- #1 Cogmind
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,970 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.2% ★, Roguelike 20.5%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Strategy 3.7%, Procedural Generation 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep sci-fi roguelike with a heavy focus on tactical combat and modular robot construction.
- #2 Quasimorph
96% matchVery Positive83% of 6,219 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.5%, Turn-Based 33.4%, RPG 6.8%, Strategy 6.4%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based tactical combat with a gritty sci-fi extraction-shooter aesthetic.
- #3 Caves of Qud
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,378 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.7% ★, Turn-Based 30.3%, Roguelike 21.3%, Procedural Generation 6.3%, RPG 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep, open-world sci-fi setting with complex turn-based mechanics.
- #4 Xenomarine
95% 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: Traditional Roguelike 44.2% ★, Roguelike 29.4%, Grid-Based Movement 7.8%, Turn-Based 6.8%, Procedural Generation 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike set on an alien-infested space station that mirrors the core loop of Jupiter Hell.
- #5 Deep Sky Derelicts
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,875 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.5%, Roguelike 26.1%, RPG 13.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Sci-fi 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique blend of card-based combat and tactical exploration within a decaying sci-fi universe.
- #6 Tales of Maj'Eyal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 7,336 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.5% ★, Roguelike 26.3%, Turn-Based 25.5%, Perma Death 4.4%, RPG 4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive, complex tactical combat system that rewards careful positioning and ability management.
- #7 Rift Wizard
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,053 reviews2021
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.1%, Turn-Based 26.7%, Traditional Roguelike 24.3% ★, Perma Death 4.8%, Procedural Generation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on high-stakes, turn-based tactical combat with massive character build variety.
- #8 Sword of the Stars: The Pit
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,552 reviews2013
Dev: Kerberos Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.3% ★, Roguelike 24.4%, Turn-Based 22.6%, Strategy 4.7%, RPG 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that emphasizes resource management and tactical survival against alien hordes.
- #9 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
91% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Linux
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.8% ★, Roguelike 30.8%, RPG 6%, Perma Death 5.6%, Sci-fi 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, tactical roguelike focused on exploring derelict ships with a focus on atmospheric dread.
- #10 Path of Achra
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,170 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Roguelike 43.6%, Traditional Roguelike 37.7% ★, RPG 6.8%, Perma Death 4.7%, Turn-Based Combat 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on deep character customization and fast-paced, turn-based combat encounters.
- #11 Steam Marines
91% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
Why similar: Roguelike 47.8%, Turn-Based 25.9%, Strategy 8%, RPG 5.6%, Sci-fi 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical roguelike that captures the claustrophobic feel of fighting through sci-fi corridors.
- #12 NEO Scavenger
89% matchVery Positive90% of 5,384 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.6%, Turn-Based 32.4%, Grid-Based Movement 9.1%, RPG 6.9%, Procedural Generation 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based survival game that emphasizes tactical combat and scavenging in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #13 Bionic Dues
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 994 reviews2013
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Why similar: Roguelike 37.8%, Turn-Based 33.7%, Strategy 9.8%, RPG 8.8%, Sci-fi 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike where you pilot mechs to defend a city, focusing on grid-based strategy and gear management.
- #14 Golden Krone Hotel
88% matchVery Positive95% of 332 reviews2017
Dev: Vulgat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38% ★, Roguelike 22.8%, Turn-Based 22.4%, Perma Death 3.6%, Strategy 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced traditional roguelike that emphasizes quick decision-making and tactical positioning.
- #15 Desktop Dungeons
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,350 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 57.1%, Turn-Based 28.8%, Traditional Roguelike 7.6% ★, RPG 4.6%, Procedural Generation 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical, turn-based puzzle-roguelike design where every move counts.
- #16 ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,608 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Biskup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38% ★, Roguelike 21.6%, Turn-Based 21.2%, Grid-Based Movement 6.1%, Perma Death 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational traditional roguelike that offers immense depth and challenge for fans of the genre.
- #17 Zorbus
85% matchVery Positive90% of 370 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Roguelike 28.2%, Grid-Based Movement 11.1%, RPG 5.2%, Procedural Generation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished traditional roguelike that excels at tactical combat and procedural dungeon design.
