- #1 Corpse Keeper
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,399 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.2%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #2 SWORN
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,560 reviews2025
Dev: Windwalk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SWORN is a 1-4 player co-op action rogue-like. Explore and reclaim a fallen Camelot from the reign of a corrupted Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.7%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Difficult 11.2%
- #3 Ravenswatch
96% matchVery Positive80% of 21,178 reviews2024
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelike 18.1%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Difficult 10.8%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #4 Curse of the Dead Gods
95% matchVery Positive84% of 9,091 reviews2021
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Difficult 15.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 13.7%
- #5 Netherworld Covenant
94% matchVery Positive80% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: MadGoat Game StudioPub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the fallen souls. With hardcore, soulslike action and intriguing roguelike builds, shatter the cursed barriers and unveil the truth woven from blood and soul.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%
- #6 Din's Curse
94% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2012
Dev: Soldak Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Din, champion of the gods, has cursed you into a second life of service because you selfishly squandered your first one while causing misfortune to those around you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.8%, Action Roguelike 30.2%, RPG 20.9%, Fantasy 8.5%, Action 6.7%
- #7 In Celebration of Violence
93% matchVery Positive87% of 506 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 18%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Roguelite 14%, Difficult 13.4%, Roguelike 13%
- #8 Immortal Hunters
92% matchMixed65% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Admiral GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
God is dead, killed by a mighty Church that conquered the world with his power. Now, it faces the Apocalypse. Experience it in an RPG beat 'em up as one of its Immortal Hunters. Defy fate, expose the lies of the Cardinals, and find a reborn God before the Khemrids destroy humanity.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22%, Online Co-Op 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Difficult 12.5%, RPG 11.7%
- #9 Hades
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 303,627 reviews2020
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 12.4%, Difficult 7.1%
- #10 Heretical
90% matchVery Positive85% of 978 reviews2024
Dev: Three Swords StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.4%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #11 PERISH
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 556 reviews2023
Dev: ITEM42Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.9%, Online Co-Op 24.3%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Difficult 11.4%, Action 6.6%
- #12 Demon Skin
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Ludus futurePub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Brutal Hack&Slash game with a challenging combat system plunges you into the harsh dark fantasy world to test your will and your skills. Only those who dare to get into the Demon Skin can survive!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, RPG 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #13 Mortal Sin
86% matchVery Positive95% of 5,791 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Hack and Slash 22.9%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #14 Halls of Torment
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 13.6%
- #15 Salt and Sanctuary
87% matchVery Positive89% of 21,605 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 38.3%, Difficult 34.3%, RPG 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Action 3.9%
- #16 Eternal Step
88% matchMixed64% of 75 reviews2015
Dev: Once More With GustoPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Eternal Step is a deviously difficult, rogue-like action adventure game.
Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Roguelike 17.8%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, RPG 14.1%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #17 WARRIORS: Abyss
84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,170 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Through victory and defeat, traverse the merciless trials of hell.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.4%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #18 Death of a Wish
84% matchVery Positive98% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: melessthanthreePub: Syndicate Atomic LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
THE NEO-SANCTUM SHALL FALL. Claim retribution against the theocratic Faiths as you master vicious hack-and-slash combat in this action-RPG where style is salvation.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 66%, RPG 18.7%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Action 4.5%
- #19 Soulblight
86% matchMostly Negative37% of 194 reviews2018
Dev: My Next GamesPub: Movie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Soulblight is a dark, unforgiving, top-down action roguelike luring you to cross the thin line between good and evil. Embrace your flaws to survive a journey through an unforgiving Sanctuary. Gluttony, Lust, Cannibalism - how far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Roguelite 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Difficult 13.3%, RPG 12%
- #20 Blasphemous
83% matchVery Positive90% of 63,499 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 50.4%, Difficult 31.3%, Hack and Slash 6.5%, Action 4.5%, Adventure 3.7%
- #21 FELLCHASER
82% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Let'em Cook Games
Windows · Mac
You've stolen Death’s scythe in an attempt to cheat your fate. Now you must escape Purgatory by brewing combo-building potions and reaping hordes of creatures in this hack and slash Roguelike!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.2%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelite 14.4%, Difficult 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%
- #22 Eldest Souls
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,257 reviews2021
Dev: Fallen Flag StudioPub: United Label
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.8%, Dark Fantasy 28.6%, Difficult 25.5%, Fantasy 4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #23 Stones of Sorrow
82% matchMixed56% of 117 reviews2015
