List of roguelikes

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This is a selected list of roguelike video games. Roguelike games are those that incorporate elements of role-playing games with procedural generation, following the formula of the genre's namesake, Rogue . Due to the large number of variations on this concept, roguelikes are normally classified as either being a classical roguelike with qualities that meet the "Berlin Interpretation" for roguelikes, or as hybrid roguelikes, roguelike-likes, roguelites, or procedural death labyrinths, which possess some but not all of these qualities.

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Video game platforms
3DS Nintendo 3DS
AMI Amiga
APPII Apple II
ATR Atari 8-bit computers
BEOS BeOS
C64 Commodore 64
CROSSPlatform not recognized.
DC Dreamcast
DEC DEC Professional
DOS MS-DOS
DROI Android
FM7 FM-7
GB Game Boy
GBA Game Boy Advance
GBC Game Boy Color
GEN Genesis / Mega Drive
GG Game Gear
INT Intellivision
iOS iOS
LIN Linux
MAC Mac
MSX MSX
N64 Nintendo 64
NX Nintendo Switch
NX2 Nintendo Switch 2
OS2 OS/2
OSX macOS / OS X
PALM Palm OS
PC88 PC-8800 series
PC98 PC-9800 series
PET Commodore PET
PLATO PLATO
PPC Pocket PC
PS1 PlayStation / PSone
PS2 PlayStation 2
PS3 PlayStation 3
PS4 PlayStation 4
PS5 PlayStation 5
PSP PlayStation Portable
PSV PlayStation Vita
TRS80 TRS-80
VIC20 VIC-20
Wii Wii
WiiU Wii U
WIN Microsoft Windows
WIN3X Windows 3.x
WIN9X Windows 9x
WS WonderSwan
X360 Xbox 360
XBLA Xbox Live Arcade
XOne Xbox One
XSX/S Xbox Series X/S
ZX ZX Spectrum

List of roguelike games

The following is a list of roguelike games that are generally considered to hold true to the Berlin Interpretation of a "roguelike".

FirstLastTitleDeveloperSettingPlatformNotes
1975 pedit5 Rusty RutherfordFantasyPLATOEarly dungeon crawler with several key features of later roguelikes, including permadeath, turn-based simple combat, top-down view, and a typical dungeon layout based on networks of corridors and rooms.
19751985 dnd Gary Whisenhunt, Ray WoodFantasyPLATOSimilar to pedit5 with more levels to explore.
1978 Beneath Apple Manor Don WorthFantasyAPPIIOne of the earliest commercial Apple II games. It predates Rogue and was much simpler, but supported a low-resolution graphical display in addition to the text version. It was ported to the IBM PC in 1983. [1]
1979DUNGEONBrian SawyerFantasyPETPublished in Cursor issue 15. [2] [3] [4]
1979Mines of MordorScott Cunningham, Electronic ImaginationsFantasyTRS80Multilevel adventure crawl with ASCII grid-based dungeon and text-only interaction.
1980 Rogue Michael Toy, othersFantasyCROSSClassic dungeon crawler with simple ASCII graphics, which inspired the genre as a whole and for which the genre is named.
1982NemesisMichael Q. Hiller & Michael A. PagelsFantasy CP/M Featured real-time gameplay and fog of war. Though levels are not randomly generated, the game does implement permadeath.
1982 Telengard Daniel LawrenceFantasyAPPII, ATR, C64, FM7, PC88, PC98, TRS80Some roguelike features. Play is in real time. Levels are not randomly generated.
1982 Sword of Fargoal Jeff McCord FantasyC64, PET, VIC20, iOSReal-time action gameplay. Based on Gammaquest II by the same author.
1982 Hack Jay Fenlason, Andries Brouwer, othersFantasyCROSSLater became the basis for NetHack .
1983 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin Mattel Electronics FantasyINT
19832021 Moria Robert Alan Koeneke, Jimmey Wayne Todd, James E. WilsonFantasyCROSSBased heavily on The Lord of the Rings . A later port (Umoria) was the basis for Angband . Influenced the preliminary design of Blizzard's Diablo . [5]
1983Mystic TowerAardvark SoftwareFantasyZX
1984 Castle Adventure Kevin BalesFantasyDOSDungeon crawl/castle escape.
19851987 Dungeon of Doom, The John Raymonds FantasyMACReleased commercially in 1987 as The Dungeon Revealed .
1985 Island of Kesmai John Taylor, Kelton Flinn FantasyCROSSEarly CompuServe commercial multiplayer game.
19861987 Larn Noah Morgan, Phil Cordier FantasyCROSSOriginal version of Larn remains part of the NetBSD games collection. [6]
19872023 NetHack The NetHack DevTeam FantasyCROSSDescendant of Hack which has spawned many large and complex variant trees.
