DungeonUp similar games & best alternatives

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DungeonUp

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

A challenging rogue-like puzzler inspired by the classic Tower of the Sorcerer. Play as a human knight who fights his way out of a deep dungeon by slaying monsters and solving intricate puzzles.

What works

  • Strategic and challenging gameplay
  • Randomly generated dungeons and secrets
  • Level editor and workshop support
  • Good value especially on sale
  • Nostalgic pixel art and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Randomness can cause unwinnable runs
  • Frustrating boss mechanics requiring guides
  • Repetitive music and visuals
  • Save system and bugs problematic
  • Maze mode considered tedious and unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fidel Dungeon Rescue

  • Golden Krone Hotel

  • Mimic Logic

  • Shattered Pixel Dungeon

  • Drop Duchy

  • Alwa's Awakening

More expressive

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

  • Mini Ghost

  • Soulestination

  • Rogue Fable III

  • Dungeon Warfare 2

  • Backpack Hero

  • Demon Lord: Just a Block

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

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  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • 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).
  • 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 DungeonUp. These titles are not in What to play next.

DungeonUp: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership, Sensation.

Last update: 21/08/2026