Dev: Cult Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real cave paintings. Brutal executions. Procedural Death Labyrinth. Single player & couch co-op. Your closest blood brother has betrayed you and tricked you into a cave labyrinth. Restore your honour by brutally crushing his skull with one of the STONES OF SORROW.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 18.7%, Difficult 16.5%, Roguelike 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%
- #24 Crimson Oath
76% matchVery Positive85% of 639 reviews2026
Dev: Parry Frames Team
Windows
Long may the sun shine! Prepare to suffer! Souls-like combat adventure in a unique world. Learn to fight... then fight to realize your belief.A warrior gradually grows and uncovers the ultimate truth of world change.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.9%, Difficult 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Fantasy 8.7%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #25 Almighty: Kill Your Gods
80% matchMixed61% of 403 reviews2021
Dev: RUNWILD EntertainmentPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Hunt demons, monsters, and gods solo or online with friends in this action RPG. Run, leap and fly across islands, ripping your foes to pieces, and rebuilding your home with their remains. Bring low the oppressive false gods, protect your kindred and become Almighty.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 39.6%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, RPG 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Fantasy 10.4%
- #26 Watcher Chronicles
78% matchVery Positive86% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Third Sphere Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.8%, Dark Fantasy 27%, Difficult 20.2%, RPG 10.2%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #27 Viking Vengeance
79% matchMixed57% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Lowpoly Interactive
Windows
Viking Vengeance is a God-Worshiping Rogue-lite Dungeon Crawler ARPG set in a historical fiction world. You play as a Templar with pagan origins who rediscovers his roots and learns to wield the powers of the Norse Gods in his quest to change the destiny of his people and stop Ragnarok.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, RPG 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #28 Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,253 reviews2025
Dev: SoulpotionPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.9%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, RPG 7%
- #29 Animus - Stand Alone
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: TENBIRDS
Windows
ANIMUS is an Action RPG that calls upon you to bring an end to a dying world. Button mashing will get you killed. Keep a keen eye on your stamina as you block, dodge, and strike down your enemies.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.6%, Difficult 18.4%, RPG 14.5%, Fantasy 10.1%, 3D 6.8%
- #30 Nyran Survivors
77% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows · Linux
Embrace the role of Thoria's ultimate Mediator. In this gripping Action Roguelite, unlock diverse classes, harness thousands of spell combinations, and face epic boss battles. How long can you survive the endless enemy horde for?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.4%, Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelike 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Colorful 4.8%
- #31 GUILT: The Deathless
77% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Slash your way through dark, ever-changing lands in this new blend of roguelike and shared-world adventure. Create your adventurer and undertake a perilous journey where all players’ choices alter the twisted landscape. Will you beg for forgiveness?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #32 Into the Necrovale
75% matchVery Positive86% of 593 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelike 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Roguelite 11%
- #33 Deep Dark Dungeon
78% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: GlassCats
Windows · Mac
Deep Dark Dungeon is a rogue-lite action game in which the player dives into the deep, dark depths of various dungeons filled with bad-tempered monsters that will attack them on sight.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.3%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 10.2%, RPG 9.9%
- #34 Thor's Ascension: Nine Realms
75% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Meta Sapien Games
Windows
Rule the god of thunder and challenge all the gods of the nine realms! In this Rogue-like, hack and slash game, develop your strategy and skills, subject all the gods who challenge you to your wrath, and become the only god of the universe.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Roguelike 25%, Hack and Slash 23.7%, Action 7.1%, 3D 6%
- #35 GRIME
73% matchVery Positive85% of 6,541 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35%, Difficult 33.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Adventure 4.3%
- #36 Mortal Shell
74% matchMixed68% of 11,307 reviews2021
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.2%, Difficult 22.9%, Hack and Slash 19.4%, RPG 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #37 Devious Dungeon
74% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Difficult 18.1%, Roguelike 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%
- #38 Perseus: Titan Slayer
73% matchMixed64% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Defeat the Titans as you battle your way into Tartarus to stop Chaos from conquering Olympus and destroying the world. In this rogue-like dungeon crawler adventure, you will play as Perseus, a demigod tasked with one mission; stop Chaos and the evil forces that surround him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.6%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, RPG 7%
- #39 GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,130 reviews2022
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Death is not the end: defeat infernal foes until you die and carry on the fight with your eternal soul and memories in a new body!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.4%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Difficult 15%, Roguelike 15%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%
- #40 Cryptical Path
70% matchVery Positive88% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.2%, Action Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Roguelite 9%
- #41 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
68% matchVery Positive83% of 7,440 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.9%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%
- #42 Arboria
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 770 reviews2021
Dev: DreamplantPub: All in! Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.
