Die, restart, get better: games with randomly built runs where every attempt plays out differently and you grow stronger bit by bit.
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Escape from the underworld as a roguelike with fast-paced combat and a story that grows with every run.
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.
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
Escape from the underworld as a roguelike with fast-paced combat and a story that grows with every run.
1 Hades
Escape from the underworld as a roguelike with fast-paced combat and a story that grows with every run.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
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.
Dark, serious atmosphere
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.
3 Diablo
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.
Turn-based combat
A deckbuilding roguelike in which every run demands new card combinations and strategies.
Runs that play out differently every time
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.
5 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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.
Turn-based combat
A merciless dungeon RPG where stress and madness are as dangerous as the monsters.
Runs that play out differently every time
A grotesque twin-stick roguelike set in randomly generated basements, where countless bizarre items transform Isaac in wildly different ways each run. Dark, religiously tinged humor meets huge replayability and a wealth of secrets to unlock.
A grotesque twin-stick roguelike set in randomly generated basements, where countless bizarre items transform Isaac in wildly different ways each run. Dark, religiously tinged humor meets huge replayability and a wealth of secrets to unlock.
Sci-fi setting
You captain a starship on the run, rerouting power, directing crew and making tough calls in pausable real-time battles. Every run is procedurally generated, brutally tense and often ends in glorious failure.
Tactical depth
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.
9 Balatro
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.
Turn-based combat
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.
10 Inscryption
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.
Strong character progression
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.
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.
Distinctive, stylised art style
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.
12 Don't Starve
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
13 Rogue Legacy
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
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.
Turn-based combat
The sequel to the genre-defining roguelike deckbuilder: every run you assemble card and relic synergies and make tense tactical decisions climbing the Spire. New heroes, alternate acts and co-op play open up fresh strategies.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
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.
Turn-based combat
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
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.
Distinctive, stylised art style
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.
Tactical depth
An asynchronous PvP roguelike from Reynad where you buy, upgrade and arrange items on your board in a colorful bazaar, then watch battles resolve automatically. The depth lies entirely in building powerful item synergies for your chosen hero.
20 The Bazaar
An asynchronous PvP roguelike from Reynad where you buy, upgrade and arrange items on your board in a colorful bazaar, then watch battles resolve automatically. The depth lies entirely in building powerful item synergies for your chosen hero.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
21 Sifu
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.
Co-op or multiplayer
You and your friends scavenge dangerous abandoned moons for scrap to meet the Company's quota. Proximity voice chat, lethal monsters and chaotic mishaps blend real tension with slapstick laughs.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
23 Returnal
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.
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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.
24 Spelunky
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
25 Hades II
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.
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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.
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
27 Moonlighter
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
28 Risk of Rain
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.
Co-op or multiplayer
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.
29 R.E.P.O.
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.
Fantasy setting
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.
30 Loop Hero
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.
Puzzles and brain teasers
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.
31 Blue Prince
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
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.
32 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
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.
Strong, story-driven narrative
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.
33 Rue Valley
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.
Action-packed real-time combat
A roguelike hack-and-slash where you rotate between members of the Bergson family, each with a distinct fighting style and shared upgrades. Between dungeon runs, a heartfelt family saga unfolds in gorgeous pixel art.
A roguelike hack-and-slash where you rotate between members of the Bergson family, each with a distinct fighting style and shared upgrades. Between dungeon runs, a heartfelt family saga unfolds in gorgeous pixel art.
Action-packed real-time combat
You plummet down a well with gun boots, blasting enemies while collecting gems. This minimalist roguelike thrives on fast reflexes, precise air control, and a striking limited-palette look.
35 Downwell
You plummet down a well with gun boots, blasting enemies while collecting gems. This minimalist roguelike thrives on fast reflexes, precise air control, and a striking limited-palette look.
Action-packed real-time combat
A fast side-scrolling beat 'em up with roguelite structure set in the fantasy world of Talamh. Fluid combat, a roster of heroes, varied builds and co-op keep every run fresh.
36 Absolum
A fast side-scrolling beat 'em up with roguelite structure set in the fantasy world of Talamh. Fluid combat, a roster of heroes, varied builds and co-op keep every run fresh.
