7 Roguelike games like Cube Chaos that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Cube Chaos down to the 7 that fit the “Roguelike” category. Bad North, Kingdom: Classic and Rise to Ruins top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cube Chaos.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

The best roguelike games like Cube Chaos

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cube Chaos. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Bad NorthClosest on genre

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralTacticalMeleeCozy

Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29

Year 2018Dev Plausible Concept · Raw FuryOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tower defense games: real-time strategy, tower defense planning and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and puzzle design, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Cube Chaos: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

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#2Kingdom: ClassicClosest overall match

iRank84

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloNarrativeProceduralBase BuildingManagement2D

Steam👍 91%· 23KIGDB70· 2

Year 2015Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tower defense games: roguelike runs, tower defense planning and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping real-time strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

It predates Cube Chaos by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralBase BuildingManagement2DEarly Access

Steam👍 88%· 7.7KRAWG👍 68%· 40

Year 2019Dev Raymond Doerr · SixtyGig GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping real-time strategy

Follow Development About the Game Rise to Ruins is at heart a godlike village simulator, but it also throws in plenty of familiar game play mechanics from classic 90s era real-time strategy games like Warcraft, along with some tower defense and survival elements in an attempt to create a new kind…

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloNarrativeProceduralBase Building2D

Steam👍 86%· 12KIGDB75· 2OC73· 12

Year 2016Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping real-time strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

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#5Craft The WorldClosest on visuals

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralBase BuildingManagementSkill Tree2D

Steam👍 88%· 17KRAWG👍 75%· 157

Year 2014Dev Dekovir EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and deep RPG systems, while skipping real-time strategy

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

Where it drifts furthest from Cube Chaos: tone and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

It predates Cube Chaos by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralMultiplayerCo-opDark

Steam👍 90%· 439MC75

Year 2010Dev Cadenza InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping real-time strategy

Jump in to intense turret defense action with Sol Survivor! Build turrets to defend your colony and the innocent colonists within. Smash enemies with volleys of actively-controlled orbital support.

Where it drifts furthest from Cube Chaos: tone and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

It predates Cube Chaos by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Pacific DriveClosest on tone

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GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim

SoloNarrativeProceduralBase BuildingManagement

Steam👍 83%· 26KRAWG👍 69%· 85IGDB84· 5OC80· 77

Year 2024Dev Ironwood Studio · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS

✓ Shared with Cube Chaos: roguelike runs, strong narrative focus and procedural generation

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping real-time strategy

Pacific Drive is a run-based, first-person driving survival game. Your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest.

Where it drifts furthest from Cube Chaos: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cube Chaos.

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