What games are like Darkest Dungeon®?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Darkest Dungeon® by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Slay the Spire (189,240 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Darkest Dungeon®" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Darkest Dungeon®, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Darkest Dungeon®

Looking for games like Darkest Dungeon®? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Darkest Dungeon® is a indie game from 2016; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Slay the Spire with 189,240 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Slay the Spire

2019 · Indie

189,240 reviews · 98% positive

Rogue-likeTurn-BasedStrategy

Same: shares Rogue-like and Turn-Based. Different: leans more into roguelike deckbuilder.
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

2018 · Indie

49,736 reviews · 94% positive

DifficultHorrorSingleplayer

Same: shares Difficult and Horror. Different: leans more into management.
Sol Cesto

2026 · Indie

4,336 reviews · 91% positive

Dungeon CrawlerRogue-likeAtmospheric

Same: shares Dungeon Crawler and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into early access.
Darkest Dungeon®: The Crimson Court

2017 · Indie

2,346 reviews · 62% positive

StrategyIndieRPG

Same: shares Strategy and Indie. Different: leans more into dark humor.
Stoneshard

2020 · Adventure

33,049 reviews · 75% positive

RPGRogue-likeStrategy

Same: shares RPG and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
Peglin

2024 · Casual

17,404 reviews · 84% positive

Rogue-liteRogue-likeTurn-Based

Same: shares Rogue-lite and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into deckbuilding.
Across the Obelisk

2022 · Adventure

12,901 reviews · 81% positive

Rogue-likeStrategy2D

Same: shares Rogue-like and Strategy. Different: leans more into roguelike deckbuilder.
Library Of Ruina

2021 · Indie

38,135 reviews · 94% positive

StrategyDifficultTurn-Based Combat

Same: shares Strategy and Difficult. Different: leans more into story rich.
Siralim Ultimate

2021 · Indie

2,462 reviews · 93% positive

Dungeon CrawlerRPGStrategy

Same: shares Dungeon Crawler and RPG. Different: leans more into collectathon.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

2014 · Action

357,988 reviews · 97% positive

Rogue-likeIndieDifficult

Same: shares Rogue-like and Indie. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
The Binding of Isaac

2011 · Action

48,705 reviews · 95% positive

Rogue-likeIndieDifficult

Same: shares Rogue-like and Indie. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
9 Kings

2025 · RPG

20,036 reviews · 93% positive

StrategyRogue-likeRPG

Same: shares Strategy and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into roguelike deckbuilder.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Darkest Dungeon®?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Darkest Dungeon® by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Slay the Spire (189,240 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Darkest Dungeon®" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Darkest Dungeon®, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.