# Games like Cardinal Quest 2

> The closest matches to Cardinal Quest 2: Pixel Dungeon, Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG, Shattered Pixel Dungeon, Caves of Qud, and Dungeonmans. 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. [Pixel Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/365900/pixel-dungeon) — Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 257 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365900/)
2. [Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG](https://imho.run/games/650940/rogue-empire-dungeon-crawler-rpg) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 290 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/650940/)
3. [Shattered Pixel Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/1769170/shattered-pixel-dungeon) — A frequent pick in Cardinal Quest 2 players' libraries, and another RPG. 784 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769170/)
4. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Shares procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
5. [Dungeonmans](https://imho.run/games/288120/dungeonmans) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 932 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288120/)
6. [Hack, Slash, Loot](https://imho.run/games/207430/hack-slash-loot) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 263 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207430/)
7. [Sproggiwood](https://imho.run/games/311720/sproggiwood) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 258 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311720/)
8. [Dungeons of Dredmor](https://imho.run/games/98800/dungeons-of-dredmor) — Shares procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 3,196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98800/)
9. [Quest of Dungeons](https://imho.run/games/270050/quest-of-dungeons) — Shares procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 319 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270050/)
10. [I Am Overburdened](https://imho.run/games/690560/i-am-overburdened) — Shares procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 104 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690560/)
11. [Haque](https://imho.run/games/662540/haque) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 110 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/662540/)
12. [The Enchanted Cave 2](https://imho.run/games/368610/the-enchanted-cave-2) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 435 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368610/)
13. [Tangledeep](https://imho.run/games/628770/tangledeep) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 639 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/628770/)
14. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Shares procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
15. [Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate](https://imho.run/games/1178790/shiren-the-wanderer-the-tower-of-fortune-and-the-dice-of-fate) — Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 231 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178790/)
16. [Curious Expedition](https://imho.run/games/358130/curious-expedition) — Also Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 1,280 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/358130/)
17. [DungeonUp](https://imho.run/games/388620/dungeonup) — A frequent pick in Cardinal Quest 2 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 119 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388620/)
18. [Gordian Quest](https://imho.run/games/981430/gordian-quest) — Shares procedural generation with Cardinal Quest 2. 1,811 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/981430/)
19. [Heroes of Steel RPG](https://imho.run/games/291190/heroes-of-steel-rpg) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291190/)
20. [Ironcast](https://imho.run/games/327670/ironcast) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 600 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327670/)
21. [Lords of Xulima](https://imho.run/games/296570/lords-of-xulima) — Also Turn-Based, like Cardinal Quest 2. 593 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296570/)
22. [Desktop Dungeons](https://imho.run/games/226620/desktop-dungeons) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 758 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226620/)
23. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
24. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Cardinal Quest 2. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)

## 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=378030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=378030&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=378030&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=378030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/378030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cardinal Quest 2

Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 378030
- **Developer:** Randomnine Ltd
- **Publisher:** Randomnine Ltd
- **Genres:** Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 23, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/378030/cardinal-quest-2)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=378030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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