- #1 Descent from Arkov's Tower
97% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Saturn91Pub: DreamStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Highly moddable roguelike. Descend from Arkov's Tower - or die trying!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Roguelike 7.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.6%
- #2 Deadzoned
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
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 34.6% ★, Perma Death 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Roguelike 8.1%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #3 Kramora's Shadow
96% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Slashware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 33.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Perma Death 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #4 Rogue
95% matchVery Positive95% of 497 reviews2020
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.1% ★, Perma Death 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Roguelike 8.4%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #5 My Cousin the Rogue
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vaporwario
Windows
A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #6 Roguecraft DX
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Roguecraft is a casual yet challenging turn-based roguelike, crafted for fans of classic dungeon crawlers and inspired by Lovecraftian horror. Explore procedurally generated dungeons with mysterious potions, scary chickens, and secret rooms waiting to be discovered!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.8% ★, Perma Death 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #7 Dungeons of Delveria
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Delveria Games
Windows
A turn-based roguelike where you can shape the dungeon to your advantage. Discover terrain powers which help you to fight your enemies more efficiently.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.7% ★, Perma Death 13.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
- #8 ByteRogue
92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: 11clockPub: Chronicle Bench
Windows
ByteRogue is a minimalist turn-based puzzle-tactics roguelike where you play as a wizard-thief. Use spells to outsmart security robots, manipulate the environment, and steal as much treasure as you can in each daring heist.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.3% ★, Perma Death 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #9 Rogue Fable IV
91% matchVery Positive94% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.1% ★, Perma Death 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #10 Sword of Fargoal
91% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.4% ★, Perma Death 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Roguelike 7%, Retro 6.8%
- #11 Dungeon Croaker
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Greedable
Windows
Dungeon Croaker is a frog themed turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Navigate randomly generated dungeon floors, find and synergize relic effects, fight enemies with unique abilities, avoid dangerous environmental hazards, and defeat powerful dungeon bosses.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #12 Curse of the Abyss
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sprouting Potato
Windows · Mac · Linux
Curse of the Abyss is a Traditional Roguelike with a twist. Manage your resources and explore the abyss and slay the various Guardians of the Abyss and remove the curses.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Roguelike 7.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Turn-Based Combat 5.9%
- #13 Zorbus
89% matchVery Positive90% of 368 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Perma Death 12.5%, Roguelike 8.3%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #14 EmbeRogue
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AzStrocytePub: HibouCorp
Windows
EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 32.8% ★, Perma Death 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%
- #15 Jupiter Hell Classic
86% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.2% ★, Perma Death 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 8.3%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #16 Dungeon of Rikka
88% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Poorly Drawn Squid
Windows · Linux
Dungeon of Rikka is a turn based Rogue-like game with the goal to save your village from the impending doom of the beast that's been sealed away to rot in the deepest corner of the Dungeon. The beast will break his shackles and ascend the Dungeon, becoming stronger the longer you take to get to him.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.7% ★, Perma Death 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #17 Beast Dungeon
86% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows · Linux
A classic roguelike dungeon crawler with pixel graphics. Fight to the bottom of the dungeon and defeat the Lich Lord! Level up, find powerful equipment, and learn new spells to become the hero the world needs.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.9% ★, Perma Death 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Roguelike 7.9%, Procedural Generation 7%
- #18 Conqueror Of Time
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Ken LoudonPub: PIE Studios
Windows
Conqueror Of Time is a traditional dungeon crawl rogue game with a time travel theme. Choose a character from different time periods and fight your way through dungeons using various items from different times and spaces. Use time travel abilities to fight alongside your past or future self.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25.3% ★, Perma Death 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #19 Mines of Moria (An Adventurer's Touch)
84% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Rufe.org LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 43.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, PvE 9%, Roguelike 8.4%, Top-Down 5%
- #20 Gum Flesh
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Gum Flesh is a turn based roguelike that takes place on the back of a celestial monster. Use your wits and fragile supplies to take on strange plants and fauna on a planet where you are definitely not welcome. The air is different here. Your body is starting to change.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.8% ★, Perma Death 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #21 Grix: The Dragon Tower
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: D-Pad
Windows
Grix is a grid-based roguelike set in procedurally generated dungeons. Discover hidden rules, anticipate danger, climb to the top of the tower, and slay the dragon that awaits you!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31.7% ★, Perma Death 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Loot 8%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #22 Rogue Titan
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happyland Games