- #18 Dungeons of Dredmor
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,411 reviews2011
Dev: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 45.3% ★, Roguelike 31.8%, Turn-Based 16.1%, RPG 3.3%, Perma Death 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style roguelike that balances humor with deep, grid-based tactical gameplay.
- #19 Void Bastards
84% matchVery Positive86% of 5,399 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Manchu
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?
Why similar: Roguelike 59.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Gore 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it captures the sci-fi scavenging and survival loop perfectly.
- #20 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
84% matchVery Positive94% of 13,063 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Roguelike 80.8%, Indie 13.4%, Top-Down 5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that captures the high-energy, weapon-focused intensity of Jupiter Hell.
- #21 Nova Drift
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,493 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Roguelike 92.7%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on ship customization and fast-paced, arcade-style combat.
- #22 Dungeonmans
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,222 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: Traditional Roguelike 45% ★, Roguelike 32.1%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Grid-Based Movement 8.8%, RPG 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but mechanically sound traditional roguelike with great progression systems.
- #23 CRYPTARK
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,937 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Roguelike 50.3%, Strategy 21.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Indie 8.9%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical action-roguelike where you board and dismantle alien ships, requiring careful planning.
- #24 Neon Chrome
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,172 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Roguelike 54.3%, Gore 17.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%, RPG 7.7%, Top-Down 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed action-roguelike with destructible environments and intense combat.
- #25 STRAFE: Gold Edition
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,445 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
Why similar: Roguelike 49.8%, Gore 23.7%, Violent 14.9%, Procedural Generation 7.2%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-filled shooter that pays homage to the same 90s era as Jupiter Hell.
- #26 Jupiter Hell Classic
78% matchVery Positive96% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Jupiter Hell Classic is a old-school true Roguelike shooter with turn-based tactics, permadeath, procedural levels, and 90s sci-fi carnage in its purest form. Rip and Tear!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36% ★, Roguelike 25.4%, Grid-Based Movement 14.4%, Procedural Generation 4.4%, Strategy 3.8%
- #27 Forrader Hero
79% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, Roguelike 31.3%, Grid-Based Movement 19.5%, Procedural Generation 5.9%, Perma Death 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based game that strips away the fluff to focus purely on grid-based combat.
- #28 Prodeus
77% matchVery Positive92% of 8,115 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: Gore 52.3%, Violent 27.3%, Indie 7.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Horror 4.5%
- #29 Hack, Slash, Loot
82% matchMixed52% of 754 reviews2012
Dev: David Williamson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 59.5% ★, Roguelike 30.6%, Turn-Based 4.6%, RPG 3%, Perma Death 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, grid-based roguelike that focuses on quick, brutal combat sessions.
- #30 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
79% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Traditional Roguelike 35.9% ★, Roguelike 24.5%, Turn-Based 24%, RPG 4.7%, Perma Death 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that emphasizes character progression and tactical combat.
- #31 Approaching Infinity
76% matchVery Positive95% of 729 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46% ★, Roguelike 26.5%, RPG 6.7%, Procedural Generation 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #32 Rogue Fable III
77% matchVery Positive93% of 735 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
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 60.9% ★, Roguelike 22.2%, Turn-Based 8.8%, RPG 2.8%, Strategy 2.2%
- #33 Rencounter
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 375 reviews2016
Dev: SPVDPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34%, Roguelike 28.3%, RPG 11%, Strategy 10.7%, Violent 6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, turn-based tactical game that emphasizes positioning and resource management.
- #34 Trepang2
74% matchVery Positive93% of 18,447 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: Gore 41.8%, Violent 27.4%, Horror 16.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Indie 4.7%
- #35 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,447 reviews2019
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Roguelike 67.2%, RPG 19.5%, Top-Down 6.2%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #36 Nuclear Throne
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,623 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Roguelike 85.6%, Indie 4.5%, Perma Death 3.7%, RPG 3.6%, Top-Down 2.1%
- #37 Void War
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,757 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Roguelike 56.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Perma Death 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #38 Enter the Chronosphere
71% matchVery Positive95% of 346 reviews2026
Dev: Effort StarPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based bullet hell roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.
