Items17The creator’s order
  1. 1Shattered Pixel Dungeon (2014)Shattered Pixel Dungeon (2014) 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 15, 2014Use touch controls to take the dungeon one tile at a time. The in-game guide gives you a place to look when you meet an unfamiliar rule. Spend your first run learning what food buys you. Another room might hold a useful item, but walking there also makes you hungrier.0
  2. 2Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (2006)Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (2006) 9.1/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 19, 2006Play the tutorial before choosing Hints mode, which adds guidance to a randomized dungeon. Use your first run to practice turning back when a fight looks wrong. The advice helps you learn the controls, but a fatal decision still ends the run.0
  3. 3Caves of Qud (2024)Caves of Qud (2024) 8.2/10 on IGDBReleased Dec 5, 2024The beginner tutorial helps with the interface, and Roleplay mode lets you reload a settlement checkpoint after death. Try it while you learn to examine things and decide which fights to take. Classic mode gives those choices permanent consequences when you’re ready.0
  4. 4Golden Krone Hotel (2016)Golden Krone Hotel (2016) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased Oct 25, 2016Start by watching where the sunlight falls. It helps you fight vampires while you’re human and becomes something to avoid when you turn. The main hotel has ten floors, and you’ll need to explore branches for the rings that open the way to the last fight. The shifting light gives you an early reason…0
  5. 5Tangledeep (2018)Tangledeep (2018) 6.2/10 on IGDBReleased Feb 1, 2018Adventure mode sends you back to town after a defeat and takes some of your progress. Heroic mode ends that character’s run, although some shared progress survives. Try Adventure when you want to practice getting home and restocking without rolling a new character after every mistake.0
  6. 6Tales of Maj'Eyal (2012)Tales of Maj'Eyal (2012) 7.8/10 on IGDBReleased Dec 31, 2012The tutorial is worth starting with before you make a character. Adventure mode gives you extra lives at set levels, so a mistake has a cost without necessarily ending the run. If your account has access to Exploration mode, you can use its unlimited lives to learn what each ability does.0
  7. 7Jupiter Hell (2021)Jupiter Hell (2021) 7.6/10 on IGDBReleased Aug 5, 2021This one gives the familiar turn-based dungeon crawl a gamepad-friendly interface and a sci-fi setting. Pay attention to how often you reload and when you can reach the next piece of cover. Permanent death makes a small mistake count, but you have time to think before taking the next turn.0
  8. 8Cogmind (2017)Cogmind (2017) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased Oct 16, 2017A short tutorial and mouse support make it possible to start without memorizing the keyboard. In Adventurer and Explorer, you can set a restore point. Learn to treat spare parts as supplies, especially when the next room might cost you the propulsion unit you’re relying on.0
  9. 9Brogue (2009)Brogue (2009)Released Nov 27, 2009The mouse lets you inspect tiles and travel without first learning the movement keys. Open the in-game help for unfamiliar commands. Food puts a price on doubling back, so a first run is a good chance to learn when a side passage is worth the extra turns.0
  10. 10Dungeons of Dredmor (2011)Dungeons of Dredmor (2011) 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased Jul 13, 2011Turn permanent death off if you want to retry with the same character. The No Time to Grind setting shortens the floors and gives more experience per monster, with fewer rooms to search for equipment. Try it when you want a shorter session and still have to decide which rooms are worth visiting.0