Shattered Pixel Dungeon similar games & best alternatives

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Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2022

Should you play it?

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.

What works

  • Deep and challenging gameplay
  • High replayability with procedural generation
  • Frequent developer updates and support
  • Fair and balanced difficulty
  • Free mobile version with no ads or microtransactions

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • Ui could be improved for pc
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some rng elements can feel punishing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Super Fantasy Kingdom

  • Cultivation Story: Reincarnation

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • 绯红编年史 ~ Chronicle of Scarlet ~

  • The Enchanted Cave 2

  • ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)

More intense

Games that feels like Shattered Pixel Dungeon but with a more intense feel

  • BLACK SOULS II

  • Rogue Fable III

  • Rogue's Tale

  • In Celebration of Violence

  • Quasimorph

  • ZERO Sievert

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Shattered Pixel Dungeon but with more leadership over others

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • Dredgers

  • Horizon's Gate

  • Kingsvein

  • Templar Battleforce

  • Soulash 2

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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).
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  • 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 Shattered Pixel Dungeon. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 21/08/2026