- #1 BloodLust Shadowhunter
97% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2015
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bloodlust is a dungeon crawling / action RPG experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to battle for hierarchy among the clans in search of their sire.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39%, RPG 33.8%, Action 13.7%, Action RPG 13.6%
- #2 Project Hive
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Project Hive is a third-person shooter game in which you play as Alexei, a survivor stranded in the destroyed mining facility Hive on the planet Proxima. His quest will lead him through the dark secrets of Talium Industries.
Why similar: Shooter 27.9%, Aliens 21.7%, Third Person 16.9%, Action 12%, Futuristic 8%
- #3 Into The Dark
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Esenthel
Windows
Action-Oriented Dungeon Crawler RPG
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.8%, Action RPG 32.9%, RPG 18%, Action 7.5%, Combat 2.3%
- #4 Empyreal
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Silent GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Empyreal is a complex, challenging, feature-rich action RPG. In a far-flung corner of the galaxy an Expedition arrives on a hitherto unexplored planet to find a colossal Monolith built by a lost civilisation.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.5%, Action RPG 24.4%, RPG 12.9%, Third Person 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #5 INSOMNIA: The Ark
95% matchMixed59% of 1,256 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: Action RPG 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, RPG 14.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Third Person 11%
- #6 Spark in the Dark
93% matchVery Positive88% of 939 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37%, Action RPG 20.1%, RPG 15.2%, Dark 11%, Exploration 9%
- #7 LIFE EFFECT Survival
92% matchVery Positive88% of 453 reviews2026
Dev: LIFE EFFECTPub: EFFECT STUDIO
Windows
Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Aliens 15.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Futuristic 8.8%
- #8 Ravensword: Undaunted
94% matchMixed52% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Trimatra InteractivePub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Ravensword: Undaunted is a FPS dungeon crawler inspired by Hexen and Heretic, set within the Ravensword Universe.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Action RPG 16.7%, Shooter 12.7%, RPG 8.5%
- #9 Mother Hub
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.2%, Shooter 19.6%, RPG 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Horror 12.1%
- #10 CRABS MUST DIE!
91% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Roman Kharlamov
Windows
You've crash-landed on a forgotten planet and must survive in a hostile open world filled with mutated crabs and other enemies. Armed with weapons, a beat-up bike, and a few skills, you'll explore, fight, scavenge, and level up. A compact open-world shooter with light RPG and survival elements.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, RPG 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%
- #11 Death Below
90% matchMixed53% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Soft
Windows
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.2%, Shooter 25%, Third Person 13.7%, Horror 11.6%, Action 10.6%
- #12 Dolmen
89% matchMixed60% of 460 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Work StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Dolmen is a terrifying new action RPG that combines futuristic Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror elements. Will your timeline be erased or will you defeat your enemies to survive and fulfil your mission?
Why similar: RPG 57.4%, Action 35.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #13 Dark Light
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 739 reviews2022
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Dark 13.5%, Action 13.1%, Horror 12.7%
- #14 Dark Sector
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,442 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Shooter 30.4%, Action 26.4%, Third Person 24.1%, Horror 12.2%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #15 Dark Light: Survivor
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows
In a dying multiverse, the Phantom Train is your last hope. Traverse a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world of nightmarish creatures. Experience dynamic shifts between top-down and third-person views, deep customization, and epic battles across universes in this action roguelike survival game.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.5%, Action 19%, Dark 17.6%, RPG 17.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #16 Gloomgrave
87% matchVery Positive88% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows
Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 50.1%, RPG 20.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Dark 10.1%, Action 8.1%
- #17 GRAVEN
86% matchMixed54% of 1,499 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
Why similar: Shooter 34.7%, RPG 25.7%, Exploration 21.1%, Action 13.1%, Combat 4.5%
- #18 VOID CRAWLER
85% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.
Why similar: Aliens 34.8%, Dark 15.8%, Exploration 15.6%, Horror 15.2%, Action 11%
- #19 EMPTY SHELL
83% matchVery Positive88% of 804 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Shooter 41.6%, Horror 21.1%, Dark 15.1%, Action 13.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #20 ELDERBORN
84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,986 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.3%, Action RPG 27.9%, Dark 15%, Exploration 10.9%, Action 7.2%
- #21 ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY
81% matchVery Positive82% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: ASD Games StudioPub: ASD Games © 2026
Windows · Linux
A former special forces operative is sent to uncover a government cover-up tied to a secret viral experiment. As he explores a hidden underground lab and tracks the last two survivors, he realizes the facility conceals even darker secrets.
