- #1 Famaze
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 399 reviews2014
Dev: Oryx Design Lab
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
FAMAZE is a retro themed roguelike puzzle adventure game. Choose the the dashing Knight, the cunning Thief, or the mystical Wizard each with unique special powers. Delve into The Mad King's ever changing dungeon to rescue the rutabagas! Never the same game twice! Music by Disasterpeace and Art by Oryx.
Why similar: Roguelike 45.3%, RPG 32%, Indie 9.9%, Retro 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #2 まぜっこタワー
96% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Neuron Flare Works
Windows
まぜっこタワーはプレイヤー自らダンジョンを作りながら冒険する、ローグライクゲームです。作り出したダンジョンを冒険し、 素材を集め、新たなダンジョンを作る・・・。こうして冒険を繰り返すことで、高難度のダンジョンを作成・攻略し、いずれは全100階からなるダンジョンの頂上を目指しましょう!日本のローグライクではお馴染みの合成システムもあります!武器や盾を合成して冒険を有利に進めましょう!
Why similar: RPG 51.5%, Roguelike 28.2%, Indie 20.3%
- #3 Kingsway
95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,700 reviews2017
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld.
Why similar: RPG 39.9%, Roguelike 34.6%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Indie 4.5%
- #4 Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike
96% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Sergey Bobrov
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike is a mostly classic RPG/Roguelike with a vast game world. The game has dozens of dungeons and items, and hundreds of unique enemies. There is a great variety in magic, curses and item enchantments.
Why similar: Roguelike 50.5%, RPG 39%, Indie 10.5%
- #5 Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R-
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 353 reviews2021
Dev: AQUASTYLE
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Venture into dungeons with a huge party of your favorite Touhou characters! This is a dungeon-crawler RPG with an absurdly large party size! Lead tons of your favorite Touhou characters at once and conquer the impregnable Lotus Labyrinth dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike 45.9%, RPG 39.9%, Indie 14.2%
- #6 1Quest
94% matchMixed54% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: Ratz 'N' Godz
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
1Quest is a roguelike, a challenging turn based RPG with high replay value
Why similar: RPG 45.4%, Roguelike 38.5%, Indie 16.1%
- #7 Mistress of Maids: First Castle
91% matchVery Positive88% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: YDKR
Windows
You wanted to congratulate the king on his birthday and presented him a fabulous pudding. You have never seen such a happy king, his happiness knew no bounds. Everyone had fun! But at the most solemn moment, the pudding gave an angry cry: "AAAAA".
Why similar: Roguelike 71%, RPG 16.5%, Indie 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #8 elphame
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disco Reptile
Windows
Elphame is a story-driven RPG with a "programming puzzle" battle system. Join four heroes as they conquer Elphame by using the hostile beasties' attack patterns against them.
Why similar: RPG 63.6%, Indie 24.8%, Roguelike 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #9 Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle
93% matchMixed43% of 202 reviews2014
Dev: The Indie Forge
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Grab your weapon of choice, polish your Rogue senses, and get ready to be thrown into the dark and oppressing dungeons of Claustrophobia! Experience deep character development, fast-paced tactical combat, and mountains of epic loot. Here begins a roguelike quest for glory, slaughter, and anything shiny!
Why similar: Roguelike 44.1%, RPG 41.6%, Indie 14.3%
- #10 Cardinal Quest 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Randomnine Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?
Why similar: Roguelike 43.4%, RPG 40.6%, Indie 16%
- #11 Black Dungeon
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: GameShock
Windows
魔物が潜むダンジョンの謎を解明すべく、最下層を目指すターン制ローグライクゲーム。敵撃破でスキルの選択を宝箱や武器、防具から選択し続け、「自分だけの戦闘スタイル」で「自分だけのスキル構築」でダンジョン攻略。
Why similar: Roguelike 45.6%, RPG 38.3%, Horror 10.1%, Indie 6%
- #12 Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure
89% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2020
Dev: NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Windows
Let's go on adventures with monster girls!! This game is Roguelike RPG.
Why similar: RPG 55.5%, Roguelike 22.3%, Indie 22.1%
- #13 Awakening of Legend
86% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Source Error Productions
Windows
Awakening of Legend is a free, retro-inspired, rogue-like adventure with randomized loot, transferable perks and combat inspired by the Active Time Battle (ATB) system from old school JRPGs.
