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Games like Darkest Dungeon

Enjoyed Darkest Dungeon? Here are 6 games that play in a similar way – such as Darkest Dungeon II, Stirring Abyss, SKALD: Against the Black Priory. Each shows the cheapest key price from the stores we compare.

About Darkest Dungeon: Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. The player recruits, trains and leads a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts and beyond, facing not only monsters but also stress, famine, disease and the ever-encroaching dark. There are 16 playable hero classes, including the Plague Doctor, the Hellion and even the Leper. Weary, shell-shocked characters can rest in town at the Tavern or the Abbey to keep their stress in check, and the game features character permadeath, procedural dungeons and high replayability.

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · similar games are picked by AI from our catalogue based on game content (play style, setting, co-op) · descriptions based on official publisher information on Steam

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Darkest Dungeon II

Darkest Dungeon II is a turn-based RPG and strategy game: you form a party, equip your stagecoach and set off across a decaying landscape to avert the apocalypse. Four heroes and a stagecoach are all that stand between darkness and salvation. Beyond outside threats, the journey is decided by what happens within – heroes bond with one another or grate on each other‘s nerves, producing badly needed combat synergies or journey-ending dysfunction. A separate strategic mode, Kingdoms, has you defend a crumbling realm against incursions by new enemy factions, manage a persistent roster of heroes and gather resources; its progress is tracked separately from the Confessions core mode.

Stirring Abyss

Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements that uncovers the ancient mysteries of the deep in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror. The player commands the surviving crew of the USS Salem, a U.S. Navy submarine sunk during a top secret research mission in the early years of the Cold War, its damaged hull unable to leave the seabed. In Story Mode you hunt for missing crewmates and through your choices decide the fate of the crew and the world, drawing on character traits and skills and on optional powerful but grisly mutations while facing exhaustion and insanity. Endless Mode throws the crew into a roguelike fight against ever stronger enemies.

SKALD: Against the Black Priory

SKALD: Against the Black Priory is a retro party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes and Lovecraftian horror. The player leads a company of broken heroes from the shores of Idra, fighting tactical turn-based battles while the story branches through dialogue and choices. You build a character with a class, background and stats, develop them up to level 20, and cook or craft from recipes. Graphics are pixel art from thousands of hand-drawn tiles in a Commodore 64 palette, plus an optional CRT filter and the SKaDE tool for new adventures.

Rencounter

Rencounter is a demanding turn-based RPG with roguelike elements set in a gloomy, mysterious world. The game opens in a labyrinth full of bloodthirsty enemies, valuable resources and secrets, where you guide a squad through a network of tunnels and rooms. Keeping the group alive means handing out provisions and medicine, and every decision shapes where the journey leads. You explore dungeons, fight enemies, scavenge equipment, loot valuable items, develop your character and manage inventory until you reach the end of the quest.

Black Legend

A dark turn-based strategy RPG in which the player leads a band of mercenaries into the cursed city of Grant to aid a local resistance against a fanatical cult of Mephistian Cultists. The madness-inducing fog shrouding the streets must be wiped out. Combat draws on alchemy built around the old idea of Humorism: four instabilities are combined with Catalyst Attacks, and enemies use the same methods against you. The player first explores the city freely, hunting hidden sidequests, treasure and recruits, then assembles a team from fifteen playable classes; the difficulty is up to the player.

The Hand of Merlin

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based roguelite RPG in which Arthurian legend collides with cosmic horror. The player recruits mortal heroes and sets out with them on a desperate journey from Albion. They travel through a land full of otherworldly evil and choose their path in interactive encounters that change with every playthrough. Battles are squad-based and turn-based, and the goal is to recover the lost fragments of the player's soul scattered across the multiverse.