- #1 Stoneshard
97% 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: RPG 16.1%, Roguelike 16%, Survival 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #2 Wayward
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,370 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Survival 21.9%, Crafting 18.5%, Roguelike 16.6%, Open World 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #3 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 743 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Inventory Management 16.6%, Survival 16%, Crafting 12.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #4 Soulash 2
95% matchVery Positive85% of 2,438 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Crafting 13.5%, Open World 12.6%, Survival 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #5 The Doors of Trithius
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,001 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Roguelike 17.3%, Open World 16.9%, Survival 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13.6%
- #6 NEO Scavenger
94% matchVery Positive90% of 5,426 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Survival 28.2%, Roguelike 15.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Inventory Management 13.5%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #7 Sandwalkers
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 565 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.5%, Survival 18.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #8 The wild darkness
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: popeyed inc
Windows
Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.
Why similar: Survival 21.3%, Roguelike 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Inventory Management 12.5%, RPG 12.2%
- #9 Echo of the Wilds
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 198 reviews2014
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.
Why similar: Crafting 19.4%, Survival 19.3%, Open World 13.1%, Roguelite 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #10 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,509 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Roguelike 16%, Crafting 14.1%, Open World 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #11 Shores Unknown
90% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: VallynnePub: Hitcents
Windows
A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 33.3%, Dark Fantasy 24.3%, Exploration 16.7%, RPG 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #12 Of Blades & Tails
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 412 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.7%, Roguelike 12.8%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #13 Mirthwood
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,381 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Crafting 22.5%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Survival 18%, RPG 14.5%, Open World 13.2%
- #14 Monomyth
86% matchVery Positive92% of 640 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Tower
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
MONOMYTH is an immersive, first-person dungeon-crawling RPG inspired by the genre's late classics. Embark on a journey through a vast and highly interactive game world as you unravel the mysteries hidden beneath the ancient fortress of Lysandria.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.1%, Open World 18.7%, Old School 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, RPG 11.2%
- #15 Overfall
88% matchMixed47% of 881 reviews2016
Dev: Pera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Survival 16.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Open World 11.8%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #16 Lost In The Open
85% matchMixed64% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.9%, Roguelike 30.3%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, RPG 17%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #17 Artificer: Science of Magic
86% matchMixed65% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: Psilocybe GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Your exploration ship crashlands on a mysterious planet where apparently magic is real. Learn how to survive in this hostile territory by applying your technical abilities to the arcane. Discover how to cast spells and craft elixirs. Uncover the planet's secrets to find your way out.
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Crafting 14.8%, Survival 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #18 Peregrino
84% matchMixed69% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.
Why similar: Inventory Management 32%, Dark Fantasy 24.2%, RPG 15.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #19 Exanima
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,988 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 43.9%, RPG 29.7%, Roguelike 16.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #20 Lootbound
81% 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: Inventory Management 21.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Roguelike 15.1%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #21 Entropy
81% matchVery Positive95% of 313 reviews2026
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Entropy is a tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Assemble your party of mercenaries and forge your own path towards an expedition into hell to stop the demonic incursion. Choices you make along the way will determine the fate of your world.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.6%, Turn-Based Combat 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Old School 14.2%, RPG 10.4%
- #22 ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs
83% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Using a deck of cards and turn based tactics, delve through a procedurally generated gauntlet of areas filled with dangerous beasts and hostile terrain. If you survive, scavenge what you can and make camp, where you can craft cards and upgrades to meet the growing dangers to come.
Why similar: Survival 25.2%, Crafting 23.8%, Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 13.7%, RPG 11.5%
- #23 Gloomgrave
82% matchVery Positive87% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20%, Roguelike 18.6%, RPG 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #24 Lost Scavenger
82% matchMixed53% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Rockbee
Windows
How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules? Would you be able to find the way to your homeworld, or will you adapt to live under the Mist domain? Fight for resources, get together with other survivors and discover the secrets of this world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23%, Survival 19.7%, Crafting 16.8%, Open World 14.3%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #25 Path of Achra
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,269 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.7%, Roguelike 25%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, RPG 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #26 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,182 reviews2025
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Why similar: Survival 27.9%, Roguelike 23%, Crafting 18.3%, RPG 14.4%, Fantasy 10%
- #27 It Lurks Below
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,289 reviews2019
Dev: Graybeard GamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.
Why similar: Survival 31.6%, RPG 23.6%, Crafting 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, 2D 6.6%
- #28 Everpath
80% matchMixed68% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Games Studio
Windows
Everpath is a roguelite RPG with hand-crafted pixel art, explore a procedural generated world with the combat and item system of the classics action RPGs. Embark yourself as a member of the Northbarrow army, choose and personalize your class to find what is lurking in the wilderness of Northbarrow
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #29 Exiled Kingdoms
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,146 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!
Why similar: RPG 39%, Open World 33.8%, Fantasy 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 5.2%
- #30 Valorborn
76% matchMixed61% of 545 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Crafting 17.9%, Open World 17.4%, Inventory Management 17.1%, RPG 11.1%
- #31 Darkwood
76% matchVery Positive95% of 25,035 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 19%, Open World 18.2%, RPG 12%, Exploration 10.3%
- #32 The Fortress
75% 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: Roguelike 27.6%, Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Inventory Management 13.1%, RPG 10.7%
- #33 Underchoice
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
Windows
Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.
