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Action Roguelike hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Action Roguelike on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. Showing the 60 most reviewed of 93. How these pages are made.
Action roguelike with unique cardboard characters and synergistic skill combinations. Players battle monsters, upgrade abilities, and unlock meta-progression.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique weapon combinations and affordable fun, noting it's different from Vampire Survivors.
The catchUpgrades run on expensive random rerolls that feel more like gambling than progress.
Games like Noobs Want to Live →
SWORN80% positive from 4,718 reviews20255% finish itDeck Verified
Co-op action rogue-like where players reclaim Camelot by combining character, weapon, and Fae Lord blessings. Explore a comic-inspired world fighting corrupted knights and Arthur.
What players likedPlayers praise SWORN as a polished, co-op "Hades-like" with great combat, diverse builds, and a beautiful art style.
The catchMelee combat feels slow, clunky, and janky
Games like SWORN →
Mortal Sin95% positive from 4,573 reviews20250% finish itDeck Verified
Mortal Sin is a roguelike action game featuring fast, visceral melee combat and procedural generation for high replayability. Its core loop involves chaining attacks and utilizing diverse classes in a stylish, graphic novel world.
What players likedPlayers praise its "boomer shooter" combat and high replayability, with diverse classes offering unique gameplay loops.
The catchRhythm-based DDR combo input drains combat fun
Games like Mortal Sin →
20XX91% positive from 4,555 reviews20172% finish itDeck Playable
20XX is a co-op roguelike action platformer where players jump, shoot, and collect powerups through randomized levels. It features permanent death with persistent upgrades and challenging boss battles.
What players likedPlayers praise 20XX as an excellent Mega Man-like, especially compared to Mega Man X, with good design and enemy feel.
The catchLevels are randomly stitched from a small pool and start repeating after a few runs.
Games like 20XX →
Caveblazers85% positive from 4,516 reviews20177% finish itDeck Verified
Caveblazers is an action platformer roguelike with procedurally generated levels and item discovery. Players explore a dangerous cave, facing unique bosses and smart AI enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise this challenging action roguelike platformer for its satisfying mastery, replayability, and fun co-op.
The catchCombat is unrewarding and enemies can be skipped entirely
Games like Caveblazers →
SNKRX95% positive from 4,332 reviews20219% finish itDeck Playable
SNKRX is an arcade roguelite where you steer a snake of heroes that attack automatically. Combine heroes by class for bonuses and upgrade them to survive increasingly difficult arenas.
What players likedSNKRX is a dynamic, fast-paced, and addictive game with high replayability, praised for its satisfying synergies, item system, and lovely soundtrack.
The catchThe snake movement makes dodging near impossible, so runs end on luck rather than skill.
Games like SNKRX →
This is a rogue-like shoot 'em up where players choose upgrades each wave to create powerful builds. It offers a fast-paced, build-focused experience inspired by classic flash games.
What players likedPlayers praise its roguelike grind and immortal build, offering decent value for its price.
The catchUnlock currency drops so rarely that a single upgrade can take many full runs.
Games like Seraph's Last Stand →
This is a co-op roguelike action game where players use unique Turtle powers and randomized upgrades in fast-paced runs. It features arcade and story modes with iconic TMNT locations and enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise this "Hades-like" roguelike for its addictive co-op gameplay, fun combat, and nostalgic TMNT charm.
The catchderivative Hades clone with spongy, grindy progression
Games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate →
This is a free roguelite survival game where players create unique builds to fight endless monster hordes for 10 minutes. It offers quick, action-packed sessions with diverse character and upgrade choices.
The catchThe free version was disabled once the full game launched, so it no longer runs.
Games like 10 Minutes Till Dawn →
Going Under90% positive from 4,091 reviews20209% finish itDeck Verified
Satirical dungeon crawler where you use office junk as weapons in procedurally generated dungeons. Explore failed tech startups and fight their cursed employees.
What players likedPlayers compare it to Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Hades, praising its charming art, writing, and startup parody.
The catchSharp office satire wrapped around clunky combat and a camera that hides enemies.
