- #48 CiniCross
68% matchVery Positive85% of 449 reviews2026
Dev: Hydrobates
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
CiniCross is a dark fantasy roguelite where nonogram puzzles meet dungeon crawling. Solve increasingly complex puzzles, choose your path through a branching dungeon, and bend the rules using powerful artifacts. Each room is a puzzle. Each boss, a deadly challenge.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.2%, Time Management 25.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Retro 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #49 Pixeplorer
69% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Rad
Windows
Explore an infinite amount of pixelated worlds in this adventure sandbox game, and find villages, enemy camps, and quests along your journey!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 36.2%, Exploration 20.4%, Top-Down 17.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #50 The Fog Below
67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Anglia LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ASCII-style endless arcade crawler. Using a unique Minesweeper-inspired reveal mechanic to navigate random generated dungeons while engaging in frantic, high-speed arcade combat.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.1%, Perma Death 16.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Retro 6.9%
- #51 Chomp Hero
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludo Pixel
Windows
Puzzly dungeon crawler where enemies move together with you! Plan ahead and chomp them all up.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35%, Grid-Based Movement 30.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #52 Maze Master
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Taranau Aliaksei
Windows
Control the ball and find a way out of the maze. Choose the size and type of the maze.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Exploration 15.4%, Top-Down 11.4%, Old School 11.1%
- #53 Mind Her Manor
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mindbridge Games
Windows
Escape an evil witch's manor while completing her daily tasks!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.7%, Time Management 23.9%, Inventory Management 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #54 Happy Grumps
70% 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 36.3%, Perma Death 15.9%, Retro 12.8%, Procedural Generation 8.2%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #55 Ahack Adventure 2: Quest For The Ciggy
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: QSHV
Windows
A retro-inspired action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and nonlinearity, Ahack Adventure 2 provides a journey through nine increasingly harrowing dungeons, and many genuine secrets to find!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34%, Exploration 14.8%, Old School 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #56 TargetPOP
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Inception Studios, LLC
Windows
Race the clock and aim for a highscore in this fast-paced, arcade style game! With ten themes to choose from, the way to play is yours. Climb to the top and reach 999 points where a greater challenge awaits…
Why similar: Time Management 45%, Grid-Based Movement 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9.1%, 2D 7%
- #57 STRATA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
STRATA is an arcade descent through rock that is destroyed cell by cell. You pilot a drilling capsule from a dome on the surface, and everything below the first metre is procedurally generated geology: dirt, clay, stone, shale, granite, basalt, obsidian, ironstone.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Old School 12%, Inventory Management 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #58 Mimic Dungeon
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skarlet Frosty
Windows · Linux
Help the wizard break free from a tricky dungeon in this puzzle game. Use your staff to make enemies mimic your actions, guiding them into traps to get rid of them!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 47.2%, Puzzle 18.4%, Top-Down 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D 7.7%
- #59 Häxeri
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tarpit Games
Windows
Häxeri is a grid-based first-person dungeon crawler DRPG with turn-based combat. Form your own party, explore and map the sprawling corridors of the dungeon, and battle the monsters therein. Gain extra turns by exploiting their weaknesses, but be careful or they will exploit yours!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.3%, Grid-Based Movement 37.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Old School 6.6%, Exploration 5.6%
- #60 Dungeon Destroyer
65% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: TUKUCHAU-OJISAN
Windows
A puzzle + roguelike game where you break and rearrange the dungeon. The dwarf moves automatically toward the stairs, so create routes to collect gold and items. Even if defeated by enemies, you can retry endlessly and enjoy dungeon exploration like a puzzle.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.2%, Grid-Based Movement 28.4%, Puzzle 15.6%, Roguelike 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%