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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 39 games similar to Peglin down to the 10 that fit the “Roguelike” category. Loop Hero, Derelict Star and Keep Driving top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Peglin.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG
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CasualCozySolo
Year 2024Dev Red Nexus Games Inc.

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Within the “Roguelike” category, the closest game to Peglin is Loop Hero — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Derelict Star and Keep Driving follow close behind.

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The best roguelike games like Peglin

10 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Loop Hero
Loop Hero
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyPixel Art2D
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 card game strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and resource management, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Peglin: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100World100Visuals84
Derelict Star
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralFantasy2D
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, card game strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

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 Peglin: tone and setting.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals56Setting34
#3Keep Driving
Keep Driving
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalCasualProceduralPixel Art2D
Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22
Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping card game 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100World77Tone53
Shogun Showdown
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProcedural2DPixel Art
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 punishing difficulty, while skipping puzzle design

⬇️ WISHLIST OUR UPCOMING STRATEGY GAMEhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080?utm_source=steam&utm_campaign=crosspromo&utm_content=shogun About the Game Turn-based combat where every action counts. Carefully position yourself, build up and unleash your attacks at the right time!

Where it drifts furthest from Peglin: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone0
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
RPGCRPGTurn-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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Peglin: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Into the Breach
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralPixel ArtSci-Fi
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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Peglin: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals57Setting0
Darkest Dungeon II
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralFantasy2D
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Peglin: tone.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals57Setting51
Darkest Dungeon®
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralFantasy2D
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: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping card game strategy

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 Peglin: tone and setting.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals57Setting39
Caves of Qud
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyPixel 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping card game 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 Peglin: tone.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World74Setting59Visuals56
KeeperRL
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalProceduralFantasyDark
Steam👍 84%· 1.8K
Year 2015Dev Michal BrzozowskiPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping card game 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 Peglin: tone and visuals.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World71Setting59Tone0

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