- #1 Rift Wizard
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,065 reviews2021
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 17.6% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Character Customization 15.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the sequel, it offers a similarly intense focus on creating overpowered magical builds to survive challenging encounters.
- #2 Tales of Maj'Eyal
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,468 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 36.9% ★, Perma Death 19.8%, Roguelike 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, RPG 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its incredibly deep character customization and complex skill trees that allow for highly specialized, synergistic builds.
- #3 Rift Wizard 2
96% matchVery Positive92% of 777 reviews2025
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Rift Wizard 2 is a tough as nails traditional roguelike wizard simulator. You play as an immortal amnesiac wizard who must journey through the cosmos to defeat his nemesis. Each run, you'll build a unique repertoire of spells, passive skills, and magical artifacts.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Roguelike 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Character Customization 11.4%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same DNA as Path of Achra, focusing on extreme build variety and high-impact spellcasting in a minimalist, tactical environment.
- #4 Zorbus
95% matchVery Positive91% of 380 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.7% ★, Roguelike 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Perma Death 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike that emphasizes high-impact combat and meaningful character progression in a dark fantasy setting.
- #5 Cogmind
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,013 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 41.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.9% ★, Perma Death 14.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Procedural Generation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, sci-fi traditional roguelike where your build is defined by the parts you scavenge, offering constant tactical adaptation.
- #6 Caves of Qud
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,678 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 22.3%, Roguelike 13.9%, Character Customization 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled character customization through mutations and cybernetics, allowing for truly bizarre and powerful character builds.
- #7 Siralim Ultimate
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,548 reviews2021
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Dungeon Crawler 24.3%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, Character Customization 20.5%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While it features creature collection, the core gameplay revolves around creating 'broken' builds and infinite synergies that mirror the sandbox feel of Achra.
- #8 Golden Krone Hotel
92% matchVery Positive95% of 337 reviews2017
Dev: Vulgat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37% ★, Perma Death 16%, Roguelike 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, grid-based combat with a unique light-and-shadow mechanic that forces tactical decision-making.
- #9 Jupiter Hell
91% matchVery Positive92% of 2,120 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
Why similar: Roguelike 43.6%, Traditional Roguelike 37.5% ★, RPG 7%, Perma Death 4.7%, Turn-Based Combat 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, turn-based roguelike that distills the genre into a streamlined, high-octane experience with strong build-crafting.
- #10 Soulash
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 548 reviews2022
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Eat the villagers, murder bunnies, milk cows, or exterminate gods! Soulash is a traditional, turn-based roguelike where your goal is to consume the souls of the living, conquer the vast fantasy world and decide its fate.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.5% ★, Perma Death 15.1%, Roguelike 15%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a villain-protagonist narrative with a robust skill system that encourages building a character capable of world-ending power.
- #11 Stoneshard
90% 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: Roguelike 22%, RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based RPG that emphasizes tactical combat and a detailed character progression system in a harsh open world.
- #12 Dungeons of Dredmor
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,443 reviews2011
Dev: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 50.5% ★, Roguelike 23.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Perma Death 7.8%, RPG 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike that encourages experimentation with quirky skill combinations and deep character development.
- #13 The Doors of Trithius
89% 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: Traditional Roguelike 38% ★, Roguelike 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional roguelike mechanics with open-world exploration and deep character customization.
- #14 Desktop Dungeons
87% matchVery Positive84% of 2,364 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 63.5%, Traditional Roguelike 12.7% ★, RPG 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 7%, Procedural Generation 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-roguelike hybrid that forces you to optimize your character build and resource management for every single encounter.
- #15 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
88% 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: Traditional Roguelike 23.5% ★, Perma Death 12.6%, Roguelike 10.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that blends deep character customization with a structured campaign and world-building.
- #16 Haque
86% matchVery Positive86% of 165 reviews2017
Dev: SuperTry Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!
Why similar: Roguelike 42.3%, Traditional Roguelike 38.3% ★, RPG 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, dark fantasy roguelike that focuses on tactical combat and streamlined, meaningful character growth.
