- #1 Arenfall
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enjoy
Windows
Arenfall is a dark fantasy boss-battling action RPG. Master parry and dodge across 4 classes, solo or in co-op for up to 3 players. Take on Story mode, then the roguelite Boss Rush where every run reshuffles the deck.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.2%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #2 In Celebration of Violence
96% matchVery Positive87% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.9%, Perma Death 11.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #3 HellFight
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paku's Game
Windows
Hellfight is a combat focused platformer that combine the experience of roguelike and soul-like mechanics.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.2%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #4 Knight of Nevermore
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Cai Crumley
Windows · Linux
Venture into darkness in Knight of Nevermore, a 2D action roguelike where every strike counts. Master tough-but-fair soulslike combat, explore sprawling ever-shifting dungeons, and assemble powerful builds from a host of weapons, spells and items. Fight, die, improve, try again, prevail.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Hack and Slash 12%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #5 Rogue Knight
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hubris
Windows
Experience fast-paced roguelite gameplay. Explore ever-changing locations and fight vicious enemies in souls-inspired 2d combat. Every run you will find variety of items and spells to compliment your playstyle, as well as resources to upgrade your town for future runs.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.6%, Action Roguelike 12%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #6 Helmet Head
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hedge Knight Games
Windows
Helmet Head is an action-roguelike with a 2D souls-lite combat style. Build your strength on each run by finding weapons, helmets, upgrades and items in randomly generated environments, and use them in clever ways to defeat your foes! Death wipes the slate clean. Keep learning, never stop fighting!
Why similar: Souls-like 26.6%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Perma Death 10.5%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #7 The Dark Crown: Genesis Demake
93% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Sharaido Games
Windows
2d, rogue-lite, action platformer, pixel art game. It is about the transition of darkness, which is the 6th and last main element, to humanity. A small early game made before The Dark Crown: Genesis was rebuilt from scratch.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.2%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #8 INTO EVIL
91% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Mind's Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hotline Miami x Dark Souls. Greatswords, demons, miniguns; up to 4 players. You are not prepared.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.2%, Perma Death 13.7%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 10%
- #9 Spellz: Mastery or Death
92% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Tom MedinaPub: CreepyCraft Studio
Windows · Mac
Spellz is a top-down roguelike where you fight your way through a variety of hostile worlds. Parry, dodge, slice, ignite, electrocute... sharpen your reflexes and tactical sense to defeat the squads attacking you - or die.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Roguelite 12.6%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #10 Strike & Resist
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Deep Studio
Windows
Explore varying thrilling Souls-like levels. Strike and resist powerful enemies with rich combat mechanisms. Make full use of any loot you happen to get. Start over if you fail.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.4%, Roguelite 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Medieval 8.8%
- #11 Lost Soul
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abdallah Mohamed
Windows
Lost soul is a roguelite action-platformer. inspired by deadcells, and hades. You'll explore an ever-changing Tower with a 2D souls-lite combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.5%, Perma Death 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #12 SoulWander
89% matchPositive77% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: MYMEStudioPub: Link Compass
Windows
Soul Wander is a 2D roguelike action game. It tells the story of the “Fade,” born with the special power to manipulate color in a village that has lost its hues. The Fade embarks on a perilous journey to restore the lost colors.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
- #13 Tyrant's Realm
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,070 reviews2025
Dev: Team TyrantPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Tyrant's Realm is a roguelite action-adventure inspired by classic PS1 visuals. Explore procedurally generated dark fantasy worlds, battling through dangers that evolve with each run. Death is not the end, as the night is still young.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #14 Rogue Girl
88% matchMixed68% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Kishi GamesPub: Genet Games
Windows
Rogue Girl is a roguelike game that will immerse you in an exciting adventure, where you will play as a beautiful devil girl called upon to fight an army of sinister zombies. Your path of progress depends on your decisions. Various types of enemies, random rooms, and skills.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.9%, Perma Death 13.6%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #15 Ash of the Covenant
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Studios
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced action roguelike where brutal melee combat meets dangerous divine power. Accept blessings from forgotten gods, build powerful synergies, and face the hidden cost behind every gift.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Roguelite 11%, RPG 10.6%
- #16 Mana Spark
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 691 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #17 Necromania
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Boscar
Windows · Mac
A top-down roguelite with souls-like combat, set in a monster-infested Victorian mansion. Play as members of the necromantic Greville family. Master stamina-based attacks and perfectly timed dodges. Explore ever-changing rooms filled with strange treasures, deadly enemies, and unique weapons.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.2%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Roguelite 14.1%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #18 OmniFootman
86% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: WT Studio
Windows
OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system. Take your adventure in this cursed, ever-changing kingdom and beat your enemies with different ability combinations. Be careful as your death is permanent.
