Games Like Mewgenics

Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 70.6%, RPG 15.2%, Funny 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its entire hook is breeding creatures across generations and adapting inherited traits to survive harsh turn-based encounters, making it the clearest match to Mewgenics' genetics obsession.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Tactical 5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Mewgenics at its most tactical, it turns small-scale turn-based fights into brutally smart positioning puzzles with huge replay value.

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 Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Roguelite 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelite progression, drafted abilities and gear, and punishing turn-based defense battles that reward careful squad building.

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32%, Roguelite 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Tactical 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is another run-based tactical game where compact missions, procedural pressure, and clever character builds create that same 'one more attempt' loop.

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 Tactics 34.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Roguelite 16.4%, Comic Book 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its procedural campaigns, persistent legacies, and character mutations echo the attachment-to-your-team side of Mewgenics even without the breeding.

Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27%, Turn-Based Combat 25.6%, Roguelite 22.8%, Cartoony 7.8%, Cute 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This creature-commanding roguelite is all about assembling a party, exploiting turn order, and milking absurd synergies from a compact run.

Siralim Ultimate is a monster-catching, dungeon-crawling RPG with a ridiculous amount of depth. Summon over 1200 different creatures and travel through randomly generated dungeons to acquire resources, new creatures, and loot.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 61.8%, RPG 26.2%, 2D 12%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Mewgenics is engineering broken creature synergies, Siralim Ultimate's endlessly customizable monster parties are catnip.

Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.7%, Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Cute 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact tactical maps, animal protagonists, and run-based team-building make it one of the closest modern matches on pure combat feel.

Abomi Nation is a roguelike monster-taming RPG. Every playthrough will create a new version of Abomi Nation and provide a unique world with different Abomis for you to find. Explore your universe, watch your Abomis bond, and battle it out as your adventure unfolds in a way totally unique to you!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29%, Roguelite 28.8%, RPG 11.6%, Funny 11.5%, Cartoony 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It channels the run-based creature-collecting side of Mewgenics with randomized progression, weird monsters, and lots of build experimentation.

Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!

Why similar: Roguelite 37.3%, Turn-Based Combat 35.4%, RPG 15%, Tactical 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends flashy turn-based combat with roguelite structure and a lineage system that gives each run a generational feel.

In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 63.4%, RPG 25%, Tactical 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its cute presentation hides surprisingly crunchy turn-based battles and a summon-focused roster-building loop that scratches a similar strategic itch.

Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 47%, Turn-Based Combat 35.5%, RPG 12%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Building a monster team around passive synergies and turn-based combo play delivers the same 'breed or draft the perfect squad' satisfaction.

Dive into a dark world where monsters rule and make pacts with them to defeat an evil young woman seeking power. Hunt, battle, tame and breed monsters to create your own legacy. Together with your monsters, you can restore the balance to Crown Island.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 67.8%, RPG 24.1%, 2D 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This darker monster-collector leans hard into crossbreeding and inheritance, making it a great pick if Mewgenics' genetics system is what grabbed you.

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: Roguelite 40.5%, Great Soundtrack 37.8%, Horror 11.9%, 2D 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It isn't turn-based, but the same creators' signature mix of dark comedy, grotesque cuteness, and endless build variety is all over it.

A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!

Why similar: Roguelite 80.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Funny 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: From one of Mewgenics' creators, it shares the same gross-cute humor and run-based turn-based design, just filtered through puzzle combat.

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: Turn-Based Tactics 34%, Roguelite 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Mewgenics' harsh roguelite structure, attrition-heavy turn-based combat, and love of grotesque personality.

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 Tactics 31%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Roguelite 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes party tactics, roguelite campaign structure, and drafted abilities in a way that feels very close to Mewgenics' strategic run planning.

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 Combat 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Roguelite 21.7%, RPG 9.6%, Tactical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Every step and attack is turn-based in its trap-filled roguelike dungeons, giving it a measured tactical rhythm similar to Mewgenics' battles.

Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, RPG 18%, Roguelite 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This underrated tactical roguelike is all about carefully planning missions and loadouts for a customizable squad.

A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Turn-Based Combat 25.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, RPG 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its exploration-plus-tactics loop and high-stakes squad management will appeal if you like Mewgenics more for the battles than the breeding.

Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.2%, Roguelite 21.7%, RPG 9.4%, Magic 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers fast, brutally replayable turn-based runs built around party composition, item drops, and clever ability combinations.

Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, RPG 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its accessible grid-based roguelike combat and charm make it a lighter but still structurally similar option.

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 Tactics 28.4%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Roguelite 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its grim aesthetic differs, but the loop of raising, sacrificing, and refining a tactical roster feels spiritually adjacent to Mewgenics.

A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Roguelite 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based roguelite runs focus on chaining abilities and refining builds, making it a good adjacent pick for strategy-heavy replayability.

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Roguelite 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: You move a party through a run-based campaign and fight in tight turn-based battles, with meta progression and risk management throughout.

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: Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Roguelite 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: If the draft-build-synergy side of Mewgenics matters more than the grid, Monster Train delivers elite roguelite theorycrafting with monsters.

Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Roguelite 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, RPG 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Procedural expeditions, turn-based skirmishes, and a scrappy party-upgrade loop make it a strong fit for the adventure side of Mewgenics.

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Why similar: Dark Humor 41.9%, Roguelite 29.3%, Cute 13.8%, Funny 10.3%, 2D 4.6%

Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.9%, Turn-Based Combat 27.9%, Roguelite 24.9%, RPG 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers procedural journeys, brutal turn-based encounters, and party-building decisions that capture Mewgenics' campaign unpredictability.

Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Roguelite 19.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, RPG 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This colorful tactical roguelite revolves around positioning, upgrades, and short replayable campaigns on compact boards.

Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Roguelite 18.5%, RPG 8%

Why You'll Like It: Like the best Mewgenics fights, its turn-based encounters are all about using limited space, enemy patterns, and smart team abilities.

A roguelike memory deckbuilder where you bend the rules of card matching with wild combos, strategy-defining items and cards featuring some personality-packed cats.

Why similar: Cats 47.9%, Roguelite 24.3%, Cartoony 11.4%, Cute 10.8%, 2D 5.6%

《CARD QUEST》 is a game themed around the image of cats, featuring a rich combination of elemental schools, random equipment upgrades and breakthroughs, unique core gameplay for each chapter, and various random events.

Why similar: Cats 38.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.6%, Roguelite 16.2%, Cute 7.5%, Funny 6.6%

Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Cats 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Funny 7.4%

Turn-based fantasy gladiatorial game with monster breeding. Crossbreed various species to create monster hybrids for gladiatorial combat. Manipulate creatures’ traits with surgery, magic, and alchemy. Manage your enterprise, craft items and upgrade your base. Fight in the arena for gold and glory!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 44.8%, Turn-Based Combat 26.7%, Roguelite 19.9%, Tactical 8.6%

A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!

Why similar: Dark Humor 41.5%, Roguelite 32%, Surreal 15.9%, Horror 10.6%

Embark on a captivating journey in Evolings! This minimalistic turn-based roguelike lets you face hordes of evil monsters by recruiting a team of deadly yet cute creatures. With challenges and a unique experience in each playthrough, Evolings offers a captivating fusion of strategy and charm.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, RPG 11.9%, Cute 6.6%

Meow! This is a cat-themed Survivor-like game where you control an adorable Supercat! Battle monsters to level up, collect items, upgrade weapons, and experiment with strategic builds to fight off invading creatures threatening Meow Star.

