Best Procedural Generation games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated procedural generation games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free procedural generation games are available at the bottom of the page.

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Himno - The Silent Melody

Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.

Price -35% 7.66€
Rating 7.7
Release 20 Oct 2021

Dead Estate

Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

Price -65% 4.33€
Rating 9.2
Release 19 Oct 2021

IRMÃO Grande & Brasileiro 2

IRMÃO Grande & Brasileiro 2 é o mais Grande e mais Brasileiro simulador de cárcere privado competitivo que o dinheiro pode comprar. Você monta um elenco formado pelos seus amigos, personagens ou celebridades favoritas, enfia todo mundo numa casa, e assiste o circo pegar fogo.

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 14 Oct 2021

Variables 2

After two years of precipitation, we re-made this variable sequel after thinking about it! Variable 2 is a unique stand-alone tower defense game. We have enriched the building and elements of tower defense, and the experience in the game can be changed according to your ideas!

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.4
Release 01 Oct 2021

Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.

Price -80% 3.90€
Rating 7.3
Release 29 Sep 2021

SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER

A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.

Price 3.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 24 Sep 2021

Arboria

Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.

Price -89% 1.90€
Rating 7.4
Release 09 Sep 2021

Dice Legacy

Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world.

Price -74% 3.84€
Rating 6.7
Release 09 Sep 2021

Armoured Commander II

In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight with and against over 800 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.

Price -80% 1.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 04 Sep 2021

Cloud Gardens

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 01 Sep 2021

Star Dynasties

Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 01 Sep 2021

Rift Wizard

Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.7
Release 01 Sep 2021

Townscaper

Instant town building toy

Price -70% 1.77€
Rating 9.3
Release 26 Aug 2021

Beat Blast

Create musical beats that kill. Beat Blast is a music maker, bullet hell, dungeon crawler, roguelite. Battle through dungeons and defeat big bosses. Collect weapons, passives and musical instruments!

Price 10.79€
Rating 8.3
Release 25 Aug 2021

Conquest of Elysium 5

Conquest of Elysium 5 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.

Price 28.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 17 Aug 2021

Road 96 🛣️

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Price 19.96€
Rating 9.0
Release 16 Aug 2021

The Doors of Trithius

The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 15 Aug 2021

City of Gangsters

In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.

Price 28.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 09 Aug 2021

Lifeslide

Embark on a challenging journey through life as you master the art of paper plane flight.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.6
Release 06 Aug 2021

Jupiter Hell

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

Price 20.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 05 Aug 2021

EVERSLAUGHT

Traverse an ancient city with randomly generated dungeons, discover rare loot, upgrade your gear, level up your skills and engage in visceral combat with completely unrestricted VR movement!

Price 16.79€
Rating 6.1
Release 31 Jul 2021

Tribes of Midgard

A vibrant blend of survival and action RPG for 1-10 players! Craft legendary items, grow your home base and embark on an epic journey through procedural realms to face towering creatures hel-bent on unleashing Ragnarök. Valhalla can wait, Einherjar!

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 27 Jul 2021

Combots

Combots is a multiplayer robot war shooter set in fully procedurally generated maps with the physical environment.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 08 Jul 2021

The Fermi Paradox

The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.

Price 15.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Jul 2021

Most played procedural generation games on Steam

Take a look at the top procedural generation games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of May 02nd 2025.

1. Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring badass space Dwarves, 100% destructible environments, procedurally-generated caves, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Deep Rock Galactic is a dwarf, co-op and pve game developed by Ghost Ship Games and published by Coffee Stain Publishing. Released on May 13th 2020 has received 339,834 reviews of which 330,525 were positive and 9,309 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played procedural generation game, thanks to its 5,971 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.6
330,525
9,309

5,971
players

2. Caves of Qud

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. Caves of Qud is a procedural generation, turn-based combat and open world game developed by Freehold Games and published by Kitfox Games. Released on December 05th 2024 has received 10,272 reviews of which 9,783 were positive and 489 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. While seeing 366 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among procedural generation games based on player count.
9.2
9,783
489