Lots to discover
An atmospheric survival roguelike in which a tiny wanderer descends into procedurally generated caverns full of hunger, cold, traps and creatures. Death is harsh and punishing, and the mood is lonely and dark.
37 Below
An atmospheric survival roguelike in which a tiny wanderer descends into procedurally generated caverns full of hunger, cold, traps and creatures. Death is harsh and punishing, and the mood is lonely and dark.
Action-packed real-time combat
You team up with friends to blast through Purgatory, shredding huge demon hordes with bizarre infernal weapons. It's a fast, co-op first-person shooter with run-based structure and heavy carnage.
38 Painkiller
You team up with friends to blast through Purgatory, shredding huge demon hordes with bizarre infernal weapons. It's a fast, co-op first-person shooter with run-based structure and heavy carnage.
Action-packed real-time combat
A snappy arena roguelite where a potato wields up to six weapons at once against waves of aliens. Short runs plus dozens of quirky characters and item synergies make for huge replay value.
39 Brotato
A snappy arena roguelite where a potato wields up to six weapons at once against waves of aliens. Short runs plus dozens of quirky characters and item synergies make for huge replay value.
Action-packed real-time combat
As the weak zombie Davy, you devour enemies, steal their powers and transform in a fast-paced action RPG to rescue the frozen Julia. It focuses on rapid power growth and tongue-in-cheek excess.
Distinctive, stylised art style
A frantic smash-'em-up where you play an escaping ape, using guards as weapons and shields. A reactive jazz drum soundtrack and bold graphic style turn every escape attempt into a rhythmic rush.
41 Ape Out
A frantic smash-'em-up where you play an escaping ape, using guards as weapons and shields. A reactive jazz drum soundtrack and bold graphic style turn every escape attempt into a rhythmic rush.
Action-packed real-time combat
A blisteringly fast top-down roguelike shooter where you blast through an irradiated wasteland with random weapons and mutations on your way to the throne. Runs are short, frantic and unforgiving, yet endlessly replayable.
A blisteringly fast top-down roguelike shooter where you blast through an irradiated wasteland with random weapons and mutations on your way to the throne. Runs are short, frantic and unforgiving, yet endlessly replayable.
Action-packed real-time combat
A fast-paced hack-and-slash roguelite where you swap between different combat forms on the fly, chain combos, and fight through waves of machines and bosses.
43 Morbid Metal
A fast-paced hack-and-slash roguelite where you swap between different combat forms on the fly, chain combos, and fight through waves of machines and bosses.
Action-packed real-time combat
A dark fantasy first-person shooter where you hunt witches in repeated expeditions, mixing guns and spells and growing permanently stronger after each death. The gunplay is fast and unforgiving, and the visuals are striking.
44 Witchfire
A dark fantasy first-person shooter where you hunt witches in repeated expeditions, mixing guns and spells and growing permanently stronger after each death. The gunplay is fast and unforgiving, and the visuals are striking.
Distinctive, stylised art style
A first-person shooter where time only moves when you do. This standalone follow-up adds roguelike runs with upgrades, keeping the stylish slow-motion combat-as-puzzle feel.
45 SuperHot: Mind Control Delete
A first-person shooter where time only moves when you do. This standalone follow-up adds roguelike runs with upgrades, keeping the stylish slow-motion combat-as-puzzle feel.
Action-packed real-time combat
Chasm is a pixel-art Metroidvania with RPG elements where the world's mines and caverns are procedurally generated. You explore dungeons, fight enemies in real time, collect gear and uncover secrets.
46 Chasm
Chasm is a pixel-art Metroidvania with RPG elements where the world's mines and caverns are procedurally generated. You explore dungeons, fight enemies in real time, collect gear and uncover secrets.
Turn-based combat
You breed cats with random mutations, train them, and send them into tactical turn-based fights on chaotic adventures. Its twisted humor and the blend of breeding sim with roguelike structure set it apart.
47 Mewgenics
You breed cats with random mutations, train them, and send them into tactical turn-based fights on chaotic adventures. Its twisted humor and the blend of breeding sim with roguelike structure set it apart.
