Games like Darkest Dungeon
If you like Darkest Dungeon (turn-based rpg, roguelite and gothic horror), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
FTL: Faster Than Light
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less progression
When you have an hour and want to make tough decisions in a compact adventure.
XCOM 2
- In common: thinking and progression
- Difference: less exploring
When you feel like thinking and have an hour or two: each mission is a small tactical drama.
The Bard's Tale Trilogy
- In common: progression and a challenge
When you have plenty of evenings ahead and feel like mapping dungeons with a party that grows over three games.
SteamWorld Heist
- In common: thinking and progression
- Difference: less management
When you fancy turn-based tactics without endless battles: each mission usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.
Slay the Spire
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less management
When you want to think without stress: everything is turn-based, and you can leave a run halfway and pick it up whenever you like.
Chroma Squad
- In common: progression
- Difference: easier
When you're in the mood for a light, parody-flavoured tactics campaign that wraps up in around 15-18 hours.
X-COM: UFO Defense
- In common: a challenge and thinking
When you feel like weighing every move: in combat, each soldier spends time units to move, shoot or kneel.
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
- In common: progression and thinking
- Difference: more story
When you're in the mood for a long RPG where every town hides quests with several solutions and nods to movies.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: more story
When you want a long, moving adventure to come back to every afternoon: each area fits into a session.
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: more story
When you want a classic RPG where a smooth-talking character can solve quests, and even the ending, without shooting.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Darkest Dungeon
You lead a group of mercenaries exploring the dungeons beneath your family's mansion. You have to look after not only their health but also their sanity: stress makes them paranoid, selfish or heroic. Brutal and atmospheric.
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