- #17 One Way Heroics
85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2014
Dev: Smoking WOLFPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Across all dimensions, the only constant is Darkness! A procedurally generated RPG-roguelike journey across the multiverse! In One Way Heroics, you take on the role of an intrepid adventurer who must travel across the land and face the Demon Lord before a mysterious darkness engulfs everything.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.8% ★, Perma Death 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, fast-paced roguelike where the world is constantly being consumed, forcing quick build decisions and movement.
- #18 Lost Flame
83% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Linux
Lost Flame is a modern roguelike game featuring unique and challenging turn-based combat. Find your way in the ruined kingdom of Hiraeth while fighting against legendary warriors of the past and spawn of the unfathomable Abysm.
Why similar: Roguelike 46.6%, Traditional Roguelike 33.2% ★, Perma Death 11.4%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, dark fantasy roguelike that focuses on precise combat mechanics and character build variety.
- #19 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,206 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 31.3% ★, Roguelike 14%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Perma Death 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet deep traditional roguelike that rewards careful planning and character build optimization.
- #20 Cardinal Quest 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Randomnine Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.1% ★, Roguelike 38.4%, RPG 21.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly streamlined, fast-paced dungeon crawler that captures the essence of roguelikes without the overwhelming complexity.
- #21 MidBoss
84% matchVery Positive86% of 277 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 57% ★, Roguelike 18%, Dungeon Crawler 7.3%, Perma Death 7%, RPG 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to possess enemies to gain their abilities, creating a unique, ever-changing build experience.
- #22 Terra Randoma
82% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
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 34.6% ★, Perma Death 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world roguelike that emphasizes sandbox elements and procedural generation for varied character runs.
- #23 Crown Trick
82% matchVery Positive85% of 5,394 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Perma Death 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike that emphasizes synergy between your character's abilities and the environment.
- #24 Dungeon Exiles
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Gronkins
Windows
Conquer the darkness in Dungeon Exiles, an autobattler roguelike set in a dark fantasy world. Descend into the procedurally generated dungeon, level up, unlock synergies and acquire powerful items as you fight for survival and slay the bosses.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Perma Death 14.3%, Auto Battler 12.7%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Incorporates auto-battler elements into a roguelike structure, focusing on building a powerful team composition.
- #25 Gloomgrave
80% 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: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Perma Death 18.6%, Roguelike 18%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that brings the roguelike experience into a 3D space with a focus on loot and character growth.
- #26 Rift Wizard 3
78% matchVery Positive89% of 343 reviews2026
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
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 38.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Roguelike 14%, Character Customization 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #27 Forrader Hero
79% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Roguelike 19.2%, Perma Death 18.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based roguelike that strips away unnecessary complexity to focus on movement and combat strategy.
- #28 Roguecraft DX
77% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 23.9% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Roguelike 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Perma Death 12.3%
- #29 Dark Bestiary
79% matchVery Positive89% of 525 reviews2020
Dev: Qd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26%, Character Customization 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG with a heavy emphasis on strategy and character build optimization through a vast array of skills.
- #30 Moonring
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.8% ★, Roguelike 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, RPG 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #31 Deadzoned
75% 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: Traditional Roguelike 31.5% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%
- #32 Hack, Slash, Loot
81% matchMixed52% of 755 reviews2012
Dev: David Williamson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 63.5% ★, Roguelike 21.5%, Perma Death 5.4%, RPG 4.3%, Dungeon Crawler 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, simple, and brutal roguelike that gets straight to the action of dungeon crawling.
- #33 Soulash 2
76% 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: Traditional Roguelike 35.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Perma Death 14.3%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #34 Rogue's Tale
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 756 reviews2014
Dev: Epixx.org
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 62.9% ★, Roguelike 30.8%, RPG 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that emphasizes the difficulty and tactical depth of character building in a hostile environment.
