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Rogue-like hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Rogue-like 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 81. 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 →
HELLCARD86% positive from 4,627 reviews20246% finish itDeck Verified
Cooperative roguelike deckbuilder with tactical card battles where monster placement matters. Play solo or with friends in paper dungeons, facing hordes with strategic card combat.
What players likedPlayers praise its engaging gameplay, often compared to Slay the Spire, and its campy atmosphere.
The catchRuns start feeling samey fast because there is little card, class and room variety.
Games like HELLCARD →
Sol Cesto91% positive from 4,607 reviews202610% finish itDeck Playable
Sol Cesto is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a grid-based combat mechanic where players choose rows to move into, facing random tile outcomes. It offers strategic risk assessment and character progression in a mysterious underground world.
What players likedSol Cesto is a unique roguelike with an addictive gambling-like loop, praised for its exceptional and distinct art style.
The catchOutcomes hinge on luck over player skill
Games like Sol Cesto →
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 →
Roguelike expedition simulation. Explore procedurally generated worlds, manage resources, and survive encounters for fame and treasure.
What players likedPlayers praise its engaging loop of exploration and discovery, reminiscent of a choose-your-own-adventure with strategic depth.
The catchRuns end to random events you could not have planned for or seen coming.
Games like Curious Expedition →
Astrea is a dice-deck-building roguelike where players manage Purification and Corruption to defeat enemies. It features customizable dice and a dynamic health bar for high-risk, high-reward gameplay.
What players likedPlayers praise this beautiful deckbuilding roguelike as a unique spin on Slay the Spire, with varied characters and deep build diversity.
The catchKeeping track of every dice face and lookalike icon gets exhausting fast.
Games like Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles →
Turn-based survival roguelike with strategic action point management. Explore a procedurally generated city, scavenge, craft, and fight zombies to reach Terminus.
What players likedPlayers praise its refreshing turn-based zombie survival crafting, comparing it to X-COM, Darkest Dungeon, and FPS games.
The catchWeapons and gear wear out absurdly fast, breaking after only a few zombie hits.
Games like Terminus: Zombie Survivors →
Receiver80% positive from 4,171 reviews2013Deck Playable
This is a first-person shooter with detailed gun mechanics and randomized levels. Players explore a building, facing turrets and drones while uncovering secrets.
What players likedPlayers describe it as a concept demo with cool weapon handling and animations, offering a skill curve in gun mastery.
The catchBeyond the gun handling it is a thin game jam prototype with barely any content.
Games like Receiver →
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 →
Inkbound87% positive from 4,001 reviews20241% finish itDeck Playable
Turn-based roguelike with simultaneous multiplayer combat. Explore diverse builds and save magical stories in a cooperative adventure.
What players likedPlayers praise this tactical roguelike as a "Slay the Spire" with ability-based combat, offering deep builds and high replayability.
The catchThe developers dropped support, so missing features and bugs are never getting fixed.
Games like Inkbound →
Roguelike auto-battler with creature collection, team building, and evolution. Strategic combat with equipment synergies and mod support.
What players likedPlayers praise this casual roguelite auto-battler, similar to TFT or Dota Underlords, for its strategic depth, replayability, and fun monster-evolving gameplay.
The catchThe English translation is incomplete, so much of the text stays in Chinese.
Games like Legend Creatures(传奇生物) →
Roguelike deckbuilder with hex-based tactics. Players position gladiators, use cards, and dual-wield equipment to survive arena combat.
What players likedPlayers praise "Alina of the Arena" as a fun, fast-paced, movement-based card battler, similar to "Fights in Tight Spaces," with diverse classes and weapons.
The catchThin content and few viable builds make runs feel repetitive very quickly.
Games like Alina of the Arena →
Dice & Fold84% positive from 3,838 reviews202465% finish itDeck Verified
Dice & Fold is a turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where players roll dice to defeat creature cards. It blends dungeon crawling strategy with dice-based combat and card unfolding.
What players likedPlayers praise "Dice & Fold" as a charming roguelite that offers rewarding and interesting gameplay, even after many hours.
The catchOutcomes lean heavily on luck over strategic depth
Games like Dice & Fold →
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 →
Terraformers88% positive from 3,702 reviews20233% finish itDeck Verified
Terraformers is a city-building strategy game where players procedurally generate planets, manage resources, and geo-engineer the environment. Players choose building projects and introduce life forms to create thriving settlements.
What players likedPlayers praise its relaxing yet challenging 4X/board game feel, akin to a single-player "Terraforming Mars" with Civ-like leader mechanics.
The catchThe mechanics are thin and a couple of runs show off nearly all the content.
