- #1 Hammerwatch
97% matchVery Positive89% of 6,496 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.8%, Local Co-Op 21.5%, RPG 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 4 Player Local 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive cooperative dungeon crawler that mirrors the arcade-style combat and pixel-art aesthetic of the seed game.
- #2 Vagante
96% matchVery Positive89% of 5,003 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Roguelite 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly challenging, dark, and procedural dungeon-crawling experience with deep RPG mechanics and pixel-perfect platforming.
- #3 Crawl
96% matchVery Positive95% of 7,253 reviews2017
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, 4 Player Local 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the chaotic local multiplayer energy of Legend of Dungeon by allowing friends to control the monsters in the dungeon.
- #4 Rampage Knights
95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,602 reviews2015
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelike 19.9%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.3%, RPG 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly bridges the gap between a side-scrolling beat-'em-up and a roguelike, featuring cooperative play and randomized loot.
- #5 Wizard of Legend
94% matchVery Positive91% of 20,929 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Local Co-Op 17%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelike 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced action roguelike emphasizes fluid combat and elemental spellcasting that feels like a more modern, polished take on dungeon exploration.
- #6 Heroes of Hammerwatch
94% matchVery Positive87% of 9,461 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Roguelite 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, RPG 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An expanded sequel that adds significant progression systems and meta-progression to the classic dungeon-crawling formula.
- #7 Bravery and Greed
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,030 reviews2022
Dev: Rekka GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelike 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Perma Death 12.1%, Local Co-Op 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy beat-'em-up roguelite that focuses on cooperative combat and treasure hunting in a fantasy setting.
- #8 Son of a Witch
92% matchVery Positive86% of 434 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, 4 Player Local 12.9%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Roguelike 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar top-down, cooperative dungeon-crawling experience with a focus on chaotic combat and diverse character classes.
- #9 Barony
91% matchVery Positive91% of 14,919 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Local Co-Op 15%, Roguelike 14%, 4 Player Local 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While first-person, it captures the brutal, team-based survival essence of classic roguelike dungeon crawlers.
- #10 Risk of Rain (2013)
90% matchVery Positive93% of 29,799 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelike 24.9%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Perma Death 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D action-roguelike features a similar sense of escalating difficulty and chaotic, screen-filling combat.
- #11 Diehard Dungeon
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Roguelike 27.3%, RPG 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 8%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the action-roguelike genre that features a familiar top-down perspective and randomized loot drops.
- #12 Dungeon Souls
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,228 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.3%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Roguelike 15.9%, RPG 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down action-roguelike that emphasizes character builds and clearing rooms of massive enemy hordes.
- #13 One More Dungeon
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 663 reviews2015
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One More Dungeon is a first person shooter roguelike with procedurally generated levels and pixel-art graphics.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Roguelike 17.8%, RPG 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, effective first-person dungeon crawler that focuses on the core loop of fighting, looting, and descending deeper.
- #14 Streets of Rogue
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,818 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 18.3%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, RPG 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a massive amount of procedural chaos and cooperative potential, allowing for creative solutions to dungeon-like encounters.
- #15 Catacomb Kids
88% matchVery Positive87% of 628 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.9%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, RPG 10.4%, Roguelite 10.2%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly interactive and punishing roguelike experience where the environment is just as dangerous as the enemies.
- #16 Dead Cells
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 180,167 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelike 25.9%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for 2D action-roguelikes, offering incredibly tight combat and a beautiful pixel-art world.
- #17 Caveblazers
87% matchVery Positive85% of 4,500 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelike 16.8%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Perma Death 12.3%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal platformer-roguelike that emphasizes fast-paced combat and vertical exploration in dangerous environments.
- #18 Delver
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,842 reviews2018
Dev: Chad CuddiganPub: Priority Interrupt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelike 14.7%, Perma Death 9.2%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person dungeon crawler uses a distinct pixelated style and focuses on the tension of exploring dark, procedurally generated depths.
- #19 Full Metal Furies
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,903 reviews2018
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.6%, 4 Player Local 20.9%, RPG 13.1%, Co-op 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantastic cooperative beat-'em-up that introduces deep RPG character builds and challenging team-based mechanics.