Games like Going Under →
This is a gothic-horror auto-battler rogue-lite where you raise undead minions to fight heroes. You collect bones and souls to upgrade your army and use relics and spells.
What players likedPlayers praise this necromancer-themed "Survivors-like" game for its unique monster-raising mechanic, extensive unlocks, and replayability.
The catchThe color palette and visual clutter make it hard to see what is happening.
Games like Boneraiser Minions →
Ziggurat85% positive from 3,959 reviews201427% finish itDeck Verified
Fast-paced FPS roguelite with dungeon crawling and magic. Combat skill is key to surviving random dungeons and defeating bosses.
What players likedPlayers praise its rogue-like variety in character, weapons, and enemies, allowing diverse playstyles.
The catchRooms and runs repeat with little build variety or progression, so it gets dull fast.
Games like Ziggurat →
Crawl95% positive from 3,934 reviews20172% finish itDeck Verified
Local multiplayer dungeon crawler where players control monsters and traps against a hero. Fast-paced roguelike with evolving monsters and item collection.
What players likedCrawl is a wild ride best enjoyed with friends, offering unpredictable matches and memorable experiences.
The catchThere is no online multiplayer, and playing alone against the bots gets dull fast.
Games like Crawl →
OTXO93% positive from 3,914 reviews20232% finish itDeck Verified
Violent top-down roguelite shooter with a focus mechanic for dodging bullets. Explore a mansion, find your love, and customize your loadout for replayability.
What players likedPlayers praise OTXO as a challenging, satisfying roguelike with amazing gunplay and aesthetics, often compared to Hotline Miami.
The catchRooms are so big that enemies shoot you from offscreen, and they soak up bullets.
Games like OTXO →
Fast-paced action rogue-lite with co-op. Hack and slash through hordes, build unique combat styles, and defeat bosses.
What players likedPlayers praise Ember Knights as a fun, challenging roguelite akin to Hades and Wizard of Legend, especially enjoyable in co-op.
The catchMultiplayer disappoints, with empty lobbies and only the host keeping progression.
Games like Ember Knights →
A co-op action roguelike where Galactic Cadets drop onto procedurally generated planets and send droids to mine and gather. Death wipes the character, but anything stored on your ship carries over.
The catchThe dev abandoned it years ago, leaving the later game unfinished and grind heavy.
Games like Roguelands →
Monstrum91% positive from 3,719 reviews201512% finish itDeck Verified
Procedural survival horror with permadeath and AI predators. Players must outwit or outrun a unique monster on a shifting ship.
What players likedPlayers praise Monstrum as a classic, replayable horror game where escaping terrifying monsters on a ship remains thrilling.
The catchHunting randomly placed items in a huge ship of identical corridors gets stale fast.
Games like Monstrum →
This is a real-time deck-building roguelike with bullet-hell combat. Players cast spells strategically to survive procedurally generated levels.
What players likedFans praise this Battle Network-inspired roguelike for its fast-paced, challenging gameplay that expands on core mechanics.
The catchToo much happens too fast with too little explanation of what anything does.
Games like One Step From Eden →
Juicy Realm88% positive from 3,667 reviews201849% finish itDeck Verified
Juicy Realm is a roguelike shooter where players explore procedurally generated zones, fighting plant monsters to gather resources and upgrade gear. It features a unique art style and supports solo or local co-op play.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique art style and plot, comparing it to a roguelike with a fresh take on combat.
The catchSeveral characters freeze the game when selected, a bug left unfixed for years.
Games like Juicy Realm →
Deadlink89% positive from 3,627 reviews20233% finish itDeck Playable
Cyberpunk roguelite FPS where you pilot a combat shell, fighting through destructible environments. The core loop involves fast-paced combat, environmental destruction, and weapon loadout customization.
What players likedPlayers praise its fluid, ability-driven combat and movement, comparing it to Hades and DOOM Eternal.
The catchOnly four fixed levels and bosses, so runs blur together after a few hours.
Games like Deadlink →
Rampage Knights93% positive from 3,608 reviews20156% finish itDeck Playable
This is a cooperative roguelike beat 'em up with randomized dungeon crawling and hero progression. Players fight monsters in a magical forest and ruined castle, collecting gear and spells.
