Roguelike 2014 — top best games in the Roguelike genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online

May 16, 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various...

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Replayability

November 4, 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike, Space

February 24, 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

June 27, 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space

September 14, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out...

Dungeon of the Endless

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

October 27, 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet...

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie

July 4, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to...

bit Dungeon

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Action

March 19, 2013

Steam: 89/100

bit Dungeon is a top-down arcade action roguelike with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. A dynamic pixel game awaits you about a hero...

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

August 5, 2014

Steam: 92/100

A classic turn-based roguelike where each run offers a new challenge. Randomly generated dungeons, enemies, items, and events make every expedition...

Don't Starve: Reign of Giants

Simulation, Action, DLC, Isometric, Roguelike, Survival, Indie, Adventure

April 2, 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Don't Starve: Reign of Giants is an add-on for an action-adventure game with survival elements. The game world has become even larger and more...

Sproggiwood

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Roguelike, Adventure, Procedural generation

October 24, 2014

Steam: 79/100

Sproggiwood is an arcade RPG with action and roguelike elements with an isometric view. You are a simple farmer from the peaceful island of Clog. One...

Vertical Drop Heroes

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game

July 26, 2014

Steam: 75/100

Vertical Drop Heroes is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game, you can choose one of three available...

Ziggurat

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

October 23, 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Ziggurat is a first-person shooter with roguelike elements, inspired by the Hexen and Painkiller series. You have to put on the skin of a sorcerer...

Wayward Souls

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Indie

April 24, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Wayward Souls is a fantasy action roguelike and dungeon crawler with procedurally randomized levels and permanent character death. Combat rewards...

Battleheart Legacy

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Indie

May 28, 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Battleheart Legacy is an action role-playing game with an isometric fantasy style view. Players can face a variety of powerful enemies, meet strange...

Paranautical Activity

Action, Shooter, Indie, Roguelike, First-person view

February 14, 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Paranautical Activity is a dynamic indie shooter with a first-person view and roguelike elements. The game features randomly generated levels...

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike

September 30, 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This pixel-art RPG with roguelike elements follows the threat posed by the Sons of Dawn, a cult seeking to awaken an ancient god. The player forms a...

A Wizard's Lizard

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Roguelike, Indie

June 16, 2014

Steam: 69/100

An isometric action RPG with roguelike elements, A Wizard's Lizard follows a wizard’s loyal pet lizard on a quest to rescue its master in Amberfall...

Fates Forever

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Isometric, Roguelike

July 2, 2014

Metacritic: 82/100

An isometric action RPG with roguelike elements, Fates Forever centers on online team-based PvP battles. Players can team up with friends and enter...

1Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Turn-based, Roguelike, Indie

July 23, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 60/100

1Quest is a turn-based action RPG in the roguelike genre. You have 7 days before they can begin their evil ritual of summoning an ancient demon by...

Threes!

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row), Roguelike

February 5, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A minimalist and colorful puzzle where simple rules give birth to unexpected depth. On the playing field, you need to connect tiles with numbers to...

Tower of Guns

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Replayability, Comics

March 4, 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Tower of Guns sends players through a tower whose levels, enemies, and power-ups change...

Depths of Tolagal

Action, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Turn-based

December 11, 2014

Steam: 92/100

This tactical roguelike sends the hero into the dark dungeons of Tolagal to find a missing apprentice. Whether the apprentice entered willingly or...

Full Mojo Rampage

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

May 8, 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This top-down roguelike is set in a world of Voodoo, where a keeper faces evil and searches for voodoo dolls and mojos—amulets and trinkets that...

bit Dungeon 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Action

December 15, 2014

Steam: 82/100

bit Dungeon 2 is an arcade indie action game with a top-down view and role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. You have to go into dangerous...

10,000,000

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row), Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view

August 29, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

10,000,000 — Action role-playing roguelike in a fantasy style with puzzle elements and a side view. In this game you have to run non-stop...

Tainted Keep

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike

August 4, 2013

Tainted Keep is a third-person role-playing game with action, indie and roguelike elements from Ravn Studio AS. The main publisher of the game is...

Siralim

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Dungeons

June 17, 2014

Steam: 83/100

Siralim is an indie action role-playing game in the bagel genre. In this game you have to fight your way through randomly generated dungeons and...

Pixel Piracy

Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Platformer, Indie, Sandbox, Side view, Roguelike

July 31, 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Crusaders Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Roguelike

December 11, 2014

Crusaders Quest is a role-playing game with action and roguelike elements from the developers of the Toast Dept. studio. The main publisher of the...

WazHack

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

January 10, 2013

Steam: 89/100

WazHack is an action role-playing strategy game in the roguelike genre. There are over 300 unique items to find, and you'll invent your own solutions...

Hail to the King: Death Bat

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Roguelike

October 16, 2014

Hail to the King: Death Bat is an isometric RPG with action and roguelike elements from Subscience Studios. The game is published by Avenged...

Bug Heroes 2

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Roguelike

February 19, 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action game blends strategy and defensive gameplay, with a squad of insect heroes battling enemies. Bug Heroes 2 features 25 heroes with...

Death Skid Marks

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Racing, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

November 21, 2014

Steam: 90/100

Death Skid Marks is a top-down arcade roguelike about a violent road trip to a music concert along Route 666. The player fights enemies from behind...

Heroes and Castles

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Roguelike

January 17, 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person action RPG combines strategy and castle defense, casting the player as a defender facing an invading army of undead, orcs, and...

Awakened Fate: Ultimatum

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

September 25, 2014

Metacritic: 65/100

A fantasy role-playing game set several years after the events of The Guided Fate Paradox. The game is played from a third-person perspective, with...