Why similar: Funny 27.8%, Cartoony 25.6%, RPG 24.1%, Cute 22.5%

Type anything, generate a creature. Outwit, outlast and out-weird your enemies in a sandbox roguelike with deep simulation systems, wildly unpredictable auto-battler combat and endless procedurally generated chaos!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.6%, Roguelite 28.3%, Funny 15.3%, Cute 11.1%, 2D 5.7%

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Why similar: Roguelite 45.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 35%, Choices Matter 12.6%, 2D 6.8%

From the creators of Vampire Survivors comes a turbo-charged, turn-based roguelite deckbuilder! Deal world-ending combos, blitz through infested dungeons, and master the Turboturn to obliterate hordes of familiar foes with a chaotic hand of cards.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 59.8%, Roguelite 40.2%

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Roguelite 46.2%, Surreal 24.3%, Horror 24.2%, 2D 5.3%

Hire a band of almost-heroic goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, accomplish silly quests for the weird inhabitants of this fantastic world, and truly become a god - at least by goblin standards.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Roguelite 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Funny 6.9%

TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.2%, Turn-Based Combat 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Roguelite 19.1%, RPG 7%

The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!

Why similar: Roguelite 64.1%, Cute 24.1%, 2D 11.8%

Summon, consult, and train procedurally generated monster girls in this dungeon roguelite. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different monster types as you prepare the ultimate team to defeat dangerous enemies and collect powerful artifacts. (Game is SFW)

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.6%, Roguelite 30.9%, RPG 13.8%, Cute 11%, 2D 6%

A roguelike dice-building game where the goal is to overcome an ever-increasing target score each round. Assemble a synergistic set of Cats and dice, go for crazy combos and try to attain as high a score as you possibly can. Master the synergy between cats and dice to win!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.1%, Cats 31%, Roguelite 24.7%, Cute 8%, 2D 4.2%

Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 47.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 35.9%, Horror 6%, Cartoony 5.2%, 2D 5%

BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.

Why similar: Roguelite 89%, 2D 11%

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: Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Roguelite 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, RPG 7.2%

A turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice... and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting! Updated with tons of new content!

Why similar: Cats 32.7%, Turn-Based Combat 24.2%, Funny 19.2%, RPG 12.5%, Cute 7.3%

Dimensionals is the hottest roguelike turn-based RPG with tons of Heroes to collect and level up. Build a party of 3 heroes and combine hundreds of skills to create insane combos in the ultimate tactical challenge. Fight through an epic story told in the style of voice acted comic book cutscenes.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Roguelite 14.6%, RPG 6.2%

The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 57.9%, Roguelite 36.2%, 2D 5.9%

Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!

Why similar: Roguelite 100%

Dog Witch is a roguelike deckbuilder where your spells are fueled by enchanted dice. Combine over 150 unique items to forge ever-evolving strategies, perfect synergy combos, summon minions, and tackle an endless range of foes so bizarre, they’ll leave your tail wagging in disbelief!

Why similar: Roguelite 45.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 36.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Cartoony 5.1%

Collect and battle over 200 unique creatures in this roguelike auto-battler. Level-up and evolve your Kādomon as you assemble the ultimate team, creating awesome synergies to beat BIG bosses!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.7%, Roguelite 22.8%, Cartoony 12.8%, Funny 10.3%, RPG 9%

1 Bit Survivor is a unique blend of turn-based combat and survival horror! Carefully manage your resources to solve procedurally generated combat puzzles. Survive 28 Days and save your Pet Cat from the Zed-pocalpyse!

Why similar: Cats 28.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%

A light-hearted turn-based RPG, heavily inspired by old 2D classics. You will battle through waves of cute enemies, grow your characters, explore a diverse world, solve puzzles, and of course, save the world. (Just updated to version 3!)

Why similar: Cats 30%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, Funny 16.6%, RPG 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Why similar: Roguelite 74.3%, RPG 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, 2D 3.8%

Claws & Chaos is an auto-chess-style battler featuring quirky creatures in dire circumstances. Build your team and hone your skills while battling across both story and PvP modes. Will you earn your place on the Ark?

Why similar: Cats 33.6%, Dark Humor 29.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Cute 8.6%, 2D 4.2%