Games Like Nights of the Sleeping God

Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.8% ★, Perma Death 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Roguelike 9.4%, Procedural Generation 8.4%

In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.3% ★, Perma Death 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Roguelike 7.7%, Magic 7.4%

The modern way to play NetHack

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Perma Death 10.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, RPG 6.6%

Explore a dangerous overworld and descend the hundred depths of the Meridian in a traditional turn-based roguelike. Fight, climb, fish and survive through procedural dungeons and side-view caves, presented in richly illustrated ASCII.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelike 8.2%, Text-Based 7.1%

Combine 14 Sookuma lineages with 19 classes and descend into an ever-changing dream dungeon. Identify strange items, bargain with 19 gods, steal the Dream Core, and fight your way back out in a traditional turn-based roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.9% ★, Perma Death 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike 7.7%, RPG 5.4%

Cast powerful magic by actually writing the magical words in the right syntax, as you explore the Plane of Shadows in this complex and intriguing roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.6% ★, Perma Death 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Roguelike 7.5%

Amulet of Iovar is an oldschool roguelike inspired by Nethack. Delve deep into the Dungeon of Iovar, steal the amulet of the divine and ascend to godhood!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, RPG 5.9%

Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Perma Death 13.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9%

Rogue’s Dark Descent is a traditional roguelike about exploring a dangerous, procedurally generated wilderness and the forgotten places beneath it. Fight, explore, meet survivors, uncover lost history, find powerful artifacts, and see how long your story lasts.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.6% ★, Perma Death 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Roguelike 6.8%

A classic roguelike dungeon crawler with pixel graphics. Fight to the bottom of the dungeon and defeat the Lich Lord! Level up, find powerful equipment, and learn new spells to become the hero the world needs.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.3% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Roguelike 9%, Procedural Generation 8.3%

A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Roguelike 9.9%, Perma Death 8.7%, Text-Based 8.4%

A power-hungry warlock descends fifteen floors to unearth a malevolent energy sealed deep in a dungeon. He'll have to use items sparingly, spells tactically, and even recruit the help of forgotten gods to get there in this brutally difficult traditional roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.9% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Roguelike 9.2%, Procedural Generation 7%

A classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with D20 dice combat. Three unique classes — a soul-projecting Cultivator, a monster-recruiting Mask Master, and a shadow-stalking Rogue. 117 monsters, randomized identification, and procedural dungeons make every run a new adventure.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.8% ★, Perma Death 20%, Roguelike 9.6%, RPG 6.8%, Procedural Generation 6.7%

A traditional turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Pick a class, descend through a procedurally generated dungeon, and recover the shards of the Amulet of Ascension. Combine them and the dungeon turns on you, and now you have to fight your way back out.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Roguelike 10.8%, RPG 8%, Procedural Generation 7.6%

Beyond the Bridge is a tribute to one of the earliest roguelikes, Moria. Your journey begins with creating your character by choosing a class. From there, you'll explore six procedurally generated levels before reaching the goal of your quest and making your escape!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, RPG 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%

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: Traditional Roguelike 30.3% ★, Moddable 12.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Perma Death 10.6%, Procedural Generation 10.3%

Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.4% ★, Roguelike 11.7%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Perma Death 9.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.2%

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 57.4% ★, Roguelike 14%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Perma Death 7.7%, RPG 3.8%

Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.4% ★, Perma Death 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 10.1%, Moddable 4.3%

A turn-based roguelike where you can shape the dungeon to your advantage. Discover terrain powers which help you to fight your enemies more efficiently.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.4% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Roguelike 9%, Dark Fantasy 5.6%

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: Traditional Roguelike 33.9% ★, Perma Death 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%

Descend the dungeon and slay the evil! Legion's Crawl is a combination of classic roguelike principle and modern 3D environment with intuitive GUI. Choose your hero and difficulty, challenge the randomly generated dungeons!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.5% ★, Roguelike 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, RPG 7.9%, Procedural Generation 7.5%

Head out into the woods and find the dreaded Underlair in this traditional turn-based roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 54.7% ★, Roguelike 12.1%, RPG 8.6%, Procedural Generation 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%

Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 65% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 7.2%, Perma Death 6.9%, Procedural Generation 4.7%

Legacybound is a traditional roguelike RPG with turn-based combat where your death becomes a legacy for future heroes. Choose your class and combine powerful items and tomes to create countless unique builds as you explore a procedurally generated world filled with danger.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.2% ★, Perma Death 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 9.8%, Procedural Generation 7.3%

Slay your enemies in this sword and sorcery roguelike! Ancient dungeons, fallen ruins and cyclopean towers and their primordial denizens present a tactical and deadly challenge that can only be overcome by the most resourceful heroes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Perma Death 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Roguelike 9.5%

Survive and escape a decaying post-apocalyptic vault by uncovering its secrets and venturing deeper, in this turn-based rogue-like! Descend to grow stronger, find awesome gear and defeat terrifying mutants, post-human cultists and strange unearthly beings! Step into the VOID!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Perma Death 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Roguelike 8.7%, RPG 6.2%

Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Roguelike 9.7%, Procedural Generation 7%, RPG 6.2%

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: Traditional Roguelike 33.5% ★, Perma Death 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Roguelike 7.9%

Journey along haunted, procedural paths toward the dormant center of a handmade world. Fight your way through atmospheric, varied regions and become the first to cross the Barrier, one turn at a time.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.8% ★, Perma Death 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Roguelike 8.3%

Dose Response is a roguelike game where you play an addict. Avoid the dangers threatening your mind and body while desperately looking for the next fix.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.2% ★, Perma Death 20.1%, Roguelike 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9%, Minimalist 6.4%

