Games Like Starving Shadows

Beyond the Bridge is a tribute to one of the earliest roguelikes, Moria. Your journey begins with creating your character by choosing a class. From there, you'll explore six procedurally generated levels before reaching the goal of your quest and making your escape!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Roguelike 14.8%, RPG 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%

Travel through dark dungeons, defeat dangerous creatures, and collect unique loot in this hardcore, endless traditional roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Medieval 10.3%

DA_RL is a turn-based traditional roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons, five distinct classes, a god worship system, a deep item system, and dozens of enemy types. Every run is different.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, Roguelike 14.5%, RPG 12%, Indie 0.7%

Retro 2D Rogue-like for PC designed to be simple, classic, and straight-forward for pick-up-and-play.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 21.2%, Roguelike 15.5%, RPG 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%

The modern way to play NetHack

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Roguelike 14.8%, RPG 10.9%, Medieval 5.9%

Amulet of Iovar is an oldschool roguelike inspired by Nethack. Delve deep into the Dungeon of Iovar, steal the amulet of the divine and ascend to godhood!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Roguelike 15.3%, RPG 9.7%, Singleplayer 1%

Azure Ember is a fast-paced crafting roguelike that thrusts you into a dangerous, ever-changing dungeon. Break objects and defeat enemies to collect materials, then forge powerful, one-of-a-kind weapons to overcome relentless foes and towering bosses.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%

Wyrd is an action RPG currently being developed in Unreal Engine. You will slay monsters, cast spells, solve mysteries, delve the deepest dungeons and soar astride dragons throughout the world.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Roguelike 11%, Action Roguelike 9.3%

Rogue — A brutal, procedurally generated dungeon crawler where every decision counts. Fight monsters, collect treasures, and survive the deadly depths in search of the Amulet of Yendor. Each playthrough is unique—do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Roguelike 15.1%, RPG 10.1%, Dark 4.9%

Head out into the woods and find the dreaded Underlair in this traditional turn-based roguelike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.9% ★, Roguelike 16.6%, RPG 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Dungeon Crawler 5.7%

A Path-based Action RPG Roguelike with a focus on exploration, smooth real-time combat and lot and lot of secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelike 9.6%

Descend into the forsaken dungeon and fight the horrors in the dark. Gather occult materials, craft nightmarish coins, and settle your debt to the cosmic powers. Obey the Divine Festival.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Medieval 11.8%, Horror 11.5%, Point & Click 9.7%

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: Traditional Roguelike 32.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.7%, Roguelike 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 14%, RPG 8.8%

An auto-battler dungeon crawler with visual novel elements. A tired office worker got off on the wrong floor and ended up in another world. The locals look suspiciously like his coworkers, and to get out, he'll have to do some work.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 24.3%, Roguelike 14%, Horror 7.3%, Old School 2.5%

DeAnima is a brutal yet rewarding dungeon crawler steeped in classic roguelike tradition. Set in a sprawling, medieval dungeon, you embody a lone wanderer seeking the fabled Crown of Nivek.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Roguelike 13.9%, Action Roguelike 12%, Medieval 8.9%

Unleash your inner beast in The Beast Is Yet To Come — a chaotic 3D action roguelike where you play as a brutal Troll crushing enemy hordes across multiple battlegrounds. Build devastating "punch hell" combos and fight through the storm.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelike 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

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 57.2% ★, Roguelike 20.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, RPG 6.1%, Indie 0.9%

Fight relentless hordes of bloodthirsty monsters and choose which room lies beyond the next door in this retro-style dungeon crawler, where death is not an option. But tread carefully, do not awaken Count Dracula, or his curse will be unleashed upon you.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Roguelike 12%, Horror 11.6%, Medieval 8.1%

