- #1 SeaDogs Of Nassau
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Oni Entertainment
Windows · Linux
One captain changes the world. The next inherits it. In this roguelike sandbox, set up your next captain to exploit new opportunities, survive the consequences, and save a settlement that must outlive you.
Why similar: Naval Combat 23.3% ★, Pirates 22.8% ★, Perma Death 12.7%, Resource Management 9.5%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #2 Reclaim The Sea
96% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: 1LastGame
Windows
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.1% ★, Pirates 20.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 12%, Perma Death 11.1%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #3 Abandon Ship
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,355 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.3 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: Naval Combat 21.3% ★, Pirates 20.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Perma Death 10.7%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #4 High and Dry
95% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Justin StewartPub: Goose Games
Windows
High and Dry is a swash-buckling strategy rogue like where you race against time to save your soul from Davey Jones! You will fight against pirates, pillage ships, take your chances with dodgy treasure maps, and whatever else you must do to gain strength before the time comes for your final battle!
Why similar: Pirates 23.4% ★, Naval Combat 23.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 22.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #5 Void War
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,044 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.8% ★, Perma Death 17.8%, Roguelite 11.4%, Resource Management 9.3%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #6 Aye Aye, Captain
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: North State Games
Windows
Aye Aye Captain is a game about crewing a ship on the high seas of the 1500 and 1600s. You'll have to manage a crew, provide them with consistent booty, rum, and fight off mutinies all while pillaging vessels of royal navies, other pirates, and trading companies.
Why similar: Pirates 27.6% ★, Naval Combat 27.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Roguelite 10%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #7 Crying Suns
93% matchVery Positive86% of 4,555 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.6% ★, Perma Death 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Tactical 10%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #8 WARPSQUAD
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tom LoomanPub: LODZERO
Windows
WARPSQUAD is a space exploration rogue-lite in an ever-changing galaxy to be played solo or co-op. Encounter a wide range of hostile spaceships, special events, and upgrades to your ship and crew. Master the ship terminals and crew with unique traits to survive this hostile world.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Perma Death 15%, Roguelite 11.6%, Tactical 9.5%
- #9 Crab Raid Tactics
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Servelat @ Ex TenebrisPub: Ex Tenebris
Windows
Imagine an MMO raid as a real-time strategy, where you are the Raid Leader and everyone is a crab! Command crustaceans in real-time tactical battles, help them combine their powers and manage their squabbles over loot just like in your favorite MMO - now as a roguelike dungeon crawl!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Perma Death 12.3%, Tactical 9.8%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #10 Dread Admiral
90% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Tescrin Games
Windows
Dread Admiral is a turn-based naval roguelite where every ship you lose is gone forever. Forge a floating empire, fend off the Black Fleet, and protect your Flagship through a brutal campaign to destroy the Dread Admiral himself.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.8% ★, Perma Death 14.9%, Naval Combat 14.9% ★, Roguelite 12.4%, Tactical 9.7%
- #11 Pirate Haven
91% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Downunder Games Studio
Windows
Sail the seas as a pirate captain in this challenging roguelike action adventure game! Battle other pirates, search for booty, and upgrade your ship at ports. You can also find ship power-ups and encounter dangerous boss events and storm events.
Why similar: Pirates 28.3% ★, Naval Combat 25.4% ★, Perma Death 16.8%, Roguelite 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #12 Red Rogue Sea
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Firemage Studios
Windows · Linux
Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.3% ★, Pirates 22.3% ★, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelike 10.2%, Choices Matter 8%
- #13 Pirate Twist
89% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: BTG Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A top-down naval roguelite where your ship is the only home you have. Fit her out gun by gun, pick your route through three hostile seas, and swing your broadside onto anything flying a black flag. Come home richer, or don't come home at all.
Why similar: Pirates 29.8% ★, Naval Combat 16% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Top-Down 8.5%, Strategy 7.4%
- #14 Sail On
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: InedieGO
Windows
Explore the Shallow Sea. Build absurd cannonballs. Plunder a procedural voyage. Sink enemy fleets designed by other captains. Die loud, rebuild louder and Sail On!
