Games Like Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.

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UnReal World

94% 👍 OF 1.4K
About This Game

The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.

In this game, you can…

  • …wake up stranded on an island, hunt a wild pig for days, turn its hide into rope, then build a raft to escape.
  • …bait a lever trap with your roasting fish, catch the raven that keeps stealing it, and eat the raven instead.
  • …get hit in the eye and lose part of your field of view, or splint a broken leg by ripping up your fur cloak.
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Jupiter Hell

92% 👍 OF 2.1K
About This Game

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

In this game, you can…

  • …hack sentries and mechs so they switch sides mid-fight and start shooting their own allies.
  • …stack dodge so high you can sprint through bullets, grenades, and explosions and keep swinging an axe.
  • …teleport from enemy to enemy and kill them in a chain instead of walking.
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Dungeonmans

91% 👍 OF 1.2K
About This Game

Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.

In this game, you can…

  • …wear armor that makes most enemies drop dead just from seeing you.
  • …find a dead hero's favorite sword again in a later run, revived as a stronger version.
  • …spray a torrent of bees at enemies when everything is going wrong.