- #1 VOIN
97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,801 reviews2024
Dev: Nikita SozidarPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.
Why similar: Souls-like 17.2%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Action RPG 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced, dark fantasy action combat with a gritty aesthetic reminiscent of retro titles.
- #2 Mortal Sin
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,890 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Action Roguelike 19%, Hack and Slash 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a stylized, retro-inspired visual style paired with brutal first-person action-roguelike dungeon crawling.
- #3 Into the Necrovale
96% matchVery Positive85% of 642 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.4%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Action RPG 12.7%, Roguelike 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-roguelike mechanics with deep inventory management in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #4 Netherworld Covenant
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 727 reviews2025
Dev: MadGoat Game StudioPub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the fallen souls. With hardcore, soulslike action and intriguing roguelike builds, shatter the cursed barriers and unveil the truth woven from blood and soul.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Action RPG 10.6%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action-roguelite focusing on hack-and-slash combat through perilous procedurally generated areas.
- #5 Devil Spire
94% matchVery Positive86% of 527 reviews2022
Dev: Ithiro Sumi
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Roguelite Pseudo-3D Dungeon Crawler. It's King's Field but procedurally generated, and with Hexen-style graphics!
Why similar: Souls-like 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, 1990's 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy dungeon-crawler roguelite that emphasizes tense, tactical encounters in retro-styled spaces.
- #6 Heretical
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,036 reviews2024
Dev: Three Swords StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.3%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Action RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-replayability action-roguelike gameplay wrapped in a dark and challenging fantasy setting.
- #7 Lunacid
93% matchVery Positive91% of 11,609 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30%, Souls-like 23.9%, Retro 15.1%, Action RPG 11.9%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact nostalgic PS1 dark fantasy dungeon crawler atmosphere and deliberate combat pacing.
- #8 Slasher's Keep
92% matchVery Positive83% of 2,310 reviews2020
Dev: Damian Schloter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, RPG 11.5%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features first-person dungeon-crawling roguelike gameplay with stylized visuals and dynamic combat.
- #9 Barony
91% matchVery Positive91% of 18,189 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Roguelike 25.1%, Action RPG 24.4%, RPG 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a retro-styled first-person roguelike experience deep in medieval dungeons.
- #10 Thymesia
91% matchVery Positive82% of 10,174 reviews2022
Dev: OverBorder StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Why similar: Souls-like 30%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action RPG 10.2%, Medieval 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes punishing, souls-like combat and a grim, plague-ridden medieval dark fantasy setting.
- #11 Cursemark
89% matchVery Positive87% of 653 reviews2026
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Hack, slash, and cast your way through a haunted kingdom brimming with secrets where no two builds are ever the same. As a cursed mage-knight you will unlock devastating spells, equip ability transforming runes, and reforge your curse on the path to victory or death in this fantasy action roguelite.
Why similar: Souls-like 24%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Roguelite 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends souls-like combat mechanics with dark fantasy exploration and action-roguelike progression.
- #12 The Bleakest Keep
89% matchVery Positive91% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: Cache of Bones
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!
Why similar: Souls-like 20%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Medieval 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a grim, souls-inspired action-adventure roguelike experience through desolate fantasy realms.
- #13 Arboria
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 782 reviews2021
Dev: DreamplantPub: All in! Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Action RPG 12.6%, Roguelike 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelite featuring visceral third-person action combat and mutating dungeon runs.
- #14 Rogue Blight
87% matchVery Positive91% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: CodeRadGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue Blight is a difficult rogue-lite with focus on souls-like combat, featuring a Slay The Spire-inspired map system. Fight your way through ever-changing maps. Customize your playstyle based on what you find. Death is punishing. Only skill and persistence will carry you forward.
Why similar: Souls-like 19%, Hack and Slash 12.1%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends souls-like combat difficulty with fast-paced hack-and-slash action-roguelite loops.
- #15 Never Mourn
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: Primal SeedPub: Light Up Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore the world of Never Mourn in this rogue-lite action adventure. Death is never the end, merely the beginning of your next adventure. Use ancient necromantic magics to raise an army of undead daemons and do battle to close the rifts of Never Mourn.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Medieval 10.5%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers dark fantasy combat mechanics tailored for fast-paced action-roguelite runs.
- #16 Darkblade Ascent
86% matchVery Positive81% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: PST Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling. Hack and slash your way through atmospheric dark fantasy locations, unique monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Souls-like 16.7%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Action RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense first-person action-roguelike swordplay within dark, immersive dungeons.
- #17 Dungeons of Blood and Dream
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,235 reviews2024
Dev: Lori Vornoy
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Action Roguelike 19%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Medieval 13.6%, Roguelike 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 3D action-roguelike dungeon crawler steeped in dark fantasy atmosphere.
- #18 Bonehold
85% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Jackal
Windows
Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!
Why similar: Souls-like 17.3%, Hack and Slash 15%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, 1990's 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy dungeon crawler focused on intense hack-and-slash combat and stylized aesthetics.