What players likedPlayers praise "Rampage Knights" as an enjoyable game reminiscent of "Skul: The Hero Slayer" and "Wulverblade."
The catchRuns repeat the same items, rooms and enemies with no progression carrying over.
Games like Rampage Knights →
Magicraft95% positive from 3,585 reviews202463% finish itDeck Verified
Magicraft is a magic action roguelike where players combine spells to fight gods. It features a dark spoof style and a fantasy world.
What players likedMagicraft is a roguelike combining elements of Noita, Binding of Isaac, and Dave the Diver, praised for its deep, chaotic, and satisfying spell-crafting.
The catchShallower and less varied than its roguelike inspirations
Games like Magicraft →
This is a free demo of an open-world roguelike RPG. It features turn-based combat, skill trees, and a dark fantasy atmosphere.
The catchNo manual save and rare autosaves mean death forces you to redo the whole dungeon.
Games like Stoneshard: Prologue →
This is an action RPG with deep customization and intense mob-slaying combat. Players craft gear and develop unique builds to survive challenging seasonal content.
What players likedIt's a streamlined ARPG/MMO hack-and-slash with addictive grind, in-depth builds, and competitive leaderboards.
The catchEvery map is the same circular arena grind, and upgrades are just bigger stat numbers.
Games like Dwarven Realms →
Picayune Dreams98% positive from 3,477 reviews202345% finish itDeck Playable
A psychedelic bullet hell roguelite where you dodge hordes and collect upgrades. Survive intense boss fights in a surreal, story-rich nightmare.
What players likedPlayers praise this "Vampire Survivors-like" bullet hell for its amazing art, music, story, and engaging gameplay loop.
The catchRuns blur together and turn boring once the optimal upgrade path becomes obvious.
Games like Picayune Dreams →
SYNTHETIK 280% positive from 3,412 reviews202115% finish itDeck Playable
SYNTHETIK 2 is a top-down co-op shooter with deep gunplay mechanics and extensive class customization. Players fight a machine legion with tactical combat and a focus on weapon management.
What players likedPlayers praise SYNTHETIK 2 as a great sequel with improved graphics, satisfying gunplay, and rewarding skill mastery, akin to a top-tier rogue-lite.
The catchYears into early access it still crashes, stutters, and breaks in co-op.
Games like SYNTHETIK 2 →
VOIN94% positive from 3,340 reviews2024Deck Playable
This is an action-adventure game where players wield elemental powers to fight hordes of enemies. The core loop involves combat, exploration, and acquiring powerful gear.
What players likedPlayers praise VOIN as a first-person ARPG slasher akin to Doom, Diablo, and Shadow Warrior, with deep build crafting and satisfying combat.
The catchCombat turns repetitive fast as enemy variety is thin and maps are large and empty.
Games like VOIN →
This is a rogue-lite FPS with frantic, arcade-style combat and randomly generated dungeons. Players explore Egyptian pyramids, fighting monsters with diverse weapons and classes.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, addictive loop and charming art style, with a phenomenal quantity of weapons.
The catchRandom scrolls can strip your guns or brick a run, and you cannot refuse them.
Games like Immortal Redneck →
Karate Survivor85% positive from 3,292 reviews202410% finish itDeck Verified
This is an '80s action movie-inspired survivor roguelite. Players use improvised weapons and environmental attacks to create dynamic combos.
What players likedIt's like Vampire Survivors with an 80s martial arts theme, praised for addictive combat, fun builds, and satisfying progression.
The catchShort ranged attacks on long cooldowns force tedious hit and run against every enemy.
Games like Karate Survivor →
Greedland83% positive from 3,249 reviews202513% finish itDeck Verified
This is a third-person shooter with a focus on intense combat against hordes of monsters. Players utilize powerful weapons, mechs, and gear for a violent, action-packed experience.
What players likedPlayers praise Greedland as a solid auto-shooter with smooth progression and rewarding upgrades, akin to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors and Brotato.
The catchEnemies pose almost no threat, so the long missions get repetitive and boring fast.
