- #1 Woe Reigns Unending
97% 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 13.8%, Gothic 13.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Lovecraftian 9.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #2 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,176 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 13.5%, Gothic 13.1% ★, Lovecraftian 9.7%, Souls-like 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #3 Edge of Madness
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Yellow Sign
Windows
A Lovecraftian RPG with tactical card-based combat. Uncover dark secrets, face cult and eldritch horrors. Every choice shapes the battle—outplay your enemies or lose yourself to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, CRPG 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #4 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
95% matchVery Positive81% of 524 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 31.2%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Gothic 10.6% ★, Psychological Horror 9.4%, RPG 7.5%
- #5 Nimaat
94% 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 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, RPG 12.7%, Horror 9.1%
- #6 DEORUM
94% 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 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Horror 11.2%, Lovecraftian 11.2%
- #7 Nine Prophets: The Abyss
93% matchNo user reviews2026
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 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Horror 12.7%, RPG 12.1%
- #8 RAVENSBURG
92% matchPositive95% of 43 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 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Souls-like 14.5%, Horror 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #9 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
91% matchVery Positive90% of 140 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 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Grid-Based Movement 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%
- #10 Fear & Hunger
91% matchVery Positive94% of 21,050 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 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 22%, Gore 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
- #11 The Legend of Azarias Rebirth
90% 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 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Gothic 15.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Lovecraftian 9.4%
- #12 Grim Axiom
89% matchNo user reviews
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 24.5%, Gothic 17.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Horror 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.9%
- #13 Grim Quest - Old School RPG
89% matchVery Positive93% of 150 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 16.9%, Gothic 14.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Lovecraftian 10%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%
- #14 Ludus Mortis
88% 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: Grid-Based Movement 16.8%, CRPG 15%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%
- #15 Tales of Anturia: Hejstos
87% matchPositive90% of 10 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 20.3% ★, CRPG 18%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Old School 10.6%, Gore 9.3%
- #16 Hallow Maze
86% matchNo user reviews
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 19.2%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Gothic 14.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Horror 9.6%
- #17 End the Endless
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: WhalesPub: After Alive Studios
Windows
End the Endless is a dark fantasy turn based RPG set in the Purgatorial Realms. Harness unique directional based weapon systems in an oppressive environment. Utilize blades, sanity, limbs and even your party members as a resource. Explore the Afterlife and seek to conquer the Seven Terraces.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Gothic 11.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Lovecraftian 10.2%
- #18 Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva
85% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 20.8%, Grid-Based Movement 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%
- #19 Darkest Dungeon®
84% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 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 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Lovecraftian 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Gothic 8% ★
- #20 D&M: Dungeon and Monsters the Beginning
83% 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: Dark Fantasy 16.4%, CRPG 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #21 Inferno - Beyond the 7th Circle
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 100 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 18.3%, CRPG 16.4%, Gore 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%
- #22 Children´s Fear
82% 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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, RPG 12%
- #23 Hatred and Blood
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lia CallanPub: Amos Shade SRL
Windows · Mac
Baptized in Dismay 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 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #24 Osteoblasts
82% 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: Gothic 20.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.3%
- #25 Cage of Etha
81% 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 24.3% ★, CRPG 17%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Dark 11.5%
- #26 D&M: Dungeon and Monsters Spark of Fate
80% 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 16.6%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Grid-Based Movement 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%
- #27 Moonring
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,373 reviews2023
Dev: Fluttermind, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 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 19.1%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Grid-Based Movement 13.1%, Medieval 11.2%, RPG 10.4%
- #28 Hellslave
79% 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: Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Gore 12.1%
- #29 The Flayed Man
78% matchVery Positive92% of 363 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 18.2%, Gore 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #30 Verfall
78% 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%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Horror 10.9%, Medieval 9.5%
- #31 Thymesia
77% matchVery Positive83% of 9,502 reviews2022
Dev: OverBorder StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 28.8%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Gothic 16.2% ★, Gore 9.2%, Dark 7%
- #32 Minerva Labyrinth
76% matchPositive100% of 15 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 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Grid-Based Movement 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%
- #33 BlackDog
76% 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 28.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Horror 14.9%, Gore 14.1%, Dark 13.2%
- #34 Dverghold
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kvltgames/Team SorgarnPub: AIP
Windows
When the Dwarves of Dverghold awakened something ancient beneath the isle of Rekestt, King Sterren sent word across the Shattered Sea: brave the haunted depths, or let the darkness rise. Oldschool dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and atmospheric soundtrack by Dungeon Synth artist Splendorius.
