# Games like Road Not Taken

> The closest matches to Road Not Taken: Overland, Caves of Qud, Our Darker Purpose, Dreamscaper, and Wildfrost. 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. [Overland](https://imho.run/games/355680/overland) — Shares resource scarcity with Road Not Taken. 285 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355680/)
2. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Shares procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
3. [Our Darker Purpose](https://imho.run/games/262790/our-darker-purpose) — Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like Road Not Taken. 392 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262790/)
4. [Dreamscaper](https://imho.run/games/1040420/dreamscaper) — Shares relationship building and procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 1,323 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040420/)
5. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
6. [A Wizard's Lizard](https://imho.run/games/280040/a-wizard-s-lizard) — A frequent pick in Road Not Taken players' libraries, and another RPG. 185 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280040/)
7. [Invisible, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/243970/invisible-inc) — A frequent pick in Road Not Taken players' libraries, and another Action. 3,511 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/)
8. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Shares procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
9. [Desktop Dungeons](https://imho.run/games/226620/desktop-dungeons) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 758 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226620/)
10. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
11. [Beyond the Long Night](https://imho.run/games/1730080/beyond-the-long-night) — Shares procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 71 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730080/)
12. [Dunjungle](https://imho.run/games/1589570/dunjungle) — Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like Road Not Taken. 172 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589570/)
13. [Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles](https://imho.run/games/1755830/astrea-six-sided-oracles) — A frequent pick in Road Not Taken players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755830/)
14. [Fallback](https://imho.run/games/864540/fallback) — Shares procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 114 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/864540/)
15. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — A frequent pick in Road Not Taken players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)
16. [Witching Stone](https://imho.run/games/2693530/witching-stone) — Shares crafting system and procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2693530/)
17. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — Shares procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
18. [Backpack Hero](https://imho.run/games/1970580/backpack-hero) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 4,035 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1970580/)
19. [Sproggiwood](https://imho.run/games/311720/sproggiwood) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 258 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311720/)
20. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Shares resource scarcity and procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
21. [Crypt of the NecroDancer](https://imho.run/games/247080/crypt-of-the-necrodancer) — Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like Road Not Taken. 12,463 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/)
22. [Othercide](https://imho.run/games/798490/othercide) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 2,456 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/798490/)
23. [Sword of the Stars: The Pit](https://imho.run/games/233700/sword-of-the-stars-the-pit) — Shares resource scarcity and procedural generation with Road Not Taken. 883 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233700/)
24. [Tangledeep](https://imho.run/games/628770/tangledeep) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Road Not Taken. 639 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/628770/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293740&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293740&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293740&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=293740
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/293740
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Road Not Taken

Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life’s surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 293740
- **Developer:** Spry Fox
- **Publisher:** Spry Fox
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 5, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/293740/road-not-taken)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293740&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/293740/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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