Best Roguelike Games
Roguelikes and roguelites we have reviewed, ranked by our own score with a verdict for every entry.
Ranked from 60 published games reviews · 3 of 60 are free · newest review Oct 2026
- Ranked
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- 01Spelunky 2Spelunky 2 doesn't just expand on its legendary predecessor; it deepens the abyss, weighing risk against reward through procedurally generated punishm...9.7Outstanding
- 02Into the BreachInto the Breach is one of the very best in its category — a turn-based tactics game of near-perfect design that turns mech combat into a brutally fair...9.7Outstanding
- 03Slay the SpireSlay the Spire blends roguelike mechanics and deck-building into an endlessly replayable and deeply strategic experience, with every run demanding fre...9.7Outstanding
- 04BalatroBalatro is a roguelike deckbuilder built with unusual care, turning the humble poker hand into a vibrant, strategic engine through its 150-plus Joker ...9.6Outstanding
- 05BrogueBrogue proves that stripping away the bloat of traditional RPGs creates a more intense, tactically pure experience. It stands among the very best of i...9.5Outstanding
- 06Dungeon Crawl Stone SoupDungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a roguelike built on unforgiving, emergent tactical play, delivering a depth of experience that demands respect and reward...9.5Outstanding
- 07InscryptionInscryption fuses psychological horror with genre-bending design, a game that plays its players with the same ruthless ingenuity they use to play its ...9.5Outstanding
- 08Hitman: World of AssassinationNearly a decade of the finest sandbox stealth ever made, bundled into one package and playable on everything from a gaming rig to an iPhone. The alway...9.4Outstanding
- 09Enter the GungeonEnter the Gungeon pairs mechanical precision with a punishing difficulty curve that stays fair, thanks to a refined core combat loop and imaginative w...9.4Outstanding
- 10Shogun ShowdownShogun Showdown shows tactical restraint, proving that a single dimension is all you need for a deep, punishing, and utterly addictive strategy experi...9.4Outstanding
- 11The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth" is a carefully crafted, endlessly compelling exercise in emergent gameplay and dark allegory — one of the very best in...9.4Outstanding
- 12Caves of QudCaves of Qud is one of the very best roguelikes ever made — a deep well of emergent narrative and world-building that relentlessly rewards diligent ...9.4Outstanding
- 13Rift WizardIts deterministic design strips away the safety nets of modern roguelikes to reveal a terrifyingly deep tactical engine. It is a grueling, "open-book"...9.3Outstanding
- 14Cobalt CoreCobalt Core transcends its roguelike deck-builder lineage with an ingenious single-axis combat system, delivering a relentlessly engaging and deeply s...9.3Outstanding
- 15Slice & DiceSlice & Dice is one of the very best tactical roguelikes available, a game whose probabilistic combat blends the capricious whims of dice with profo...9.3Outstanding
- 16Nuclear ThroneVlambeer's magnum opus is a brutal, unapologetic lesson in game feel that turns every death into a desperate craving for just one more run. It deliver...9.2Outstanding
- 17Crypt of the NecroDancerCrypt of the NecroDancer fuses the roguelike and the rhythm game into a brilliantly punishing whole that is as demanding as it is rewarding. It stands...9.2Outstanding
- 18Card ThiefArnold Rauers' Card Thief distills the tension of stealth gameplay into a remarkably elegant and endlessly replayable solitaire experience that st...9.1Outstanding
- 19Shattered Pixel DungeonShattered Pixel Dungeon is one of the very best roguelikes available on any platform — a carefully crafted dungeon crawler that pairs punishing depth ...9.1Outstanding
- 20Darkest DungeonDarkest Dungeon is a punishing, deeply strategic, and psychologically taxing RPG whose stress system turns the roguelike dungeon crawl into a harrowin...9.1Outstanding
- 21DownwellDownwell proves how much tension a minimalist design can hold, turning a simple, gravity-fueled descent into a brutally elegant and endlessly replayab...9.1Outstanding
- 22FTL: Faster Than LightFTL: Faster Than Light builds relentless tension and real tactical consequence, packaging a brutal, endlessly replayable strategy core into a starship...9.1Outstanding
- 23CogmindCogmind is a brutally challenging yet intellectually rewarding roguelike whose deep customization and dynamic, reactive world that feels truly alive s...9.0Outstanding
- 24Tales of Maj'Eyal (ToME)A sharp, deeply tactical roguelike that strips away the genre's chores to expose a brutal, rewarding core of pure strategy. It falls short of flawless...8.9Great
- 25Monster TrainMonster Train is a multi-layered tactical card battler that reshapes the roguelike deck-building genre with its unique vertical battlefield and relent...8.9Great
- 26Dicey DungeonsDicey Dungeons re-engineers the dice roll from a cheap tool of random chance into a sharp, satisfying engine for tactical expression. It's one of the ...8.9Great
- 27Vault of the VoidVault of the Void is a rigorous, deeply rewarding take on the roguelike deckbuilder that systematically dismantles the RNG-heavy frustrations of the g...8.8Great
- 28Star of ProvidenceA surgically precise fusion of bullet-hell intensity and roguelike progression that demands mastery and rewards it. A clear recommendation for action ...8.8Great
- 29Rabbit and SteelRabbit and Steel is an improbable, high-octane success that distills the complex choreography of MMORPG raiding into a tight, solo or co-op roguelike ...8.8Great
- 30The Void Rains Upon Her HeartA strikingly cohesive design that swaps the standard murder-spree for a deeply personal, mechanically tight boss-rush experience. It is the rare rogue...8.8Great
- 31Mortal SinMortal Sin is a visceral, visually arresting melee-combat roguelike that channels the frenetic energy of Doom into something genuinely technical. It...8.8Great