- #19 Dragon Is Dead
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 704 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.6%, Souls-like 15.6%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Action RPG 11.9%, Roguelite 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers deep action-rpg progression and demanding hack-and-slash roguelike combat.
- #20 Striving for Light
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Igniting Spark Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16%, Action RPG 14.3%, Roguelite 12.7%, Procedural Generation 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique skill tree mechanics and action-roguelite progression in a dark atmospheric world.
- #21 Keeper's Toll
83% matchVery Positive90% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, 1990's 14.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action RPG 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action-roguelike that incorporates challenging combat and atmospheric dungeon survival.
- #22 Memoirium
81% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: GoldenGratus
Windows
Traverse a chaotic and crumbling realm of dreams composed of liminal spaces. Adapt to the world’s odd rules as a Dreamer, and defy others like you to escape the strange and eclectic subconscious landscape.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Action RPG 11.8%, Retro 10%, Medieval 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, atmospheric souls-like action through a distinct retro-leaning graphical lens.
- #23 Sunken Realms
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Magic Puncher Games
Windows
Sunken Realms is a focused, ARPG dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements, about a son searching for answers. Descend into an abandoned underground city, battle monsters, craft new gear, and master forgotten spells. Get stronger. Go deeper. Find the truth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.4%, Action RPG 14.3%, Roguelite 11.2%, Medieval 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-themed dungeon crawler blending action-adventure and roguelike progression systems.
- #24 OmniFootman
82% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: WT Studio
Windows
OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system. Take your adventure in this cursed, ever-changing kingdom and beat your enemies with different ability combinations. Be careful as your death is permanent.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Souls-like 19.1%, Roguelite 14.5%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers medieval souls-like action combat elements within an indie roguelite framework.
- #25 In Celebration of Violence
82% matchVery Positive87% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.4%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Roguelite 10.4%, Hack and Slash 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated action-roguelike with dark themes, souls-like sensibilities, and brutal combat.
- #26 Rogue Loops
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Rogue Loops is a roguelite action game where a trapped family battles to escape an endless loop. Combine unique skills and relics to create powerful synergies against the loop’s guardians. As you grow stronger, so does the loop—can you break free from this relentless cycle?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 14.5%, Action RPG 12.4%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers quick-session hack-and-slash action roguelite gameplay with dark fantasy themes.
- #27 A Violent Revelry
81% matchMixed65% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows
Explore a procedurally generated world while bolstering your power in increasingly absurd ways. Mechanics-heavy and brimming with deliberate, messy bladeplay. Join the revelry!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Action RPG 14.6%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Roguelite 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedurally generated dark fantasy action-rpg combat with a heavy emphasis on survival.
- #28 Halls of Torment
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,896 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Action RPG 12.7%
- #29 Pocket Rogues
79% matchVery Positive89% of 617 reviews2018
Dev: EtherGaming
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pocket Rogues is a dynamic 2D-Roguelike with elements of Action-RPG, played entirely in real time. Raid endless dungeons, upgrade your Guild’s Fortress, and develop your own heroes!
Why similar: Souls-like 21.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Roguelite 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style action-roguelike set in dark fantasy dungeons filled with challenging monsters.
- #30 Bloodshed
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,973 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: 1990's 23.4%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Roguelite 16.8%, Dark 11.5%
- #31 Dread Delusion
76% matchVery Positive90% of 5,292 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.2%, Souls-like 17.4%, 1990's 15.5%, Medieval 14.2%, RPG 12.7%
- #32 The Realm of Reincarnation
77% matchVery Positive81% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: lvhanjianPub: fengshuyun
Windows
This game centers on monster hunting, equipment collection, random talents, gear enhancement, and top-tier loot drops.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Action RPG 11%, Roguelite 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #33 Rebellion
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: TGM
Windows
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time! Escape the jail, explore the castle and it's different areas and layouts, find and recruit allies, choose to fight or sneak from enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.4%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Medieval 13.3%, Action RPG 11.3%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines medieval combat difficulty and souls-like action elements in a challenging environment.
- #34 Dungeons of Edera
77% matchMixed68% of 1,060 reviews2022
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.
Why similar: Souls-like 13.4%, Hack and Slash 12%, Roguelite 10.3%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, RPG 9.6%
- #35 Mana Spark
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 698 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.9%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Roguelite 10.1%, Action RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical souls-like action-roguelike featuring gritty combat against challenging dark fantasy foes.
- #36 Corpse Keeper
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,420 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Souls-like 17.1%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Action RPG 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Action Roguelike 10.4%
- #37 Healed To Death
74% matchVery Positive81% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Branno
Windows · Linux
Healed To Death is a single-player Rogue-Lite where you play as the Healer. The gameplay is inspired by healing in MMORPGs. Manage a party, Heal your allies, Explore dungeons and Destroy undead monsters with Healing & Support Spells.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Action RPG 9.8%
- #38 The Awakener: Forgotten Oath
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: TANER GAMESPub: Gamera Games
Windows
The Awakener: Forgotten Oath is a rogue-like action game with a highly flexible combat system. ACT and Rogue-like lovers will embark on a thrilling adventure in a magical world called Sylvalond.
