- #1 Rift Wizard
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,049 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 17.3% ★, Perma Death 15.6%, Character Customization 15.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%
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 Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 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 36.7% ★, Perma Death 19.8%, Roguelike 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, RPG 5.3%
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 741 reviews2025
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
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 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Character Customization 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
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 361 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.6% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Perma Death 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
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 1,943 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 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 46.6% ★, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelike 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Procedural Generation 6.2%
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 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 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 30.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 22.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Character Customization 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
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 2,420 reviews2021
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 35.5 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 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Character Customization 20.6%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, RPG 9.1%
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 Positive96% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: Vulgat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 36.9% ★, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelike 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, grid-based combat with a unique light-and-shadow mechanic that forces tactical decision-making.
- #9 Stoneshard
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, RPG 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 10%
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.
- #10 Jupiter Hell
90% matchVery Positive92% of 2,058 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 43.8%, Traditional Roguelike 37.6% ★, RPG 6.9%, Perma Death 4.5%, Procedural Generation 3.4%
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.
- #11 Soulash
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 547 reviews2022
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 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 15.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
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.
- #12 The Doors of Trithius
89% matchVery Positive94% of 851 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 38.1% ★, Roguelike 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional roguelike mechanics with open-world exploration and deep character customization.
- #13 Dungeons of Dredmor
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,389 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 50.4% ★, Roguelike 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Perma Death 7.8%, RPG 5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike that encourages experimentation with quirky skill combinations and deep character development.
- #14 Desktop Dungeons
87% matchVery Positive84% of 2,339 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 64%, Traditional Roguelike 12.2% ★, RPG 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 7.2%, Procedural Generation 3.6%
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 388 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.3% ★, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelike 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Character Customization 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that blends deep character customization with a structured campaign and world-building.
- #16 Cardinal Quest 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 129 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 40.2% ★, Roguelike 38.9%, RPG 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly streamlined, fast-paced dungeon crawler that captures the essence of roguelikes without the overwhelming complexity.
- #17 One Way Heroics
85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,112 reviews2014
Dev: Smoking WOLFPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 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 35.5% ★, Perma Death 19.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, fast-paced roguelike where the world is constantly being consumed, forcing quick build decisions and movement.
- #18 Haque
86% matchVery Positive86% of 164 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 42.7%, Traditional Roguelike 38.4% ★, RPG 18.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, dark fantasy roguelike that focuses on tactical combat and streamlined, meaningful character growth.
- #19 Terra Randoma
84% matchVery Positive90% of 163 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 34.5% ★, Perma Death 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world roguelike that emphasizes sandbox elements and procedural generation for varied character runs.
- #20 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,993 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 30.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Perma Death 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet deep traditional roguelike that rewards careful planning and character build optimization.
- #21 Lost Flame
82% matchVery Positive97% of 105 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 49.2%, Traditional Roguelike 30.3% ★, Perma Death 11.6%, RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, dark fantasy roguelike that focuses on precise combat mechanics and character build variety.
- #22 MidBoss
84% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 56.8% ★, Roguelike 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 7.4%, Perma Death 7%, Procedural Generation 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to possess enemies to gain their abilities, creating a unique, ever-changing build experience.
- #23 Dungeon Exiles
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 115 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 18.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Auto Battler 13%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Incorporates auto-battler elements into a roguelike structure, focusing on building a powerful team composition.
- #24 Forrader Hero
81% 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 21.7%, Roguelike 19.2%, Perma Death 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based roguelike that strips away unnecessary complexity to focus on movement and combat strategy.
- #25 Crown Trick
81% matchVery Positive85% of 5,356 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 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 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.8%, Perma Death 22.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike that emphasizes synergy between your character's abilities and the environment.
- #26 Gloomgrave
80% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows
Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.3%, Perma Death 18.7%, Roguelike 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, RPG 9.2%
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.
- #27 Moonring
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,373 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 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 27.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Roguelike 16.6%, RPG 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%
- #28 Dark Bestiary
79% matchVery Positive89% of 523 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 25.6%, Character Customization 19%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, RPG 9.6%
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.
