- #1 DarkMaus
97% matchVery Positive81% of 437 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Wright
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, RPG 13.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down title captures the same punishing, souls-like combat and dark atmosphere found in Soulblight.
- #2 In Celebration of Violence
96% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Roguelite 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Difficult 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly brutal top-down roguelite experience where every encounter requires careful tactical consideration.
- #3 Mana Spark
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Difficult 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features challenging top-down combat and a focus on dungeon exploration that mirrors the intensity of Soulblight.
- #4 Loot River
95% matchMixed68% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: straka.studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Difficult 10.5%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The unique shifting-platform mechanic adds a layer of tactical depth to its souls-like combat, much like the decision-making in Soulblight.
- #5 Devil Slayer - Raksasi
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,844 reviews2021
Dev: GlassesCatGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Why similar: Roguelite 13.8%, Difficult 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a difficult, top-down action-roguelike experience with a heavy emphasis on melee combat and boss encounters.
- #6 Shadow of the Depth
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17%, Roguelite 13.7%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Difficult 9.7%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern top-down action-roguelike that captures the fast-paced, hack-and-slash intensity of similar dungeon crawlers.
- #7 Mortal Sin
91% matchVery Positive95% of 5,715 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person roguelike captures the brutal, dark-fantasy combat and high-stakes dungeon crawling of the genre.
- #8 Arboria
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 767 reviews2021
Dev: DreamplantPub: All in! Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Action Roguelike 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy roguelite that features challenging combat and a grim, evolving world that rewards persistence.
- #9 Enlightenment
93% matchMixed63% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: LizardKing
Windows
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Action 9.2%, Top-Down 8.3%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down action-roguelike focuses on difficult, tactical combat that feels very much in line with Soulblight's core loop.
- #10 Unexplored
91% matchVery Positive85% of 717 reviews2017
Dev: Ludomotion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The ROGUELITE that feels like a ROGUELIKE. Praised for its fantastically generated dungeons, real-time combat and surprising amount of content and depth. One of the BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR according to PC Gamer and VICE Waypoint.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.8%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, RPG 13.8%, Procedural Generation 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at procedural dungeon generation and tactical depth, rewarding players who approach combat with caution.
- #11 Source of Madness
90% matchMixed70% of 1,514 reviews2022
Dev: Carry CastlePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Action RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark, Lovecraftian aesthetic and procedural nature provide a similarly unsettling and challenging experience.
- #12 Vagante
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,986 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Roguelite 26.9%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, RPG 12.6%, Roguelike 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, difficult roguelite that emphasizes exploration and character-building in a hostile, unforgiving environment.
- #13 Usurper: Soulbound
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Caspian Interactive
Windows
Usurper: Soulbound is a brutal Rogue-lite Action RPG where death is just the beginning. Possess your enemies to seize their bodies and abilities. Trapped in a nightmarish dimension, you must master combat, conquer deadly foes, and fight your way back to freedom—or be lost forever.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21%, Roguelite 16.1%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends souls-like mechanics with roguelite dungeon crawling, perfect for players who enjoy difficult, methodical combat.
- #14 Dungeons of Edera
88% matchMixed68% of 1,056 reviews2022
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21%, RPG 15%, Roguelite 13.4%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Action Roguelike 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a classic dungeon-crawling experience with action-RPG elements and a focus on character progression.
- #15 Titan Souls
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,486 reviews2015
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Difficult 38.6%, Souls-like 22.3%, Top-Down 13.6%, Action 12%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more boss-focused, it shares the extreme difficulty and top-down perspective that makes Soulblight so rewarding.
- #16 Hyper Light Drifter
86% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Difficult 29.8%, RPG 14.6%, Top-Down 12.7%, Action 12.3%, Indie 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a haunting, dark atmosphere and precise, difficult combat that resonates with fans of top-down action games.
- #17 Skelly Selest
86% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Roguelike 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This indie action-roguelike provides a fast-paced, difficult experience with a distinct dark-fantasy aesthetic.
- #18 Corpse Keeper
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,387 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Difficult 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This dark-fantasy action-RPG offers a gritty, tactical combat system that fits well with the tone of Soulblight.
