- #1 Rift Wizard 2
97% 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 26.2% ★, Magic 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Character Customization 10.4%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands upon the original's spell-crafting and tactical combat with even more depth and refinement.
- #2 Path of Achra
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,269 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 17.6% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Character Customization 15.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar focus on rapid, high-impact character building and tactical turn-based combat in a minimalist package.
- #3 Caves of Qud
95% 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: Turn-Based 26.5%, Traditional Roguelike 19.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Character Customization 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features immense system depth and character mutation mechanics that allow for highly creative and varied playstyles.
- #4 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 23.2% ★, Turn-Based 22.2%, Perma Death 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A titan of the genre that offers unparalleled character build complexity and deep tactical combat systems.
- #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 31.1% ★, Turn-Based 19%, Perma Death 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical roguelike that emphasizes modular character building and strategic positioning in a sci-fi setting.
- #6 SpellRogue
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Turn-Based 25.9%, Perma Death 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Roguelike 13%, Procedural Generation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical spell-based combat where managing resources and dice rolls is key to surviving difficult encounters.
- #7 Spellmasons
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,249 reviews2023
Dev: Octavia Blue
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your spells. Play solo or team up with your friends in online multiplayer, and explore a deep magic system where clever combinations yield powerfully satisfying results!
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Perma Death 19.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based game that mirrors the magic-heavy focus of the seed, emphasizing spell-casting and positioning.
- #8 Siralim Ultimate
92% 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 22.4%, Character Customization 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Procedural Generation 12%, Turn-Based 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an overwhelming amount of character customization and build synergy through its deep creature-collection and skill-tree systems.
- #9 Dungeons of Dredmor
91% 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 36.7% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Roguelike 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Perma Death 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, humorous roguelike that features a massive variety of skill-based builds and tactical combat encounters.
- #10 Jupiter Hell
90% 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 29.7%, Turn-Based 27%, Traditional Roguelike 24.4% ★, Perma Death 4.8%, Procedural Generation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, tactical turn-based roguelike that rewards smart positioning and efficient use of gear and abilities.
- #11 Tangledeep
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,486 reviews2018
Dev: Impact Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25.2% ★, Turn-Based 21.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional roguelike mechanics with a job-based system that allows for deep character progression and tactical combat.
- #12 Crown Trick
89% 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: Turn-Based 20.1%, Perma Death 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Roguelike 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike where positioning and spell synergy are the primary drivers of success.
- #13 Zorbus
89% matchVery Positive91% of 380 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Perma Death 13.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that emphasizes tactical combat and party-based synergy in a fantasy setting.
- #14 Rogue Fable IV
88% 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 20.7% ★, Perma Death 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
Why You'll Like It: A refined 2D tactical dungeon crawler that focuses on character builds and strategic combat movement.
- #15 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: Turn-Based 37.2%, Roguelike 36.4%, Traditional Roguelike 7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 5.8%, Fantasy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-roguelike that rewards deep tactical planning and efficient spell usage in short, intense bursts.
- #16 Golden Krone Hotel
86% 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 23.7% ★, Turn-Based 19.7%, Perma Death 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, tactical roguelike that utilizes a unique light and dark mechanic to influence combat and character abilities.
- #17 Stoneshard
86% 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: Turn-Based 26.4%, Roguelike 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Gritty, turn-based tactical combat that emphasizes careful character development and realistic survival mechanics.
- #18 The Doors of Trithius
84% 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 26.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world roguelike that provides deep character progression and tactical combat in a procedurally generated world.
- #19 Vault of the Void
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,012 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.4%, Procedural Generation 28.5%, Top-Down 10.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Fantasy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical deckbuilder that emphasizes deep build-crafting and resource management during combat.
- #20 ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,617 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Biskup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 24.5% ★, Turn-Based 19.3%, Perma Death 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Roguelike 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike featuring deep character development and complex world interactions that define the genre.
- #21 Dungeonmans
83% 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 50.9% ★, Roguelike 25.1%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 5.5%, Strategy 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but mechanically deep roguelike with extensive skill customization and character growth.
- #22 Lost Flame
79% 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 38.5%, Traditional Roguelike 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Perma Death 13.9%, RPG 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based roguelike that emphasizes combat positioning and skill usage in a challenging environment.
- #23 Monster Sanctuary
80% matchVery Positive91% of 12,704 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.5%, Turn-Based Combat 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Fantasy 9.6%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends creature collection with deep, tactical skill-tree customization that allows for complex team-based builds.
- #24 WazHack
82% matchVery Positive90% of 734 reviews2014
Dev: WazPub: Waz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.6%, Roguelike 22.5%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling roguelike that requires careful tactical positioning and creative spell usage to survive.
- #25 Rogue Wizards
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: Spellbind Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Roguelike 15%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible take on the roguelike genre with a heavy emphasis on spell-casting and loot-driven progression.
- #26 MidBoss
81% 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 43.5% ★, Roguelike 14.4%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.3%, Perma Death 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelike where you possess enemies to gain their abilities and build your character in unexpected ways.