Games like Greedland →
Gatekeeper84% positive from 3,245 reviews2025Deck Verified
Action rogue-lite with co-op. Collect artifacts and combine abilities to fight bosses across diverse planets.
What players likedPlayers praise this roguelike for its unique characters, replayability, and similarity to Risk of Rain.
The catchItems are flat stat boosts with no synergies, so runs blur together after a few hours.
Games like Gatekeeper →
ScourgeBringer86% positive from 3,241 reviews20202% finish itDeck Verified
Fast-paced roguelite platformer with fluid combat and exploration. Players dash through a changing dungeon, fighting machines to uncover secrets.
What players likedPlayers compare it to Monolith / Star of Providence, praising its juicy, fast, and rewarding platform combat.
The catchDifficulty is punishing to the point of unfair, with rare heals and no dash iframes.
Games like ScourgeBringer →
Dreamscaper88% positive from 3,160 reviews202112% finish itDeck Verified
Action roguelike with a day/night cycle. Fight nightmares in dreams, build relationships and upgrade in the waking world.
The catchThe art is gorgeous but combat lacks punch and the loop turns dull fast.
Games like Dreamscaper →
This is a roguelike top-down shooter with procedurally generated maps. Players scavenge and craft weapons to survive a hostile research facility filled with reactivated personnel.
The catchPermadeath with almost no saving forces endless replays of the same early levels.
Games like Teleglitch: Die More Edition →
Top-down roguelike action with soul-like combat. Master dodging and timing to survive procedurally generated dungeons with unique heroines and weapons.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique, beautiful art style and fun combat, making it a top-tier 2D top-down action game.
The catchCombat feels stiff and clunky, with loose hitboxes and poorly telegraphed enemy attacks.
Games like Devil Slayer - Raksasi →
Delver88% positive from 2,847 reviews20184% finish itDeck Playable
First-person action roguelike dungeon crawler with permadeath and procedural generation. Players explore, fight monsters, and loot in a challenging, retro-style experience.
What players likedPlayers praise Delver as a classic, immersive dungeon crawler with great sound design, often preferring it over games like Barony.
The catchShallow; doesn't commit to its mechanics beyond difficulty
Games like Delver →
30XX90% positive from 2,783 reviews20236% finish itDeck Playable
Roguelike action platformer that rebuilds its levels, items and powers every run. Play Ace with combo techniques or Nina with Power Fusion, solo or in local and online co-op.
What players likedPlayers praise this Mega Man X-like roguelite for its balanced gameplay, Hades-style modifiers, and engaging story progression.
The catchIt lands as a messier, less polished step down from the earlier 20XX.
Games like 30XX →
Army of Ruin88% positive from 2,759 reviews2023Deck Verified
This is an auto-shooter where players use hero skills and weapon upgrades to defeat waves of enemies. It offers a fast-paced, simple, and fun experience.
What players likedPlayers praise "Army of Ruin" as a polished Vampire Survivors clone, often compared to Nordic Ashes, for its quality-of-life updates and smooth performance.
The catchUnlocks and upgrades cost so much gold that progress turns into a long grind.
Games like Army of Ruin →
Voidigo96% positive from 2,742 reviews20234% finish itDeck Verified
Voidigo is a roguelite shooter with dynamic boss fights and weapon customization. Players dodge, stomp, and pursue fleeing enemies in a humorous, chaotic world.
What players likedPlayers praise Voidigo as a chaotic, charming, and fluid bullet-hell roguelike, often compared to Gungeon and Binding of Isaac.
The catchMost weapons and perks feel weak, leaving runs unrewarding and progression underwhelming.
Games like Voidigo →
Top-down roguelike action shooter with procedural generation, weapon customization, and challenging loops. Fast-paced combat and exploration lead to powerful upgrades and revelations.
What players likedPlayers praise Star of Providence as a challenging and rewarding bullet-hell roguelike, often compared to Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, and Touhou.
The catchMeta progression is slow and shallow, and upgrades are too minor to change a run.
Games like Star of Providence →
This is a roguelike action-platformer with fast, acrobatic combat and a core loop of dying, learning, and trying again. It offers a challenging, replayable experience focused on mastering movement and combat.
