- #1 Escape The Mad Empire
97% matchVery Positive89% of 425 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ Games
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: Real-Time with Pause 25.6% ★, Party-Based RPG 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, CRPG 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #2 Dark Envoy
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 24.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Class-Based 11.6%, CRPG 10%
- #3 THYSIASTERY
95% matchVery Positive82% of 318 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: Party-Based RPG 28.1%, Dungeon Crawler 24%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, JRPG 9.4%, RPG 8.1%
- #4 Remnants Of Isolation
96% matchVery Positive80% of 126 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, JRPG 11.7%, RPG 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #5 Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 969 reviews2026
Dev: Small Mill
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.8%, Loot 25%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, RPG 9.3%, Strategy RPG 8.3%
- #6 Path of the Abyss
94% matchVery Positive93% of 675 reviews2025
Dev: Suzuki Suzuzou
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Dive deep into the Abyss.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.2%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, Class-Based 18.3%, JRPG 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #7 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
93% matchMixed70% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 30.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Strategy RPG 10.2%, Crafting 9.7%
- #8 Zoria: Age of Shattering
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 630 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Trinket GamesPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and followers management, set in the expansive fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 24.5%, Team-Based 22%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, CRPG 13.4%, RPG 7.1%
- #9 Titans of the Past
91% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Devil's Dozen Games
Windows
A deep party-based RPG. Crawl dungeons. Battle monsters with your weapons, spells, abilities. Utilize the 'time flows as you move' system to make decisions. Loot, level up, craft, develop your town. Unlock new classes and races, spells, items - to make a party able survive the hardest challenges.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Loot 18.4%, Team-Based 18.1%, Class-Based 17.5%, Combat 9%
- #10 Dungeon Exiles
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Gronkins
Windows
Conquer the darkness in Dungeon Exiles, an autobattler roguelike set in a dark fantasy world. Descend into the procedurally generated dungeon, level up, unlock synergies and acquire powerful items as you fight for survival and slay the bosses.
Why similar: Class-Based 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Loot 15.9%, Strategy RPG 10.5%, Combat 9.3%
- #11 Luck & Loot
89% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: SMARTcreativePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luck & Loot is a dice-building roguelike where you’ll craft and customize powerful dice, collect game-changing relics, and battle corrupted foes in brutal, turn-based combat across procedurally generated dungeons. Victory is earned in this unforgiving fight for survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Loot 20.9%, Class-Based 18.1%, Inventory Management 15%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%
- #12 Shards of Order
89% matchVery Positive90% of 543 reviews2026
Dev: FardustPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 38.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, CRPG 15%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, RPG 11.3%
- #13 The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
90% matchVery Positive84% of 677 reviews2015
Dev: Mana Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this tactical combat & dungeon crawler mash-up, explore a massive dungeon, full of danger, mystery and secrets. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and powerful creatures, with your tank, healer & damage dealers party.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, Party-Based RPG 20.6%, RPG 7.9%, Difficult 6.6%
- #14 Demon Lord Reincarnation
88% matchMixed67% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Graverobber Foundation
Windows · Linux
Assemble a party, explore the dungeon, fight your way through hordes of monsters, and defeat the Demon Lord in this brutal dungeon crawler. Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 31.8%, Dungeon Crawler 23%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, JRPG 10.6%, RPG 8.7%
- #15 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
87% matchMixed61% of 261 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 38.8%, RPG 21%, Difficult 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #16 Siege of Dungeon
85% matchVery Positive84% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: Binary Tree StudioPub: FirePillar2
Windows
Siege of Dungeon is a strategic team-based rogue-lite, where you challenge strong, cunning monsters and combine relics and skills to build up your team in turn-based combat. What’s waiting for you deep in the dungeon? Could it be a rare treasure or the beginning of despair...?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 51.6%, Dungeon Crawler 38.6%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #17 Heroes of Steel RPG
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 285 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 35.4%, Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Strategy RPG 14.6%, Difficult 9.2%, RPG 7.8%
- #18 RaidTitans
86% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: RainbowStudio
Windows
RaidTitans is a classic-style real-time strategy role-playing game where you hire various mercenaries, craft equipment, and battle a variety of monsters. The hero, who lost everything in a single moment, is exiled to a remote village, but his story has only just begun.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 37.7%, RPG 23%, Fantasy 16.1%, Atmospheric 11%, 2D 8.8%
- #19 Endor Awakens: Roguelite DRPG
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Javier Hernández Torres
Windows
Explore procedurally generated dungeons in this roguelite dungeon crawler. Battle epic monsters, collect loot, and customize your character in strategic turn-based combat. Adapt to a constantly changing world after the fall of Mordoth.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 68.6%, RPG 17.7%, Fantasy 8.2%, 2D 5.5%
