- #1 Moonring
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,451 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22%, Lovecraftian 21.4%, Medieval 12.5%, RPG 12.1%, Old School 9.8%
- #2 S.O.L School Of Labyrinth
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: SUSHI LabPub: SUISHIN
Windows
A dungeon crawl RPG set in an otherworldly realm beneath an old school building. Explore again and again, restore your base, and find your way back to everyday life.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.9%, RPG 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, 1990's 13.9%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #3 The Fortress
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Baryonyx Games
Windows · Mac
The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Gothic 18.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #4 Devil Spire
95% 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: Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Souls-like 16.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, 1990's 9.1%
- #5 Dark Quest
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2015
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dark Quest is a turn-based dungeon crawler where you command a party of heroes on an epic quest to defeat the dark sorcerer and his minions, and save the land from his dark magic.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, 1990's 14.7%, RPG 12.8%, Medieval 9.3%
- #6 Dark Quest 3
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
A rogue-lite tabletop that mixes card based exploration with turn based combat. Create your party, draw adventure cards, roll dice and fight monsters to defeat the sorcerer and his magic.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.1%, 1990's 17.8%, Roguelike 16.2%, Medieval 12.3%, RPG 11.4%
- #7 Bonehold
92% matchVery Positive84% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Jackal
Windows
Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!
Why similar: Souls-like 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, 1990's 10.5%, Dark 10.2%
- #8 Card Quest
93% matchVery Positive86% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, Roguelite 19.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, 1990's 14.3%, RPG 13.2%
- #9 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,616 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Minimalist 26.9%, Dark Fantasy 22.6%, Old School 11.6%, RPG 10.7%
- #10 Path of Achra
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,239 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Dungeon Crawler 30.7%, Dark Fantasy 23.3%, Roguelike 22.1%, RPG 13.6%, Medieval 6.4%
- #11 Grimshade
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.5%, RPG 28%, 2D 6.1%
- #12 Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG -
89% matchVery Positive84% of 807 reviews2024
Dev: Nussygame
Windows
"The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever." The long-awaited sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series is finally here!
Why similar: Text-Based 14.5%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #13 Ludus Mortis
88% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: 68k Studios
Windows · Linux
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, 1990's 16.5%, RPG 12.3%, Grid-Based Movement 11%
- #14 Dungeon No Dungeon
89% matchMixed58% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows · Mac
Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, RPG 10.5%
- #15 Gloomgrave
87% matchVery Positive87% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 47.5%, RPG 16.7%, Roguelike 16.5%, Dark 10.3%, Grid-Based Movement 8.9%
- #16 Crawl Tactics
86% matchVery Positive92% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.5%, RPG 12.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #17 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
85% matchVery Positive84% of 932 reviews2024
Dev: Olipa Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 42.1%, Medieval 29.8%, RPG 28.1%
- #18 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
84% matchVery Positive89% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Roguelike 9.2%, RPG 8.7%
- #19 The Quest
86% matchVery Positive86% of 538 reviews2016
Dev: Redshift Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 48.7%, RPG 23.6%, Grid-Based Movement 17.6%, Retro 5.7%, Old School 4.3%
- #20 Dawn of the Ashen Queen
84% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Shattered Moon Games
Windows
Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based dungeon crawler. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you in your mission.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Old School 13.1%, Grid-Based Movement 12.3%, RPG 11.6%
- #21 Dark Bestiary
83% matchVery Positive89% of 525 reviews2020
Dev: Qd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21%, Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Roguelite 11.3%, Dark 9.9%
- #22 The Hidden Scrolls
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Red Dragon StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
A turn-based tactical roguelike fusing Spring and Autumn history with supernatural fantasy. Assemble knights in an ink-oil aesthetic world, venture into five perilous realms, battle monsters and human-born demons, and collect lost bamboo slips to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #23 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
82% matchVery Positive86% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Roguelike 15.6%, Medieval 12.3%, RPG 12.2%
- #24 The Darkness Below
80% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: ELEFTHERIADIS SAVVAS
Windows · Linux
Embark on an epic journey into "The Darkness Below", a homage to the golden era of 90's cRPGs, with grid-based movement, turn-based combat and 2.5D perspective. Wander a vast and colorful fantasy world filled with puzzles, exotic creatures, forgotten dungeons and ancient guardians.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38%, RPG 15.3%, 1990's 13.5%, Grid-Based Movement 13.1%, Medieval 10.6%
