4 Roguelike games like Don't Starve: Reign of Giants that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 18, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants down to the 4 that fit the “Roguelike” category. FTL: Faster Than Light, Domestic Dog and The Flame in the Flood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

The best roguelike games like Don't Starve: Reign of Giants

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1FTL: Faster Than LightClosest overall match

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SoloHardcoreProceduralTacticalSpace

Steam👍 95%· 78KRAWG👍 88%· 964MC84IGDB91· 2

Year 2012Dev Subset GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, roguelike runs and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike strategy game set in space civil war in the Galactic Federation. You control a spaceship that has to deliver an essential package of data to the Federation headquarters. This data can help defeat the rebel’s army and finish the war.

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#2Domestic DogClosest on world

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloOpen WorldProceduralExplorationCasual

Steam👍 81%· 491

Year 2015Dev Sean DavyPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, deep simulation and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Warning: Content Below may not be suitable for Cats, any similarities to real dogs is purely coincidental. In Domestic Dog, you take control of a randomized dog in a randomized house and survive the harsh domestic life! Explore the city and interact with the world for discover items and secrets.

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Starve: Reign of Giants: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

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#3The Flame in the FloodClosest on progression

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloProceduralCraftingExplorationMelee

Steam👍 76%· 7.3KIGDB77· 17OC75· 91

Year 2016Dev The Molasses FloodOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Starve: Reign of Giants: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMultiplayerHardcoreProceduralCo-op

Steam👍 93%· 6.3KRAWG👍 45%· 406MC79IGDB86· 2OC79· 24

Year 2013Dev FlippFly · FlippflyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

In Race the Sun you control a spaceship powered by solar energy. You have to dodge objects on your way, for example, from laser beams, other ships and various obstacles, while collecting blue pyramids that will boost the player.

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Starve: Reign of Giants: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

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