The roguelike genre has no shortage of dungeon crawlers, but Delve Survivors is looking to distinguish itself by combining traditional turn-based combat with the increasingly popular survivor-style gameplay formula. Developed by NGJ Co. Ltd. and iDiOSLAB, the retro-inspired dungeon adventure launches today, November 12, 2026, on Steam for $12.99 USD, with a 15% launch discount available for its first 14 days. Players can also pick up an Original Soundtrack Bundle alongside the release.
A new launch trailer offers a closer look at what awaits adventurers, showcasing the game’s combination of grid-based combat, dungeon exploration and increasingly dangerous enemy encounters. Rather than simply throwing players into waves of monsters and relying on reflexes, Delve Survivors makes every move count. Each action advances time, giving players control over the pace of combat while forcing them to think carefully about positioning, abilities and their next move.
The result is an interesting combination of strategic dungeon crawling and survivor-style chaos. Players will descend into procedurally generated dungeons, battle increasingly dangerous enemy hordes, collect randomized loot and develop their characters through an assortment of skills, abilities, summons, area attacks and status effects. With unpredictable environments and randomized rewards, no two expeditions are intended to play out quite the same way.
There is plenty of dungeon exploration to get through, too. Delve Survivors features nine main dungeons, each with its own environments, enemy varieties, elite encounters and bosses. Those who manage to overcome the main adventure can push their characters further in The Abyss, a challenging endgame dungeon spanning 100 floors. Between expeditions, a Town Hub provides a place to upgrade equipment, improve character attributes, purchase supplies and prepare for the next descent.
One of the more interesting aspects of Delve Survivors is how it approaches difficulty and character progression. Rather than forcing everyone into the same punishing roguelike experience, the game offers three distinct modes that change what happens when a character falls in battle.
Casual Mode provides a more forgiving adventure, allowing players to retain their loot and world progression after death. Casual Rogue introduces a greater degree of risk by resetting dungeon progress while preserving collected equipment. For those who want the full consequences of a traditional roguelike, Hardcore Mode takes things considerably further, wiping out both loot and progression upon death.
These options give players considerable freedom in deciding how much they want to put on the line. Those interested in exploring the dungeons without worrying about losing everything can settle into Casual Mode, while players looking for a more traditional roguelite progression system have Casual Rogue. Hardcore Mode, meanwhile, is reserved for adventurers willing to risk everything on each expedition.
With its pixel-inspired presentation, procedural dungeon layouts, strategic combat and sizeable endgame challenge, Delve Survivors offers an intriguing alternative to more conventional survivor-style games. Its combination of turn-based tactics and overwhelming enemy encounters could make for an appealing experience for players who enjoy both classic dungeon crawlers and modern roguelikes.
Delve Survivors is available now on Steam for $12.99 USD, with a 15% launch discount running for the first 14 days. The game is designed as a single-player experience, putting the emphasis on solo dungeon exploration, character development and surviving whatever awaits on the next floor.