Games Like GnollHack

DA_RL is a turn-based traditional roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons, five distinct classes, a deep item system, and dozens of enemy types. Every run is different.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike 10.6%, RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 5%

Amulet of Iovar is an oldschool roguelike inspired by Nethack. Delve deep into the Dungeon of Iovar, steal the amulet of the divine and ascend to godhood!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 11.1%, RPG 7.7%, Procedural Generation 6.7%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Roguelike 10.6%, Perma Death 7.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.6%

Beyond the Bridge is a tribute to one of the earliest roguelikes, Moria. Your journey begins with creating your character by choosing a class. From there, you'll explore six procedurally generated levels before reaching the goal of your quest and making your escape!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Roguelike 13.4%, RPG 13.2%, Procedural Generation 3.9%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based Roguelike. Blast your way through the lawless sectors battling dangerous creatures, outlaws, and the environment itself. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the variety of resources you stumble upon to survive and claim the head of your bounty!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Roguelike 11%, Perma Death 9.6%, Procedural Generation 6.9%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55.4% ★, Roguelike 12.9%, RPG 11.4%, Procedural Generation 4.5%, Turn-Based Combat 4.1%

A classic roguelike dungeon crawler with pixel graphics. Fight to the bottom of the dungeon and defeat the Lich Lord! Level up, find powerful equipment, and learn new spells to become the hero the world needs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Roguelike 10.2%, Perma Death 9.2%, Procedural Generation 5.8%

Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47% ★, Roguelike 11.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Perma Death 8.7%, Procedural Generation 6.5%

Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55.5% ★, Roguelike 13.1%, RPG 9.4%, Procedural Generation 7%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%

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 60.6% ★, Roguelike 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, RPG 5.2%, Perma Death 4.1%

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 67.1% ★, Roguelike 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.5%, RPG 3.6%, Perma Death 3.6%

A classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with D20 dice combat. Three unique classes — a soul-projecting Cultivator, a monster-recruiting Mask Master, and a shadow-stalking Rogue. 117 monsters, randomized identification, and procedural dungeons make every run a new adventure.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.8% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Perma Death 11%, RPG 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.7%

NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 72.4% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%, RPG 4.4%, Procedural Generation 3.5%

In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Perma Death 9.9%, Roguelike 9.7%, RPG 6.7%

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 51.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Roguelike 10.5%, RPG 8.5%, Turn-Based Combat 4.6%

Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.5% ★, Roguelike 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Perma Death 9.2%

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 48.2% ★, Roguelike 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, RPG 7.6%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%

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 73.8% ★, Roguelike 9.9%, Dungeon Crawler 5.6%, RPG 4%, Procedural Generation 2.5%

Rogue — A brutal, procedurally generated dungeon crawler where every decision counts. Fight monsters, collect treasures, and survive the deadly depths in search of the Amulet of Yendor. Each playthrough is unique—do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Roguelike 12.4%, RPG 9.2%, Perma Death 5%

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 76% ★, Roguelike 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 3.3%, RPG 2.7%, Perma Death 2.5%

A remake of the turn-based Roguelike "Mines of Moria" (late 1980s). Six D&D style classes progress into the randomly generated Dwarvish mines seeking the trophy of defeating a Balrog.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Roguelike 11.4%, RPG 4.7%, Fantasy 3.7%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 74.7% ★, Roguelike 14.1%, RPG 4.4%, Perma Death 2.8%, Dungeon Crawler 2.2%

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 53.3% ★, Roguelike 14.1%, RPG 11.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%, Procedural Generation 5.3%

A classic grid & turn-based roguelike, procedurally generated dungeon crawler, aimed at re-creating the games of yesteryear.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.9% ★, RPG 15.6%, Roguelike 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Fantasy 5.7%

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 65.4% ★, Roguelike 16%, Perma Death 6.8%, Procedural Generation 5.5%, RPG 4.1%

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Roguelike 10.4%, Perma Death 8.2%, RPG 6.3%

Turn-based roguelike with minimalistic, fast-paced combat that focuses on learning enemy patterns and making powerful synergies with your items.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.8% ★, Roguelike 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, RPG 8.2%, Perma Death 8.2%

Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Roguelike 10.5%, Perma Death 9.6%, RPG 6.4%

Highly moddable roguelike. Descend from Arkov's Tower - or die trying!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 12%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%, Procedural Generation 6.5%

OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, Class-Based 9.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%

"Touhou Crawl" is a Touhou derivative roguelike game. Conquer the dungeon-ified Gensokyo using items, faith, and tactics!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Roguelike 11.4%, RPG 8.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 72.8% ★, Roguelike 19.8%, RPG 6.2%, Indie 0.8%, Adventure 0.4%