Why similar: Aliens 27.7%, Third Person 17%, Shooter 16.3%, Dark 15.3%, Horror 12.6%
- #22 ShadowBringer
82% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Marshmallow HammerPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Escape the underground research facility and discover the truth of your origin. ShadowBringer is a 3D stealth game where you take on the role of a shadowy monster. Awakened with no recollection of the past, a voice in your head whispers softly to you: "Get out of this place".
Why similar: Aliens 28.4%, Horror 22.3%, Action 18.1%, Futuristic 12.9%, Dark 11.2%
- #23 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,880 reviews2023
Dev: Archangel Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.6%, RPG 17.9%, Third Person 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Dark 10.6%
- #24 3089 -- Futuristic Action RPG
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 557 reviews2014
Dev: Phr00t's Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
3089 is a futuristic, procedurally generated, open-world action role-playing game. All terrain, enemies, weapons, items, quests & more are uniquely generated. Will you obey your creator, the Overlord, or find your own path?
Why similar: RPG 54.3%, Action 22.4%, Futuristic 17.4%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #25 Project Silverfish
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,953 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Shooter 25.3%, Dark 16.8%, Exploration 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Horror 13%
- #26 Remnant: From the Ashes
78% matchVery Positive84% of 56,630 reviews2019
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.
Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Shooter 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Action 17.5%, Horror 6.4%
- #27 Eldritch Survivors
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Button
Windows
Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.
Why similar: Dark 35.4%, Shooter 33.2%, Action 29.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #28 Malignant Survivors
79% matchMixed63% of 309 reviews2024
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
Why similar: Action RPG 47.4%, RPG 27.7%, Action 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #29 Dungeons & Darkness
81% matchMixed69% of 121 reviews2016
Dev: Yamiuchi ProjectPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore various dungeons, making use of various weapons and magic! Challenge the most deadly locations, make your name as an adventurer! Clear the corridors of monsters, collecting tools and weapons as you go. Watch out for booby traps!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34%, RPG 27.7%, Action RPG 15.9%, Action 14.6%, Dark 7.4%
- #30 Within the Cosmos
78% matchMixed44% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: debdev
Windows
Within the Cosmos is a sci-fi RPG. After awakening in a secluded star system, you soon discover a fractured human society grappling with an emerging android threat. Explore planets, uncover mysteries, and navigate differing philosophies. Your choices will shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.6%, Shooter 18.2%, RPG 15.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Robots 9.6%
- #31 Cargo Hunters
75% matchVery Positive82% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: Order Of Meta
Windows
Cargo Hunters is a single-player extraction shooter where you control a humanoid robot scavenging the remains of humanity on an abandoned, dystopian Earth.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Shooter 20.1%, Robots 17.7%, Exploration 15.8%, Third Person 14.2%
- #32 Lunacid
74% matchVery Positive91% of 10,977 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 55.3%, Action RPG 20.2%, RPG 16.5%, Horror 6.6%, Combat 1%
- #33 Mars: War Logs
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,013 reviews2013
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.
Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Cyberpunk 20.5%, Action RPG 15.6%, Third Person 15.2%, Action 10.5%
- #34 Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted
76% matchMixed66% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.
Windows
Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted is a souls-like game with Enrage mechanic which sets in a Nature themed dark fantasy world. Fight your way from the deepest dungeons to the top of the clouds and save the corrupted nature in this mysterious "pre-human" era-themed epic story.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.5%, RPG 16.5%, Third Person 15.9%, Dark 12.6%, Exploration 11.8%
- #35 Ereban: Shadow Legacy
73% matchVery Positive88% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: Baby Robot Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you become Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race. Harness mystical shadow powers, high-tech gadgets and avoid or kill to uncover the truth about your past and the key to saving a dying, morally grey universe.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.4%, Exploration 19.7%, Robots 16%, Dark 14.5%, Third Person 14.3%
- #36 EVOTINCTION
73% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Spikewave GamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
In 'Evotinction', a third-person hacking and stealth game, you are Dr. Liu, the only one who can stop rogue AIs in a futuristic research facility. Use a variety of hacking skills to overcome robotic threats and uncover the secrets that hold the key to humanity's survival or its potential extinction.
Why similar: RPG 20.3%, Action RPG 19.9%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Futuristic 16.4%, Exploration 12%
- #37 Twelves:Shadow
75% matchMostly Negative35% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: JuLu Studio
Windows
"Twelve Shadows" is a hardcore Boss Rush action game set in an Eastern dark mythology. Players take on the role as "WuMing," challenging twelve bosses and exploring a unique Chinese-style world inspired by the twelve zodiac signs. Each adventure is a test of courage and wisdom
Why similar: Action RPG 32.6%, RPG 29.1%, Action 16.8%, Third Person 11.9%, Dark 8.1%
- #38 Immortal Heritage
74% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: LC.Game
Windows
A 3D RPG !
