Games like Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
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The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.
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$19.99Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Aug 19 · Longplay Studios
Both: Survival · Zombies · Roguelike
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
SurvivalZombiesRoguelikeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based StrategyOpen WorldSandboxRPGPixel GraphicsExploration👍 4,341
$7.99Wayward
Apr 22 · Unlok
Both: Survival · Roguelike · Traditional Roguelike
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsRoguelikeCraftingTraditional RoguelikeRPGOpen WorldSandboxAdventure👍 1,212
$9.99SKYHILL
Oct 6 · Mandragora
Both: Survival · Roguelike · Zombies
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
SurvivalAction RoguelikeAdventureIndiePost-apocalypticRoguelikeZombiesSimulationRPG2D👍 4,737
$11.99ZED ZONE
Mar 29 · Leven Liu
Both: Survival · Zombies · Sandbox
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Early AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldPost-apocalypticSandboxPixel GraphicsBuildingCraftingTop-Down👍 3,509
$24.99Cogmind
Oct 16 · Grid Sage Games
Both: Traditional Roguelike · Roguelike
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Early AccessTraditional RoguelikeAtmosphericRoguelikeTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerRobotsDifficultStory RichStrategy👍 1,562
$14.99Dead Age
Nov 4 · Silent Dreams
Both: Zombies · Survival
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
RPGZombiesStrategyTurn-Based CombatSurvivalAdventureCasualSimulationActionIndie👍 4,408
$9.99Parasite
Mar 25 · StarInfidel
Both: Roguelike · Sandbox · Aliens
This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.
Early AccessRoguelikeSandboxSurvival HorrorRPGExplorationOpen WorldModernAliensTraditional Roguelike
$1.99Orion Sandbox Enhanced
Sep 21 · y8.com
Both: Sandbox · Survival
This is a 2D crafting survival sandbox game. You will be able to explore a huge 2D side-view world, building houses, crafting tools, weapons and armour from the resources you collect. There is a day/night cycle and each night many dangerous monsters can be found and defeated.
ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSandbox2DSurvivalMultiplayer👍 1,183
$9.99Blockscape
Jul 3 · ioneo
Both: Sandbox · Survival
The ultimate block building game. Start with nothing and build an empire. Smooth voxel worlds, settlers, crafting, vehicles, and Steam multiplayer. Survival or Just Build — every item in your inventory is also a building block.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxOpen WorldSurvivalCraftingBuildingIndieMultiplayerSimulationCasual👍 727
$9.99Path of Achra
May 7 · Ulfsire
Both: Roguelike · Traditional Roguelike
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
RoguelikeCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based CombatRPGDungeon CrawlerPerma DeathTraditional RoguelikeDark FantasyPixel GraphicsSingleplayer👍 3,169
$14.99NEO Scavenger
Dec 15 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Survival · Roguelike
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
SurvivalPost-apocalypticRoguelikeRPGTurn-BasedCraftingProcedural GenerationPerma DeathIndieStrategy👍 4,437
$44.997 Days to Die
Jul 25 · The Fun Pimps
Both: Survival · Zombies
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
SurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBase BuildingPost-apocalypticOnline Co-OpVoxelBuilding👍 279,474
$24.99Risk of Rain 2
Aug 11 · Hopoo Games
Both: Roguelike
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Third-Person ShooterAction RoguelikeMultiplayerCo-opRoguelikeRogueliteActionLooter ShooterLootOnline Co-Op👍 240,052
$9.99Roguelands
Jun 13 · Sean Young
Both: Roguelike
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeMultiplayerRPGPixel Graphics2DAdventureActionCo-opIndie👍 2,932
$19.99State of Decay: YOSE
Apr 27 · Undead Labs
Both: Zombies · Survival
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
ZombiesSurvivalOpen WorldBase BuildingPost-apocalypticSingleplayerMultiplayerActionRPGThird Person👍 10,527
$9.99Magicite
Jun 9 · Sean Young
Both: Roguelike
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
IndieRPGRoguelikeMultiplayerPixel Graphics2DAction RoguelikeAdventurePlatformerCrafting👍 5,800
$4.99Towns
Nov 7 · Xavi Canal, Ben Palgi
Both: Sandbox · Survival
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
City BuilderIndieSandboxSimulationStrategyCraftingSingleplayerRPGSurvivalBuilding👍 2,400
$24.99Bootstrap Island
Mar 12 · Maru VR
Both: Survival · Roguelike
A highly realistic VR survival roguelike adventure set on a ruthless 17th-century tropical island. Shipwrecked and alone, you must survive without guidance as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe. Every decision is yours. Your survival is in your own hands!
SurvivalAdventureOpen WorldVRLife SimRoguelikeActionNatureAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,366