- #29 Soulash 2
77% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 35.9% ★, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Perma Death 14.5%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%
- #30 Aethermancer
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,187 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.5%, Roguelike 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #31 Rogue Fable IV
76% matchVery Positive94% of 218 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 27.4% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, Perma Death 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%
- #32 THYSIASTERY
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 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%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, RPG 9%
- #33 Path of the Abyss
74% matchVery Positive94% of 638 reviews2025
Dev: Suzuki Suzuzou
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Dive deep into the Abyss.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.7%, Character Customization 25.3%, Dark Fantasy 16%, RPG 14.9%, Medieval 5.6%
- #34 Rogue's Tale
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 751 reviews2014
Dev: Epixx.org
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 62.8% ★, Roguelike 31.1%, RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that emphasizes the difficulty and tactical depth of character building in a hostile environment.
- #35 The Dungeon Beneath
76% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.7 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 23.6%, Roguelike 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Auto Battler 11.5%
- #36 OneBit Adventure
75% matchVery Positive88% of 708 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% ★, Roguelike 19.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Perma Death 8.5%
- #37 Kramora's Shadow
77% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Slashware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 7.2 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 35.6% ★, Roguelike 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Perma Death 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%
- #38 Hack, Slash, Loot
79% matchMixed52% of 752 reviews2012
Dev: David Williamson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 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 63.4% ★, Roguelike 21.8%, Perma Death 5.5%, RPG 4.2%, 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.
- #39 Pereelous
73% matchVery Positive85% of 82 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 24.3%, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, RPG 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Perma Death 13.4%
- #40 Into the Necrovale
73% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 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 29.9%, Dungeon Crawler 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #41 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
71% matchVery Positive90% of 140 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 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Roguelike 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, RPG 8.7%
- #42 Exanima
73% matchVery Positive80% of 13,229 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 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%, Dark Fantasy 22.7%, RPG 13.7%, Character Customization 11.5%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #43 Darkest Dungeon®
71% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 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 25.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Perma Death 11.3%
- #44 Alquiem
70% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Regalia Project
Windows
Alquiem is a new Medieval RPG in which you will be able to gain strength through numerous classes and talent trees, professions and equipment to face the creatures that inhabit the lands of Odenzur.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.6%, Dungeon Crawler 23.4%, Roguelike 22.2%, Character Customization 11.3%, RPG 10.4%
- #45 Cryptical Path
70% matchVery Positive88% of 164 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 37.9%, Perma Death 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Dungeonmans
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,211 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 29.3%, RPG 4.8%, Dungeon Crawler 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #47 Rogue Fable III
69% matchVery Positive93% of 729 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 63.3% ★, Roguelike 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 6.6%, Character Customization 4.7%, RPG 3.9%
- #48 Hellslave
69% matchVery Positive85% of 3,129 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Character Customization 16.8%, RPG 10.9%
- #49 Quest of Dungeons
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 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 34.1% ★, Perma Death 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
- #50 Hieroglyphika
72% matchMixed65% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.4% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Perma Death 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%, Turn-Based Combat 5.6%
- #51 Of Blades & Tails
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Roguelike 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #52 Xenomarine
70% matchVery Positive84% of 63 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 53.5% ★, Roguelike 23.8%, Perma Death 12.8%, Procedural Generation 6%, RPG 3.9%
- #53 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
67% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Roguelike 30.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Auto Battler 17.3%, RPG 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #54 Quasimorph
65% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction 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: Perma Death 24.4%, Roguelike 23.3%, Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Procedural Generation 11%, RPG 9.3%
- #55 Luck & Loot
65% matchVery Positive91% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: SMARTcreativePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luck & Loot is a dice-building roguelike where you’ll craft and customize powerful dice, collect game-changing relics, and battle corrupted foes in brutal, turn-based combat across procedurally generated dungeons. Victory is earned in this unforgiving fight for survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.4%, Dark Fantasy 21.8%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, RPG 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #56 Entity Researchers: Prologue
68% 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: Perma Death 20%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Character Customization 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
- #57 SpellRogue
64% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Perma Death 25.9%, Roguelike 22.4%, Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #58 Halls of Torment
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelike 34.5%, Dark Fantasy 26.2%, RPG 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Medieval 9%
- #59 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
64% matchVery Positive83% of 5,864 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Roguelike 24%, Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, Character Customization 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, RPG 11%
- #60 The Fortress
66% matchMixed70% of 136 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: Dungeon Crawler 27.9%, Roguelike 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, RPG 6.8%