Games Like Unexplored

Dynamic, procedurally generated adventure game that puts exploration first. Build your legacy as each wayfarer will change the fate of the world. Endless replayability with a huge set of difficulty modifiers. Boasting an award-winning soundtrack, a beautiful art style, and regular updates.

Why similar: Roguelite 25.2%, Perma Death 19.5%, Procedural Generation 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, RPG 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the procedural generation and world-building mechanics of the original.

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.4%, Roguelite 30.6%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, RPG 8.8%, Perma Death 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy platformer that captures the same sense of exploration and dangerous dungeon-crawling as Unexplored.

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: Action Roguelike 40.2%, Roguelite 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, RPG 6.7%, Procedural Generation 6%

Why You'll Like It: A polished action-roguelike that balances accessible combat with rewarding dungeon exploration.

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Roguelite 29.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, RPG 9.1%, Procedural Generation 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon-crawling with persistent progression and co-op action, perfect for fans of the genre.

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 42.2%, Dungeon Crawler 27.9%, RPG 13%, Action RPG 12.9%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that emphasizes tactical depth and procedural environments similar to the seed game.

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Perma Death 30.3%, Procedural Generation 25.7%, Indie 6%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for procedural platforming, offering deep secrets and high-stakes exploration.

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 19.5%, Perma Death 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a fully simulated, procedurally generated world where every pixel can be manipulated for tactical advantage.

Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.5%, Roguelite 27.5%, Procedural Generation 11%, RPG 10.6%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, physics-based roguelite that rewards careful navigation and creative use of items in procedural dungeons.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Roguelite 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Procedural Generation 9%

Why You'll Like It: An essential action-roguelike that offers unparalleled depth in item synergy and procedural level design.

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.6%, Roguelite 28.6%, RPG 11.7%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an immersive sim approach to procedural generation, allowing for diverse playstyles and emergent gameplay.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.5%, Roguelite 28.5%, Procedural Generation 20%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, fluid combat within a procedurally generated, interconnected world.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.1%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Indie 4%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its tight combat mechanics and highly creative procedural dungeon layouts.

Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.

Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Roguelite 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Procedural Generation 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-like take on the roguelike genre that focuses on tactical resource management within small dungeons.

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 26.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, RPG 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the procedural dungeon crawler that forces players to navigate to the beat of the music.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Roguelite 40.6%, Action Roguelike 39.1%, Action 6.4%, Indie 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes weapon management and procedural difficulty in a sci-fi setting.

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Roguelite 31.4%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, RPG 15.6%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the roguelite formula with deep character progression and varied, procedurally generated challenges.

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Perma Death 16.5%, Roguelite 16.5%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, RPG 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense and dungeon crawling with deep strategic management in procedural environments.

A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.7%, Roguelite 26%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with destructible environments and procedural levels that encourage tactical planning.

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: Perma Death 35.6%, Dungeon Crawler 32.8%, RPG 15.7%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Adventure 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex RPG that offers immense character build variety within a procedurally generated world.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Roguelite 22.8%, Perma Death 15.6%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Action RPG 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-heavy platformer that features challenging procedural levels and boss fights.

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.1%, Roguelite 28.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Action 5.1%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelike that focuses on loot collection and dungeon progression in a charming pixel-art style.

Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Roguelite 18%, Perma Death 10.3%, RPG 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, first-person dungeon crawler that focuses on the core loop of exploring and surviving procedural depths.

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Roguelite 26%, RPG 12%, Dungeon Crawler 7%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines atmospheric horror with action-roguelike mechanics and procedural dungeon exploration.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.8%, Roguelite 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Perma Death 7.4%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane action roguelike that focuses on fast reflexes and procedural chaos.

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Roguelite 42.5%, Perma Death 33.2%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 8%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A comic-book-inspired action game that rewards fast, aggressive play in procedurally generated stages.

Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Roguelite 27.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Perma Death 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that brings the procedural dungeon-crawling experience into a 3D arena.

DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!

