Games like Darkest Dungeon®

What to play if you like Darkest Dungeon®

Start with FTL: Faster Than Light, Inscryption, Mewgenics. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Darkest Dungeon®, then show where the experience changes.

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Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible

These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

75% shared experience

FTL: Faster Than Light

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression

69% shared experience

Inscryption

Preserves: Strategic depth and Progression

Changes: Punishment for failure

67% shared experience

Mewgenics

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Punishment for failure

66% shared experience

Dispatch

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

63% shared experience

SPORE™

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Resource management

62% shared experience

Planet Coaster

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Resource management

62% shared experience

The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Preserves: Progression and Replayability

Changes: Complexity and Punishment for failure

61% shared experience

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Punishment for failure

61% shared experience

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency and Progression

61% shared experience

Frostpunk

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Replayability and Progression

60% shared experience

Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency and Progression

60% shared experience

Crusader Kings II

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency

59% shared experience

Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

Preserves: Progression and Combat intensity

Changes: Strategic depth

58% shared experience

Kenshi

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Replayability and Punishment for failure

58% shared experience

The Long Dark

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Replayability and Session length

57% shared experience

DAVE THE DIVER

Preserves: Progression and Complexity

Changes: Strategic depth and Discovery-driven

57% shared experience

Balatro

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Punishment for failure

57% shared experience

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Preserves: Progression and Combat intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Replayability

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