Games like DemonCrawl
If DemonCrawl is your kind of game, the closest matches are Overture, Desktop Dungeons and Crown Trick — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its stressful, tense and unsettling. 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 →DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite developed by Therefore Games that reimagines Minesweeper through a roguelite lens. The game features hundreds of unique items that create explosive synergies during runs, along with crafting economies, mastery systems, and metaprogression unlocks that span across attempts. Players encounter challenging difficulty that ramps up through beyond-mode, while unpredictable modifiers keep each run feeling fresh. Reviewers note the soundtrack enhances the Minesweeper grind, and players describe the item synergies as capable of creating dramatic turnarounds. The extensive unlockable content keeps players returning, and multiplayer lobbies allow for shared experiences. Released in 2019 at $14.99 USD, it runs Playable on Steam Deck and holds a 76% positive rating from 1068 Steam reviews.
About DemonCrawl: DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!
Players who liked DemonCrawl also play
Steam players who put hours into DemonCrawl 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.
Overture
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with DemonCrawl.
Top pick for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
Desktop Dungeons
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Crown Trick
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Golden Krone Hotel
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with DemonCrawl.
Ranked #4 for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Kingsway
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with DemonCrawl.
Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld.
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
UFO 50
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for DemonCrawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DemonCrawl at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DemonCrawl.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with DemonCrawl.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DemonCrawl.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with DemonCrawl.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with DemonCrawl.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DemonCrawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DemonCrawl.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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 DemonCrawl.
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 Adventure with DemonCrawl.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DemonCrawl.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DemonCrawl.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DemonCrawl.
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 DemonCrawl.
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.
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Frequently asked about DemonCrawl
- Does DemonCrawl run on Steam Deck?
- DemonCrawl is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does DemonCrawl cost?
- DemonCrawl is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DemonCrawl?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DemonCrawl are Overture, Desktop Dungeons, Crown Trick.
- Who developed DemonCrawl?
- DemonCrawl was developed by Therefore Games.
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