- #27 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 29.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Character Customization 12.1%, Roguelike 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%
- #28 Terra Randoma
79% 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: Turn-Based 22.5%, Traditional Roguelike 21.4% ★, Perma Death 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox roguelike with a strong focus on tactical combat and exploration in a procedurally generated world.
- #29 Xenomarine
81% 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 42.6% ★, Roguelike 19.7%, Perma Death 15.6%, Turn-Based 9.2%, Procedural Generation 9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike focusing on tactical combat and procedural itemization in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #30 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
77% 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 20.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.5%, Perma Death 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #31 Die in the Dungeon
74% 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 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #32 Rogue Fable III
76% 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 49.8% ★, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based 10.1%, Dungeon Crawler 7.6%, Character Customization 5.5%
- #33 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
77% 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 15.9% ★, Turn-Based 15%, Perma Death 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #34 Deadzoned
74% 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 24.4% ★, Perma Death 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #35 Rogue
75% matchVery Positive95% of 514 reviews2020
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #36 Hack, Slash, Loot
78% 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 56.9% ★, Roguelike 20.2%, Perma Death 7.5%, Turn-Based 6.4%, Dungeon Crawler 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, traditional roguelike with a focus on gear-based progression and simple, effective combat.
- #37 The Curse Of Yendor
76% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: IBOLOGY LLC
Windows
Kill monsters, get loot, solve puzzles, complete quests! A sword and sorcery adventure where your magic shapes the world. A classical rogue-like with a modern feel. "Your nemesis has found the Amulet of Yendor... Defeat him before he ascends to godhood!"
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 20.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Perma Death 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #38 Roguecraft DX
72% 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 19.4% ★, Perma Death 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #39 Kramora's Shadow
75% 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 21.7% ★, Turn-Based 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Perma Death 10.5%
- #40 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 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Character Customization 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Roguelike 12.7%
- #41 Approaching Infinity
70% matchVery Positive94% of 745 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.6% ★, Perma Death 19.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #42 Siralim 2
73% matchVery Positive92% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Siralim 2 is an old-school monster catching RPG. Summon and customize hundreds of creatures to fight for you as you battle your way through endless dungeons. Find rare treasure and use it to upgrade your castle, empower your creatures, craft powerful artifacts, learn new spells, and much more.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Character Customization 7.9%
- #43 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: Turn-Based 24.9%, Perma Death 20.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #44 OneBit Adventure
71% 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 21.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Roguelike 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Perma Death 9.7%
- #45 Rogue's Tale
73% 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 56.7% ★, Roguelike 29.1%, Turn-Based 11.7%, RPG 2%, Indie 0.5%
- #46 Quest of Dungeons
73% 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 20.7% ★, Turn-Based 18.4%, Perma Death 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #47 Card Quest
72% 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: Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Perma Death 18.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #48 Forrader Hero
70% 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 24.6%, Perma Death 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #49 The Dungeon Beneath
70% 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 26.3%, Roguelike 14%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #50 Robothorium
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 375 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 36%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Strategy 8.6%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #51 Tiny Rogues
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,786 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36%, Roguelike 25.9%, Top-Down 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #52 Wizard of Legend
67% matchVery Positive91% of 21,075 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.3%, Roguelike 23.1%, Magic 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Procedural Generation 6.9%
- #53 Siralim 3
68% matchVery Positive94% of 990 reviews2018
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Siralim 3 is a mechanically deep, monster taming RPG. Summon and customize over 700 different creatures to fight for you as you battle your way through randomly generated dungeons. Find rare treasure and use it to craft new items, empower your creatures, learn new spells, and much more.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Character Customization 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12%
- #54 Siralim
69% matchVery Positive84% of 268 reviews2015
Dev: Thylacine StudiosPub: Thylacine Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Siralim is a deep RPG with light roguelike elements that allows you to summon and customize hundreds of creatures to fight in strategic battle. Fight your way through randomly generated dungeons and complete randomized quests.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Character Customization 15.9%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #55 Dark Bestiary
67% 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 28.9%, Character Customization 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Fantasy 6%
- #56 Pixel Dungeon
68% matchVery Positive89% of 452 reviews2015
Dev: Retronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of this game world!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.4%, Roguelike 26%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Traditional Roguelike 8.9% ★
- #57 Megaloot
65% 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 22.8%, Character Customization 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Roguelike 15%, Minimalist 8%
- #58 Neophyte
63% matchVery Positive90% of 681 reviews2026
Dev: Regal Pigeon
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A mini topdown action roguelike with chaotic spell-slinging hack-n-slash combat. Collect spells, choose perks and discover powerful synergies to become an unstoppable monster-slaying wizard.
Why similar: Magic 35.8%, Roguelike 33.1%, Top-Down 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 6.9%
- #59 Magecraft: Spellbuilding
63% matchVery Positive98% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Violet Grimoire
Windows
Craft spell cards, collect new effects, and build the perfect deck as you fight through rounds of turn-based combat. Survive randomly-generated dungeon layouts by countering enemy attacks with your own spells, and make the most of the powers and scrolls you pick up along the way.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Magic 16.8%, Character Customization 9.4%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #60 Sol Cesto
62% matchVery Positive91% of 5,179 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.6%, Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Roguelike 17.3%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Fantasy 6.5%