What players likedPlayers praise its fluid parkour, combat, art, and music, comparing it to Dead Cells and Hades.
The catchThe gameplay loop stops changing after a few hours and there is little content left.
Games like The Rogue Prince of Persia →
Blazing Beaks83% positive from 2,618 reviews201911% finish itDeck Verified
This is a roguelite shooter with a core loop of exploring procedurally generated levels, fighting enemies, and collecting artifacts. It offers a challenging, action-packed experience with local co-op and multiplayer modes.
What players likedPlayers praise Blazing Beaks as a fun, fast-paced roguelite with a satisfying looping system, compared to Nuclear Throne, Tetris, or Minesweeper.
The catchCursed artifacts cripple your run while the buffs you trade them for barely help.
Games like Blazing Beaks →
Time Wasters88% positive from 2,599 reviews202322% finish itDeck Verified
This is a fast-paced roguelike shooter where players use Time and Space Cubes to manipulate gameplay and upgrade ships and captains. The core loop involves defeating waves of enemies to collect resources and unlock permanent progression.
What players likedPlayers praise "Time Wasters" as a smooth, strategic, and addictive game, similar to "Slay The Spire" with its upgrade choices and outpost mechanics.
The catchThe art is generative AI, which was not disclosed when many people bought it.
Games like Time Wasters →
Dark fantasy ARPG with ritual-based progression and god-slaying build crafting. Intense runs offer instant gratification in a brutal, cosmic horror setting.
What players likedPlayers praise this "survivor-like" or "horde survivor" game for its fun combat, tactical depth, and extensive upgrade/build variety.
The catchBalance is off, with few viable builds and bosses that soak damage for ages.
Games like Conquest Dark →
Action roguelike where you summon multiple unique stands to fight waves of enemies. Collect artifacts and awaken stands to create powerful combat builds.
What players likedPlayers praise this "bullet heaven" or "Vampire Survivors clone" for its addictive progression, character builds, and unlocking powerful summons/combos.
The catchAlmost nothing is explained, so the merge and upgrade systems stay pure guesswork.
Games like I Am Legion: Stand Survivors →
Windowkill96% positive from 2,476 reviews2024Deck Verified
Windowkill is an experimental twin-stick roguelike shooter where the game window closes in on the player. Players fight hordes of enemies and bosses with permadeath and upgrades.
What players likedPlayers praise this innovative bullet-hell for its unique window-management mechanic, comparing it to other chaotic, pick-up-and-play time killers.
The catchFrame rate tanks and the game can freeze or crash the longer a run goes on.
Games like Windowkill →
Glyphica: Typing Survival is a fast-paced roguelite where players type words to defeat enemies in a minimalist arena. It features strategic upgrades and boss fights, offering a challenging typing-based horde survival experience.
What players likedPlayers praise Glyphica as a rogue-like typing game, similar to Typer Shark or Soul Stone Survivors, that rewards synergistic builds and offers engaging, customizable gameplay.
The catchAssumes fast typing already; no beginner learning curve
Games like Glyphica: Typing Survival →
Rocket Rats95% positive from 2,418 reviews202415% finish itDeck Verified
Survivors-like game with wave-based combat against cheese enemies on the moon. Blast critters for cheese, upgrade abilities, and unlock characters.
What players likedPlayers praise this "Vampire Survivors-like" game for its short, casual fun, satisfying progression, and character variety.
The catchFew enemy types and repetitive levels
Games like Rocket Rats →
Revita81% positive from 2,414 reviews202257% finish itDeck Unsupported
Fast-paced twin-stick roguelite platformer. Trade health for power in procedural combat to reclaim memories.
What players likedPlayers praise Revita's unique art and high replayability, offering a challenging platformer experience.
The catchHealth doubles as currency, so every chest and upgrade leaves runs starved.
Games like Revita →
Scarlet Tower81% positive from 2,369 reviews20241% finish itDeck Playable
Scarlet Tower is a roguelike action RPG with a day/night cycle and a weapon fusion system. Players build unique heroes through extensive progression and unlockables.
What players likedPlayers praise Scarlet Tower as a "survivor" title similar to Vampire Survivors, but with a stronger identity due to its unique mechanics and deep progression.
