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Games Like When the Light Dies

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Roguelite, Action Roguelike, Action, Singleplayer.

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Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 76% — of 102 reviews
Released: 2024-10-28
Developer: Electric Monkeys
Publisher: PQube
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Renderise
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    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  2. #2 Keeper's Toll
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 802 reviews2024
    Dev: Stingbot Games
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    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,896 reviews2024
    Dev: Chasing Carrots
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    95% matchVery Positive90% of 29,160 reviews2023
    Dev: flanne
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    Dev: RadhoodPub: Conradical Games
    Windows

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    91% matchMixed69% of 247 reviews2023
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    Windows
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  10. #10 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 964 reviews2019
    Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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.

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    88% matchVery Positive90% of 21,775 reviews2023
    Dev: Realm Archive
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    90% matchVery Positive95% of 430 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    86% matchVery Positive82% of 7,793 reviews2025
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    Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
    Windows
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    Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
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    Dev: indieGiant
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    Dev: Scumhead
    Windows

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    81% matchVery Positive88% of 6,343 reviews2024
    Dev: Noxfall Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    82% matchVery Positive80% of 474 reviews2023
    Dev: Amrita
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Dev: ilzard
    Windows

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    Dev: Lava Lamb Games
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    79% matchMixed70% of 143 reviews2026
    Dev: MonkeyBassGames
    Windows

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    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
    Dev: Red Horde Games
    Windows

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    Windows
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  31. #31 CULTIC
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,749 reviews2022
    Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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  32. #32 Dark Light: Survivor
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 376 reviews2026
    Dev: Mirari&Co.
    Windows

    Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat. Switch anytime between top-down view and TPS aiming as you build weapons, skills, and classes across brutal multiverse runs.

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  33. #33 Never Forgotten
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Cody Hodge
    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive81% of 216 reviews2024
    Dev: Hitreg StudiosPub: Hitreg Studios
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive84% of 5,254 reviews2023
    Dev: Imagine Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  36. #36 The Light Keeps Us Safe
    78% matchMixed56% of 200 reviews2019
    Dev: Big Robot Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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    71% matchVery Positive84% of 4,419 reviews2025
    Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Mad Mushroom
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  38. #38 Striving for Light
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2025
    Dev: Igniting Spark Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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  39. #39 Nomad Survival
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,192 reviews2022
    Dev: The Fox Knocks
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 96 reviews2023
    Dev: Retro Dreamer
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 170 reviews2023
    Dev: Igniting Spark Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    66% matchVery Positive92% of 15,563 reviews2026
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  43. #43 Rogue: Genesia
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 8,587 reviews2025
    Dev: Ouadi Huard
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  44. #44 Spooky Survivors
    70% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Aligned Games
    Windows

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  45. #45 Achilles: Survivor
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,698 reviews2025
    Dev: Dark Point Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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  46. #46 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,045 reviews2022
    Dev: ZelartPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%

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  47. #47 Forgive Me Father
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 6,121 reviews2022
    Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?

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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 484 reviews2024
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    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2017
    Dev: Gravity Games
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    Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, CTHON seamlessly blends visceral combat with strategic character building.

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  50. #50 Repetendium
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 297 reviews2022
    Dev: Bearlex Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...

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  51. #51 GOD FORSAKEN
    68% matchMixed67% of 1,807 reviews2026
    Dev: insight studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The God - Forsaken Land is a roguelike survival adventure game that combines the features of Diablo. In this abandoned land of despair, you fend off endless monsters, light a fire in the darkness, and search for that faint glimmer of hope.

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  52. #52 Eyes in the Dark
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 166 reviews2022
    Dev: Under the Stairs
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fight with light against the dark in this "roguelight" platformer starring Victoria Bloom! Drive back the darkness that's overrun Bloom Manor and conquer swarms of creatures as you discover powerful new items to upgrade your arsenal. Are you ready to enter the ever-changing manor?

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.1%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Horror 8.9%

  53. #53 Soulstone Survivors
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 26,865 reviews2025
    Dev: Game Smithing Limited
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

    Why similar: Bullet Heaven 46.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

  54. #54 Halls of Torment: Prelude
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,422 reviews2023
    Dev: Chasing Carrots
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    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: Dark Fantasy 43.5%, Roguelite 32.3%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Action 7.1%

  55. #55 KILL KNIGHT
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2024
    Dev: PlaySide
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.8%, Gothic 27.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Action 3.3%

  56. #56 Spellbook Demonslayers
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,328 reviews2022
    Dev: Xendra
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 11.7%

  57. #57 Dead of Darkness
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 225 reviews2025
    Dev: Retrofiction Games
    Windows

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Atmospheric 7%

  58. #58 The Bleakest Keep
    65% 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: Survival Horror 20.7%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 12.7%

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