19872010 Omega Laurence Brothers FantasyCROSSFeatures a rich, persistent and quirky world and multiple endings. In addition to the classic character/classes, you can "play as yourself": after answering a set of questions about yourself, matching stats are derived.
19871992 Scarab of Ra Rick HolzgrafeModern fantasyMACTurn-based roguelike played in first-person 3D.
1988 Moraff's Revenge Steve Moraff FantasyDOSA 3D, first-person perspective role-playing video game.
1989 Castle of the Winds SaadaSoft FantasyWIN3X
1990 Dragon Crystal Sega FantasyGG, SMS
19902023 Angband Alex Cutler, Andy Astrand FantasyCROSSDerivative of Moria based heavily on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, especially The Silmarillion .
1990 Fatal Labyrinth Sega FantasyGEN
1991 Cave Noire Konami FantasyGBSimplistic dungeon crawler with random room placement, loot and monsters.
1991Gang WarsDoerr Bros SoftwareModernMACNot to be confused with the 1989 game of the same name, Gang Wars is a 2D RPG where the player contends with violent criminals. [7]
1991 Moraff's World Steve Moraff FantasyDOSSequel to Moraff's Revenge .
1992 Mission Thunderbolt Dave Scheifler, John Calhoun FuturisticDEC, MAC, WIN
19921995 Ragnarok Norsehelm FantasyDOSLarge graphical multi-zoned world featuring multiple classes, complex item interactions, crafting, quests, and numerous skills, abilities, powers, and effects.
19922023 UnReal World Sami MaaranenWilderness survival, historicalDOS, LIN, OSX, WINGraphical roguelike set in the far north during the late Iron Age. It is open-ended and emphasizes survival in the harsh ancient wilderness.
1993 Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon Chunsoft FantasySNESThe first game in Chunsoft's popular Mystery Dungeon series, inspired by Rogue's gameplay.
1993 Dungeons of the Unforgiven Steve Moraff FantasyDOSThe final game in the series that began with Moraff's Revenge and continued with Moraff's World .
1993 Dungeon Hack DreamForge FantasyDOSFeatures a pseudo-3D game screen based on SSI's Eye of the Beholder series. It uses the rules and mechanics of AD&D 2nd Edition.
1993Quenzar's CavernsPulse Ventures Ltd.FantasyWINShareware game designed to be completed in under an hour. It was often included in collections of Windows 3.x games, along with games like Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Pipe Dreams.
19942018 Ancient Domains of Mystery Thomas Biskup FantasyAMI, BEOS, DOS, LIN, OS2, OSX, WIN
19942012World of Arch I.A. Jääskeläinen FantasyAMI, WIN
19942004 Zangband Topi Ylinen FantasyCROSS Angband variant based on Roger Zelazny's Amber novels.
1995 Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals (Ancient Cave) Neverland/NatsumeFantasySNESA roguelike mode in the lategame, that lets the player choose teammates and procedurally generates a 100 Floor dungeon.
1995 The Sorcerer's Cave Peter Donnelly/SkookumFantasyWINBased on Donnelly's "roguelike" boardgames The Sorcerer's Cave (1978) and Mystic Wood, published by Avalon Hill in 1980.
1995 Alphaman Jeffrey R. OlsonScience fiction, post-apocalyptic DOS Features "elaborate use of colors and the extended IBM character set".
19952008 Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Chunsoft FantasyDS, SNES, iOS, DROIDPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Inspired by NetHack .
19952010Caverns of XaskazienJeff SinasacFantasyDOS, WIN
19962011 Shiren the Wanderer GB: Monster of Moonlight Village Chunsoft FantasyGB, WIN, DROIPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
19971999 Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon Square FantasyPS1, WSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
19972005 Linley's Dungeon Crawl Linley Henzell FantasyCROSS
19972006 Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack – Extended Magic The Slash'EM development team FantasyCROSSA variant of NetHack with extra features.
