Roguelike for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Roguelike genre

Terraria - a game in the Roguelike genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2019

Players: 8.3/10

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 items, build...

Moonlighter

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...

Hades 2

Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2025

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 94/100

A continuation of the roguelike Hades, taking players into even deeper and darker layers of ancient Greek mythology. This time the story revolves around Melinoe...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Sifu

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Beat them all, Roguelike, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Hurricane hand-to-hand combat with a multitude of enemies from the creators of Absolver. A young kung fu student embarks on a path of revenge. Chasing shadows...

Loop Hero

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...

Cult of the Lamb

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Cult of the Lamb is a dark action roguelike with base building and dungeon crawling. The main character is an possessed lamb who was once saved from death by a...

Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop

Simulation, Puzzle, Roguelike, Logic, Procedural generation, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2024

Players: 3/10

An unusual simulator of spaceship mechanics with bagel elements. At a maintenance station far from the busy space highways, on a small asteroid, mechanic Wilbur...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

Action, Top-down view, Comics, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael set off on a journey through New York in search of Master Splinter, who has been kidnapped by the Foot Clan. The...

Absolum

Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Dynamic action-clip from the creators teenage mutant ninja turtles: shredder's revenge and streets of rage 4. The main action unfolds in the world of Talam, where...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...

Balatro

Roguelike, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A card roguelike with deck building, created based on the principles of poker, where the interaction of elements helps to win big. The game requires you to combine...

The Ouroboros King

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2024

An unusual strategy game that combines classic chess with roguelike elements. Each playthrough offers a new set of challenges, forcing you to adapt to changing...

Ravenswatch

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...

Sworn

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2025

Players: 10/10

Cooperative roguelike that tells the story of journeys through the grim Camelot. Players take on the role of fearless knights to free the lands from the tyranny of...

Children of Morta

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Roguelike, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The game tells the story of the Bergson family, who live at the foot of a cursed mountain. An ancient evil has awakened and now only a famous family can stop it...

BALL x PIT

Action, Top-down view, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

An unexpected event has destroyed an entire city, leaving only an ominous pit in its place. Treasure hunters flock to this tomb in search of fortune. They explore...

The Last Spell

Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, in which, due to the Cataclysm caused by magicians, monsters began to appear everywhere, threatening humanity. A group...

Darkest Dungeon

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Darkest Dungeon is a unique party RPG, where the skills of your heroes are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real...

Slay the Spire

Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Slay the Spire is a card-based role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to climb to the top of a dark tower, passing...

Enter the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...

For the King

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...

Бессмертный. Сказки Старой Руси

Adventure, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2025

Players: 7.7/10

A card roguelike based on the “Tales of Old Rus'” universe, created by artist Roman Papsuev. It represents a modern interpretation of Slavic mythology and folk...

Risk of Rain Returns

Roguelike, Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A completely revamped version of the original 2013 game. After a spaceship crash, the main character and their team find themselves on a hostile planet. To survive...

Road 96

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Interactive movie, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 August 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Road 96 is a thrilling, interactive, first-person adventure that pays tribute to various road movies, as well as the work of cinema legends such as Quentin...

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Turn-based, Roguelike, Old school, Medieval era

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2026

Remaster Defender of the Crown — a game that became a hit in 1986. The original project is dedicated to medieval Britain. The player needs to capture enemy...

Caves of Qud

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2026

Metacritic: 91/100

A turn-based RPG from the minds of Sproggiwood. The game world is generated anew each time, offering unique adventures with each visit. The environment can be...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2023

Players: 10/10

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Portal Knights

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2026

A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...

The Rogue Prince of Persia

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2025

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Adventure action roguelike in the Prince of Persia series. The game tells the story of the Prince's confrontation with the Huns, who fell under the influence of...

OTXO

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2024

Metacritic: 77/100

A dynamic top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where the search for a missing beloved leads the main character to a mysterious mansion that hides many secrets...

Soul Knight

Free game, Arcade, Roguelike, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Soul Knight is a free-to-play pixel roguelike with randomly generated dungeons and a top-down view for mobile platforms. In the game you need to clear levels from...

PlateUp!

Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Casual game, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023

Players: 7.6/10

PlateUp! is a top-down cooperative action roguelike where you manage a restaurant. First you have to choose a layout, furnish the establishment with furniture...

Wildfrost

Roguelike, Card game, Tactics, Turn-based, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2023

Metacritic: 80/100

The bitter cold has conquered the world, but Snowdwell and its inhabitants have become humanity's last hope to fight the eternal winter. As players progress, they...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

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Best Games in the Roguelike genre for Nintendo Switch