Why similar: Souls-like 22%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 16.7%, Perma Death 12.7%, Hack and Slash 10.9%
- #19 The Lighthouse Is My Home
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mason Interactive
Windows · Linux
The Lighthouse Is My Home is a dynamic roguelite in which you play as a lighthouse keeper. A mysterious island full of dangers, events and secrets awaits you. Explore, die, revive again, but don't let the lighthouse fire go out!
Why similar: Souls-like 20.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelike 12%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
- #20 Sepulcher
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Laughing Cat Studios
Windows
The dungeon itself is alive, as it fends off intruders who search for the source of the curse, where every twist and turn changes with each run though the Infested Undead crypts. Will you be the one to break it, deep in the hidden earth, or will you find your own Sepulcher within?
Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #21 Koboo: The Tree Spirit
82% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Jerome LabellePub: Honest Rogue Games
Windows
Koboo is a fast paced action rogue-lite platformer where you battle against towering hunters as a small tree spirit by attacking their weak points. Forge powerful synergies, explore the Ancient Forest's branching paths, fish, catch bugs and garden to rebuild your home!
Why similar: Souls-like 20.8%, Perma Death 14%, Hack and Slash 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #22 Chains of Eternis
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blade Art Games
Windows
Trapped within the ever changing Dungeon of Eternis, the only way to escape is to reach the final floor. Endure, for the path ahead is unforgiving. Fortify your armory, collect the artifacts, hone your skills… or remain bound for all eternity.
Why similar: Souls-like 34.7%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 13%, Hack and Slash 10.3%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #23 Tale of Darkness
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gravity Works
Windows
Tale of Darkness is a brutal, action roguelite. Play as the Betrayed King, ascend from the grave, fight your way through hordes of twisted enemies, defeat your betrayers and free the realm of the Oblivion. Then die and do it all over again.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.9%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Perma Death 9.5%
- #24 Thrice Cursed
81% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel Anvil
Windows
A roguelike game with Souls-style combat. Fight with a customised character through quests in a random order with randomised loot. Your character's build will be influenced by what you can find or buy. Every run feels a little different.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.2%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Combat 6.7%
- #25 Myriad: A Rogue Adventure
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brown Apso Interactive LLP
Windows
Myriad is an Action-Adventure game with Roguelite elements. Play as a new character each run, loot tons of weapons, and fight hordes of enemies in a randomly generated world.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.4%, Perma Death 14.5%, Hack and Slash 12%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #26 Ascension Trail
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying Brick Face Studio
Windows
Kill, Die, Repeat! Exterminate massive swarms of monsters in this action-packed, top-down rogue-lite. Dash, hit, and cast through endless mobs where every death is a step toward god-tier power. Hoard coins, buy permanent upgrades, and craft a legendary hero to challenge the Devil on your own terms.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.3%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #27 Dead Cells
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 181,516 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Hack and Slash 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #28 Corpse Keeper
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,406 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Souls-like 20%, Perma Death 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #29 Dragon Is Dead
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 694 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Souls-like 19%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #30 Undergod
77% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Linkas
Windows
Take over heaven in this airborne-combat roguelike where you fight hordes of angels while growing stronger every minute.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.2%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #31 Phylactery Slayer
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bare Metal Xtreme
Windows
A soulslike roguelike where every pixel of the world is destructible. Play solo, with your team, or face invading enemy squads. Four online modes, from solo runs to PvP arena. Each death leaves a phylactery that remembers your power.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.8%, Perma Death 15.9%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #32 Pocket Rogues
78% matchVery Positive89% of 599 reviews2018
Dev: EtherGaming
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pocket Rogues is a dynamic 2D-Roguelike with elements of Action-RPG, played entirely in real time. Raid endless dungeons, upgrade your Guild’s Fortress, and develop your own heroes!
