Top Traditional Roguelike Games
60+ traditional roguelike games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include RPG, Roguelike, Procedural Generation, Turn-Based.
Recommended Traditional Roguelike Games

Tales of Maj'Eyal
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.

Dungeons of Dredmor
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
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- #1 Tales of Maj'Eyal98% matchVery Positive95% of 7,237 reviews2013Developer: Netcore GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.1hMean: 24.9h≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
- #2 Dungeons of Dredmor98% matchVery Positive94% of 5,389 reviews2011Developer: Gaslamp Games, Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 14.8h≥1hr: 87%
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
- #3 Dungeonmans98% matchVery Positive91% of 1,211 reviews2014Developer: Adventurepro Games LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.1hMean: 15.0h≥1hr: 87%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
- #4 Rogue's Tale98% matchMostly Positive72% of 751 reviews2014Developer: Epixx.orgPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 54mMean: 18.9h≥1hr: 47%
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
- #5 Hack, Slash, Loot98% matchMixed52% of 752 reviews2012Developer: David WilliamsonPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.5hMean: 5.1h≥1hr: 86%
A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.
- #6 Rogue Fable III96% matchVery Positive93% of 729 reviews2021Developer: Pixel Forge GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.
- #7 Caves of Qud92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024Developer: Freehold GamesPublisher: Kitfox GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 34.8h≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
- #8 One Way Heroics91% matchVery Positive94% of 4,112 reviews2014Developer: Smoking WOLFPublisher: PLAYISMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 87%
Across all dimensions, the only constant is Darkness! A procedurally generated RPG-roguelike journey across the multiverse! In One Way Heroics, you take on the role of an intrepid adventurer who must travel across the land and face the Demon Lord before a mysterious darkness engulfs everything.
- #9 Elin90% matchVery Positive94% of 8,596 reviews2024Developer: LafrontierPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.6hMean: 64.0h≥1hr: 82%
Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?
- #10 Path of Achra88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,085 reviews2024Developer: UlfsirePublisher: Slouching Beast LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 19.6h≥1hr: 81%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
- #11 Jupiter Hell87% matchVery Positive92% of 2,058 reviews2021Developer: ChaosForgePublisher: HyperstrangePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.9hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 63%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
- #12 Cogmind87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017Developer: Grid Sage GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 39.7h≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
- #13 ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,595 reviews2015Developer: Thomas BiskupPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.2hMean: 8.0h≥1hr: 85%
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
- #14 MidBoss85% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2017Developer: Kitsune GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 4.7h≥1hr: 84%
Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.
- #15 XLarn85% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2015Developer: Swinfjord-GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.8hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 94%
This is a heavily extended version of one of the most famous roguelike games of the 80’s named LARN. Your choice is to find a magic elixier for your daughters recovery. Therefore you have to explore a lot of unknown caves, filled with monsters, demons and traps. Good luck! You may need it!
- #16 Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate82% matchMostly Positive76% of 919 reviews2020Developer: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 3.4hMean: 13.7h≥1hr: 80%
The Classic Roguelike Wanders Onto Steam! Adventure with Shiren the Wanderer and his sidekick Koppa, the talking ferret, through a world filled with cunning monsters, deadly traps and countless treasure.
- #17 Shattered Pixel Dungeon81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,993 reviews2022Developer: Shattered PixelPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.7hMean: 19.3h≥1hr: 67%
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
- #18 NetHack: Legacy81% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2018Developer: FrozenCrate, LLCPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.
- #19 Rift Wizard 278% matchVery Positive92% of 741 reviews2025Developer: Dylan WhitePlatforms: Windows
Rift Wizard 2 is a tough as nails traditional roguelike wizard simulator. You play as an immortal amnesiac wizard who must journey through the cosmos to defeat his nemesis. Each run, you'll build a unique repertoire of spells, passive skills, and magical artifacts.
- #20 Gumballs & Dungeons76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,727 reviews2025Developer: QcplayPublisher: UltraPlayersPlatforms: Windows
Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!
