- #1 Rogue Waters
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,075 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 32.9% ★, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 14.2%, Naval 11.4% ★, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #2 Red Rogue Sea
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 70 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 26.1% ★, Roguelike 17.5%, Perma Death 14.9%, Difficult 10.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #3 Void War
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 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 26.4% ★, Perma Death 14.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #4 Abandon Ship
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,326 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.5 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 25.7% ★, Naval 15.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #5 The Caribbean Sail
94% matchVery Positive94% of 524 reviews2017
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 39.1% ★, Naval 17.8% ★, Roguelike 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Strategy 7.7%
- #6 FTL: Faster Than Light
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,568 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.7 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% ★, Roguelike 21%, Perma Death 12.8%, Difficult 10.7%, Strategy 8.4%
- #7 Steam Marines
94% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 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 32.2%, Strategy 14%, Perma Death 13.2%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Steampunk 8.4% ★
- #8 Cursed Crew
91% matchVery Positive87% of 82 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 29.5% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #9 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 30.1% ★, Naval 16.9% ★, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #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%, Perma Death 16.9%, Roguelike 16.2%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Roguelite 13%
- #11 Pirates Outlaws
90% matchVery Positive83% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 38.9% ★, Difficult 16.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 13%, Strategy 8.5%
- #12 Ocean Punk
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 166 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 60.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Strategy 10.7%, 2D 5.5%, Simulation 5.3%
- #13 Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 61 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 44.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 24.3%, Difficult 14.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #14 Starship Inspector
87% 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% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Perma Death 12.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 11%
- #15 Overfall
88% matchMixed47% of 874 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 34.9% ★, Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelite 17.4%, Fantasy 9.3%, Strategy 8.6%
- #16 Iron Tides
86% matchMostly Positive75% 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 65%, Simulation 21.6%, Adventure 13.4%
- #17 Sea of Survivors
84% matchVery Positive82% of 412 reviews2023
Dev: Nah Yeah Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 39.8% ★, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Top-Down 8%
- #18 High Sea Saga DX
82% matchVery Positive82% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Pirates 59.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, RPG 7.8%, Simulation 7.3%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #19 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,479 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.5%, Roguelike 18.1%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #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 33.3% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Roguelike 10.6%, Strategy 8.4%
- #21 All Guns On Deck
86% matchMostly Negative34% of 504 reviews2015
Dev: Decaying Logic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 44.7%, RPG 22.6%, Simulation 20%, Adventure 12.8%
- #22 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
83% 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: Perma Death 19.1%, Difficult 17%, Roguelike 16.6%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #23 Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage
82% matchMixed69% of 115 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 35.8% ★, Steampunk 26.5% ★, Roguelike 13.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #24 Caribbean Crashers
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,370 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 36% ★, Strategy 20.6%, 2D 12.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #25 Seablip
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,036 reviews2024
Dev: Jardar SolliPub: Vibedy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 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 60.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Strategy 7.4%, RPG 6.5%, 2D 4.1%
- #26 Republic of Pirates
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 476 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 57.4% ★, Naval 22.6% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #27 Slimekeep
77% matchVery Positive91% of 135 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 18.4%, Roguelike 16.6%, Difficult 16.3%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #28 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
78% matchMixed58% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.
Why similar: Pirates 50.6% ★, Naval 32.5% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #29 Depth of Extinction
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Perma Death 24.6%, Roguelite 20.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
- #30 Wartorn
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 145 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 24.1%, Real Time Tactics 22.3%, Roguelite 21.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Fantasy 11.8%
- #31 Don't Sink
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 212 reviews2018
Dev: Fern NigroPub: Studio Eris
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Capture islands, sink ships, defend your towns, and discover an exciting world full of adventure.
Why similar: Pirates 66.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, RPG 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #32 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
75% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 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 25.8%, Perma Death 13.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Difficult 10.5%
- #33 Mad Crown
77% 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 76.7%, Adventure 23.3%
- #34 Trigon: Space Story
75% matchMixed68% of 1,409 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 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 31.1% ★, Difficult 14.1%, Perma Death 13.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 12.4%
- #35 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
76% matchMixed66% of 297 reviews2015
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.3 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 22.8%, Pirates 20.3% ★, Roguelike 18.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 7.5%
- #36 Crying Suns
72% matchVery Positive86% of 4,448 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 28.9% ★, Perma Death 10.9%, Roguelike 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Roguelite 10%
- #37 Xenomarine
74% 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: Roguelike 41%, Perma Death 22.1%, Procedural Generation 20.8%, Strategy 8.7%, RPG 4.7%
- #38 Battlevoid: Harbinger
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,057 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.0 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 23.6% ★, Roguelike 20.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, Perma Death 7.4%
- #39 Endless Voyage / 无尽航线
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 682 reviews2021
Dev: Dalaran Game StudioPub: KuYou Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 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 28.8% ★, Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Strategy 11.5%, RPG 6.1%
- #40 Breachway
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 20.5%, Difficult 18.3%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Roguelite 15.5%, Strategy 11%
- #41 Aestheta
70% matchVery Positive90% of 188 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 22.9%, Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #42 CosmoPirates
71% matchVery Positive83% of 66 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 37.3% ★, Roguelike 17.8%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Roguelite 14%, Strategy 7.7%
- #43 Nautical Survival
69% matchVery Positive99% of 180 reviews2025
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 37%, Roguelite 32.5%, Top-Down 17.5%, RPG 8.2%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #44 King of Seas
73% matchMixed59% of 767 reviews2021
Dev: 3DCloudsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 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% ★, Naval 24.5% ★, Procedural Generation 19.4%, RPG 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #45 Space Rogue
73% 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 27.6%, Strategy 24.6%, Perma Death 14.6%, Difficult 11.9%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #46 Void Marauders
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 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 50.2% ★, Perma Death 20.5%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #47 Loot River
71% matchMixed68% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: straka.studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 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 17.4%, Perma Death 16.7%, Roguelike 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #48 Rise of Piracy
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 355 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 52.7% ★, Naval 30.9% ★, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #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 36.4% ★, Strategy 34.2%, RPG 18.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #50 Pirate Ships
68% matchMixed65% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: HeroCraft Ltd.Pub: HeroCraft PC
Windows · Mac
Pirate Ships is a PvP game about shipbuilding and naval battles. Embark on an epic journey together with other players and fight monsters, pirates and thieves to become the greatest pirate in all of the Caribbean!
Why similar: Pirates 41.5% ★, Naval 20.3% ★, Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 9.7%, Strategy 5.7%
- #51 Deep Among the Swarm
68% matchVery Positive88% of 137 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 34.2% ★, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #52 Crowntakers
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 681 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 20.8%, Roguelike 20.6%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Strategy 12.1%
- #53 XO
70% 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 34.1% ★, Pirates 21.4% ★, Perma Death 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #54 SeaCret 1
67% matchMixed62% of 101 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 36.6% ★, Naval 22.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #55 LONESTAR
64% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 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 19.8%, Roguelike 19%, Difficult 17.7%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.1%
- #56 Break Siege
66% matchVery Positive87% of 89 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% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #57 Forgotten Mines
66% matchVery Positive80% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.2%, Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 14.6%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #58 Heroes Against Time
65% matchVery Positive95% of 58 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 23.6%, Roguelike 22%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Strategy 13%
- #59 Overlooting
64% matchVery Positive81% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!
Why similar: Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Strategy 11.1%, RPG 8.2%