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The best roguelikes and roguelites on PlayStation
Die, restart, get better: games with randomly built runs where every attempt plays out differently and you grow stronger bit by bit.
How to find games that really suit you: Select up to 5 games you have played and enjoyed. Playalike compares 20 traits such as combat, story and atmosphere and suggests games that hit exactly the same spot, even across genres.
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1 Hades
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Escape from the underworld as a roguelike with fast-paced combat and a story that grows with every run.
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2 Dead Cells
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A fast, fluid 2D roguelite with Metroidvania structure, where tight, punchy combat and a huge arsenal of weapons make every run feel different. Permanent unlocks and new routes give you a real sense of progress even as you die again and again.
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3 Diablo
- Dark, serious atmosphere
- Fantasy setting
- Action-packed real-time combat
The genre-defining hack-and-slash: you descend floor by floor through randomized catacombs beneath Tristram all the way into Hell, chasing ever-better loot. Its oppressive gothic atmosphere and iconic soundtrack remain legendary.
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4 Slay the Spire
- Turn-based combat
- Tactical depth
- Challenging difficulty
A deckbuilding roguelike in which every run demands new card combinations and strategies.
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5 Saros
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Lavish presentation
Housemarque's spiritual follow-up to Returnal: a frantic third-person bullet-hell shooter on the eerie world of Carcosa, where each death feeds persistent progression and pushes the cosmic-horror mystery forward.
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6 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Dark, serious atmosphere
A frantic top-down roguelike shooter where Isaac fires tears through randomly generated basements. Hundreds of items stack into wild combinations, making every run different and grotesquely strange.
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7 Darkest Dungeon
- Turn-based combat
- Dark, serious atmosphere
- Tactical depth
A merciless dungeon RPG where stress and madness are as dangerous as the monsters.
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8 Balatro
- Tactical depth
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Turn-based combat
An addictive poker roguelike where Jokers, card upgrades and wild synergies push your scores to absurd heights. Every run plays differently, and the hunt for the perfect build never gets old.
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9 Inscryption
- Turn-based combat
- Dark, serious atmosphere
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A creepy card game played against a shadowy figure in a dark cabin, mixing deckbuilding with escape-room puzzles while constantly breaking its own rules. Beneath the surface lies a surprising, fourth-wall-bending mystery.
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10 Vampire Survivors
- Strong character progression
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A minimalist auto-attacking roguelite where you only steer while your weapons fire on their own, snowballing through clever upgrade synergies into a screen-clearing force against thousands of monsters. Short runs and constant unlocks make it wildly addictive.
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11 Don't Starve
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Open world
- Lots to discover
A merciless survival game with a gothic, Tim Burton-esque hand-drawn style, where you scavenge, craft and fend off hunger, insanity and monsters in a procedurally generated wilderness. Death is permanent, but every run teaches you something new.
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12 Rogue Legacy
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Strong character progression
A tough 2D platformer where every death passes the sword to an heir with random, often silly traits like colorblindness or gigantism, who then storms the shifting castle again. Gold you collect upgrades the family manor for good, so each generation gets a little stronger.
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13 Enter the Gungeon
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Challenging difficulty
A tough, pun-filled bullet-hell roguelike where you dodge-roll and flip tables through procedural floors with hundreds of wildly creative guns. Every run plays differently, and mastering the dense projectile patterns is deeply rewarding.
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14 Elden Ring Nightreign
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Fantasy setting
A co-op roguelike spin-off of Elden Ring where a trio races across a shrinking map over three days, powering up before facing a towering Nightlord boss. Fast, intense runs with distinct hero classes replace the sprawling solo journey.
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15 Risk of Rain 2
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Sci-fi setting
A frantic 3D roguelike shooter where random items stack into absurdly powerful builds while the difficulty relentlessly ramps up over time. Fight across a hostile alien planet solo or with up to three friends in co-op.
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16 Cult of the Lamb
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Fantasy setting
As a possessed lamb you found your own cult, managing a village of adorable woodland followers between fast roguelike dungeon runs. Its charm comes from the clash of cute visuals and gleefully macabre humor.
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17 Sifu
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Challenging difficulty
Sifu is a punishing kung fu brawler about avenging your murdered family. Precise blocking, dodging and countering drive the combat, and every death ages you, raising the stakes with each attempt.
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18 Returnal
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Sci-fi setting
As a stranded astronaut caught in a time loop, you fight across a constantly shifting alien planet. Frantic bullet-hell shooting and a dark, enigmatic story make every run intense and punishing.
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19 Spelunky
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Challenging difficulty
- Action-packed real-time combat
A punishing cave-delving platformer with procedurally generated levels where every death is final. Traps, enemies and emergent item interactions make for chaotic, memorable runs.
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20 Hades II
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Fantasy setting
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
As Melinoë you fight through the Underworld and the surface world of Greek myth in fast, fluid runs, growing stronger with witchcraft, divine boons and weapons. The story unfolds with every attempt, backed by striking art and a great soundtrack.
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21 Crypt of the NecroDancer
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Challenging difficulty
A roguelike dungeon crawler where every move and attack must land on the beat of the music. The catchy soundtrack and rhythmic, tactical gameplay turn each run into a demanding dance.
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22 Moonlighter
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
- Distinctive, stylised art style
You run a shop by day and dive into randomly generated dungeons at night, bringing back loot to sell for profit. The loop between shopkeeping and action-packed dungeon crawling is what makes it special.
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23 Risk of Rain
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Sci-fi setting
- Strong character progression
A 2D pixel-art roguelike platformer where you grow stronger on an alien planet by stacking random items while the difficulty keeps climbing over time. Playable solo or with up to three friends, each run feels different thanks to chaotic item combinations.
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24 Blue Prince
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Lots to discover
- Distinctive, stylised art style
You explore a mysterious mansion whose layout you rebuild each day by drafting rooms, slowly unraveling layered puzzles on the hunt for Room 46. Roguelike planning meets deep discovery and secrets.
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