- #1 Delver
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,852 reviews2018
Dev: Chad CuddiganPub: Priority Interrupt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.2%, Roguelike 18.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Roguelite 10.9%, Perma Death 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, retro-styled dungeon crawler that captures the exact procedural exploration and tense combat feel of Eldritch.
- #2 Mortal Sin
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,883 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, First-Person 14.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visceral first-person action-roguelike that focuses on high-stakes melee combat and challenging dungeon exploration.
- #3 Slasher's Keep
96% matchVery Positive83% of 2,307 reviews2020
Dev: Damian Schloter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.8%, First-Person 15.8%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 10.8%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person dungeon crawler features procedural generation and a unique combat system that rewards tactical movement and environmental awareness.
- #4 City of Brass
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 829 reviews2018
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A first-person action adventure, inspired by Arabian Nights, from senior BioShock developers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelike 22%, First-Person 11.1%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Perma Death 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person roguelike emphasizes mobility and environmental traps, offering a fast-paced dungeon-crawling experience.
- #5 Void Bastards
94% matchVery Positive86% of 5,433 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Manchu
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Roguelike 18.7%, Stealth 11.9%, First-Person 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic first-person shooter that utilizes roguelike mechanics and a distinct visual style to create a tense, survival-focused experience.
- #6 Barony
94% matchVery Positive91% of 17,846 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.6%, Roguelike 30.3%, First-Person 13.5%, Immersive Sim 6.2%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep first-person roguelike that emphasizes immersive sim mechanics and environmental interaction in a dark fantasy setting.
- #7 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
93% matchMixed68% of 1,408 reviews2014
Dev: Code AvaricePub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Roguelike 25.8%, FPS 10%, Roguelite 7.3%, Voxel 7.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed first-person shooter that strips away the fluff to focus on pure, challenging roguelike combat.
- #8 Nightmare Reaper
91% matchVery Positive93% of 3,785 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.2%, FPS 20.9%, First-Person 18.5%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired first-person shooter that blends fast-paced action with deep roguelite progression systems.
- #9 Heavy Bullets
92% matchVery Positive82% of 1,569 reviews2014
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.1%, Roguelike 18.7%, FPS 11.8%, Roguelite 10.7%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist first-person roguelike that focuses on resource management and tactical shooting in a neon-drenched, procedural environment.
- #10 Archtower
91% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Blaster Games Studio
Windows
Archtower is a mixture of ARPG and Roguelite. Explore the mysterious Tower, build your characters, improve and develop your clan. Use different skills from power crystals to optimize your builds. And try to survive. But don't worry, the game gives you options to keep your life and loot on defeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.1%, Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, First-Person 11.1%, FPS 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that combines traditional RPG elements with procedural roguelike structures.
- #11 Blood West
89% matchVery Positive90% of 6,662 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Stealth 14.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, FPS 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim horror game that emphasizes stealth and tactical survival in a dark, supernatural setting.
- #12 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 964 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.9%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 8.4%, Horror 4.2%, Roguelike 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that brings the Lovecraftian mythos into a roguelike action framework.
- #13 CTHON
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Gravity Games
Windows
Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, CTHON seamlessly blends visceral combat with strategic character building.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Action Roguelike 38.7%, FPS 6.7%, First-Person 6%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that leans heavily into Lovecraftian horror and procedural dungeon crawling.
- #14 Monstrum
88% matchVery Positive91% of 3,763 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.7%, Horror 19.5%, Roguelike 13.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Roguelite 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that uses procedural generation to keep the threat unpredictable and terrifying.
- #15 Lunacid
85% matchVery Positive91% of 11,455 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 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: First-Person 50.7%, Horror 21.3%, RPG 16.4%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler inspired by classic atmospheric RPGs, focusing on exploration and mysterious, eerie environments.
- #16 One More Dungeon
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 666 reviews2015
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One More Dungeon is a first person shooter roguelike with procedurally generated levels and pixel-art graphics.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.8%, Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelite 8.4%, FPS 8.2%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that focuses on simple, addictive roguelike mechanics and procedural exploration.
- #17 Gloom
86% matchVery Positive83% of 606 reviews2017
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.3%, Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 6.7%, Procedural Generation 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric action-roguelike that captures the oppressive, Lovecraftian feel of the seed game.
- #18 Dread Delusion
84% matchVery Positive90% of 5,228 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: First-Person 44.3%, RPG 22.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG with a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere and first-person exploration that mirrors the weirdness of Eldritch.