Windows
Become the titan Prometheus in this tactical turn-based roguelike, where every battle is a chessboard and every move counts. In a world that only moves when you move, dominate strategic battles, upgrade your skills, and face mythical enemies and permadeath.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Perma Death 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.7%
- #23 Path of Achra
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,147 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 30.3% ★, Perma Death 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #24 冥河旅人(Duat Wayfarer)
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlueWind
Windows
Become an ancient Egyptian jeweler in this smart strategy game! Traverse Duat’s 12 perilous underworld gates to uncover a long-buried divine conspiracy. Mix ray mechanics & Roguelike gameplay, craft a unique style with enchanted bookmarks, gems & relics. Prove mortal ingenuity topples divine thrones
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.6% ★, Perma Death 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Lore-Rich 6.2%
- #25 A Scoundrel in the Underlair
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Insidious Arts
Windows
Head out into the woods and find the dreaded Underlair in this traditional turn-based roguelike.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49% ★, Roguelike 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8%, Procedural Generation 5.7%, Top-Down 5%
- #26 Hollows Of Rogue
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: r618
Windows
A traditional roguelike modernized. Descend through a persistent, turn-based dungeon inspired by the original Rogue, defeat or avoid its inhabitants with the loot you find, and escape with the legendary Amulet of Yendor.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.2% ★, Perma Death 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #27 GnollHack
79% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Hyvän mielen pelit ry
Windows
The modern way to play NetHack
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Perma Death 10.4%, Roguelike 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%
- #28 Ad Iterum
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gabriel MaldonadoPub: Krapao
Windows · Mac
Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.4% ★, Perma Death 15%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%, Roguelike 8%
- #29 Nascentiar
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: JustusPan
Windows
A classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with D20 dice combat. Three unique classes — a soul-projecting Cultivator, a monster-recruiting Mask Master, and a shadow-stalking Rogue. 117 monsters, randomized identification, and procedural dungeons make every run a new adventure.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.6% ★, Perma Death 19.6%, Roguelike 8.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%, Strategy 6%
- #30 Rift Wizard 3
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
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 44.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Roguelike 8.3%, Procedural Generation 5.5%
- #31 Necrowarp
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barely Soldered
Windows
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 37.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #32 Asterogue
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Chris McCormickPub: McCormick IT
Windows · Linux
A sci-fi roguelike where you descend 17 procedurally generated levels into a hollow asteroid. Battle aliens, collect futuristic weapons and nanotech, manage hunger and permadeath. Fast, minimal, turn-based combat inspired by the original Rogue.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 31% ★, Perma Death 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #33 Beyond the Bridge
77% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Sacker Games
Windows · Linux
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 39.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelike 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
- #34 Dose Response
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Try Jumping
Windows · Linux
Dose Response is a roguelike game where you play an addict. Avoid the dangers threatening your mind and body while desperately looking for the next fix.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.5% ★, Perma Death 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Roguelike 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #35 Monster Lily
74% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Kasha Club
Windows · Linux
A Deeply Tactical ASCII Roguelike with unique and often surprising mechanics. Explore Hanwu Divinity College and uncover its secrets.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.2% ★, Perma Death 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Roguelike 7.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7%
- #36 Theralite
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: DualBitz
Windows
A turn based Sci-fi Roguelike where players explore the deep mines on a distant planet, find/trade equipment, battle monsters and try to survive.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.9% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%, Perma Death 7.3%
- #37 Threaded Dungeons
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jani Elojoki
Windows
A world threaded in death. Can you cultivate a party of four that defies all odds? Make every action count in tactical turn-based combat. Choose your allegiances carefully. Scour dungeons in search of loot and secrets. Resist or acquiesce to tempting whispers in the darkness.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 17.6% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #38 混沌小队(CHAOS SQUAD)
75% matchMostly Negative23% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: 螺母游戏
Windows
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 43.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #39 Eye of Khaos
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seven Eons
Windows · Linux
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 42.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Perma Death 10.3%, Roguelike 8.6%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
- #40 Chronicles IV: Ebonheim
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brianna Townsend
Windows · Mac · Linux
A classic dungeon-crawling CRPG with nuanced character building and brutal, turn-based tactical combat. Explore a fully non-procedural world that changes when you die. Progress on the backs of your past-slain heroes by using their gear and memories to carry onward.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #41 Shattered Pixel Dungeon
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,045 reviews2022
Dev: Shattered Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Traditional Roguelike 35.5% ★, Perma Death 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 8%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
