Dungeon Rats similar games & best alternatives

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Dungeon Rats

2016

Should you play it?

A turn-based, party-based RPG set in the Age of Decadence world and focused on squad level tactical combat. Fight your way out of prison mine or die trying.

What works

  • Challenging and deep tactical combat
  • Meaningful character customization and crafting
  • Party-based combat with companions
  • High replayability with different builds
  • Immersive grim fantasy setting

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal story and linear progression
  • Steep difficulty and punishing rng
  • Lack of map and quest tracking
  • Clunky ui and dated graphics
  • Resource scarcity can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Yet Another Zombie Survivors

  • Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

  • Aarklash: Legacy

  • The Riftbreaker: Prologue

  • Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent

  • Subterrain: Mines of Titan

More exploratory

Games that feels like Dungeon Rats but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

  • Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Zoria: Prologue (2020)

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

Less social

Games that feels like Dungeon Rats but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest

  • Dark Bestiary

  • The Temple of Elemental Evil

  • The Iron Oath

  • The Hand of Merlin

  • Tower of Time

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Dungeon Rats: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026