What games are like Darkest Dungeon®?

The best games like Darkest Dungeon® on Steam right now include MENACE, Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent, Valor of Man. They share Darkest Dungeon®'s genre and gameplay (Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Darkest Dungeon®, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Darkest Dungeon® (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Darkest Dungeon®? The closest matches on Steam right now are MENACE, Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent, Valor of Man — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Turn-Based Combat, Dark Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Darkest Dungeon®

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Darkest Dungeon®
1	MENACE	RPG	RPG, Strategy, single-player
2	Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent	Adventure	RPG, Strategy, single-player
3	Valor of Man	Indie	Indie, RPG, Strategy, single-player
4	Backpack Dungeon	Indie	Indie, RPG, Strategy, single-player
5	THYSIASTERY	Indie	Indie, RPG, single-player
6	Slay the Spire	Indie	Turn-Based, Rogue-lite, 2D, Dungeon Crawler
7	Stoneshard	Adventure	Turn-Based, 2D, Dungeon Crawler, Difficult
8	Forgotten Blood	Action	Indie, RPG, single-player
9	Bloodgrounds	Indie	Indie, RPG, Strategy, single-player
10	Whispers of the Eyeless	Adventure	Atmospheric, Rogue-lite, 2D, Dungeon Crawler
11	Spirit Dungeon	Indie	Indie, RPG, Strategy, single-player
12	Knock on the Coffin Lid	Adventure	Turn-Based, Rogue-lite, 2D, Dungeon Crawler

Why these are like Darkest Dungeon®

1. MENACE

Both are rpg / strategy games; both offer single-player. Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers.

2. Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent

Both are rpg / strategy games; both offer single-player. Step into the epic world of Descent with the first fantasy co-op tactical RPG forged from the legendary dungeon crawling board game.

3. Valor of Man

Both are indie / rpg games; both offer single-player. Forge your party.

4. Backpack Dungeon

Both are indie / rpg games; both offer single-player. A unique pixel-art backpack management roguelike.

5. THYSIASTERY

Both are indie / rpg games; both offer single-player. THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay.

6. Slay the Spire

Both are tagged turn-based, rogue-lite, 2d; both offer single-player. We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could.

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