- #1 Darkest Dungeon® II
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,172 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Lovecraftian 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Party-Based RPG 11.9%, Roguelite 10.8%, Perma Death 10.6%
- #2 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
96% matchVery Positive90% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Party-Based RPG 17.4%, CRPG 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #3 Dungeon Mercenaries
96% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Redboy GamesPub: Endless Magic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Mercenaries is an endless replayability RPG. Every time you wake up, it's a new start, procedurally generated map, randomly generated characters,explore the dungeon with different mercenaries, get reasure chests, gold coins, mercenaries, potions, food, and glory!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Perma Death 13.9%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #4 Necromancer's Gift
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pensive Lion Studios
Windows · Mac
Necromancer's Gift is a Monster tamer sprinkled with roguelike elements like permadeath and procedurally-generated maps. Capture and face creatures in turn-based battles as you attempt to rescue your dog from a Necromancer that hates humans.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.5%, Perma Death 18.2%, Roguelite 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #5 Guild Keeper
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QGames
Windows
Lead a Guild of Heroes in this party-based RPG with realistic battle mechanics and strategic elements. Explore challenging dungeons. Build your base. Trade, craft and enchant items. The fate of your Guild is in your hands.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 29.6%, CRPG 21.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, RPG 11.2%
- #6 Endless Voyage / 无尽航线
94% 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: Lovecraftian 20.5%, Pirates 15.8% ★, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #7 Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands takes you into the dark fantasy setting described in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath and other stories of his Dream Cycle.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28%, CRPG 20.6%, Lovecraftian 15%, Roguelike 11.6%, RPG 9.4%
- #8 Tomb of Vercilias
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonwood Games
Windows
Delve into the Tomb of Vercilias as a bounty hunting adventurer in this old-school CRPG styled dungeon crawling rogue-lite. Your goal is to find the dark mage Vercilias and bring him to the King, dead or alive. Many before you have tried—will you be the first to succeed?
Why similar: CRPG 20.4%, Perma Death 17.2%, Roguelite 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #9 Herogue
91% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: 巴豆肥工作室
Windows
Why hello there, hero! Herogue is a game that combines turn-based battle mechanics with roguelike elements. Lead your team into battle, using upgrades to create custom skill styles. Test out tons of characters and upgrade paths to find a fighting style that will lead you to victory!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22%, Lovecraftian 21.4%, CRPG 11.9%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #10 Orbs of Chaos
91% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: NoisecorePub: Noisecore
Windows
Harness the Orbs of Chaos! Choose 3 orbs each run to create 10 overpowered spells in real time in this noisy action roguelite. Slay Lovecraftian horrors and face deadly bosses every 3 minutes. Embrace the Chaos and uncover the unholy secrets of a grotesque world, all set to a haunting soundtrack.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Perma Death 13.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #11 Rogues
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperScience
Windows
Raid cargo ships! Blockade hapless colonies! Dig for pirate treasure! On the edges of civilization in a faraway galaxy, what's your's is what you can TAKE... if you can hold it. The vastness of space contains opportunities for riches, and unknown terrors.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.6%, Lovecraftian 22%, Pirates 16.3% ★, Roguelite 13.7%, Strategy 9.4%
- #12 Abandon Ship
89% 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: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Pirates 18.6% ★, Perma Death 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #13 The Elder Gods
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VectorScape
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Elder Gods" is a dark card-based adventure inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. It's a roguelike deckbuilder with an unique sanity-mechanic.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.3%, Roguelite 16.4%, Perma Death 15.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #14 Void Hunters
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows
Lead fearless rebels in a dark fantasy, turn-based RPG where tactical decisions and strategic squad-building shape every battle against the world-devouring Void.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Roguelite 14.7%, CRPG 11.3%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #15 Aethermancer
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,187 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Party-Based RPG 22.2%, Perma Death 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Roguelite 11%
- #16 Roguecraft
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Roguecraft is a casual yet challenging turn-based roguelike, crafted for fans of classic dungeon crawlers and inspired by Lovecraftian horror. Explore procedurally generated dungeons with mysterious potions, scary chickens, and secret rooms waiting to be discovered!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Perma Death 17.3%, Roguelike 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #17 Uncanny Valley: Le Petit Morte
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Chris King
Windows · Mac
Step into the shadows of NYC in an open world vampire JRPG where each choice matters. Play as a fledgling vampire navigating a sprawling city—where alliances oft turn to betrayals as 12 bloodlines vie for power! Dive into darkness, battle your hunger, forge your legend in the city that never sleeps!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.1%, CRPG 22.3%, Perma Death 18.8%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #18 RAVENSBURG
84% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Lilian Duleroux
Windows
RAVENSBURG is a haunting RPG where you play as a vampire. Here Lovecraftian Horror meets Anime. Liberate a cult-ridden city, uncover mysteries, and fight horrors beyond imagination while befriending attractive companions. Unravel a gothic mansion, and explore the city’s darkest depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Party-Based RPG 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, CRPG 10%, Strategy 7.2%
- #19 Escape The Mad Empire
84% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.9%, CRPG 16.4%, Roguelite 14.9%, Perma Death 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #20 Darkest Dungeon®
85% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Roguelike 12.5%, Perma Death 11%, RPG 6.1%
- #21 All We Fallen
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: outergod
Windows · Linux
All We Fallen is a difficult side-scrolling Roguelike, in which one descends into the Bottom of the World. Take control of the Fallen and explore several differently themed and varied cave systems, and use many different strategies to defeat those who try to stop the Descent.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Perma Death 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #22 Down the Darkest Pit
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hipocampo Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A roguelite extraction RPG with turn-based tactical combat, where every descent is a gamble between pushing deeper or escaping with your spoils. Explore, fight, fail, learn and repeat to discover the secrets Down the Darkest Pit.
