- #1 Red Rogue Sea
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Firemage Studios
Windows · Linux
Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.
Why similar: Pirates 26.8% ★, Roguelike 17.1%, Perma Death 14.8%, Difficult 11%, Strategy 7.7%
- #2 Abandon Ship
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,349 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Pirates 26.4% ★, Naval 15.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Perma Death 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #3 Rogue Waters
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,241 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Pirates 34.1% ★, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 13.9%, Naval 11.2% ★, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #4 Void War
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,803 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.9% ★, Perma Death 14.1%, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #5 The Caribbean Sail
94% matchVery Positive94% of 532 reviews2017
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Name your crew, purchase supplies, sail the world, harpoon fish, plunder your enemies, die horribly, unlock a new Captain and do it all over again!
Why similar: Pirates 39.9% ★, Naval 17.6% ★, Roguelike 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #6 FTL: Faster Than Light
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,209 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.4% ★, Roguelike 20.6%, Perma Death 12.8%, Difficult 10.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #7 Steam Marines
94% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.8%, Strategy 14%, Perma Death 13.3%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Steampunk 8.5% ★
- #8 Pixel Piracy
92% matchMixed65% of 7,360 reviews2014
Dev: Vitali Kirpu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an epic 2D pirate simulator RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level up your crew, and uncover hidden treasures as you become a legendary pirate.
Why similar: Pirates 30.9% ★, Naval 16.9% ★, Procedural Generation 14%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #9 Cursed Crew
91% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Cracklewock Games
Windows
You’re the captain of a cursed ship in this crew management roguelite! Command your crew, keep the ship afloat, defeat pirates and deep-sea beasts, and sail as far as it takes to lift the curse.
Why similar: Pirates 30.4% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 8.7%
- #10 Dive The Depths
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Difficult 18.4%, Perma Death 17%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #11 Pirates Outlaws
90% matchVery Positive82% of 769 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Why similar: Pirates 39.8% ★, Difficult 16.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 12.7%, Strategy 8.4%
- #12 Ocean Punk
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Studio
Windows
Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!
Why similar: Pirates 61% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Strategy 10.5%, 2D 5.4%, Simulation 5.2%
- #13 Curse of Pirates
88% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Funky ParrotPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Ahoy, matey! How about slicing up some sea beasts and sending a couple of rivals to feed the kraken? Curse of Pirates be a true action roguelike, inspired by Vampire Survivors and Hades! Set sail upon the high seas, gather ye brave crew, and stand firm against the relentless tides of foes!
Why similar: Pirates 37.5% ★, Naval 20.3% ★, Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #14 Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Mercat GamesPub: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean is a challenging Real-Time Tactics stealth game set in the intriguing realm of pirates. Take command over a motley crew of sea rogues and beat the British Royal Navy to the Caribbean’s most valuable treasure.
Why similar: Pirates 45.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 24%, Difficult 14.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Adventure 2.9%
- #15 Overfall
87% matchMixed47% of 881 reviews2016
Dev: Pera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Pirates 35.9% ★, Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Fantasy 9.3%, Strategy 8.5%
- #16 Starship Inspector
86% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 23.4% ★, Strategy 14%, Perma Death 12.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #17 Sea of Survivors
83% matchVery Positive81% of 416 reviews2023
Dev: Nah Yeah Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In Sea of Survivors, you can sail your ship in any direction but you can never stop moving. Evade and destroy hordes of pirates and sea monsters to gain experience, level up and choose upgrades for your ship. Explore oceans filled with mysterious curses, unlock treasures and fight for survival.
Why similar: Pirates 40.8% ★, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #18 Iron Tides
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Crash Wave Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
This "rogue-like Viking simulator" is an adventure at sea with epic tactical battles and dungeon-crawler elements. Conscript your warriors and prepare for a new raiding season!
Why similar: Strategy 64.9%, Simulation 21.5%, Adventure 13.6%
- #19 High Sea Saga DX
82% matchVery Positive82% of 506 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Pirates 60.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, RPG 7.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #20 Swords and Sandals Pirates
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows · Mac
You have been a knight. You have been a gladiator. Now for the first time in Swords and Sandals, you are a PIRATE! Embark upon the grandest adventure of all in Swords and Sandals Pirates, the latest epic chapter in the hugely popular RPG series!
