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Games like Desktop Dungeons

  • 23 games
  • Updated Nov 3, 2026

Players who liked Desktop Dungeons also play

The closest matches to Desktop Dungeons: Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, Crown Trick, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition, Dungeons of Dredmor, and Overfall. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2020
  1. Rank 04

    Dungeons of Dredmor

    Why this: Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2011
  2. Rank 05

    Overfall

    Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  3. Rank 06

    Dungeon of the ENDLESS™

    Why this: Also Rogue-like and Dungeon Crawler, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  4. Rank 08

    Backpack Hero

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Desktop Dungeons

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

    Shares resource management with Desktop Dungeons.

    • 74% of 342 reviews
  2. 2
    Crown Trick

    Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • 87% of 563 reviews
  3. 3
    Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition

    Genres: Indie, RPG

    • 75% of 1,297 reviews
  4. 4
    Dungeons of Dredmor

    Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • 94% of 3,196 reviews
  5. 5
    Overfall

    Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • 74% of 219 reviews
  6. 6
    Dungeon of the ENDLESS™

    Also Rogue-like and Dungeon Crawler, like Desktop Dungeons.

    • 87% of 6,562 reviews
  7. 7
    Runestone Keeper

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 75% of 116 reviews
  8. 8
    Backpack Hero

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 4,035 reviews
  9. 9
    Dicey Dungeons

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 90% of 6,133 reviews
  10. 10
    Popup Dungeon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 78% of 521 reviews
  11. 11
    Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 76% of 1,590 reviews
  12. 12
    Crypt of the NecroDancer

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 96% of 12,463 reviews
  13. 13
    Darkest Dungeon®

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 91% of 55,844 reviews
  14. 14
    For The King

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 11,548 reviews
  15. 15
    Tales of Maj'Eyal

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 94% of 4,129 reviews
  16. 16
    Slay the Spire

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 98% of 75,305 reviews
  17. 17
    Dungeonmans

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 932 reviews
  18. 18
    One Deck Dungeon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 613 reviews
  19. 19
    Loop Hero

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 91% of 15,907 reviews
  20. 20
    WazHack

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 90% of 509 reviews
  21. 21
    Quest of Dungeons

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 78% of 319 reviews
  22. 22
    Pixel Dungeon

    Shares class unlocking with Desktop Dungeons.

    • 85% of 257 reviews
  23. 23
    Let's! Revolution!

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 97% of 238 reviews
  24. 24
    Dunjungle

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 172 reviews
Desktop Dungeons — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2023
  • Developer: QCF Design
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 3
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 87% of 758 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
  • Metacritic 82
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Dungeons are solvable puzzles
  • Endless replayability with new class synergies
  • Meta aware humor and fourth wall breaks
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Whimsical

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About Desktop Dungeons

The closest matches to Desktop Dungeons: Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, Crown Trick, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition, Dungeons of Dredmor, and Overfall. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Desktop Dungeons is your kind of game, the closest matches are Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, Crown Trick and Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and whimsical, and single out its class unlocking and divine favor tracking. 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.

About Desktop Dungeons: 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.

Is Desktop Dungeons worth buying?

  • 87% of 758 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 27 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I would give this game a thumbs up but it's sort of a mediocre copy of a better similar puzzle: the original Desktop Dungeons this adds clutter and confusion (and spells that don't work? imawal says your next kill gives +50% xp but I just…”
2 h played
“Making the game free after historic low price sale. Nice move devs. Even if i get the rewind version for free this is not great.”
5 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, Crown Trick, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition

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Frequently asked about Desktop Dungeons

Can I run it?

Does Desktop Dungeons run on Steam Deck?

Desktop Dungeons 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 Desktop Dungeons cost?

Desktop Dungeons is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Desktop Dungeons?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Desktop Dungeons are Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, Crown Trick, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition.

Who developed Desktop Dungeons?

Desktop Dungeons was developed by QCF Design.