Roguelike for Linux — top best games in the Roguelike genre / Page 5

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience - a game in the Roguelike genre

Action, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Role-playing game, Strategy

Early Access: Linux → 20 September 2018; Game released: Linux → 1 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience is a side-scrolling survival game with roguelike elements. You have to find the answer to the question: “If you were...

Sparklite

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

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2019

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Sparklite is an action-adventure RPG with roguelike elements and a top-down view. The game takes place in the unusual country of Geodia, where you can fight crowds...

Rogue State Revolution

Strategy, Roguelike, Isometric, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Sandbox, Grand strategy

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2021

Steam: 75/100

Rogue State Revolution is a tactical global strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. An exciting geopolitical roguelike awaits you, designed for both...

Mana Spark

Action, Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Dungeons, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2018

Steam: 80/100

Mana Spark is a top-down action adventure roguelike with soulslick elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore a dangerous dungeon and fight the...

Enchanted Cave 2

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

Game released: Linux → 3 June 2015

Steam: 89/100

Enchanted Cave 2 is a top-down action RPG in the roguelike genre. You'll delve into a strange cave with a seemingly endless supply of treasure, strategically...

Home Behind

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Side view, Survival

Game released: Linux → 3 June 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 53/100

Home Behind is a procedurally generated side-scrolling adventure RPG. You have to become a refugee who is fleeing a devastating war from his country to Europe...

Rezrog

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 31 May 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 44/100

Rezrog is a turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world, designed in the style of tabletop games. You will visit numerous dungeons that are randomly...

Songbringer

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Open world, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 1 September 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Songbringer is a top-down sci-fi RPG adventure with a procedurally generated world. The events of the game will tell about a hero who did not want to save the world...

Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Side view

Game released: Linux → 22 August 2018

Steam: 84/100

Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter with bagel elements in a sci-fi setting. The H-34-RT robot is activated on an abandoned space station...

Ziggurat 2

Roguelike, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Shooter, Dungeons

Game released: Linux → 29 October 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Ziggurat 2 is a roguelike with elements of a fantasy shooter and a first-person view. As a member of the most powerful magical order, your task is to protect...

RavenWeald

Free game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Isometric, Procedural generation, Adventure

Early Access: Linux → 13 January 2021; Game released: Linux → 8 September 2022

Steam: 89/100

A free strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. The main action takes place in a magical forest filled with deadly...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 10 September 2024

Steam: 70/100

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

Neon Spellstorm

Action, Top-down view, Roguelike, Fantasy, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 11 August 2025

Steam: 93/100

The player controls a wizard and travels through a neon world and fights monsters. You need to move quickly, as the tiles behind you crumble. There are 6 unique...

Vital Shell

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Combat robots, Roguelike, Old school, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 7 January 2026

Steam: 96/100

A sci-fi arena shooter with a top-down view and a visual style reminiscent of the PlayStation 1 era. The game allows players to control mechs inspired by classic...

Bard's Gold

Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Action

Game released: Linux → 14 August 2015

Steam: 82/100

A platforming roguelite with action elements, Bard's Gold follows a bard as he journeys through eerie worlds in search of the goblin who stole his gold. The player...

All Walls Must Fall

Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cyberpunk, Free game, Strategy, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 23 February 2018

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in an alternate reality where the Cold War did not end even in 2089. In the story, governments send their agents back in time to prevent a...

Xenon Valkyrie

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Linux → 3 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 64/100

Xenon Valkyrie is a side-scrolling action-adventure RPG with procedurally generated levels. You will travel to the deepest part of the moon to stop the evil witch...

Immortal Redneck

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

Game released: Linux → 25 April 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Immortal Redneck is a fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements. You will find unique arenas that are generated randomly, a wide arsenal of weapons...

Tangledeep

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Turn-based

Game released: Linux → 1 February 2018

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Tangledeep is a Japanese-style top-down indie roguelike RPG. You find yourself in amazing underground villages from which you have to find a way out to the surface...

GoNNER

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 12 October 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 79/100

GoNNER is a brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. The game tells the story of the friendship between Hiccup...

Deep Sixed

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Roguelike, Indie, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 12 February 2018

Steam: 85/100

Deep Sixed is an amazing simulator with a third-person view and roguelike elements. A secret corporation with a monopoly on the technology necessary to “bend space...