Survive the madness of an ancient jungle in this open-world, traditional roguelike. Do whatever it takes to escape alive.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.9% ★, RPG 15.1%, Roguelike 14.8%, Perma Death 5.5%, Fantasy 4.9%

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: Traditional Roguelike 40.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Roguelike 11.1%, Perma Death 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%

Primo's Dungeon is a 2D adventure dungeon crawler that combines classic roguelike elements with real-time combat. When monsters attack your farm, you must venture into an ever-changing dungeon to defeat them.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Procedural Generation 9%, Roguelike 8.5%, Fantasy 4.1%

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

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 63.5% ★, Roguelike 12%, Perma Death 5.3%, Dungeon Crawler 4.8%, RPG 3.7%

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 48.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Perma Death 11.4%, RPG 6.1%

A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, RPG 5.9%, Perma Death 5.4%

Become the titan Prometheus in this tactical turn-based roguelike, where every battle is a chessboard and every move counts. In a world that only moves when you move, dominate strategic battles, upgrade your skills, and face mythical enemies and permadeath.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Roguelike 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%, Perma Death 7.5%

Retro 2D Rogue-like for PC designed to be simple, classic, and straight-forward for pick-up-and-play.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Roguelike 14%, RPG 13.7%, Fantasy 3.2%

Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Roguelike 13.9%, Perma Death 11.8%, RPG 9.9%

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 71.2% ★, Roguelike 18.6%, RPG 4.8%, Dungeon Crawler 3.7%, Adventure 1%

Roguelike. Turn-based dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated environments, over 200 unique monsters, and dynamic class customization. 20 different storylines. 6 professions. Countless deaths. Play solo or team up in local couch co-op and battle hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Roguelike 10.1%, Perma Death 9.1%, Procedural Generation 6.7%

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 48.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Roguelike 13.5%, Perma Death 6.7%, RPG 5.8%

Curse of the Abyss is a Traditional Roguelike with a twist. Manage your resources and explore the abyss and slay the various Guardians of the Abyss and remove the curses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 67.9% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%, Fantasy 3.6%

Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.9% ★, Roguelike 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%, Perma Death 9.6%, Procedural Generation 7.8%

Cast powerful magic by actually writing the magical words in the right syntax, as you explore the Plane of Shadows in this complex and intriguing roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Perma Death 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7%

Dungeon Croaker is a frog themed turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Navigate randomly generated dungeon floors, find and synergize relic effects, fight enemies with unique abilities, avoid dangerous environmental hazards, and defeat powerful dungeon bosses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Roguelike 11%, RPG 6.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%

Travel through dark dungeons, defeat dangerous creatures, and collect unique loot as you play endlessly in this hardcore, traditional roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelike 12.2%, RPG 8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%

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 42.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelike 13%, RPG 7.5%, Perma Death 7.3%

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 60.9% ★, Roguelike 14.8%, RPG 8.9%, Procedural Generation 7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%

DeAnima is a brutal yet rewarding dungeon crawler steeped in classic roguelike tradition. Set in a sprawling, medieval dungeon, you embody a lone wanderer seeking the fabled Crown of Nivek.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 12.4%, Perma Death 10.7%, Procedural Generation 7.6%

Dose Response is a roguelike game where you play an addict. Avoid the dangers threatening your mind and body while desperately looking for the next fix.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.9% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Perma Death 11.7%, RPG 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%

"Rogue - but better" - a traditional roguelike modernized for current era - descent into deadly dungeon, defeat (or avoid) its inhabitants using loot you find and escape with legendary Amulet of Yendor which started it all

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Perma Death 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%

A turn based Sci-fi Roguelike where players explore the deep mines on a distant planet, find/trade equipment, battle monsters and try to survive.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.9% ★, Roguelike 15.1%, Procedural Generation 9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, RPG 5.2%

Dungeon of Rikka is a turn based Rogue-like game with the goal to save your village from the impending doom of the beast that's been sealed away to rot in the deepest corner of the Dungeon. The beast will break his shackles and ascend the Dungeon, becoming stronger the longer you take to get to him.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Perma Death 9.2%, Roguelike 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%

EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Perma Death 9.4%, Roguelike 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%

Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Perma Death 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%

With a focus on stealth, combat, and long-term planning, Shadowed offers 6 unique classes, over 200 perks, and a heavy emphasis on level and enemy design. Synergistic and brutal in both style and difficulty, Shadowed is a traditional Roguelike experience like no other.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.4% ★, Roguelike 10.2%, Perma Death 9.7%, Class-Based 8.3% ★, Procedural Generation 7.8%