Games like Terraformers →
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 →
Cluckmech Oasis88% positive from 3,533 reviews202470% finish itDeck Playable
Tower defense game with deep customization and strategic base building. Features wacky humor and unpredictable adventures.
What players likedPlayers praise this creative, customizable tower defense and shooter hybrid for its fun co-op and challenging arcade-style gameplay.
The catchBoss rage timer forces one max-DPS chokepoint strategy
Games like Cluckmech Oasis →
Shogun Showdown97% positive from 3,487 reviews202457% finish itDeck Verified
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with tactical combat. Upgrade attacks and combo them to defeat the Shogun.
What players likedPlayers praise this strategic roguelike for its satisfying combat, depth, and replayability, often comparing it to Slay the Spire and Hades.
The catchRuns feel identical with almost no build variety, so it gets repetitive fast.
Games like Shogun Showdown →
This is a deckbuilding roguelike with a blackjack twist. Players adapt to unique rules, build decks with varied cards, and challenge gamblers in a tavern.
What players likedPlayers say it's like Balatro, Magic: The Gathering, and Hearthstone, praising its strategic depth and satisfying deck-building.
The catchOutcomes hinge on luck rather than deckbuilding, leaving runs feeling low on real choice.
Games like Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers →
Cobalt Core96% positive from 3,398 reviews202316% finish itDeck Verified
Sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with single-axis combat. Outmaneuver enemies and build powerful card combos for replayable runs.
What players likedPlayers praise Cobalt Core as a charming, tactical roguelike deckbuilder with unique combat, often compared to FTL and Slay the Spire.
The catchRuns repeat the same bosses and events with no meta progression, so it gets stale fast.
Games like Cobalt Core →
Roguelike auto-battler with tactical army building and indirect combat. Survive procedurally generated dungeons and fight other players' builds.
What players likedPlayers praise the fun core loop and build variety, comparing it to autobattlers and Gladiator Guild Manager for quick, RNG-driven runs.
The catchContent and build variety run dry after a few hours, leaving little reason to replay.
Games like Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator →
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 →
Deck-building rogue-lite with Wuxia plot twists and martial arts combos. Explore events, recruit teammates, and grow stronger after death.
What players likedPlayers praise its deep story and varied builds, comparing its extensive content to games like Slay the Spire.
The catchEnglish localisation is poor, ranging from garbled text to untranslated menu labels.
Games like 天外武林 (Traveler of Wuxia) →
Star Renegades83% positive from 3,041 reviews20204% finish itDeck Verified
This is a turn-based tactical roguelike with a reactive combat system where enemies evolve. Players fight through procedurally generated missions, with fallen heroes sending knowledge to future runs.
What players likedPlayers praise its tactical, low-RNG turn-based combat, wishing for more content despite long runs.
The catchRuns drag on for hours and losing sends you back to the start with little progress.
Games like Star Renegades →
Drop Duchy90% positive from 2,967 reviews20259% finish itDeck Playable
Falling blocks land on forests, rivers and plains, and each placement decides how many resources and troops the terrain yields for the battle that follows. Lose the castle and the run restarts.
What players likedPlayers praise this unique blend of Tetris, roguelite, and deckbuilding, highlighting its surprising depth, rewarding strategy, and engaging progression.
The catchRuns hinge on which tiles and cards you draw, leaving little room for skill.
Games like Drop Duchy →
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 →
Fury Unleashed87% positive from 2,874 reviews20207% finish itDeck Verified
A roguelite platformer shooter with a combo-based combat loop and a comic book aesthetic. It offers challenging, fast-paced action with co-op and customization.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, creative co-op gameplay and easy progression, making it enjoyable with friends.
The catchOnline co-op is buggy and awkward to set up, often breaking before you play.
Games like Fury Unleashed →
The Last Flame85% positive from 2,859 reviews202527% finish itDeck Playable
Roguelike auto-battler with deep build creation and strategic decision-making. Players recruit heroes, craft gear, and manage resources for challenging runs.
What players likedPlayers praise this deep PVE auto-battler for its satisfying buildcrafting and strategic depth, akin to deck-builders and stat-heavy RPGs.
The catchSheer volume of items, heroes and text overwhelms far more than it adds depth.
Games like The Last Flame →
Path of Achra97% positive from 2,853 reviews202468% finish itDeck Playable
A roguelike dungeon crawler with deep character customization through merging culture, class, and religion. It features a broken build sandbox for explosive synergies and a brutal, fast-paced combat loop.
What players likedPlayers praise its deep build customization and replayability, comparing it to a simplified yet deep roguelike like Tales of Maj'Eyal or a bullet heaven.
