Roguelike Games reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 187 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 24 posts to rank the best Roguelike Games brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/roguelikes, r/iosgaming, r/roguelites, r/gamingsuggestions, r/gaming. Top-rated brands include Dead Cells (4.7/5), Brogue (4.2/5), Vampire Survivors (4.8/5).
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Reviews187
Subreddits15
Posts24
Brands99
Products2
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#1
Dead Cells
4.7
(12)
"Dead cells ftw!!"
"Dead cells I bought during early access and still pay."
"Dead Cells for sure. Ticks a lot of boxes."
"Dead Cells"
"I think you'll like Dead Cells a lot."
"Dead cells... die, learn, repeat."
"Dead cell is very good"
"Dead Cells"
"That leaves out The Rogue Prince of Persia, Dead Cells."
"Maybe Dead Cells. It has an assist mode so you can actually stop it from being a roguelite, when you die you just respawn near where you died."
#2
Brogue
4.2
(6)
"Brogue is the best roguelike I've ever played."
"Brogue"
"Brogue was a direct influence on Pixel Dungeon, so I would start there."
"Take a swing at Brogue if you want a free, super refined, easy to get into traditional Roguelike!"
"For a beginner I'd definitely recommend Brogue."
"Brogue."
#3
Vampire Survivors
4.8
(5)
"Vampire Survivors at Balatro."
"Example vampire survivor"
"Vampire Survivors is insanely fun and gets better and better the more you play."
"Vampire Survivors is the one roguelike I genuinely enjoy."
"But for me Vampire Survivors worked for the sa"
#4
The Binding of Isaac
4.8
(5)
"I'd recommend Binding of Isaac Repentance for a game you should buy."
"Tiny rogues, Isaac or Rogue legacy 2"
"Binding of Isaac is amazing."
"Rush Rover, Binding of Isaac, Soul Knight."
"Roguelikes huh? Maybe the Binding of Isaac"
#5
Slay the Spire
4.6
(5)
"Slay the Spire is an all time great."
"- Slay the Spire"
"I'm playing slay the spire and monster train on my pc (steam)"
"Slay the Spire is also great - but it's a deck builder, so might won't fit for everybody."
"Slay the Spire maybe? Really good game."
#6
Wizard of Legend
4.5
(4)
"Wizard of Legend is tough.. albeit *extremely* fun co-op. Highly recommend."
"My favorite is wizard of legend but I'm biased because I like magic games."
"Wizard of legend is really great."
"Wizard of Legend sounds right up your alley."
#7
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
4.5
(4)
"It is very old, well balanced, and is chock full of content. It also has nice tiled graphics (with the option of not using them)."
"My favorite roguelike is Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, but not for the feint of heart."
"Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is one of my favourites."
"My first roguelike was Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup."
#8
Risk of Rain 2
4.3
(4)
"Risk of rain 2 if you haven't played it"
"Risk of Rain 2"
"Risk of Rain 2 is quite enjoyable."
#9
Pathos Nethack
4.0
(4)
"Pathos Nethack and OnebitAdventure"
"Pathos: Nethack Codex is also worth a try."
"Pathos is also great."
"Pathos Nethack is pretty neat"
#10
Gunfire Reborn
4.0
(4)
"I enjoyed Gunfire Reborn a lot more than RoR2, especially for multiplayer."
"Ember knights, gunfire, roboquest are our constant re-plays despite beating it and we thoroughly enjoyed Astral Ascent."
"I really like Gunfire Reborn"
"Gunfire Reborn"
#11
Wayward Souls
5.0
(3)
"Wayward Souls."
"For action: wayward souls."
"Wayward Souls. This game is mentioned on the sub all the time but it really does live up to expectations."
#12
Astral Ascent
5.0
(3)
"Beautiful game, great story, roguelite beat-em-up/fighting-game."
"Great game. Get it if you liked Dead Cells"
"We thoroughly enjoyed Astral Ascent."
#13
Hades
5.0
(3)
"Hades (and then Hades 2 EA) is a must imo."
"Well Hades power upgrade system IS part of what defineds oguelikes."
"Hades is the best one in my opinion. It requires a netflix sub though, but a solid combat, decent graphics and it even has a story."
#14
Caves of Qud
5.0
(3)
"Another vote for Caves of Qud."
"Caves of Qud is amazing."