Why similar: Roguelite 34.7%, RPG 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-roguelike that uses Minesweeper-inspired mechanics to create deep, procedural dungeon adventures.

Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

Why similar: Roguelite 29.4%, Action Roguelike 23.6%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Perma Death 11.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%

Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Roguelite 25%, RPG 11.4%, Perma Death 7.1%, Procedural Generation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-feeling action-roguelike that emphasizes exploration and challenging boss encounters.

Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Roguelite 24.9%, RPG 19.6%, Action 7.8%, Indie 7.2%

Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Roguelite 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, RPG 12.1%, Procedural Generation 5.3%

Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.5%, Roguelite 22%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Perma Death 9.1%

Dungelot: Shattered Lands takes you on an epic roguelike dungeon-crawler adventure to defeat zombie cows, splat giant evil mushrooms, and generally get back home in one piece. Deceptively simple, ever so addictive.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.9%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, RPG 19.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Indie 7%

Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.7%, Roguelite 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, RPG 13.1%, Indie 5.6%

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: Perma Death 30.8%, Dungeon Crawler 29.4%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, RPG 11.8%, Adventure 4.2%

Undungeon is a gorgeous Action/RPG driven by intense real-time combat and an immensely rich science fiction story. Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in an attempt to reconstruct the shattered Multiverse.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.3%, Roguelite 23%, Action RPG 16.6%, RPG 12.2%, Adventure 6.5%

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: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelite 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Action RPG 8.3%

Fantasy story-driven roguelite with chaotic inventory management. Combine items in real-time to create powerful skills and use them in fast-paced combat. Explore randomly generated dungeons in the Underkingdom and discover the secrets of its inhabitants!

Why similar: Roguelite 37.5%, Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, RPG 13.3%, Adventure 6.9%

Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

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: Roguelite 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, RPG 13.3%, Procedural Generation 11.9%

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.6%, Roguelite 22.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, RPG 6.9%

Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelite 25.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Action 3.6%

Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 56.2%, Procedural Generation 22.6%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 5.5%, Indie 5.3%

bitDungeon combines randomized loot and fast action combat, explore randomized dungeons and hack and slash your way through dangerous bosses. The difficultly increases as you become stronger and stronger. Build your character how you want with deadly passive abilities.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 46%, Roguelite 17.2%, RPG 16.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 7%

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 56%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Perma Death 8.5%, Indie 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.9%, Procedural Generation 29.3%, Action RPG 20.5%, RPG 13.4%, Action 5.9%

Instant Dungeon! mixes dungeon exploration with arcade action in the vein of the classic maze games from the 80s. Let Instant Dungeon! create a new dungeon just for you, complete with glittering treasures, vicious monsters, brutal boss battles, wild power ups and most importantly fun, Fun, FUN!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 59.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Action 13.7%, Indie 12.6%

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Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.2%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Roguelite 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Indie 5.6%

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: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Roguelite 18.4%, Perma Death 12.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.1%

Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.9%, Roguelite 17.1%, RPG 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.1%, Action 6.8%

Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.1%, Roguelite 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Perma Death 12.7%, RPG 8.4%

Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Perma Death 14.3%, RPG 12.9%

TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.9%, RPG 16.8%, Perma Death 10.9%, Adventure 8%, Action 7.6%

Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.9%, Roguelite 22.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Perma Death 9.2%

A critically acclaimed roguelite where you can REWIND to find the optimal path through monsters, treasure and secrets. Quick to play. No grinding. No filler. Deep gameplay.

Why similar: Roguelite 36.5%, Dungeon Crawler 27.1%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, RPG 14.7%, 2D 2.1%

StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 47.7%, RPG 34.2%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%

Embark on a bone-chilling quest for vengeance as a skull-hurling skeletal warrior in Skeletal Avenger! This captivating roguelite dungeon crawler melds hack'n'slash mayhem with endlessly replayable gameplay, offering a thrilling, ever-evolving experience that keeps you coming back for more.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 20.4%, Perma Death 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Procedural Generation 12%

Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.9%, Roguelite 20%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Indie 4.2%

A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Roguelite 20.7%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Perma Death 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%