- #19 Into the Necrovale
84% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that combines action-roguelike mechanics with a dark, atmospheric world.
- #20 Heretical
82% matchVery Positive87% of 950 reviews2024
Dev: Three Swords StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Action RPG 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on replayability and action-RPG mechanics within a roguelite framework, similar to Soulblight's structure.
- #21 Noita
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 85,805 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its procedural world and high difficulty level create a sense of constant danger and discovery similar to Soulblight.
- #22 GUILT: The Deathless
84% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Slash your way through dark, ever-changing lands in this new blend of roguelike and shared-world adventure. Create your adventurer and undertake a perilous journey where all players’ choices alter the twisted landscape. Will you beg for forgiveness?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A souls-like action-RPG that emphasizes difficult combat and asynchronous multiplayer elements.
- #23 Path of the Abyss
81% matchVery Positive94% of 638 reviews2025
Dev: Suzuki Suzuzou
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Dive deep into the Abyss.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 50.9%, RPG 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 21%, 2D 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that emphasizes tactical decision-making and dark, atmospheric exploration.
- #24 Eternal Step
83% matchMixed64% of 75 reviews2015
Dev: Once More With GustoPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Eternal Step is a deviously difficult, rogue-like action adventure game.
Why similar: RPG 22.9%, Difficult 17.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Indie 10.3%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that focuses on difficult, adventure-driven gameplay in a procedural dungeon setting.
- #25 Striving for Light
79% matchVery Positive80% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Roguelite 16.2%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, RPG 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep action-RPG skill system within a roguelite structure, perfect for players who enjoy character customization.
- #26 Halls of Torment
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, RPG 10.5%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #27 Rebellion
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: TGM
Windows
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time! Escape the jail, explore the castle and it's different areas and layouts, find and recruit allies, choose to fight or sneak from enemies.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Action Roguelike 12%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Difficult 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the souls-like action-roguelike genre with a focus on medieval combat and difficulty.
- #28 The Excrawlers
80% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.
Why similar: Difficult 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Top-Down 14.3%, Souls-like 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, difficult hack-and-slash game that captures the souls-like intensity of dungeon crawling.
- #29 Keeper's Toll
78% matchVery Positive90% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, RPG 10.5%, Action RPG 9.9%
- #30 INTO EVIL
76% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Mind's Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hotline Miami x Dark Souls. Greatswords, demons, miniguns; up to 4 players. You are not prepared.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, RPG 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #31 Tallowmere
79% matchVery Positive90% of 851 reviews2015
Dev: Chris McFarland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.3%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, difficult roguelite that focuses on fast-paced action and procedural dungeon challenges.
- #32 Ring of Pain
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.4%, Roguelite 18.2%, Difficult 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, RPG 10%
- #33 Crypt of the Serpent King
78% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2016
Dev: Rendercode Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Crypt of the Serpent King is a medieval first-person hack'n'slash dungeon crawler with roguelike elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fighting underworld creatures along the way, all while avoiding traps and collecting loot!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, RPG 18.4%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelike provides a straightforward, difficult dungeon-crawling experience with a focus on combat.
- #34 Netherworld Covenant
74% matchVery Positive80% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: MadGoat Game StudioPub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the fallen souls. With hardcore, soulslike action and intriguing roguelike builds, shatter the cursed barriers and unveil the truth woven from blood and soul.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Roguelite 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, RPG 11.5%
- #35 The Bleakest Keep
73% matchVery Positive91% of 641 reviews2025
Dev: Cache of Bones
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #36 Hollow Survivors
74% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17%, Roguelite 14%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Difficult 9.8%, RPG 9.2%
- #37 Enrobssyba
73% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Alexco Games
Windows
Enrobssyba is a dark fantasy roguelite that thrusts you into a shadowed, ever-changing dungeon, teeming with enemies, upgrades, and untold power.