19972020 MAngband Keldon Jones, othersFantasyLIN, OSX, WINMultiplayer online variant of Angband .
19982008 Tales (or Troubles) of Middle Earth DarkGod, othersFantasyCROSSBased on the PernBand variant of Angband , and thus on The Lord of the Rings . The original author no longer maintains it, but a separate maintenance branch repository exists. [8]
19981999 Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon Compile FantasyPS1, SATPlayStation version is an enhanced port from the Saturn original with the added subtitle Ketteiban.
1998 Chocobo's Dungeon 2 Square FantasyPS1Sequel to Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon . Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
19982000 Azure Dreams Konami FantasyGBC, PS1
1999 Master Blaze Nihon Create FantasyWIN
19992001 Torneko: The Last Hope Chunsoft FantasyGBA, PS1Sequel to Torneko's Great Adventure . Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20002001 Falcon's Eye Jaakko Peltonen FantasyCROSSGraphical update to NetHack .
2000 Shiren the Wanderer 2: Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion Chunsoft FantasyN64Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
20012018Iter Vehemens ad NecemTimo Kiviluoto, othersFantasyDOS, LIN, OSX, WIN
20012021 TomeNET C. Blue, Mikael, othersFantasyLIN, OSX, WINIn addition to traditional roguelike features, TomeNET has MMORPG features: real-time gameplay, PvE in group, PvP, an economy system (players, shops, and housing), etc.
20012008 Shiren the Wanderer GB2: Magic Castle of the Desert Chunsoft FantasyGBC, DSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
20022013 Doom, the Roguelike Kornel Kisielewicz Futuristic, fantasyCROSS (engine is open source)Based on the Doom series by id Software.
20022004 Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman Chunsoft FantasyDC, WINPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
20022004 Simple 2000 Series Vol. 20: The Dungeon RPG Tamsoft Fantasy, historicalPS2Originally released as part of the Simple 2000 Series . Known outside of Japan as Eternal Quest.
20022004 Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Chunsoft FantasyGBA, PS2Sequel to Torneko: The Last Hope . Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20032015 Dragonslayer Walter PullenFantasyWIN3D classic roguelike played in first-person perspective. Implemented in and distributed with the Daedalus maze-generation software. [9]
20032011POWDERJeff LaitFantasyDS, GBA, iOS, LIN, OSX, PS3, PSP, Wii, WIN
2004Kidō Senshi Gundam: Fushigi no Dungeon Chunsoft FuturisticMobile phone (i-mode)Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
2004 TwinBee Dungeon Konami FantasyMobile phoneThemed by TwinBee Universe. Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
2004 The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon Arika, Chunsoft FantasyPS2Sequel to The Blue Crystal Rod for SNES. Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
2005 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Chunsoft Modern, fantasyDSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. [10]
2005 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Chunsoft Modern, fantasyGBAPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20052006 Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal Konami FantasyDSSemi-sequel to Azure Dreams .
2006 Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja Success FantasyDS
20062024 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup CommunityFantasyCROSS (open source)Popular fork of Linley's Dungeon Crawl .
20062022 Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress Tarn Adams FantasyLIN, OSX, WINExpansive construction and management simulation game with ASCII graphics and many other tropes of the roguelike genre.
2006 Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon Cavia FantasyPS2Spin-off of Dragon Quest VIII . Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
20072024 Caves of Qud Freehold GamesPost apocalyptic, science fiction, fantasyLIN, OSX, WINRetrofuturistic, post-apocalyptic science fantasy game heavily inspired by classic SF such as Dune , as well as RPGs such as Gamma World . Features a "procedurally handcrafted" and fully simulated (à la Dwarf Fortress ) overworld, as well as static geographical and worldbuilding elements which are uniquely detailed and populated for each run. Can be played in ASCII or with a minimalistic built-in tileset.
2007 Rogue Hearts Dungeon Compile Heart FantasyPS2
2007 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness Chunsoft Modern, fantasyDSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
2007 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Chunsoft Modern, fantasyDSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20072008 Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns Ninja Studio FantasyDSSequel to Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja .
20072021 PWMAngband PowerWyrmFantasyWIN, LINMultiplayer online variant of Angband .
2008Dramatic Dungeon Sakura Taisen Neverland FantasyDS
2008Dungeon of Windaria Compile Heart FantasyDS
20082019 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Square Enix FantasyWii, DS, NX, PS4Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. [11] Originally released for the Wii, it received an enhanced port to the Nintendo DS and later to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
20082010 Shiren the Wanderer Chunsoft FantasyPSP, WiiPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Third main game in the subseries Shiren the Wanderer. [12]
20092018 Brogue Brian Walker FantasyLIN, MAC, WIN
2009 Mines of Morgoth Moongate Software FantasyWINClone with enhanced graphics and sounds based on the Amiga version of Moria .
2009 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Chunsoft Modern, fantasyDSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. [13]
2009 Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon Susume! Honō no Bōken-dan Chunsoft Modern, fantasyWiiPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
2009 Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon Ikuzo! Arashi no Bōken-dan Chunsoft Modern, fantasyWiiPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
2009 Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon Mezase! Hikari no Bōken-dan Chunsoft Modern, fantasyWiiPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
2010 100 Rogues Dinofarm Games FantasyiOS
2010Smart KoboldJeff LaitFantasyWIN, LINA "seven-day roguelike" that was selected for demonstration at IndieCade, E3 2010. It attempts to implement a high level of artificial intelligence for a single type of enemy. [14]
2010 Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman Nippon Ichi Software FantasyPSP [15]
2010Caverns of Xaskazien IIJeff SinasacFantasyWIN
20102012 Shiren the Wanderer 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel Chunsoft FantasyDS, PSPPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
20102022 Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate Chunsoft FantasyDS, PSV, NX, WIN, iOS, DROIPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
2011 Deadly Dungeons CodeZombie Games FantasyDROI3D First-person dungeon crawl with randomly generated floors, items, and creatures. Movement is tile-based [16] and gameplay is similar to Dungeon Hack .
2011 Dungeons of Dredmor Gaslamp Games FantasyLIN, OSX, WINTile-based movement with rudimentary graphics and a sense of humour. [17]
2011 HyperRogue Zeno Rogue FantasyLIN, OSX, WIN, DROITile-based movement on a hyperbolic plane. Focused on movement and zone gimmicks utilizing the unique geometry rather than player levels and inventory management.
2011 Tales of Maj'Eyal Nicolas ‘DarkGod’ Casalini FantasyLIN, OSX, WINGraphical rewrite of the author's earlier Tales of Middle Earth . Turn-based role-playing game based on its own fantasy universe. Players must unlock most classes, story threads are available, and elements have been taken from MMOs to significantly change the combat.
20122014BattlepathsGamedevelFantasyX360, WIN, LIN
2012 Dungelot Red Winter SoftwareFantasyiOS, DROIOriginally released on Kongregate. Not released on iOS or Android until 2013.
2012 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Spike Chunsoft Modern, fantasy3DSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20122015Pixel DungeonOleg DolyaFantasyDROI, iOSTop-down, 2D, turn-based, open-source action-strategy roguelike with pixel art graphics, 26 dungeon levels, 4 classes, 5 areas, 5 bosses, and the goal of obtaining the Amulet of Yendor.
20122015 Ultima Ratio Regum Mark R JohnsonHistoricalWINNon-combat-focused roguelike about exploring and deciphering an intellectual conspiracy to rewrite history. Set during the Renaissance/Scientific Revolution.
20122025 Cogmind Josh GeScience fictionWINTactical stealth-heavy roguelike in which the player controls a robot able to build and improve itself from thousands of parts found within its environment.
20132023 Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Kevin GranadePost-apocalyptic, survival horroriOS, LIN, OSX, WIN Open-world survival horror roguelike set in a procedurally generated, post-apocalyptic simulation of New England. Mainly focused on survival and combat, with an incredible amount of variety and depth that can be attributed to its open-source community. Turn-based, permadeath, 2D with a few Z-levels, and significant role-playing elements.
2013 Sword of the Stars: The Pit Kerberos Productions Science fictionWINTurn-based, 2D dungeon crawl RPG based in the Sword of the Stars universe. Players are able to collect equipment, weapons, armor, and ingredients for crafting. 30 levels to explore and death is permanent.
2013 WazHack Warwick "Waz" Allison FantasyDROI, iOS, LIN, OSX, WINTurn-based, 2D side-scrolling dungeon crawl RPG. Players are able to collect equipment, weapons, armor, potions, and scrolls while combating enemies and starvation. Fights and levels are random and death is permanent.