Why similar: Pirates 34.1% ★, Naval 19.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Roguelike 10.3%, Strategy 8.2%
- #21 Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage
82% matchMixed68% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows
Pirates Outlaws 2 is a swashbuckling roguelike deckbuilder. Collect & fuse cards, gather powerful relics and adapt your strategy during each run. Become a reputed pirate, loot the Sea Masters, challenge giant creatures and triumph in the great Arena!
Why similar: Pirates 36.6% ★, Steampunk 26.5% ★, Roguelike 13.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #22 Caribbean Crashers
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,430 reviews2024
Dev: Bloxhill
Windows
Caribbean Crashers is a fast paced pirate strategy game where you control your own ship and fire cannonballs at enemy vessels to secure victory!
Why similar: Pirates 37.6% ★, Strategy 20.1%, 2D 12.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #23 Republic of Pirates
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Pirates 57.9% ★, Naval 22.6% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #24 Tabletop Tavern
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,624 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.6%, Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelite 18.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #25 All Guns On Deck
84% matchMostly Negative34% of 504 reviews2015
Dev: Decaying Logic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
All Guns On Deck is a naval strategy, real time tactics action rpg with a unique battle system and unforgiving world to conquer.
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, RPG 22.7%, Simulation 19.8%, Adventure 13%
- #26 Seablip
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,109 reviews2024
Dev: Jardar SolliPub: Vibedy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Go from humble beginnings to a feared pirate captain in this seafaring open-world adventure! Enhance your reputation as you take on bounties, upgrade your ship, hire a crew and search for treasure, or just go fishing instead!
Why similar: Pirates 60.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Strategy 7.1%, RPG 6.4%, 2D 4%
- #27 Mad Crown
80% matchVery Positive80% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: S-Game
Windows
Mad Crown is a roguelike RPG set in a post-apocalyptic dieselpunk world. As an explorer, you are in search of the legendary crown. Make use of limited resources and meticulous tactics to battle an eerie enemy through the procedurally generated dungeons of a mutated world.
Why similar: Strategy 76.3%, Adventure 23.7%
- #28 Slimekeep
77% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: BenBonk
Windows · Mac
In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...
Why similar: Perma Death 18.5%, Difficult 16.6%, Roguelike 16.4%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #29 Don't Sink
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 213 reviews2018
Dev: Fern NigroPub: Studio Eris
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Capture islands, sink ships, defend your towns, and discover an exciting world full of adventure.
Why similar: Pirates 67.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 16%, RPG 9.7%, Adventure 6.7%
- #30 Wartorn
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.8%, Real Time Tactics 22.6%, Roguelite 21.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Fantasy 11.9%
- #31 Depth of Extinction
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Perma Death 24.8%, Roguelite 20.5%, Strategy 13.7%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #32 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
76% matchVery Positive85% of 14,023 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Roguelike 25.4%, Perma Death 13.5%, Strategy 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Difficult 10.8%
- #33 Trigon: Space Story
75% matchMixed68% of 1,421 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.8% ★, Perma Death 13.8%, Difficult 13.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.5%
- #34 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
77% matchMixed66% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX
Why similar: Procedural Generation 22.7%, Pirates 21% ★, Roguelike 17.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 7.5%
- #35 Battlevoid: Harbinger
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,059 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 24.1% ★, Roguelike 20.6%, Strategy 18.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Perma Death 7.4%
- #36 Nautical Survival
70% matchVery Positive99% of 196 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.9%, Roguelite 32.2%, Top-Down 17.6%, RPG 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #37 Treasure's Mine!
71% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: FatFishGame
Windows
Build defenses on randomly generated archipelagos and fend off waves of pirates! Expand land plots, combine defense towers, and collect treasures to strengthen your islands. Guard your treasures and become the wealthiest lord!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 19.5%, Pirates 18.5% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Procedural Generation 12.9%
- #38 Endless Voyage / 无尽航线
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 683 reviews2021
Dev: Dalaran Game StudioPub: KuYou Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Endless Voyage” is a Roguelike strategy card game. Follow captain Qin, who leads her sailors into a labyrinth of boulders. combine your deck as well as collecting powerful relics to defeat various NPCS and explore this world. Captain, raise your sails and venture forward!