366
players

3. Phoenix Point

The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods! Phoenix Point is a tactical, turn-based strategy and grand strategy game developed and published by Snapshot Games Inc.. Released on December 03rd 2020 has received 6,271 reviews of which 4,553 were positive and 1,718 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. While seeing 289 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among procedural generation games based on player count.
7.1
4,553
1,718

289
players

4. Dungeon Alchemist

Dungeon Alchemist is mapmaking software for tabletop RPG's that enables you to make amazing, high-quality maps in seconds! Dungeon Alchemist is a software, level editor and procedural generation game developed and published by Briganti. Released on March 31st 2022 has received 3,221 reviews of which 3,068 were positive and 153 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. With 173 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
9.1
3,068
153

173
players

5. Luck be a Landlord

Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions. Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder, deckbuilding and rogue-lite game developed and published by TrampolineTales. Released on January 06th 2023 has received 10,548 reviews of which 9,853 were positive and 695 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. With 158 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
9.1
9,853
695

158
players

6. Rogue Tower

Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend. Rogue Tower is a tower defense, strategy and rogue-like game developed and published by Die of Death Games. Released on January 28th 2022 has received 5,596 reviews of which 4,612 were positive and 984 were negative resulting in a rating of 8 out of 10. With 149 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
8
4,612
984

149
players

7. Baldi's Basics Plus

Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor. Baldi's Basics Plus is a rogue-like, stealth and horror game developed by Basically Games and published by Basically Games and LLC. Released on June 11th 2020 has received 7,145 reviews of which 6,982 were positive and 163 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. With 123 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
9.4
6,982
163

123
players

8. Neon Abyss

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset. Neon Abyss is a rogue-like, platformer and loot game developed by Veewo Games and published by Veewo Games and Team17. Released on July 14th 2020 has received 23,046 reviews of which 19,909 were positive and 3,137 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. With 112 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
8.5
19,909
3,137

112
players

9. Terraformers

Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one! Terraformers is a simulation, procedural generation and survival game developed by Asteroid Lab and published by Goblinz Publishing and IndieArk. Released on March 09th 2023 has received 3,234 reviews of which 2,853 were positive and 381 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
8.5
2,853
381

89
players

10. Gnomes

A turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde. Gnomes is a tower defense, turn-based and rogue-like game developed and published by DYSTOPIAN. Released on April 04th 2025 has received 625 reviews of which 616 were positive and 9 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played procedural generation games.
9.2
616
9

82
players

Best deals on procedural generation games on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of procedural generation games available on Steam right now, updated on May 02nd 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted procedural generation games.

1. Terraformers

Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one! Terraformers is a simulation, procedural generation and survival game developed by Asteroid Lab and published by Goblinz Publishing and IndieArk. Released on March 09th 2023 has received 3,234 reviews of which 2,853 were positive and 381 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Featuring a massive 95% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for procedural generation category.
8.5
2,853
381

-95% 20.00€ 1.00€

2. Neon Abyss

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset. Neon Abyss is a rogue-like, platformer and loot game developed by Veewo Games and published by Veewo Games and Team17. Released on July 14th 2020 has received 23,046 reviews of which 19,909 were positive and 3,137 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 87% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in procedural generation games.
8.5
19,909
3,137

-87% 19.38€ 2.52€

3. Pan'orama

Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends! Pan'orama is a city builder, building and relaxing game developed by Chicken Launcher and published by Awaken Realms. Released on May 09th 2023 has received 1,121 reviews of which 998 were positive and 123 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 74% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in procedural generation games.
8.4
998
123

-74% 13.58€ 3.53€

4. Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring badass space Dwarves, 100% destructible environments, procedurally-generated caves, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Deep Rock Galactic is a dwarf, co-op and pve game developed by Ghost Ship Games and published by Coffee Stain Publishing. Released on May 13th 2020 has received 339,834 reviews of which 330,525 were positive and 9,309 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 67% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
9.6
330,525
9,309

-67% 29.99€ 9.89€

5. Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks! Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure is a early access, building and singleplayer game developed by Massive Miniteam and published by HandyGames. Released on April 24th 2024 has received 1,385 reviews of which 1,229 were positive and 156 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a 46% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
8.4
1,229
156

