Games like This Book Is A Dungeon
by Nathan Meunier
Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements. Navigate this sprawling narrative-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom.
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$5.99Temple of Endless Night
Nov 12 · Hosted Games
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Text-Based
When you discover that the Serpent of Chaos is trying to destroy Egypt, will you stand against him, or will you help spread his eternal darkness?
RPGChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionCharacter CustomizationText-BasedHistoricalHorrorLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings
$24.99Darkest Dungeon®
Jan 19 · Red Hook Studios
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Lovecraftian
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?
Turn-Based CombatDungeon CrawlerDark FantasyRoguelikeRPGLovecraftianDifficultTurn-BasedSingleplayerPerma Death👍 140,850
$14.99Delver
Feb 1 · Chad Cuddigan, Joshua Skelton
Both: Dungeon Crawler · 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
$4.99Gnosis
Mar 15 · So Ro
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Text-Based
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickGothicChoose Your Own AdventureAtmosphericHand-drawnMinimalistMysteryStylizedText-Based
$39.99Darkest Dungeon® II
May 8 · Red Hook Studios
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Lovecraftian
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...
Turn-Based TacticsRogueliteDark FantasyDungeon CrawlerLovecraftianSingleplayerRoguelikePerma DeathTurn-BasedTurn-Based Combat👍 24,264
$14.99Crawl
Apr 11 · Powerhoof
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!
Pixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerLocal Multiplayer4 Player LocalAction RoguelikeIndieLocal Co-OpMultiplayerActionRoguelike👍 5,626
$19.99Labyrinth Of The Demon King
May 13 · J. R. Hudepohl
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Horror
Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.
Dungeon CrawlerSurvival HorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonDark FantasyHorrorActionAdventureAction-AdventureMythology👍 2,118
-80%$3.99Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Apr 29 · Goblinz Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
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👍 3,939
$4.99Pixel Dungeon
May 29 · Retronic Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of this game world!
RoguelikePixel GraphicsRPGDungeon CrawlerIndieAdventureCasualDifficultSingleplayerTurn-Based👍 428
$7.99SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Feb 13 · Black Shell Media
Both: Text-Based · Dungeon Crawler
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling ASCII adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game offers a robust action-RPG inspired combat system.
RPGIndieText-BasedRetroAction RoguelikeAdventureRoguelikeGreat SoundtrackRogueliteDungeon Crawler👍 1,023
FreeSoda Dungeon
Feb 6 · AN Productions, Poxpower
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.
Free to PlayRPGPixel GraphicsCasualIncremental2DTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerSingleplayerAdventure👍 757
$3.99Typing Ritual
Mar 6 · Fridiculous
Both: Text-Based · Lovecraftian · Interactive Fiction
Typing Ritual is a first-person psychological horror game where players perform a summoning ritual by typing ancient texts. As the ritual progresses, the environment changes, and tension builds. Mistakes have consequences, and time is limited.
Text-BasedLovecraftianPsychological HorrorStory RichTypingNoirInteractive FictionWord GameStylizedMystery
$9.99Legend of Dungeon
Sep 13 · Robot Loves Kitty
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Pixel Graphics
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeIndieRPGDungeon CrawlerLocal Co-OpPixel GraphicsActionPerma DeathProcedural Generation👍 1,220
$4.99Dark Scavenger
May 16 · Psydra Games LLC
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction
Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
RPGIndieAdventureCasualChoose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickSci-fiComedyInteractive FictionMouse Only👍 153
$3.99bit Dungeon II
Dec 15 · Kinto Games LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
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
$4.99Deep Dungeons of Doom
Oct 14 · Bossa Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.
RPGCasualAdventurePixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerFantasyRoguelikeRogueliteActionSingleplayer👍 249
$19.99Hellslave
May 26 · Ars Goetia
Both: Dungeon Crawler
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.