A turn-based traditional roguelike featuring 10 character classes with unique gameplay styles. Explore five ancient realms to find ancient magical artifacts you will need to survive tactical battles against their evil inhabitants. Can you save the world from the wrath of Kramora?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Perma Death 11.6%, Roguelike 11.2%, Procedural Generation 6.2%

No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Perma Death 13.4%, Text-Based 13.4%, Roguelike 10.6%

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 62% ★, Roguelike 14.3%, Perma Death 12.8%, Procedural Generation 7.9%, RPG 3%

A Path-based Action RPG Roguelike with a focus on exploration, smooth real-time combat and lot and lot of secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Perma Death 13.2%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

Survive the madness of an ancient jungle in this open-world, traditional roguelike. Do whatever it takes to escape alive.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49% ★, Roguelike 13.1%, RPG 10.4%, Perma Death 9.7%, Procedural Generation 5.1%

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Perma Death 14.9%, Roguelike 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8%

Rogue — A brutal, procedurally generated dungeon crawler where every decision counts. Fight monsters, collect treasures, and survive the deadly depths in search of the Amulet of Yendor. Each playthrough is unique—do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Perma Death 9.7%, RPG 6.9%

Retro 2D Rogue-like for PC designed to be simple, classic, and straight-forward for pick-up-and-play.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, RPG 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%

Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24.3% ★, Perma Death 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Roguelike 10.3%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Kill monsters, get loot, solve puzzles, complete quests! A sword and sorcery adventure where your magic shapes the world. A classical rogue-like with a modern feel. "Your nemesis has found the Amulet of Yendor... Defeat him before he ascends to godhood!"

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Perma Death 14%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Roguelike 7.5%

This is a heavily extended version of one of the most famous roguelike games of the 80’s named LARN. Your choice is to find a magic elixier for your daughters recovery. Therefore you have to explore a lot of unknown caves, filled with monsters, demons and traps. Good luck! You may need it!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 74.4% ★, Roguelike 12.1%, Perma Death 4.9%, Dungeon Crawler 3.7%, Procedural Generation 2.9%

Turn-based roguelike with minimalistic, fast-paced combat that focuses on learning enemy patterns and making powerful synergies with your items.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Roguelike 13%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, RPG 6%

Rogues' Purgatory is a gothic roguelike RPG. Fight the physical and metaphysical evils in the Mantle, a gearpunk cave system interspersed with towns, spires, and mystery.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.6% ★, Perma Death 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Roguelike 8%

A remake of the turn-based Roguelike "Mines of Moria" (late 1980s). Six D&D style classes progress into the randomly generated Dwarvish mines seeking the trophy of defeating a Balrog.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, Roguelike 10.7%, Minimalist 7.5%, Fantasy 3.8%

EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.1% ★, Perma Death 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Roguelike 7.8%

NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 73.2% ★, Roguelike 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 7.7%, Procedural Generation 5.5%, RPG 3.4%

Jupiter Hell Classic is a old-school true Roguelike shooter with turn-based tactics, permadeath, procedural levels, and 90s sci-fi carnage in its purest form. Rip and Tear!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.9% ★, Perma Death 17.3%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%

Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 74.8% ★, Roguelike 9.4%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%, Procedural Generation 3.9%, RPG 3.1%

Conqueror Of Time is a traditional dungeon crawl rogue game with a time travel theme. Choose a character from different time periods and fight your way through dungeons using various items from different times and spaces. Use time travel abilities to fight alongside your past or future self.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.1% ★, Perma Death 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Roguelike 12%, Procedural Generation 7.7%

Every chess piece has a unique shape of moves. Dungeon-Dungeon is an engaging traditional roguelike where each enemy and weapon has a unique shape. You'll outsmart countless foes, craft absurdly broken builds, and overthrow the Three-Faced God. What move will you make?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39% ★, Perma Death 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Roguelike 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%

A Deeply Tactical ASCII Roguelike with unique and often surprising mechanics. Explore Hanwu Divinity College and uncover its secrets.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Perma Death 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Text-Based 9.8%, Roguelike 8%

A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 74.5% ★, Roguelike 13.2%, Perma Death 5.5%, RPG 3.3%, Dungeon Crawler 2.7%

Highly moddable roguelike. Descend from Arkov's Tower - or die trying!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Magic 6.9%

Dungeon World mixes roguelike and sandbox elements while keeping simple gameplay and retro style. Explore procedural worlds, plan your journey, make a family, modify the lands, get old and reincarnate with more world knowledge.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Sandbox 13%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Minimalist 5.2%

Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.9% ★, Perma Death 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Sandbox 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.1%

I Am Overburdened is a silly turn-based roguelike full of crazy artifacts and a "hero" who has 20 inventory slots.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Perma Death 13.5%, Roguelike 11.4%, Procedural Generation 7.2%

Descend beneath the rain-soaked town of Desolation in a turn-based, grid-based dungeon crawler remastered from the Xbox Live Indie Games era. Fight monsters, gather loot, build your adventurer, survive the Wheel of Fate, and uncover why the town profits from doomed adventurers.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Roguelike 8%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%

Ricave is a turn-based, first-person dungeon crawler roguelike. Target enemy limbs, weaponize traps and spells to survive ever-changing dungeons, and rewind time. Follow cryptic guidance, piece together your past, aid other trapped souls, and outwit the Demon.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 23% ★, Perma Death 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Moddable 14.5%, Procedural Generation 10.3%

The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.9% ★, Perma Death 13.4%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Roguelike 8.5%