"Try Caves of Qud. It was my first and it's amazing."
#15
Pixel Dungeon
4.7
(3)
"Try 'Pixel dungeon'. Great and very addictive game."
"Pixel Dungeon. One of my absolute favorites."
"I would recommend pixel dungeon or shattered pixel dungeon."
#16
Dungeon of the Endless
4.3
(3)
"Dungeon of the Endless"
"I've enjoyed Dungeon of the Endless out of the lot."
#17
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
4.3
(3)
"Shattered Pixel Dungeon is free and simultaneous turn based."
"Easiest newer ones to get into are definitely Shattered Pixel Dungeon as well as Yet Another Pixel Dungeon."
"I think 'Shattered Pixel Dungeon' is really good!"
#18
Monster Train
4.3
(3)
"Monster train slaps super hard."
"Monster Train, Ring of Pain are obvious suggestions IMO, I find them to be the 2nd/3rd best deckbuilder games after StS."
"Monster Train is also great if you want a similar vibe to StS."
#19
Noita
4.3
(3)
"This game is insanely good and satisfying once you get the hang of things."
"Noita is great but it is hard, unforgiving, and very deep."
"Noita being the next on the OP's list, or at least next after Isaac."
#20
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
4.3
(3)
"Try the ultimate rougelike.. Cataclysm:Dark Days Ahead (CDDA). Not like your request much, but somehow infinitely more."
"My favourites are CataclysmDDA and Caves of Qud."
"It's not really beginner friendly but I play Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead."
#21
GnollHack
4.0
(3)
"GnollHack’s mobile version just got moved from testing to production (i.e., out of beta now), so it is now available directly in AppStore (and Google Play Store as before)."
"Gnollhack mobile has been fantastic so far, but it is still in Testing and not full release so my saves get erased on every update :("
"If you are on mobile, you can try GnollHack. It's interface has beem inspired by Pathos, Shattered Pixel Dungeon, and Cardinal Quest 2."
#22
Golden Krone Hotel
4.0
(3)
"Golden Krone Hotel."
"Golden Krone Hotel is a good way to go for a simple yet super fun RL"
"Golden Krone Hotel or Cardinal Quest 2"
#23
Roboquest
4.0
(3)
"Roboquest is a great coop game"
"Ember knights, gunfire, roboquest are our constant re-plays despite beating it and we thoroughly enjoyed Astral Ascent."
"Roboquest"
#24
Rogue Fable 3
4.0
(3)
"I'm glad someone else recommended Rogue Fable 3 because I feel like it is the gateway drug to DCSS."
"Rogue fable 3"
"Rogue Fable 3 is very similar to pixel dungeon, approachable, deep, has animation/sprites, and is generally made to be played by newcomers yea."
#25
Balatro
5.0
(2)
"Balatro, Slay the Spire, Loop Hero, Slice & Dice, Pixel Dungeon, Magic Survival/Vampire Survivors!"
"Balatro - Best time sinker. Makes your brain work"
#26
Against the Storm
5.0
(2)
"I highly recommend Against The Storm - I'm not a huge fan of RTS games, but this one stole 150h of my time."
"Against the Storm is quite different from the others on your list, but it’s become one of my all-time favorites."
#27
Delver
4.5
(2)
"I'm a total drooling fanboy for that one."
"Delver is pretty good."
#28
Cardinal Quest II
4.5
(2)
"Cardinal Quest 2, it’s free and a tonne of fun to play."
"For turn based: cardinal quest II."
#29
Enter the Gungeon
4.5
(2)
"Enter the gungeon, although it was pretty hard to me"
#30
Soul Knight
4.5
(2)
"Soul Knight - Dungeon crawler, bullet hell, roguelike + co-op and F2P"
"Soul knight."
#31
Tales of Maj'Eyal
4.5
(2)
"Tales of maj'eyal undoubtedly the best beginner roguelike."
"Tales of Maj'Eyal was what got me into the more traditional style of Roguelikes."
#32
Cogmind
4.5
(2)
"Just remembered Cogmind! It's probably the best stylized roguelike out there."
"For Roguelikes = Cogmind."
#33
Dungeons of Dredmore
4.0
(2)
"I would strongly disagree with some of the recommendations here and say you would be more at home with something like dungeons of dredmor."