Why similar: Action RPG 43.8%, RPG 22%, Third Person 15.3%, Action 9.7%, Exploration 5%
- #39 Extraneum
72% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.1%, Shooter 18.9%, Futuristic 15.2%, Dark 11.3%, Exploration 10.3%
- #40 Inner Chains
76% matchMixed48% of 600 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Why similar: Shooter 31.8%, Dark 25.3%, Horror 20.2%, Action 16.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #41 ROUTINE
69% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Aliens 36.1%, Dark 19.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Horror 12.5%, Action 9%
- #42 Enrobssyba
71% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Alexco Games
Windows
Enrobssyba is a dark fantasy roguelite that thrusts you into a shadowed, ever-changing dungeon, teeming with enemies, upgrades, and untold power.
Why similar: Third Person 39.1%, Dark 23.7%, Action 19.6%, Horror 17.6%
- #43 Alien Shooter 2 - New Era
73% matchMixed52% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A desert, an abandoned city, cramped underground corridors of MAGMAs research centers, and for hundreds of kilometers around there is only darkness and thousands of monsters coming from all sides. You have only two options - to achieve your goal or die.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.5%, RPG 16.4%, Third Person 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Aliens 12.6%
- #44 Alien Shooter
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,659 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 26.7% ★, Aliens 20.3%, Action RPG 15.4%, Shooter 14.9%, RPG 7.5%
- #45 The Excrawlers
70% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 52.6%, Action RPG 26.2%, Action 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #46 Hellpoint
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,467 reviews2020
Dev: Cradle GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
Why similar: Action RPG 26.6%, RPG 19%, Third Person 14%, Dark 12.8%, Action 10.3%
- #47 Alien Shooter: Revisited
72% matchMixed64% of 860 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!
Why similar: RPG 29.4%, Shooter 29.1%, Aliens 22.5%, Action 18.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #48 Exoplanet: First Contact
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: AlersteamPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Build your path in this alien world. Do a dirty job for food or become the one who makes calls. Sometimes the right word makes a bigger impact than a big gun. Explore local culture and mysteries, and discover the harsh yet beautiful nature in this handcrafted singleplayer action RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 35.8%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, RPG 16.1%, Exploration 15%, Third Person 13.3%
- #49 EXOME
68% matchVery Positive80% of 319 reviews2022
Dev: RudeFrog Studios
Windows
EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration. Battle hordes of aliens, upgrade your arsenal, and uncover the hidden truths of the deep forest. Will you face it alone or bring your friends along?
Why similar: Aliens 19.7%, Shooter 19.7%, Third Person 16%, Exploration 12.7%, Futuristic 10.6%
- #50 Star Explorers
69% matchVery Positive83% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.4%, Aliens 31.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Action 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #51 DEMON DUST
65% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: PlusW Games
Windows
DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.6%, Shooter 19.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Dark 10.2%, Horror 9.8%
- #52 HELL GALAXY
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
Hell Galaxy is the only game where you can experience the fusion of space battles, RPG elements, eerie specters, and daunting titans. Embark on a dark sci-fi odyssey through a galaxy teeming with ancient alien ruins and hidden secrets, where nothing is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Action RPG 32.8%, Aliens 22.7%, Exploration 17.6%, RPG 16.9%, Action 7.5%
- #53 The Moon Hell
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: A.M. Team
Windows
Welcome to a world of darkness, where every step can be your last. Explore a stunning world filled with fear and horror, solve puzzles, and endure combat trials to become a hero and protect your world from darkness. Become a warrior ready to fight anything that stands in your way in this action RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 33.2%, RPG 18.5%, Third Person 18.4%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 9.5%
- #54 Potentia
68% matchMixed68% of 427 reviews2021
Dev: Wily Pumpkin
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Third person shooter action adventure game with post-apocalyptic theme. Witness the adventures of Victor and his friends in this abandoned world.
Why similar: Shooter 30.8%, Third Person 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Action 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%
- #55 Shadow of the Depth
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.2%, Action RPG 31.2%, RPG 18.2%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 Desecrators
64% matchVery Positive97% of 387 reviews2025
Dev: WoodhoundPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Desecrators is a retro six-degrees-of-freedom shooter set in a 41st-century galaxy where outlaw hovercraft pilots plunder deep-space installations. Loot destructive weapons and powerful upgrades to take on the ultimate heist: the legendary vaults of the Galactic Treasury.
Why similar: Shooter 44.9%, Robots 28.2%, Action 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #57 When the Light Dies
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Electric MonkeysPub: PQube
Windows
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Action 38.2%, Singleplayer 3%