- #20 Tower of Time
84% matchVery Positive82% of 2,650 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 39.4% ★, Party-Based RPG 30.8%, Dungeon Crawler 8.6%, RPG 6.5%, CRPG 6.5%
- #21 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 276,579 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 38.7%, JRPG 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, RPG 14.5%, Fantasy 11.6%
- #22 The Fortress
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 160 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: Dungeon Crawler 45.8%, Dark Fantasy 26.4%, Inventory Management 12.7%, RPG 10%, 2D 4.3%
- #23 Silent Hope
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 310 reviews2023
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore, fight, and produce items to grow stronger as seven distinct heroes in this silent world. Guided by the Princess, you'll delve into the Abyss and learn the mysteries of the King and his now-ruined kingdom. In a world without words, what hope is there for humanity?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Class-Based 23.3%, Loot 14.3%, JRPG 12%, RPG 9.7%
- #24 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,616 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 28.5%, Class-Based 20.5%, CRPG 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #25 Thyria
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: TwokatsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Linux
Thyria is an RPG, a unique combination of dynamic exploration, turn-based combat and crafting. Summon and train a team of Guardians, who will accompany Thyria into the minds of the cursed villagers. Help them vanquish their nightmares.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.7%, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, RPG 17.7%, Class-Based 6.7%, 2D 5.3%
- #26 Underquest
80% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Otherside Bay Studio
Windows
Fantasy story-driven roguelite with chaotic inventory management. Combine items in real-time to create powerful skills and use them in fast-paced combat. Explore randomly generated dungeons in the Underkingdom and discover the secrets of its inhabitants!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Inventory Management 27%, Loot 17.8%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, RPG 8.1%
- #27 Overlooting
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,733 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!
Why similar: Loot 29.7%, Dungeon Crawler 25.3%, Inventory Management 24%, Strategy RPG 8.8%, RPG 8.1%
- #28 Dungeon Rushers
82% matchMixed62% of 1,236 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 42.4%, JRPG 15.8%, Difficult 15.6%, RPG 12.6%, Fantasy 7%
- #29 Heroes Against Time
78% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Heroes Against Time is the ally-drafting game where you build a team and power up in a dangerous enchanted forest. Navigate events, fight enemies and dig through ruins while trying to avoid the creeping magical fog… Will your team endure… or be lost to the mist?
Why similar: Team-Based 39.3%, Party-Based RPG 32.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Fantasy 8%, Combat 7.2%
- #30 Path of Achra
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,239 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.2%, Dark Fantasy 28.1%, RPG 18.9%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #31 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
76% matchVery Positive89% of 172 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: Party-Based RPG 27.6%, Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, CRPG 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, RPG 8%
- #32 Dark Bestiary
77% matchVery Positive89% of 525 reviews2020
Dev: Qd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.
Why similar: Loot 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Inventory Management 15.8%, RPG 8.7%
- #33 Effulgence RPG
75% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Andrei Fomin
Windows
Effulgence RPG is a party-based RPG set in a unique character-based world where enemies are more than just obstacles - they ARE the resource. 💀 Destroy them to forge better gear!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 65.2%, RPG 17.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Stylized 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #34 The Hidden Scrolls
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Red Dragon StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
A turn-based tactical roguelike fusing Spring and Autumn history with supernatural fantasy. Assemble knights in an ink-oil aesthetic world, venture into five perilous realms, battle monsters and human-born demons, and collect lost bamboo slips to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.4%, Dungeon Crawler 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Strategy RPG 12.6%, RPG 6.9%
- #35 Radix Chronicle
74% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Luna Flora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Radix is a tactical RPG inspired by SNES and Playstation classics. With dark themes but bright characters, this fantasy tale changes depending on how you fight! Your magic can even alter the land itself. Use your timing and skill, rather than your luck, to lead your party home safely each day!
Why similar: JRPG 28.4%, Difficult 26.8%, RPG 19.3%, Fantasy 16.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #36 Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons Prelude
73% matchVery Positive90% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Blast ProgrammingPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows
Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons Prelude is a First Person Idle Dungeon Crawler with 6 unique races, robust combat, a grand saga spanning a continent full of unique dungeons, a classless skill system, and an extensive guild management system to master as you uncover the world of Dragaea!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 27.8%, Loot 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Inventory Management 15.9%, RPG 5.4%
- #37 Voidsayer
75% matchMixed68% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Pavel AuseitasauPub: indie.io
Windows
The world has fallen into darkness, cursed by the Abyss. You are one of the many hapless survivors at risk of being consumed. Unlike others, you have a chance to fight back. Voidsayer is a dark monster tamer jRPG. Assemble your monster team, take on eldritch horrors, and return hope to the world.