Why similar: CRPG 24.8%, Party-Based RPG 21.4%, Roguelite 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #23 Razenroth 2
82% matchPositive92% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Enitvare
Windows
Razenroth 2 is a dark action game with RPG and roguelike elements. Enter a randomly generated world of nightmares and fight with an army of dangerous monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, CRPG 24.6%, Roguelike 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, RPG 8.1%
- #24 Duskmarch
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Aberrance Guild
Windows
Create a hero, explore, fight, and unravel stories in Duskmarch RPG!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 36.8%, CRPG 28.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, RPG 13.7%, Dark 4%
- #25 Whispers of the Eyeless
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: VenrisPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
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: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 5.7%
- #26 The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: Bitmen Studios
Windows · Mac
The Storm Guard is a challenging turn-based roguelike role-playing game inspired by the Night’s Watch in the Game of Thrones. You assume the role of the Lord Commander of the Storm Guard leading the order during difficult times. An ancient dragon and its minions have returned, threatening the realm of men.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.7%, Perma Death 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Roguelite 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #27 The Severed Gods
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Topebox
Windows
A fantasy roguelite RPG where heroes reincarnate to stop the mystic dragon Umbra. Master turn-based combat, sever giant bosses, and shape your journey through relics and evolving NPC interactions.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #28 Eldritch
79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,216 reviews2013
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Perma Death 6.4%
- #29 INTO THE CTHULHU MYTHOLOGY
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Saradoraon
Windows
Build your own deck with unique cards and explore mysterious maps. Why did they go on an adventure? And what will happen at the end of overcoming many crises...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, Strategy 9.7%
- #30 Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 349 reviews2022
Dev: Ludomotion
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dynamic, procedurally generated adventure game that puts exploration first. Build your legacy as each wayfarer will change the fate of the world. Endless replayability with a huge set of difficulty modifiers. Boasting an award-winning soundtrack, a beautiful art style, and regular updates.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.4%, CRPG 16.4%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #31 Loot River
77% 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: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Perma Death 17.2%, Roguelite 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #32 DOMiNi
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Death by Chicken
Windows
DOMiNi is a roguelike puzzle game that combines strategic placement of dominoes with a minimalist dungeon crawler experience. Connect dominoes to build paths, collect loot, and avoid deadly monsters as you progress through an increasingly challenging dungeon.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Roguelike 15.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Perma Death 11.9%
- #33 Eldritch Climb: A Cursed Ascent
75% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Covert Wonders
Windows
A physics-based roguelite where the mountain is alive, the items are cursed, and collecting Eyes only makes things worse. Swing your way to the top. It won't kill you. Probably.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Perma Death 17.9%, Roguelite 15%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #34 Noon Stone
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RedderNoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quick runs, endless challenges. Noon Stone is a tactical adventure with RPG elements blending procedural exploration, strategic upgrades, and dice-driven combat.
Why similar: CRPG 23%, Perma Death 19.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #35 Depth of Mind
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FunB4nan
Windows
In this turn-based strategy game, you must assemble the strongest team of mental operatives to overcome mental illnesses inside a person.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.9%, Roguelite 15.8%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%
- #36 Healed To Death
73% matchVery Positive82% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Branno
Windows · Linux
Healed To Death is a single-player Rogue-Lite where you play as the Healer. The gameplay is inspired by healing in MMORPGs. Manage a party, Heal your allies, Explore dungeons and Destroy undead monsters with Healing & Support Spells.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Roguelite 17.3%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #37 Grist
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chironex Studios
Windows
Explore the many lands of the Shell World Atropos, engaging in strategic card-based battles and TTRPG-style story choices and skill tests. Plan routes, rush bosses, and press your luck but beware: things in Atropos are not always as they appear.
Why similar: CRPG 22.9%, Lovecraftian 20.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #38 Doomtide
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Death Limited
Windows
Doomtide is a turn-based RPG with city-builder elements set in a flooded world of monsters and ancient horrors. Construct an island town, recruit unique heroes, and venture forth across the seas in search of wealth, knowledge, and power.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.1%, Roguelite 16.9%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Pirates 10.1% ★, Strategy 9.3%
- #39 Gloom
74% matchVery Positive83% of 602 reviews2017
Dev: Hunchback Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Perma Death 13%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #40 paraDICE
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JustGG
Windows · Mac
A roguelite dice-building game where you defeat enemies using number dice and operator dice.
