Roguelike for PC — top best games in the Roguelike genre

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

Game released: PC → 8 February 2022

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 16 May 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

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

Peak

Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 June 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A cooperative game in which 4 gamers try to climb to the top of a mountain. The heroes are lost on the island, and this is the only way to salvation. You need to...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 6 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...

RimWorld

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 17 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

Project Zomboid

Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 8 November 2013; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.4/10

A zombie apocalypse is about to occur in the world of Project Zomboid. So far, humanity has not understood what happened, but the houses still have water and...

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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

Game released: PC → 4 November 2014

Players: 8.6/10

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 sacrifice him. To...

Vampire Survivors

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

Early Access: PC → 17 December 2021; Game released: PC → 20 October 2022

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...

Mewgenics

Role-playing game, Arcade, Platformer, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 10 February 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A crazy cat-breeding RPG from the creator of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. This turn-based roguelike with draft simulator elements is a new challenge...

Soulstone Survivors

Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy, Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 7 November 2022; Game released: PC → 17 June 2025

Players: 9.5/10

An action RPG with roguelike elements, where the fantasy world is filled with hordes of monsters and giant bosses. The player becomes a Void Hunter, destroying...

Darkest Dungeon

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2015

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...

The Binding of Isaac

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

Game released: PC → 28 September 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The Binding of Isaac is a hardcore action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. The plot is based on one of the biblical stories. She will tell the...

Pacific Drive

Action, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration

Game released: PC → 21 February 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A racing survival game in which the main emphasis is on control and interaction with the car. The game takes place in the northwestern regions of the United States...

Cult of the Lamb

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Gunfire Reborn

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 23 May 2020; Game released: PC → 18 November 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Co-op shooter for up to four people. Players take on the role of heroes with unique abilities and go with friends to explore vast locations created at random. At...

Darkest Dungeon 2

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

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2021; Game released: PC → 8 May 2023

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...

The Red Solstice 2: Survivors

Arcade, Online, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics

Game released: PC → 17 June 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

The Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a continuation of the cooperative dynamic action game with strategy elements in a sci-fi setting. You will lead the secret special...

Barotrauma

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Early Access: PC → 6 June 2019; Game released: PC → 13 March 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A game about a submarine, which features procedural generation of tasks, a character editor and an online mode for 16 players. The gamer will be able to visit a...

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 14 February 2024; Game released: PC → 17 September 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Spin-off of the popular cooperative shooter Deep Rock Galactic, where bearded dwarves escape from a swarm of space bugs and mine precious minerals. As one of four...

Stoneshard

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

Early Access: PC → 6 February 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Stoneshard is a tactical RPG with roguelike elements and an open world from the creators of 12 is Better Than 6. You will embark on a grand journey across the...

Ravenswatch

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

Game released: PC → 26 September 2024; Early Access: PC → 6 April 2023

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...

Noita

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020; Early Access: PC → 24 September 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Noita is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will find procedural generation of levels, the irreversible death of the hero, as well...

Rogue: Genesia

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

Early Access: PC → 19 September 2022; Game released: PC → 7 March 2025

Players: 9.1/10

An arcade action roguelike where the world is completely drowning in hordes of enemies. Hundreds and thousands of monsters, bosses, chaos - all this in a fantasy...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 6 December 2018; Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Crab Champions

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 1 April 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A multiplayer shooter where players take on the role of a crab as he travels through exotic islands, fighting hordes of enemies and collecting loot. The game has 3...

30XX

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Early Access: PC → 17 February 2021; Game released: PC → 9 August 2023

Metacritic: 84/100

Dynamic action-platformer inspired by the Mega Man series. The game is a direct sequel to 20XX. The events of the game begin with the protagonist awakening after a...

Enter the Gungeon

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

Game released: PC → 5 April 2016

Players: 9.3/10

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...

FTL: Faster Than Light

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.8/10

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 secret information...

The Last Stand: Aftermath

Roguelike, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, Action, Survival, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 9.6/10

The Last Stand: Aftermath is a post-apocalyptic action game with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in a world in which humanity...

Megabonk

Action, Third-person view, Roguelike, Survival

Game released: PC → 18 September 2025

Players: 7.3/10

A fast-paced game where you battle endless hordes of enemies and become increasingly stronger with each level. You can upgrade your weapons and create unique...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 29 September 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Death Must Die

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 14 November 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.7/10

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which a group of brave heroes challenge Death itself. Many heroes throughout history have journeyed to the...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk

Early Access: PC → 16 August 2023; Game released: PC → 14 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A dynamic action roguelike in the BlazBlue universe. Familiar characters from the series team up to overcome various challenges and fight hordes of enemies who want...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 27 September 2022; Game released: PC → 23 June 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

Diplomacy is Not an Option

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 9 February 2022; Game released: PC → 4 October 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The game combines city building, real-time strategy and castle defense mechanics, turning each battle into a large-scale challenge. The main character is a medieval...

Gloomhaven

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

Early Access: PC → 17 July 2019; Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the board game of the same name. Players embark on an exciting journey through terrifying dungeons...

Hades 2

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

Early Access: PC → 6 May 2024; Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Tap Ninja

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

Game released: PC → 17 March 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Tap Ninja is an adventure arcade clicker with role-playing elements and a side view in a medieval setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a warlike...

Crime Boss: Rockay City

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike

Game released: PC → 28 March 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 50/100

The leaders of several criminal gangs, including Travis Baker, the main character, are aiming for the place of the town's crime boss. He is looking for new members...

BALL x PIT

Action, Top-down view, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 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...

Roguelike

Best Games in the Roguelike genre for PC