- #1 Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
97% matchVery Positive86% of 446 reviews2024
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
A new adventure for Shiren and Koppa begins!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Roguelike 18.6%, RPG 9.9%, Traditional Roguelike 4.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: As the direct modern successor, it offers the most authentic evolution of the classic Shiren gameplay mechanics and UI.
- #2 Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,829 reviews2018
Dev: AQUASTYLE
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 63.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Based on the "Touhou Project" world, Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- is an addictive roguelike RPG that's easy for beginners to pickup and play, but with tons of advanced options for pros! Explore dungeons with your Touhou favorites characters, collect loot, and battle over the Golden Spheres!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 48.3% ★, Roguelike 20.6%, RPG 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.2%, Anime 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a robust Mystery Dungeon-style roguelike that leans heavily into the anime aesthetic and complex item-management systems.
- #3 Tangledeep
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,458 reviews2018
Dev: Impact Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.2% ★, Traditional Roguelike 27.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Roguelike 11%, Turn-Based 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the traditional roguelike experience with a job system that rewards careful planning and tactical positioning.
- #4 Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2
95% matchVery Positive89% of 337 reviews2022
Dev: NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Windows
This is a "Mysterious Dungeon" style roguelike game where the terrain changes with each challenge. Make the monsters your "Friends" and go on a new adventure!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 55.8% ★, Roguelike 17.3%, Traditional Roguelike 16.5% ★, RPG 9.9%, Anime 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an incredibly deep and faithful take on the Mystery Dungeon genre with extensive character customization and tactical depth.
- #5 One Way Heroics
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,112 reviews2014
Dev: Smoking WOLFPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Across all dimensions, the only constant is Darkness! A procedurally generated RPG-roguelike journey across the multiverse! In One Way Heroics, you take on the role of an intrepid adventurer who must travel across the land and face the Demon Lord before a mysterious darkness engulfs everything.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 31.3% ★, Traditional Roguelike 26.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It forces players to constantly move forward, creating a unique, high-pressure variation on the traditional roguelike formula.
- #6 ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman
94% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
The Unlosing Ranger is on his way to save Japan from Darkdeath Evilman when disaster strikes and he is struck by a car! With his dying breath he bequeaths his morphing belt to the true hero of the story: the most average boy in the universe. Will he rise to the challenge?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 36.2% ★, RPG 30.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, JRPG 9.2%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by NIS, this game features the same grid-based, turn-based dungeon crawling intensity found in the Shiren series.
- #7 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,993 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.4% ★, Mystery Dungeon 26.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Turn-Based 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly refined and balanced traditional roguelike that captures the essence of dungeon exploration and resource scarcity.
- #8 DragonFangZ - The Rose & Dungeon of Time
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 177 reviews2018
Dev: Toydea Inc.
Windows · Mac
Test your wits and courage against a dungeon packed with mystery, monsters and fangs where the rules of the rogue-like are not always obeyed!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 59.5% ★, Roguelike 24.2%, RPG 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: The 'Fang' system provides a unique tactical layer to the standard grid-based movement and turn-based combat of the genre.
- #9 Tales of Maj'Eyal
91% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Roguelike 18.5%, Turn-Based 11.5%, RPG 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a deep, complex traditional roguelike that offers unparalleled build variety and tactical depth for fans of the genre.
- #10 Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT-
91% matchMixed48% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: AQUASTYLEPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Delve into the latest chapter of the Genso Wanderer Series, Touhou Genso Wanderer - FORESIGHT - a brand new dungeon crawler RPG adventure set in the Touhou universe.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 60.7% ★, Roguelike 20.3%, RPG 14%, 2D 2.9%, Anime 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern entry in the Touhou roguelike series that maintains the core 'Mystery Dungeon' loop while refining the combat mechanics.
- #11 Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 446 reviews2020
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The magic torches are lit, the monsters are ravenous, and the kingdom is waiting for a new hero. Experience the legendary Wizardry series’ modern rebirth as you traverse perilous dungeons and take on hordes of fantastic enemies. Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 54.2%, RPG 32.7%, Turn-Based 6.3%, JRPG 4.3%, Anime 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic, punishing dungeon-crawling spirit that served as an early inspiration for the genre.
