Cadence is on a missions to find her father who has disappeared. As Cadence travels looking for him, she ends up in a crypt controlled by a powerful NecroDancer who takes Cadence’s heart. If she wants her heart back, Cadence will have to survive the NecroDancer’s summoned minions in a domain of music. Any move or action Cadence takes links to her heart and if she makes too many poor actions, her life will be in jeopardy. Get ready to fight to the beat in Crypt of the NecroDancer.

In this roguelike gam,e be prepared to play a dungeon crawler as well as a rhythm game and that’s what we love about Klei Entertainment’s Crypt of the NecroDancer. Players can use controllers, keyboards and even a dance pad to move Cadence around various environments trying to kill baddies and get loot. On one hand you want to hit notes in time to gain high points but missing notes can lead to death in the form of being open to enemy attacks. Crypt of the NecroDancer looks cute and plays great so it’s easily worthy of being the first on our list of games like Spelunky. Remember though folks, like Spelunky and other roguelike titles, if Candace dies it is game over and you’ll be restarting from the beginning…

Want to explore dungeons and fight off monsters in a world that’s always random? Want to dive into caves that could hold endless resources or endless monsters? That is what awaits you in Terraria. Build structures, fight monsters and live in a world of epic 2D glory. The only limits are what your mind can think of doing so go wild, young adventurer.

Terraria may be a bit more forgiving than Spelunky if a player dies—seeing as how you can get your items back—but that doesn’t mean Terraria should be seen as a simple game. Exploration is the key to Terraria’s success and that means taking risks at times. A smart player will make sure to be prepared for any situation but sometimes diving into trouble is just as fun. Terraria and Spelunky may have many differences in what players can and can’t do in both titles, but they share that same feeling of searching for rewards in a random environment. Definitely check out Terraria if you love games like Spelunky.

Meat Boy has just had his girlfriend—Bandage Girl—kidnapped by the nefarious Dr. Fetus! Now it’s up to this square meat person to save the day. Wall jump, run and avoid death to reach the end of each stage. However, besides robots, weird chainsaws and various other harmful environmental factors, Dr. Fetus has plenty of goons waiting to kill you. Can you be the hero? Well, answer that in Super Meat Boy.

Oh the anger at times. Seriously folks, Super Meat Boy from developers Team Meat is a lot of fun but gosh is it curse out loud tough. Thankfully you never feel as if the game is to blame for the deaths when Super Meat Boy controls very well and has plenty of room to learn how to get better. Spelunky challenge reminds us exactly of Super Meat Boy, where getting better means the way to completing game. The constant restarting and dying may annoy at times but at the end of the day because Super Meat Boy is so much fun, you won’t care to die a couple dozen times just to reach the next stage. Now excuse us, we need to defeat a level we’ve been dying on for the last ten minutes.

Delver gives you—the player—the role of an adventurer who explores in dark dungeons looking for sweet loot. However, these aren’t empty dungeons, things lurk in the dark and you need to be ready. Armed with weapons you’re not empty handed and you do stand a chance at making it big. Remember though, death means just that. Once you die in Delver, be prepared to restart in a random new dungeon and try it all over again.

Like Spelunky, Delver may look like an older game but it sure doesn’t play like one. Players control an adventurer in first person as they explore randomized dungeon looking for items and loot all while fighting creepy enemies. As with most roguelike titles, permadeath is a thing as well though so be ready to restart over and over in your attempt at success. Developer Priority Interrupt is still in early access with Delver but it looks like eventually, this could turn into an even greater title. Explore dungeons like Spelunky, gain gold and fight baddies…yeah it’s obvious why Delver is on our 6 Games like Spelunky list.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth acts as an updated version of the already great roguelike title. Players take control of Isaac, a young naked boy who has gotten lost in an odd dungeon like place trying to hide from his murderous religious mother. With odd demons and creatures facing down Isaac, his tears act as his only initial starting weapon. Help Isaac escape his fate in The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Are you ready to explore the depths or will you poor Isaac face his fate alone?

The Binding of Isaac already is a well-known title but The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth adds plenty of additions that make the game even better. More powers, more randomized maps and more characters to play as really makes this entry the best one so far. Like Spelunky, no set item is ever appears in one location in The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Players will the player will need to search hidden rooms and fights against tons of different enemies and bosses to hopefully make it to the next floor. We here at Honey’s Anime love The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth titles and find ourselves going back to it every so often.

Our 6 Games like Spelunky list ends with Rogue Legacy, easily one of our favorite roguelike titles ever. Taking control of a knight, you are tasked with entering a large randomized castle to defeat several bosses and enemies. However, upon death your character’s story ends but your children take up your mantle to beat their own trials inside the castle. Making it even more interesting, the knight’s children aren’t all the same and some suffer from some odd disabilities like seeing the world upside down or being unable to even see colors. In Rogue Legacy legends will be made and lost all in equal measure…how will your legend go?

Rogue Legacy by developer Cellar Door Games is worthy of our last spot on this amazing list of games like Spelunky. Players will fight ass various classes such as mages and assassins as they try to gain further along in the castle. Death means you lose your current character but your next character gains some stats and gold from the past warrior giving you some form of a handicap unlike Spelunky. The various disabilities in game add some cool gameplay mechanics—some better than others mind you—making each new run a fun challenge. With amazing art, a fun set of gameplay mechanics and plenty of reasons to keep replaying, Rogue Legacy is something you have to at least give a try and trust us you’ll be hooked once you do.