Why similar: Roguelike 37.7%, Turn-Based 34.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Procedural Generation 6.2%
- #39 Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: QCF DesignPub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
Why similar: Roguelike 32.6%, Turn-Based 32.5%, Traditional Roguelike 27.8% ★, Procedural Generation 4.8%, Top-Down 2.3%
- #40 MidBoss
75% matchVery Positive86% of 275 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 54.4% ★, Roguelike 25.9%, Turn-Based 11%, RPG 2.5%, Procedural Generation 1.9%
- #41 Terra Randoma
72% matchVery Positive90% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.4% ★, Turn-Based 25.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Grid-Based Movement 8%, Procedural Generation 4.4%
- #42 Moonring
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,415 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: Traditional Roguelike 35.6% ★, Roguelike 32%, Grid-Based Movement 15.5%, RPG 11%, Procedural Generation 3.3%
- #43 UnderRail
73% matchVery Positive86% of 7,129 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 60.5%, RPG 24%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.4%, Indie 3.6%
- #44 Robothorium
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.1%, Roguelike 19.9%, Strategy 13.9%, RPG 11.6%, Indie 3.8%
- #45 Heat Signature
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,377 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Roguelike 59%, Strategy 10.3%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #46 Rogue's Tale
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 753 reviews2014
Dev: Epixx.org
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.5% ★, Roguelike 37.3%, Turn-Based 7.4%, RPG 3.6%, Indie 1.1%
- #47 Schism
68% matchVery Positive96% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: FamiPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Roguelike 60.8%, RPG 14.1%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Perma Death 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #48 The Doors of Trithius
70% matchVery Positive94% of 937 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.1% ★, Roguelike 28.5%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Procedural Generation 5.1%, RPG 3.9%
- #49 Halls of Torment
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,512 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 24.2 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: Roguelike 79.1%, RPG 14.5%, Top-Down 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Gunlocked
69% matchVery Positive87% of 509 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: RPG 51.7%, Sci-fi 25.5%, Top-Down 18.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #51 StarCrawlers
71% matchVery Positive83% of 899 reviews2017
Dev: Juggernaut Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.1%, Grid-Based Movement 29.9%, RPG 18.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 5.3%
- #52 Feral Fury
71% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Roguelike 36.9%, Gore 27.7%, Violent 19.6%, Perma Death 6.8%, Indie 5.4%
- #53 Rising Hell
69% matchVery Positive89% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Roguelike 56.5%, Gore 27.2%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #54 Rift Wizard 2
66% matchVery Positive92% of 766 reviews2025
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Rift Wizard 2 is a tough as nails traditional roguelike wizard simulator. You play as an immortal amnesiac wizard who must journey through the cosmos to defeat his nemesis. Each run, you'll build a unique repertoire of spells, passive skills, and magical artifacts.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53% ★, Roguelike 26.5%, Procedural Generation 6.6%, RPG 6.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #55 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,080 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 36.3% ★, Roguelike 24.6%, Turn-Based 22.7%, RPG 4.6%, Procedural Generation 3.6%
- #56 Turbo Overkill
65% matchVery Positive94% of 7,317 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
Why similar: Gore 43.8%, Violent 30.6%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #57 Lost Flame
64% matchVery Positive96% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Linux
Lost Flame is a modern roguelike game featuring unique and challenging turn-based combat. Find your way in the ruined kingdom of Hiraeth while fighting against legendary warriors of the past and spawn of the unfathomable Abysm.
Why similar: Roguelike 53.6%, Traditional Roguelike 25.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, RPG 4.8%, Indie 2%
- #58 Mortal Glory
68% matchVery Positive87% of 582 reviews2020
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!
Why similar: Roguelike 28%, Traditional Roguelike 25.8% ★, Turn-Based 22%, Grid-Based Movement 12%, Strategy 3.8%
- #59 Skelly Selest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 287 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Roguelike 71.6%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Perma Death 7.8%, Indie 5.6%, Top-Down 3.8%
- #60 Mortal Sin
63% matchVery Positive95% of 5,810 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
Why similar: Roguelike 50%, RPG 13.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Gore 9.3%, Horror 6.4%