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The best roguelikes and roguelites on Nintendo Switch
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
- Runs that play out differently every time
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
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 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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4 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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5 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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6 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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7 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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8 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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9 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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10 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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11 Into the Breach
- Turn-based combat
- Tactical depth
- Sci-fi setting
Compact turn-based tactics where three mechs defend cities from giant kaiju-like aliens. Every enemy attack is telegraphed in advance, so each turn plays like a tightly designed chess puzzle with roguelike runs and time-travel resets.
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12 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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13 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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14 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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15 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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16 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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17 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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18 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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19 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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20 R.E.P.O.
- Co-op or multiplayer
- Lots of humour
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A chaotic online co-op game for up to six players where you haul fragile valuables through procedurally generated levels while monsters hunt you. Physics-driven slapstick mishaps and proximity voice chat blend big laughs with real tension.
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21 Loop Hero
- Fantasy setting
- Tactical depth
- Strong character progression
Instead of controlling the hero, you shape the world around his endless loop with cards for monsters, buildings and terrain while managing his gear between auto-battles. An oddly addictive blend of roguelike, base-building and loot optimization wrapped in grim retro pixel art.
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22 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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23 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
You live a double life as a shopkeeper and adventurer, fighting through shifting dimensions in real-time combat and selling your loot in your own shop. The loop between dungeon action and shop management is the core of the game.
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24 Rue Valley
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Choices with consequences
- Dark, serious atmosphere
Rue Valley is an emotional story-driven RPG set in a 47-minute time loop. Its personality system and mind-map puzzles let you work through trauma while unraveling the mystery of the anomaly.
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