- #12 Dungeonmans
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,211 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 59% ★, Roguelike 26.4%, RPG 5.2%, Turn-Based 4.9%, Dungeon Crawler 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more forgiving but deeply satisfying traditional roguelike experience with persistent progression elements.
- #13 Dungeons of Dredmor
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,389 reviews2011
Dev: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.3% ★, Roguelike 22.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based 7.4%, RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a humorous, accessible, and highly replayable take on the traditional roguelike experience.
- #14 Etrian Odyssey HD
87% matchVery Positive86% of 1,256 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Beyond the village of Etria lies a mysterious forest with a colossal crack opening to a puzzling labyrinth. Lead a team of explorers into the dungeon with the promise of riches, fame, and adventure!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 64.9%, RPG 24.1%, 2D 4.6%, JRPG 4.6%, Anime 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on party-based exploration, it shares the grid-based movement and intense dungeon-crawling atmosphere.
- #15 Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics
88% 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: Roguelike 33.1%, Mystery Dungeon 28.2% ★, RPG 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%, JRPG 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, anime-styled version of the original One Way Heroics that fits perfectly into the roguelike library.
- #16 Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R-
85% 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 48.9%, RPG 29.3%, Mystery Dungeon 20.2% ★, Anime 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This entry introduces team-based mechanics to the Mystery Dungeon formula, adding a new layer of tactical complexity.
- #17 Quest of Dungeons
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 reviews2014
Dev: David Amador
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Roguelike 15.5%, Turn-Based 10%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, well-executed traditional roguelike that focuses on the core loop of exploring, looting, and surviving.
- #18 Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure
84% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2020
Dev: NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Windows
Let's go on adventures with monster girls!! This game is Roguelike RPG.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.7% ★, RPG 35.6%, Roguelike 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the sequel, it remains a strong, mechanics-heavy Mystery Dungeon game with a distinct anime style.
- #19 Pixel Dungeon
84% matchVery Positive90% of 442 reviews2015
Dev: Retronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of this game world!
Why similar: Roguelike 34.4%, Dungeon Crawler 30.4%, RPG 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Turn-Based 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: The open-source classic that defined the modern accessible roguelike, perfect for those who enjoy pure dungeon crawling.
- #20 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
83% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Roguelike 17.5%, Turn-Based 9.7%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a traditional roguelike experience with a focus on character development and a persistent overworld map.
- #21 Caves of Qud
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.3% ★, Roguelike 19.7%, Turn-Based 18.2%, RPG 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex traditional roguelike that offers immense freedom and procedural generation for the most dedicated genre fans.
- #22 DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS
82% matchMixed70% of 545 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dungeon Encounters is a unique dungeon exploration RPG in which you lead an expedition to chart the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth. Plan and prepare to overcome numerous obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat monsters. Strategize to survive!
Why similar: RPG 43.7%, Dungeon Crawler 33%, JRPG 13.6%, 2D 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, grid-based dungeon crawler that emphasizes tactical planning and efficient movement through dangerous floors.
- #23 The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith
80% matchMixed58% of 999 reviews2025
Dev: Ason
Windows
"Try all you can, through hell and fire's end..."Forge yourself the best weapon you can, and jump into the ever-changing dungeon searching for your memory and the truth of this world!Roguelike X Smithing X Souls-like. Dungeon Crawling RPG
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.2% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, RPG 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends JRPG elements with Mystery Dungeon mechanics, focusing on crafting and tactical survival.
- #24 Omega Labyrinth Life
82% matchMixed68% of 349 reviews2019
Dev: MatrixPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Roguelike x Relaxation! Take it easy in the latest addition to the series where you buff your bust with every foe you defeat, Omega Labyrinth! Enjoy your daily life in an academy of fair maidens!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 42.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Roguelike 14.9%, Turn-Based 9.3%, RPG 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling roguelike that features the classic grid-based movement and turn-based combat expected of the genre.
