Games like Dungeons of Dreadrock
by Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier
An immersive puzzle dungeon adventure in the spirit of 1980's home computer games. Dig your way through 100 levels into the ancient depths of Dreadrock Mountain. Winner of Google Indie Games Festival / Indie Clash 1st prize / PocketGamer People's Choice Finalist / GDWC best indie game nominee.
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$23.99Legend of Grimrock 2
Oct 15 · Almost Human Games
Both: Fantasy · Puzzle
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons.
Dungeon CrawlerRPGGrid-Based MovementFirst-PersonFantasyAdventurePuzzleParty-Based RPGSingleplayerIndie👍 3,066
$8.99Pyramid Runner
Jun 18 · Kuzmin Nikolay
Both: Puzzle · Logic · Old School
This arcade puzzle game challenges you to collect treasures from ancient pyramids, dark dungeons, and even Mars. You'll have to outsmart cruel mummies and dangerous gorillas, as well as solve many of clever puzzles.
Puzzle PlatformerArcadePuzzleCasualLogic2D Platformer2DPlatformerOld SchoolRetro
FreeS.U.M. - Slay Uncool Monsters
Feb 19 · Doomster Entertainment
Both: Puzzle · Logic · Pixel Graphics
In S.U.M. you'll put your Quick-Math skills to test! Fight very Uncool Monsters using Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division. Level up and progress in the Campaign(s), or show your prowess in Endless Mode with Leaderboards.
EducationFree to PlayPuzzleLogicScore AttackPixel GraphicsFamily FriendlyCasualRetro2D
-70%$2.99Kingsway
Jul 18 · Andrew Morrish
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Fantasy
Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld.
RPGAdventureRoguelikeSimulationPixel GraphicsRetroIndieRogueliteSingleplayerFantasy👍 1,488
Crisp's Charging Challenge
Aug 29 · Lads Game Studio
Both: Puzzle · Retro · Pixel Graphics
Play as our hero, Crisp, and navigate the puzzles by using the elements of electricity, ice, and fire. Ascend the castle and complete the challenge! OR Kick back and enjoy some fishing, who knows what's in those waters! Go beyond the challenge, create your own, or try challenges from others!
StrategyPuzzleArcadeRetroPixel GraphicsFunnyLevel EditorModdableMystery Dungeon2D
$4.99DungeonUp
Sep 4 · Clewcat Games
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
A challenging rogue-like puzzler inspired by the classic Tower of the Sorcerer. Play as a human knight who fights his way out of a deep dungeon by slaying monsters and solving intricate puzzles.
AdventureIndieStrategyPuzzleRoguelikeDungeon CrawlerPixel Graphics2D👍 416
$19.99Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Dec 2 · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Both: Mystery Dungeon · Pixel Graphics
The Classic Roguelike Wanders Onto Steam! Adventure with Shiren the Wanderer and his sidekick Koppa, the talking ferret, through a world filled with cunning monsters, deadly traps and countless treasure.
Mystery DungeonRoguelikeRPGDungeon CrawlerPixel GraphicsTraditional Roguelike2DTurn-BasedAnimeDifficult👍 892
-30%$6.99Caves of Lore
Jan 21 · by Mike Robins
Both: Mystery Dungeon · Pixel Graphics
I created Caves of Lore because of my deep love for RPGs. This project took me 6 years to make and I learned a lot about coding, art, and storytelling. If you reach the end then be sure to let me know! Caves has deep combat, classic-styled pixel art, and (of course) LORE! 📖
RPGStrategy RPGCRPGDungeon CrawlerExplorationMystery DungeonTactical RPGTurn-Based Tactics2DPixel Graphics👍 408
-60%$4.79Dungeon Of Dragon Knight
Jul 10 · HexGameStudio
Both: Fantasy · Puzzle
Dungeon of Dragon Knight is a retro dungeon crawler RPG in modern visual design. Pointed by a mysterious witch, your party will descend into a dungeon with traps and monsters in search of the evil Dragon Knight and his treasure weapon. Or, are you fooled by the witch?
Dungeon CrawlerRPGGrid-Based MovementAdventureFirst-PersonFantasyParty-Based RPGPuzzleSingleplayerIndie👍 315
-50%$9.99Skul: The Hero Slayer
Jan 20 · SOUTHPAW GAMES
Both: Pixel Graphics
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
IndieActionAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRoguelike2DRogueliteSingleplayerPlatformerMetroidvania👍 50,811
$3.99bit Dungeon II
Dec 15 · Kinto Games LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
RPGPixel GraphicsAction RoguelikeIndieActionAdventureRoguelikeDungeon Crawler2DSingleplayer👍 1,401
$14.99Delver
Feb 1 · Chad Cuddigan, Joshua Skelton
Both: Pixel Graphics
Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.
Dungeon CrawlerFirst-PersonRPGAction RoguelikeIndiePixel GraphicsRogueliteRoguelikeAdventureAction👍 2,366
$9.99DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
Sep 23 · Caravel Games
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
DROD is a unique puzzle-logic game with clever mechanics and an engaging story. It is a turn-based top-down 2-D dungeon puzzler. The game play has amazing depth through emergent behaviors as puzzle elements are combined. There is a simple interface and only a handful of commands to master.
IndiePuzzleTurn-BasedAdventureStrategyLevel Editor2DPixel GraphicsGrid-Based MovementSingleplayer👍 142
FreeCastle of no Escape 2
Dec 21 · D. E. X. Team
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
Explore 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting the necessary artefacts. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards — the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner.
