9 Roguelike games like Lethal Company that you should try

Genre puts it alongside Lethal Company, and so does procedural generation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: punishing difficulty and pixel art.

On paper it is what Lethal Company is — procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: punishing difficulty and magic-based combat.

The genre is the same as Lethal Company’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and horror setting. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

Same family as Lethal Company: procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an early-access release. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

With Lethal Company it shares deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: action RPG combat and a space setting.

The thread back to Lethal Company runs through deep RPG systems, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings action RPG combat and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Lethal Company’s, and with it procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Lethal Company is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and magic-based combat.

Same family as Lethal Company: procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.