2013 The Guided Fate Paradox Nippon Ichi Software FantasyPS3
2013 Wizards Encounters Alderan gaming FantasyDROITurn-based role-playing game based on the Wizards universe.
2013 Hoplite Douglas CowleyFantasyDROI
20142020DragonFang: Drahn's Mystery DungeonToydeaFantasyDROI, iOS, WIN, 3DS (New)
20142020 Slash'EM Extended Amy BluescreenofdeathFantasyLIN, WINA variant of Slash'EM , which is itself a variant of NetHack .
20142017 Quest of Dungeons Upfall StudiosFantasyDROI, iOS, 3DS, LIN, OSX, WIN, WiiU, PS4, XOne, NX
20142017Golden Krone HotelVulgatFantasyWIN, OSXTurn-based role-playing game with unique day-night mechanics.
2015 Dragon Fin Soup Grimm Bros FantasyLIN, OSX, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN
2015 Etrian Mystery Dungeon Spike Chunsoft Fantasy3DSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
2015 Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Spike Chunsoft Modern, fantasy3DSPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20152016 Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics Spike Chunsoft FantasyPS4, PSV, WINPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
20162017Rogue WizardsSpellbind StudiosFantasyiOS, OSX, WIN
20172019DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of TimeToydeaFantasyWIN, OSX, NX, PS4, XOne, 3DS (New)
2017Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 Chunsoft Fantasy3DSSequel to Etrian Mystery Dungeon . Part of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series. Released only in Japan.
2018 Tangledeep Impact Gameworks FantasyLIN, OSX, WIN, NX
2018FARABrianIsCreativeFantasyWIN, OSX, LINA text-based roguelike with sandbox elements.
20182021Rogue Fable IIIJustin WangFantasyWIN, OSX, LINA traditional 2D roguelike game with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.
2019Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPGPortal EntertainmentFantasyLIN, OSX, WINTurn-based role-playing game with a card pickup ability system on character progression weighted on ability rarity.
2019REAL – Roguelike Emoji Adventure LegendDario RealFantasyDROIExplore the basements, collect all the items, defeat evil emojis, and discover the adventure legend.
2019SoulashWizards of the CodeFantasyWINRoguelike about being a forgotten god set on destroying the world.
2019Bounty Hunter Space LizardStay Inside GamesScience fictionDROI, iOSTurn-based strategy game focused on tactical movement around small (single-screen) maps.
2019 Jupiter Hell ChaosForgeScience fictionLIN, OSX, WIN3D turn-based sci-fi roguelike, and the spiritual sequel to DoomRL .
20192021 Tangaria Tangar IgroglazFantasyWIN, LINMultiplayer online variant of Angband with advanced graphical tileset and 57 fantasy races; combines the complexity of roguelike genre and social features of MMORPG: group PvE, PvP (on demand), housing, trading, anti-cheating mechanics and advanced real-time gameplay – game become semi turn-based when your character is injured.
2020 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Spike Chunsoft Modern, fantasyNXPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.
2020 Dawn of the Mexica Pablo Barron History, fantasyLIN, WINTurn-based, 2D dungeon crawl. Procedural generation and permadeath. Based on legends of the historic Mexica people.
2021Baalzebub Oshikuru.com Fantasy, InfernalDROI, iOS, WIN, OSX, LINTurn-based infernal dungeon crawl. Procedural level generation, permadeath, inventory. The main goal is to escape from Hell by navigating through 14 randomly generated levels.
20222025Overworld Red Asteroid Games FantasyDROI, LIN, OSX, WINTurn-based 2D RPG. Procedural level generation, permadeath, dungeon crawl elements. Streamlined UX for mobile devices, 10 minute coffee break roguelike.
2023Full GearDieuwtFantasyWINTurn-based, 2D, story-driven dungeon crawl, procedural generation, perma-death (with optional progression). Roguelike about an engineer in a steampunk dungeon using Drones, Gadgets, and Cogwheels to survive.
2023Dungeons of Shadow ImpsPiotr RaczekFantasyWIN, LINTurn-based, easy GUI, morialiked. Available on GitHub.
2024 Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island Spike Chunsoft FantasyNX, WINPart of Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon series.

