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24 alternatives to Darkest Dungeon

Cthulhu RPG where you worry about sanity, not hit points

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Darkest Dungeon launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dungeon League▲60

   Everything awesome about RPG's without the boring bits

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Planescape: Torment▲66

   Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   One More Dungeon▲67

   Dungeon crawling with a Minecraft style

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Undertale▲70

   A super peaceful RPG

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Amnesia: The Dark Descent▲65

   An experience that will chill you to the core.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DarkMaus▲74

   A challenging action game with a minimalist style

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dungeon Souls▲64

   Loot-centric roguelike shooter

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dark Echo▲88

   A sound based horror game

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Roguelands▲66

   A pixelated multiplayer RPG

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Super Dangerous Dungeons▲77

    A retro-inspired platformer

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Knossu▲77

    A Doom-like, non-euclidean horror game (Happy Halloween!)

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hard West▲79

    "Weird" West World with Turn-Based RPG Combat

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dead Realm▲65

    Scare the hell out of your friends in a creepy mansion

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gauntlet Slayer Edition▲71

    The original dungeon crawler! Just don't shoot the food…

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dungeons 2▲67

    Rule and expand your dungeon with a (floating) iron fist!

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dungeon Crash▲54

    The destiny of the Kingdom depends on you.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Werewolf▲140

    A party game for devious people

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dungeon Warfare▲73

    Tower defense meets Gauntlet-era graphics

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Wayward Souls▲65

    Crawling up through the dungeons of RPG.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Don't Starve: Shipwrecked▲85

    Sail to adventure through the treacherous seas

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dungeons of Dredmor▲61

    Craft, cast, and pillage your way through the dungeons

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Darkside Detective▲55

    A humorous micro-adventure game investigating the occult

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Layers of Fear▲77

    A psychedelic horror game

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Crawl▲57

    Local multiplayer dungeon crawler featuring Gaben

    2015 · its alternatives →

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