"Another one that most people don't really think about, but is actually an AWESOME first roguelike is Dungeons of Dredmore."
#34
Death Must Die
4.0
(2)
"Death must die, it has uhh entities that pop up and chat like hades too. Plays a little closer to vampire survivors though."
"If you like Hades, you'll love Death Must Die"
#35
Path of Exile
4.0
(2)
"Path of exile and last Epoch are good to go for everyone imo though"
"The combat in Hades is basically just ARPG combat, so Diablo, path of exile, last epoch are the three I would recommend."
#36
One Step From Eden
4.0
(2)
"One step from eden, more people need to play this on this sub"
"One Step From Eden"
#37
Last Epoch
4.0
(2)
"Path of exile and last Epoch are good to go for everyone imo though"
"The combat in Hades is basically just ARPG combat, so Diablo, path of exile, last epoch are the three I would recommend."
#38
Tiny Rogues
4.0
(2)
"Tiny Rogues on steam. So far, it's been great. Runs can take anywhere from 20-40mins or so, metric tons of different weapons, skills, bunch of classes etc."
"Tiny rogues, Isaac or Rogue legacy 2"
#39
Halls of Torment
4.0
(2)
"Also check out Halls of Torment, it’s a Brotato/Vamp like but really engaging."
"Halls of Torment is also really good, and has a lot of unlockable content and meta-progression."
#40
Stoneshard
4.0
(2)
"Stoneshard with permadeath is pretty great"
"Stoneshard, Dungeonmans, Tangledeep, Tales of Maj'Eyal, Dungeons of Dreadmor, Shiren: the Wanderer, Chocobo Dungeon, Pokemon DX, Rogue Fable, Jupiter Hell, One Way Heroics, Rogue Empire, Omega Labyrinth Life, Sword of the Stars: The Pit."
#41
Cobalt Core
3.0
(2)
"Cobalt Core later at $14 on sale. I keep hearing people say it's easy. Yes, if you play on the normal/easy mode. I play on hard and it's a proper fair challenge."
"Cobalt core was a fine experience, not fine enough to let me recommend it to someone"
#42
Magic Survival
5.0
(1)
"Magic Survival"
#43
Into the Breach
5.0
(1)
"Into the Breach, Slay the Spire, 20 Minutes til Dawn, Downwell, Peglin, Plague Inc."
#44
Crypt of the Necrodancer
5.0
(1)
"I love Crypt of the Necrodancer."
#45
NeuroVoider
5.0
(1)
"Fast and easy to understand game with local coop up to 4 people."
#46
Streets of Rogue
5.0
(1)
"Great for co-op and very simple to learn with lots of little details to discover."
#47
Cavenoire
5.0
(1)
"Check cavenoire on GBC for the Isaac flavor."
#48
Mysterious Castle
5.0
(1)
"Is not included, but worth a look."
#49
Bit Dungeon
5.0
(1)
#50
100 Rogues
5.0
(1)
"100 Rogues! It rocks."
#51
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
5.0
(1)
"The Binding of Isaac:Rebirth."
#52
Pathos
5.0
(1)
"Pathos for sure, suuuuch a great roguelike."
#53
Darkest Dungeon
5.0
(1)
"Also check out Darkest Dungeon, tons of fun."
#54
Pixel Heroes: Byte and Magic
5.0
(1)
"Pixel Heroes: Byte and Magic."
#55
Wildfrost
5.0
(1)
"Wildfrost: I got about 50-60 hours out of it. Neat mechanic where the boss is your party from the last won run."
#56
DotAge
5.0
(1)
"I can't recommend DotAge enough, it's a turn-based city-builder roguelike and it's fantastic."
#57
Spiritfall
5.0
(1)
"Spiritfall! It's like the lovechild of Hades and Super Smash Bros. Picked it up last week and cannot put it down!"
#58
Angband
5.0
(1)
"I love Angband and you can watch a YouTube video of me showing how to play. It is a complicated game but it’s super fun with a tremendous amount of replay value."
#59
Windblown
4.0
(1)
"It’s in EA, but it’s fucking good."
#60
Otherworld Legends
4.0
(1)
"I do not see many mentions for Otherworld Legends, which I think is high quality."
#61
TGGW
4.0
(1)
"Yeah I second TGGW, this is a great game."
#62
Rogue Empire
4.0
(1)
"I've been having a lot of fun with 'Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG'."
