Games like Dwelvers
by Rasmus Ljunggren
Dwelvers is a unique real-time strategy Dungeon Keeper-like with resource management, logistics, battles, magic spells, trading, crimes against humanity, labyrinths, and so much more. Are you able to eradicate the pesky humans once and for all? Of course you are. The Dark Mother wills it.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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Dungeons 3
Oct 13 · Realmforge Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building · Management
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
StrategyVillain ProtagonistBase BuildingSimulationRTSGod GameManagementFemale ProtagonistComedyMultiplayer👍 12,648War for the Overworld
Apr 2 · Brightrock Games
Both: Base Building · Sandbox · Management
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
CultBase BuildingDungeon CrawlerSandboxManagementDark ComedyOld SchoolSimulationGod GameStrategy👍 6,495MachiaVillain
May 16 · Wild Factor
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building · Management
Machiavillain is an evil mansion management and strategy game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés! Build your own manor, raise your monsters, set up your traps, and exterminate your victims. But to gain reputation you'll have to slay by the horror movie rules!
IndieStrategySimulationVillain ProtagonistBase BuildingManagementBuildingSandboxResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause👍 722Dungeons
Feb 10 · Realmforge Studios
Both: Fantasy · Villain Protagonist · Management
Assume the role of a mighty (and mighty evil) Dungeon Lord and create your own diabolical demesnes underground. 10 different classes of heroes dare to enter your dungeon where 15 different monsters lurk in the dark.
StrategyRPGFantasyVillain ProtagonistManagementSimulationBase BuildingRTSSingleplayer👍 706Ruinarch
Apr 24 · Maccima Games LLC
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building · Building
Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
God GameVillain ProtagonistBase BuildingColony SimSimulationCity BuilderBuildingSandboxManagement2D👍 1,336Craft Hero
Oct 9 · PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏
Both: Base Building · Sandbox · Building
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Base BuildingCraftingSandboxSurvivalSimulationRPGBuildingStrategyTurn-Based CombatStrategy RPG👍 369Dungeons 2
Apr 24 · Realmforge Studios
Both: Management · Fantasy · Villain Protagonist
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
StrategyManagementRPGFantasyDungeon CrawlerRTSVillain ProtagonistComedySimulationSingleplayer👍 2,293KeeperRL
Feb 29 · Electric Succubi
Both: Underground · Villain Protagonist · Base Building
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👍 1,677Dungeon Keeper™ 2
Mar 7 · Bullfrog Productions
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
StrategyGod GameAction RPGSingleplayerReal Time TacticsActionVillain ProtagonistRTSClassicBase Building👍 1,253Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
Nov 15 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Management · Sandbox · Building
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
ManagementSimulationFunnySandboxReplay ValueBuildingBase BuildingMedievalFantasyStrategy👍 1,301Dungeons - The Dark Lord
Sep 27 · Realmforge Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · Management · Fantasy
Dungeons: The Dark Lord is the sequel to Dungeons, the game where the more evil you are, the better! There are a slew of exciting new features, including four-player multiplayer in four modes!
StrategySimulationRPGMultiplayerVillain ProtagonistManagementFantasy👍 226Hell Architect
Aug 18 · Woodland Games
Both: Base Building · Sandbox · Management
Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.
City BuilderColony SimBase BuildingSandboxManagementGod GameBuildingDark Humor2DStrategy👍 357Return from Core
Jul 17 · 顽核社 FuncoreClub
Both: Base Building · Sandbox · Building
Mine, build, and explore with Monster Girl companions in this underground sandbox adventure. Uncover lost tech, automate production, and forge bonds with allies as you fight to survive and journey back to the surface.
AutomationSurvivalBase BuildingDating SimSandboxCraftingSingleplayerActionAdventureBuilding👍 1,621Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Apr 29 · Goblinz Studio
Both: Villain Protagonist · Management
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Pixel GraphicsTurn-Based CombatVillain ProtagonistRoguelikeDungeon CrawlerStrategyReplay ValueDifficultManagementRoguelite👍 3,939Craft Hero - Prologue
Mar 7 · PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏
Both: Sandbox · Base Building · Top-Down
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
CraftingSandboxBase BuildingPixel GraphicsTop-DownDungeon CrawlerSurvivalBuildingFree to PlayStrategyTerritory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Base Building · Sandbox · Building
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738Cataclismo
Mar 20 · Digital Sun
Both: Base Building · Management · Building
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyManagementBuildingHistoricalEconomyColony Sim👍 3,897Cult of the Lamb
Aug 11 · Massive Monster
Both: Base Building
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Base BuildingAction RoguelikeCuteCultSingleplayerDungeon CrawlerRogueliteCharacter CustomizationColony SimDark Humor👍 112,140Dungeon Tycoon
Sep 25 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Fantasy · Sandbox
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
ManagementTower DefenseDungeon CrawlerStrategyFantasyEconomySimulationReplay ValueCity BuilderSandbox👍 1,473Impire
Feb 14 · Cyanide Montreal
Both: Fantasy · Villain Protagonist
Deep in the underworld of Ardania, a threat of the most evil nature grows and multiplies with an appetite for destruction that is unsurpassed. Summoned from the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the (once) mighty Báal-Abaddon has been torn from his throne of skulls and imprisoned in an earthly body of less-than-imposing stature (he's an Imp,...
