- #1 Dungeons of Desolation Remastered
97% 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 38.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%
- #2 Zorbus
96% matchVery Positive90% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Zorbus
Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Grid-Based Movement 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, RPG 8.5%
- #3 GnollHack
96% matchVery Positive87% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Hyvän mielen pelit ry
Windows
The modern way to play NetHack
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.9% ★, RPG 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%, Class-Based 5.9%
- #4 Dungeons of Delveria
95% 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 40.3% ★, Grid-Based Movement 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9%
- #5 Eye of Khaos
94% 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 46% ★, RPG 10%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%, Dungeon Crawler 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
- #6 Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tawashi Works
Windows
No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 26.2% ★, Text-Based 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, RPG 10.8%, Perma Death 9.2%
- #7 A Scoundrel in the Underlair
93% 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 56.3% ★, RPG 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%, Dungeon Crawler 3.5%
- #8 DA_RL
92% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Duncan ArmstrongPub: Bean Skeleton Games
Windows · Linux
A traditional turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler. Pick a class, descend through a procedurally generated dungeon, and recover the shards of the Amulet of Ascension. Combine them and the dungeon turns on you, and now you have to fight your way back out.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 57.2% ★, RPG 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%, Procedural Generation 2.6%
- #9 Pathos
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Contrary Games
Windows
Pathos is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro dungeon crawlers. Experience deep, emergent gameplay with modern graphics, sound and a touch-first interface. Extensively customise your character and embark on epic procedurally generated campaigns.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.1% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.6%, RPG 13.4%, Class-Based 7%, Perma Death 6.6%
- #10 Abyrith
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hata
Windows
Abyrith is a traditional turn-based roguelike. Each run lets you build a unique character by combining skills and equipment while exploring and conquering dungeons.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 14.6%, Class-Based 13%, RPG 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 5.1%
- #11 EmbeRogue
90% matchNo user reviews
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 40.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Grid-Based Movement 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #12 Path of Achra
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,239 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.8 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 36.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, RPG 10.5%
- #13 Dungeon Sookuma
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 플랜츠게임
Windows
Combine 14 Sookuma lineages with 19 classes and descend into an ever-changing dream dungeon. Identify strange items, bargain with 19 gods, steal the Dream Core, and fight your way back out in a traditional turn-based roguelike.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, RPG 11%, Perma Death 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
- #14 Beyond the Bridge
88% 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 46.8% ★, RPG 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Procedural Generation 2%
- #15 Babel of Ystilia
87% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: sundalik
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turn-based roguelike with minimalistic, fast-paced combat that focuses on learning enemy patterns and making powerful synergies with your items.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 44.6% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, RPG 11%, Perma Death 7.8%
- #16 My Cousin the Rogue
86% 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 51.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Text-Based 11.7%, RPG 7.7%, Old School 5.3%
- #17 Nascentiar
86% 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 53.5% ★, RPG 13.9%, Perma Death 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #18 Seven Blasphemies
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crit42 Studio
Windows
Seven Blasphemies is a traditional turn-based roguelike where every dawn may curse your run forever. Explore a dying world, choose from doomed classes, survive lethal OSR-inspired encounters, and race against extinction before the seventh blasphemy ends all.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 21.2%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 5.5%, Procedural Generation 2.6%
- #19 Amulet of Iovar
84% matchMixed65% of 17 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 59.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%, Procedural Generation 3.8%
- #20 Ogre Dungeon
83% 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 44.5% ★, RPG 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Grid-Based Movement 7.5%
- #21 Undermoon
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: momorangePub: Gamingdove
Windows
UnderMoon is a dark fantasy turn-based tactical roguelike RPG. Awaken in a strange moonlit town, build your hero, and climb a shifting tower. Read enemy intent, combine weapons, magic, summons, and elemental reactions, defeat deadly bosses, and uncover why everyone was brought to this world.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 48.3% ★, RPG 12.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Class-Based 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%
- #22 Beast Dungeon
84% 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 44.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Perma Death 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
- #23 Rogue
82% matchVery Positive94% of 509 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 51.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Text-Based 10%, Perma Death 9.3%, RPG 7.4%
- #24 Rogue’s Dark Descent
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Knighthawq
Windows
