- #1 Lethal Running
97% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: voodoosoft
Windows
RPG about a deadly game show in a futuristic dystopian society. Fight off never-ending attacks from merciless bounty hunters in the ruins of the city and survive the harsh conditions of the devastated wasteland.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18%, Roguelite 14.4%, Dystopian 13.3%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, RPG 10.7%
- #2 March of the Living
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Machine 22Pub: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Perma Death 9.6%, RPG 9.2%
- #3 Rock Paper Scissors: The Roguelike Puzzle Game
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
The Roguelike Puzzle game where you play Rock Paper Scissors and smash high scores with a variety of flavored blocks. Buy and equip power blocks to help you increase your score and get to the next round. Watch out for hazard blocks that may deter your progress and end your run.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.4%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Grid-Based Movement 10%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #4 Borstal
96% matchMixed63% of 42 reviews2016
Dev: The Secret Pie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survival roguelike novellas with meaningful choices and multiple endings!
Why similar: Roguelite 16.1%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Grid-Based Movement 14%, Inventory Management 10.1%, RPG 9.1%
- #5 Dystopia VS Distortion
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MY NEW GAMES
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate pedalboard and crush despair with your sound! A single-player pedalboard-building battle game. Rearrange your pedals to transform your tone and fight with a sound of your own.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Roguelite 17.7%, Dystopian 12.2%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, RPG 11.1%
- #6 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 733 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Grid-Based Movement 18.9%, RPG 13.5%, Inventory Management 9.7%, Old School 9.1%
- #7 NEO Scavenger
93% matchVery Positive90% of 5,389 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Post-apocalyptic 29.4%, Survival 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12%, RPG 11.6%, Grid-Based Movement 8.9%
- #8 Underground Dungeon
92% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: PASTEL
Windows
The underground dungeon is a turn-based retro roguelite. Escape the dungeon from the devil's entertainment district and defeat the demon king.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.8%, RPG 28.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Retro 7.6%
- #9 Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper
91% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 21.8%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, RPG 13.4%, Roguelite 10.9%, Inventory Management 10.9%
- #10 Ruins
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kijimad
Linux
A turn-based roguelike about risk and retreat. Descend into frozen ruins as a scavenger, mine crystals, fight monsters, and manage your body heat. Every floor deeper means better loot — but one wrong call and you lose everything. Choose your class, grow your skills, and decide when to turn back.
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Roguelike 13%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #11 FoE Remains
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 634 reviews2025
Dev: EmpaluPub: Love Muffin Publishing
Windows
Remains is a hardcore mix of platformer, 2D-shooter and roguelike with RPG elements. Travel around a post-apocalyptic world and explore its various corners, communicate with locals and help them, level up and fight enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons and magic.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.7%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Perma Death 12.6%, RPG 12.5%, Exploration 10.1%
- #12 Highrisers
90% matchMostly Negative38% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Solar Powered GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
An Urban Survival RPG! Crafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers. Lead a team of 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the streets are crowded with the mutated victims of a strange disease.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Dystopian 13.3%, RPG 12.7%, Old School 10%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #13 Dustbowl
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 123 reviews2015
Dev: The Pompous Pixel
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 42.3%, RPG 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 8.1%, Survival 8%
- #14 Heroes of Book & Paper
87% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Lagartija Software
Windows
HB&P is an old-school RPG inspired by gamebooks and conversational adventures. Your decisions will determine how each adventure ends. Every story includes different and random elements, which means the stories will vary every time you play.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.5%, RPG 27%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Old School 6.3%
- #15 Rust of Steel
86% matchMixed66% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.5%, RPG 28.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Old School 7.2%
- #16 Hamlet
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Haven Studios
Windows
Hamlet; is a Turn based Roguelike RPG in an open world with light survival elements.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 20.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, RPG 11.5%, Old School 11%, Perma Death 10.3%
- #17 Make your Move
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtypicalCroqueta
Windows
Make your Move is a roguelite game where you control the map like a rubik's cube. Create combinations to improve your stats, discover new cubes, get equipment, and battle for resources to protect your world from the void.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 21.6%, Roguelite 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Inventory Management 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #18 Dunjourney
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MotiyaGames
Windows
Dunjourney is a pixel-art, time-limited, turn-based roguelike RPG. Explore an ever-changing labyrinth filled with diverse events. Strengthen your character with abundant loot, push your strategy to the limit, and defeat the formidable bosses lurking in the depths!
