Games like Ancient Dungeon
If Ancient Dungeon is your kind of game, the closest matches are WazHack, Legend of Dungeon and Cave Digger 2 Dig Harder — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its climbing feels physically satisfying, difficulty sliders tailor chaos and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Ancient Dungeon is a VR roguelite dungeon crawler released in 2021 by Eric Thullen, priced at $19.99. Players navigate procedurally generated dungeons with physics-based combat, upgrading weapons and collecting artifacts that stack in ways players describe as wild. The game features a climbing system that reviewers highlight as physically satisfying, while difficulty modifiers let players tailor the chaos level to their preferences. Players unlock perks through insight and can master movement to bypass certain puzzles entirely. The title supports online co-op with up to four players and is not currently supported on Steam Deck. It holds a 96% positive rating from 1,301 Steam reviews.
About Ancient Dungeon: Ancient Dungeon VR is a fast-paced roguelite dungeon crawler built for VR. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, slash enemies, collect loot, and unlock upgrades in immersive physics-based combat. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.
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Steam players who put hours into Ancient Dungeon also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
WazHack
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Top pick for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Cave Digger 2 Dig Harder
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a retro mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Third-strongest match for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Go on a mysterious journey in the wildlands in this 1-4-player VR action-adventure game inspired by Western, Dieselpunk and Lovecraftian themes. Explore old mines, nautical caves and ruins of ancient civs to unravel the secrets of the valleys. But beware! Best to keep a 6-shooter close just in case.
Ampersat
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Ranked #4 for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ancient Dungeon.
A shooty, slashy, RPG-y game mixing retro and modern sensibilities. A blend of influences from Gauntlet & Smash TV to Zelda & Angband, Ampersat is a handcrafted adventure but with appeal to Roguelite fans. Battle ASCII creatures in colorful areas & free letters to return language to the village!
Striving for Light
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Ranked #5 for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Son of a Witch
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a contemplative mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Ranked #6 for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Ranked #7 for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Rampage Knights
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Dungeon.
Ranked #8 for Ancient Dungeon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ancient Dungeon at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Ancient Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ancient Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ancient Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ancient Dungeon.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ancient Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ancient Dungeon on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Ancient Dungeon.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Ancient Dungeon.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ancient Dungeon.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ancient Dungeon.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ancient Dungeon.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Dungeon.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Ancient Dungeon
- Does Ancient Dungeon work on Steam Deck?
- Ancient Dungeon is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Ancient Dungeon cost?
- Ancient Dungeon is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Ancient Dungeon have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Ancient Dungeon supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Ancient Dungeon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient Dungeon are WazHack, Legend of Dungeon, Cave Digger 2 Dig Harder.
- Who developed Ancient Dungeon?
- Ancient Dungeon was developed by Eric Thullen.
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