Why similar: Pirates 23.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Inventory Management 14.7%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 8%
- #15 SCP : CENTURA TYCOON
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ATallGoat
Windows
SCP: CENTURA TYCOON - Rebuild the SCP Foundation, contain anomalies, and face the Chaos Insurgency. Your choices shape humanity's fate. Can you secure, contain, and protect?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Perma Death 22.3%, Inventory Management 10.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 9.8%
- #16 Corpoct
86% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: WolderadoPub: TwoBros
Windows · Mac
Test your wits as well as your ability to lead an expedition in this deep space dungeon-crawler. Hire the best heroes and villains of the galaxy. Find unknown planets in uncharted space. Start small, plan big and get a fleet of warships capable enough to rival most fearsome enemies.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.4% ★, Perma Death 15.8%, Resource Management 11.1%, Tactical 9.1%, Roguelike 9%
- #17 XO
86% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: Jumpdrive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.7% ★, Pirates 19.6% ★, Perma Death 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #18 Submarine Homesick Blues
84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: MONOKU SAS
Windows · Mac
A real-time submarine management and survival game with tactical pause, where you manage crew, systems, and resources under constant pressure.
Why similar: Tactical 14.6%, Inventory Management 14.3%, Roguelike 13.1%, Resource Management 12.3%, Perma Death 11.4%
- #19 FTL: Faster Than Light
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,865 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.6% ★, Perma Death 17%, Roguelike 15.8%, Tactical 8.3%, Strategy 7.4%
- #20 Poly Pirates
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Daniel CrandallPub: Shroud Studios
Windows
Build ye ship, battle ye enemies, and take the plunder! But beware, there be dangers in these waters...
Why similar: Pirates 44.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Perma Death 12.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Resource Management 9.4%
- #21 Pirates! Showdown: Enhanced Edition
83% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: FlashPoint Games, LLC
Windows
A fast-paced game combining real-time strategy and defense tactics. Face off against the fearsome Red Hand privateers in thrilling head-to-head pirate battles on the high sea! Capture towns, guard towers, and much more to strengthen your defense, buff up your ships, and increase your gold supply!
Why similar: Pirates 30.8% ★, Naval Combat 23.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Management 7.4%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #22 Trigon: Space Story
82% matchMixed68% of 1,423 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.6% ★, Perma Death 16.3%, Resource Management 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Roguelike 9%
- #23 Status One
81% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Dry Fox Studio
Windows
Status One is a top-down 3D tactical shooter RPG where you create your own task force from scratch and lead your squad while being personally on the field
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.6% ★, Perma Death 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Tactical 11.3%, Management 9%
- #24 Welcome Back, Commander
81% matchVery Positive81% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 21%, Tactical 14.7%, Top-Down 8.4%, Strategy 5.7%
- #25 A pirate quartermaster
82% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Ivan Armandy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Did you think you'd win with a snap of your fingers? Did you think you'd see a crew as a number? Did you think you'd gorge without fear of judgements? But, sir, you're not in the Royal Navy. The pirate's life is a life of dreams. And it's precisely because we have a shitty life that we have dreams.
Why similar: Pirates 30.8% ★, Naval Combat 28.9% ★, Perma Death 15.1%, Management 10.7%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #26 Overseas Wars
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 213
Windows
Overseas Wars is a fantasy real-time strategy game set in the era of galleons, pirates, and new world. At the head of a colony, gang, or tribe, you must develop your base and fight to destroy anything that threatens it.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 24.8%, Pirates 15% ★, Resource Management 12.1%, Management 7.7%
- #27 Sixty Jumps to Ceres
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris Hartwich
Windows
In this strategy-roguelike game, you command a space ship on a desperate last mission in the asteroid belt. Negotiate, battle your foes, and upgrade your ship. Get stronger as you progress into increasingly hostile space. Only the boldest, most skilled captain will make it to Ceres. Will you?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.2% ★, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelite 10.4%, Tactical 9.8%
- #28 Skyland
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Evan Bowman
Windows
In this gorgeous FTL-inspired tactical RTS, you and your crew must take command of a flying castle, and defend it from sky pirates while fighting enemies of increasing difficulty. Originally developed for Gameboy Advance, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.7% ★, Roguelike 18.7%, Tactical 18.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Perma Death 14.8%
- #29 Irondrive
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alessandro Le Mura
Windows
Your base is on the move. Your crew is at the breaking point. Manage priorities, automate repairs, and keep everyone alive as your fortress crosses a hostile wasteland. Survive the attacks. Adapt to the chaos. Keep moving.
Why similar: Perma Death 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Inventory Management 13%, Roguelite 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #30 Heat Signature
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,429 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.1% ★, Roguelike 11.3%, Top-Down 10.1%, Perma Death 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #31 Anchored Hearts: A Tale of Destiny
77% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Studio WitchstarPub: Lovewish
Windows
A pirate on the run, La Belladonna must escape imprisonment and prove her innocence in this roguelite adventure-meets-romance novel! Navigate wild waters, fight enemy ships, and decide to whom you’ll give your heart. Through narrative choices, unravel the truth behind your cursed fate!