Why similar: Roguelike 43.4%, RPG 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Indie 5.9%
- #14 Snakelike
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Placate The Cattin Productions
Windows · Mac
Snakelike melds the simple mechanics of Snake with the depth and replayability of a Roguelike to create a unique strategic turn-based experience that’s easy to pick up, but tricky to master.
Why similar: Roguelike 62.3%, RPG 26.7%, Indie 11%
- #15 Dungeon of gain
90% matchMostly Negative24% of 88 reviews2016
Dev: Defroids teamPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Many inhabitants wishing to get the tribute came back to the city. Only the time will show whether the main character will find the riches or he is fated to decorate one of the undercroft corners with his skeleton.
Why similar: RPG 53.7%, Roguelike 32.2%, Indie 14.1%
- #16 Shigatari
87% matchVery Positive97% of 284 reviews2017
Dev: Super Legit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shigatari is a samurai role-playing game with historical artwork.
Why similar: RPG 54.9%, Roguelike 28.1%, Indie 17%
- #17 THE MADMAN
84% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Nikita Morti
Windows
THE MADMAN - action roguelike, use the space capsule and go on an adventure! Destroy crowds of enemies! You can choose from a variety of weapons that will help in this difficult battle!
Why similar: RPG 40.9%, Roguelike 33.4%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #18 Eidolons: Netherflame
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexander KamenPub: Wyrmring
Windows · Mac · Linux
Eidolons: Netherflame is a story-rich turn-based RPG wrapped in roguelike loop that grows more chaotic with each run. Weave together six heroes and use them to shapeshift in a dance with death and defeat Eidolon Lords to escape their psychic maze before it claims you.
Why similar: RPG 51.1%, Roguelike 29.4%, Indie 19.5%
- #19 我的仙途
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freecity
Windows
This game is an exploration adventure game authorized by the genuine IP authorized by "Xiandao Changqing" novel. You will play the protagonist of the novel, Zhang Zhixuan, ask the immortal in the strange immortal world, to revitalize the family, experience the original task plot
Why similar: RPG 44.9%, Roguelike 35.6%, Indie 19.5%
- #20 Master of Rogues - The Seven Artifacts
86% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: wagnersoft
Windows · Linux
A roguelike adventure in a world of dungeons, filled with dangerous monsters. Your Main quest is to find the Seven Magic Artifacts.
Why similar: RPG 45.1%, Roguelike 37.1%, Indie 17.8%
- #21 Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics
84% matchMixed61% of 423 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play your way through the different maps generated with every playthrough, constantly on the move away from the calamity of light, the Shine Raid, to your left and on your final battle with the Fallen Angel Alma. There's no turning back, once this thrilling one-way adventure begins!
Why similar: RPG 51.8%, Roguelike 43.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #22 Yōdanji
83% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Coffee-break rogue-like themed after Japanese folklore tales.
Why similar: RPG 38.1%, Roguelike 31.5%, Indie 15.7%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #23 Possession
81% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Weirdfellows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Possession is a traditional turn-based roguelike where you play as a ghost trying to make your way to the surface. You are incredibly frail, but have one advantage: you can possess the bodies of the monsters you encounter, and use their strength and abilities as your own.
Why similar: Roguelike 64.4%, RPG 22.1%, Indie 9%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #24 Haque
82% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: SuperTry Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!
Why similar: Roguelike 48.9%, RPG 37.5%, Indie 13.6%
- #25 Equin: The Lantern
82% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: DXF Games
Windows
Equin: The Lantern is a challenging roguelike that's easy to get into but tough to master. Conquer the huge 50 floor dungeon and its evil inhabitants in a quest to the bottom of the joint to find the mysterious lantern itself.
Why similar: RPG 37.5%, Roguelike 29.8%, Indie 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Retro 9%
- #26 A Drop of Color
71% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Samuel BibbPub: StarCity
Windows
A story-driven RPG puzzle game where you solve color-based puzzles and engage in side-scrolling shooter action in an arcade.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #27 Beyond The Veil
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sun's Shadow Studios
Windows
Beyond the Veil is a text-based horror game, with a focus on character-driven storytelling. Drawing on the rich history of New Orleans, the choices you make will not only alter the story, but also the personality of the protagonist.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #28 Legena: Union Tides
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Grandpa Pixel
Windows
Solve the mystery of the Narrator! A new take on the classic RPG featuring choices, ability equipping and harnessing the weather.
