- #1 Sonucido: Dreams of the Gray God by Daniel da Silva
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Sonucido: Dreams of the Gray God is a dark fantasy turn-based, party-based Horror RPG. As you descend into the gruesome depths of Sonucido, it's becoming clear as sin that it was a mistake to even set one foot into this twisted place.
Why similar: CRPG 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Grid-Based Movement 9.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9%
- #2 Woe Reigns Unending
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Joshua SarverPub: n/a
Windows
Lead a cursed party through a ruined world in this grimdark side-scrolling RPG. Build your team, master tactical combat, and unleash forbidden powers to survive an endless parade of nightmares. Decide what, if anything, is worth salvaging from a world that has been reduced to ashes.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Gothic 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Lovecraftian 9.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #3 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,585 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Gothic 12.9% ★, Lovecraftian 9.9%, Horror 9.5%, Souls-like 9.4%
- #4 Carnosis
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dungalot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Carnosis is a horror dungeon crawler set in a grimdark empire filled with mutated monstrosities and war machines. Sever enemy limbs, steal the flesh of defeated foes, and chain devastating status combos to butcher your way to the emperor.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Gore 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, CRPG 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%
- #5 Fear & Hunger
94% matchVery Positive94% of 22,918 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Gore 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
- #6 Sin or Suffer
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gritty PiggyPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Sin or Suffer is a brutal mix of survival-horror and JRPG. Locked in a medieval prison, you awake amidst a cold silence. The guards are gone; inmates and madness own the place. Something terrible lurks underground. But the only way to the truth is down.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Gore 9.2%
- #7 Nimaat
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RaObscura
Windows
Face corrupted gods, survive brutal combat, and shape Nimaat’s fate in a world where faith itself has turned hostile in this dark psychological turn-based RPG set in a fractured vision of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, RPG 12.3%, Gore 9.3%
- #8 RAVENSBURG
91% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Lilian Duleroux
Windows
RAVENSBURG is a haunting RPG where you play as a vampire. Here Lovecraftian Horror meets Anime. Liberate a cult-ridden city, uncover mysteries, and fight horrors beyond imagination while befriending attractive companions. Unravel a gothic mansion, and explore the city’s darkest depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17%, Souls-like 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Horror 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #9 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
92% matchVery Positive80% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.7%, Lovecraftian 14.7%, Gothic 10.5% ★, Psychological Horror 9.2%, RPG 7.5%
- #10 Nine Prophets: The Abyss
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vyk1ing Productions
Windows
Nine Prophets: The Abyss, is a brutal, story-driven, horror RPG with roguelike elements. Featuring difficult, dismemberment turn based combat and strategic resource management. Craft Items, scavenge resources and fight alongside allies as you combat countless horrors and survive the unknowable.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #11 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
90% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: CRPG 17%, Lovecraftian 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, Grid-Based Movement 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%
- #12 Hallow Maze
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solcom Games
Windows
Hallow maze is a soulslike metroidvania set in a gothic world in 2D. Use transformations into different creatures to open your way, as well as incredible tools of energy. Discover the origin of the scourge that is infecting the lands of the Evernight Valley and venture into The Hallow Maze...
Why similar: Souls-like 18.6%, Lovecraftian 14.7%, Gothic 13.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Horror 9.2%
- #13 EREWHON
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Invisible Inc
Windows
Erewhon is a First Person, Turn-Based, Lovecraftian Dungeon Crawler with Visual Novel and Soulslike elements. As the Wandering Psyche, explore the Weatherleigh Hotel and the diverse realities it connects through several investigations into the unthinkable. Death is not the end, but madness might be.
Why similar: CRPG 22.1%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, RPG 11.1%, Horror 11%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
- #14 Grim Axiom
87% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Rare Soup
Windows
Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.1%, Gothic 17.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Horror 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 7.9%
- #15 The Legend of Azarias Rebirth
88% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey as the Angel Raphael in this action packed 3D first-person dungeon crawler. Conquer 24 unique floors, battle menacing demons, and undertake challenging side quests to amass power to save the girl Sarah.
