# Games like Darkest Dungeon® II

> The closest matches to Darkest Dungeon® II: Darkest Dungeon®, Othercide, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Tainted Grail: Conquest, and Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Also Lovecraftian and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
2. [Othercide](https://imho.run/games/798490/othercide) — Also Gothic and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 2,456 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/798490/)
3. [Iratus: Lord of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/807120/iratus-lord-of-the-dead) — A frequent pick in Darkest Dungeon II players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,929 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/)
4. [Tainted Grail: Conquest](https://imho.run/games/1199030/tainted-grail-conquest) — Also CRPG and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 4,229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1199030/)
5. [Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager](https://imho.run/games/978520/legend-of-keepers-career-of-a-dungeon-manager) — Also Gothic and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 1,590 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/978520/)
6. [Wasteland 3](https://imho.run/games/719040/wasteland-3) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 11,050 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719040/)
7. [Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/373420/divinity-original-sin-enhanced-edition) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 11,477 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373420/)
8. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
9. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Darkest Dungeon II. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
10. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Darkest Dungeon II. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
11. [Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire](https://imho.run/games/560130/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 8,184 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/560130/)
12. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Darkest Dungeon II. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
13. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Darkest Dungeon II. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
14. [Dungeons of Dredmor](https://imho.run/games/98800/dungeons-of-dredmor) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Darkest Dungeon II. 3,196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98800/)
15. [The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/1091980/the-bard-s-tale-iv-director-s-cut) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 471 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091980/)
16. [Avadon 2: The Corruption](https://imho.run/games/233310/avadon-2-the-corruption) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 135 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233310/)
17. [The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming](https://imho.run/games/409910/the-storm-guard-darkness-is-coming) — A frequent pick in Darkest Dungeon II players' libraries, and another Action. 132 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409910/)
18. [Monsters' Den: Book of Dread](https://imho.run/games/502230/monsters-den-book-of-dread) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 197 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/502230/)
19. [Heroes of Steel RPG](https://imho.run/games/291190/heroes-of-steel-rpg) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Darkest Dungeon II. 193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291190/)
20. [Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/820020/alder-s-blood-definitive-edition) — Also Gothic and Lovecraftian, like Darkest Dungeon II. 114 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/820020/)
21. [Hades II](https://imho.run/games/1145350/hades-ii) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Darkest Dungeon II. 62,885 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/)
22. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — A frequent pick in Darkest Dungeon II players' libraries, and another Strategy. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
23. [Paper Sorcerer](https://imho.run/games/263560/paper-sorcerer) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 349 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/263560/)
24. [Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition](https://imho.run/games/640820/pathfinder-kingmaker-enhanced-plus-edition) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Darkest Dungeon II. 17,605 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/640820/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Darkest Dungeon® II

Darkest Dungeon II is a dark fantasy roguelike developed by Red Hook Studios that released in 2023. Players form a party of heroes and set out across a decaying landscape in a stagecoach on a quest to prevent the apocalypse. The game features turn-based tactical combat, deckbuilding mechanics, permadeath systems, and procedurally generated runs that create brutal difficulty and massive replayability. The 77% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews reflects appreciation for its challenging difficulty and narrative tension. Darkest Dungeon II is verified to run on Steam Deck and costs $39.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1940340
- **Developer:** Red Hook Studios
- **Publisher:** Red Hook Studios
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 8, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

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