- #21 Soulash 276% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2023Developer: Artur SmiarowskiPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 25.4h≥1hr: 72%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
- #22 Tangledeep76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,458 reviews2018Developer: Impact GameworksPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.3hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 88%
Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play!
- #23 Wayward76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,349 reviews2016Developer: UnlokPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.0hMean: 21.4h≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
- #24 Rogue75% matchVery Positive94% of 489 reviews2020Developer: Epyx, Inc.Publisher: Pixel Games UKPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18mMean: 2.2h≥1hr: 27%
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
- #25 Fate Seeker: Journey75% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,202 reviews2022Developer: JSL EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 60%
Fate Seeker: Journey is an action role-playing game that combines random elements of Roguelite. In this game, you will be the hero to choose talents, obtain items and combine skills to defeat enemies in every stage.
- #26 Vulture for NetHack76% matchMostly Positive71% of 196 reviews2015Developer: DarkArts StudiosPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.5hMean: 4.4h≥1hr: 84%
Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.
- #27 Moonring73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,373 reviews2023Developer: Fluttermind, LLCPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 42mMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 44%
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
- #28 The Doors of Trithius73% matchVery Positive94% of 851 reviews2021Developer: Jake DonkersgoedPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 13.6h≥1hr: 75%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
- #29 UnReal World72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,350 reviews2016Developer: Sami Maaranen (creator)Publisher: Enormous ElkPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 18.7h≥1hr: 71%
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
- #30 Zorbus71% matchVery Positive91% of 361 reviews2022Developer: ZorbusPlatforms: Windows
Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, tile-based, turn-based, traditional roguelike game.
- #31 Prime of Flames70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,010 reviews2022Developer: RAYKA STUDIOPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.7hMean: 27.7h≥1hr: 75%
This is a special strategy game that combines Wargame and Roguelike. As the guider of the former ancestors, you revived and arrived. In the name of Star Envoy, you leave for the Human camp, and lead the warriors of different clans with talents and abilities to find the truth of history and disaster.
- #32 Xenomarine72% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2019Developer: Fourfold GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.
- #33 Sproggiwood71% matchMostly Positive80% of 592 reviews2014Developer: Freehold GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.1hMean: 5.2h≥1hr: 89%
Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.
- #34 Approaching Infinity67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 709 reviews2025Developer: IBOLPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 7.3h≥1hr: 75%
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
- #35 Hieroglyphika70% matchMixed65% of 158 reviews2016Developer: M. HankaPublisher: Liu LidanPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 6.6h≥1hr: 81%
Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.
- #36 Golden Krone Hotel69% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2017Developer: VulgatPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.3hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 85%
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
- #37 Soulash68% matchMostly Positive70% of 547 reviews2022Developer: Artur SmiarowskiPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 7.7h≥1hr: 71%
Eat the villagers, murder bunnies, milk cows, or exterminate gods! Soulash is a traditional, turn-based roguelike where your goal is to consume the souls of the living, conquer the vast fantasy world and decide its fate.
- #38 Quest of Dungeons68% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 reviews2014Developer: David AmadorPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 91%
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.
- #39 Mainframe Defenders66% matchVery Positive87% of 767 reviews2020Developer: Synthetic DomainPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.8hMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
- #40 OneBit Adventure65% matchVery Positive88% of 708 reviews2022Developer: Galactic Slice, LLCPlatforms: Windows, Mac
OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.
- #41 Jupiter Hell Classic64% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025Developer: ChaosForgePublisher: HyperstrangePlatforms: Windows
Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!
- #42 Cardinal Quest 266% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2015Developer: Randomnine LtdPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.6hMean: 6.5h≥1hr: 94%
Hack, slash and rush the forces of darkness. Assault castles and mountain lairs to liberate all in this super-sleek modernization of the classic roguelike formula! Will you play a crafting Alchemist, a sneaky backstabbing Thief... or something else?
- #43 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead64% matchVery Positive92% of 496 reviews2023Developer: CleverRavenPublisher: KorGgenTPlatforms: Windows, Linux
The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.