- #19 TinyKeep
86% matchMixed65% of 417 reviews2014
Dev: PhigamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.6%, RPG 9.5%, Indie 8.2%, Action 7.9%, Perma Death 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that features procedural levels and a focus on physics-based interactions in a first-person perspective.
- #20 Deathstate: Abyssal Edition
84% matchVery Positive86% of 358 reviews2015
Dev: Bread Machine Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deathstate is a roguelike bullet hell adventure set in a bizarre world of dimensional exploration. Play as a number of unique characters trying to discover the fate of Professor Elinberg who opened a portal to the void. Are you ready to venture deep into the abyss?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Action Roguelike 29%, Roguelite 10.9%, Roguelike 10.2%, Action 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that captures the occult and otherworldly themes found in Lovecraftian literature.
- #21 Feed the Deep
82% matchVery Positive89% of 481 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.3%, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 11.5%, Procedural Generation 7.4%, Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that leans into the Lovecraftian theme of exploring deep, dangerous, and mysterious environments.
- #22 Ziggurat 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,504 reviews2021
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, FPS 10.5%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced first-person roguelike that focuses on magical combat and procedural dungeon layouts.
- #23 CULTIC
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,626 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: FPS 22.2%, Lovecraftian 22.1%, First-Person 20.8%, Horror 19.1%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror shooter that excels at building a dark, oppressive atmosphere through its environment.
- #24 Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 368 reviews2014
Dev: Hippomancer
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A fast-paced mashup of roguelikes and first-person shooters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.9%, Roguelite 31.6%, First-Person 8.4%, FPS 7.9%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward first-person roguelike that focuses on procedural levels and intense combat encounters.
- #25 Cruelty Squad
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,836 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Stealth 26.1%, FPS 25.7%, First-Person 23.1%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that shares the bizarre, unsettling aesthetic and complex environmental systems found in Eldritch.
- #26 Amnesia: The Bunker
79% matchVery Positive93% of 12,386 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Stealth 23.5%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 18.4%, FPS 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim horror game that emphasizes player agency and environmental survival in a claustrophobic, first-person setting.
- #27 The Creature of Chaos
81% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Jakub Miksa and CoC TeamPub: Jakub Miksa
Windows · Linux
Frantic FPS game with very procedural levels
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.8%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that utilizes procedural generation to create unpredictable horror encounters.
- #28 Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2 is the continuation of the first action RPG with rogue-like elements based on the Lovecraft Mythos ever released. Brand new graphics, a new and complex crafting system to create your equipment, 6 playable characters, and lots and lots of incredibly challenging content!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Roguelike 20.3%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Horror 5%, RPG 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that expands on the action-RPG and roguelike elements of the Lovecraftian mythos.
- #29 Arx Fatalis
78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,630 reviews2007
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
Why similar: First-Person 34.1%, RPG 22.7%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Horror 7.3%, Stealth 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic immersive sim that defines the dungeon-crawling genre with deep environmental interaction and atmospheric world-building.
- #30 Diehard Dungeon
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.1%, Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelite 8.8%, RPG 6%, Indie 5.4%
- #31 They Bleed Pixels
76% matchVery Positive83% of 2,550 reviews2012
Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.5%, Horror 7.4%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Action 4.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
- #32 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
75% matchVery Positive82% of 5,170 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.6%, Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelike 7.9%, Female Protagonist 4.1%, Horror 3.5%
- #33 Underworld Ascendant
78% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,100 reviews2018
Dev: OtherSide EntertainmentPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creative minds behind the System Shock, Thief and Underworld® series. Enter The Stygian Abyss, a dangerous, highly interactive dungeon world. Mix and match dozens of combat, stealth and magic skills to develop your own unique style of play. Become The Ascendant.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.6%, RPG 18.1%, First-Person 17.1%, Stealth 13.6%, Action 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic dungeon crawlers that focuses on creative, physics-based problem solving in a first-person perspective.