- #42 Rangedrifter
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Maximilian Schmidt
Windows · Linux
You've set foot into a forbidden land on a haunting journey towards its ancient center. Adapt and exploit every resource at your disposal in this turn-based 3D ASCII roguelike, or see your journey reset along the shifting paths running through its vast wilderness.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33.9% ★, Perma Death 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Roguelike 8.4%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #43 Dungeon World
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: FBRZD
Windows · Linux
Dungeon World mixes roguelike and sandbox elements while keeping simple gameplay and retro style. Explore procedural worlds, plan your journey, make a family, modify the lands, get old and reincarnate with more world knowledge.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%
- #44 MidBoss
73% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 61.5% ★, Roguelike 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.8%, Perma Death 6.8%, Procedural Generation 4%
- #45 Amulet of Iovar
71% matchMixed65% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Taifuuni
Windows
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 51.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Roguelike 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 4.7%
- #46 Ashcrown Gauntlet
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuel Chorvat
Windows
Ashcrown Gauntlet is a turn-based roguelike strategy game focused on champion-based combat. Assemble your team, adapt to escalating challenges, and outthink your enemies to climb the legendary Crowns. Every decision matters. Will you rise to claim the Ashcrown?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 21.3% ★, Perma Death 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Roguelike 10%
- #47 DeAnima
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Steelgaze Studio
Windows
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% ★, Perma Death 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Roguelike 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #48 One Dice Dungeon Delve
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: stealthstack
Windows
One Die. One Life. Infinite Delving. From a single d6 and a paper prototype at my desk, ODDD is a tight, focused roguelike where every roll matters. Master meaningful class abilities and watch your hero visibly grow with every piece of loot. How deep will you delve?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 33% ★, Perma Death 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Roguelike 7.1%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #49 Feywood Wanderers
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vicente Miranda
Windows
Explore the Feywood as you defeat enemies in tactical, turn-based battles. Find loot, abilities, secrets and meet helpful denizens of the forest as you delve deeper, customize your character with a great variety of classes, races, and equipment in this highly replayable extraction roguelike.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Loot 9.8%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #50 The Curse Of Yendor
72% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: IBOLOGY LLC
Windows
Kill monsters, get loot, solve puzzles, complete quests! A sword and sorcery adventure where your magic shapes the world. A classical rogue-like with a modern feel. "Your nemesis has found the Amulet of Yendor... Defeat him before he ascends to godhood!"
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.9% ★, Perma Death 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Loot 9.2%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #51 In the House of Silence
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Kai Ruma Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.9% ★, Perma Death 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Procedural Generation 6.8%
- #52 Valiant Villagers
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Nolasco Matus
Windows
Assemble your villagers and defeat the ultimate evil! Valiant Villagers is a roguelike strategy RPG where your choices determine your army's abilities and playstyle as you complete various map objectives.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, PvE 9.3%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #53 Solar Rogue
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Guillaume BouvierPub: Ombarus Dev
Windows · Linux
A space exploration adventure in the purest tradition of roguelike. Featuring procedurally generated solar systems, perma-death and tactical turned-based gameplay!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28% ★, Perma Death 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #54 Rift Wizard
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,051 reviews2021
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 22.3% ★, Perma Death 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Roguelike 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #55 DA_RL
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Duncan ArmstrongPub: Bean Skeleton Games
Windows · Linux
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 55% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 7.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
- #56 Primo's Dungeon
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ztkent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Primo's Dungeon is a 2D adventure dungeon crawler that combines classic roguelike elements with real-time combat. When monsters attack your farm, you must venture into an ever-changing dungeon to defeat them.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Loot 6.8%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #57 Ogre Dungeon
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Durance Gaming
Windows
Retro 2D Rogue-like for PC designed to be simple, classic, and straight-forward for pick-up-and-play.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 39.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Roguelike 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #58 Dungeons of Desolation Remastered
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OnlyLuck Games
Windows
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 42.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #59 Of Mist and Shadows
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promethean Interactive
Windows · Linux
Cast powerful magic by actually writing the magical words in the right syntax, as you explore the Plane of Shadows in this complex and intriguing roguelike.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.1% ★, Perma Death 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Roguelike 7.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
- #60 Sword of the Stars: The Pit
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,552 reviews2013
Dev: Kerberos Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.8% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Loot 8%