Why similar: Souls-like 19%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Gothic 15% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Lovecraftian 9.5%
- #16 Grim Quest - Old School RPG
86% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Monomyth
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG blending dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and roguelike mechanics with hand-drawn art and written storytelling. Part solo tabletop campaign, part choose-your-own-adventure, it offers an immersive experience designed for both quick ventures and night-long sessions.
Why similar: Souls-like 17.3%, Gothic 14.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Lovecraftian 10.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%
- #17 Ludus Mortis
86% matchVery Positive87% of 99 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: Grid-Based Movement 16.7%, CRPG 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%
- #18 Black Helm - Desolated Forest
85% 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 19.7%, Grid-Based Movement 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, RPG 13.7%
- #19 Grimoire Limbo
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Loom
Windows
Grimoire Limbo traps you in a necromancer's grimoire with no idea how you got there. Explore an eerie world to find your memories as your sanity frays and warps what you see. Fight with turn-based combat and spend crystals to grow stronger or secure your progress.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Horror 11.1%
- #20 Despair Beneath the Sunless Sky
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyomotions
Windows
A psychological horror RPG blending dark fantasy and mystery. Explore a relentless open world, alone or with companions, confront grotesque horrors in turnbased combat, and make irreversible choices. Uncover deep lore and mysteries visible only to those with discerning eyes.
Why similar: CRPG 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Lovecraftian 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
- #21 Starving Shadows
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Dark fantasy RPG in which you are a resident of a starving dungeon. Eat your enemies, and every meal will change you. Try to get outside and see if the sun really exists...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.6%, CRPG 14.4%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%
- #22 Tales of Anturia: Hejstos
82% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Sartorian
Windows
Perfect for old school gamers and those eager to be part of the creation process. Help us develop an exciting third-person RPG. We're at a very early stage, which allows us to remain flexible and responsive to your feedback
Why similar: Gothic 20.1% ★, CRPG 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Old School 10.7%, Gore 9.3%
- #23 DEORUM
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joyhop Games
Windows
Descend into the forsaken dungeon and fight the horrors in the dark. Gather occult materials, craft nightmarish coins, and settle your debt to the cosmic powers. Obey the Divine Festival.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Lovecraftian 13.7%, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #24 Lurid Hysteria: Breakpoint
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oli_Kkwak
Windows
Lurid Hysteria: Breakpoint is a psychological body-horror game centered on physical and mental deterioration. In this first standalone chapter, navigate a hostile and claustrophobic world, engage in visceral turn-based combat, and make agonizing choices to escape the pain.
Why similar: Souls-like 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Gore 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #25 Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Sonucido: The Mage is a grid-based, turn-based Dungeon Crawler RPG. Find the mage in the depths of Sonucido!
Why similar: CRPG 21.1%, Grid-Based Movement 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%
- #26 Children´s Fear
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bloody GameworksPub: GRUPO SAMDEL SA DE CV
Windows
Children's Fear is a turn-based RPG with horror elements where you will meet Zala, Luka, and Darko. After a series of events, they find themselves trapped in a journey where they must eliminate the darkness that stalks them in order to regain the life they had before arriving in the Paura Valley.
Why similar: Gore 22.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, RPG 12.2%
- #27 Inferno - Beyond the 7th Circle
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: 68k Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler with survival elements. It's inspired by classic cRPG from the 90s. An old-school game for hardcore players.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 18.1%, CRPG 16.6%, Gore 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%
- #28 Pathotaxia: PANDORA
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FridayCarnagePub: Bad Shiba
Windows
Pathotaxia: PANDORA is an RPG Maker horror puzzle game where you explore Pathotaxia's setting, interact with strange characters, and view visual novel-like cgs as you progress through the game. Help Pandora as she seals demons back into her dolls and unravels the mystery behind her mother's death.