Why similar: Roguelite 28.5%, RPG 27.4%, Exploration 15.4%, Retro 11.4%, Roguelike 8%
- #19 Entity Researchers: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Roguelite 15.7%, Dystopian 10.7%, RPG 10.7%, Perma Death 10.2%
- #20 Dungeon of gain
86% matchMostly Negative25% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: Defroids teamPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Many inhabitants wishing to get the tribute came back to the city. Only the time will show whether the main character will find the riches or he is fated to decorate one of the undercroft corners with his skeleton.
Why similar: RPG 46.2%, Roguelite 19.4%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Indie 3.2%
- #21 Dr. Alb's Prodigy
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Super Tiny Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Tactical roguelike meets retro-futuristic 2.5D chaos. Unveil the mysteries of this post apocalyptic roguelite RPG, featuring a mix of turn based and real time combat.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Roguelite 16%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, RPG 13.1%, Dystopian 9.8%
- #22 末日竟在我身边 - Zombies Everywhere
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: LU QI
Windows
When you are holed up alone in a room for 100 days, your food and strength are running out. Outside the corridor, the Walking Dead are walking around. From time to time, there are screams of pain and terror. If there is a future at the end of the world, what will you do on the 101st day?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.3%, RPG 13.6%, Old School 9.3%, Survival 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #23 Dismal Dreams
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Logan Crossley
Windows · Mac
Dismal Dreams is a gritty, turn-based RPGmaker game, set in a lightless world. All that's left for you to inherit, is a hellscape without answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, RPG 18.2%, Dystopian 18%, Grid-Based Movement 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #24 Green Memories
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tengukaze Studio
Windows
Green Memories is an action RPG with sandbox and shooter elements, featuring beautiful pixel art and chiptune soundtrack inspired by other retro games.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.8%, RPG 29.5%, Dystopian 12.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #25 Brink of Broken
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hairy Skull Games LLC
Windows
A turn-based RPG in a world already ruined! The weapons you pick up are plentiful but fragile, you must break your foes before your weapons shatter! Explore the land in search of permanent power-ups, or win your battles with strategy alone!
Why similar: RPG 35.2%, Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%
- #26 Forrader Hero
79% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 23.6%, Roguelite 17%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Perma Death 10%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #27 Infinite Survival
81% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Infinine Games
Windows
Infinite Survival is a roguelike survival game with turn-based gameplay. The game features a completely procedurally generated open world. Craft new items and weapons, lay traps and defences, use stealth to evade enemies, and explore in any fashion you want.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 17.1%, RPG 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Inventory Management 10.5%, Perma Death 8.3%
- #28 Red Rain
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Loan Studio
Windows
Survive a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape as Allie, a competent survivalist and mother raising her daughter against the backdrop of a broken world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 42.7%, RPG 21.1%, Dystopian 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Survival 6.4%
- #29 The Outer Zone: Survival Tactics
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sappy Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Outer Zone is a turn-based strategy roguelite where you must manage a caravan of survivors through a world on the brink of collapse. Engage in stealth or combat as you scavenge for supplies, upgrade your caravan, and make difficult choices.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Grid-Based Movement 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, RPG 11%
- #30 Four Hunters Survivor
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: AC_GameDev
Windows
Play with four hunters to defeat and survive several hordes of countless enemies, improve your characters to survive more and more and become the most powerful hunter in the world.
Why similar: RPG 35.8%, Roguelite 27.3%, Roguelike 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Survival 7.6%
- #31 Neath
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows
Manipulate the turns of friend and foe alike in this Eldritch roguelike tactical RPG by the makers of Rogue Legacy. Ascend the inverted tower. Kill an indolent god. Control every "moment".
Why similar: RPG 23.3%, Roguelite 18.3%, Grid-Based Movement 13.7%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Roguelike 9%
- #32 Mist Forge
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LunarCorp
Windows
Turn-based roguelike with terraforming, where players use magical abilities to terraform and reclaim a world in flux. Explore, fight, and strategize in a procedurally generated landscape, pushing back The Mist and uncovering its secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.2%, Roguelite 21.1%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Exploration 10.3%
- #33 Entity Researchers
76% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Roguelite 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Perma Death 11.4%, RPG 11.2%, Dystopian 9.1%
- #34 Chronosmith's Saga
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: TempusForge Studio
Windows
Travel across the time-bending world of Tempora, master and plan routes through a branching static map, manage energy, grind and hunt exclusive drops as you face Vexar in a rougelike RPG designed for strategy and replayability.