Why similar: Souls-like 26.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 12.5%, Hack and Slash 10.9%
- #33 Battlecaster 2
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltigeur
Windows
Descend to the center of a hostile world where control, precision, and aggression decide every fight. Push forward and dismantle enemy pressure through skillful play. Shape powerful, expressive builds as danger rises.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.9%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #34 Armored Souls
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Armored Souls Team
Windows
Armored Souls is a Soulslike Action game with Roguelike elements and challenging boss fights set in a machine-driven dystopia. Navigate a beautifully desolate world, scrap enemies for parts and return to your foundry to assemble a variety of game-changing skills, programs and mechanical upgrades.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.4%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #35 Rogue Souls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TejonDev
Windows
Rogue Souls is a fusion of a traditional roguelike and the relentless difficulty of a Souls-like. Explore randomly generated dungeons, master different character classes, and awaken the will of each Soul.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.3%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #36 Echoes of Aethelgard
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrKokoGames
Windows
Evolve your arsenal and become the bullet hell. Echoes of Aethelgard is a horde-survival roguelite featuring deep meta-progression, an explosive combo system, and devastating ultimate abilities. Survive the endless hordes and lift the curse of the Void Corruptor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Roguelike 11.2%, Perma Death 9.3%
- #37 Evil's Den: Forsaken Dungeon
75% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Overbuilt S.A.
Windows
Evil's Den: Forsaken Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to close portal to Hell, opened in the villages church.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Hack and Slash 11.4%, Roguelite 11%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #38 The Curse of Fafnir
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Justice
Windows
You play as a rogue mage who tapped into dark arts to try and gain more power but as soon as you opened a dusty old book, Fafnir was summoned and not pleased, which caused him to place a curse on you and sent you to a eternal dungeon. Survive by beating the dungeon and breaking the curse.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.3%, Roguelite 18.6%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelike 11.8%, Medieval 10.7%
- #39 Isles of Krom
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floppy Goat Inc.
Windows
Isles of Krom is a dark fantasy top-down extraction ARPG blending challenging visceral combat with a high-stakes extraction loop. Craft and upgrade gear for your Ward before deploying them into the perilous Krom archipelago to retrieve vital materials and halt the creeping Corruption.
Why similar: Souls-like 26%, Perma Death 17%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Action Roguelike 9.4%, Combat 9.2%
- #40 Fabular: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Spiritus Games
Windows
Cross blades with space knights in an epic roguelike where the futuristic and the medieval collide! Battle, loot and upgrade your way across the galaxy, defeating rival ships in gripping melee combat on a quest to save your kingdom from destruction.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.1%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #41 Bloodwright
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grossly Incandescent Games
Windows
Descend through deadly procedural dungeons, claim powerful loot, and decide how deep you're willing to risk it all in this dark fantasy action RPG rogue-lite.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.7%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #42 回溯勇者/Backdate Hero
73% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Flute Games
Windows · Linux
Backdate Hero is an action Rogue-lite game that integrates many elements. The player will become an important key in the world to save the world destroyed by meteorites.
Why similar: Souls-like 22%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #43 Rogue Ottoman
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitek
Windows
Equip your sword and special abilities. Jump into the fast-paced action of the rogue-lite mechanics in an orientalist-steampunk universe. Gain experience and get new skills, build your character and save the city by defeating the bosses! Fight to the end or die! No checkpoints!