Why similar: Gore 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #29 Darkest Dungeon®
79% matchVery Positive92% of 162,804 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Gothic 8% ★
- #30 The Flayed Man
76% matchVery Positive91% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Gore 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Dark 12.1%, Lovecraftian 10.4%
- #31 Hatred and Blood
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lia CallanPub: Amos Shade SRL
Windows · Mac
Hatred and Blood is a psychological horror RPG set in a dystopian 1980s. Nations have turned to isolation and walls to prevent another war. But a curse, or sickness, spreads... consuming people from within and erasing their humanity. Will you endure… or be Baptized in Dismay?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #32 Eldritch Hour
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LiudnovArt
Windows
Manage a hotel straddling the border between worlds. Use deduction to identify Eldritch guests, solve abstract puzzles, and manage staff to survive the weekly Chaos invasion. A dark humor management sim where you must keep the hotel running... and your sanity intact.
Why similar: Gothic 28.2% ★, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Horror 15.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #33 Osteoblasts
78% matchVery Positive85% of 174 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: Gothic 20.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.4%
- #34 Guns & Gargoyles
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Ruphi
Windows
A gothic dark fantasy action RPG in a torchlit forest where you see only what your light touches. Throw knives and pull them back out of the corpse, burn wolf packs with molotovs, and swing steel when they close. Make sure you are prepared, for the beast at the end shows no mercy
Why similar: Gothic 29.1% ★, Souls-like 22%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Dark 6.3%
- #35 Hellslave
75% matchVery Positive85% of 3,423 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: Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Gore 12%
- #36 Tormentum II
73% matchVery Positive94% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: OhNoo Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Gothic 21.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 9.9%
- #37 Moonring
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Grid-Based Movement 12.8%, Medieval 11%, RPG 10.3%
- #38 Verfall
75% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hoffnung Haydn
Windows · Mac
Verfall is a turn-based tactical RPG where you must strategically form teams to face a decaying world. Explore, uncover secrets, and use Karma-based abilities. Face challenges, make choices, and determine the fate of the world through multiple endings.
Why similar: CRPG 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Horror 11%, Medieval 9.5%
- #39 Cave of Mystery
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jiggle Knights
Windows
Cave of Mystery is a single-player, story driven survival horror game set in a dark fantasy medieval time. Fight amalgamations of the grotesque fiend King Flute and ask yourself one question. What’s scarier these corrupt fiends from hell, or what you would do to protect the ones you love.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.8%, Gothic 19.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #40 Thymesia
73% 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 29.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Gothic 15.8% ★, Gore 9.2%, Dark 6.9%
- #41 Cage of Etha
73% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
A story-oriented visual novel set in historical France. Play as Emile, a lonesome boy whose past has caught up with him. Witness as the choices he makes continue on a downward spiral…
Why similar: Gothic 24% ★, CRPG 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Dark 11.4%
- #42 D&M: Dungeon and Monsters the Beginning
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guild4Two
Windows
Dungeons and Monsters The Beginning is a dungeon crawler exploration game where you must face dozens of different monsters to find the truth and make it to the exit alive!
Why similar: CRPG 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #43 Minerva Labyrinth
71% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Midnight Spire Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based dark magical girl dungeon crawler. Create a squad of magical warriors, explore twisted labyrinths, and exterminate the demonic Hate that threaten the city.
Why similar: CRPG 20.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Grid-Based Movement 15%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #44 Magic Cauldron - Dungeons
72% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Manuel Schenk Games
Windows · Mac
Magic Cauldron - Dungeons is a classic dungeon crawler with a pixel art look. The game is reminiscent of the good old days of grid crawlers, which were still completely 3D-free.
Why similar: Gothic 18.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, RPG 9.2%
- #45 Sanity Protocol
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Psychloom
Windows
Sanity Protocol is a psychological horror RPG where you infiltrate a mental hospital to rescue your sister. No one remembers why they’re here. Except you. Pretend to be a patient. Fight your emotions and thoughts in turn based battles. Talk, deceive, hack and survive. Stay quiet. Stay sane.
