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2025PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified7.79 €

A roguelike action game with vertically scrolling stages set in Purgatory: you cut down enemies, grab gold and flee the Grim Reaper to afford the Ferryman's fee.

Runs that play out differently every time
Melee combat with weapons or fists
Action-packed real-time combat
Lots of humour

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The closest matches for Death by Scrolling are Death Must Die, Die for Valhalla! and Paint the Town Red. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Death by Scrolling special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Death Must Die

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2023PCXboxSteam Deck playable90 % positive6.89 €

A fast-paced survivors-style roguelite where you hack through hordes in the underworld, stacking god-given powers and items into over-the-top builds to take down Death himself.

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Die for Valhalla!

Lots of humour

You play as a Valkyrie tearing through Viking hordes in a fast, chaotic hack-and-slash roguelite where you can possess enemies and objects to take control of them. Its appeal lies in the bloody, goofy spectacle and the constant experimenting with new combinations across runs.

Paint the Town Red

Action-packed real-time combat

Chaotic first-person brawling in a voxel style: you smash your way through saloons, bars and biker joints with fists, chairs and anything else not nailed down. A roguelike mode adds upgrades and bosses on top.

The Weaponographist

Lots of humour

You race as a sarcastic demon hunter through procedurally shifting dungeons, where your weapons keep breaking and you grab new ones from every fallen foe. It is a fast roguelike hack-and-slash built around combos, momentum and dark humor.

Rhythm Witch: Beat Death

Fantasy setting

In Rhythm Witch: Beat Death you attack in time with the music and dodge monsters that move and strike to the same beat. It blends rhythm and survival into a quirky, stylish fantasy roguelike.

Hades

Action-packed real-time combat

Escape from the underworld as a roguelike with fast-paced combat and a story that grows with every run.

Have a Nice Death

Lots of humour

You play an overworked Death chasing rebellious employees through a nightmarish corporate realm with scythe and spells. Fast 2D roguelite combat, dark humor and a gloomy-yet-playful hand-drawn look define it.

Going Under

Lots of humour

A satirical roguelike dungeon crawler where you play an unpaid intern fighting through the cursed ruins of failed startups, wielding office junk as weapons. Sharp humor and a bold look meet fast real-time combat.

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast-paced 2D action platformer with roguelike runs where you play as a tiny skeleton who swaps skulls to change fighting styles while slaying the human heroes who captured your king.

NecroBouncer

Action-packed real-time combat

A roguelike dungeon crawler where you play a necromancer working as a bouncer at a dungeon club, fighting hordes, experimenting with builds and taking down bosses to claim their powers.

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