Games like Novice Dungeon Master

"Core Keeper" is a mining sandbox adventure game where players delve into the heart of a mysterious ancient machine, the "Core." You'll mine resources, craft tools, build bases, fight monsters, and discover secrets in a procedurally generated underground world. The game offers multiplayer for up to 8 players, promoting collaboration and shared experiences in this captivating subterranean journey.

"The Lost Village" is a single-player Role Playing game with masterful mechanics and delightful visuals. As the son of a sect leader, you must rebuild your deserted immortal mountain, managing resources, constructing facilities, and battling bosses. With each playthrough, design and grow your sect with freedom and unique flair. However, be prepared for a lot of grinding to restore it to its former glory.

"TINYFOLKS" is a single-player fantasy turn-based strategy game with fantastic mechanics, featuring crisp pixel art graphics, splendid music, and lots of grinding. Train your folks from over 20 different classes, equip them with various weapons and artefacts, and upgrade your town's buildings to unlock new activities. Battle through 13 unique biomes, defeat 70+ monsters, and defeat the evil Sorcerer to save the town. Available on Steam.

"Monster Sanctuary" is a pixelated side-scrolling RPG where players collect, train, and battle monsters. As the heir of a long line of Monster Keepers, you explore the world to uncover a mystery threatening the peace between humans and monsters. The game combines monster collecting, turn-based combat, and metroidvania-style exploration, allowing any encountered monster to join your party.

In "Legend of Keepers," you assume the role of a Dungeon Manager for the Dungeons Company, protecting treasures from heroes by strategically deploying monsters, traps, and other resources. With roguelite elements, each run is unique, but players retain some bonuses between runs, creating a balance between randomization and progression. Your management skills will be tested as you deal with employee strikes and other unexpected events.

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is an action-RPG with roguelike elements where you explore dangerous dungeons to gather valuable relics. Stranded in the village of Tresna, you must rebuild your shop and the local economy by selling loot and reinvesting in the community. Master adventuring and shopkeeping to unlock new gear, decorations, and restore hope to the village.

UnderMine is a single-player Role Playing game with an intriguing story, spectacular gameplay, and amazing graphics. As you delve deep into the dungeon, discover its secrets and mine gold, while upgrading yourself with relics, potions, prayers, blessings, and curses. Rescue friendly characters for powerful upgrades and challenge dangerous bosses to unfold the mystery at the heart of the dungeon. The game is very replayable, with a hilarious tone and a lot of grinding.

Havendock is a survival game where you start stranded in the middle of the ocean. You gather resources, build a town, and attract survivors to join you. Your goal is to keep everyone alive and research technology to thrive, while also exploring what lies beneath the sea. The game features WASD movement, character stats viewing with C, and multi-build toggle with B during build mode. Additional shortcut keys include Ctrl + Click for mass resource collection, Shift + Click for resource insertion, X for mass delete mode, and G for mass upgrade mode.

"Return from Core" is a sci-fi FPS game that takes you on a mission to save a dying starship. Battle against alien creatures and repair the ship's systems to survive. With various weapons, abilities, and customization options, players must strategize and adapt to progress through the game's intense challenges.

Collect, train, and battle over 120 creatures in this monster-taming adventure!