- #44 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG65% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2019Developer: Portal EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 11.2hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 94%
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
- #45 Shattered Planet66% matchMixed68% of 655 reviews2014Developer: Kitfox GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.1hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 92%
Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.
- #46 Lost Flame62% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2026Developer: Bartosz BojarowskiPlatforms: Windows, Linux
Lost Flame is a modern roguelike game featuring unique and challenging turn-based combat. Find your way in the ruined kingdom of Hiraeth while fighting against legendary warriors of the past and spawn of the unfathomable Abysm.
- #47 Cataclysm: The Last Generation61% matchVery Positive94% of 194 reviews2025Developer: Worm GirlPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
A post-apocalyptic roguelike set in modern-day New England. Scavenge tools to craft an arsenal capable of dealing with the ever-evolving hordes of zombies, mutants, aliens, and robots in one of the deepest survival sims around.
- #48 Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos63% matchMixed50% of 506 reviews2021Developer: Thomas BiskupPublisher: Assemble EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 90%
Experience the sequel of the traditional roguelike dungeon-crawling classic. Enjoy unlimited replayability through endless procedurally generated dungeons, countless monsters, grafting, crafting and a vast amount of skill trees. Journey into the ever changing depths of the Caverns of Chaos.
- #49 Door in the Woods63% matchMostly Positive78% of 260 reviews2019Developer: teedoubleuGAMESPlatforms: Windows
This game is a venture into an alternative timeline in which graphics and sensible game design were never invented.
- #50 Terra Randoma61% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2024Developer: Deniz K.Platforms: Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
- #51 Rogue Fable IV61% matchVery Positive94% of 218 reviews2024Developer: Pixel Forge GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.
- #52 Shadowed: The Demon Castle of Ooe61% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2025Developer: Lab Rabbit Games ltdPlatforms: Windows
With a focus on stealth, combat, and long-term planning, Shadowed offers 6 unique classes, over 200 perks, and a heavy emphasis on level and enemy design. Synergistic and brutal in both style and difficulty, Shadowed is a traditional Roguelike experience like no other.
- #53 Haque62% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2017Developer: SuperTry StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Haque is a glitch fantasy roguelike adventure about cute monsters, low-bit hauntings, and a suspiciously talkative narrator. Choose your character and battle through forests, deserts and dungeons to defeat a mysterious evil. Die often. Try again!
- #54 Touhou Crawl59% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2025Developer: joy1999Platforms: Windows
"Touhou Crawl" is a Touhou derivative roguelike game. Conquer the dungeon-ified Gensokyo using items, faith, and tactics!
- #55 GnollHack59% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2025Developer: Hyvän mielen pelit ryPlatforms: Windows
The modern way to play NetHack
- #56 I Am Overburdened59% matchVery Positive88% of 155 reviews2017Developer: Magic Item TechPlatforms: Windows
I Am Overburdened is a silly turn-based roguelike full of crazy artifacts and a "hero" who has 20 inventory slots.
- #57 Legion's Crawl59% matchMostly Positive78% of 40 reviews2018Developer: TurnspenderPlatforms: Windows
Descend the dungeon and slay the evil! Legion's Crawl is a combination of classic roguelike principle and modern 3D environment with intuitive GUI. Choose your hero and difficulty, challenge the randomly generated dungeons!
- #58 Echoes58% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2023Developer: huyuinuPlatforms: Windows
サクッと遊べるダンジョン探索型2Dドット絵ローグライクゲーム
- #59 XenoWorld ~The Rondeau of Astra~58% matchVery Positive81% of 124 reviews2023Developer: IMaiIna_Publisher: IMaiInaPlatforms: Windows
《異境迷走TRoA》是一款結合戰棋、卡牌和Rogue的戰棋遊戲。你將操控「主戰者」,在一關又一關的迷霧森林中,擊敗所有敵人,並揭開異世界「亞斯特大陸」的秘密......
- #60 Deadnaut: Signal Lost58% matchVery Positive87% of 93 reviews2023Developer: Screwfly StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Linux
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.
