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Games like The Dungeon Persists

If The Dungeon Persists is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rogue Rollers, Ascension Trail and Lands of Fury — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About The Dungeon Persists: A top-down, pixel-art roguelike dungeon crawler. Pick one of 6 heroes and descend through an endless run of procedurally generated floors. Build a run from weapons, relics and gear, fight 24 enemy types and 4 bosses, and carry meta-progression forward. It was here before you. It will be here after.

2026ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Alan Van Dinter
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Steam players who put hours into The Dungeon Persists 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.

  1. Rogue Rollers

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    A pinball roguelike where you battle through chaotic arenas and cursed dungeons, unlock powerful upgrades, and choose branching paths as you bounce, bash, and roll your way through an ever-changing world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Ascension Trail

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    A top-down co-op action roguelike where horde-slaying combat meets a real dungeon crawl. Fight with swords, bows, spells, or bare fists, manual or full auto-aim, solo or with a friend. Just climb faster than your shard-fire burns. The dark is hungry.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure7.19 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lands of Fury

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    Fight your way up a brutal mountain. Combine weapons, cartridges, runes, and companions to create devastating combat builds and carve through relentless enemies in this combat-driven roguelite ARPG.

    2026IndieRPGEarly Access10.19 USDSteam ↗
  4. Raiders Of Below

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Dungeon Persists.

    Create absurd builds, discover powerful item synergies, discover secrets, challenge the dungeon alone or with up to 4 players.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  5. Snake: Gridbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    There is no tutorial. And there won't be. I believe in you. I couldn't escape the Grid. Maybe you can. You are snake who eats apples. j/k You want to escape the grid loop. BUT the LOOP wants to keep You in.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  6. Talas

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Dungeon Persists.

    Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  7. Malignant Survivors 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    Experience the most intense 3D crowd combat ever. Pick your hero, gear up and face the horde. Grab loot, get stronger to stay alive. Didn't work? Try another hero, another build. Find your own path to the Abyss.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. Titans of the Past

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Dungeon Persists fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    A deep party-based RPG. Crawl dungeons. Battle monsters with your weapons, spells, abilities. Utilize the 'time flows as you move' system to make decisions. Loot, level up, craft, develop your town. Unlock new classes and races, spells, items - to make a party able survive the hardest challenges.

    2025ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Dungeon Persists at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Dungeon Persists on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 The Dungeon Persists.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 The Dungeon Persists.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dungeon Persists.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Dungeon Persists.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Dungeon Persists

How much does The Dungeon Persists cost?
The Dungeon Persists is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Dungeon Persists?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Dungeon Persists are Rogue Rollers, Ascension Trail, Lands of Fury.
Who developed The Dungeon Persists?
The Dungeon Persists was developed by Alan Van Dinter.

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