Why similar: RPG 26.3%, Roguelite 24.2%, Old School 10.4%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #35 Undergeon's Pilgrims
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Adei Devind
Windows
Undergeon's Pilgrims is a fantasy roguelite game with rpg elements. Create group of adventurers, the Pilgrims. Accumulate treasure, face off perils and go down the Undergeon for glory !
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 18.7%, Roguelite 15.8%, RPG 15.2%, Perma Death 13%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #36 Maze / Break
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Tehawar
Windows
Gather your team, arm them with some gear and try to find the way out through the hordes of monsters in a procedurally generated maze!
Why similar: Roguelite 24.4%, Procedural Generation 20.8%, RPG 20.6%, Inventory Management 15.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #37 魔塔地牢
75% matchMixed68% of 217 reviews2021
Dev: Zeros
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG
Why similar: Roguelite 20.6%, RPG 17.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Retro 8.5%
- #38 Broken Space Traveler
73% matchMixed69% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Seven Plums
Windows
"Broken Space Traveler" is a casual ROGUE game. Players will take on the role of travelers from different time and space, enhancing their abilities to manipulate various weapons and survive in the fragmented space.
Why similar: Roguelite 25.7%, Perma Death 16.4%, RPG 15.3%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #39 Couple Last Conductors
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puss In The Cloud
Windows
A co-op roguelite experience set in an apocalyptic world, where cooperation with your partner is the key to continued survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Roguelite 19.4%, RPG 13.3%, Perma Death 12.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #40 Crystant
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DAWNER
Windows
Crystant is a top-down roguelite set in a post-apocalyptic underground facility. Explore tangled tunnels, face strange mutants, and survive with limited resources. Hidden events, deadly traps, and clues await. Will you uncover the truth or fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Perma Death 11.6%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #41 Ax Roguelike
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: GGGsoft5
Windows
Over 900 skills, over 50 items and equipment, and various facilities for training. Their effects are intricately combined to create powerful synergies that will support the player. A highly difficult turn-based roguelike game.
Why similar: RPG 39.5%, Roguelite 29.5%, Roguelike 14%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, 2D 6.1%
- #42 Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power
72% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mount and upgrade your weapons into special combos in this randomly generated action RPG shooter. Mow down thousands of dungeon dwelling creatures and survive as you descend deeper into the dungeon! Unlock items, complete quests, and find all the secrets to help you reach the boss of bosses!
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, RPG 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Old School 9.8%
- #43 OUTTA GAS
73% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Trevor KelloggPub: Good Steward Games
Windows
OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!
Why similar: RPG 50.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Old School 6.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%, Exploration 4.4%
- #44 Wildmagic Wizardry
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pockets Productions
Windows · Linux
Wildmagic Wizardry is a Spell Mixing strategy rogue-like. Combine elements rolled on magical dice into powerful spells to fight your way through different enemy encounters. Collect unique items along your journey that will enhance your abilities and ensure that no two runs are the same.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.2%, Perma Death 18.1%, Grid-Based Movement 15%, Roguelike 11%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%
- #45 Blanksword
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows · Linux
You’re a fallen Angel, your brain is missing and half of God’s country wants you dead (again!). Battle legions of weird monsters with your smiling sword. Find and customize a large number of skills. Rebuild your brain from scratch and rise against a tyrannical God in this turn-based roguelike RPG!
Why similar: RPG 32.7%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #46 Surface Breaker
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Branno
Windows · Linux
Sci-fi rogue-like mining/tower defense game. Mine through a procedurally generated world to discover artifacts. Defend your spaceship from waves of enemies. Discover and spend resources to improve your mining and spaceships combat ability.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, RPG 12%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #47 Chains of the Goddess
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Ten Trillion TrianglesPub: Cosmic Cog
Windows
Chains of the Goddess is a delivery mechanism for uncomfortable existential questions, cleverly disguised as a roguelite game. Our lawyers warn that you should not follow financial or medical advice dispensed by the Goddess.
