- #1 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Roguelike 7.6%, Turn-Based 6.1%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a necromancer building an army to escape your dungeon, perfectly mirroring the villain-protagonist and management themes.
- #2 Monster Train
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,964 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelike 17.6%, Difficult 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite deckbuilder focuses on defending your train from heroes, sharing the core 'tower defense' feel of Legend of Keepers.
- #3 War for the Overworld
96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,133 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 26%, Management 16.5%, Strategy 5.6%, Fantasy 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the classic dungeon-building management experience where you must construct traps and command minions to defeat heroes.
- #4 Darkest Dungeon®
95% matchVery Positive92% of 162,804 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.3 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: Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive turn-based dungeon crawler that captures the dark, high-stakes atmosphere and tactical combat found in your seed game.
- #5 KeeperRL
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,814 reviews2024
Dev: Electric Succubi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
KeeperRL is a retro dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil keeper and build a formidable dungeon. Recruit sinister minions, equip and train them to explore the world and fight the forces of good.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 58.2% ★, Roguelike 14%, Management 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep dungeon management roguelike that allows you to build your own dungeon and defend it against waves of adventurers.
- #6 Dungeons 3
94% matchVery Positive94% of 18,731 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 66.6% ★, Management 13%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dungeon management and base-building with an RTS-style overworld, focusing on the villainous perspective of conquering the surface.
- #7 Banners of Ruin
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,241 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that emphasizes party management and positioning in challenging turn-based encounters.
- #8 Gladiator Guild Manager
91% matchVery Positive81% of 4,093 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27%, Management 17.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a team of fighters, requiring tactical preparation and resource allocation similar to dungeon management.
- #9 Rogue Lords
92% matchMixed70% of 1,898 reviews2021
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.
Why similar: Gothic 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Roguelite 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: You play as the Devil himself, leading a team of legendary villains through turn-based tactical battles.
- #10 The Last Spell
90% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on defending a town against massive waves of enemies using turn-based tactical combat and strategic planning.
- #11 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
91% matchVery Positive85% of 14,063 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.2 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 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 21.4%, Difficult 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Strategy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A blend of roguelite and tower defense where you must manage resources and defend your crystal against waves of enemies.
- #12 Crown Trick
89% matchVery Positive85% of 5,394 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that emphasizes positioning and tactical skill usage within a dungeon-crawling framework.
- #13 Ring of Pain
88% matchVery Positive91% of 5,107 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Difficult 13.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based dungeon crawler that emphasizes quick, tactical decision-making and roguelite progression.
- #14 Desktop Dungeons
87% matchVery Positive84% of 2,364 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 35.6%, Turn-Based 31.6%, Difficult 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 5.9%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-like roguelike that forces you to manage your resources and health carefully while exploring small, dangerous dungeons.
- #15 Dungeon Rushers
89% matchMixed62% of 1,236 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based dungeon crawler that features crafting, dungeon building, and a humorous villainous tone.
- #16 Megaloot
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,013 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on inventory management and loot optimization within a fast-paced roguelite dungeon-crawling loop.
- #17 Othercide
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,314 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Gothic 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Difficult 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, tactical turn-based game that focuses on managing a team of warriors against overwhelming odds.
- #18 Hellslave
85% matchVery Positive85% of 3,423 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 31.7%, Turn-Based Combat 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Dark 14%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy dungeon crawler that emphasizes turn-based combat and strategic character building.
- #19 Darkest Dungeon® II
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 27,056 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Gothic 12.3% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the original's formula with a stronger focus on roguelite road-trip mechanics and party management.
- #20 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
84% matchVery Positive86% of 15,319 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Why similar: Strategy 58.3%, Fantasy 41.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core tower defense mechanics of managing units to stop waves of enemies from reaching your base.
- #21 Monster Sanctuary
82% matchVery Positive91% of 12,704 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Turn-Based 18%, Difficult 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creature collection with turn-based tactical combat, requiring careful team management and synergy.
- #22 Stoneshard
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,730 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based roguelike that emphasizes survival and tactical combat in a dangerous, unforgiving world.
- #23 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
81% matchVery Positive84% of 3,360 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Roguelike 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelite 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler roguelike where you manage a group of humans through a dungeon, focusing on team composition and resource management.
- #24 Dungeon No Dungeon
83% matchMixed58% of 506 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 14%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique turn-based roguelite that uses a distinct art style and strategic combat mechanics to challenge your party management skills.
- #25 Aethermancer
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,722 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Become the Aethermancer and fight alongside mythical creatures. Explore the ever-changing Fractured Ruins, plan your moves in challenging turn-based battles, and watch your Monsters grow stronger from previous lives and defy death!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelike that emphasizes turn-based combat and strategic team management.