Why similar: Pirates 31.5% ★, Naval Combat 25.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Roguelite 10.3%, Tactical 10.2%
- #32 Styx:Final Shores
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Free Particle
Windows · Mac
On the vast expanse of the Styx, you captain an ark through the mist of death. Heroic spirits from history and wandering souls laden with regrets emerge upon the river, recounting their tales. You will recruit these souls as companions, sailing together toward the void's end.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.7% ★, Management 23.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 11.4%, Strategy 11.1%
- #33 Warpflux
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zenflux Games
Windows
Warpflux is a top-down action based resource management game. As the commander of Earth's colony ship and a fleet of autonomous drones, collect supplies and defend against hostile forces during a thousand year voyage to save humanity.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Perma Death 16.5%, Resource Management 14.7%, Roguelite 14.1%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #34 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,092 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Tactical 13%, Roguelite 12.5%, Resource Management 11.3%
- #35 Sails of Salt
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Barnacle Bytes
Windows
Take the helm in this atmospheric pirate roguelite. Explore uncharted seas, shape your crew's destiny and chase fortune through roaring broadsides. Capture ships for your fleet and build a lasting legacy. Will you risk it all for greed?
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.6% ★, Pirates 29.4% ★, Perma Death 12.8%, Roguelite 9.3%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #36 VCO: Victor Charlie One
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Systems Heavy
Windows · Mac · Linux
VCO is a convoy-driven roguelite set in a nation overrun by alien forces. Manage scavenged resources, customise your fleet, maintain your crew, and engage in action-packed explosive cinematic battles as you race toward the enemy as humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Tactical 12.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Management 9.4%
- #37 Door Kickers
75% matchVery Positive94% of 10,059 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Tactical 32.3%, Real-Time with Pause 28.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #38 Dungemon
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Exhibyte
Windows
Raise and battle your very own Dungemon virtual pets! Battle your pets against wild Dungemon to make them even stronger! Train your creatures and increase their level enough to get them to evolve into stronger pets. Train and battle 90 different pets.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.1%, Perma Death 21.6%, Tactical 16%, Roguelite 14%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #39 Hunting Pack
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
It’s a forest at night, and the hunt begins. Carefully plan your pack’s next move to avoid being seen, smelled or heard. Hunt enough prey to survive the next month, and develop your pack and tactics throughout changing seasons. You’ll fail – but learn from your mistakes and prepare for the next run!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.2% ★, Perma Death 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #40 Insurmountable
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 982 reviews2021
Dev: ByteRockers' GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.7%, Tactical 14%, Resource Management 13.2%, Management 12.1%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #41 Swords and Sandals Pirates
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows · Mac
You have been a knight. You have been a gladiator. Now for the first time in Swords and Sandals, you are a PIRATE! Embark upon the grandest adventure of all in Swords and Sandals Pirates, the latest epic chapter in the hugely popular RPG series!
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.2% ★, Pirates 31.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Roguelike 6.9%, Strategy 6.4%
- #42 Beyond the Pier
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poiesis Interactive
Windows
Set sail for an uncharted New World. Explore unknown islands, build thriving colonies and compete with rival factions in a living world where every voyage, battle and decision spreads rumors that shape your reputation, economy and diplomacy.
Why similar: Pirates 32.9% ★, Naval Combat 23.9% ★, Inventory Management 15.2%, Strategy 9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #43 7 Years at Sea
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Clockworm Games
Windows
It’s the golden years of piracy! You, a cursed captain must sail the seas to prove your worthiness to the supernatural being who has claimed your soul. Make your way across the Islands, plunder other ships and complete quests, all while managing your supplies and crew.