Why similar: Souls-like 26.7%, Perma Death 16.6%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #44 Lighthouse Of The Souls (LOTS)
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Hipernova Games
Windows
Third-person action roguelite set on a dark fantasy island. Fight solo or in online co-op for up to 4 players, explore procedural maps, build your hero through soul cards, and face a world that adapts to each difficulty.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.3%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #45 Lunar Rebirth: Dungeon of Eternal Return
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Maxbong
Windows
Hack & Slash Roguelike Under the Moonlight!Sweep through enemies in an ever-changing dungeon that transforms with each run. Complete your build by random new cards with each level up! Experience fast-paced combat featuring powerful bosses, numerous summons, and a unique card system.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.6%, Hack and Slash 16%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #46 Shadow of the Depth
69% matchMixed70% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Souls-like 20.2%, Perma Death 15%, Hack and Slash 14%, Roguelite 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.5%
- #47 Cursemark
67% matchVery Positive87% of 506 reviews2026
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Hack, slash, and cast your way through a haunted kingdom brimming with secrets where no two builds are ever the same. As a cursed mage-knight you will unlock devastating spells, equip ability transforming runes, and reforge your curse on the path to victory or death in this fantasy action roguelite.
Why similar: Souls-like 28%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #48 Summum Aeterna
70% matchVery Positive85% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Why similar: Roguelite 14.9%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #49 Cryptical Path
68% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Perma Death 10.8%
- #50 Shifter
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ilta Games
Windows · Linux
Shifter is a third-person action game where you shift the direction of gravity, fight enemies, and run/fly/fall around a complex procedurally generated dream world. It has unique boss fights, weapons, skills, enemies, and more! Your dream is hacked through a microchip, and you have to wake up.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.4%, Perma Death 15.7%, Hack and Slash 13%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #51 Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying
67% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Aeoln Studios
Windows
Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying is a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite focused on manual aiming, dodging, and skill-based combat. Choose from 9 distinct classes with unique playstyles. Fight to break an eternal curse. Where every victory is earned and every mistake is lethal.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.3%, Perma Death 15.8%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #52 Demon Source
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ernest Piatrovich
Windows · Mac
Demon Source is a soulslike roguelike game with procedural generated dungeons. Try new builds each run. Gather the Source to unlock new items and abilities. Solve the mystery of seven inhabitants of the Church. Try the Ultimate Challenge with great classical music. It is made by one person!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.2%, Action Roguelike 16%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, RPG 8%
- #53 NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
71% matchMixed65% of 4,652 reviews2016
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.2%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 9.5%, Perma Death 8.6%
- #54 Blotbarrow
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ascripture Games
Windows
Odin sacrificed the gods to thwart Ragnarök. Now you're what's left. Tear through the Nine Realms in this fast-paced, hack and slash roguelite. Wield legendary weapons. Gain the powers of the fallen gods. Die. Come back stronger. Die again. Storm the Blotbarrow and end the All-Father.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 13.3%, Combat 10.5%
- #55 Heaven Crawler
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carbon Machina
Windows · Mac
Explore The Womb, a forgotten man-made tower built to reach the heavens. Wield Mechanical Arms to overcome deadly enemies and carve your path upward on a deeply personal journey. And remember: Bring her back.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.9%, Perma Death 15.9%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #56 Cards and Dungeons
66% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
A roguelike dungeon crawler where every card you play brings power… and punishment. Descend through shifting floors, face brutal bosses, and grow stronger run after run.
Why similar: Perma Death 20%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #57 Heretical
66% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2024
Dev: Three Swords StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Action Roguelike 12.7%
- #58 VOIN
65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,407 reviews2024
Dev: Nikita SozidarPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.
Why similar: Souls-like 25%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #59 Slashvival
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Slashvival is a third-person action RPG with roguelite elements. Use swords to fight mutant creatures in a medieval low-poly world. Survive intense battles and rescue your family in this thrilling hack-and-slash adventure!
Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Perma Death 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Hack and Slash 9.9%