Dungeons of Dredmor similar games & best alternatives

Dungeons of Dredmor

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2011

Should you play it?

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

What works
  • Extensive character customization and skill variety
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • High replayability with procedural generation
  • Humorous writing and quirky art style
  • Affordable price with dlc and mod support
Things to keep in mind
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Inventory management can be cumbersome
  • Graphics and character visuals are simple and unchanging
  • Some rng elements can be frustrating
  • Game can be punishing and difficult for newcomers

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Sword of the Stars: The Pit

  • Pixel Dungeon

  • Shadowgate

  • Desktop Dungeons

  • Runestone Keeper

  • Eschalon: Book I

  • Shattered Pixel Dungeon

  • Astronarch

  • NO-SKIN
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Shigatari

  • House of Necrosis

  • Breach Wanderers
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  • Experimenting

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Dungeons of Dredmor: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation, Leadership.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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