Darkest Dungeon® II similar games & best alternatives

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Darkest Dungeon® II

2023

Should you play it?

Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

What works

  • Challenging and strategic combat
  • Deep and immersive gothic fantasy atmosphere
  • Strong meta-progression and replay value
  • Engaging character relationships and backstories
  • Beautiful art style and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Long run durations may frustrate some players
  • Some grind in early meta-progression
  • Traveling mechanic can feel slow or monotonous
  • Ui can be confusing initially
  • Some characters locked behind dlc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

  • Chrono Ark

  • Space Hulk: Ascension (Classic)

  • Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

  • Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

  • As We Descend

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Darkest Dungeon® II but with less leadership over others

  • Deck of Ashes

  • Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

  • There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

  • Tails of Iron

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

More social

Games that feels like Darkest Dungeon® II but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Frosthaven

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  • REMNANT II®

  • DAIMON BLADES

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

More relaxing

Games that feels like Darkest Dungeon® II but with a more relaxing feel

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Magicbook AutoBattler: Contract

  • Edge Of Eternity

  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

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  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Darkest Dungeon® II. These titles are not in What to play next.

Darkest Dungeon® II: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026