- #1 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,485 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.9%, Roguelike 21.3%, Management 19.2%, Dark 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive dungeon management game where you play as the villain defending your lair against invading heroes.
- #2 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
96% matchMixed68% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, Roguelike 22%, Medieval 19.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Dark 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a heavy emphasis on narrative choices and roguelike survival that mirrors the text-based decision-making found in Slay or Fall.
- #3 Lords of Ravage
96% matchMixed69% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Synthetic DomainPub: 101XP
Windows · Linux
Become the Final Boss! Play any way you want, combine followers from different factions, and win spectacular turn-based battles. Expand your Empire of Darkness and seek a powerful artifact that can change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 45.5%, Roguelike 30%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that puts you in the shoes of a dark lord building an army to conquer the world through strategic turn-based combat.
- #4 Dark Lord
95% matchVery Positive89% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Undead FoxPub: LTG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Roguelike 22.9%, Medieval 22.4%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines simulation and visual novel elements with dark humor, tasking you with managing a kingdom while making difficult moral choices.
- #5 Reverse Crawl
94% matchVery Positive89% of 577 reviews2015
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.9%, Dungeon Crawler 33.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Tactical 5.6%, Casual 5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that flips the script by letting you command the dungeon's monsters to defeat the invading heroes.
- #6 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,351 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Roguelike 28.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Tactical 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike auto-battler that requires careful management of your minions to survive a brutal, dystopian dungeon crawl.
- #7 War for the Overworld
92% matchVery Positive86% of 8,111 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 53.6%, Management 44.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dungeon-building experience that captures the essence of managing subordinates and traps to thwart heroic intruders.
- #8 Underworld Overseer
91% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Myron Games
Windows
Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.
Why similar: Management 42.9%, Medieval 40.9%, Dark 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game style strategy title that focuses on the villainous perspective of managing a dungeon and its inhabitants.
- #9 Dungeons 4
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,289 reviews2023
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Absolute Evil and its trusted *cough* servant, the Dark Elf Thalya, return in Dungeons 4 after the events of its fabulous predecessor to bring about their triumph over the forces of good once more.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a comprehensive dungeon management simulation where you must balance base-building with real-time strategy combat against heroes.
- #10 Endgame of Devil
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: MiniWhalePub: Anotherindie
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As the Devil, command your minions to defeat the greedy adventurers! Build your team with over 240 minions and over 200 treasures, and discover various battle strategies. Enjoy the convenience of one-click auto battles!
Why similar: Roguelike 20.1%, Medieval 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Magic 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, pixel-art strategy game that relies heavily on choices and management to survive against waves of adventurers.
- #11 Dungeon Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,918 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.8%, Management 31.9%, Medieval 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and management side of running a dungeon, providing a lighter but engaging simulation experience.
- #12 Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Dvora Studio Co. Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Deck-building, dungeon defense, and tactical gameplay combine in Dungeon Monarch! Recruit warriors and wizards, buff your heroes, and thrash your foes — summon your dungeon monarch to punish interlopers and defeat enemies to increase your dark powers!
Why similar: Magic 39.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 33.4%, Roguelite 22.6%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense and deckbuilding mechanics with a dark fantasy setting that emphasizes dungeon defense.
- #13 The Wratch's Den
88% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
A byte-sized Dungeon Keeping roguelike: dig out your lair, populate it with monsters and protect the Wratch from heroes come for easy prestige.
Why similar: Medieval 19.3%, Tactical RPG 18.7%, Roguelike 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused base-builder that tasks you with managing a dungeon colony in a medieval setting.
- #14 Yes, Your Grace
87% matchVery Positive87% of 14,150 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Medieval 30.1%, Choices Matter 25.6%, Management 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on a kingdom rather than a dungeon, the management and high-stakes narrative choice system are very similar in tone.
- #15 Siege of Dungeon
86% 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: Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Tactical RPG 22%, Roguelike 16.3%, Medieval 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that emphasizes the strategic placement of units and traps to halt progress.
- #16 Lords of Infinity
86% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.3%, Management 28.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Casual 12.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based political simulation that excels in deep, branching narrative choices similar to the visual novel aspects of the seed game.
- #17 Demon Castle Story
84% matchVery Positive80% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Casual 54.6%, Pixel Graphics 27.6%, 2D 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that allows you to manage a castle full of demons, focusing on simulation and strategy.
