7 Roguelike games like Odd Realm 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 20 games similar to Odd Realm down to the 7 that fit the “Roguelike” category. Pacific Drive, Gnomoria and Rise to Ruins top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Odd Realm.

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The best roguelike games like Odd Realm

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Odd Realm. 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.

#1Pacific DriveClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldProceduralCraftingBase BuildingManagement

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

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

✓ Both are colony sims — sharing survival mechanics, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and racing gameplay, while skipping fantasy world

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 Odd Realm: setting and visuals.

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#2GnomoriaClosest on setting

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GenreStrategySubgenreGrand Strategy

SoloSandbox WorldProceduralFantasyBase BuildingCraftingManagementPixel Art2D

Steam👍 75%· 3.5KRAWG👍 50%· 39

Year 2016Dev Robotronic GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Odd Realm: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and visual isometric, while skipping strong narrative focus

Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Odd Realm.

It predates Odd Realm by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloSandbox WorldProceduralFantasyBase BuildingManagementPixel Art2D

Steam👍 88%· 7.7KRAWG👍 68%· 40

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

✓ Shared with Odd Realm: deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: tower defense planning and early access, while skipping strong narrative focus

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…

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GenreStrategySubgenreGrand Strategy

SoloSandbox WorldProceduralFantasyBase BuildingManagementCrafting

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB84OC90· 13

Dev Bay 12 GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Odd Realm, expect deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and open world exploration, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Odd Realm: visuals.

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GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim

SoloProceduralFantasyManagementBase Building2D

Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 70%· 60

Year 2022Dev Sokpop CollectivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are colony sims — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, turn-based strategy and vibe casual, while skipping sandbox freedom

Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. For example, dragging a 'Villager' card on top of a 'Berry Bush' card will spawn 'Berry' cards which the villagers can eat to survive!

Where it drifts furthest from Odd Realm: tone and visuals.

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