Basingstoke

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2018

Steam: 80/100

Basingstoke is an isometric arcade action game with roguelike and stealth elements. You will travel to the expanses of the post-apocalyptic world of Basingstoke...

Danger Gazers

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Linux → 2 January 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Danger Gazers is a cooperative dynamic top-down scrolling shooter with roguelike elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will have to use a vast...

From Orbit

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2019

Steam: 28/100

From Orbit is a sci-fi arcade action game with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. In the game you have to control the crew of a spaceship traveling...

Hell is Other Demons

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Side view, Roguelike, Indie, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 20 May 2019

Steam: 92/100

Hell is Other Demons is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game has you exploring a vast, hand-crafted world filled with...

Deep Space Survivor

Shooter, Space, Top-down view, Roguelike, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 20 June 2022; Game released: Linux → 5 August 2024

Steam: 100/100

A top-down space shooter where everything is tied to survival among waves of enemy ships. Controls are minimalistic: just the WASD or arrow keys to move the ship...

Godlike Burger

Top-down view, Arcade, Roguelike, Business / Management, Simulation, Strategy, Action

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2022

Players: 7/10

Steam: 75/100

The player controls the chef of a space restaurant. The main character cooks the best burgers from his alien guests. The character can use conventional weapons or...

Desktop Dungeons

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 18 April 2023

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Desktop Dungeons is a turn-based puzzle roguelike that sends a hero into fantasy dungeons laid out on a single screen. Each expedition takes place in a randomly...

Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon

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

Game released: Linux → 30 May 2014

Steam: 66/100

Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon is a top-down action RPG shooter set in dynamically generated dungeons filled with enemies. Pixel Boy descends into the...

Survivor Squad

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Indie, Zombies

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Steam: 67/100

This tactical action game with strategy elements follows a squad of survivors searching for supplies in a world overrun by the infected. The player commands up to...

Dungreed

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: Linux → 15 February 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Dungreed is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with roguelike elements. The events of the game will take you to a dark fantasy world, where an entire...

Space Grunts 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Card game, Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Roguelike

Early Access: Linux → 24 September 2019; Game released: Linux → 27 May 2020

Steam: 66/100

Space Grunts 2 is a continuation of the card role-playing game with strategy elements and turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. You will once again take on the...

Stellaris: Nemesis

Strategy, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), In real time, DLC, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 15 April 2021

Steam: 41/100

Stellaris: Nemesis is an expansion for the global real-time space strategy game Stellaris. In it, you will determine the fate of a galaxy descending into chaos...

Evertried

Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Puzzle

Game released: Linux → 21 October 2021

Steam: 71/100

Evertried is an isometric tactical strategy with turn-based battles and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. In a world of unshakable order, the Tower is a...

Duskers

Exploration, Space, Roguelike, Tactics, Top-down view, Science fiction, Horror

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2016

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The player controls a drone and explores abandoned spaceships to find means of survival and learn how the universe turned into a giant graveyard. Dangerous...

Halls of Torment: Prelude

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Free game, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Dungeons, Slasher

Game released: Linux → 9 March 2023

Steam: 92/100

Free prologue for the action RPG Halls of Torment. The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons, and magic. The game features over 30...

Midnight Riff

Roguelike, Side view, Music game, Fantasy, Indie, Casual game, Role-playing game

Game released: Linux → 21 June 2025

Steam: 93/100

A rhythm adventure where you place your own notes on a chart to fight your enemies. You can collect powerful relics that will help you become stronger and turn the...

Insider Trading

Strategy, Business / Management, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2026

Steam: 79/100

The player manipulates the stock market to gain profit. To do this, they need to collect a deck of cards that allow changing prices and controlling reactions to...

Dungeons of Dredmor

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Linux → 11 October 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A turn-based roguelike RPG set in a fantasy world where the magical bonds imprisoning the Dark Lord Dredmor in underground dungeons are weakening. The player takes...

Sword of the Stars: The Pit

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Procedural generation

Game released: Linux → 21 February 2013

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in the science-fiction universe of Sword of the Stars, where an expedition ventures into an ancient alien facility beneath the...

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Best Games in the Roguelike genre for Linux