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2019PCXboxSteam Deck playable81 % positive16.79 €

A 2D pixel-art action RPG with survival elements: you dig through a randomly generated underground world, gather and craft gear, and confront the evil lurking in the depths.

Runs that play out differently every time
Lots to discover
Melee combat with weapons or fists
Strong character progression

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The closest matches for It Lurks Below are Delver, An Ankou and Magicite. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes It Lurks Below special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Delver 89% match – Runs that play out differently every time
Newest alternative: Cursemark 85% match – released 2026

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Delver

89 %Match

2013PCSteam Deck playable88 % positive14.99 €

A first-person roguelike dungeon crawler with chunky pixel art: you fight through randomly generated dungeons, collect loot and potions, and hunt for the orb in the depths before probably dying.

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An Ankou

Runs that play out differently every time

As a newly dead Ankou from Breton folklore, you guide lost souls to the afterlife, gather resources, craft gear and fight demon hordes in real time across haunted lands in a roguelike with exploration.

Magicite

Strong character progression

A 2D platformer RPG with roguelike elements where you delve into randomly generated dungeons, gather resources and craft gear. Permadeath and co-op play with friends keep each run different.

Noita

Challenging difficulty

Every pixel is physically simulated, letting you craft your own wands and chaotic spell combos to burn, flood or blow up the world. A brutal roguelite full of secrets where you often die to your own creativity.

Cursemark

Strong character progression

An action roguelike where you forge gear and combine spells and rune synergies to push deeper into the Unknown Lands beyond the edge of the world with each run.

In Celebration of Violence

Runs that play out differently every time

A fantasy action roguelike about exploring, fighting, dying and coming back stronger with each run. The focus is on fast hack-and-slash combat and the loop of death and improvement.

Dark Hunting Ground

Strong character progression

A minimalist pixel-art action RPG loot grinder where you join the Hunter Association, hunt void monsters, collect trophies and use your own build ideas to fight the source of the corruption.

Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy

Runs that play out differently every time

A roguelite action RPG where you adventure through procedurally generated worlds, dungeons and characters. Exploration, survival and creative item use are at the heart of the experience.

Don't Starve

Challenging difficulty

A merciless survival game with a gothic, Tim Burton-esque hand-drawn style, where you scavenge, craft and fend off hunger, insanity and monsters in a procedurally generated wilderness. Death is permanent, but every run teaches you something new.

Dungreed

Runs that play out differently every time

Dungreed blends fast 2D side-scrolling action with roguelite runs. You fight through a constantly changing dungeon, collecting weapons, spells and food to take on the evil lurking below.

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