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Games like Shadows of the Dungeon

Games like Shadows of the Dungeon

Games like Shadows of the Dungeon

Looking for games like Shadows of the Dungeon? Here are top tactical role playing recommendations with a fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tower of Mask, Legend of Grimrock or Wizardry: The Five Ordeals.

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  1. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    An innovative survival horror imbued with the eternal brilliance of dungeon crawling In a confined space with no escape, face relentless attacks from masked humans. Use your limited resources and wits to survive this desperate situation! Simple combat system with grid-based movement and free camera control. The only way to survive is to dodge dangers and defeat the approaching masked humans! Adven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Mask.

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  3. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Old-school dungeon crawler is here ! This game is most old-school style of "Wizardry" spiritual successor, which gave origin of JRPGs, is now available on Steam with scenario editor and some modern UI improvements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizardry: The Five Ordeals.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 1,033 reviews

    Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vaporum.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    When the Dwarves of Dverghold awakened something ancient beneath the isle of Rekestt, King Sterren sent word across the Shattered Sea: brave the haunted depths, or let the darkness rise. Oldschool dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and atmospheric soundtrack by Dungeon Synth artist Splendorius. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dverghold.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    About Vaporum: Lockdown is a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum. It is a grid-based, single-player, single-character game, seen from a first-person perspective in an original steampunk setting, and inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series, and the more recent Legend of Grimrock I and II. Vaporum: Lockdown follows the sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vaporum: Lockdown.

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  7. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    The 1995 Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge, ported as-is. Form a party of six, explore a first-person 3D dungeon step by step, and fight turn-based battles. Draw your portraits, train skills, and uncover the castle's secrets. Save anytime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge.

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  8. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    The Curse of Feldar Vale is set on the world of Qaedon, a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm. Known as the Age of Chaos, humans, greenskins, and all manner of monsters fight to survive these troubled times. The once peaceful Vale is now beset with evil creatures and dark deeds as an ancient curse is unleashed on the land. Build a party of 4-6 characters to adventure across the vale to seek… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Curse of Feldar Vale.

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  9. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 515 reviews

    A powerful sorcerer is on the cusp of dominating the land. A group of heroes bands together and seals him away inside a magical tome. Now as the sorcerer you must escape from this ancient prison and find a way to regain your magical powers using your wits and an array of summonable creatures to aid you. There may be more powerful forces at work as you navigate the dungeons and fight the heroes sen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Sorcerer.

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  10. It was just another day for the princess, hunting for food alone in the wilderness. What she didn't know is that her younger brother the prince had secretly followed her. She only realized this when she heard his screams as he was being carried off by a band of trolls. They were too strong for her, and she had to watch helplessly from a distance as he was taken to their cave in the mountains … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toward The Ice.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ludus Mortis.

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  12. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 226 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    After countless days and nights celebrating within the infamous Monkey Tavern, our team of adventurers have spent every last penny... Their fates, however are about to change... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of the Monkey Tavern.

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  13. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    73% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler with survival elements. It's inspired by classic cRPG from the 90s. An old-school game for hardcore players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno: Beyond the 7th Circle.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 3,738 reviews

    Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Grimrock 2.

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  15. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Explore the subterranean depths in this first-person dungeon crawler with real-time combat, a unique rune magic system, exploration, and puzzle solving. This game will awaken memories of what made old-school dungeons so much fun to play while you fight, hunt for hidden treasures, and avoid deadly traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Keep.

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  16. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    65% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    From the makers of the world renowned “Wizardry Empire” titles, Starfish SD brings you the latest entry in their popular series of dungeon crawlers. Elminage Gothic, previously only available in Japanese on PlayStation® Portable, now comes to PC offering a classic old school dungeon crawling experience with a dark, gothic twist! In ancient times, the Great and Dark Gods clashed in a ferociou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elminage Gothic.

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  17. Bloodrust is a minimalist, old-school first-person dungeon crawler. Lead a party of four Ferric Wardens into the Ashwoods to clear the Blood Rust, a curse that spreads through metal and turns the world wrong. Step carefully. Learn the halls. Spend your resources like they won’t come back.Old-school dungeon crawling, stripped down Grid-based movement for deliberate, readable exploration. No endl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodrust.

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  18. Grid-based, turn-based, first-person dungeon crawler inspired by the classics of the 80s and 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Deepshade: The Shattered Seal.