- #25 Crypt of the NecroDancer
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Roguelike 45.7%, Dungeon Crawler 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, RPG 6.4%, 2D 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: While rhythm-based, it is fundamentally a grid-based roguelike that requires the same level of tactical awareness as Shiren.
- #26 Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,179 reviews2023
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 54.6%, RPG 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, JRPG 8.7%, 2D 5%
- #27 Dungeon Drafters
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 53.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, RPG 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, JRPG 4.5%
- #28 Dungeon Digger
77% matchVery Positive80% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Dungeon Digger is a roguelike game about a brave dwarf seeking legendary treasures. Descend deep underground, mine valuable minerals, craft upgraded gear, and battle spiders, golems, worms, and ghosts to become a cave hero!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 72.2% ★, Roguelike 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D 5.4%
- #29 Hack, Slash, Loot
81% matchMixed52% of 752 reviews2012
Dev: David Williamson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 65.9% ★, Roguelike 21.3%, RPG 5%, Dungeon Crawler 2.9%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, simple roguelike that distills the dungeon-crawling experience down to its most essential elements.
- #30 Rogue
77% matchVery Positive94% of 489 reviews2020
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.8% ★, Roguelike 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, RPG 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #31 Desktop Dungeons
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,339 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 53.3%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Traditional Roguelike 10.8% ★, RPG 10.3%, Dungeon Crawler 6.9%
- #32 ホロダンジョン 博衣こよりとホロウライブ in ホンシャタワー
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: VELUX STUDIOPub: holo Indie
Windows
Wonderful maze “HoloDungeon” changes form with each challenge—within it lurks Hollow, beings not unlike Holomen. To rescue her snatched friends and make special Live a success, Hakui Koyori tries an unknown adventure! Roguelike RPG where you play using wisdom and brains remain even after down.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 24.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Roguelike 20.1%, Traditional Roguelike 17.9% ★, RPG 11%
- #33 Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure Remastered Edition
75% matchVery Positive94% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: NEKOTOKAGE GAMES
Windows
Turn monster girls into your "Friends" and embark on an adventure together! This is a rogue-like game inspired by "Mystery Dungeon," where the terrain changes every time you challenge it.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 64.9% ★, Roguelike 23.1%, RPG 12.1%
- #34 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
73% matchVery Positive88% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 47.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 27%, RPG 12%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 4.1%
- #35 魔塔地牢
76% matchMixed68% of 215 reviews2021
Dev: Zeros
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.3% ★, Roguelike 24.5%, RPG 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 2D 5.9%
- #36 Etrian Odyssey III HD
73% matchVery Positive90% of 686 reviews2023
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Set sail to an undersea labyrinth in search of the Deep City of Armoroad! Lead a party of adventurers to explore the vast dungeon in search of untold technology, treasure, and lost secrets.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 61.7%, RPG 24.3%, JRPG 8.2%, 2D 4.4%, Anime 1.4%
- #37 Crescent Tower
72% matchVery Positive91% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Curry CroquettePub: AMATA Games
Windows
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.3%, RPG 31%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, 2D 7.4%
- #38 The Fortress
73% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Baryonyx Games
Windows · Mac
The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 48.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Roguelike 19.5%, RPG 5.9%, 2D 2.5%
- #39 Gumballs & Dungeons
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,727 reviews2025
Dev: QcplayPub: UltraPlayers
Windows
Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 35.1% ★, Traditional Roguelike 26.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike 14.3%, RPG 7.4%
- #40 Aethermancer
70% 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: Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Roguelike 25.7%, Turn-Based 15.7%, RPG 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #41 Elin
69% matchVery Positive94% of 8,596 reviews2024
Dev: Lafrontier
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.3% ★, Mystery Dungeon 27.4% ★, Roguelike 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, RPG 6.4%
- #42 Haque
74% 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 40.2%, Traditional Roguelike 38.4% ★, RPG 21.3%
- #43 Vivid Knight
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,701 reviews2021
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Vivid Knight" is a "party-building roguelike" game in which you collect friends who have been turned into jewels and fight by combining their abilities! Explore the ever-changing dungeon and harness the gems you have gathered to challenge the labyrinth!
