- #1 The Doors of Trithius
97% matchVery Positive94% of 851 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.1%, Roguelike 14.4%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%, Survival 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is one of the closest matches on Steam, offering a pixel-art open world, turn-based combat, procedural dangers, and a similarly unforgiving solo-adventurer feel.
- #2 Battle Brothers
96% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Medieval 23.5%, Sandbox 18.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Open World 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its low-fantasy mercenary sandbox, brutal injuries, scarce supplies, and high-stakes tactical fights mirror Stoneshard’s harsh medieval road-life better than almost anything else.
- #3 Wartales
96% matchVery Positive87% of 34,222 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: RPG 23.8%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Medieval 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Survival 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like Stoneshard, it revolves around trudging across a bleak medieval world, taking contracts, managing wounds and resources, and surviving one bad fight at a time.
- #4 Soulash 2
95% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 19.6%, RPG 17.9%, Survival 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Sandbox 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly systemic open-world roguelike experience with lethal turn-based combat, survival mechanics, and lots of freedom to carve out your own story.
- #5 Caves of Qud
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.3%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Roguelike 10.6%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though stranger in setting, it shares Stoneshard’s appeal of deep turn-based builds, open-world exploration, procedural danger, and a constant risk of sudden death.
- #6 NEO Scavenger
94% matchVery Positive90% of 5,359 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.7%, Survival 20.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, RPG 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its survival-first design makes every wound, item, and decision matter in the same punishing way Stoneshard turns simple expeditions into tense risk calculations.
- #7 Wayward
93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,349 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.4% ★, Survival 13.8%, Roguelike 13.5%, Turn-Based 11.3%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: If Stoneshard’s survival pressure is what hooked you, Wayward pushes even harder on hunger, crafting, and procedural exploration in a similarly hostile world.
- #8 Quasimorph
91% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.5%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, RPG 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It trades medieval fantasy for sci-fi extraction runs, but its brutal injuries, scarce resources, and procedural turn-based missions create very similar pressure.
- #9 UnReal World
92% matchVery Positive95% of 1,350 reviews2016
Dev: Sami Maaranen (creator)Pub: Enormous Elk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Roguelike 12%, Survival 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This classic survival roguelike nails the same sense of vulnerability through hunger, wounds, weather, and dangerous travel in a ruthless open-ended world.
- #10 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,386 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.5% ★, Roguelike 12.5%, Survival 12.2%, Turn-Based 11%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the seed’s emphasis on turn-based survival, route planning, wounds, and open-world scavenging where preparation matters as much as combat.
- #11 UnderRail
91% matchVery Positive86% of 7,028 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33%, RPG 32.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Difficult 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its slow, punishing turn-based exploration and strict build commitment evoke the same old-school tension and caution-heavy pacing, even in a different setting.
- #12 Tales of Maj'Eyal
90% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31%, Roguelike 19.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, RPG 12.2%, Difficult 12%
Why You'll Like It: It offers rich turn-based character building and deadly roguelike combat that scratches the same itch for careful planning and punishing mistakes.
- #13 Darkest Dungeon®
88% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.8%, RPG 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its expedition-based attrition, stress, injuries, and constant risk of collapse capture the same feeling of being slowly ground down by hostile dungeon runs.
- #14 Exanima
89% matchVery Positive80% of 13,229 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: RPG 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Medieval 14.7%, Difficult 12%
Why You'll Like It: Despite being real-time, its oppressive medieval atmosphere, careful dungeon crawling, and severe consequences for mistakes feel very close to Stoneshard’s grim adventuring tone.
- #15 Path of Achra
86% 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: Roguelike 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, RPG 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 10%
Why You'll Like It: It is more build-focused than exploratory, but the fast lethality and satisfying turn-based theorycrafting make it a strong fit for Stoneshard players who enjoy dangerous combat puzzles.
- #16 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,993 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.5%, Roguelike 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, RPG 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a cleaner, more traditional roguelike take on what Stoneshard does well: tactical turn-based combat, procedural dungeons, and meaningful item decisions.
- #17 Moonring
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,373 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Roguelike 16.3%, Medieval 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This retro-styled open-world RPG captures a similar sense of lonely wandering, dangerous turn-based combat, and old-school hostility toward careless players.
- #18 ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,595 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Biskup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.1%, Roguelike 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Difficult 10%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is a foundational hardcore roguelike with demanding resource management, deadly dungeon delves, and the kind of unforgiving progression Stoneshard fans usually appreciate.
- #19 Low Magic Age
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.3%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, Medieval 12%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers crunchy low-fantasy turn-based adventuring and dungeon crawling that will appeal if your favorite part of Stoneshard is methodical combat encounters.
- #20 Urtuk: The Desolation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,484 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.9%, Procedural Generation 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Difficult 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This bleak tactical RPG shares a similarly oppressive world and punishing combat mindset, even if it is less about freeform exploration.
- #21 Elin
81% matchVery Positive94% of 8,596 reviews2024
Dev: Lafrontier
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?
Why similar: Roguelike 18.1%, RPG 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Difficult 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its sandboxy open-world roguelike systems and procedural unpredictability can scratch the same long-form survival-RPG itch, though its tone is much more playful.
- #22 Of Blades & Tails
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Why similar: Roguelike 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, RPG 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its traditional roguelike structure, overworld roaming, and tactical turn-based fights make it feel like a lighter but clearly adjacent cousin to Stoneshard.
- #23 The Iron Oath
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 889 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.9%, RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Medieval 12.3%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its grim mercenary management, lasting injuries, and contract-based structure are very compatible with Stoneshard’s unforgiving medieval tone, though it is more party-focused.