Rogue’s Dark Descent is a traditional roguelike about exploring a dangerous, procedurally generated wilderness and the forgotten places beneath it. Fight, explore, meet survivors, uncover lost history, find powerful artifacts, and see how long your story lasts.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 49.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Perma Death 9.6%, RPG 5.7%
- #25 Nights of the Sleeping God
79% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Codevanger
Windows · Mac · Linux
Highly moddable classical roguelike with persistence dungeons and fully simulated physics and chemistry.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.1% ★, Text-Based 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Perma Death 8.7%
- #26 Rogue Remastered
79% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Forehead Wall Software LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue — A brutal, procedurally generated dungeon crawler where every decision counts. Fight monsters, collect treasures, and survive the deadly depths in search of the Amulet of Yendor. Each playthrough is unique—do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, RPG 13.3%, Old School 7.2%, Perma Death 5.2%
- #27 Kramora's Shadow
81% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Slashware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 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 47% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, RPG 7.7%, Grid-Based Movement 7.4%
- #28 Equin 2: The Warren Peace
80% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: DXF Games
Windows
When an evil wizard writes a 6000-page book to bore the townspeople to death, it's up to you to take the damn thing and return it FROM WHENCE IT CAME.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55.4% ★, Grid-Based Movement 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, RPG 10.3%, Fantasy 1.3%
- #29 Jupiter Hell Classic
77% matchVery Positive96% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Jupiter Hell Classic is a old-school true Roguelike shooter with turn-based tactics, permadeath, procedural levels, and 90s sci-fi carnage in its purest form. Rip and Tear!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45.2% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Perma Death 9.1%, Dungeon Crawler 8.5%
- #30 Warden of the Sunken Keep
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: codegamedevPub: UNREAL WORLD SERVICES CORP
Windows
The sunken Aldermere Keep spews demonic miasma across the valley. Those who linger within it slowly lose their sanity and become monsters. Descend into the keep, find the source, and end the corruption in this retro fantasy turn-based roguelite.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Perma Death 7.3%
- #31 All Who Wander
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mike Weil
Windows · Mac · Linux
All Who Wander is a traditional roguelike with fast-paced, turn-based combat. Choose from 15 unique heroes and embark on a 30 day journey to defeat a powerful monster. Explore diverse biomes, master 100+ abilities, discover rare items, and recruit companions to survive a world that's new every run.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, RPG 10.2%, Grid-Based Movement 8.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
- #32 VRogue
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Faceless Games
Windows
Ported directly from the open source project, VRogue is the classic game Rogue in an entirely new perspective: Virtual Reality! Dare the Dungeons of Doom to deliver the Amulet of Yendor... and then find your way back out!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.9% ★, RPG 19.7%, Grid-Based Movement 11.2%, Old School 7.6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.7%
- #33 Touhou Crawl
76% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: joy1999
Windows
"Touhou Crawl" is a Touhou derivative roguelike game. Conquer the dungeon-ified Gensokyo using items, faith, and tactics!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Grid-Based Movement 12.2%, RPG 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
- #34 Black Helm - Desolated Forest
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ravendark Game Studio
Windows
Black Helm - Desolated Forest is a retro first-person dungeon crawler with turn-based combat. Explore dungeons shrouded in a dark and decaying atmosphere, where the narrative, visuals and soundtrack blend together to create a dark fantasy experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.6%, RPG 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18.2%, Grid-Based Movement 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%
- #35 Once upon a Dungeon - Infinity
74% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Koto Games
Windows
Travel through dark dungeons, defeat dangerous creatures, and collect unique loot in this hardcore, endless traditional roguelike.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, RPG 11%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #36 Rogue Titan
75% 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 44.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Grid-Based Movement 11%, RPG 8.5%
- #37 Eternals' Path
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SleeplessParadise
Windows
Eternals’ Path is a roguelike turn-based tactical RPG. It’s about choices and regrets, those that will haunt you beyond your grave Embody an anti-hero in the afterlife No merciful rest for you. Instead, explore a spiritual maze, face those you knew, and who may hold you accountable for their fate.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, RPG 9.9%
- #38 Rift Wizard 3
72% matchVery Positive89% of 275 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 58.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16%, RPG 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%, Procedural Generation 2.5%
- #39 Hexagon Soup
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sayberry Labs
Windows
A keyboard-first traditional roguelike on an isometric hex grid—turn-based, permadeath, and ruthless decision-making. Your class emerges from the skills you pick, not a menu. Manage scarce resources, out-position enemies, claim Hex Runes, then survive the climb back out.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 45% ★, Grid-Based Movement 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Perma Death 7.5%
- #40 Of Mist and Shadows
73% 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 41% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Perma Death 9.2%
- #41 Xenomarine
74% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 70.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 11.3%, Perma Death 7.2%, RPG 6.1%, Procedural Generation 2.9%
- #42 Dungeons of Freeport
71% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Funtime Electrics