Why similar: Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 23.4%, Strategy 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Adventure 5%
- #41 Slay the Dungeon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogue Life Games
Windows
This is a roguelike turn-based RPG where you can build your own characters, recruit teammates, loot plenty of item sets, discover powerful relics and Slay the Dungeon.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 9.4%
- #42 Abomi Nation
73% matchVery Positive83% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Orange Pylon GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Abomi Nation is a roguelike monster-taming RPG. Every playthrough will create a new version of Abomi Nation and provide a unique world with different Abomis for you to find. Explore your universe, watch your Abomis bond, and battle it out as your adventure unfolds in a way totally unique to you!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.9%, Perma Death 18.7%, Roguelite 15.9%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #43 Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tawashi Works
Windows
No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.5%, Roguelite 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Roguelike 14.8%, CRPG 14.2%
- #44 Album Corvus
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Devil's Dozen Games
Windows
A dark fantasy dungeon crawler/roguelike. Fight one-on-one in turn-based combat. Find gear that improves or completely changes your tactics. Delve procedurally generated dungeons where choices matter. Die, upgrade your characters, unlock new skills and experiment with perks to find the best build.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.8%, CRPG 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #45 Sandwalkers - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures, and discover a new world. Inspired by great games like Wartales, Curious Expedition, or For The King.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 33.7%, Roguelite 17.9%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #46 Arcane Rift
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixell Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Arcane Rift is a turn-based RPG where every choice shapes your journey. Explore dungeons that shift with each session, recruit unique heroes, and uncover the secrets of the Arcane Rifts in an epic narrative with challenging combat.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 37.3%, Roguelite 26.3%, Roguelike 15.7%, RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.4%
- #47 Slugmania
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: _badger
Windows
Worldeater Slug is threatening the world and the only way to beat it is to gather and train a team of diverse, friendly slugs! Slugmania is a cute, fast-paced, creature-collection roguelike deckbuilder.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.8%, Roguelite 21.2%, Roguelike 19.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Perma Death 9.1%
- #48 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
69% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Party-Based RPG 21.4%, Roguelike 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #49 Feed the Deep
67% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Roguelite 18.6%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Roguelike 13.7%, Dark 4.6%
- #50 Wildmagic Wizardry
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pockets Productions
Windows · Linux
Wildmagic Wizardry is a Spell Mixing strategy rogue-like. Combine elements rolled on magical dice into powerful spells to fight your way through different enemy encounters. Collect unique items along your journey that will enhance your abilities and ensure that no two runs are the same.
Why similar: Perma Death 31.4%, Roguelite 27.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, 2D 3%
- #51 Perfect Execution
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sean Wong
Windows · Mac
The roguelike RPG where you die in one hit. Upend turn-based combat to defy your fate: Steal turns. Stack buffs. Amass overkill to slay your judges and escape in one PERFECT EXECUTION.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.9%, Dark Fantasy 20.5%, Roguelike 15.8%, Perma Death 13.7%, RPG 8.6%
- #52 The Consuming Shadow
70% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Adventure 4.7%, Dark 2.7%
- #53 Mind Lure
66% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.3%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Procedural Generation 7.3%
- #54 Torchless
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Eclipse Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Torchless is a dark and gothic dungeon crawler RPG played through a text-based retro console. Forge your party and take up arms against the horrors lurking within the dungeon halls in strategic, turn-based combat, clinging on to survival using everything at your disposal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.5%, Party-Based RPG 23.4%, CRPG 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 15%, RPG 5.5%
- #55 Ashen World
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Merrefield
Windows
Ashen World is a roguelike where you battle in tense 4v4 fights using failed genetic experiments known as Ashen. Use fossils after every fight to heal or genetically modify your Ashen, but choose carefully. Every decision matters, fossils are scarce, and death is permanent. How far can you get?
Why similar: Perma Death 26.8%, Party-Based RPG 25.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 10%
- #56 Army of Tentacles: Assault on Rainbow Unicorn Island
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Classic story of monster boy falls in love with human girl, and then there's a war. Train and fight with the power of love and weapons in this party-based RPG!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Party-Based RPG 21.9%, CRPG 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, RPG 4.1%
- #57 Overfall
69% 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: Party-Based RPG 24.2%, Pirates 19.2% ★, Roguelite 15.4%, CRPG 13.7%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #58 Soul Wizards & Roguelite
66% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Cotobito Games
Windows
Adventurers led by a mysterious girl take on the challenge of a labyrinth that reshapes itself with every entry, aiming for the deepest layer. This title is a new kind of RPG that introduces soul-like and rogue-lite elements into a Wizardry-like 3D dungeon RPG.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Roguelite 17.5%, Procedural Generation 15%, Roguelike 13.4%