Why similar: Roguelike 34.7%, Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Mystery Dungeon 25.1% ★, 2D 5.8%, Anime 2.3%
- #44 Pereelous
70% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spin your way to victory in this slotmachine-driven dungeon crawler. Battle monsters, collect loot and unleash the power of the random reels !
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33%, Roguelike 30.2%, RPG 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 4.5%
- #45 Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God
74% matchMixed69% of 126 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join Pupuru, a hard working student, on a delectable roguelike adventure filled with excitement, humour, thrills and all the curry you can eat as you quest to save your favourite local curry restaurant from being swallowed up by the big bad curry chain that's moved into town!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelike 16.7%, Turn-Based 9.3%, RPG 6.8%
- #46 The Enchanted Cave 2
72% matchVery Positive90% of 817 reviews2015
Dev: dustinaux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover the dark secrets of a cave with an endless supply of monsters and loot!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.6%, RPG 35%, Roguelike 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, 2D 2.8%
- #47 Dungeon Mori
68% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: FilthyDrawingsPub: Updog Software
Windows
Explore Dungeons, find loot, customize your character and face monsters! A Dungeon Crawling adventure featuring a choice based exploration and visual character customization!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 50.5%, RPG 20.7%, JRPG 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 7.2%
- #48 Digimon Survive
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,599 reviews2022
Dev: HYDE, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG set in a mysterious world filled with dangerous monsters and deadly battles that will test your ability to survive.
Why similar: RPG 52.5%, JRPG 29%, Anime 18.6%
- #49 Dungeon Travelers: To Heart 2 in Another World
68% matchVery Positive83% of 202 reviews2024
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
The dungeon is dangerous and deep, but with the right party, you can conquer every nook and cranny. Find loot, equip your party, and customize your classes to master the turn-based RPG combat in this old-school dungeon crawler!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 57.1%, RPG 24.7%, JRPG 11.2%, Anime 7.1%
- #50 Rogue's Tale
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 751 reviews2014
Dev: Epixx.org
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 61.2% ★, Roguelike 28.5%, RPG 6.7%, Turn-Based 3.6%
- #51 Dungeon Dreams 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Roguelike Romance JRPG. Create your character and get a room at the Magic Academy dormitory, to win the Challenge of the Infinite Dungeon! A game with town building, relationships, and many quests with alternate routes.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 40.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Roguelike 16.9%, RPG 10%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #52 Terra Randoma
67% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Roguelike 15%, Turn-Based 13.5%, RPG 6.8%
- #53 Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
67% matchVery Positive81% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Escape from “Yomi” – a dungeon filled with riches – and danger. Make use of your powerful skills and magic items to create exits and reach the surface alive.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 56%, RPG 29.8%, JRPG 8.8%, 2D 5.4%
- #54 Elminage Gothic
70% matchMixed68% of 204 reviews2014
Dev: Starfish-SD IncPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From the makers of the world renowned “Wizardry Empire” titles, Starfish SD brings you the latest entry in their popular series of dungeon crawlers. Elminage Gothic, previously only available in Japanese on PlayStation® Portable, now comes to PC offering a classic old school dungeon crawling experience with a dark, gothic twist!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.2%, Turn-Based 22.6%, RPG 19.7%, JRPG 7.1%, 2D 4.4%
- #55 FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 592 reviews2024
Dev: Mistwalker CorporationPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on an adventure to discover your memories and save the world from a mechanical infection. Maneuver your skill trajectories during battle, and dive into a new dimension with a unique twist on a classic RPG experience.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 56% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, RPG 14.7%, JRPG 6.2%, 2D 3.9%
- #56 Crown Trick
65% matchVery Positive85% of 5,356 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Roguelike 33.1%, Dungeon Crawler 31%, Turn-Based 16.9%, RPG 14.1%, 2D 4.9%
- #57 Little Dungeon Stories
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 28%
Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG. Enter the dungeon full of secrets, hostile monsters, deadly traps, and legendary loots. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelike 29.7%, RPG 23.4%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #58 THYSIASTERY
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.5%, Roguelike 24.1%, Turn-Based 15.4%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%