- #25 Endor Awakens: Roguelite DRPG
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Javier Hernández Torres
Windows
Explore procedurally generated dungeons in this roguelite dungeon crawler. Battle epic monsters, collect loot, and customize your character in strategic turn-based combat. Adapt to a constantly changing world after the fall of Mordoth.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, 1990's 15%, Roguelike 12.9%, RPG 11.5%
- #26 Dark Quest 4
79% matchVery Positive81% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows · Mac
A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.8%, RPG 12.3%, 2D 5.9%
- #27 Zavix Tower
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2016
Dev: Batholith EntertainmentPub: Indie Voyage
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Zavix Tower is an old-school, party-based, first-person CRPG with rogue-like elements, an upgrade-able and persistent town, and turn-based combat.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37%, RPG 21.2%, Roguelite 17.1%, Grid-Based Movement 10.7%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #28 Zorbus
78% matchVery Positive90% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.3%, Roguelike 20.4%, RPG 15%, Grid-Based Movement 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
- #29 Ghoul Castle 3D: Gold Edition
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Stepan Vakhtin
Windows · Mac
This is a simple old school dungeon crawler. It's made completely by one person - me, who is a fan of dark fantasy games, adventures, dungeons and dragons! Gold Edition means the game is complete with all additional features and items. It also offers new in-game economy based on the gold you collect
Why similar: Souls-like 27.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #30 Grim Clicker
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,888 reviews2024
Dev: EvilCharm Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 82.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Grim Clicker is an IDLE/RPG clicker where you will find your own strategy to explore the lost worlds. Inspired by games such as Diablo, Grim Dawn, Dark Souls, etc., the game features a complex character development, many unique items, active and passive playstyle.
Why similar: Souls-like 49.9%, RPG 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, 2D 10.5%
- #31 Inferno - Beyond the 7th Circle
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: 68k Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler with survival elements. It's inspired by classic cRPG from the 90s. An old-school game for hardcore players.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, 1990's 17%, RPG 10.7%, Grid-Based Movement 10.4%
- #32 Lunacid
73% 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: Dungeon Crawler 37.3%, Dark Fantasy 27.4%, Souls-like 21.2%, RPG 9.3%, Retro 4.8%
- #33 Sol Cesto
71% matchVery Positive91% of 5,013 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.4%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 19.5%, Grid-Based Movement 12.5%, 2D 5.2%
- #34 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
77% matchMixed61% of 261 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Gothic 22.5% ★, Lovecraftian 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, RPG 8.3%
- #35 Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King
76% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Giant Space Monster
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35%, Dark Fantasy 29.4%, Lovecraftian 21.3%, RPG 14.3%
- #36 OneBit Adventure
74% matchVery Positive87% of 740 reviews2022
Dev: Galactic Slice, LLC
Windows · Mac
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: Dungeon Crawler 26%, Roguelite 18.2%, Lovecraftian 15.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, RPG 9.9%
- #37 Tyrant's Realm
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,081 reviews2025
Dev: Team TyrantPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Tyrant's Realm is a roguelite action-adventure inspired by classic PS1 visuals. Explore procedurally generated dark fantasy worlds, battling through dangers that evolve with each run. Death is not the end, as the night is still young.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, 1990's 14%, Roguelite 12.6%, Medieval 8.7%
- #38 Revelatio
73% matchVery Positive93% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20%, Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Roguelite 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #39 Lord of the Dark Castle
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 182 reviews2015
Dev: Craze Creative StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lord of the Dark Castle is a casual turn-based retro style roguelike dungeon crawler with elements of strategy. Randomized levels, lots of skills without dependencies and lots of spells to cast. Challenging Monster AI - play it smart or die. Remember: Death is Permanent!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.5%, Gothic 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Roguelike 12.8%, RPG 12.2%
- #40 Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper
75% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.4%, Roguelite 17.1%, RPG 15.9%, Grid-Based Movement 15%, Roguelike 14.3%
- #41 Shards of Order
70% matchVery Positive90% of 543 reviews2026
Dev: FardustPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, RPG 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Dark 10.8%
- #42 Quest of Dungeons
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 736 reviews2014
Dev: David Amador
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 31.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, RPG 12.2%, 2D 6.1%
- #43 THYSIASTERY
70% matchVery Positive82% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 12.2%, RPG 10.4%
- #44 Siege of Dungeon