The catchLong standing bugs, including a post boss lockup, go unfixed on an abandoned game.
Games like Scarlet Tower →
Slasher's Keep83% positive from 2,291 reviews202011% finish itDeck Playable
First-person roguelite with dynamic melee combat and loot. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight enemies, and craft items to escape.
What players likedPlayers praise its challenging, roguelike dungeon crawling reminiscent of classic RPGs, rewarding strategic play and exploration.
The catchEnemy power spikes between floors force hours of grinding earlier levels to keep up.
Games like Slasher's Keep →
Action roguelite with arcade combat, weapon and skill unlocks, and co-op. Survive waves of zombies with randomized gear and escalating difficulty.
The catchOne map and a few hours of content, then runs repeat with nothing new added.
Games like Zombieville USA 3D →
Phantom Abyss81% positive from 2,234 reviews202411% finish itDeck Verified
Asynchronous multiplayer roguelike where players use phantom replays of others to navigate procedurally generated temples and claim relics. It's a challenging, one-shot temple run with a focus on learning from past failures.
What players likedPlayers praise its fluid movement and engaging gameplay cycle, reminiscent of a roguelike adventure.
The catchTemples often generate with blocked exits, making runs impossible, and it is unpatched.
Games like Phantom Abyss →
A casual roguelite action game where you explore shifting dungeons with recruitable allies. You repair your airship for permanent upgrades and create unique attack combos.
The catchRuns feel identical, build variety is thin, and nothing remains after the first win.
Games like Little Noah: Scion of Paradise →
WARRIORS: Abyss86% positive from 2,222 reviews20256% finish itDeck Verified
Hack-and-slash action game featuring large-scale battles with over 100 allied heroes. Players summon heroes to overwhelm swarms of enemies in a hellish setting.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, addictive roguelike Musou game, similar to Hades or Warriors Orochi, with a huge roster of characters.
The catchEvery run repeats the same stages and bosses, and characters barely play differently.
Games like WARRIORS: Abyss →
Eldritch88% positive from 2,213 reviews20139% finish itDeck Verified
First-person action roguelike with stealth, combat, and exploration. Players use mystical powers and unlock shortcuts in randomly generated levels.
What players likedPlayers praise its Lovecraftian atmosphere and tense exploration, reminiscent of roguelikes with unique mechanics.
The catchThin, repetitive content means the novelty wears off within an hour or two.
Games like Eldritch →
bit Dungeon II82% positive from 2,211 reviews201438% finish itDeck Playable
Action-adventure roguelike with permadeath and procedurally generated dungeons. Explore a vast overworld, fight demons, and level up weapons for a challenging, replayable experience.
What players likedPlayers praise its addictive roguelike gameplay, reminiscent of classic Zelda and Binding of Isaac, for its satisfying progression and replayability.
The catchCombat auto-attacks when you touch an enemy, so fights come down to walking into them.
Games like bit Dungeon II →
Nomad Survival84% positive from 2,173 reviews202211% finish itDeck Verified
Time-based roguelite with auto-attacking, wave clearing, and character progression. Survive predictable enemy waves with unique character abilities and map events.
The catchIt copies Vampire Survivors closely, adds nothing new, and gets repetitive fast.
Games like Nomad Survival →
This is a roguelike action-adventure game with a core loop of dying, restarting, and learning. It features slapstick humor and a hand-drawn aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise this addictive, funny roguelike for its depth, unique humor, and creative gameplay, reminiscent of Spelunky or a Matt Groening skit.
The catchRuns give no lasting progression, so every death restarts you from scratch.
Games like Lucky Tower Ultimate →
Colt Canyon88% positive from 2,091 reviews20206% finish itDeck Verified
Colt Canyon is a 2D pixel art roguelike shooter with a core loop of rescuing your partner and fighting through hostile canyons. It features skill-based combat, unlockable characters and weapons, and a challenging but rewarding experience.
What players likedPlayers praise this replayable, fast-paced roguelike for its satisfying stealth combat and unlockable content.
The catchAmmo runs out constantly, leaving you fleeing enemies with nothing to shoot back.
Games like Colt Canyon →