Why similar: CRPG 23.4%, Grid-Based Movement 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Old School 10.1%
- #35 Dungeon Legends 2 : Tale of Light and Shadow
75% matchMostly Negative37% of 27 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 21.8% ★, CRPG 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #36 Elminage Gothic
77% matchMixed68% of 204 reviews2014
Dev: Starfish-SD IncPub: Ghostlight LTD
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 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%, Grid-Based Movement 17.1%, Gothic 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%
- #37 Materialization of memories
74% matchPositive95% of 41 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Lovecraftian 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%
- #38 When God Left Us
73% 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 24.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 11.3%
- #39 Break Wolf
72% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 8.8%
- #40 Torchless
73% 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 18.8% ★, CRPG 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #41 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
74% matchMixed66% of 2,493 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.2 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 28.2%, Turn-Based Combat 19%, RPG 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, CRPG 9.3%
- #42 Castle on Crimson Rock
73% 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 18.4%, Gothic 18.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Old School 8.7%
- #43 Darkest Dungeon® II
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,172 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Lovecraftian 17%, Gothic 16.2% ★, CRPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
- #44 Sealed Souls
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ByDesignK
Windows
封印即是结束,也是开始。您将踏上数个古老而神秘得领土,寻找那被遗忘在历史长河中的秘密。 横跨多个文明风格的故事;类魂的战斗系统,有限的玩家能力;探索不同文明的风格的领土,收集和使用各种道具,解开谜团,从敌人的追杀中逃脱,解锁新区域;致敬经典游戏
Why similar: CRPG 28.3%, Souls-like 26.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%, RPG 8.7%
- #45 Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,453 reviews2020
Dev: Still RunningPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!
Why similar: Souls-like 32.2%, Lovecraftian 22.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Gore 9.1%, RPG 8.7%
- #46 Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
72% 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: Gothic 21.8% ★, Lovecraftian 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #47 They Speak From The Abyss
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KalpasoftPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Lost in a cursed world. Surrounded by the tortured souls of the damned. Is the only way out truly a baptism in blood? Face demons head-on, talking or fighting your way through this surreal, psychological horror, dungeon crawling RPG.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gore 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, RPG 10.5%
- #48 廃病院探索
70% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Gore 24.2%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Dark 14%, Violent 7.6%
- #49 Dark Fantasy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nolodin Games LLC
Windows
A kingdom enslaved by dark magic. Green altars control the people. Escape captivity, break the curse, and defeat the traitor who seized the throne in this retro-styled dark fantasy adventure.
Why similar: Gothic 27% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, CRPG 16.6%, RPG 9.9%, Gore 6.9%
- #50 Hero Well
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zera
Windows
Hero Well is a grid-based roguelike RPG with a minimalistic aesthetic. Choose your hero, manage your resources, and prepare yourself to delve ever deeper into the unexplored wells to cleanse the vile beasts once and for all.
Why similar: Gothic 25% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Lovecraftian 11%, Dark 8.1%
- #51 Edenwound
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
A brutally difficult dungeon crawler rpg with roguelike elements. Face the horrors of Eden and discover the secrets buried deep within the abyss...
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, RPG 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Dark 8%
- #52 Brány Skeldalu
67% matchVery Positive95% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Napoleon GamesPub: Jindřich Skeldal
Windows · Linux
Gates of Skeldal is a cult classic Czech dungeon crawler from 1998. On the mythical island of Rovenland, a party of adventurers sets out to stop five rogue mages from the tower of Skeldal. Enjoy turn-based combat, powerful magic, and tricky puzzles in this legendary RPG!
Why similar: CRPG 30.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Grid-Based Movement 15.7%, RPG 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15%
- #53 My Friend is a Raven
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,316 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Dark 9.3%
- #54 Scorched Sun
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skeleton Coffee Games
Windows
Scorched Sun is a short experience that combines top down survival horror with turn based combat. As a new initiate, delve into the depths of a monastery of The Scorched Sun Order and discover the secrets within.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.2%, Lovecraftian 21.8%, Horror 16.4%, RPG 14.8%, Medieval 11.1%
- #55 Vox in Tenebris
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demolissage Games
Windows
Explore a sealed crypt to reveal its sacred secrets as an archivist priest. Use your faith against the looming horrors. Banish them and make your path before your lantern goes out, or you will lose your way... and your mind.
Why similar: Gothic 41.3% ★, Horror 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #56 Paper Dungeon - Deep Down
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NiBo GamesPub: TBD
Windows
Retro-modern dungeon crawler RPG with deep tactical combat. Trapped in a haunting maze of 80s pen & paper nostalgia, outwit the Overseer’s eerie trials. 12 unique heroes, 40+ condition combos, gazillion of abilities & items. Wishlist for a nostalgic descent!
Why similar: CRPG 18%, Grid-Based Movement 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11%
- #57 BLACK SOULS
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,938 reviews2025
Dev: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?Pub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awaken—a nameless undead.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Lovecraftian 11.5%
- #58 The Backworld
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Numor GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Slip between the cracks of reality into a world where danger awaits at every turn. Survive with strategy, battling when necessary or fleeing when the odds are stacked against you. Collect strange items, unlock new abilities, and recruit unique companions. Forge your own path; every choice matters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 14%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Lovecraftian 11%, Gore 10.8%
- #59 The Dark Path to the Black Tower
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Scary Pixels
Windows
Anomaly horror with a dark fantasy theme. Traverse a cursed forest on a stormy night. If you see signs of witchcraft, turn back... Else you remain trapped on the path for eternity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.6%, Gothic 20.9% ★, Horror 19.5%, Gore 9.9%, Medieval 8.7%
- #60 Pathotaxia: PANDORA
67% 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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%