Why similar: Pirates 30% ★, Naval Combat 27.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Resource Management 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #44 Dead March: Dark Lord Rising
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Imaginary
Windows
Dark Lord! The Dead March has begun. Raise an army of Hell, attack and plunder settlements for resources. Grow your Dark Power, unlock new abilities, and upgrade your forces to conquer the capital of the human kingdom. Satan will judge your every battle.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.4%, Perma Death 15.9%, Management 12%, Roguelite 11.8%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #45 Roguebound Pirates
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Loot, upgrade & dominate! Your inventory IS your ship in this action roguelike. Customize weapons, create game-breaking synergies, and claim your place as the most overpowered pirate across the seas!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.8% ★, Pirates 27.4% ★, Inventory Management 16.8%, Roguelite 9.8%, Procedural Generation 7%
- #46 Starship Inspector
72% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 24.3% ★, Perma Death 17.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #47 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
72% matchVery Positive83% of 4,657 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
Why similar: Naval Combat 48.2% ★, Pirates 42% ★, Strategy 4.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 1.5%, Action 1.5%
- #48 Pirate Commander
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A2 Softworks
Windows
Pirate Commander is survival/strategy game. You will have to take care of the crew and their physical and mental health, food, drinking water, medicine, weapons and ammunition. Find treasures, fight enemies from different factions and terrifying sea monsters.
Why similar: Pirates 39.5% ★, Naval Combat 33.6% ★, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 6.7%, Strategy 5%
- #49 ReRoad
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbithole Games
Windows
ReRoad is a Tower Defense game with a brand new concept where the players dig their own paths. You need to consider the locations of the randomly placed towers of the stages as well as the towers you will build and strategically create a path. Stop the enemy through a path you have created!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Tactical 13.3%, Roguelite 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #50 Republic of Pirates
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Pirates 32.8% ★, Naval Combat 28.4% ★, Resource Management 10.9%, Management 10.3%, Tactical 6.2%
- #51 DelveCo
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lespadon
Windows
A roguelike management game where you operate DelveCo’s corporate software to recruit adventurers, send them into procedurally generated dungeons, direct their actions, equip gear and spells, and oversee turn-based combat while balancing risk and profit under strict quotas.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.6%, Resource Management 19.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 9.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #52 Bermuda
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Short Sight Studios
Windows
Welcome to Bermuda! Take command of your ragtag crew and navigate a mysterious patch of ocean where physics bend, time twists, and nothing stays the same. Bermuda is a pause-based strategy game with roguelite elements, crew management, and physics-driven combat.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.5% ★, Pirates 20.2% ★, Perma Death 19.5%, Roguelite 11.6%, Tactical 8.1%
- #53 Rogues Don't Cry
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Mythic Grid Studios
Windows
A game for those who played hundreds of strategy/roguelikes and want something new and wild. Build your army, explore a harsh random world, fight varied battles, die, start over, experiment, break the game, become godly and destroy everything. Be proud.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22%, Perma Death 20.1%, Tactical 14.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #54 Continuum
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interstitial Games
Windows
A generation ship roguelite where no one aboard survives the journey. Travel the stars one world at a time as each generation shapes your ship and writes a new chapter in the chronicle.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.5%, Resource Management 17.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #55 Deadlock Station
65% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Turn the battlefield into your ally in this tactical rogue-like with indirect controls. Assemble a unique squad, destroy the alien invaders with precise planning, and uncover the truth about the Event and the mysterious disappearance of humans.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, Tactical 12.3%, Roguelite 11%, Management 10.2%
- #56 Brace for Dolphins!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: We Are the Dolphins
Windows
A fast-paced 2D top-down roguelite strategy game where you command a shifting galactic warfront. Fight real-time battles on contested planets to prevent an advanced dolphin empire from conquering the galaxy. Race to out-build and out-gun your enemy before it's too late.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.3%, Roguelite 16.3%, Perma Death 14.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #57 Caribbean Prospector
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Denis Salanta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Captain a ship in a turn-based pirate roguelike set in 1669. Trade and smuggle across a living Caribbean, fire broadsides, board prizes with your crew, explore islands, and retire rich—or sink trying. Play with painted tiles or classic terminal glyphs.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.8% ★, Pirates 27.3% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Inventory Management 10.4%, Resource Management 7.5%
- #58 BARDA: Backpack Roguelike
64% matchPositive91% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Mudita Games
Windows · Mac
In BARDA, it won't be your sword that saves you. It's how you pack your bag. But hunger, fatigue and madness will take up space! Do your best as you climb an ever-changing mountain to spread the ashes of your grandfather, improve your base camp, and try again.
Why similar: Inventory Management 24.4%, Perma Death 20.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Resource Management 13.5%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #59 HEARTHWATCH
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AstroComGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
HEARTHWATCH is a neon tower defense roguelite where the map tears open mid-battle. Hold the Hearth against the Ashen: fuse elements into hybrids, draft a deck built for the age you are in, and rebuild your line when a new lane grows across the board.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Tactical 15.5%, Roguelite 14.6%, Perma Death 12.2%, Procedural Generation 9.5%