Why similar: Medieval 17.6%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 12.7%, Action RPG 12.7%, RPG 9.5%
- #39 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
73% matchVery Positive80% of 474 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Souls-like 19.8%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.4%, Medieval 11.2%
- #40 Trinity Fusion
72% matchVery Positive85% of 915 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.8%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Action RPG 11.2%
- #41 Shattered Realm Rebirth
71% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: kingnagame
Windows
Multi-world rogue-lite endless challenge. The surface world hides dangers, the inner world overflows with treasure. Transcend worlds and master time through soul transference. Fight your way out and escape this reality. Strategic builds reduce reliance on pure stats.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Action RPG 14.8%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #42 Crimson Moon
70% matchMixed59% of 3,147 reviews2026
Dev: ProbablyMonsters
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.2%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Action RPG 10.8%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #43 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
69% matchVery Positive82% of 7,793 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Action RPG 12.7%, Roguelite 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
- #44 Crypt of the Serpent King
74% matchVery Positive83% of 319 reviews2016
Dev: Rendercode Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Crypt of the Serpent King is a medieval first-person hack'n'slash dungeon crawler with roguelike elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fighting underworld creatures along the way, all while avoiding traps and collecting loot!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.6%, RPG 17.6%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Action 6.4%
- #45 GUILT: The Deathless
73% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Slash your way through dark, ever-changing lands in this new blend of roguelike and shared-world adventure. Create your adventurer and undertake a perilous journey where all players’ choices alter the twisted landscape. Will you beg for forgiveness?
Why similar: Souls-like 22%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Hack and Slash 11.4%, Action RPG 11.3%
- #46 EdgeOfTheAbyssAwaken
72% matchMixed68% of 585 reviews2022
Dev: TrinityBJ
Windows
"Edge of the abyss Awakening" is an adventure game that combines third-person, action, Roguelite and RPG strategy selection. Players can match different weapons, entries and talents to form various gameplays for adventurous challenges. You can play solo or in teams of up to three people.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.3%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Hack and Slash 11%, Medieval 10.9%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #47 Rogue Spirit
71% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Kids With SticksPub: 505 Games Official
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rogue Spirit is a 3D rogue-lite action game with light stealth elements. Play as the Ghost of the Prince of the Kingdom of Midra, possess enemy characters and absorb their unique skills to fight the evil presence that has corrupted your land.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.9%, Third Person 20.8%, Procedural Generation 20.1%, Roguelike 11.1%, PvE 8.6%
- #48 Malignant Survivors 2
70% matchMixed49% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Eren AydinPub: Esnet Software
Windows
Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick a hero, gear up and face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger and stay alive. Died? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #49 Cinderia
66% matchVery Positive88% of 5,261 reviews2026
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, magic cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #50 Kingsgrave
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 648 reviews2024
Dev: Egg or Chicken GamesPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Medieval 17.2%, Action RPG 16.1%, Dark 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.9%
- #51 Summum Aeterna
70% matchVery Positive83% of 399 reviews2023
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Procedural Generation 13.2%
- #52 Cryptical Path
68% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #53 Nyran Survivors
68% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows · Linux
Embrace the role of Thoria's ultimate Mediator. In this gripping Action Roguelite, unlock diverse classes, harness thousands of spell combinations, and face epic boss battles. How long can you survive the endless enemy horde for?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Hack and Slash 25.2%, Roguelike 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, 3D 6.7%
- #54 Bleak Sword DX
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 702 reviews2023
Dev: more8bitPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Discover and destroy increasingly horrifying creatures across an oppressive lofi world, wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic in this pocket-sized action adventure.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Medieval 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #55 The Rangers In The South
66% matchVery Positive81% of 819 reviews2025
Dev: DPA Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Purge the lands in this 2.5D HD Pixelart RogueLike ARPG! Create hundreds of characters with unique strategies and abilities, face hordes of enemies, explore different biomes, procedurally generated dungeons, and obtain unique items!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Hack and Slash 21.3%, Medieval 16.5%, Roguelike 14.4%, RPG 7.7%
- #56 Devious Dungeon 2
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Devious Dungeon 2 is a medieval-focused action platformer with RPG-styled upgrades and procedurally generated levels. It is said that great adventures await behind the walls of this dark castle. A dark castle filled with dungeons, danger, and loot!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Action RPG 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
- #57 Reignbreaker
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 549 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.4%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Action RPG 17%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 13.8%
- #58 Dreamspring
65% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Billyfighter
Windows · Linux
Dreamspring is a dark fantasy styled, open world dungeon crawler inspired by games like Morrowind and King's Field. Explore a dying kingdom and it's different realms in first person action combat, styled in a mix of retro and vaporwave aesthetics.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 23%, Action RPG 16.3%, RPG 11.4%, Retro 10.3%
- #59 Source of Madness
67% matchMixed69% of 1,584 reviews2022
Dev: Carry CastlePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Action RPG 11%