- #1 DashBored
97% matchVery Positive81% of 335 reviews2016
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Enter a bizarre and idiosyncratic world! Adventure into the unknown, and defeat horrid monsters! A story of Love, Loss, and the end of the Multiverse.
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, RPGMaker 29.8% ★, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #2 Ashes of Immortality
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2015
Dev: Warfare Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Vampires vs Werewolves vs Hunters... Guess which group you're playing with? Find out in this exciting 16-bit style RPG full of twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: RPGMaker 26.6% ★, JRPG 16.3%, RPG 15.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #3 Trench Face
95% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: RPG 28.8%, Strategy 26.2%, Action RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.8%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #4 Osteoblasts
96% matchVery Positive85% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Moonana
Windows
Osteoblasts is a dungeon crawler skeletal RPG about skeletons, by skeletons and for skeletons. If you are not undead leave this page immediately else you'll face the law of Skulls and Bones.
Why similar: JRPG 25.3%, RPG 24.3%, Adventure 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #5 Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
94% matchVery Positive86% of 595 reviews2012
Dev: Zeboyd GamesPub: Penny Arcade, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!
Why similar: JRPG 28.5%, RPG 16.5%, RPGMaker 16% ★, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%, Retro 6.7%
- #6 Knights of Pen and Paper 2
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,824 reviews2015
Dev: Kyy GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!
Why similar: RPG 43.9%, Strategy 21.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #7 Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th
93% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battles
Why similar: Strategy 25.2%, JRPG 20.5%, RPG 18.6%, Action RPG 12.3%, Dark 9%
- #8 Ash of Gods: Redemption
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,435 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: RPG 36%, Strategy 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Medieval 11.6%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #9 The Fortress
91% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Baryonyx Games
Windows · Mac
The Fortress is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, mixing strategy and risk. Choose a class, delve into cursed chambers, roll dice to fight brutal enemies, and grab loot. Face tough choices, survive epic bosses, and fight to escape... or fall to the shadows
Why similar: RPG 29.5%, Adventure 27.7%, Dark 13.5%, Medieval 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%
- #10 Thorne - Death Merchants
91% matchVery Positive82% of 302 reviews2016
Dev: Thorne GamesPub: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play as an infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract, in this enthralling Action-RPG with high production values.
Why similar: RPGMaker 41.5% ★, RPG 16.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 6.7%
- #11 Heads Will Roll
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: 1917 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you taste the life of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: RPG 46%, Adventure 22.3%, Medieval 14.7%, 2D 7.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #12 Remnants Of Isolation
89% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Team IsolationPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight horrific enemies and utilize powerful spell fusions to overcome the cruel fate of mages and see the light of freedom.
Why similar: RPGMaker 30.2% ★, JRPG 18.3%, RPG 18.2%, Indie 6.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.1%
- #13 OUTTA GAS
88% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Trevor KelloggPub: Good Steward Games
Windows
OUTTA GAS is a post-apocalyptic RPG featuring a turn-based SHOOTING GALLERY combat mechanic where blasting away body tiles damages monster health and decreases their combat stats. Explore four unique acts to find gas and get back on the road to the Party at the End of the World!
Why similar: RPG 58.1%, Indie 16.3%, Strategy 6.6%, Turn-Based Combat 4.4%, Adventure 3.7%
- #14 Dungeons of Aether
86% matchVery Positive83% of 640 reviews2023
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Why similar: Strategy 37.5%, RPG 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Indie 9.1%
- #15 SKALD: Against the Black Priory
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,442 reviews2024
Dev: High North Studios ASPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, RPG 29.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #16 Gloomgrave
86% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows
Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.
Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Adventure 14%, Indie 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
- #17 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
87% matchMixed62% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Shockwork GamesPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.
Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Strategy 26.3%, Indie 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Tactical 9.3%
- #18 Of Blades & Tails
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Felix LaukelPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Why similar: RPG 21.8%, Strategy 20.3%, Action RPG 17%, Top-Down 9.4%, Medieval 9.4%
- #19 Tarnished Blood 🩸 [Tactic RPG]
83% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: Galaktus
Windows
Tarnished Blood is a turn-based roguelite RPG with a unique time-bending battle mechanic. Hunt massive beasts, harvest their essence, and help a group of hunters survive in the brutal world beneath the Dome!