- #18 Dungeon Scavenger
85% matchVery Positive95% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Vidama Software LLC
Windows
Dungeon Scavenger is a unique turn-based old school dungeon crawler that sets you on a challenging path of exploration. Select a hero to keep the threat of the dungeon and demon realms away from the town's people with an innovative combat system. Can you save the town from the danger below?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.6%, CRPG 24.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling RPG that provides a gritty, tactical experience focused on exploration and survival.
- #19 Cult of the Lamb
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 128,545 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 67.9%, Roguelite 19.2%, 2D 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base management with roguelike dungeon crawling, featuring a dark, cult-themed aesthetic that fits the villainous vibe.
- #20 Abyss Manager
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: D4 Laboratory
Windows
Take over a small dungeon that no adventure is interested in as a new manager. You'll start with almost nothing and recruit minions, accumulate money, construct facilities, develop technology, explore the realm, have the dungeon's name up, defeat other dungeons and win the championship of the Dungeon League.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 100%
Why You'll Like It: A resource management game that focuses on the logistics of running a dark, subterranean facility.
- #21 Crawl Tactics
82% 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: Tactical RPG 38.1%, Roguelike 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Casual 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes casual, strategic combat in a dungeon environment.
- #22 Lairchitect
83% matchMixed63% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Lairchitect is a reverse dungeon crawler! Build your own lair and protect your precious soul core from heroes that try to raid your dungeon. Distracting heroes and using the right minions to defeat them is key in winning the game.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 54.1%, Management 35.8%, 2D 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A building-focused strategy game that allows you to design your own dungeon layout for defensive purposes.
- #23 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
81% matchVery Positive90% of 482 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.4%, Medieval 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Tactical 8.6%, Roguelite 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on tactical combat and management during desperate defensive scenarios.
- #24 Suzerain
80% matchVery Positive92% of 11,790 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Text-Based 39.4%, Visual Novel 32.2%, Choices Matter 23.1%, 2D 3.2%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy management game where every choice has significant consequences, mirroring the weight of decisions in Slay or Fall.
- #25 Tyrant's Blessing
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Mercury Game StudioPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 40.7%, Roguelike 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Roguelite 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike where you command the forces of the undead to defend your realm against the living.
- #26 Long Live The Queen
79% matchVery Positive95% of 7,162 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.8%, Medieval 20.6%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%, 2D 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that requires intense resource management and careful decision-making to survive a dangerous political landscape.
- #27 Papers, Please
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 80,270 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Dystopian 64.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Choices Matter 6.1%, 2D 4.5%, Casual 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: While a different setting, it captures the high-pressure management and moral decision-making that defines the dystopian feel of the seed game.
- #28 The Last Spell
77% matchVery Positive91% of 13,615 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36%, Roguelike 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Tactical 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #29 Valor of Man
77% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Medieval 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #30 Dungeon Village 2
78% matchVery Positive87% of 711 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.6%, Management 27.6%, Casual 26.2%, 2D 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual management game that focuses on building up a town for adventurers, offering a lighter take on the dungeon theme.
- #31 Choice of the Deathless
79% matchVery Positive91% of 324 reviews2014
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Why similar: Text-Based 100%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that focuses purely on narrative choices and the consequences of your actions in a magical world.
- #32 Vault of Power
76% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Jim Games
Windows
Vault of Power is an autobattler strategy roguelike. Equip powerful skills, strategically position your units, and conquer challenging dungeons.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.1%, Tactical RPG 22.8%, Roguelike 20%, Magic 9.7%, Tactical 4.9%
- #33 The Reeve
76% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Medieval 22.6%, Management 22.1%, Text-Based 19.8%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%
- #34 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,379 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.1%, Roguelike 21.8%, Management 20.1%, Dark 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #35 The Fortress
74% 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 34.5%, Roguelike 25.3%, Medieval 15.9%, Dark 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #36 Prophecy of Ashen
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: hhyuGame
Windows
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
Why similar: CRPG 28%, Tactical RPG 25.1%, Magic 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #37 Legacy of Defense
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 539 reviews2026
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.7%, Roguelike 21.2%, Medieval 12.4%, Magic 12.1%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #38 Tinyfolks
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,100 reviews2022
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 32.3%, Roguelike 15.3%, Medieval 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Magic 8.9%
- #39 As expected of the Demon Lord
72% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: RelezonGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Sort the Court like, where you play as a Demon Lord in a Dungeon. Fun and simple sound and art design. Make decisions by giving Yes or No answers to every creature that comes to you. Grow your Dungeon, keep your minions happy, earn Gold and be Good or Bad.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.8%, Management 25.2%, Medieval 25%, Casual 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #40 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
75% matchVery Positive86% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.3%, Roguelike 19.8%, Medieval 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Magic 10.9%
- #41 Slice & Dice
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,562 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Roguelike 20.3%, Medieval 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Magic 9.2%
- #42 Refence
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.3%, Management 21.9%, Magic 13.2%, Medieval 13%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #43 Escape The Mad Empire
70% 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: CRPG 22.2%, Tactical RPG 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Management 13.9%
- #44 Tomb of Tyrants
74% matchVery Positive81% of 328 reviews2015
Dev: Jake Huhman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!