- #20 Enter the Gungeon
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,698 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelike 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A premier action-roguelike that focuses on intense, room-clearing combat and discovery within a procedurally generated dungeon.
- #21 In Celebration of Violence
84% 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 19.1%, Roguelike 14.3%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Perma Death 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-roguelike that incorporates souls-like combat mechanics into a top-down, pixelated dungeon setting.
- #22 Tiny Rogues
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,556 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, action-packed roguelike that distills the dungeon-crawling experience into pure, addictive combat loops.
- #23 Never Split the Party
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,400 reviews2019
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelike 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative-focused roguelike that forces players to work together to survive, mirroring the team-based requirements of Legend of Dungeon.
- #24 Labyrinth Legend
82% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Shinobi Games
Windows · Mac
Labyrinth Legend is an action RPG with hack and slash elements. Explore the automatically-generated dungeons, collect powerful equipment, and battle against unknown, formidable enemies!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, RPG 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward hack-and-slash dungeon crawler that focuses on loot and boss battles in a classic pixel-art style.
- #25 Magicite
81% matchVery Positive85% of 7,589 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.3%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Perma Death 12.3%, RPG 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and crafting elements with roguelike dungeon exploration, perfect for players who enjoy gathering resources.
- #26 Hero Siege
80% matchMixed67% of 46,731 reviews2014
Dev: Panic Art Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Roguelike 15.3%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends action-RPG elements with roguelite mechanics, offering a massive variety of items and character builds.
- #27 Tallowmere
79% matchVery Positive90% of 854 reviews2015
Dev: Chris McFarland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Perma Death 12.8%, 4 Player Local 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer-roguelike that features procedurally generated rooms and a focus on increasingly difficult combat encounters.
- #28 Vertical Drop Heroes HD
79% matchVery Positive80% of 743 reviews2014
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Roguelike 17.5%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural platformer that emphasizes vertical exploration and randomized character abilities, similar to the progression in Legend of Dungeon.
- #29 Slasher's Keep
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,282 reviews2020
Dev: Damian Schloter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32%, Dungeon Crawler 28%, Roguelike 13.1%, RPG 8.9%, Roguelite 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person action-roguelike with a unique art style and a focus on melee combat within a sprawling, dangerous keep.
- #30 Ancient Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,676 reviews2021
Dev: Eric Thullen
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ancient Dungeon VR is a fast-paced roguelite dungeon crawler built for VR. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, slash enemies, collect loot, and unlock upgrades in immersive physics-based combat. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.5%, Roguelike 21%, VR 8.5%, Perma Death 8.4%, RPG 8.1%
- #31 bit Dungeon II
78% matchVery Positive82% of 2,214 reviews2014
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.2%, Roguelike 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, RPG 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist action-RPG that focuses on fast combat and exploration in a dark, pixelated world.
- #32 Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power
76% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mount and upgrade your weapons into special combos in this randomly generated action RPG shooter. Mow down thousands of dungeon dwelling creatures and survive as you descend deeper into the dungeon! Unlock items, complete quests, and find all the secrets to help you reach the boss of bosses!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Roguelike 17.2%, Procedural Generation 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #33 Dungreed
75% matchVery Positive93% of 9,532 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelike 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #34 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
75% matchVery Positive85% of 13,994 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Roguelike 30.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Perma Death 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, RPG 9%
- #35 Deep Dark Dungeon
77% 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: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Roguelike 10.7%, 4 Player Local 10%, RPG 9.6%
- #36 Dungeon Looter
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Wappen Games
Windows
Hack and slash rogue lite. Take on the role of an adventurer of various classes, fight through random-generated dungeons and make a fortune! Support multiplayer online co-op up to 8 players or play it solo offline.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Roguelike 18.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, RPG 7.5%
- #37 Heroes of Loot
76% matchMixed69% of 94 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Roguelike 18.2%, RPG 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #38 Ember Knights