Why similar: RPG 46.4%, Adventure 22.4%, Dark 8.9%, 2D 8%, Strategy 6.4%
- #20 Age of Fear: The Undead King
84% matchVery Positive89% of 366 reviews2015
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Strategy 23.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #21 Mad Crown
82% matchVery Positive80% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: S-Game
Windows
Mad Crown is a roguelike RPG set in a post-apocalyptic dieselpunk world. As an explorer, you are in search of the legendary crown. Make use of limited resources and meticulous tactics to battle an eerie enemy through the procedurally generated dungeons of a mutated world.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 21.8%
- #22 DUNGEONS OF CHAOS
82% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Volker Elzner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retro turn-based 2D pixelart RPG. Exploration, character choices, riddles and challenges. 80+ hours of gameplay.
Why similar: RPG 50.5%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 19.9%, Retro 5.3%
- #23 魔塔地牢
81% matchMixed68% of 215 reviews2021
Dev: Zeros
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG
Why similar: RPGMaker 20.1% ★, RPG 18%, Strategy 16.2%, JRPG 12.7%, Adventure 7.5%
- #24 Escape The Mad Empire
78% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: XperimentalZ GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?
Why similar: RPG 38.4%, Strategy 36.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #25 RESTLESS SOUL
79% matchVery Positive92% of 319 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: RPG 25.7%, Action RPG 22.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 5.9%
- #26 Total Party Kill
80% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Indie 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9.2%, Medieval 7.8%
- #27 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: RPG 33.6%, JRPG 23.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, RPGMaker 4.4% ★
- #28 Dungeon Rushers
81% matchMixed62% of 1,233 reviews2016
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: JRPG 26.4%, RPG 22.9%, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Tactical 5.8%
- #29 Stray Children
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Onion Games
Windows
“The Olders, they come to eat the Children…” All of the adults have become monsters, the rumors say. Nowhere is safe outside these walls. Welcome to Stray Children — a bittersweet, fairy tale RPG.
Why similar: JRPG 25.1%, RPG 21.9%, Action RPG 15.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 8.7%
- #30 Tower of Mask
75% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: Papertip Studio
Windows
Tower of Mask is a thrilling survival horror in the spirit of the 80's dungeon crawlers. The most claustrophobic dungeon in modern times is yours to venture through alone. Hero, face the ancient tower where eerie masked humans prowl.
Why similar: Action RPG 36.4%, RPG 29.4%, Retro 15.4%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #31 Forgotten Mines
76% matchVery Positive80% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: RPG 33.1%, Strategy 30.3%, Top-Down 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #32 Dwerve
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 551 reviews2022
Dev: Half Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!
Why similar: RPG 24.9%, Action RPG 16.9%, Strategy 16.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #33 DarkEnd
79% matchMixed52% of 355 reviews2014
Dev: Kodots Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Conquer the ever changing dungeons of DarkEnd and save the fall of humanity! Choose your heroes and venture into a world filled with numerous treasures, mysterious secrets and discover a haunting past in this 10+ hours of retro 2D Dungeon-Crawling!
Why similar: RPGMaker 62.9% ★, RPG 27.5%, Indie 9.6%
- #34 Grimshade
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2019
Dev: TALEROCKPub: Asterion Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.
Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Strategy 21.4%, JRPG 15.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 9.5%
- #35 Bearskull
74% matchVery Positive95% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
Fight with your friend "Skull" in this top down dungeon adventure - will you be able to stop Sorkin?
Why similar: Adventure 50.3%, RPG 31.9%, Top-Down 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #36 Siege of Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive85% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Binary Tree StudioPub: FirePillar2
Windows
Siege of Dungeon is a strategic team-based rogue-lite, where you challenge strong, cunning monsters and combine relics and skills to build up your team in turn-based combat. What’s waiting for you deep in the dungeon? Could it be a rare treasure or the beginning of despair...?
Why similar: Strategy 38.5%, Tactical 14.7%, Medieval 12.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #37 Regions Of Ruin
73% matchVery Positive86% of 4,610 reviews2018
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Regions of Ruin is a 2D pixel side-scrolling RPG with town-building, where you explore, fight and build into an open world that progressively challenges you and your settlement, and threatens the extinction of the dwarven race.
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Action RPG 20.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 10.2%
- #38 Doom & Destiny Advanced
74% matchVery Positive91% of 428 reviews2016
Dev: Heartbit Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Four nerds walk into a dungeon. It’s not a joke, it’s Doom & Destiny Advanced.
