- #1 Moonring
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,420 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 22.3%, Lovecraftian 21.1%, Medieval 12.6%, RPG 12.3%, Old School 9.6%
- #2 The Fortress
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 151 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 21.7%, Gothic 18.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelike 10%
- #3 Devil Spire
96% matchVery Positive87% of 518 reviews2022
Dev: Ithiro Sumi
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 16.3%, Roguelite 13.9%, 1990's 9.1%
- #4 Dark Quest
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 205 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 19.4%, 1990's 14.7%, RPG 12.7%, Medieval 9.3%
- #5 Dark Quest 3
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 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%, 1990's 17.8%, Roguelike 16.4%, Medieval 12.3%, RPG 11.3%
- #6 Path of Achra
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,200 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 19.5 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 23.4%, Roguelike 22%, RPG 13.5%, Medieval 6.4%
- #7 Card Quest
94% matchVery Positive86% of 376 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 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 28.6%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 14.8%, 1990's 14.3%, RPG 13.1%
- #8 Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG -
91% matchVery Positive84% of 800 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 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #9 Grimshade
92% 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 36.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.7%, RPG 27.8%, 2D 6.1%
- #10 Gloomgrave
91% matchVery Positive88% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows
Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 47.5%, Roguelike 16.7%, RPG 16.6%, Dark 10.3%, Grid-Based Movement 8.9%
- #11 Ludus Mortis
89% matchVery Positive89% of 93 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%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, 1990's 16.6%, RPG 12.4%, Grid-Based Movement 11%
- #12 Dungeon No Dungeon
90% 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 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, RPG 10.3%
- #13 Crawl Tactics
89% matchVery Positive92% of 215 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 29.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.6%, RPG 12.5%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #14 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
87% matchVery Positive89% of 166 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 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Roguelike 9.3%, RPG 8.7%
- #15 The Quest
88% matchVery Positive86% of 536 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 48.4%, RPG 23.7%, Grid-Based Movement 17.8%, Retro 5.7%, Old School 4.3%
- #16 Dark Bestiary
86% matchVery Positive89% of 524 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 11.5%, Dark 9.9%
- #17 Dawn of the Ashen Queen
86% 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 33.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Old School 13%, Grid-Based Movement 12.3%, RPG 11.5%
- #18 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,563 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.8 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 28.1%, Minimalist 27%, Dark Fantasy 22.8%, Old School 11.5%, RPG 10.6%
- #19 Ghoul Castle 3D: Gold Edition
85% 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 27.5%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #20 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
84% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 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 33.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Roguelike 15.8%, Medieval 12.2%, RPG 12.1%
- #21 The Darkness Below
82% matchVery Positive80% of 76 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 37.9%, RPG 15.2%, 1990's 13.6%, Grid-Based Movement 13.1%, Medieval 10.6%
- #22 Dark Quest 4
82% matchVery Positive82% of 169 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%, Turn-Based Tactics 28%, Dark Fantasy 20.8%, RPG 12.2%, 2D 5.9%
- #23 Zavix Tower
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2016
Dev: Batholith EntertainmentPub: Indie Voyage
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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 36.6%, RPG 21%, Roguelite 17.6%, Grid-Based Movement 10.8%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #24 Zorbus
81% matchVery Positive90% of 371 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.2%, Roguelike 20.6%, RPG 14.8%, Grid-Based Movement 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #25 Grim Clicker
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,877 reviews2024
Dev: EvilCharm Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 83.0 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 49.7%, RPG 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, 2D 10.6%
- #26 Inferno - Beyond the 7th Circle
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 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 17.7%, 1990's 17.1%, RPG 10.6%, Grid-Based Movement 10.4%
- #27 Lunacid
76% matchVery Positive91% of 11,206 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 37.2%, Dark Fantasy 27.7%, Souls-like 21.2%, RPG 9.2%, Retro 4.7%
- #28 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
77% matchVery Positive85% of 891 reviews2024
Dev: Olipa Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 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 42.5%, Medieval 29.7%, RPG 27.8%
- #29 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
80% matchMixed61% of 259 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%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, RPG 8.2%
- #30 Tyrant's Realm
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,070 reviews2025
Dev: Team TyrantPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, 1990's 14%, Roguelite 12.8%, Medieval 8.7%
- #31 Lord of the Dark Castle
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 180 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 29.4%, Gothic 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Roguelike 12.9%, RPG 12%
- #32 Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper
78% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 2.7 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 31.3%, Roguelite 17.3%, RPG 15.7%, Grid-Based Movement 14.9%, Roguelike 14.4%
- #33 Revelatio
75% 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 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #34 Quest of Dungeons
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 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%, Turn-Based Tactics 31.3%, Roguelike 15.5%, RPG 12.1%, 2D 6.1%
- #35 OneBit Adventure
74% matchVery Positive87% of 729 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 25.9%, Roguelite 18.5%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, RPG 9.8%
- #36 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 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 29.6%, Lovecraftian 21.1%, RPG 14.2%
- #37 Siege of Dungeon
74% matchVery Positive85% of 299 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%, Tactical RPG 21.2%, Roguelite 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #38 THYSIASTERY
72% matchVery Positive82% of 297 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 28.4%, Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, RPG 10.3%
- #39 Darkest Dungeon®
72% matchVery Positive92% of 160,336 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.8 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 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Roguelike 10.1%, RPG 7.8%
- #40 Tenebris: Terra Incognita
71% matchVery Positive87% of 257 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%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Gothic 15.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #41 Dungeon Mori
71% matchVery Positive97% of 67 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 29%, RPG 15.3%, 2D 6.7%, Medieval 6.3%
- #42 Grim wanderings 2
73% 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 37.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.9%, Minimalist 14.1%, RPG 11.8%, 2D 5.3%
- #43 Path of the Abyss
69% matchVery Positive93% of 667 reviews2025
Dev: Suzuki Suzuzou
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dive deep into the Abyss.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 17%, RPG 13.2%, Grid-Based Movement 12.8%, Old School 9.6%
- #44 Paper Sorcerer
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 644 reviews2014
Dev: Ultra Runaway Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 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 26.6%, Old School 16.6%, RPG 12.9%, Retro 4%
- #45 Into The Dark
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Esenthel
Windows
Action-Oriented Dungeon Crawler RPG
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.2%, Dark Fantasy 35.7%, RPG 18.1%
- #46 Fear & Hunger
68% matchVery Positive94% of 22,051 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.1 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 35.4%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, RPG 11.2%, Dark 8.1%
- #47 Underquest
69% matchVery Positive97% of 63 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 30.8%, Tactical RPG 30.1%, Roguelite 23.4%, RPG 9.8%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #48 Undergrave
70% 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 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #49 Grimlord
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,143 reviews2024
Dev: Metalcat Interactive Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the adventurer standing before the darkness and striving for the light against the tyrannical Grim Lord.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.3%, Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Gothic 15% ★, Medieval 9.5%
- #50 Sol Cesto
65% matchVery Positive91% of 4,672 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 41.2%, Roguelite 21.5%, Roguelike 19.7%, Grid-Based Movement 12.4%, 2D 5.2%
- #51 The 7th Circle - Endless Nightmare
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: 68k StudiosPub: Gamera Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 7th Circle - Endless Nightmare is a First Person Dungeon Crawler RPG for hardcore gamers. Inspired by classic games from the 90s, the game try to add new juicy features to modernize a classic genre of role playing games.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 49.1%, RPG 35.9%, 1990's 15%
- #52 Xenomarine
70% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Roguelike 59.7%, Grid-Based Movement 21.2%, RPG 19.1%
- #53 Luck & Loot
65% matchVery Positive91% of 195 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 23.8%, Lovecraftian 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Roguelite 16.9%, RPG 8.6%
- #54 DarkRanger
67% matchMixed69% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: 铅笔龙Pub: 偶尔不帅
Windows · Mac
"Dark Ranger" is a light roguelike strategy RPG. Play as a middle-aged, retired knight who returns to the battlefield for one last chance at glory. Weapons switch automatically based on distance—daggers for close combat, spears for reach, axes for sweeping attacks
Why similar: Roguelite 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Medieval 11.4%, RPG 10.8%
- #55 Soulblight
71% matchMostly Negative37% of 194 reviews2018
Dev: My Next GamesPub: Movie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 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: Dungeon Crawler 25.5%, Roguelite 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, RPG 14.8%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #56 Roadwarden
64% matchVery Positive94% of 5,066 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 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 59.7%, RPG 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%
- #57 Dungeonmans
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,227 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Roguelike 49.8%, Grid-Based Movement 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, RPG 15.8%
- #58 Dark Quest 2
67% matchVery Positive84% of 659 reviews2018
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG where you control a party of heroes on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer and his minions.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 53.7%, RPG 28.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%
- #59 Runestone Keeper
66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2015
Dev: BlackfirePub: Cimugames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!
Why similar: Roguelike 33.1%, RPG 28.1%, Roguelite 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%