Why similar: Roguelite 16%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Roguelike 14.3%, Difficult 10.9%
- #43 Deflector
71% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Difficult 13.9%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #44 The Excrawlers
71% 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: Hack and Slash 31.6%, Difficult 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Roguelite 6.7%, Colorful 6.7%
- #45 Conquer Humanity
71% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Adi Zhavo
Windows
Become the super villain in this brutal, top down, fast paced hack and slash where you face ever strengthening forces trying to stop you. Master your abilities in combat, dismember civilians, cause mass destruction, defeat armed enemies and bosses. Conquer Humanity!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 41.4%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelike 14.4%, 3D 5.7%, RPG 5.2%
- #46 Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
73% matchMixed59% of 20,644 reviews2014
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35.4%, Difficult 24.9%, RPG 14.3%, Fantasy 9.8%, Atmospheric 6%
- #47 Fallback
70% matchVery Positive86% of 398 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Difficult 14%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 12%
- #48 Death Must Die
67% matchVery Positive90% of 21,526 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Hack and Slash 21.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #49 Thymesia
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,660 reviews2022
Dev: OverBorder StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.2%, Difficult 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Atmospheric 7%, RPG 6.8%
- #50 Dragon Is Dead
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #51 God of War
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 179,060 reviews2022
Dev: Santa Monica StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 41.3%, RPG 12.8%, Fantasy 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Action 8.2%
- #52 Grim Dawn
68% matchVery Positive94% of 105,530 reviews2016
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.1%, Dark Fantasy 31%, RPG 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 7.2%, Fantasy 3.3%
- #53 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
69% matchMixed56% of 67,885 reviews2020
Dev: WOLCEN Studio
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Difficult 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 8.8%, RPG 7.8%
- #54 Blightbound
70% matchMixed63% of 1,264 reviews2021
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Blightbound is a multiplayer dungeon crawler that tasks three heroes to venture down from their mountain refuge to face the abominations of the Blight - a mysterious and corrupting fog that enshrouds the land.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, RPG 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.1%
- #55 GOD FORSAKEN
66% matchMixed69% of 1,770 reviews2026
Dev: insight studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The God - Forsaken Land is a roguelike survival adventure game that combines the features of Diablo. In this abandoned land of despair, you fend off endless monsters, light a fire in the darkness, and search for that faint glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelike 20.5%, Hack and Slash 20%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #56 Versebound
65% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Conifer Digital
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses in this challenging action roguelike. In a desperate fight for survival you must perform rituals, buildcraft and learn from every misstep to become stronger. Use unique abilities and powerful artifacts to beat every trial in the world of Kalevala!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 16.6%, Difficult 12.3%
- #57 Elderand
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 787 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 36.7%, Dark Fantasy 27.9%, RPG 15.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Adventure 4.7%