A classic grid & turn-based roguelike, procedurally generated dungeon crawler, aimed at re-creating the games of yesteryear.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.4% ★, Roguelike 18.5%, RPG 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Descend beneath the rain-soaked town of Desolation in a turn-based, grid-based dungeon crawler remastered from the Xbox Live Indie Games era. Fight monsters, gather loot, build your adventurer, survive the Wheel of Fate, and uncover why the town profits from doomed adventurers.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 25%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Roguelike 10.6%, RPG 8.5%

In the House of Silence is a roguelike dungeon crawler RPG where your equipment is your own body parts. Mutate your body to fight otherworldly abominations as you delve deeper in the House of Silence.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Roguelike 9.6%, Supernatural 6.8%

Dark Sentinel throws you straight into a brutal, first-person action RPG where ancient dungeons, twisted magic, and unforgiving enemies stand between you and the legendary Arcanium Crystal. Delve into atmospheric, old-school-inspired levels packed with traps, puzzles, and platforming challenges,

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24%, Roguelike 16.9%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Medieval 8.7%

What seems like a miracle at first quickly reveals itself to be more of a nightmare, as Long realizes that restless Ghosts have always Surrounded Us—unseen, until now...

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%

Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Medieval 9.8%

NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 69.7% ★, Roguelike 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10%, RPG 5.2%, Indie 0.9%

Tunnels under Yorion is a classic roguelike that rewards exploration and player skill during short runs (sometimes just 20 minutes). Fight monsters using turn-based hack-and-slash combat, explore procedurally-generated dungeons, and manage your inventory of weapons and magic items.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, RPG 6.6%

Hellway combines the advantages of retro stylistic roguelike games and is maintained in a dark-fun atmosphere. Inherits such titles as Bomberman™ (stealth elements) or Diablo™ (hack'n'slash, character development)

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Roguelike 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, RPG 8.8%

Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Roguelike 14%, RPG 10.4%, Indie 0.7%

A remake of the turn-based Roguelike "Mines of Moria" (late 1980s). Six D&D style classes progress into the randomly generated Dwarvish mines seeking the trophy of defeating a Balrog.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, RPG 5.6%, Old School 3.7%

Descend the dungeon and slay the evil! Legion's Crawl is a combination of classic roguelike principle and modern 3D environment with intuitive GUI. Choose your hero and difficulty, challenge the randomly generated dungeons!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.6% ★, Roguelike 18.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, RPG 13.3%, Indie 2.1%

Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 67.1% ★, Roguelike 24.9%, RPG 7.1%, Indie 0.9%

Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Horror 11.1%, Supernatural 11%, Medieval 10%

Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 72.2% ★, Roguelike 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 8.7%, RPG 4.8%, Indie 0.7%

This is a top-down, loot-based RogueLite game. You can build a town, craft weapons and socket them with various gems, then embark on adventures across maps you construct yourself.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.2% ★, RPG 18.5%, Roguelike 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Indie 0.8%

A Daily Extraction Roguelike Dungeon-Crawler. Play the same dungeons as everyone else, once a day. Select your gear and delve into dungeons, attempting to escape with the loot you obtain. Inspired by classical roguelikes of decades past, but with a modern interface and metagame.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, RPG 12.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%

A turn-based traditional roguelike featuring 10 character classes with unique gameplay styles. Explore five ancient realms to find ancient magical artifacts you will need to survive tactical battles against their evil inhabitants. Can you save the world from the wrath of Kramora?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Roguelike 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, RPG 6.5%

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 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelike 11.9%, First-Person 9.5%

A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 71.7% ★, Roguelike 18.5%, RPG 5.2%, Dungeon Crawler 3.4%, Indie 0.8%

Survive the madness of an ancient jungle in this open-world, traditional roguelike. Do whatever it takes to escape alive.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.6% ★, Roguelike 19.2%, RPG 17.1%, Horror 9.1%, Old School 4.5%

This is a heavily extended version of one of the most famous roguelike games of the 80’s named LARN. Your choice is to find a magic elixier for your daughters recovery. Therefore you have to explore a lot of unknown caves, filled with monsters, demons and traps. Good luck! You may need it!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 73.8% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 5.1%, RPG 3.3%, Indie 0.5%

Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 67.7% ★, Roguelike 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%, RPG 4.6%, Indie 0.8%

Serve your patron deity of death by summoning horrifying abominations to clash with the forces of good as you descend into the deepest pits of the old world. Will you sever the thread of fate and emerge from the chaos as a supreme ascendant in this traditional turn-based roguelike?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Medieval 12.2%, Roguelike 10.2%, RPG 7.9%

Morsgrave is a Free to Play first person PvE action game with innovative combat mechanics, set in a dark fantasy world where the player must enter the dungeons looking for treasures and ancient artifacts, fighting challenging enemies.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.4%, Dark Fantasy 23%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Medieval 12.6%, RPG 10%

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 65.1% ★, Roguelike 23.3%, RPG 5.5%, Dungeon Crawler 5.3%, Indie 0.6%

Plunge into a living nightmare where every roll counts. Chain fluid combat with dice-fueled attacks, stack relics into ferocious synergies, and build unstoppable momentum. Slash through fate, bend chance to your will, and defeat the Black Die in this board-game inspired roguelite dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelike 15.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%

A journey that takes you deep into the bowels of the earth and into other demonic dimensions. Unravel the mystery of the mines of BRIMSTONE and discover more about this strange world you find yourself in.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.8%, RPG 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Horror 13.5%, Medieval 10.5%

Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.1% ★, Roguelike 30.5%, RPG 23.8%, Indie 3.6%

《六道图录》是一款仙侠背景的门派经营策略类游戏。玩家将会扮演一个门派的掌控者，建设门派，培养弟子，带领门派生存、发展、壮大，在广大的世界中探索、历练，与其他门派争夺资源、秘境、山门，合纵连横，争霸天下，谱写一段壮丽的史诗。六道轮回，绘染图录。

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.2%, Roguelike 13.1%, RPG 10.5%, Indie 0.7%

Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick your hero. Gear up. Then face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger, stay alive. Maybe. Didn't work? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.7%, Roguelike 19%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, RPG 11.8%

Dungeon of Insanity is an action-adventure roguelike that puts the hero inside a dungeon full of enemies, traps, gold, and crazy characters. Face the undead, find treasures, save the princess, beat up the necromancer.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Roguelike 15.1%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Medieval 11.4%

Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Roguelike 15.8%, RPG 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 4.4%

A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 50.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, Roguelike 16.3%, RPG 6.9%, Old School 4.1%

Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Medieval 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.3%

Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 57.4% ★, Roguelike 18.5%, RPG 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Indie 1.1%

Eternals’ Path is a roguelike turn-based tactical RPG. It’s about choices and regrets, those that will haunt you beyond your grave Embody an anti-hero in the afterlife No merciful rest for you. Instead, explore a spiritual maze, face those you knew, and who may hold you accountable for their fate.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 22%, Roguelike 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, RPG 8.3%

Chaos Squad is a turn-based tactics game with Cthulhu, rouge-lite and survival elements. Build your squad with 10 unique heroes. Embark on 12 levels in a snowy mountain, grassland and more. Defeat monsters, collect treasures and eventually unveil the truth behind the disaster of ruptured continent.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, RPG 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Dark 2.9%

Slay your enemies in this sword and sorcery roguelike! Ancient dungeons, fallen ruins and cyclopean towers and their primordial denizens present a tactical and deadly challenge that can only be overcome by the most resourceful heroes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelike 14.8%, RPG 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%

Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.6%, Dark Fantasy 22.4%, Medieval 15.9%, RPG 12.1%, Roguelike 6.7%

Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based Roguelike. Blast your way through the lawless sectors battling dangerous creatures, outlaws, and the environment itself. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the variety of resources you stumble upon to survive and claim the head of your bounty!

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, RPG 9.3%, Old School 3.4%

Necroslayer is a dark fantasy styled, open world roguelite game. Play as one of several characters unlocked through the story, in first person action combat, with meta progression to improve stats and survivability each play through.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.4%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Medieval 11.5%, RPG 10%