Why similar: RPG 54.9%, Indie 22.3%, Retro 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #29 Royal Adventure
78% matchMixed66% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Qumaron
Windows · Mac
Become a Guardian of Midgard - a brave and valiant defender of humanity. Use every movement to wage battles against the horde of monsters and descend into the very heart of the mysterious Dungeon!
Why similar: RPG 42.3%, Roguelike 40.5%, Indie 17.2%
- #30 Ambition
77% matchMixed48% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Henry DangPub: Henry Dang PRG
Windows
Ambition is a 2D strategy RPG game that explores a village with teleporters to dangerous dungeons. In this strange and quirky world, battle bosses like a one-eyed turtle with a fancy tophat, a giant centipede that lurks quietly in the desert, and many more!
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #31 Lost Flame
60% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Bartosz Bojarowski
Windows · Linux
Lost Flame is a modern roguelike game featuring unique and challenging turn-based combat. Find your way in the ruined kingdom of Hiraeth while fighting against legendary warriors of the past and spawn of the unfathomable Abysm.
Why similar: Roguelike 68.8%, RPG 21.7%, Indie 9.6%
- #32 Lost Labyrinth Extended Version
78% matchMixed63% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Markus DöbelePub: Flying Interactive
Windows · Linux
Lost Labyrinth is a coffeebreak dungeon crawling game!
Why similar: RPG 39.4%, Roguelike 37.2%, Indie 14.2%, Retro 9.2%
- #33 The Adventures of Team Australia
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Ed Smith
Windows
The Adventures Of Team Australia is a role-playing game in which you take control of Australia's favourite* ex-PM as he leads a band of conservative warriors in an insurgency against the filthy moderates who have taken control of the Liberal party.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #34 Freshly fried shrimps seemed hot additionally named noth
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: aomin-meihoPub: aomin-meiho studios
Windows
A laughable 2D-RPG made with RPG Maker MV
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #35 Luna Sanctus
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Kamo Studio
Windows
Follow the journey of Azel and his companions as he reclaims his empire and exert vengeance against his parents' murderer. Explore the vast world of Yggdrasil and all its magic during your adventure, and learn all about the world lore while completing the numerous quests!
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #36 The Daring Mermaid Expedition
77% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a scientifically inaccurate romp in pirate-infested waters! Will you prove to the Royal German Marinological Society that mermaids really exist?
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #37 Heaven's Voice Feast of Famine
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Raiko StarPub: T3RR0R BUNNY
Windows
Action puzzle RPG with over 100 levels, 8 playable character, that drastically effect the game play and, 4 game modes.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #38 ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif
79% matchMixed42% of 875 reviews2011
Dev: SpellboundPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Face the last challenge - determine destiny! A new threat casts its shadow over the Southern Isles. A mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby.
Why similar: RPG 68.8%, Gothic 31.2% ★
- #39 The ORPHEUS Ruse
75% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2015
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate the enemy as a psychic spy, leaping from body to body by touch. Can you reveal the truth and find your own body before your mind disintegrates?
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #40 ラミィの大冒険 1&2 リメイク / Rammy's Great Adventure 1 & 2 Remake
58% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: HiBiGAPub: DATT JAPAN
Windows · Mac
The full remake of the randomly generated dungeon RPG "Rammy's Great Adventure 1 & 2" is here! Join tomboy treasure hunter Rammy for hidden treasures. Revamped controls and UI, nostalgic pixel art. Challenge Mode, new foes, encyclopedia, color options, and online rankings.
Why similar: RPG 46.8%, Roguelike 38.7%, Retro 14.5%
- #41 Everpath
72% matchMixed68% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Games Studio
Windows
Everpath is a roguelite RPG with hand-crafted pixel art, explore a procedural generated world with the combat and item system of the classics action RPGs. Embark yourself as a member of the Northbarrow army, choose and personalize your class to find what is lurking in the wilderness of Northbarrow
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #42 Three Against the Odds
60% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Flippworks
Windows · Linux
Three Against the Odds is a base defense fantasy roguelike. Build your amphibian hero(es) and settlement as wave after wave of enemies descends from bordering terrain that you can terraform. Play through three campaigns, conquering the shadowy powers that have corrupted the world of Primeva.