Why similar: CRPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Gore 16.7%, RPG 9.9%
- #46 Shadows of Eldemir
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Shadows of Eldemir is a retro-inspired, Victorian cosmic-horror, point-and-click adventure RPG, where a London schoolmaster travels to a remote Eastern European village searching for his missing fiancée, only to discover the archaeological expedition she joined may have disturbed something ancient.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.5%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Horror 13.8%, RPG 9.8%
- #47 BlackDog
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AliceMisaki
Windows
A dark themed pixel-art game of exploration, where you will have to find clues and solve puzzles to move forward in the story.
Why similar: Gothic 28.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Horror 15.2%, Gore 14.2%, Dark 13.2%
- #48 Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 311 reviews2024
Dev: 70`StrikePub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.3%, Gothic 19.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Gore 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #49 Medium Rare
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Payne RobinsonPub: ExeCo
Windows
Eat people and conserve ammo as you hike to the top of a mountain where a human meat factory is about to process your kidnapped wife in this turn based survival dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Gore 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11%
- #50 Materialization of memories
70% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Amosov VladyslavPub: Causing pleasure
Windows
Materialization of Memories is a Survival Horror game where you can never be sure you are in control of the situation. The materialisation zone has many surprises in store for you.
Why similar: CRPG 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Lovecraftian 13%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
- #51 DEATH PENALTY
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: HACKJOBPub: UnderWare
Windows
YOU ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH... Slither your way through an impenetrable fortress crawling with devils faster, stronger, and more cunning than any human. By sheer luck you've slipped through the cracks, but discovery means certain death. How long are you going to delay the inevitable?
Why similar: Souls-like 19.1%, Horror 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #52 Look Outside
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,918 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Horror 16.2%, RPG 15.1%, Gore 9.4%
- #53 Castle on Crimson Rock
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olivia Kang
Windows
Build your team and vibe in this PSX-inspired dungeon crawler. First, customize your team's loadout, then see your strategy play out in real-time auto battles while you clear the grid-based map in first person. Experiment with different classes, unlock shortcuts on each floor, and reach the bottom.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 18.3%, Gothic 18% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Old School 8.8%
- #54 Mortal Shell II
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 21,291 reviews2026
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Violent 12.5%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.3%
- #55 Dungeon Legends 2 : Tale of Light and Shadow
69% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Dreaming Wizard Games
Windows
Dungeon Legends 2 is the ultimate old-school RPG dungeon crawler with a modern look. Explore a world of magic and danger, engaging in dynamic AI-supported dialogues with NPCs. Develop your character, find 700 items, and battle 30 types of enemies in this epic 15-hour adventure!
Why similar: Gothic 21.6% ★, CRPG 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #56 Torchless
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Eclipse Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Torchless is a dark and gothic dungeon crawler RPG played through a text-based retro console. Forge your party and take up arms against the horrors lurking within the dungeon halls in strategic, turn-based combat, clinging on to survival using everything at your disposal.
Why similar: Gothic 18.6% ★, CRPG 17.4%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Horror 9%
- #57 Elminage Gothic
71% matchMixed69% of 213 reviews2014
Dev: Starfish-SD IncPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From the makers of the world renowned “Wizardry Empire” titles, Starfish SD brings you the latest entry in their popular series of dungeon crawlers. Elminage Gothic, previously only available in Japanese on PlayStation® Portable, now comes to PC offering a classic old school dungeon crawling experience with a dark, gothic twist!
Why similar: CRPG 19.3%, Grid-Based Movement 17.1%, Gothic 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%
- #58 D&M: Dungeon and Monsters Spark of Fate
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guild4Two
Windows
Dungeon and Monsters Spark of Fate is a dungeon crawler game that takes place in a dark monster-infested labyrinth. Your goal is to escape from this vile place where you were imprisoned and find your way out using the few resources you find along the way.
Why similar: CRPG 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Grid-Based Movement 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%
- #59 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
68% matchMixed66% of 2,528 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, RPG 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, CRPG 9.5%
- #60 When God Left Us
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creepy Bug
Windows
When God Left Us is a first-person horror game set in a corrupted world, a world that God abandoned before creating ours. Pronouncing the name of that forsaken place will open a portal to its grounds. Despite the warnings, you dare to try this yourself.
Why similar: Gothic 24.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 18%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.2%