Why similar: Roguelite 40.1%, Action Roguelike 32.2%, Action 14.6%, Dark 13%
- #38 OmniFootman
75% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: WT Studio
Windows
OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system. Take your adventure in this cursed, ever-changing kingdom and beat your enemies with different ability combinations. Be careful as your death is permanent.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Action 10.1%, RPG 10%
- #39 Soul Scathe
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Bluelight Construct
Windows
Soul Scathe is a procedurally generated VR Dungeon Crawler RPG. Utilize many spells, weapons, and even the environment to fight against deadly foes as you explore the secrets of the Mistchamber Dungeons to reclaim lost fragments of your soul.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, RPG 13.3%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #40 FELLCHASER
73% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Let'em Cook Games
Windows · Mac
You've stolen Death’s scythe in an attempt to cheat your fate. Now you must escape Purgatory by brewing combo-building potions and reaping hordes of creatures in this hack and slash Roguelike!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Roguelite 16.3%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #41 Cryptical Path
72% matchVery Positive88% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #42 Katanaut
70% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Roguelite 15.6%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Difficult 12.8%
- #43 Cinderia
69% matchVery Positive89% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Cinderia is a fast-paced rogue-lite action game of pure exhilaration. Freely combine everything you can see—skills, combos, passives, and equipment—to create your own distinct fighting style. Darkness has swallowed the land, yet a faint glimmer still flickers among the ruins.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Roguelite 15.5%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Procedural Generation 10%, Roguelike 9%
- #44 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,013 reviews2022
Dev: ZelartPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Difficult 15.8%, RPG 14.3%, Top-Down 13.5%, Action RPG 11.7%
- #45 Path of Achra
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,085 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 29.1%, Roguelike 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, RPG 18.2%, Procedural Generation 12.8%
- #46 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
71% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelite 16.5%, RPG 15.7%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Survival 10.6%
- #47 Malignant Survivors
71% matchMixed63% of 308 reviews2024
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
Why similar: RPG 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Top-Down 13.6%, Action RPG 13.5%, Survival 9.3%
- #48 Dragon Is Dead
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 677 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, RPG 12.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%
- #49 Darkblade Ascent
67% matchVery Positive83% of 518 reviews2025
Dev: PST Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling. Hack and slash your way through atmospheric dark fantasy locations, unique monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, RPG 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #50 Depths of Limbo
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Evgiz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Depths of Limbo is a difficult action roguelike with a dark theme. The fast-paced combat is spiced up with a variety of unique items and weapons found throughout the procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Roguelike 29%, Action 25.8%, Difficult 23.2%, Indie 22%
- #51 Soulash
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 547 reviews2022
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Eat the villagers, murder bunnies, milk cows, or exterminate gods! Soulash is a traditional, turn-based roguelike where your goal is to consume the souls of the living, conquer the vast fantasy world and decide its fate.
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Difficult 20%, Roguelike 18.2%, Procedural Generation 16.8%
- #52 Salt and Sanctuary
68% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.6%, Souls-like 19.9%, Difficult 17.9%, RPG 15.4%, Action 6.6%
- #53 Devious Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive83% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Difficult 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #54 Tearscape
65% matchVery Positive93% of 250 reviews2026
Dev: NERDS TAKE OVER
Windows · Mac · Linux
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Why similar: Top-Down 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 20.8%, Action RPG 16%, Souls-like 12.3%, Action 11.4%
- #55 GRIME
67% matchVery Positive85% of 6,299 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27%, Difficult 21.6%, Action RPG 14.2%, Souls-like 11.2%, Dark 10.5%
- #56 Eldritch Survivors
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Button
Windows
Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 12%, Action 9.8%
- #57 Caveblazers
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Procedural Generation 17.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Roguelike 12.7%
- #58 When the Light Dies
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Electric MonkeysPub: PQube
Windows
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.2%, Procedural Generation 19%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Survival 12.4%
- #59 Rogue Loops
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu Games
Windows
Rogue Loops is a roguelite action game where a trapped family battles to escape an endless loop. Combine unique skills and relics to create powerful synergies against the loop’s guardians. As you grow stronger, so does the loop—can you break free from this relentless cycle?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Roguelite 17%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelike 9.1%, RPG 8.6%