Why similar: RPG 37%, Roguelite 29.3%, Roguelike 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, 2D 6%
- #48 GRIDLOCK DUNGEON
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Junclitch
Windows
This is a roguelite RPG where you fight using items arranged on a grid. You must adapt to enemy actions by strategically switching. Both "moving" across the grid and "selecting" items are limited. Which item will you use? Which path will you take? Every single decision holds the key to your success.
Why similar: RPG 30.6%, Roguelite 22.4%, Grid-Based Movement 14.9%, Roguelike 11.4%, Inventory Management 9.4%
- #49 The Sovereign
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ResenhaDoBarPub: GAIM Studio
Windows
A tactical roguelike RPG where you face fragments of an immortal king’s soul in high-stakes turn-based battles. Every decision you make directly impacts your future, with bosses reacting in real-time to your choices and playstyle. Learn their preferences as well as their triggers to survive.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.4%, RPG 19.5%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #50 Apocalypse Run!
69% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Neurowocky
Windows
Apocalypse Run... Apocalypse Fun! A Roguelike-Strategy-RPG with guitars and cats, and lots of car battles— and very little Florida.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Roguelite 16.7%, RPG 15.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%
- #51 Mortal Glory 2
67% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2024
Dev: Redbeak Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 18.2%, Roguelite 17%, Old School 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, RPG 8.8%
- #52 Deadland 4000
69% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Cain Laikind
Windows · Linux
A turn-based post-apocalyptic roguelike set on a straight line. Scavenge food, sneak past enemies, find loot, and survive by any means necessary in the year 4000.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.3%, Perma Death 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, RPG 10.2%, Survival 9.4%
- #53 Ark of the Apocalypse
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 馬吉氏Pub: 馬友俱樂部
Windows
Earth destroyed by nuclear disaster. For 150 years, humanity's last hope, the 'Ark', drifts through space. Food dwindles, distrust grows. As leader, your mission: secure provisions, maintain order. Can you and 500 crew members survive to rekindle humanity's flame?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.5%, Roguelite 20.1%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #54 Nomads of the Fallen Star
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 37 reviews2019
Dev: Huy Phan
Windows
A trade sim & turn-based squad-RPG set in a dynamic & living sci-fi post-apocalyptic world. Take the reigns of a rag-tag scavenger gang as they unravel the mystery of the Fallen Star.
Why similar: RPG 23%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Grid-Based Movement 16%, Dystopian 12.6%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #55 Running on Empty
68% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: T.F.A.N.C.S.
Windows
Running on Empty is a minimal yet deep post-apocalyptic role-playing game with resource management mechanics (in 64x64 retro pixel graphics!)
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Roguelite 19.3%, RPG 17.1%, Perma Death 10.9%, Retro 9.1%
- #56 Rust of New York
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
A post-apocalyptic ruin exploration RPG. A Fallout-style game. A highly flexible game design featuring a wealth of skills and equipment, a vast number of locations, and numerous skill checks. The sprawling ruins of a chaotic New York City stand before you!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38%, RPG 23%, Exploration 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Survival 7.8%
- #57 Deitrus
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Team AzulePub: Glootschke Games
Windows · Mac
Conquer complex and comical fast-paced grid-based combat as Wren and Chloe, an unlikely duo about to discover just how much they don't know about the world of Deitrus. An Hour Long Action RPG with a Non-Linear Narrative.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Dystopian 15.9%, RPG 13.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #58 Ultra Dungeon, Retro Game Virtual Console
65% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Hugandro Games
Windows
A pixel art auto-battler dungeon crawler inspired by the Game Boy era. Build your team, choose their skills and equipment, and climb floor by floor through a dangerous dungeon filled with monsters. Plan your strategy carefully and let your heroes fight automatically as they grow stronger.
Why similar: RPG 38.2%, Roguelite 27.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Turn-Based Combat 6.6%
- #59 Hero Lodge
67% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Wheat Muffin Games
Windows
Hero Lodge is a fantasy tactical turn based RPG with a focus on player strategy and knowledge. Now featuring a fully fleshed out Roguelite mode.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.9%, RPG 13.7%, Grid-Based Movement 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Old School 8.7%
- #60 Last One Breathing
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Indie Addict Game Studio
Windows
Scavenge ruined locations, manage a grid backpack, barter, craft, and keep your shelter standing through the night in a survival adventure where every item you carry can change the run.
Why similar: RPG 31.2%, Post-apocalyptic 27.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Survival 5.8%