Hybrid roguelikes

These are games that feature elements of roguelike games but not necessarily all of the features as defined by the Berlin Interpretation. Terms like "hybrid roguelike", "roguelike-like", "rogue-lite", and "procedural death labyrinth" are used to distinguish them from traditional roguelike games. In most cases, hybrids feature common elements like procedural level generation, randomized item and adversary placement, and permadeath.

FirstLastTitleDeveloperSettingPlatformNotes
1982 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain Mattel Electronics FantasyINT
1987Tower of Doom INTV Corporation FantasyINT
1991 ToeJam & Earl Johnson Voorsanger Productions Surrealistic, urban, science fictionGEN2D top-down real-time exploration of a world made of randomly generated floors. Features randomized items and permanent death (although it has multiple lives).
1996 Diablo Blizzard North FantasyWIN, MAC, PS1Action role-playing hack and slash.
19982008 Baroque Sting FantasyPS1, PS2, SAT, Wii
1998 Sorvice AltronFantasySAT
20002001 Dark Cloud Level-5 FantasyPS2, PS4Also included a city-building aspect, making it not purely a roguelike, though dungeons did include a roguelike engine.
20012011 Lost Labyrinth Lost Labyrinth FantasyWIN, LINFeatures graphics and sound; plays to its conclusion in 10–40 minutes.
20022003 Dark Chronicle/Dark Cloud 2 Level-5 FantasyPS2, PS4Much like its predecessor, Dark Cloud , it wasn't a pure roguelike, including world-building aspects, though dungeons remained roguelike.
20022020 Strange Adventures In Infinite Space Rich Carlson, Iikka Keränen Space science fictionWIN, MAC, LIN, PALM, PPCRandom universe generation; turn-based starmap exploration; pausable real time combat. Full graphics, sound and music; plays to completion in 20 minutes or less.
20052021 Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space Rich Carlson, Iikka Keränen Space science fictionWIN, MAC, LIN, iOS, DROIRandom universe generation; turn-based starmap exploration; pausable real time combat. Full graphics (OpenGL), sound and music; sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space ; plays to its conclusion in less than 30 minutes.
20092012 Spelunky Derek Yu, Andy HullFantasyWIN, XBLA2D action-adventure platformer without save points that has four increasingly difficult areas with exclusive features that are divided into multiple randomly generated levels. Each level might contain access to area-specific secret areas.
2011 The Binding of Isaac Edmund McMillen, Florian HimslSurrealistic, horror3DS, WIN, LIN, OSX, NX2D Dungeon exploration Top-down shooter without save points inspired by The Legend of Zelda , but with semi-randomly accessed floors with exclusive features that have randomly generated rooms of various types potentially including random items.
2012 FTL: Faster Than Light Subset Games Space science fictionWIN, LIN, OSX, iOS2D real-time strategy styled after space travel. Players move from system to system avoiding a trailing horde of enemies as they participate in side-quests, with the ultimate goal of entering the last area.
2013 Don't Starve Klei Entertainment FantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, NX2D action-adventure. Players are able to harvest plants, build traps to catch animals and craft items. Fights and levels are random and death is permanent. [18]
2013 Rogue Legacy Cellar Door Games FantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, XOne, NX2D side-scrolling platformer, action-adventure. Players are able to collect gold, food and potions while combating enemies. Fights are random. Each character has its own unique abilities. Characters level up and change every time player dies.
2013 Risk of Rain Hopoo Games Science fictionWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV, NX, XOne2D side-scrolling action platformer; a single play through goes through six levels that are randomly selected from pre-generated layouts but with randomized object placement, and the game's difficulty increases based on how long the player remains alive.
2013 Not the Robots 2DArray Science fictionWIN
20132015 TowerClimb Davioware & Quazi FantasyWINAn unforgiving procedurally generated platformer, in which players must climb/jump/fly and swim up through increasingly difficult levels. The game is divided into multiple sections each with their own unique theme and challenges. [19] [20]
2013 99 Levels to Hell ZaxisGamesFantasyWIN, OSX, LIN2D side-scrolling action game [21]
2013 Delver Priority InterruptFantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, DROIRandomly generated first person roguelike.
2014 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nicalis FantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV, WiiU, XOne, 3DS (New), NXAn expanded remake of The Binding of Isaac.