Action RoguelikeIndieActionPixel GraphicsProcedural GenerationRoguelike2DDarkDark FantasyRetro👍 343
$2.99Eclipse
Oct 7 · MadRock
Both: Mystery Dungeon
Once upon a time gods sent you here. You’ve slept in a glass sarcophagus for hundrends of years. When people find themselves on the brink of extinction, you’ll have to wake up. Now, the time has come. Get up and save the medieval village from the monsters coming from the abandoned dungeons!
AdventureRPGTop-DownMystery DungeonAtmosphericDarkExplorationLootDungeon CrawlerRoguelike👍 173
-80%$2.99Crypt of the NecroDancer
Apr 23 · Brace Yourself Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
RhythmRoguelikeGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerIndieDifficultFemale ProtagonistMusicLocal Co-Op👍 23,599
$24.99Dungeon Drafters
Apr 27 · Manalith Studios
Both: Mystery Dungeon
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Tactical RPGMystery DungeonDungeon CrawlerRogueliteCard GameJRPGFemale ProtagonistStrategyRPGTurn-Based Combat👍 563
$9.99Dungreed
Feb 14 · TEAM HORAY
Both: Pixel Graphics
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsRogueliteRoguelikeActionIndie2DDungeon CrawlerSingleplayerDifficult👍 8,986
$14.99Desktop Dungeons
Apr 18 · QCF Design
Both: Puzzle · Fantasy
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
RoguelikeTurn-BasedPuzzleRPGSingleplayerFantasyResource ManagementDifficultCasualGreat Soundtrack👍 1,134
$0.99The Cryptologist Room
Apr 9 · Yorick Postema
Both: Puzzle · Mystery Dungeon · Fantasy
The Cryptologist Room is a puzzle driven game that will test your cryptology skills to the limit! With the most difficult puzzles you can imagine! Are you able to escape the building in time?
StrategyPuzzleWord GameMystery DungeonTime Management3DFirst-PersonColorfulRealisticFantasy
$14.99Prodigal
Oct 15 · Colorgrave
Both: Puzzle
Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!
Dungeon CrawlerPuzzleExplorationAction RPGAction-AdventureRPGMultiple EndingsStory Rich2DTop-Down👍 584
$7.99Tomb of Tyrants
Jun 25 · Jake Huhman
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle · Fantasy
Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!
IndieStrategyCasualMatch 3Pixel GraphicsPuzzleFantasy2DVillain ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 234
$9.99Hammerwatch
Aug 12 · Crackshell
Both: Pixel Graphics
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Dungeon CrawlerIndieRPGCo-opPixel GraphicsActionLocal Co-OpOnline Co-OpAdventureHack and Slash👍 3,667
$19.99Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Dec 13 · VINE, Yacht Club Games
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!
AdventureActionDungeon CrawlerPuzzleStrategyPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSingleplayerIndieCompetitive👍 519
$2.99Find And Kill The Evil King
May 5 · Guiding Hand Software
Both: Mystery Dungeon · Pixel Graphics
FIND AND KILL THE EVIL KING is a Roguelike designed to be simple, quick, and RNG-heavy. There's an evil king somewhere in this cursed dungeon. Can you find him? Can you kill him? And most importantly...what will you do once you do?
CasualRPGRoguelikeDungeon CrawlerRogueliteGame DevelopmentMystery DungeonUndergroundPixel GraphicsCute
$4.99Time Walker: Dark World
Nov 29 · Heartfun
Both: Pixel Graphics · Fantasy
Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.
Auto BattlerRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementStrategyTop-DownChoices MatterFantasy👍 1,434
$9.99Dungeon Warfare
Nov 4 · Valsar
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.
Tower DefenseStrategyIndiePixel Graphics2DSingleplayerVillain ProtagonistTop-DownPuzzleReplay Value👍 1,931
$19.99Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
Apr 18 · QCF Design
Both: Puzzle · Fantasy
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
Turn-BasedRoguelikePuzzleFantasyComedyDifficultRogueliteIsometricTactical RPGResource Management👍 501
$24.99Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
May 15 · Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd.
Both: Fantasy · Puzzle
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Turn-BasedStrategyIndieAdventureTurn-Based TacticsRPGFantasyIsometricTurn-Based CombatPuzzle👍 1,290
$9.99The Quest
Feb 19 · Redshift Games
Both: Retro · Fantasy
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
RPGDungeon CrawlerGrid-Based MovementFirst-PersonAdventureIndieOpen WorldRetroFantasyTurn-Based👍 507
$19.99KeeperRL
Feb 29 · Electric Succubi
Both: Retro
KeeperRL is a retro dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil keeper and build a formidable dungeon. Recruit sinister minions, equip and train them to explore the world and fight the forces of good.
UndergroundSimulationRoguelikeVillain ProtagonistProcedural GenerationRetroModdableZombiesVampiresBase Building👍 1,677
$1.99Crypt of the Serpent King
Dec 27 · Rendercode Games
Crypt of the Serpent King is a medieval first-person hack'n'slash dungeon crawler with roguelike elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fighting underworld creatures along the way, all while avoiding traps and collecting loot!
Action RoguelikeIndieRPGActionDungeon CrawlerSingleplayerProcedural GenerationDark FantasyAction RPGRoguelite👍 282