Why similar: Medieval 30.8%, Casual 27%, Pixel Graphics 26.9%, 2D 11.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #45 Abyss Horde
69% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Solo Gaming
Windows
Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.
Why similar: Roguelike 25.9%, Magic 20.8%, Medieval 19.8%, Roguelite 12.1%, Casual 8%
- #46 Lootbound
68% 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: Dungeon Crawler 29.3%, Roguelike 24.6%, Choices Matter 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #47 Dungeon Dev
70% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
Under the Demon Lord's orders, following a secret deal with the human kingdom, you must create a special dungeon that will satisfy the kingdom's heroes. Strategically place monsters and traps according to the roles of the heroes, such as "Tank," "Dealer," and "Healer," to design this unique dungeon!
Why similar: Medieval 45.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.5%, Tactical 14.5%, 2D 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #48 Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
67% matchVery Positive90% of 269 reviews2026
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
A brutally challenging puzzle novel RPG. Reincarnate as a dark lord, plan your path, and conquer the world. *NOT a passive idle game*
Why similar: Text-Based 34.3%, Management 26.2%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Magic 10.2%, Dark 5.5%
- #49 Dungeon Exiles
69% 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: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Roguelike 24.4%, Medieval 15.7%, Magic 9.1%, Roguelite 7%
- #50 Stop Breaking My Castle!
68% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Team DunningKrugerPub: SPARTA Club
Windows
A peaceful demon castle is attacked daily by heroes who smash walls and defeat monsters, turning it into a hunting ground. As the Demon Lord, you summon and evolve monsters to defend your home and stop the relentless heroes.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.3%, Choices Matter 20%, Roguelite 17.4%, Casual 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #51 Underchoice
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
Windows
Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.
Why similar: Dystopian 47.9%, Choices Matter 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #52 Lord of the Dark Castle
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 182 reviews2015
Dev: Craze Creative StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lord of the Dark Castle is a casual turn-based retro style roguelike dungeon crawler with elements of strategy. Randomized levels, lots of skills without dependencies and lots of spells to cast. Challenging Monster AI - play it smart or die. Remember: Death is Permanent!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.2%, CRPG 28.5%, Roguelike 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Casual 6.4%
- #53 Knock on the Coffin Lid
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,907 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 41.5%, Roguelike 36.3%, Roguelite 12.7%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #54 Fight Life: Vanguard
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 173 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Medieval 42.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Magic 19%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, 2D 3.8%
- #55 Deified
65% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: UnexpectedPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24%, Tactical RPG 23%, Roguelike 19.9%, Dystopian 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
- #56 SFD : Rogue TRPG
70% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 34.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #57 Dungeon ∞ Create
69% matchMixed59% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: nikukyuPub: 072 Project
Windows
Roused from sleep, I'm in a dusty cave, named the master of a dungeon!? I'm "forced" to manage it... Defend against daring adventurers!
Why similar: Casual 28.1%, Medieval 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, 2D 8.4%
- #58 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
64% matchVery Positive82% of 2,688 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.3%, Roguelike 28.4%, Magic 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #59 Slot & Dungeons
64% matchVery Positive85% of 315 reviews2026
Dev: MUC GAMES
Windows
A deck-building roguelite where the reels decide your fate! Enemies and items appear based on the spin of the slot. Master luck and strategy to conquer the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike 28.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.5%, Choices Matter 20%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelite 9.1%