- 32Brutal OrchestraA visceral, uncompromising tactical roguelike that transforms the afterlife into a vibrant hellscape of strategic resource management. It is as punish...8.8Great
- 33Dome KeeperDome Keeper is a sharp, focused take on the roguelike, built on a brutal, rhythmic loop of greed and consequence. It earns a strong recommendation, wi...8.8Great
- 34Desktop DungeonsDesktop Dungeons refines the roguelike genre into a potent, strategic puzzle experience, showing that real depth can emerge from brevity. We recommend...8.8Great
- 35MoonringMoonring is an uncompromising, beautifully eerie retro RPG that respects your intelligence, trading modern handholding for sharp tactical depth and ge...8.7Great
- 36ImbroglioMichael Brough took a 4x4 grid, sixteen weapons, and roughly zero explanation, and built one of the deepest tactics games on a phone. It demands more ...8.6Great
- 37Cinco PausMichael Brough's Portuguese-language mystery-box roguelike turns not knowing what your tools do into the entire game — and it's one of the smartest ...8.6Great
- 38Monster Train 2Shiny Shoe took a strong roguelike deckbuilder and made it deeper, denser, and more demanding without breaking what worked. Monster Train 2 is a s...8.6Great
- 39Path of AchraPath of Achra is a sharply focused roguelike that strips away the tedious micromanagement of traditional turn-based RPGs to deliver a satisfying san...8.6Great
- 40Gnorp ApologueThe Gnorp Apologue deftly fuses the addictive pull of idle progression with the strategic depth of roguelike decision-making, carving out a unique a...8.6Great
- 41Mimic LogicMimic Logic fuses cerebral puzzle-solving with the unforgiving loops of a roguelike, demanding sharp critical thinking and rewarding patience with gen...8.6Great
- 42GriftlandsGriftlands reshapes the roguelike deck-builder formula, weaving intricate card-battling mechanics with a branching, consequence-laden narrative. It's ...8.6Great
- 43Meteorfall: JourneysMeteorfall: Journeys is a smartly designed, mobile-first deck-builder with real strategic depth and a charming art style, offered as a complete prem...8.6Great
- 44Rogue VoltageRogue Voltage is one of the most structurally original roguelikes since Slay the Spire codified the genre — it replaces card draws with a hand-wired...8.5Great
- 45868-HACKMichael Brough packed remarkable strategic depth into a 6x6 grid, and 868-HACK still makes one of the sharpest cases that constraint — not content...8.5Great
- 46Dungeon ClawlerDungeon Clawler turns the most dangerous weapon in a dungeon into a poorly calibrated metal claw and a bad case of physics. It's a clever, genuinely f...8.5Great
- 47Luck be a LandlordA sharp, well-designed take on probability management that strips the predatory skin off slot machines to reveal a clever, satirical roguelike engine-...8.5Great
- 48MewgenicsMewgenics is a demanding, deeply addictive tactical roguelite whose ingenious cat breeding system and macabre charm make it easy to recommend — with r...8.5Great
- 49Astrea: Six-Sided OraclesAstrea: Six-Sided Oracles rethinks the roguelike deck-builder by swapping cards for a volatile, deeply strategic dice-based combat system. It's a ge...8.5Great
- 50Chrono ArkChrono Ark is a demanding, party-based tactical deck-builder that trades solo simplicity for a sophisticated synergy engine. It earns a clear recommen...8.4Great
- 51UnReal WorldAn uncompromising, hyper-realistic simulation of Iron Age Finland that makes modern survival titles look like theme parks. Dense, difficult, and deepl...8.4Great
- 52Jupiter HellChaosForge has done something rare: making a grid-based, turn-based roguelike feel like a kinetic shooter. It's a sharp, focused piece of mechanical d...8.4Great
- 53Cult of The LambMassive Monster's "Cult of the Lamb" offers a wickedly compelling fusion of roguelike dungeon-crawling and cult-management simulation — a distinctive,...8.4Great
- 54Loop HeroLoop Hero is a cleverly subversive RPG that finds real strength in restraint, turning the genre on its head by making you the architect of the hero's ...8.4Great
- 55Cultist SimulatorCultist Simulator is a brilliantly infuriating puzzle box that stands apart from most narrative games. It rewards intellect and patience with rich sto...8.4Great
- 56HopliteTwelve years after its seven-day birth, Hoplite remains a benchmark-free but genuinely excellent take on turn-based tactics on a phone. Four dollars b...8.3Great
- 57WargrooveWargroove earns its recommendation through sharp, deterministic tactics and a creative suite most studios would sell separately — but its punishing di...8.3Great
- 58Heat SignatureHeat Signature turns the standard "stealth-action" loop into a brilliant, high-stakes tactical puzzle built on consequences. It is one of the best "an...8.3Great
- 59Shotgun King: The Final CheckmateA sharp "what-if" game design that transforms the ossified rules of chess into a visceral, high-stakes roguelike where every shell counts — clearly re...8.3Great
- 60Backpack HeroBackpack Hero builds a compulsive loop around its central, clever premise: inventory as weapon. Rough edges and balance inconsistencies hold it back f...8.3Great
How we chose the best roguelike games
A roguelike is a bet that a run will still be interesting the twentieth time, so this list is built on replay structure: whether the randomisation produces decisions rather than noise, whether unlocks widen your options or just raise numbers, and whether a death teaches you something. Our reviews weigh the honesty of the difficulty curve and the length of a run against how much of it is downtime. Games wearing the label for one permadeath mode are kept out.
Ranking on this page is deliberately plain: each title is ordered by the score our review published, highest first, and a tie goes to the more recently reviewed product so a new verdict shows up straight away. Nothing is re-weighted for a store chart, a publisher or a release window, and no title is promoted for being well known. Price and platforms are read from each row rather than restated here, because they move.