70% matchVery Positive94% of 6,833 reviews2023
Dev: Doom TurtlePub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelike 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #39 Mana Spark
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 690 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Roguelike 15.7%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #40 UnderMine
70% matchVery Positive90% of 9,783 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Roguelite 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, RPG 6.5%
- #41 Hack, Slash, Loot
74% 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: Roguelike 55.8%, RPG 11.6%, Perma Death 10%, Dungeon Crawler 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #42 Abandoned Archive
67% matchVery Positive94% of 750 reviews2025
Dev: Vedal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Abandoned Archive is a fantasy, spell-casting, rogue-like, featuring a wide variety of relics, a unique spell-upgrading system, with compelling and engaging bosses. Each floor is filled with items and mysteries for the player to uncover; what will you discover in the Abandoned Archive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Roguelike 15.7%, Perma Death 13%
- #43 Freaky Awesome
73% matchMixed56% of 261 reviews2017
Dev: Mandragora
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Roguelike 13.5%, Perma Death 10.9%
- #44 Quest of Dungeons
72% 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 24%, Roguelike 20.7%, Perma Death 18.2%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, RPG 8.8%
- #45 TEMPLE of RUBBO
71% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced co-op dungeon crawler for up to four players! 🏛️ Fight enemies and collect loot through 16 floors of caves, sewers, dungeons and hell to rescue an ancient wizard and regain your humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 5.8%
- #46 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 392,863 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 43.8 hrsMean: 184.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelike 23%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #47 NETHER DUNGEONS
68% matchVery Positive83% of 427 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 7.6%, Procedural Generation 7.5%
- #48 Dungeons & Treasure VR
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: SDC Ventures
Windows
Dungeons & Treasure is a roguelike multiplayer created with voxel art for virtual reality. The game is an endless fast-paced action adventure. You progress through different environments with unique enemies, bosses and challenges like traps and minor puzzles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, VR 7.3%, Indie 7%, Action 5.3%
- #49 Pixel Dungeon VR
67% matchVery Positive91% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: Suplife Games
Windows
Pixel Dungeon is a fast-paced, multiplayer social VR adventure where dungeon-crawling action, physics-based combat, and chaos with friends collide.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelike 17.3%, RPG 8.4%, Roguelite 7%
- #50 Crawlers and Brawlers
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Ugly Beard Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become an adventurer and go on a fantastic journey through epic procedurally generated dungeons. Collect powerful loot to develop your character and then brawl online with your friends on 12 different multiplayer maps.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, RPG 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Procedural Generation 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #51 The Last Game
68% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Frédéric Julian
Windows · Mac
Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.8%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, 4 Player Local 11.6%, Roguelite 9.1%, Action 5.9%
- #52 Skelly Selest
69% matchVery Positive93% of 286 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: Action Roguelike 26.9%, Roguelike 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Perma Death 9.1%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #53 TinyKeep
71% matchMixed65% of 417 reviews2014
Dev: PhigamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 54%, RPG 17.3%, Perma Death 12.5%, Indie 8.1%, Action 6.3%
- #54 Tor Eternum
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Sorcerous Gaming
Windows
Explore the enigmatic Tor Eternum with up to 10 friends in this frenetic online co-op action RPG. Customize your character as you level up, explore the halls of the Tower, and overcome billions of different procedurally generated bosses.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelike 16.4%, RPG 8%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
- #55 Scarlett's Dungeon
70% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelike 19.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #56 Devious Dungeon
68% 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 25%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Roguelike 17.9%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #57 Rogue Fist
64% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Wetcoat Games
Windows
Play solo or with friends in this 4 player local couch co-op roguelite auto-shooter where enemies aren’t your biggest problem; your friends are! Smash foes, dodge bullets, and enjoy chaotic trolling as you punch, throw, and ‘accidentally’ sacrifice each other to survive relentless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, 4 Player Local 11.6%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #58 Lost Castle / 失落城堡
66% matchVery Positive87% of 23,823 reviews2016
Dev: Hunter StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, 4 Player Local 16.7%, Roguelike 16.4%, RPG 6.8%
- #59 The Dungeoning
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2014
Dev: Nick Donnelly
Windows · Mac
The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.4%, Roguelike 22.4%, RPG 15.8%, Indie 6.7%, Roguelite 6.7%