71% matchVery Positive84% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: Binary Tree StudioPub: FirePillar2
Windows
Siege of Dungeon is a strategic team-based rogue-lite, where you challenge strong, cunning monsters and combine relics and skills to build up your team in turn-based combat. What’s waiting for you deep in the dungeon? Could it be a rare treasure or the beginning of despair...?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Tactical RPG 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #45 Darkest Dungeon®
69% matchVery Positive92% of 161,643 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23%, Lovecraftian 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Roguelike 10%, RPG 7.9%
- #46 Grim wanderings 2
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Ellinia games
Windows · Linux
This game combines a deep role-playing system inspired by classic board games and a full-fledged 4X strategy
Why similar: Tactical RPG 38%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.7%, Minimalist 14.2%, RPG 11.9%, 2D 5.3%
- #47 Path of the Abyss
68% matchVery Positive93% of 675 reviews2025
Dev: Suzuki Suzuzou
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Dive deep into the Abyss.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, RPG 13.3%, Grid-Based Movement 12.8%, Old School 9.6%
- #48 Dungeon Mori
69% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: FilthyDrawingsPub: Updog Software
Windows
Explore Dungeons, find loot, customize your character and face monsters! A Dungeon Crawling adventure featuring a choice based exploration and visual character customization!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.5%, Text-Based 28.9%, RPG 15.4%, 2D 6.6%, Medieval 6.3%
- #49 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
69% matchVery Positive87% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: Phantasmica Studios
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG in which you will explore a harsh planet teeming with terrifying monsters. Experiment with talent builds for 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment and other characters. Assemble a squad and learn the secrets of the planet Tenebris!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Gothic 15.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #50 Paper Sorcerer
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 646 reviews2014
Dev: Ultra Runaway Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Paper Sorcerer is a stylish single player turn based RPG focused on strategy, party-building, and environmental puzzles. Fight with the skills and spells you've learned in a battle system that emphasizes strategy over grinding. Assemble a party of monsters and dark creatures to fight alongside you.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.8%, Dark Fantasy 26.5%, Old School 16.7%, RPG 13%, Retro 4%
- #51 Into The Dark
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Esenthel
Windows
Action-Oriented Dungeon Crawler RPG
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.3%, Dark Fantasy 35.5%, RPG 18.2%
- #52 Rogue Dungeon
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Cerberus Gate Games
Windows · Mac
Based on the board game, Rogue Dungeon is a solo dungeon crawler. It plays like an old-school roguelike, using hand management, card draw and dice rolling as primary game mechanics. Players will need to figure out how best to use their hero abilities, skills, items, experience and luck to survive.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Roguelike 12%
- #53 Underquest
68% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Otherside Bay Studio
Windows
Fantasy story-driven roguelite with chaotic inventory management. Combine items in real-time to create powerful skills and use them in fast-paced combat. Explore randomly generated dungeons in the Underkingdom and discover the secrets of its inhabitants!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.9%, Tactical RPG 30.2%, Roguelite 23.1%, RPG 9.9%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #54 Hellslave
67% matchVery Positive85% of 3,375 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.9%, Dark Fantasy 29.7%, RPG 14.7%, Dark 13.7%, 2D 4.9%
- #55 Roadwarden
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,150 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Text-Based 60.2%, RPG 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%
- #56 Fear & Hunger
64% matchVery Positive94% of 22,619 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35.3%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, RPG 11.3%, Dark 8%
- #57 Undergrave
66% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
Undergrave is a tactical roguelike in which moving, jumping, managing your stamina, dashing and 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 strategically is vital for success.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #58 Dverghold
63% matchVery Positive97% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Team SorgarnPub: AIP
Windows
When the Dwarves of Dverghold awakened something ancient beneath the isle of Rekestt, King Sterren sent word across the Shattered Sea: brave the haunted depths, or let the darkness rise. Oldschool dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and atmospheric soundtrack by Dungeon Synth artist Splendorius.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, 1990's 13.5%, Grid-Based Movement 12.1%, Old School 12%
- #59 Luck & Loot
63% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: SMARTcreativePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luck & Loot is a dice-building roguelike where you’ll craft and customize powerful dice, collect game-changing relics, and battle corrupted foes in brutal, turn-based combat across procedurally generated dungeons. Victory is earned in this unforgiving fight for survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Lovecraftian 21%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Roguelite 16.7%, RPG 8.7%