Why similar: Pirates 29.7% ★, Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Strategy 11.5%, RPG 6.2%
- #39 Xenomarine
74% 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: Roguelike 40.5%, Perma Death 22.4%, Procedural Generation 20.9%, Strategy 8.7%, RPG 4.8%
- #40 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,603 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.4%, Roguelike 18.2%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Roguelite 11.7%, Strategy 9%
- #41 Aestheta
70% matchVery Positive89% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.2%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #42 Loot River
73% matchMixed68% of 459 reviews2022
Dev: straka.studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
Why similar: Difficult 17.7%, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelike 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #43 King of Seas
73% matchMixed59% of 772 reviews2021
Dev: 3DCloudsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
King of Seas is an ARPG adventure game set in a nautical pirate world. Embark on an epic adventure across the seven seas where you’ll discover lost islands and treasures, fight rival pirates and menacing monsters, and become the most legendary pirate of all time!
Why similar: Pirates 46.8% ★, Naval 24.2% ★, Procedural Generation 19.1%, RPG 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #44 Space Rogue
74% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.2%, Strategy 24.7%, Perma Death 14.7%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelite 10%
- #45 CosmoPirates
71% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Pirates 38.3% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Strategy 7.6%
- #46 Void Marauders
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!
Why similar: Pirates 51% ★, Perma Death 20.2%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #47 Rise of Piracy
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 486 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Pirates 53.5% ★, Naval 30.4% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 6.5%
- #48 XO
72% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: Jumpdrive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.4% ★, Pirates 21.9% ★, Perma Death 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Roguelite 10%
- #49 Pirates? Pirates!
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Amrita Studio
Windows
Pirates? Pirates! is a Reigns-inspired pirate survival RPG. You are a pirate captain in charge of your ship and crew on the most dangerous adventure of all seas. Fight your way ahead, sort out emergencies, and discover legendary treasures!
Why similar: Pirates 37.1% ★, Strategy 33.6%, RPG 18.8%, Adventure 10.4%
- #50 Deep Among the Swarm
69% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 34.8% ★, Procedural Generation 15%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 11.8%, Strategy 8%
- #51 Crowntakers
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 682 reviews2014
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.2%, Roguelike 20.3%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 12.1%
- #52 Crying Suns
68% matchVery Positive86% of 4,513 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.4% ★, Perma Death 10.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #53 Break Siege
67% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: FojoGamesPub: Edigger
Windows · Linux
Break Siege is a train-themed deck-building rougelike game in which you constantly construct your own deck and breakthrough forces of the Imperial in intense, real-time battles.
Why similar: Steampunk 22.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #54 Breachway
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,443 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Strategy 11%
- #55 LONESTAR
64% matchVery Positive91% of 2,408 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.9%, Roguelike 18.8%, Difficult 17.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Procedural Generation 13.1%
- #56 SUNLESS SEA
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,521 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Steampunk 35.8% ★, Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Naval 8.1% ★, RPG 7.3%
- #57 SeaCret 1
67% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Dalas
Windows
Sail into the 17th-century Caribbean in SeaCret 1, a riotous mix of strategy, humor, and adventure! Trade, fight, or govern your way to fame in this sandbox escapade, where every choice brings riches or ridiculousness.
Why similar: Pirates 37.3% ★, Naval 22% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #58 Escape The Mad Empire
65% matchVery Positive89% of 418 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ Games
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.4% ★, Perma Death 13.7%, Difficult 12.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #59 Heroes Against Time
65% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Heroes Against Time is the ally-drafting game where you build a team and power up in a dangerous enchanted forest. Navigate events, fight enemies and dig through ruins while trying to avoid the creeping magical fog… Will your team endure… or be lost to the mist?
Why similar: Roguelite 23.3%, Roguelike 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Strategy 13.1%