5 Dark games like Crawl that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Crawl on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

On paper it is what Crawl is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Crawl is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus and pixel art. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Crawl is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings magic-based combat and historical setting.

On paper it is what Crawl is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.