- #1 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,203 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.5 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 29.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Roguelike 7.7%, Turn-Based 6%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a necromancer building your own army to conquer the world, perfectly capturing the villain-protagonist management feel.
- #2 Rogue Lords
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,866 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 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Roguelite 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: You control the Devil and his disciples in a turn-based roguelike that embraces a dark, villainous aesthetic.
- #3 War for the Overworld
96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,072 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% ★, Dungeon Crawler 26%, Management 17.1%, Strategy 5.7%, Fantasy 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to classic dungeon management games, focusing on building and defending your lair.
- #4 KeeperRL
95% matchVery Positive84% of 1,788 reviews2024
Dev: Electric Succubi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 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 57.3% ★, Roguelike 14.3%, Management 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of dungeon building and roguelike exploration where you manage your own dark fortress.
- #5 Monster Train
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,855 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 17.8%, Difficult 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Roguelite 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: A reverse tower defense roguelite where you manage your train's defenses against waves of invading heroes.
- #6 Darkest Dungeon®
94% matchVery Positive92% of 160,055 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for turn-based dungeon crawling, offering the high-stakes tactical combat and resource management found in Legend of Keepers.
- #7 Gladiator Guild Manager
93% matchVery Positive81% of 4,015 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 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 26.3%, Management 17.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and tactical deployment of units in an arena setting, mirroring the management loop of the seed game.
- #8 Dungeons 3
91% matchVery Positive94% of 18,657 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 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 65.9% ★, Management 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep dungeon management with real-time strategy elements as you build a base to defeat the forces of good.
- #9 Dungeon Rushers
92% 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 13.9%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that features a humorous take on the genre with a focus on party and dungeon management.
- #10 Banners of Ruin
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,208 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 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical combat with card-based mechanics that reward strategic planning and party management.
- #11 Crown Trick
90% matchVery Positive85% of 5,374 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 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 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Roguelike 13.5%, Difficult 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based roguelite that emphasizes positioning and clever use of skills in a dungeon environment.
- #12 The Last Spell
89% matchVery Positive91% of 13,407 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical strategy game where you must defend your city against massive waves of monsters.
- #13 Spellcaster University
89% matchVery Positive83% of 4,264 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 45.3%, Dark Fantasy 32.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that shares the dark fantasy aesthetic and base-building focus of the seed game.
- #14 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
87% matchVery Positive84% of 3,331 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 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 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelite 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler roguelite where you manage a group of disposable units through dangerous dungeon floors.
- #15 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
88% matchVery Positive85% of 14,009 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 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 27.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic mix of dungeon defense and resource management that requires careful planning to survive waves of enemies.
- #16 Tainted Grail: Conquest
86% matchVery Positive90% of 8,255 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 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 23.9%, Roguelike 17.5%, Board Game 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelite that features deep deckbuilding and tactical combat similar to the seed game's turn-based encounters.
- #17 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 36.3%, Turn-Based 31%, Difficult 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 5.9%, RPG 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides quick, highly tactical dungeon-crawling puzzles that require careful resource management to succeed.
- #18 Monster Sanctuary
84% matchVery Positive91% of 12,503 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Difficult 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical creature collection with turn-based combat in a way that rewards strategic team building.
- #19 Othercide
85% matchVery Positive82% of 5,224 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 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 15.8%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Gothic 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Difficult 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based tactical game with roguelite elements that demands precise management of your units.
- #20 Stoneshard
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,711 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.3 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 19.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based dungeon crawler that features deep survival mechanics and tactical combat.
- #21 Roguebook
83% matchVery Positive84% of 4,491 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Strategic deckbuilding with a focus on exploration and party synergy in a roguelite setting.
- #22 Gordian Quest
81% matchVery Positive89% of 5,981 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 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 27.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Roguelike 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep party-based RPG with deckbuilding elements that offers extensive strategic depth.
- #23 Megaloot
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,996 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 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on inventory management and loot-driven progression, mirroring the gear-focused loop of dungeon management games.
- #24 Vault of the Void
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,976 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Board Game 22.9%, Difficult 21.4%, Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic roguelite deckbuilder that gives you full control over your deck and combat encounters.
- #25 Dungeon No Dungeon
82% matchMixed58% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows · Mac
Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct art style and strategic turn-based combat that emphasizes unique character builds.