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Daily Extraction Roguelike Dungeon-Crawler. Play the same dungeons as everyone else, once a day. Select your gear and delve into dungeons, attempting to escape with the loot you obtain. Inspired by classical roguelikes of decades past, but with a modern interface and metagame.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 54.2% ★, RPG 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%
- #43 Yipe! V - Attack of Idle Hands
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Yipe Software
Windows · Mac
Yipe! 5 - Attack of Idle Hands is an epic 2D RPG, featuring simple yet uncanny gameplay ... to provide you hours of escape from the drudgery of your own despair! Create your own hero and set off on "Big Time" adventures in minutes!!! Classic, turn-based combat and endless treasure await!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Old School 5.4%
- #44 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
73% matchVery Positive86% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build unique class-and-race combinations, shape your talents, and test your strategy in a tactical roguelike dungeon crawler packed with campaigns, challenge runs, loot, bosses, and replayable depth. Your plan may be brilliant. The dungeon may disagree.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Perma Death 9%
- #45 Deadzoned
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.7% ★, Grid-Based Movement 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Perma Death 8.8%
- #46 Sword of Fargoal
71% 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 50.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Perma Death 10.9%, RPG 10.3%, Old School 3.7%
- #47 Once upon a Dungeon II
70% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Koto Games
Windows · Linux
Explore an open world, descend into dark dungeons, defeat challenging creatures and collect unique loot in this hardcore traditional roguelike game.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.1% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11%
- #48 Hieroglyphika
72% matchMixed65% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 65.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Perma Death 5.4%, RPG 5.3%, Dungeon Crawler 4.8%
- #49 Scaledeep
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Gnosis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roguelike. Turn-based dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated environments, over 200 unique monsters, and dynamic class customization. 20 different storylines. 6 professions. Countless deaths. Play solo or team up in local couch co-op and battle hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Perma Death 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #50 IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cathedral of AttnamPub: Zeno Rogue
Windows · Linux
A roguelike classic. Gain items of great magic, attain powerful equipment made of mysterious materials, bathe in the blessings of mighty gods and recruit loyal allies of various shapes and sizes.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 18.4%, RPG 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Old School 3.8%
- #51 Moonring
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,451 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 22.7%, RPG 14.5%, Grid-Based Movement 11.7%, Old School 9.2%
- #52 Roguecraft DX
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Badger Punch GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #53 Rangedrifter
66% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Max Schmidt
Windows · Linux
Journey along haunted, procedural paths toward the dormant center of a handmade world. Fight your way through atmospheric, varied regions and become the first to cross the Barrier, one turn at a time.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.8% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Perma Death 9.6%
- #54 Dawn of the Mexica
69% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: Pablo Barrón
Windows · Linux
Dawn of the Mexica is a turn-based roguelike that blends accurate history and mythical fantasy. It features complex combat mechanics, tactics and skills, yet also brings you an easy to use interface. Fight your way through the procedurally generated scenarios and stop the fall of the Fifth Sun!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.3% ★, Grid-Based Movement 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, RPG 9.2%
- #55 Ceaseless Night
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: JABDP Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ceaseless Night is a strategic roguelike that captures the essence of dungeon crawling in a bleak world. In a world of stolen sunlight, the flickering flames of a campfire lure unwitting travelers to face the dungeons below. Conquer the dungeons, defeat the Lich King, and end this Ceaseless Night!
Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Class-Based 12.6%, Perma Death 11.3%
- #56 NetHack: Legacy
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: FrozenCrate, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 82.9% ★, RPG 6.9%, Dungeon Crawler 6.7%, Procedural Generation 2%, Adventure 0.8%
- #57 Dungeonmans
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,233 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 75.2% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.3%, RPG 6.9%, Dungeon Crawler 3.6%, Indie 0.5%
- #58 The Dungeon-Dungeon Awaits
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: ChillCash
Windows
Every chess piece has a unique shape of moves. Dungeon-Dungeon is an engaging traditional roguelike where each enemy and weapon has a unique shape. You'll outsmart countless foes, craft absurdly broken builds, and overthrow the Three-Faced God. What move will you make?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 43.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Perma Death 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #59 Rogues' Purgatory
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathan GreyPub: TMA Games
Windows
Rogues' Purgatory is a gothic roguelike RPG. Fight the physical and metaphysical evils in the Mantle, a gearpunk cave system interspersed with towns, spires, and mystery.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 46.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Perma Death 8.9%, RPG 8.2%
- #60 Shadowed: The Demon Castle of Ooe
65% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Lab Rabbit Games ltd
Windows
With a focus on stealth, combat, and long-term planning, Shadowed offers 6 unique classes, over 200 perks, and a heavy emphasis on level and enemy design. Synergistic and brutal in both style and difficulty, Shadowed is a traditional Roguelike experience like no other.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 51.8% ★, Class-Based 11.4%, RPG 10%, Perma Death 9.5%, Grid-Based Movement 7.1%