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 15.1%, Funny 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its core loop of breeding creatures for inherited traits and guiding them through harsh turn-based survival challenges makes it the clearest match to Mewgenics' genetics-driven strategy.

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 34.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Roguelite 16.4%, Comic Book 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its procedural storytelling, relationship systems, legacy-style progression, and tactical battles capture Mewgenics' blend of attachment to evolving units and replayable campaigns.

MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 70.3%, Tactical 18.9%, RPG 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical strategy game revolves around managing bloodlines and breeding heroes across generations, echoing Mewgenics' long-term inheritance and roster planning.

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 31.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Roguelite 14%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Tactical 5%

Why You'll Like It: Few games match Mewgenics' emphasis on tight, high-stakes turn-based decision-making as cleanly as this brilliantly replayable tactics roguelite.

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 28.7%, Funny 11.7%, RPG 11.5%, Cartoony 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its creature-collecting roguelite structure and focus on building strange teams of monsters taps into the same experimentation and run variety that make Mewgenics compelling.

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 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Cute 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong fit if you want compact turn-based tactical encounters, sharp positional play, and a roster of animal-like characters with highly synergistic abilities.

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 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Roguelite 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines punishing turn-based tactics, roguelite structure, character build drafting, and persistent progression in a way that should strongly appeal to Mewgenics players.

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: Great Soundtrack 40.1%, Roguelite 39.1%, Horror 11.4%, 2D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Mewgenics' creator DNA, grotesque humor, and run-based item-driven design, even if it trades tactics for action combat.

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 27.1%, Turn-Based Combat 25.6%, Roguelite 22.8%, Cartoony 7.8%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This creature-battling roguelite is all about assembling synergistic teams and manipulating turn order, which overlaps well with Mewgenics' draft-and-build strategy appeal.

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 34.1%, Roguelite 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: While much grimmer in presentation, it scratches a similar itch for brutal run-based party management, difficult turn-based combat, and long-term build decisions.

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 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Tactical 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its run-based squad tactics, procedural missions, and constant pressure to adapt a small team build feel very close to Mewgenics' strategic roguelite side.

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

Why similar: Roguelite 79.4%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Funny 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Another Edmund McMillen game, it channels the same grossly funny tone, roguelite progression, and build experimentation that Mewgenics fans will likely appreciate.

In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Funny 14.9%, RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers humorous, offbeat turn-based strategy with a cute-but-chaotic tone that lines up nicely with Mewgenics' dark comedy and quirky combat feel.

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%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Roguelite 21.7%, RPG 9.6%, Tactical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelike turns every movement and attack into a tactical puzzle, making it a great match for players who enjoy Mewgenics' deliberate turn-based combat.

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 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, RPG 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This offers a similarly satisfying mix of tactical positioning, squad specialization, and harsh encounters where every unit choice matters.

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 42.1%, Roguelite 29.2%, Cute 13.7%, Funny 10.4%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the loosest fit here, but its mix of cute aesthetics, dark humor, and roguelite progression may still appeal to Mewgenics fans who like the seed game's tone as much as its systems.

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 26.3%, 2D 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous emphasis on monster-team synergies, inherited traits, and obsessive buildcraft makes it a natural recommendation for anyone who loves Mewgenics' systems depth.

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 20.9%, Roguelite 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based roguelite combat and emphasis on combining abilities into powerful run builds feels adjacent to Mewgenics' strategic experimentation.

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 67.9%, RPG 24%, 2D 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its monster crossbreeding and darker creature-collecting tone mirror Mewgenics' interest in genetics, unusual offspring, and a less wholesome take on cute creatures.

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 23.5%, Roguelite 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its hybrid of party tactics, roguelite runs, and ability drafting makes it a strong fit for players who like planning around evolving combat options.

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: Dark Humor 30.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.8%, Roguelite 19.5%, Tactical 10.2%, RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The darkly comedic roguelite squad-building and willingness to let bizarre synergies spiral out of control fit Mewgenics' chaotic spirit.

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 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Roguelite 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, RPG 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends dungeon crawling, trap management, loot progression, and turn-based battles in a lighter package that still hits some of Mewgenics' tactical notes.

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 Combat 35.7%, Roguelite 27.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, RPG 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: The procedural adventures, punishing turn-based battles, and party-oriented run structure make it a good match for Mewgenics' blend of planning and replayability.

Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Turn-Based Combat 23.1%, Roguelite 15.5%, RPG 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based roguelite format is built around careful positioning, drafting upgrades, and chaining smart tactical turns for huge payoff.

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 63.3%, RPG 24.9%, Tactical 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful presentation hides a surprisingly deep tactical system with summonable allies and build variety that should click with Mewgenics players.

Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Tactical 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: If you like the harsher side of Mewgenics, this offers grim turn-based tactics with mutation-flavored unit customization and demanding battles.

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 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Although not a tactics roguelite, its heavy focus on creature-team composition, skill synergies, and theorycrafting makes it a good systems-first alternative.

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 17.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This older indie gem offers hard, procedural, turn-based tactical runs with deep loadout planning and a similarly unforgiving strategic mindset.

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 28.3%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Roguelite 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers stylish, high-pressure turn-based roguelite combat with persistent squad management and meaningful sacrifice-based progression.

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 48.4%, Roguelite 24.1%, Cartoony 11.4%, Cute 10.6%, 2D 5.5%

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 54.6%, Roguelite 45.4%

《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 38.9%, Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Roguelite 16.1%, Cute 7.4%, Funny 6.6%

In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its run-based structure, party-building, and playful tone make it a nice pick for players who want more humor alongside their strategy.

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 24.1%, Cats 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Funny 7.4%

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 28%, Cartoony 25.7%, RPG 24%, Cute 22.3%

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%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, RPG 11.8%, Cute 6.5%

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 19.8%, Tactical 8.7%

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 64.5%, Cute 23.8%, 2D 11.6%

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 15.5%, Cute 11%, 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 45.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 35%, Choices Matter 12.4%, 2D 6.8%

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 46.4%, Surreal 24.5%, Horror 23.9%, 2D 5.3%

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

Why similar: Dark Humor 41.7%, Roguelite 32%, Surreal 15.8%, Horror 10.5%

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%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Roguelite 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Funny 7%

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 19.5%, Roguelite 19.1%, RPG 7%

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 32.7%, Roguelite 31%, 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 31.3%, Roguelite 24.5%, Cute 7.9%, 2D 4.2%

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 28.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%

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 89.4%, 2D 10.6%

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%

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 16.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, RPG 6.2%

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 10.4%, RPG 9%

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 12.1%, Cartoony 5.1%

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 30.1%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Funny 16.5%, RPG 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11%

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Dark Humor 47.3%, Roguelite 31.6%, RPG 13%, 2D 8.1%

Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!

Why similar: Roguelite 37.9%, Turn-Based Combat 31%, Cute 12.5%, RPG 12.4%, 2D 6.2%

Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!

Why similar: Cats 35%, Turn-Based Tactics 27%, Roguelite 23.2%, RPG 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.1%

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 73.6%, RPG 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, 2D 3.8%

Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.5%, Roguelite 39.7%, RPG 13%, 2D 6.9%

Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.

Why similar: Roguelite 25.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, RPG 11.7%, Cartoony 7.8%

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 33.9%, Dark Humor 29.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Cute 8.5%, 2D 4.1%