- #26 Spellcaster University
81% matchVery Positive83% of 4,334 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Management 44.7%, Dark Fantasy 33.4%, Strategy 17.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that allows you to build and run a magical academy, focusing on the administrative side of fantasy.
- #27 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
80% matchVery Positive87% of 8,099 reviews2020
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Difficult 10.6%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous turn-based tactical RPG that features complex dungeon exploration and party management.
- #28 Die in the Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,597 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Difficult 13.1%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #29 Lootbound
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,392 reviews2026
Dev: ArtDockPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #30 Yes, Your Grace
79% matchVery Positive87% of 14,249 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.9%, Management 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Fantasy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy game where you must make difficult choices to protect your kingdom, sharing the management-focused gameplay loop.
- #31 Runestone Keeper
79% matchVery Positive84% of 2,464 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 31.5%, Strategy 20.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.3%, RPG 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike that focuses on dungeon exploration and strategic combat decisions.
- #32 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,380 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 22.5% ★, Turn-Based 9.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.4%, Gothic 8.3% ★, Lovecraftian 8.2%
- #33 My Infamous Dungeon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: BoxFox Studios
Windows
Be evil. Build your dungeon and grow your empire in this roguelite dungeon builder. Hire monsters, set traps, battle heroes, and conquer the overworld with an ever expanding legion of evil.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.7% ★, Roguelite 10.2%, Management 10%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 6.8%
- #34 Roguebook
76% matchVery Positive84% of 4,593 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Difficult 13%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #35 Overlooting
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,783 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.5%, Turn-Based 10.4%
- #36 Tainted Grail: Conquest
74% matchVery Positive90% of 8,376 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.5%, Roguelike 17.2%, Board Game 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%
- #37 Tap Dungeon
72% matchVery Positive83% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Xiao5 Studios
Windows
Pixel-art isekai roguelike dungeon crawler! 5 classes, mix skills & items freely in turn-based combat across deadly random dungeons. Fight goblins, orcs, undead; collect artifacts, beat hidden bosses. Death = rebirth, endless builds await. Become the hero saving the kingdom!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #38 Knock on the Coffin Lid
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,913 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Roguelike 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #39 Gordian Quest
73% matchVery Positive89% of 6,044 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 8.6%
- #40 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,769 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Why similar: Management 48.3%, Strategy 27.8%, RPG 17.1%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #41 Roguecraft DX
70% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #42 Robothorium
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Strategy 10.5%
- #43 Graveyard Keeper
71% matchVery Positive85% of 56,175 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.1%, Management 30.7%, RPG 15.2%, Dark 9.8%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #44 Slay or Fall
69% matchVery Positive90% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: ostsergeyPub: Ostsergey Games
Windows
As the Lord of the Dungeon, defend yourself from the heroes' attacks before they reach you! Command your own subordinates, devise schemes, and tackle pressing issues!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.1%, Roguelike 21.2%, Management 19%, Dark 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #45 Phoenix Point
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,210 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Strategy 57%, RPG 43%
- #46 Loop Hero
69% matchVery Positive93% of 36,571 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%
- #47 Deep Sky Derelicts
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,885 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 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Strategy 11%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #48 Ratropolis
70% matchVery Positive88% of 5,542 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Difficult 26.2%, Roguelite 23.6%, Roguelike 22.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Fantasy 11.5%
- #49 The Fortress
69% matchMixed70% of 163 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: Gothic 22.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Roguelike 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Dark 9.7%
- #50 Fantasy General II
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #51 SFD : Rogue TRPG
71% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Difficult 9.9%, RPG 9.5%
- #52 Dungeon Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,953 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.6%, Management 24.8%, Fantasy 12.5%, Strategy 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
- #53 Curse of the Dead Gods
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,242 reviews2021
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Difficult 22.1%, Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%
- #54 Crawl Tactics
68% matchVery Positive92% of 221 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: Turn-Based 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #55 Swag and Sorcery
71% matchMixed54% of 3,258 reviews2019
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
Why similar: Management 24%, Roguelike 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Roguelite 16.1%, RPG 10%
- #56 Heretic's Fork
66% matchVery Positive85% of 4,125 reviews2023
Dev: 9FingerGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.1%, Roguelite 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Strategy 17.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #57 Tower Tactics: Liberation
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,259 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.3%, Roguelite 21.5%, Management 17.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%
- #58 Trials of Fire
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,262 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Board Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #59 Black Book
65% matchVery Positive92% of 6,753 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #60 Killsquad
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,494 reviews2021
Dev: Novarama
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 69.1%, RPG 28.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%