Why similar: JRPG 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Combat 14.9%, RPG 14.8%, Difficult 13.5%
- #38 Robothorium
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 374 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 34%, Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, RPG 19.9%, Strategy RPG 7.1%, Difficult 4.5%
- #39 Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons
72% matchVery Positive87% of 987 reviews2025
Dev: Blast ProgrammingPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons is a First Person Idle Dungeon Crawler with 9 unique races, robust combat, a grand saga spanning a continent full of unique dungeons, a classless skill system, and extensive guild management system to master as you uncover the secrets of the world of Dragaea!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 25.6%, Loot 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Inventory Management 15.8%, JRPG 8.2%
- #40 Lootbound
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,172 reviews2026
Dev: ArtDockPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Why similar: Loot 26.3%, Dungeon Crawler 24%, Inventory Management 22.7%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, RPG 8.3%
- #41 Aethermancer
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,650 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.8%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, JRPG 10%, Difficult 8.1%
- #42 Hellslave
73% matchVery Positive85% of 3,375 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.3%, Loot 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, RPG 12.6%, 2D 3.4%
- #43 Entropy
70% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2026
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Entropy is a tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Assemble your party of mercenaries and forge your own path towards an expedition into hell to stop the demonic incursion. Choices you make along the way will determine the fate of your world.
Why similar: CRPG 31.4%, Loot 30.8%, Dark Fantasy 24.2%, RPG 8%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #44 Entity Researchers
73% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.6%, CRPG 26.9%, Loot 17.4%, JRPG 13.3%, RPG 9.3%
- #45 Reborn: An Idle Roguelike RPG
71% matchMixed66% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Blake Farnsworth
Windows · Mac
A tactical idle roguelike RPG where you progress through auto-battles, gather resources, craft gear, and brew stat-boosting potions. Build your character, shape a village of evolving NPCs, and uncover hidden truths in a story-driven world that rewards curiosity and time.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.5%, Strategy RPG 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Crafting 11.5%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #46 Dungeon Rats
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 718 reviews2016
Dev: Iron Tower Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 32.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, CRPG 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Crafting 6.8%
- #47 Spark in the Dark
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,195 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.1%, Dark Fantasy 23.3%, RPG 12.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Fantasy 7%
- #48 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
68% matchVery Positive90% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 26.7%, Crafting 23.2%, Difficult 21%, RPG 18.2%, 2D 7%
- #49 Purgatory Dungeoneer
70% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Cannibal InteractivePub: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Purgatory Dungeoneer is a townbuilding roguelite RPG about plundering a psychic hellmaw for personal closure, and the resources to build a village beyond the grave.
Why similar: Crafting 22.3%, Strategy RPG 20.7%, Party-Based RPG 18.7%, RPG 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.9%
- #50 Our Adventurer Guild
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,502 reviews2024
Dev: GreenGuy
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 45.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Class-Based 13.7%, RPG 9.1%, Strategy RPG 4.5%
- #51 Entity Researchers: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.6%, CRPG 25.5%, Loot 19.1%, JRPG 13.4%, RPG 9.7%
- #52 Dark Deity
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,098 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 41.9%, Strategy RPG 18.6%, JRPG 14.7%, RPG 11.1%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #53 Xecryst Remains
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Krysle Quinsen
Windows
Xecryst Remains is an Objective-Based Party-Based Third-Personal Action-RPG "Overworld Striders". Fight through randomized handcrafted stages with a freeform Action-RPG mechanic. Including Player-Like AI, classless customization, and upgradable tier-based equipment.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 39.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Team-Based 15.1%, Combat 9.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #54 DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS
69% matchMixed70% of 559 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 28.4%, Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, JRPG 25.9%, Fantasy 10.3%, 2D 6.3%
- #55 Forgotten Mines
67% matchVery Positive80% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.2%, Team-Based 26.1%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 13%, RPG 9.4%
- #56 Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-
65% matchVery Positive83% of 630 reviews2026
Dev: Nise-Eikoku Studio
Windows
The girls of Gensokyo weave together a DRPG with not-so-easy boss fights! Form a party of 12 allies out of a pool of 40+, and create with 1000+ skills to choose from! Hack, slash, and grow stronger, then make builds (or counter-builds!) to take down powerful bosses awaiting you in the dungeons!
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 33.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, CRPG 15%, JRPG 10.7%, RPG 8.3%
- #57 Knight Crawlers
68% matchMixed70% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Good Morning GamesPub: iterco
Windows
Spawn your own enemies in this wobbly physics based rogue-lite action RPG and mow down hundreds of foes to your heart’s content. Fend off the Hordes of the Corrupted Realms by choosing powerful skill cards, enchanting equipment, and extracting living essence to upgrade your crawler.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.4%, Loot 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Crafting 12%, RPG 7.7%
- #58 Crawl Tactics
66% matchVery Positive92% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 49.3%, Strategy RPG 17.2%, RPG 14.9%, Difficult 9.4%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #59 Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 45.2%, RPG 19.8%, JRPG 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 12%, 2D 3.6%