Why similar: RPGMaker 28.1% ★, JRPG 21.9%, RPG 18.8%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #39 Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
75% matchVery Positive80% of 367 reviews
Dev: Zeboyd GamesPub: Penny Arcade, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Why similar: JRPG 48.3%, RPG 28.7%, Indie 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, Turn-Based Combat 3.8%
- #40 Deep Dungeons of Doom
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 761 reviews2014
Dev: Bossa Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.
Why similar: RPG 51.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Casual 9.2%, Action 2%
- #41 Dungeon Scavenger
72% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2019
Dev: Vidama Software LLC
Windows
Dungeon Scavenger is a unique turn-based old school dungeon crawler that sets you on a challenging path of exploration. Select a hero to keep the threat of the dungeon and demon realms away from the town's people with an innovative combat system. Can you save the town from the danger below?
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Strategy 31.4%, Action RPG 27.4%, 2D 7%
- #42 Deck of Ashes
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: RPG 32%, Strategy 26.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
- #43 Effulgence RPG
69% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Andrei Fomin
Windows
Effulgence RPG is a party-based RPG set in a unique character-based world where enemies are more than just obstacles - they ARE the resource. 💀 Destroy them to forge better gear!
Why similar: RPG 40.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Retro 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #44 Skelly Selest
71% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Indie 24.2%, Adventure 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Top-Down 15.7%, Action 10.6%
- #45 Dig Night
68% matchVery Positive99% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: INUSHIT
Windows
A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, JRPG 23.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Indie 7.3%
- #46 Ludus Mortis
69% matchVery Positive90% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: 68k Studios
Windows · Linux
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: RPG 65.9%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #47 Breath of Death VII
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,449 reviews2011
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some more!
Why similar: JRPG 48.8%, RPG 26.3%, Indie 7.7%, Retro 5.3%, Funny 4.9%
- #48 Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King
71% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Giant Space Monster
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Indie 11.7%, Action RPG 11.1%
- #49 Kingsvein
67% matchVery Positive92% of 293 reviews2024
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat.
Why similar: RPG 30.9%, Strategy 18.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Medieval 7.9%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #50 Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 179 reviews2018
Dev: Wave Light Games Inc.
Windows
Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North is a gripping, tactical RPG that lets you build a powerful band of adventurers and partake in a grand adventure.
Why similar: RPG 32.3%, Strategy 28.5%, Indie 13.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #51 Dungeons of Dredmor
67% matchVery Positive94% of 5,389 reviews2011
Dev: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
Why similar: RPG 58.9%, Indie 22.8%, Funny 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Top-Down 2.9%
- #52 Dawn of the Ashen Queen
67% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Shattered Moon Games
Windows
Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based dungeon crawler. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you in your mission.
Why similar: RPG 57.8%, Retro 16.1%, Story Rich 10%, Dark 8.2%, Medieval 7.9%
- #53 Hellslave
66% matchVery Positive85% of 3,129 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Action RPG 13.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Indie 10.2%
- #54 Extravaganza Rising
69% matchMixed86% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: John Wizard
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fortune favors those bold enough to collect and train tiny monsters.Three brave souls boldly descend into a town ridden with monsters, allies and everything in between. Driven only by the promise of powerful trinkets, unlimited treasure and almost certain death, they venture on.
Why similar: RPGMaker 26.7% ★, RPG 25.3%, Strategy 22.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 11.1%
- #55 Indemon Tales
66% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Luzian
Windows · Mac · Linux
Earn the respect of a guild full of monsters and demons as a lone human by taking part in dangerous dungeon adventures and uncover secrets behind the mysterious demon kingdom of Tarborea.
Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Action RPG 21.9%, Adventure 18%, Top-Down 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #56 Sonny Legacy Collection
64% matchVery Positive91% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Krin JuangbhanichPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sonny 1 and Sonny 2 team up in the Sonny Legacy Collection. Traverse a story-rich world where strategy meets supernatural in a quest for identity and survival. Master tactical turn-based combat and discover the truth behind Sonny's resurrection in these classic RPGs.
Why similar: RPG 29.6%, Strategy 25.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #57 Emberlight
68% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: Quarter Onion Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Emberlight is a true roguelite dungeon crawler, set in a world where the Gods have given you a great gift - and a great curse. Explore procedurally generated dungeons as a Knight of the Ember Order. Conquer the quests set out before your party, and uncover the lore of the land.
Why similar: RPG 38%, Strategy 33.4%, Indie 15.4%, Casual 6.6%, Retro 4.8%