10 Roguelike games like Gladiator Guild Manager that you should try

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Gladiator Guild Manager down to the 10 that fit the “Roguelike” category. KeeperRL, Keep Driving and Caves of Qud top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gladiator Guild Manager.

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The best roguelike games like Gladiator Guild Manager

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gladiator Guild Manager. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1KeeperRLClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 84%· 1.8K

Year 2015Dev Michal BrzozowskiPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and roguelike runs

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

KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes.

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: setting and visuals.

It predates Gladiator Guild Manager by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralManagementPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping real-time strategy

It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: progression.

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#3Caves of QudClosest on visuals

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping real-time strategy

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: progression and setting.

It predates Gladiator Guild Manager by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Into the BreachClosest on world

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73

Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping real-time strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyManagementPixel ArtIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85

Year 2021Dev Four Quarters · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: setting.

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#6Darkest Dungeon®Closest on setting

iRank87

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyMedieval

Steam👍 92%· 159KRAWG👍 86%· 1.4KMC84IGDB83· 10OC84· 80

Year 2016Dev Red Hook StudiosPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios. The works of Howard Lovecraft served as the main inspiration for the game which addresses the themes of fear and psychological trauma.

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: progression and visuals.

It predates Gladiator Guild Manager by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Setting69Progression0

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralPixel ArtHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 6.7KIGDB90· 2OC87· 20

Year 2023Dev Roboatino · Goblinz PublishingPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping deep simulation

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#8Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyIsometricThird Person

IGDB81· 9OC84· 91

Year 2017Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals45Setting41

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyDark

Steam👍 75%· 26KIGDB83· 5OC81· 78

Year 2023Dev Red Hook StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

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

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Gladiator Guild Manager.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Setting32Progression0

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyNarrative

Steam👍 74%· 2.9KRAWG👍 44%· 62

Year 2018Dev Snowhound Games · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…

Where it drifts furthest from Gladiator Guild Manager: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Gladiator Guild Manager.

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