The catchOnce a build is set the game plays itself while you hold down one button.
Games like Path of Achra →
This is a rogue-like survival simulation game focused on character development and resource management. It offers an emotional, serious experience exploring themes of homelessness and resilience.
What players likedPlayers praise the realistic survival mechanics and rewarding progression, similar to other games where small achievements feel meaningful.
The catchBugs and crashes routinely wreck runs hours in, wiping progress and saves.
Games like CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience →
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 →
Ballionaire86% positive from 2,545 reviews202412% finish itDeck Verified
Physics-driven roguelike where players build pachinko boards to trigger combos and earn money. It features rule-bending boons and challenging tribulations for a chaotic, strategic feel.
What players likedPlayers compare it to roguelites, deckbuilders, and incremental games, praising its addictive "number go up" satisfaction and combo synergies.
The catchRuns hinge on luck rather than decisions, so results rarely feel earned.
Games like Ballionaire →
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 →
Slice & Dice97% positive from 2,523 reviews202450% finish itDeck Playable
Slice & Dice is a tactical roguelike with dice-based combat. Players manage a party of heroes, rerolling dice to create powerful combos through randomly generated encounters.
What players likedPlayers praise this roguelike dice-builder for its deep strategy, high replayability, and satisfying progression.
The catchThe game crashes constantly, sometimes every few clicks, and can softlock a run.
Games like Slice & Dice →
Challenging roguelike dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and random generation. Players build heroes, collect loot, and face diverse monster encounters.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of turn-based strategy and puzzle exploration, reminiscent of roguelikes and dungeon crawlers.
The catchRuns are decided by luck rather than skill, and progress needs a long gold grind.
Games like Runestone Keeper →
A deck-building roguelike with card-based combat and a grim, story-driven exploration loop. Players collect cards and relics to upgrade heroes and overcome events.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique take on Slay the Spire-like deck-building, with engaging story, atmosphere, and character variety.
The catchRuns hinge on RNG and lopsided balance, with a long grind for meta upgrades.
Games like Menace from the Deep →
Geometry Arena is a free-form arena shooter roguelite focused on building overpowered characters through extensive customization. Players experience tense battles with numerous projectiles and a deep upgrade system.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a surprisingly deep and engaging arena shooter, reminiscent of Geometry Wars, offering great value for its low price.
The catchUpgrades quickly trivialize runs into holding fire while everything dies.
Games like Geometry Arena →
LONESTAR91% positive from 2,401 reviews202511% finish itDeck Verified
A spaceship combat strategy game where players build unit decks and engage in fair, turn-based battles. It features a bounty hunting theme with resource management and event-driven vacations.
What players likedPlayers praise this roguelike builder for its addictive strategic depth, synergy-finding, and replayability, often comparing it to FTL or deckbuilders.
The catchRuns blur into the same thing after the first few, killing the urge to replay.
Games like LONESTAR →
Tactical roguelite dungeon management where you defend against heroes. Place traps and monsters, then watch them fight in turn-based combat.
What players likedPlayers find it a fun, relaxing, and enjoyable dungeon management game, despite its current simplicity.
The catchDepth runs out within an hour and the loop turns repetitive after that.
Games like Legend of Keepers: Prologue →
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 →
A quick-play puzzle roguelike where you explore single-screen dungeons to regain health and mana. It offers deep tactical gameplay with infinite replayability and a competitive daily mode.
What players likedPlayers praise its depth, content variety, and satisfyingly paced dungeon runs, reminiscent of roguelikes but with unique puzzles and challenges.
The catchIt plays as a punishing RNG puzzle, not the dungeon crawling roguelike expected.
Games like Desktop Dungeons →
A martial fantasy roguelike with card-based combat. Players choose a unique hunter to battle demons in a hand-painted world.
What players likedPlayers praise the good art style, diverse characters, and multiple playstyle cards.
The catchIt copies Slay the Spire so closely that veterans of that game find nothing new.
Games like Yao-Guai Hunter →
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 →
Cat God Ranch94% positive from 2,185 reviews20247% finish itDeck Playable
A simulation and strategy game where players manage a ranch, collect animals, and pay tribute to a Cat God weekly. It features tile-based terrain building and card-based modifiers for a unique ranch experience.
What players likedPlayers praise this deck-builder as a satisfying chain-combo game, like Luck be a Landlord, for its massive animal runs.
The catchRuns hinge on random animal draws, so a bad start often forces a restart.
Games like Cat God Ranch →
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 →
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 →
A traditional roguelike dungeon crawler with randomized levels and unique hero mechanics. Players explore, collect items, and upgrade gear through procedurally generated challenges.