#63
Rogue Depths
4.0
(1)
"RogueDepths - my mostly like and fav rogue-like game."
#64
Pocket Rogues
4.0
(1)
"I like Pocket Rogues!"
#65
Children of Morta
4.0
(1)
"Children of Morta is very solid and has local coop as a bonus"
#66
Curse of the Dead Gods
4.0
(1)
"If hades is a favorite, you could give Curse of the Dead God a try."
#67
Cataclysm: DDA
4.0
(1)
"I wholeheartedly recommend Cataclysm: DDA."
#68
Jupiter Hell
4.0
(1)
"Here are the ones I play and enjoy: Jupiter Hell."
#69
Sky Rogue
4.0
(1)
"Sky Rogue."
#70
Starward Rogue
4.0
(1)
"Starward Rogue."
#71
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
4.0
(1)
"Sword of the Stars: The Pit. I've heard several people call it a sci-fi version of Dungeons of Dredmor."
#72
In Celebration of Violence
4.0
(1)
"I enjoy playing 'In celebration of violence' cool game to play for hours."
#73
Risk of Rain
4.0
(1)
"The first risk of rain is amazing and the second is good too."
#74
The Ground Gives Way
4.0
(1)
"I really like The Ground Gives Way."
#75
ADOM
4.0
(1)
"ADOM, DoomRL / DRL, and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup are a good primer for classic roguelikes."
#76
DCSS
4.0
(1)
"DCSS is a good starter."
#77
FTL
4.0
(1)
"Well FTL is one of the games that kicked off the Roguelite craze."
#78
Hoplite
4.0
(1)
"Hoplite isn't fully roguelike, but is a great and simple turn-based dungeon descent game."
#79
Dungeon Survivor 2
4.0
(1)
"Dungeon Survivor 2. Vampires fall and dungeon survival are good."
#80
Sir Questionnaire
4.0
(1)
"Sir Questionnaire is a great little rogue game."
#81
Space Grunts
4.0
(1)
"Space Grunts just came out last week."
#82
Legends of Yore
4.0
(1)
"Legends of Yore is my go-to dungeon crawler on Android."
#83
Lost Labyrinth
4.0
(1)
"I liked Lost Labyrinth."
#84
Dweller
4.0
(1)
"Check out Dweller."
#85
Doom
4.0
(1)
"Not a roguelike, but Doom RPG was really good"
#86
Undermine
4.0
(1)
"One I don't see mentioned often is Undermine. It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it does everything right. Great pixel art too"
#87
Diablo 2 Resurrected
4.0
(1)
"Also if you don’t mind older games that still have support, check out Diablo 2 resurrected."
#88
30XX
4.0
(1)
"30xx has this. It's a roguelike by default, but it also has "Mega Mode" which has the power-up gameplay you're looking for, without the unforgiving deaths you don't like."
#89
Chronicon
4.0
(1)
"Maybe Chronicon - it's an ARPG (similar to Diablo/Path of Exile/Last Epoch). Imo it has an amazing balance between getting meaningfully stronger at semi-frequent intervals, and sustaining that pace throughout the whole game."
#90
Diablo 2
4.0
(1)
"Try Diablo 2 or Titan Quest."
#91
Diablo
4.0
(1)
"The combat in Hades is basically just ARPG combat, so Diablo, path of exile, last epoch are the three I would recommend."
#92
Unknown Nights
4.0
(1)
"For good roguey games i'd also recommend unknown nights, imbroglio, quest of dungeons, and either buriedbornes game."
#93
iNetHack2
4.0
(1)
"My personal top 3: iNetHack2, Rogue Touch and Mines of Moria."
#94
Rogue Touch
4.0
(1)
"My personal top 3: iNetHack2, Rogue Touch and Mines of Moria."
#95
Mines of Moria
4.0
(1)
"My personal top 3: iNetHack2, Rogue Touch and Mines of Moria."
#96
Yet Another Pixel Dungeon
4.0
(1)
"Easiest newer ones to get into are definitely Shattered Pixel Dungeon as well as Yet Another Pixel Dungeon."
#97
Necrosmith
4.0
(1)
"Necrosmith one an two."
#98
Caves
3.0
(1)
"Caves https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thirty.six.dev.underworld"
#99
TOME 4
3.0
(1)
"Tome4"
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