Why similar: Inventory Management 60.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #34 Little Dungeon Stories
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG. Enter the dungeon full of secrets, hostile monsters, deadly traps, and legendary loots. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 18.8%, RPG 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Fantasy 11.7%
- #35 Spark in the Dark
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,256 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.3%, RPG 21.8%, Fantasy 15.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #36 Balrum
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 810 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Crafting 17%, Survival 14.9%, Open World 13.4%, RPG 9.1%
- #37 Archaelund
74% matchVery Positive84% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows
Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets.
Why similar: Open World 31.2%, RPG 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Fantasy 16.2%, Exploration 10.8%
- #38 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,889 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Lead a traveling company through a harsh, unforgiving world where survival is never guaranteed in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Open World 32.1%, Dark Fantasy 27%, RPG 18.6%, Exploration 14.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #39 Stygian: Outer Gods
72% matchVery Positive82% of 693 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Survival 34.9%, Immersive Sim 33.1%, RPG 19.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #40 THYSIASTERY
71% matchVery Positive81% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Roguelike 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, RPG 10.1%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #41 Runehaven
71% matchVery Positive92% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Cikoria Studio
Windows
Runehaven is an atmospheric roguelike dungeon crawler with an immersive magic system where you craft your own spells. Explore a mysterious procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Inventory Management 15.1%, Roguelike 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Open World 11.6%
- #42 Dungeon Settlers
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,361 reviews2026
Dev: CanOpener
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony sim based dungeon crawler where you manage your expedition to build a settlement in barren land, provide food and shelter for your people, lead them deep into the merciless dungeon, overcome challenging combat by your strategy.
Why similar: Survival 35.8%, Dark Fantasy 28.1%, RPG 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D 4.4%
- #43 Entity Researchers: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 12.5%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, RPG 11.8%
- #44 Fatekeeper
68% matchVery Positive80% of 11,030 reviews2026
Dev: ParaglacialPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Venture into a handcrafted world where ruins whisper of past cataclysms. Master the art of sword and sorcery and forge your path with relics, spells and choices that shape who you become in this first-person RPG.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.5%, Dark Fantasy 26.2%, RPG 16.3%, Fantasy 11.9%, Exploration 9.4%
- #45 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
71% matchVery Positive91% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 25.8%, Open World 25.8%, Exploration 18.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #46 BARDA: Backpack Roguelike
69% matchPositive91% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Mudita Games
Windows · Mac
In BARDA, it won't be your sword that saves you. It's how you pack your bag. But hunger, fatigue and madness will take up space! Do your best as you climb an ever-changing mountain to spread the ashes of your grandfather, improve your base camp, and try again.
Why similar: Inventory Management 28.2%, Survival 15.8%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #47 Vagrus - The Riven Realms: Demo (Prologue)
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 200 reviews2020
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Open World 18.1%, RPG 12.1%, Fantasy 10%
- #48 Urtuk: The Desolation
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,546 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 Combat 35%, Dark Fantasy 25.7%, Procedural Generation 23.6%, Fantasy 8.9%, 2D 4.6%
- #49 The Iron Oath
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 926 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 31.6%, Open World 18.9%, RPG 14.2%, Roguelite 11.7%, Fantasy 11.3%
- #50 Colossus - Eternal Blight
67% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: RUSTIC PANDA GAMES LLCPub: LevelUpGaming
Windows
Your brother is corrupted. The Blight is spreading. Only you can stop it. Colossus is an atmospheric pixel action-adventure where you master precise combat, explore a vast dark fantasy world, and make choices that permanently scar the kingdom of Eireos.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.9%, RPG 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Fantasy 12%
- #51 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
70% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, Open World 19.2%, RPG 14.1%, Roguelike 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #52 BIG LOOT
67% matchMostly Positive69% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: Reverie Clouds
Windows
Roguelike caravan survival game about risk, loot, and smart trading. Every run is a journey of hard choices, clever upgrades, and the eternal question: Do I play it safe... or go for the BIG LOOT?
Why similar: Crafting 18.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Survival 15.3%, Open World 13%, Procedural Generation 12.8%
- #53 Dreamspring
67% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Billyfighter
Windows · Linux
Dreamspring is a dark fantasy styled, open world dungeon crawler inspired by games like Morrowind and King's Field. Explore a dying kingdom and it's different realms in first person action combat, styled in a mix of retro and vaporwave aesthetics.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.2%, RPG 21.8%, Open World 16.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #54 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
69% matchVery Positive86% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Roguelike 15.3%, Open World 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
- #55 Grimshire
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,460 reviews2025
Dev: Acute Owl Studio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?
Why similar: Survival 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 25%, Crafting 18.4%, RPG 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #56 Deadzoned
65% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.7%, Roguelike 23.6%, Procedural Generation 18.1%, RPG 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #57 Splintered
65% matchVery Positive89% of 313 reviews2025
Dev: dotMake Studios
Windows
A unique RPG where the villain randomizes the world with each defeat. Start with a classic RPG experience, then delve into shifting worlds where the overworld, items, and enemies shuffle, creating new challenges. Conquer these worlds to unravel the story and make your way to the final showdown!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.6%, RPG 14.5%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Old School 8.8%
- #58 DEATH PENALTY
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: HACKJOBPub: UnderWare
Windows
YOU ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH... Slither your way through an impenetrable fortress crawling with devils faster, stronger, and more cunning than any human. By sheer luck you've slipped through the cracks, but discovery means certain death. How long are you going to delay the inevitable?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Roguelike 21.2%, RPG 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%