Dungeon Souls similar games & best alternatives

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Dungeon Souls

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

What works

  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Varied characters with unique skills
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement
  • Fast-paced combat with satisfying loot system
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of online multiplayer
  • Some balance issues especially melee classes
  • Repetitive level design and grind
  • Bugs and crashes reported
  • Limited customization and narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Diary of Lucie

  • Curse of the Dead Gods

  • Into the Necrovale

  • Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

  • In Celebration of Violence

  • Guidus Zero

More expressive

Games that feels like Dungeon Souls but with more self-expression and customization

  • Machick 2

  • Bloody Hell

  • Archvale

  • Neon Abyss

  • Magic Rune Stone

  • Demon Lord: Just a Block

More social

Games that feels like Dungeon Souls but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Nobody Saves the World

  • Chronicon

  • Mana Spark

  • Voidigo

  • Songbringer

  • Dungreed

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Dungeon Souls. 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 Dungeon Souls. These titles are not in What to play next.

Dungeon Souls: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026