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  19. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    65% User Score Based on 1,237 reviews

    Wizardry Variants Daphne carries on the lineage of the classic RPG series, Wizardry. The portal to the labyrinth of despair, where even destruction is pleasure, has opened once again. ■ StoryOnce every 100 years, the Abyss opens. It is a curse of death that consumes the continent. A Warlock who coveted Death, devoured people and animals and enveloped the world in despair. Inheriting the power t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizardry Variants Daphne.

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  20. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima and the Gold Box series. A light, fairy-tale adventure: epic, heroic and slightly humorous. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Trapped in the Great Abyss!You are an old dreamer who, through unforeseen circumstances, has found himself trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands.  Use the resources at your disposal, weapons, armor, supplies, and any alliances you have with the locals, to explore and learn the secrets of the underworld, in order to make your way back to the upper Dreamlands, or bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    THYSIASTERY is a turn-based, dungeon crawling roguelike role-playing game rendered in a retro-inspired art style. Play as a group of bearers of the Brand that have been drawn into the vast and enigmatic Labyrinth. Save, ally with, rely on and learn from characters you encounter whilst exploring in hopes of finding a way out. Discover buried forests, underwater cities and other ancient secrets as y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THYSIASTERY.

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  23. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    77% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    "The Darkness Below" is a first person grid-based dungeon crawler,inspired by titles such as Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore & Might and Magic 3-5! Features (v1.2 + Prelude) windows / linux / android*prelude version - contains about ~3 hours of the full releaseturn-based moving & battling much like M&M 3-5interactable items & objects (ground items, levers, doors, keylocks)variou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkness Below.

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  24. A first-person dungeon crawler RPG with turn-based combat and grid-based movement. Assemble a party of adventurers and explore a medieval desert world, fighting monsters in turn-based combat to build the skills and gather the equipment you'll need in order to vanquish the leader of the raiders. Master powerful healing and offensive magic to aid you on your adventures, and delve deep into ancient … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossing The Sands.

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  25. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    "A Quest That Became Legend" is a game inspired by old-school RPG classics, featuring turn-based combat and an open-world environment. Embark on an epic quest to defeat the dark conjurers and save your world from destruction. Explore various lands and venture into different crypts, dungeons, and many other locations to battle all kinds of monsters, and perhaps discover shiny treasur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Quest That Became Legend.

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  26. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Dungeon Legends 2: Tale of Light and Shadow is a dungeon crawler RPG inspired by classic games, updated with modern graphics and sound. Your city is under siege by an army, and your only hope is to explore the mysterious dungeons of the long-abandoned Drakensberg Castle to find the ancient artifact of great power - the Dragonblood Crystal.The forgotten tunnels seem endless and empty, but a siniste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Legends 2: Tale of Light and Shadow.

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  27. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    97% User Score Based on 229 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A Japanese indie game being designed as a modern take on the Dungeon RPG genre. It has character creation with a selection for race and class, leveling up provides ability points for further customization. The game uses a party of 3 characters. The dungeon crawling uses grid-based movement and a first-person perspective for exploration but switches to third-person for interactions with NPCs, poi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Potato Flowers in Full Bloom.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 319 reviews

    Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zorbus.

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  29. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Step into a world of gothic and Egyptian horror and adventure, set in the campaign setting of Ravenloft. This series of entrancing horrors includes Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and its sequel, Ravenloft: Stone Prophet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft Series.

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  32. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    44% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Enter the world of Arakion, a group based role-playing dungeon crawler that pays homage to classics while adding its own style with fresh mechanics. Lead a band of three heroes through a broken land, ripped apart by unknown forces. Explore a beautiful handcrafted world filled with crumbling dungeons, dense forests, ancient temples, and hidden secrets, all while attempting to build a safe-haven fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arakion: Book One.

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  33. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    73% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    Zen Studios’ modern homage to classic first-person dungeon-crawlers takes you to the land of Operencia, an unconventional fantasy world inspired by a faraway land referenced in countless Central European folktales. An old-school turn-based battle system combines with inspiration from unexplored mythology to offer an RPG experience that feels unique yet also familiar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operencia: The Stolen Sun.

