Rank 01Why this
Shares turn based combat and procedural generation with DEATH PENALTY.
- $3.74 (Price checked Oct 8)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Games like DEATH PENALTY
- 20 games
- Updated Sep 16, 2026
Players who liked DEATH PENALTY also play
The closest matches to DEATH PENALTY: Darkest Dungeon®, BLACK SOULS, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, OFF, and WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares stealth and permadeath with DEATH PENALTY.
- $11.19 (Price checked Oct 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares turn based combat and inventory management with DEATH PENALTY.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Why this: Shares boss fights and meta progression with DEATH PENALTY.
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Die For The Lich
Why this: Shares permadeath and boss fights with DEATH PENALTY.
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Crown Trick
Why this: Shares turn based combat and meta progression with DEATH PENALTY.
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AI LIMIT
Why this: Also Souls-like and Dungeon Crawler, like DEATH PENALTY.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like DEATH PENALTY
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Darkest Dungeon®
Shares turn based combat and procedural generation with DEATH PENALTY.
- 91% of 55,844 reviews
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- 3Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Shares turn based combat and inventory management with DEATH PENALTY.
- 94% of 577 reviews
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- 5WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Shares boss fights and meta progression with DEATH PENALTY.
- 73% of 5,116 reviews
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- 13Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
Shares permadeath and turn based combat with DEATH PENALTY.
- 90% of 120 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: HACKJOB
- Price: $11.99checked Oct 3
- 81% of 105 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric art style and unique monster designs
- Fun deck building lite combat once you understand systems
- Multiple endings to discover
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Mysterious
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Why this: Also Souls-like and Dungeon Crawler, like DEATH PENALTY.
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Why this: Also Dungeon Crawler and Turn-Based Combat, like DEATH PENALTY.
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Why this: Shares stealth and boss fights with DEATH PENALTY.
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Darkest Dungeon®
Why this: Shares turn based combat and procedural generation with DEATH PENALTY.
BLACK SOULS
Why this: Shares stealth and permadeath with DEATH PENALTY.
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Why this: Shares turn based combat and inventory management with DEATH PENALTY.
About DEATH PENALTY
The closest matches to DEATH PENALTY: Darkest Dungeon®, BLACK SOULS, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?, OFF, and WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If DEATH PENALTY is your kind of game, the closest matches are Darkest Dungeon®, BLACK SOULS and Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and mysterious, and single out its boss fights and character progression. 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 DEATH PENALTY: YOU ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH... Slither your way through an impenetrable fortress crawling with devils faster, stronger, and more cunning than any human. By sheer luck you've slipped through the cracks, but discovery means certain death. How long are you going to delay the inevitable?
Is DEATH PENALTY worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 105 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 80% positive across 98 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $11.99 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.6 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric art style and unique monster designs
- Fun deck building lite combat once you understand systems
- Satisfying power fantasy once you break the game
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Funger inspired game that really doesn't understand what makes funger good and lazily tries to copy it. The game has the limb cutting system but it ends up feeling useless 90% of the time as once you cut a limb another limb will just…”
“Idk about this one. I get that they want you to trial-and-error it, but the game is so slow. Why does the effect after killing enemies take like 8 seconds. Why can't we skip the cutscenes after we die. Feels like its just padding out…”
People who play it also play: Darkest Dungeon®, BLACK SOULS, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Frequently asked about DEATH PENALTY
Can I run it?
How much does DEATH PENALTY cost?
DEATH PENALTY is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to DEATH PENALTY?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEATH PENALTY are Darkest Dungeon®, BLACK SOULS, Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?.
Who developed DEATH PENALTY?
DEATH PENALTY was developed by HACKJOB and published by UnderWare.