RPGDungeon CrawlerDark FantasyTurn-Based CombatHand-drawnDemonsSingleplayerDarkIndieAdventure👍 703
$24.99Mortal Sin
Aug 29 · Nikola Todorovic
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
First-PersonAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashRPGIndieActionDark FantasyRogueliteProcedural Generation👍 5,583
-30%$6.99Caves of Lore
Jan 21 · by Mike Robins
Both: Dungeon Crawler · 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
$19.99Barony
Jun 23 · Turning Wheel LLC
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
MultiplayerDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpLocal MultiplayerFirst-PersonLocal Co-OpFantasyAction RPG👍 12,723
-70%$5.99Ring of Pain
Oct 15 · Simon Boxer, Twice Different
Both: Dungeon Crawler
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
$6.99Backrooms Rec.
Mar 6 · Liminal Logic
Both: Horror · Choose Your Own Adventure
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureFPSFirst-PersonLocal MultiplayerPsychological HorrorAction-Adventure👍 1,832
$4.99Skelly Selest
May 1 · caiys
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteIndieActionRoguelikePixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashAdventureProcedural Generation👍 265
$14.99Prodigal
Oct 15 · Colorgrave
Both: Dungeon Crawler
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
$14.99Portal Dungeon
Jul 26 · Dusk Dog Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler
Portal Dungeon is a side-scrolling Roguelite adventure game that supports up to 4 players in co-op mode. You control an adventurer as you and your friends bravely set out to find the last portal in this world. Go forth! Defeat powerful enemies! Save the world!
Action RoguelikeRogueliteMultiplayerPixel GraphicsSide ScrollerRoguelikePvEShooterDungeon CrawlerPlatformer👍 995
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Horror · Lovecraftian · Pixel Graphics
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
$9.99Rogue Fable III
Dec 22 · Pixel Forge Games
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Pixel Graphics
Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.
Traditional RoguelikeRoguelikeRPGIndieAdventureStrategyDungeon CrawlerPixel GraphicsTurn-BasedSingleplayer👍 725
$7.99Dungeons of Dredmor
Jul 13 · Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
Traditional RoguelikeRoguelikeTurn-BasedRPGDungeon CrawlerIndieComedyPerma DeathReplay ValueSingleplayer👍 3,703
$24.99Book of Demons
Dec 13 · Thing Trunk
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Dungeon CrawlerRoguelike DeckbuilderHack and SlashRPGDeckbuildingSingleplayerIsometricAction RPGDark FantasyFantasy👍 9,764
$7.99FATE
Dec 12 · WildTangent
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Play (or Re-play) This Classic Dungeon Crawler!During the golden days of action RPGs, FATE was a powerhouse, winning runner-up for PC Magazine’s Role-Playing Game of the year. Popular enough to spawn 3 sequels, this was one of the premier dungeon crawlers of its time.
RPGDungeon CrawlerActionAdventureAction RPGFantasyHack and SlashLootSingleplayerFishing👍 4,095
$1.99Crypt of the Serpent King
Dec 27 · Rendercode Games
Both: Dungeon Crawler
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
-85%$1.49Dungeons of Sundaria
Dec 12 · Industry Games
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Adventure through epic dungeons facing fearsome creatures either solo or with a group of friends. Master your class, loot everything, and destroy the foul creatures of the deep! Will you become a hero of legend?
Dungeon CrawlerRPGHack and SlashPvEActionAction RPGAdventureCharacter CustomizationThird PersonClass-Based👍 3,069
$9.9949 Keys
Nov 13 · Michele Buonanno, Veronica Wu, Fabio Porfidia
Both: Choose Your Own Adventure · Text-Based · Lovecraftian
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
MedievalMagicDarkMysteryDemonsChoose Your Own AdventureText-BasedPoint & ClickPuzzleLovecraftian
$8.99Psychopomp GOLD
Oct 24 · Fading Club
Both: Dungeon Crawler
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon CrawlerAdventurePsychologicalAnimeFirst-PersonCute👍 4,887
$11.99Mana Spark
Sep 27 · BEHEMUTT, Kishimoto Studios
Both: Dungeon Crawler
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Action RoguelikeSouls-likeRogueliteDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeDifficultAction RPG2DProcedural GenerationRPG👍 478