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  34. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    72% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    A fully voiced, old-school first-person CRPG where you build your party, explore towns, caves, and dungeons, and face deadly foes in turn-based combat. Take on quests, meet memorable characters, and craft, fish, and mine in a world full of danger and discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Traveller Tale.

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  35. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 3,268 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    This Deluxe Edition contains: - The game Might and Magix X Legacy on DVD - 4 lithography prints - Game soundtrack CD - Color cloth map of the Agyn Peninsula region. - Code to download a 'Might and Magic VI The Mandate of Heaven' digital copy on Uplay - Code to activate a exclusive bonus pack in the 'Might&Magic Duel of Champions' free-to-play game - 40 pages color manual If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Might & Magic X: Legacy.

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  36. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Dungeon of Dragon Knight is a dungeon crawler role play game, based on grid system. You will lead your team to continually discover clues, solve the puzzles that surround you, and survive in dangerous dungeon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Of Dragon Knight.

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  38. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Explore a mysterious dungeon You are Gobby, a small goblin wanting to find an exit from this seemingly infinite dungeon. But beware! Deadly traps, mad monsters, and even humans infest the labyrinth. Worse, it seems the place is only growing! Dice 'n Goblins is a dungeon-crawler RPG that lets you discover 10 interconnected levels with classic grid-like controls. Walk, run, jump, swim, take stairs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice 'n Goblins.

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  39. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    "Dawn of the Ashen Queen" is a classic grid-based, first-person dungeon crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia-old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you on your mission. Explore your Fate Three years have passed since… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawn of the Ashen Queen.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 389 reviews

    Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archaelund.

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  41. The city of Pherae is in decline. It was once rich, but has been overshadowed by the Labyrinth Kingdoms and their Minotaur king. Every year, brave adventurers venture forth to solve the mysteries of the labyrinths in order to return with treasure to save their dying city, but none ever return. This loss of healthy, skilled people only serves to accelerate the decline. Can you succeed whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Navigating The Labyrinth.

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  42. The Dark Tower is set on the world of Qaedon, a thousand years before the Great Cataclysm and is the last part in the trilogy that began with The Curse of Feldar Vale and continued in Mystery at Morgoth. Known as the Age of Chaos, humans, greenskins, and all manner of monsters fight to survive these troubled times. The malevolent being that has controlled events until now has been named. Your par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Tower.

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  43. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    A retro-style first-person dungeon crawler RPG where you rescue kidnapped children from an underground demon horde. Lead a party of four adventurers through the wilderness, a hostile Orc village, a town of violent Gnolls, and many levels of winding caverns and burning brimstone tunnels. Gather experience and equipment to improve your chances of defeating the demon horde to rescue the children and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Inferno.

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  44. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    68% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Assemble a party, explore the dungeon, fight your way through hordes of monsters, and defeat the Demon Lord in this brutal dungeon crawler. Are you up to the challenge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon Lord Reincarnation.

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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,034 reviews

    Low Magic Age is a fantasy RPG that focused on turn-based party-based tactical combat. Field of View, Fog of War, Cover, Zone of Control, Charging and Flanking, various and abundant tactical elements are implemented in the game rules that evolved from Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License (OGL). Inherited from classic game rules: Evolved from historic pen-and-paper game rules, plus well design… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low Magic Age.

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  46. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    The game is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s. Basically, it’s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic and slightly humorous. One that does not take tons of hours to complete or require endless grind to progress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown.

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  47. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Can anyone rise to the challenge to save the people of Hilltown from the cruel Baron of Castle Madness in this action dungeon crawling RPG? The Dungeons of Castle madness is a PC game that blends both first person exploration and top down fast paced combats together, creating a new type of Action Dungeon Crawler RPG. Play as a Warrior, Wizard, Blacksmith, Storm Priest or Werewolf and liberate th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dungeons of Castle Madness.

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  48. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 1,364 reviews

    The universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era. Should they succeed, they will gain the powers of the gods themselves. If they fail, countless worlds will fall into t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizardry 8.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    A retro grid-based FPS dungeon crawler in a grim fantasy world. Fight corruption with magic and might, hunt bosses across varied lands, loot gear, and upgrade your skill tree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crawler 3D.

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  50. A Lovecraftian roguelite where you wake up as a Lich with no memory, trapped in a world where everything wants to kill you. Forge deadly builds, slay rival Liches and monstrous horrors, and uncover the truth behind this strange new world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lich Lords.

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