Why similar: RPG 43.8%, Roguelike 34.8%, Indie 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #43 Unleashed
73% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Florent Goumot-Labesse
Windows · Linux
Plunge into the brutal Mystria, a corrupt world founded on sorcery and lies. Explore a dense open-world sandbox RPG with a rich history and narrative and a rewarding combat system brought to you by a multi-award-winning team.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #44 Stream Quest
57% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Richard Stamp
Windows
Stream Quest is a Streamer RPG designed to be played by the channel viewers, allowing streamers to take a break during long streams, play along with the viewers or just relax and chat while the game unfolds!
Why similar: RPG 49.1%, Roguelike 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #45 Super Toaster X: Learn Japanese RPG
74% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Team Toaster
Windows
A dungeon crawling RPG to learn Japanese vocabulary.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #46 Another Star
73% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: Vision Riders Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Another Star is a console-style RPG with a fast-paced battle system and a world that encourages players to explore and discover hidden areas as they lead their party on a journey across a fantasy world.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #47 Creator of Another World
59% matchVery Positive86% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: kuetaro (くえたろう)
Windows · Linux
A roguelike RPG with a high degree of freedom. Explore the world full of adventures, interact with its inhabitants, marry, steal, do farming and fishing, blacksmithing and forging, mix potions, build towns without being tied to any goal!
Why similar: Roguelike 48.8%, RPG 44.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #48 Tale of Legends -伝創記-
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: As-key
Windows
Fantasy J-RPG「Tale of Legends -Densouki-」
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #49 WiccAtriX
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sublemonal
Windows
Wiccatrix is a story driven ARPG with a spellcrafting system that allows the player to create custom spells to use in combat and to solve puzzles. Your goal is to explore the lands of Terra and help restore the elemental order back to harmony.
Why similar: RPG 46.7%, Roguelike 23.4%, Indie 18.4%, Retro 11.5%
- #50 DISONANTE
70% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: XIARA STUDIOS
Windows
Educative videogame in human values
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #51 Astral Rift
59% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Nathan Foote
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight and Explore your way through randomly generated dungeons full of hordes of dangerous enemies and powerful bosses to recover the lost Astral Shards and save the world from spatial collapse! Expand your arsenal of weapons, potions, and spells as you grow into the strongest adventurer of all!
Why similar: RPG 39.1%, Roguelike 29%, Indie 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #52 DOT & DOT DUNGEONS
57% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Solo Solo Dev
Windows
Adventure in dungeons that change every time you enter! The equipment you get in the dungeon is randomly selected to determine its strength! What will you see at the end of your adventure?
Why similar: RPG 43.4%, Roguelike 36.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 9.8%
- #53 OMUSUBI
56% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
One day, Hinako, a high school student, finds her path to school transformed into the Sanzu River, where she meets a strange-looking man named Issa. Will she be able to get through the mysterious devices of the mysterious mansion and return safely to her family?
Why similar: RPG 53.3%, Horror 20.1%, Indie 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #54 The Between
54% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Aspect
Windows
A haunting, text-driven roguelike RPG where every death reshapes you. Explore a shifting, dreamlike world, confront echoes of your nightmares, and harness the memories of past failures and games to evolve and grow stronger.
Why similar: RPG 44.6%, Roguelike 39.3%, Horror 8.2%, Indie 7.9%
- #55 Soma Spirits: Rebalance
69% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Torch60
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Guide Heart and Soul, the guardian spirits of Soma, through a divided realm in a colorful RPG adventure where your choices decide the fate of the world.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #56 Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond
67% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Ekuator GamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
A beautiful hand-drawn turn-based RPG set in a world of questionable morals.
Why similar: RPG 72.2%, Indie 27.8%
- #57 The Last Promise
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Undermax Games
Windows
In this short and thrilling experience, join Thomas, a young explorer, and Lucy, a brave princess, on an adventure to restore order and peace between the demon, human, and fairy kingdoms.
Why similar: RPG 71.7%, Indie 28.3%