Games Like Rogue Lords

Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, RPG 12.5%, Gothic 12% ★

Why You'll Like It: Lets you play as a dark villain commanding undead minions in strategic turn-based battles.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.6%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Roguelike 15.7%, Gothic 11.4% ★, RPG 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar bleak, gothic art style and deeply tactical turn-based combat against horrific monsters.

As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.5%, Gothic 20.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a striking gothic aesthetic and tactical, turn-based combat against nightmarish entities.

Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

Why similar: Gothic 20.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Roguelite 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Roguelike 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the gothic, stressful turn-based combat with a heavy focus on party synergy and dark fantasy road trips.

Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!

Why similar: Gothic 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Roguelite 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you in the role of a dungeon master defending your lair against intrusive heroes with villainous flair.

“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

Why similar: Mythology 18.9%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Roguelike 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends dark Slavic mythology, card-battling, and narrative-driven occult themes.

Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Roguelite 10%

Why You'll Like It: Demands meticulous tactical planning and turn-based defense against hordes of dark fantasy monsters.

Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 13.5%, Hand-drawn 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Embraces a striking hellish art style and an unapologetically dark, demonic theme.

Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, RPG 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features dark fantasy tactical card combat and a gritty aesthetic suited for fans of roguelike strategy.

Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.

Why similar: Vampires 26.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, RPG 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark fantasy tactical RPG experience with rich storytelling and gritty turn-based battles.

Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 25.7%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a dark fantasy world where you make pacts with the devil to fight demonic forces.

Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battles

Why similar: Roguelike 17%, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses players in a grim, retro-styled dark fantasy world with classic turn-based RPG mechanics.

Few Nights More is a roguelike turn-based RPG based in a world where Vampire Lords seek to conquer lost territories and their place in the world. Design and defend your stronghold, slay your enemies with traps, fulfill your Lord’s true potential, slowly conquering what is rightfully yours.

Why similar: Vampires 26.3% ★, Gothic 15.4% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, RPG 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you in the shoes of a vampire lord defending a stronghold in a dark fantasy setting.

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.3%, Roguelite 23.3%, Roguelike 18.3%, RPG 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12%

Why You'll Like It: Combines deep turn-based card combat with a morally grey sci-fi/fantasy narrative and character choices.

Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.8%, Roguelite 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Hand-drawn 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers strategic turn-based ink combat inspired by eccentric medieval marginalia and dark humor.

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: Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses dice-based mechanics and tactical spellcasting in a challenging roguelike adventure.

Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

Why similar: Roguelike 22.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Roguelite 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, RPG 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical card-based combat and a grim fantasy setting where you manage a roster of animal warriors.

Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.

Why similar: Vampires 25.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 15%, Supernatural 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Lets you play as a necromancer raising armies of the dead in a strategic turn-based roguelite.

Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

Why similar: Strategy RPG 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Roguelite 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines auto-battler mechanics with deckbuilding and roguelike progression in a hellish setting.

Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

Why similar: Roguelite 21.5%, Roguelike 21%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, RPG 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features vertical deckbuilding and strategic minion placement against heavenly forces from a hellish perspective.

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil, that combines empire management and turn-based combat with unique card-game elements.

Why similar: Vampires 24.6% ★, Gothic 23% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends turn-based combat with empire management centered around powerful vampire clans.

Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 16%, RPG 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers rich deckbuilding and strategic synergy creation crafted by the creators of Faeria and Richard Garfield.

A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.7%, Roguelike 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Roguelite 14.6%, RPG 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dark Arthurian legend with intense deckbuilding roguelike combat and a gloomy atmosphere.

An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.6%, Roguelike 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, RPG 14.7%, Fantasy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers deep tactical turn-based combat and party management reminiscent of classic tabletop RPGs.

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Why similar: Roguelike 56.6%, Roguelite 24.2%, Strategy 8.9%, RPG 5.7%, Fantasy 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential roguelike deckbuilder that inspired many tactical card-based combat systems.

The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategic deck building and auto-battling in a dark, melancholic fantasy world.

A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Strategy RPG 15.3%, Mythology 14.2%, Roguelite 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a dark, grimdark twist on Arthurian legend with tactical turn-based squad combat.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.8%, Strategy RPG 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat and a bleak, morally complex dark fantasy story.

Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 44.1%, RPG 26.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Fantasy 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark, paper-craft hack-and-slash experience with card-based abilities and gothic flavor.

For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.5%, Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 15%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tabletop strategy and turn-based combat in a challenging fantasy adventure.

"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.2%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 10.9%

Join a gothic battle where Good confronts Evil using roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Play as either side, invading Alaric's Castle, or as Alaric himself defending against the invading heroes!

Why similar: Gothic 19.2% ★, Vampires 18.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Roguelite 8.5%

The Few Nights More is a roguelike turn-based RPG based in a world where Vampire Lords seek to conquer lost territories and their place in the world. Design and defend your stronghold, slay your enemies with traps, and fulfill your Lord’s true potential, slowly conquering what is rightfully yours.