- #35 OneBit Adventure
75% matchVery Positive87% of 745 reviews2022
Dev: Galactic Slice, LLC
Windows · Mac
OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.1% ★, Roguelike 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Perma Death 8.4%
- #36 GnollHack
74% matchVery Positive87% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Hyvän mielen pelit ry
Windows
The modern way to play NetHack
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.6% ★, Roguelike 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Perma Death 9.2%
- #37 Path of the Abyss
73% matchVery Positive93% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: Suzuki Suzuzou
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Dive deep into the Abyss.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.3%, Character Customization 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, RPG 15.4%, Medieval 5.5%
- #38 Kramora's Shadow
77% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Slashware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 35.8% ★, Roguelike 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Perma Death 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%
- #39 Rogue Fable IV
73% matchVery Positive94% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.5% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, Perma Death 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%
- #40 Rogue Fable III
74% matchVery Positive93% of 747 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
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 63.4% ★, Roguelike 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 6.4%, Character Customization 4.7%, RPG 4%
- #41 Tap Dungeon
71% matchVery Positive83% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Xiao5 Studios
Windows
Pixel-art isekai roguelike dungeon crawler! 5 classes, mix skills & items freely in turn-based combat across deadly random dungeons. Fight goblins, orcs, undead; collect artifacts, beat hidden bosses. Death = rebirth, endless builds await. Become the hero saving the kingdom!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.4%, Turn-Based Combat 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 17%, RPG 12.4%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #42 Lootbound
71% 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: Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Roguelike 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Character Customization 15.3%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #43 Into the Necrovale
71% matchVery Positive85% of 642 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Roguelike 29.6%, Dungeon Crawler 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, RPG 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #44 The Dungeon Beneath
72% matchVery Positive89% of 897 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.4%, Roguelike 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Auto Battler 11.4%
- #45 THYSIASTERY
70% 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: Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Roguelike 20.8%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, RPG 9.2%
- #46 Aethermancer
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,722 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Become the Aethermancer and fight alongside mythical creatures. Explore the ever-changing Fractured Ruins, plan your moves in challenging turn-based battles, and watch your Monsters grow stronger from previous lives and defy death!
Why similar: Perma Death 21.2%, Roguelike 20%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #47 Xenomarine
73% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 53.7% ★, Roguelike 23.7%, Perma Death 12.7%, Procedural Generation 5.9%, RPG 4%
- #48 S.O.L School Of Labyrinth
70% matchMixed69% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: SUSHI LabPub: SUISHIN
Windows
A dungeon crawl RPG set in an otherworldly realm beneath an old school building. Explore again and again, restore your base, and find your way back to everyday life.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.6%, Roguelike 25.9%, RPG 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #49 Pereelous
70% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spin your way to victory in this slotmachine-driven dungeon crawler. Battle monsters, collect loot and unleash the power of the random reels !
Why similar: Roguelike 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, RPG 16%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Perma Death 13.8%
- #50 Quasimorph
66% matchVery Positive83% of 8,316 reviews2026
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 32.9%, Roguelike 29%, RPG 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #51 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
68% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, RPG 9%
- #52 Quest of Dungeons
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 737 reviews2014
Dev: David Amador
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.3% ★, Perma Death 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Procedural Generation 6.5%
- #53 Cryptical Path
68% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Roguelike 38.2%, Perma Death 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #54 Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,226 reviews2026
Dev: Small Mill
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 37.6%, RPG 26.7%, Auto Battler 25.4%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #55 Megaloot
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,013 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Roguelike 19.2%, Character Customization 17.3%, RPG 8.5%
- #56 Dungeonmans
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,234 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 61.5% ★, Roguelike 29%, RPG 4.9%, Dungeon Crawler 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #57 Darkest Dungeon®
65% matchVery Positive92% of 162,804 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Roguelike 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Perma Death 11.2%
- #58 Exanima
67% 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: Dungeon Crawler 30.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.3%, RPG 14.1%, Character Customization 11.7%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #59 Card Quest
68% matchVery Positive86% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Perma Death 21%, RPG 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #60 Die in the Dungeon
62% matchVery Positive92% of 3,597 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.2%, Roguelike 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%