StrategyFantasyVillain ProtagonistSingleplayerRTSDungeon Crawler👍 347Dungeon Warfare
Nov 4 · Valsar
Both: Villain Protagonist · Top-Down
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👍 1,931ShapeHero Factory
Sep 17 · Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Both: Base Building · Building
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
AutomationBase BuildingTower DefenseRogueliteResource Management2.5DCuteStrategyBuildingSimulation👍 991Abyssal Breeder's Journal
Aug 27 · sasoriken-games
Both: Villain Protagonist · Management
A dark, text-and-pixel monster-breeding sim. Hatch abominations, train them with a TRPG card hand, and send them off to the surface for good. Stats and Traits inherit down two separate bloodlines, so every generation is a deliberate choice, not a reroll.
Creature CollectorVillain ProtagonistDark FantasyRogueliteSimulationDeckbuildingRPGStrategyManagementPixel GraphicsOverlord™: Raising Hell
Feb 28 · Triumph Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · Fantasy
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
RPGActionVillain ProtagonistDark FantasyThird PersonFantasySingleplayerAdventureComedyFunny👍 1,994Dungeon Keeper Gold™
Mar 7 · Bullfrog Productions
Both: Villain Protagonist
Build your dungeon & protect it with a labyrinth of dark corridors, a web of deadly traps, an arsenal of powerful spells, and an army of bloodthirsty demons
RPGStrategyGod GameAction RPGReal Time TacticsSingleplayerVillain ProtagonistClassic1990'sRTS👍 591Overlord™
Oct 26 · Triumph Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
Villain ProtagonistHack and SlashDark FantasyPuzzleRTSAction RPGAction-AdventureRPGFunnyStrategy👍 5,008Towns
Nov 7 · Xavi Canal, Ben Palgi
Both: Sandbox · Building
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
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Apr 23 · Unfrozen
Both: Villain Protagonist · Dark
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
RPGStrategyIndieTurn-Based CombatRoguelikeVillain ProtagonistDark FantasyRogueliteDarkTurn-Based👍 7,208Time Walker: Dark World
Nov 29 · Heartfun
Both: Top-Down · 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👍 1,434Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Sep 14 · Larian Studios
Both: Fantasy
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
RPGTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyStory RichFantasyCharacter CustomizationCRPGExplorationParty-Based RPGStrategy RPG👍 180,840Few Nights More
Jan 22 · Aeterna Ludi
Both: Base Building
Few Nights More is a roguelike turn-based RPG based in a world where Vampire Lords seek to conquer lost territories and their place in the world. Design and defend your stronghold, slay your enemies with traps, fulfill your Lord’s true potential, slowly conquering what is rightfully yours.
VampiresRPGRoguelikeTurn-Based StrategyBase BuildingSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics2DIndieMedieval👍 385Super Fantasy Kingdom
Oct 24 · Super Fantasy Games
Both: Fantasy
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
StrategyRoguelikeRogueliteFantasyRPGCard GameDeckbuildingRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based CombatCard Battler👍 5,630Reverse Crawl
Sep 24 · Nerdook Productions
Both: Fantasy · Villain Protagonist
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
Tactical RPGDungeon CrawlerTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPGFantasyVillain ProtagonistStrategyRPGAction2D👍 382Necrosmith
Jul 13 · Alawar
Both: Top-Down
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
ZombiesAction RoguelikeTower DefenseRogueliteBullet HellStrategyTop-DownRoguelike2DPixel Graphics👍 4,887Cuisineer
Nov 9 · BattleBrew Productions
Both: Management
A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!
CookingAction RoguelikeAnimeManagementWholesomeCasualDungeon CrawlerCuteHack and SlashFemale Protagonist👍 1,821Ring of Pain
Oct 15 · Simon Boxer, Twice Different
Both: Dark
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Dungeon CrawlerCard GameRogueliteTurn-BasedRoguelikeDifficultDarkStrategyRPGStylized👍 3,261


