Why similar: Gothic 14.7% ★, Vampires 13.5% ★, Roguelike 11.7%, RPG 10.8%, Roguelite 10.3%

Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!

Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.1%, Roguelike 15.3%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%

A turn-based tactical roguelike fusing Spring and Autumn history with supernatural fantasy. Assemble knights in an ink-oil aesthetic world, venture into five perilous realms, battle monsters and human-born demons, and collect lost bamboo slips to unravel hidden secrets.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Roguelite 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%

《Dark Fairy Tale》 is a role-playing game blending light Rogue elements, deconstructing classic fairy tales into a shattered world of dark fantasy. Build powerful characters through weapons, talents, and runes. Gradually uncover the truth and save this world corrupted by evil thoughts!

Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.2%, Gothic 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 12%

Become a cult leader and unleash divine power in this dark fantasy strategy RPG. You are the villain - you command disciples, outwit enemies in combat, and shape the fate of the fallen city as you awaken the Dead Gods — Wrath, Desire, and Madness.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 12.4%

A turn-based tactical RPG. Experiment with the talent trees of 23 heroes. Combine abilities with equipment. Defeat 17 terrifying bosses and uncover the secrets of the planet Tenebris!

Why similar: Gothic 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%

Bleed the world back to life in a series of tactical, turn-based bloodbaths! Lead your STILLAE, elite warriors in the fight to save a dying world from the forces of STASIS. Slay foes, kick them back on the timeline, and trigger chain events where elegance and blood flow as one.

Why similar: Gothic 25.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%

Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles. Expand your Empire of Darkness and seek a powerful artifact that can change the fate of the world.

Why similar: Roguelike 37.1%, Dark Fantasy 35.2%, RPG 18.6%, Strategy 9%

Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 9.4%

Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 38.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Strategy 6.6%

Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Supernatural 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%

Runeborn is a dark fantasy roguelike that merges deckbuilding with a slot-machine-like mechanic. Forge your Runebook, crush enemies, and combine Trinkets of boundless power to destroy the forces of Malakar!

Why similar: Roguelike 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Roguelite 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Stylized 8.1%

This is a dark style strategy game that combines Wargame and Rogulike. Everyone received a mysterious invitation after destroying the conspiracy of the cult. You will lead a group of undead warriors on an adventure journey to defeat invincible enemies one by one.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.9%, Roguelike 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Roguelite 11.3%, RPG 10.3%

Claim your throne as Vampire Lord in this survivors-like. Each run is another step on your journey with new followers, quests and skills to unlock. The night is yours to conquer.

Why similar: Vampires 22.8% ★, Gothic 17.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Roguelite 9.1%, Action Roguelike 9.1%

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 14.1%, Fantasy 9.3%

Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.

Why similar: Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Strategy 9.2%

Deck-building, dungeon defense, and tactical gameplay combine in Dungeon Monarch! Recruit warriors and wizards, buff your heroes, and thrash your foes — summon your dungeon monarch to punish interlopers and defeat enemies to increase your dark powers!

Why similar: Gothic 24.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Roguelite 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%

Play a sinister game of poker dice against blood-thirsty demon billionaires who’ve trapped you on their mega yacht in this rogue-like dice builder.

Why similar: Roguelike 31.1%, Roguelite 25.5%, Hand-drawn 21.9%, Fantasy 8.5%, 2D 7.9%

Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 10.9%, RPG 10.8%

Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30%, Roguelike 25.5%, Hand-drawn 20.7%, Fantasy 9.6%, 2D 7.5%

Draft minions to defeat all who oppose the noble art of necromancy. Wield spells, discover dark relics, and reclaim your castle to unite the land through undeath in this unholy amalgam of roguelike, deckbuilder, and autobattler.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.6%, Roguelike 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.5%

Collect units and build powerful synergies on a restricted grid in Hell Deck, a dark roguelike deckbuilder defense game. Construct your own bizarre, twisted ecosystem through a brutal cycle of predation and sacrifice, and defend hell from the holy swarm

Why similar: Roguelike 31.7%, Roguelite 30.8%, Fantasy 11.1%, 2D 9%, Dark 8.9%

A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

Why similar: Vampires 26.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 14%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 11.6%

A deck-building roguelike shedding card game. You will play as Satan—a humble civil servant in Hell—and embark on a 3-chapter Story Mode. By combining various skills and demonic chips, you will take down powerful bosses and claim your throne as the new King of Hell.

Why similar: Roguelike 37.2%, Roguelite 26.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Cartoony 9.6%

Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding ​all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.

Why similar: Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 24.2%, RPG 15.5%, Cartoony 11.3%, Dark 7.9%

Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 16.6%, RPG 9.6%

Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears is a strategic RPG where you use combinations of various heroes to clear dungeons. Train and utilize heroes to fight off those corrupted by the Black Tears and overcome difficult trials.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 24.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%