Caves of Qud AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Turn Based Games

The best Turn Based alternative to Caves of Qud is Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Caves of Qud and 15 are Turn Based Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Turn Based Game alternatives to Caves of Qud are Shattered Pixel Dungeon, Dungeons of Dredmor, Hack, Slash, Loot and Angband.

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Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations.

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Caves of Qud alternatives page was last updated Nov 12, 2021
  1. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead icon
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    Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world. Surviving is difficult: you have been thrown, ill-equipped, into a landscape now riddled with monstrosities of which flesh eating zombies are neither the strangest nor the deadliest.

    29 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Features

    1.  Player vs Enviroment
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Endless gameplay
    5.  Moddable
    6.  Single player
    7.  Base building
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    • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Caves of Qud.

    • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Caves of Qud.

    • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is Free and Open SourceCaves of Qud is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Shattered Pixel Dungeon icon
     20 likes

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a Roguelike RPG, with pixel art graphics and lots of variety and replayability. Every game is unique, with four different playable characters, randomized levels and enemies, and over 150 items to collect and use.

    35 Shattered Pixel Dungeon alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon Features

    1.  Dungeon Crawlers
    2.  RPG-like
    3.  Pixel Art
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Single player
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    • Shattered Pixel Dungeon is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Caves of Qud.

    • Shattered Pixel Dungeon is Free and Open SourceCaves of Qud is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Dungeons of Dredmor icon
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    Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

    30 Dungeons of Dredmor alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Dungeons of Dredmor Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Dungeon Crawlers
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    • Dungeons of Dredmor is the most popular commercial alternative to Caves of Qud.

    • Dungeons of Dredmor is Paid and ProprietaryCaves of Qud is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Hack, Slash, Loot icon
     4 likes

    A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.

    28 Hack, Slash, Loot alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Hack, Slash, Loot Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  5. Angband icon
     4 likes

    Angband is a free, single-player dungeon exploration game. You play an adventurer seeking riches, fighting monsters, and preparing for a final battle with Morgoth, the Lord of Darkness.

    14 Angband alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Angband Features

    1.  Procedurally generated
    2.  Exploration
    3.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  6. Classic Rogue icon
     2 likes

    Classic Rogue is an updated version of Rogue with modern elements such as a graphical tileset, mouse-based control and sound effects.

    17 Classic Rogue alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Classic Rogue Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Exploration
    3.  Dungeon Crawlers
    4.  Procedurally generated
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  7. Quest of Dungeons icon
     2 likes

    Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look.

    29 Quest of Dungeons alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam

    Quest of Dungeons Features

    1.  Single player
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  8. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup icon
     15 likes

    Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is an open-source, single-player, role-playing roguelike game of exploration and treasure-hunting in dungeons filled with dangerous and unfriendly monsters in a quest to rescue the mystifyingly fabulous Orb of Zot.

    35 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Features

    1.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  9. Tales of Maj'Eyal (ToME) icon
     8 likes

    Tales of Maj'Eyal (ToME) is an open-source, single-player, tactical role-playing roguelike and action game set in the world of Eyal.

    24 Tales of Maj'Eyal (ToME) alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Tales of Maj'Eyal (ToME) Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  10. Pathos:Nethack Codex icon
     2 likes

    Pathos is a roguelike adventure game based on the rule set from Nethack. Choose from 13 classes and journey deep into the dungeon. Descend to hell to defeat your nemesis before escaping the dungeon with all the loot you can carry!

    28 Pathos:Nethack Codex alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Pathos:Nethack Codex Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  11. 100 Rogues icon
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    100 Rogues is a dungeon crawling fantasy adventure available on iOS for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It features vivid pixel art, charming characters, and is a quick, pick-up-and-play challenge.

    36 100 Rogues alternatives
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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    100 Rogues Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  12. Moria icon
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    Moria is a roguelike computer game based heavily on J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. The game's objective is to kill a Balrog, presumably Durin's Bane, deep within the Mines of Moria.

    15 Moria alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Moria Features

    1.  Procedurally generated
    2.  Dungeon Crawlers
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