- #34 When the Light Dies
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 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: Lovecraftian 38.1%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 8.5%, Horror 7.6%
- #35 克苏鲁异闻录
76% matchMixed66% of 250 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
基于“克苏鲁神话”世界观下的Roguelike动作冒险游戏作品。玩家将在游戏中身临其境地接触洛夫克拉夫特笔下那些不可名状之物。通过不同的选择调查世界的谜团,合理控制自己的san值让自己在残酷的走位-射击战斗中生存下去!获取装备,磨练技巧,挫败古神与外神们的邪恶计划!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 80%, RPG 6.2%, Indie 5%, Action 4.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #36 The Consuming Shadow
74% matchVery Positive95% of 428 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 71.5%, Roguelite 8.8%, Horror 7.3%, Procedural Generation 6%, Adventure 3.9%
- #37 Our Darker Purpose
75% matchVery Positive82% of 743 reviews2014
Dev: Avidly Wild Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Roguelike 27.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Indie 5.5%
- #38 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,903 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelite 7.1%, Perma Death 6.3%, Procedural Generation 4.5%
- #39 DISORDER
73% matchMixed50% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: GRUMPY
Windows
Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.5%, Roguelike 23.7%, Roguelite 13.5%, Procedural Generation 8.2%, Perma Death 7%
- #40 Katanaut
69% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.9%, Action Roguelike 22.1%, Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, Procedural Generation 6.8%
- #41 WORLD OF HORROR
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, Horror 13.6%, Roguelite 11.4%, RPG 3.6%
- #42 The Madness of Little Emma
73% matchVery Positive80% of 145 reviews2015
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53%, Roguelike 18.3%, Horror 7.3%, Indie 7%, Action 6.3%
- #43 44 Minutes in Nightmare
72% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: loloop
Windows
All randomly generated roguelike stealth horror FPS! Different dungeons every time you play, items that constantly change their placement, several Enemies with different characteristics and rare appearance special Enemies. Your boldness, discretion and luck will determine your escape.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelike 18.7%, Stealth 12.4%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.9%
- #44 In Celebration of Violence
71% matchVery Positive87% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 12.7%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Horror 6.9%
- #45 Withering Rooms
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,539 reviews2024
Dev: Moonless FormlessPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Horror 22.5%, Stealth 11.5%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Female Protagonist 5.4%
- #46 Enlightenment
72% matchMixed63% of 459 reviews2018
Dev: LizardKing
Windows
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.6%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 12.1%, Indie 7.1%, Action 6.9%
- #47 Dungeon Souls
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,229 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, RPG 6.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #48 Bloodshed
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,910 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelite 18.6%, First-Person 15.4%, FPS 12.8%, Action 5.4%
- #49 Ziggurat
70% matchVery Positive85% of 3,965 reviews2014
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 15.1%, First-Person 9.1%, FPS 8.4%
- #50 Runehaven
67% matchVery Positive91% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Cikoria Studio
Windows
Runehaven is an atmospheric roguelike dungeon crawler with an immersive magic system where you craft your own spells. Explore a mysterious procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Roguelike 35.9%, Voxel 19.8% ★, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Perma Death 11.7%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #51 Loot River
70% matchMixed67% of 463 reviews2022
Dev: straka.studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 9.7%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #52 Devil Spire
69% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2022
Dev: Ithiro Sumi
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Roguelite Pseudo-3D Dungeon Crawler. It's King's Field but procedurally generated, and with Hexen-style graphics!
Why similar: Roguelite 29.2%, First-Person 24.8%, Procedural Generation 19.9%, Perma Death 14.9%, RPG 11.1%
- #53 Fancy Skulls
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 354 reviews2014
Dev: tequibo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fancy Skulls is a challenging first person shooter with procedural generation, permadeath and distinct art style. Intense and tactical combat, unique weapon mods and items that change the way you play.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 69.6%, Indie 11.1%, FPS 10.1%, Action 9.2%
- #54 Deformed
66% matchVery Positive95% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.7%, First-Person 19.6%, FPS 18.8%, Perma Death 17.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #55 Eldritchvania
67% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 65.5%, Horror 11%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 6.7%, Exploration 6.6%
- #56 Dehumanized
70% matchMixed64% of 140 reviews2018
Dev: BurningDust GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
DeHumanized is a Roguelite sidescroller action shooter inspired by Metroid and Binding of Isaac.The world runs on physical rules with elements interacted subtly with each other. To survive you have to take strength from beasts, and learn rules how the world works.
Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Action 22.2%, Indie 20.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%
- #57 CRUEL
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,855 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Roguelike 31.1%, First-Person 16.4%, Procedural Generation 12%, Perma Death 9.3%, FPS 8.7%
- #58 Skelly Selest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 15.5%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Perma Death 5.5%
- #59 Cinderia
63% matchVery Positive88% of 4,774 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, magic cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.7%, Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelite 16.2%, Procedural Generation 7.6%, Action 4.3%