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Games like Darkest Dungeon
10 games similar to Darkest Dungeon, a Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Darkest Dungeon.
01Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)Both Darkest Dungeon and Chasm are indie roguelikes with procedurally-generated dungeons that emphasize exploration and resource management. Each game tasks you with descending into corrupted underground spaces, gathering loot and equipment to survive escalating dangers. While Darkest Dungeon stresses party management and psychological horror, Chasm channels Metroidvania platforming, but both share that punishing, replayable structure built on Kickstarter funding.
02Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)Battle Brothers shares Darkest Dungeon's turn-based tactical combat and medieval fantasy setting, but trades psychological horror for mercenary management. Both are roguelike campaigns where you recruit and lead flawed characters through procedurally generated challenges, managing their equipment and leveling between battles. Where Darkest Dungeon emphasizes stress and sanity, Battle Brothers focuses on hiring, training, and keeping your company alive through gritty, low-power combat.
03Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Both games blend tactical turn-based combat with party management across medieval fantasy settings shaped by crowdfunded development. Legends of Eisenwald shares Darkest Dungeon's focus on recruiting and commanding a team of diverse characters through dangerous expeditions, though it emphasizes questing and side missions rather than psychological horror. The strategic layer of managing your group remains central to both experiences.
04Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)TacticalBoth Legrand Legacy and Darkest Dungeon center on turn-based tactical combat where you lead a party through a dark fantasy world. Legrand Legacy shares the indie spirit and hand-drawn aesthetic, building its story around personal redemption and uncovering secrets, much like Darkest Dungeon's gradual revelation of your Ancestor's terrible deeds. Each game emphasizes exploration and discovery within a corrupted, war-torn setting.
05Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)For the King shares Darkest Dungeon's turn-based roguelike structure, where strategic party management and tactical combat define each run. Both games emphasize survival through difficult encounters and persistent consequences that shape your journey. Where Darkest Dungeon stresses psychological toll, For the King layers mystery and environmental hazards into its campaign, creating comparable tension through different means.
06Shares IndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Both Endless Legend and Darkest Dungeon are turn-based strategy games built around managing limited resources and weathering escalating threats. Where Darkest Dungeon stresses your party through psychological horror, Endless Legend tests your civilization against an increasingly hostile world and mysterious apocalyptic cycles. Each demands tactical decision-making under pressure, though one operates at squad scale and the other at empire scale.
07Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)Both games pit a team of flawed heroes against encroaching corruption and darkness, grounding their fantasy adventures in personal stakes and family bonds rather than abstract heroics. Children of Morta shares Darkest Dungeon's focus on narrative weight and emotional toll, exploring what sacrifice means when fighting for something larger than yourself. Each game uses roguelike structure to test whether your heroes can endure.
08Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)Both games center on recruiting and leading a party of flawed heroes through turn-based tactical combat, where character management matters as much as battlefield strategy. Darkest Dungeon stresses psychological toll and party cohesion, while Three Houses builds relationships through teaching and mentorship. Each game demands you invest in your team's growth across multiple expeditions or missions, making their survival personal.
09Shares IndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)Both games are indie turn-based tactical RPGs where you command a party of flawed heroes through medieval fantasy warfare, managing resources and difficult choices. The Banner Saga 3 shares Darkest Dungeon's focus on narrative consequence: your decisions carry weight across the story, and no character is guaranteed survival. Both were Kickstarter-funded projects that emphasize strategic combat and party management over action.
10Shares AdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyBoth Darkest Dungeon and Pillars of Eternity are Kickstarter-backed indie RPGs where you recruit and lead a party through monster-infested dungeons hunting treasure and uncovering ancient mysteries. While Pillars emphasizes tactical combat and exploration over psychological horror, it shares the core appeal of assembling flawed companions, making meaningful choices, and facing escalating dangers in a gothic fantasy world.
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10 games similar to Darkest Dungeon: Chasm, Battle Brothers, Legends of Eisenwald, Legrand Legacy, For the King, Endless Legend, Children of Morta, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Most of these games share Fantasy, Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure and Strategy with Darkest Dungeon, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Darkest Dungeon.