- #26 Deep Sky Derelicts
82% 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 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi dungeon crawler that uses card-based combat and resource management to drive its strategic loop.
- #27 Wildermyth
79% matchVery Positive95% of 18,174 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Roguelite 16.9%, Fantasy 12%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Tactical turn-based combat combined with procedural storytelling that makes every dungeon run feel unique.
- #28 Across the Obelisk
79% matchVery Positive81% of 12,934 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.0 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.3%, Dungeon Crawler 24.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: Tactical deckbuilding with party management that requires careful planning to survive dungeon encounters.
- #29 For The King
78% matchVery Positive88% of 43,488 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Board Game 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes party management and exploration in a dangerous world.
- #30 Aethermancer
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 20.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Roguelike 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%
- #31 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,378 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 22.2% ★, Turn-Based 9.2%, Dungeon Crawler 8.4%, Gothic 8.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #32 Ring of Pain
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,063 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 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 11%
- #33 Die in the Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,313 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 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 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #34 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
76% matchVery Positive86% of 15,094 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 43.1 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 58.8%, Fantasy 41.2%
- #35 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
77% matchVery Positive87% of 7,999 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 29.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Difficult 10.7%, RPG 9.7%
- #36 Loop Hero
74% matchVery Positive93% of 36,343 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.5 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 22.8%, Roguelite 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
- #37 Runestone Keeper
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2015
Dev: BlackfirePub: Cimugames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.8%, Strategy 20.4%, Roguelite 14.7%, Turn-Based 12.9%, RPG 12.2%
- #38 Overlooting
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,509 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Turn-Based 10.2%
- #39 Hellslave
73% matchVery Positive85% of 3,265 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 31.6%, Turn-Based Combat 27.4%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Dark 14%, RPG 8.3%
- #40 Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,625 reviews2015
Dev: Gambrinous
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.2%, Roguelike 24.9%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Roguelite 7.9%, RPG 7.4%
- #41 Yes, Your Grace
73% matchVery Positive87% of 13,872 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 33.2%, Management 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Fantasy 10%
- #42 Darkest Dungeon® II
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,175 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 34.9 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%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Gothic 12.5% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #43 Trials of Fire
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,255 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 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 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Board Game 14.7%, Roguelite 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #44 Slay or Fall
69% matchVery Positive90% of 155 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 26.7%, Roguelike 21.3%, Management 19.4%, Dark 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #45 Robothorium
74% 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 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Roguelite 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Strategy 10.7%
- #46 The Fortress
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 148 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% ★, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Roguelike 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Dark 9.6%
- #47 Phoenix Point
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,055 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 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 57.7%, RPG 42.3%
- #48 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,745 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 49%, Strategy 27.7%, RPG 16.6%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #49 Crawl Tactics
68% matchVery Positive92% of 213 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 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Difficult 10%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #50 SFD : Rogue TRPG
71% matchVery Positive86% of 101 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 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Difficult 9.7%, RPG 9.3%
- #51 Swag and Sorcery
71% matchMixed54% of 3,244 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 24.5%, Roguelike 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Roguelite 16.3%, RPG 9.7%
- #52 Hadean Tactics
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,898 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #53 Curse of the Dead Gods
67% matchVery Positive84% of 9,135 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 22.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%
- #54 The Dungeon Beneath
67% matchVery Positive89% of 887 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 14.5%
- #55 Dungeon Tycoon
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,857 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 36.3%, Management 25.4%, Fantasy 12.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #56 ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
69% 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: Turn-Based 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Difficult 17.3%, Roguelike 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #57 Abyss Manager
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: D4 Laboratory
Windows
Take over a small dungeon that no adventure is interested in as a new manager. You'll start with almost nothing and recruit minions, accumulate money, construct facilities, develop technology, explore the realm, have the dungeon's name up, defeat other dungeons and win the championship of the Dungeon League.
Why similar: Turn-Based 42.6%, Strategy 38.4%, Pixel Graphics 19%
- #58 Knock on the Coffin Lid
64% matchVery Positive84% of 2,879 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelike 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #59 Dungeons 2
68% matchVery Positive82% of 5,265 reviews2015
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 46% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Management 13.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #60 Dungeonmans
68% 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: Roguelike 50.4%, Turn-Based 25.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, RPG 7.2%, Strategy 5.5%