- #24 Terra Randoma
82% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.8%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Roguelike 11.8%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The procedural world, emergent questing, and open-ended turn-based exploration align nicely with Stoneshard’s appeal as a dangerous sandbox adventure.
- #25 Dungeonmans
80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,211 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Roguelike 47.6%, Turn-Based 22.8%, RPG 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 6.7%, Strategy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more approachable but still rewarding pixel roguelike experience with procedural dungeons, strong build variety, and steady tactical tension.
- #26 Balrum
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 781 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, RPG 15.9%, Survival 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This underrated fantasy RPG shares Stoneshard’s slow, harsh rhythm through turn-based combat, survival elements, and a grounded low-fantasy sense of isolation.
- #27 Dungeons of Dredmor
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,389 reviews2011
Dev: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
Why similar: Roguelike 33.8%, Turn-Based 28.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, RPG 14.8%, Procedural Generation 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Under the comedy is a genuinely solid turn-based dungeon crawler with procgen, traps, loot, and build experimentation that overlaps well with Stoneshard’s core loop.
- #28 Aethermancer
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,187 reviews2025
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: offbrand games
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Become the Aethermancer and fight alongside mythical creatures. Explore the ever-changing Fractured Ruins, plan your moves in challenging turn-based battles, and watch your Monsters grow stronger from previous lives and defy death!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.6%, Roguelike 13%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #29 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
78% matchVery Positive85% of 10,424 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.1%, Survival 16.6%, RPG 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Sandbox 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: In a different setting, it still offers the same kind of old-school turn-based openness, rough survival flavor, and dangerous exploration that make Stoneshard compelling.
- #30 The Last Spell
76% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Turn-Based 26.8%, RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Roguelike 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%
- #31 Vagrus - The Riven Realms
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,691 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Pilgrims StudioPub: Lost Pilgrims Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, RPG 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Difficult 15.7%, Open World 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes caravan hardship, mercenary logistics, and brutal travel decisions, echoing the grim journey-management side of Stoneshard even though it is more narrative-heavy.
- #32 Tangledeep
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,458 reviews2018
Dev: Impact Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play!
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.4%, Roguelike 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its polished turn-based roguelike combat, class depth, and pixel presentation make it a great pick if you want Stoneshard’s thoughtful pacing in a friendlier package.
- #33 Darkest Dungeon® II
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,172 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Roguelike 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #34 Sandwalkers
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Survival 14.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%
- #35 Escape The Mad Empire
74% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ GamesPub: Paradox Arc
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: Roguelike 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Survival 13.6%, RPG 13%, Pixel Graphics 12%
- #36 UnderMine
74% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.6%, RPG 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #37 Dead Monarchy
75% matchVery Positive83% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Dead Monarchy is an open-world, turn-based tactical RPG set in a low fantasy world. Personally lead and manage your mercenary company as the captain and embark on your personal quest to defeat the arena champions.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #38 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
73% matchVery Positive83% of 5,864 reviews2025
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Why similar: Roguelike 20.6%, RPG 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 19%, Procedural Generation 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #39 Lost In The Open
73% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, RPG 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #40 Crawl Tactics
72% matchVery Positive92% of 203 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: Turn-Based 29.2%, RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 8.7%
- #41 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 714 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.
Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Survival 27.6%, Turn-Based Combat 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #42 Vagabond
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Pierre Vigier
Windows · Linux
Explore procedurally generated living worlds in this 2D sandbox RPG. Meet hundreds of characters in cities, complete quests, craft powerful items, buy and furnish your home or fight monsters in dungeons.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.9% ★, Procedural Generation 15.3%, RPG 14.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #43 Loop Hero
70% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.6%, RPG 21.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 17%, 2D 6.1%
- #44 Dungeon No Dungeon
73% matchMixed58% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows · Mac
Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Roguelike 15.4%, RPG 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%
- #45 MENACE
66% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.7%, RPG 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Strategy 11.2%
- #46 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
70% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: RPG 22%, Roguelike 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #47 Robothorium
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 368 reviews2019
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Turn-Based 27.3%, RPG 18.4%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%
- #48 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
71% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.8%, Roguelike 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, RPG 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
- #49 Below the Stone
69% matchVery Positive85% of 433 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.7%, Dungeon Crawler 27.2%, Procedural Generation 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%
- #50 Blightstone
67% matchVery Positive81% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.2%, Roguelike 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, RPG 17.6%, Strategy 9.2%
- #51 Songs of Conquest
67% matchVery Positive86% of 13,137 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 46.9%, Pixel Graphics 29%, Strategy 24.1%
- #52 Super Fantasy Kingdom
65% matchVery Positive88% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Roguelike 16%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%
- #53 Undergrave
69% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
Undergrave is a tactical roguelike in which moving, jumping, managing your stamina, dashing and 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 strategically is vital for success.
Why similar: Roguelike 22%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #54 Space Haven
68% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Survival 31.8%, Sandbox 19.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Open World 10.3%
- #55 Legend of Keepers: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,373 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: Turn-Based 21.1%, Roguelike 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, RPG 11.4%
- #56 Little Dungeon Stories
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 28%
Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG. Enter the dungeon full of secrets, hostile monsters, deadly traps, and legendary loots. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.8%, RPG 20.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Difficult 9.8%
- #57 Graveyard Keeper
67% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Medieval 15.8%, 2D 3.5%
- #58 THYSIASTERY
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, RPG 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
- #59 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
67% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.9%, RPG 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Medieval 11.7%, Roguelike 10.8%