What players likedPlayers praise this challenging roguelike RPG for its strategic depth, replayability, and balanced, knowledge-based progression.
The catchRuns are decided by luck, including long streaks of missed attacks on weak enemies.
Games like Shattered Pixel Dungeon →
Jupiter Hell92% positive from 2,089 reviews202117% finish itDeck Playable
Jupiter Hell is a turn-based roguelike with a classic sci-fi feel. Its core loop involves tactical combat where enemies act after you, and permadeath.
What players likedPlayers praise this challenging, deep, and varied traditional roguelike for its fantastic design and near-perfect difficulty curve.
The catchRuns blur together quickly because the builds and levels lack real depth.
Games like Jupiter Hell →
This is a fast-paced roguelike action game with deep combat customization and challenging boss fights. Players control a combat bot exploring a dystopian AI world, utilizing advanced movement and a vast arsenal.
What players likedPlayers praise this fast-paced beat-em-up roguelike for its fantastic, reactive gameplay with unique weapon and character choices.
The catchThe English translation is broken enough that skills and menus are hard to understand.
Games like Oblivion Override →
Action roguelike with Chinese mythology themes. Collect upgrades for powerful combinations in a world of random events and choices.
The catchDifficulty and balance swing wildly, with sudden spikes after the first boss.
Games like Cultivation Story: Reincarnation →
Cooperative multiplayer track-building game. Players build tracks while a train moves, facing procedural challenges and unlocking upgrades.
What players likedPlayers praise Unrailed 2 as a fun, chaotic co-op roguelike, expanding on the original with more content and replayability.
The catchCrashes, launch failures and lag spikes are common, and joining friends often fails.
Games like Unrailed 2: Back on Track →
Hadean Tactics89% positive from 1,902 reviews20239% finish itDeck Verified
Roguelike deckbuilder with autobattler elements. Influence units' actions with cards in semi-real-time combat.
What players likedPlayers praise this unique roguelite deckbuilder/autobattler mashup, often compared to Slay the Spire and Monster Train, for its engaging combat and fantastic variety.
The catchThe autobattler takes control away, so despite the name it never feels tactical.
Games like Hadean Tactics →
Turn-based roguelike strategy with deck-building and resource management. Players use pigment abilities and recruit fools for revenge in a hellish world.
What players likedPlayers praise its deep, strategic turn-based combat and unique roguelike elements, often comparing it to Rain World and Hieronymous Bosch's art.
The catchRuns are decided by coin flip randomness far more than by planning or skill.
Games like Brutal Orchestra →
Action-adventure roguelite with comedic tone. Core loop involves heists, combat, and exploration with collectible progression.
What players likedPlayers praise its roguelike bullet-hell gameplay, soundtrack, and humor, comparing it to games like Enter the Gungeon.
The catchProgress means grinding the same few unchanging areas over and over for upgrades.
Games like Turnip Boy Robs a Bank →
This is a roguelike RPG set in the Touhou universe where dungeon layouts and items change each playthrough. Players retain items upon defeat, offering a forgiving yet strategic dungeon-crawling experience.
What players likedPlayers find it similar to its sequel but praise its improved balance and core gameplay loop.
The catchDying resets you to level 1 and wipes progress, with no mid-dungeon saves.
Games like Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- →
Conquest of Elysium 5 is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with deep faction variety and rogue-like elements. Players manage unique races with distinct mechanics to conquer a dynamic world.
What players likedPlayers praise its deep, replayable strategy and unique factions, comparing it to roguelikes, Civ 2, and auto battlers.
The catchThere is no tutorial and the clunky, unintuitive controls make learning it painful.
Games like Conquest of Elysium 5 →
ROBOBEAT94% positive from 1,822 reviews20249% finish itDeck Playable
ROBOBEAT is a rogue-like rhythm shooter where players shoot and move in sync with the beat. It features procedurally generated levels and custom music integration for a unique, fast-paced experience.
What players likedPlayers praise this fast-paced rhythm shooter for its satisfying combos, high skill ceiling, and custom track import feature.
The catchThere is no audio latency calibration, so the music and shooting fall out of sync.
Games like ROBOBEAT →
NIMRODS85% positive from 1,812 reviews202460% finish itDeck Verified
NIMRODS is a roguelite shooter where players craft absurd weapons and deploy them via drones in subsequent runs. It features alien exploration, DNA-based evolution, and intense combat against hordes.
What players likedPlayers praise its addictive fun and engaging loop, reminiscent of other games where exploring and unlocking attachments drives progression.
The catchUpgrades give fractions of a percent, turning progress into a long grind.
Games like NIMRODS →