-46% 30.15€ 16.28€

6. Rift Wizard 2

Rift Wizard 2 is a tough as nails traditional roguelike wizard simulator. You play as an immortal amnesiac wizard who must journey through the cosmos to defeat his nemesis. Each run, you'll build a unique repertoire of spells, passive skills, and magical artifacts. Rift Wizard 2 is a traditional roguelike, magic and procedural generation game developed and published by Dylan White. Released on January 31st 2025 has received 507 reviews of which 462 were positive and 45 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Currently offered at a 40% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
8.5
462
45

-40% 19.50€ 11.70€

7. Journey to the West Survivor

"Journey to the West Survivors" is a survivor-like game. You can choose from 12 interesting characters and combine various playstyles among over 200 skills. Additionally, you can get married, cultivate crops, build structures, recruit partners, and work together to fight against enemies. Journey to the West Survivor is a procedural generation, rogue-lite and rogue-like game developed by Buding Games and published by Leyo Games. Released on March 24th 2024 has received 420 reviews of which 341 were positive and 79 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. Currently offered at a 40% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
7.6
341
79

-40% 5.89€ 3.53€

8. Sodaman

Sodaman is a bullet-heaven roguelike where you play as a supersoldier fighting alien hordes with soda powers. Find game-breaking sodas and concoct custom cocktails. Discover planets, unlock weapons, sodas, cybernetics, power-up cards, and more. But first, crack open a cold one. Sodaman is a cyberpunk, bullet hell and action roguelike game developed by Tape Corps and published by GameDev.ist. Released on February 17th 2025 has received 464 reviews of which 370 were positive and 94 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. Currently offered at a 33% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
7.5
370
94

-33% 4.97€ 3.33€

9. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona

Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona is a text-based, simulation and rpg game developed and published by Huw Millward. Released on December 20th 2022 has received 1,982 reviews of which 1,901 were positive and 81 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a 30% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
9.1
1,901
81

-30% 9.75€ 6.82€

10. Microtopia

Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species! Microtopia is a colony sim, automation and procedural generation game developed by Cordyceps Collective and published by Goblinz Publishing and Gamirror Games. Released on February 18th 2025 has received 637 reviews of which 563 were positive and 74 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a 30% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for procedural generation games.
8.3
563
74

-30% 19.99€ 13.99€

Free procedural generation games on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play procedural generation games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on May 02nd 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play procedural generation games.

1. Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure

A Shipwrecked Adventure is a free prologue immersing you into the vast world of Tinkerlands. Uncover the story of the first survivors on these mystical islands. Explore the breathtaking archipelago, craft essential tools, build your settlement, and strive to survive! Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure is a open world survival craft, action-adventure and procedural generation game developed by CodeManu and Endless Coffee and published by HypeTrain Digital. Released on April 12th 2024 has received 2,025 reviews of which 1,910 were positive and 115 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free procedural generation games on Steam.
9.0
1,910
115

3
players

2. Madrun

Race against up to 7 other players online and create catastrophic chaos with items beyond insanity. Breaking the tradition of single-player, story-based platformers. Interested? This is the brand new 2D platformer experience you want. Madrun is a multiplayer, racing and 2d platformer game developed and published by Tianyu Cao. Released on April 11th 2020 has received 524 reviews of which 480 were positive and 44 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free procedural generation games on Steam.
8.5
480
44

3. Don't get lost

A procedurally-generated, open-world, first-person colony sim. Build colonies in an infinite world, alone or with friends via Steam or self-hosted multiplayer. Don't get lost is a colony sim, multiplayer and procedural generation game developed by Michael Hutcheon and published by miicck. Released on February 01st 2023 has received 453 reviews of which 361 were positive and 92 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free procedural generation games on Steam.
7.5
361
92

4. World Seed

A simple game with big ambitions. Fight creatures, explore the world and progress your character in this ever changing world. World Seed is a massively multiplayer, procedural generation and rogue-like game developed by Kortes and published by Ape Egg. Released on May 17th 2022 has received 335 reviews of which 251 were positive and 84 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free procedural generation games on Steam.
7.1
251
84