Action-packed real-time combat
Every pixel is physically simulated, letting you craft your own wands and chaotic spell combos to burn, flood or blow up the world. A brutal roguelite full of secrets where you often die to your own creativity.
48 Noita
Every pixel is physically simulated, letting you craft your own wands and chaotic spell combos to burn, flood or blow up the world. A brutal roguelite full of secrets where you often die to your own creativity.
Action-packed real-time combat
Ratatan blends rhythm gameplay, roguelike runs and side-scrolling action, letting you lead a large horde of fighters to the beat, including online co-op for up to four players. It appears to focus on chaotic mass battles and rhythm timing.
49 Ratatan
Ratatan blends rhythm gameplay, roguelike runs and side-scrolling action, letting you lead a large horde of fighters to the beat, including online co-op for up to four players. It appears to focus on chaotic mass battles and rhythm timing.
Distinctive, stylised art style
A minimalist 2D side-scrolling strategy game where you ride as a monarch, collect coins, recruit subjects and defend your realm at night from greedy creatures. Atmospheric pixel art and a calm rhythm meet subtle pressure.
Strong character progression
You pilot a castle on wheels, devour villages, and assemble a modular arsenal of siege weapons and arcane machinery to crush rival strongholds. A minimalist medieval roguelike built around growth and construction.
51 Wanderburg
You pilot a castle on wheels, devour villages, and assemble a modular arsenal of siege weapons and arcane machinery to crush rival strongholds. A minimalist medieval roguelike built around growth and construction.
Action-packed real-time combat
A medieval co-op hack-and-slash roguelike where you cut through hordes alongside a Scottish battalion to retake your island. Along the way you uncover the secret of the Dragon Meteor.
Turn-based combat
A turn-based roguelike RPG where you lead a party of heroes across a hex-based map, solo or in online co-op. Random events, weather and dice-based checks make every run a risky adventure.
53 For the King
A turn-based roguelike RPG where you lead a party of heroes across a hex-based map, solo or in online co-op. Random events, weather and dice-based checks make every run a risky adventure.
Strong, story-driven narrative
As the captain of a steamship, you sail the dark underground sea of Fallen London, juggling fuel, supplies and your fraying sanity. It thrives on grim, literary storytelling, discovery and the constant risk of death.
54 Sunless Sea
As the captain of a steamship, you sail the dark underground sea of Fallen London, juggling fuel, supplies and your fraying sanity. It thrives on grim, literary storytelling, discovery and the constant risk of death.
Turn-based combat
A turn-based stealth tactics game where you guide a small team of agents through procedurally generated corporate facilities while a ticking clock pressures you. Every move matters, since mistakes can permanently cost you agents.
Post-apocalyptic setting
A raft journey down a procedurally generated river through a flooded, abandoned America, where you scavenge, craft and avoid predators. The survival struggle is backed by a moody folk soundtrack and a bold illustrated look.
Fantasy setting
A mysterious dealer lays out a tarot-card board-game dungeon, and encounters then erupt into real-time, Arkham-style melee brawls. The blend of luck, choices and combat makes every run tell a different story.
57 Hand of Fate
A mysterious dealer lays out a tarot-card board-game dungeon, and encounters then erupt into real-time, Arkham-style melee brawls. The blend of luck, choices and combat makes every run tell a different story.
Sci-fi setting
You drive a car you repair and upgrade into a supernaturally warped exclusion zone in the Pacific Northwest, scavenging resources before returning to your garage. The car becomes your companion and main survival tool, while each run uncovers more of the zone's mystery.
You drive a car you repair and upgrade into a supernaturally warped exclusion zone in the Pacific Northwest, scavenging resources before returning to your garage. The car becomes your companion and main survival tool, while each run uncovers more of the zone's mystery.
Playing together in co-op
Muck is a survival roguelike where you gather resources, craft gear and survive escalating monster waves and bosses on a randomized island. It is especially fun in co-op with friends, with a simple, humorous low-poly look.
59 Muck
Muck is a survival roguelike where you gather resources, craft gear and survive escalating monster waves and bosses on a randomized island. It is especially fun in co-op with friends, with a simple, humorous low-poly look.
Deep systems to master
An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.
An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.
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