Dome Keeper similar games & best alternatives

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Dome Keeper

Xbox Series X|S, Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2022

Should you play it?

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

What works

  • Addictive gameplay loop
  • Satisfying resource management and upgrades
  • Great pixel art and sound design
  • Balanced challenge especially on higher difficulties
  • Good replayability with unlocks and modifiers

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and variety at launch
  • Only two characters available
  • Some upgrades and gadgets feel underdeveloped
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some ui and tutorial elements could be improved

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shovel Knight Dig

  • Tangy TD

  • Madshot

  • UnderMine

  • BORE BLASTERS

  • The Braves

Less competitive

Games that feels like Dome Keeper but with less competition against others

  • Kingsgrave

  • Haiku, the Robot

  • Dungreed

  • Wall World

  • CleanFall

  • Cally's Caves 3

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Dome Keeper but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival

  • Magic Rune Stone

  • Infinite Tao

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • The Slormancer

  • Pinball Storm: Lokanta

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Dome Keeper. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • 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 Dome Keeper. These titles are not in What to play next.

Dome Keeper: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026