2014 Tower of Guns Terrible Posture GamesScience fictionWIN, OSX, LINSingle player FPS with randomly generated levels. [22]
2014 Crypt of the Necrodancer Brace Yourself GamesFantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, XOne, NXDungeon exploration combined with a rhythm game beat matching mechanic.
2014 Invisible, Inc. Klei Entertainment EspionageWIN, OSX, LIN, NXA tactical turn-based strategy RPG with a focus on stealth. The player must maneuver agents through several procedurally generated levels in a limited amount of in-game time.
2014 TinyKeep Phigames FantasyWINTinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. [ promotion? ]
2014 Dungeon of the Endless Amplitude StudiosScience fictionWIN, OSX, NXA hybrid roguelike / tower defense game, where the player must guide heroes through randomly generated, under-powered facilities to move a crystal across the map.
2014 Road Not Taken Spry Fox FantasyWIN, OSX, PS4, iOS, DROIA puzzle-roguelike hybrid, where the player must work out the functions of items to solve puzzles and rescue characters from random generated levels.
2015 Nuclear Throne Vlambeer Post-apocalypticWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV, NXA top-down shoot-'em-up. The player collects weapons and battles through enemies in an attempt to reach the fabled Nuclear Throne.
2015 Hand of Fate Defiant Development FantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV, XOne, NXA collectible card game-based roguelike, where the game's dungeons and encounters are drawn from a customized deck of cards, while combat takes place in an action/fighter-based minigame.
2015 Captain Forever Remix Pixelsaurus GamesScience fictionWIN Multidirectional shooter, where the player builds up a spaceship from modules of defeated enemies.
2015 Runestone Keeper Blackfire GamesFantasyWIN, OSX, iOS, DROI, NXProcedurally generated, top-down tile-based game.
2015 Skyshine's Bedlam Skyshine GamesPost-apocalypticWINA strategic roguelike game with tactical combat set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
20152016 Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars Rich Carlson, Iikka Keränen Space science fictionLIN, OSX, WINRandom universe generation; turn-based starmap exploration; pausable real time combat. 3D graphics, full sound and music; sequel to Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space ; plays to completion in 20–45 minutes.
2016 Darkest Dungeon Red Hook Studios FantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne, NX, PSVA gothic, role-playing, dungeon-crawl-based game centered around having the player make tough decisions in dire situation, goaded into their decisions with difficult enemies, limited resources, and managing sanity and personality quirks.
2016 Enter the Gungeon Dodge RollScience fictionWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, NX, XOneA randomized-dungeon exploration game featuring top-down-based bullet hell combat.
2016 FORCED Showdown BetaDwarfFantasy, science fictionWIN, OSX, LINA 3D randomized-arena game with top-down-based bullet hell action-brawler combat and collectible card role-playing elements.
2016 Pixel Cave MegabyteFantasyiOS, DROI, WIN, OSXRandom dungeons, bosses, inventory with random generated properties. Realtime exploration and battles.
2017Dragon's LunchAbbot Computing LtdFantasyWIN, LIN, OSXTraditional 12 level dungeon explorer with roguelike combat system, traps, NPCs, procedurally generated levels but runs in real time.
2017 Dead Cells Motion Twin FantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne, NX, DROIrogue-lite, metroidvania action-platformer; no checkpoints, permanent upgrade system.
2017 Heat Signature Suspicious DevelopmentsScience fictionWIN"break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets"
2018Heroes of HammerwatchCrackshellFantasyWIN, LIN, NX, PS4, XOneA single or multiplayer rogue-lite action-adventure game. It has procedurally generated levels, an upgradable city, a fountain which provides buffs and debuffs, item and monster attunement, and permadeath for mercenary characters.
2018KeeperRLMichal BrzozowskiFantasyWIN, LIN, OSX"a turn based dungeon building game that can be played both as rogue-like and realtime strategy"
2018Lost Labyrinth DXJohan JansenFantasyWIN, LIN, OSXFeatures graphics and sound; plays to its conclusion in 10–40 minutes. (Enhanced edition remake of Lost Labyrinth)"
2018Aura of WorldsCognitive ForgeFantasyWIN2D roguelike platformer with procedural levels. The game emphasises multitasking between different abilities (such as grappling ropes, reflective shields etc.) as well as manipulating the environment and enemies to the player's advantage.

World shortcuts and additional starting equipment options become available as the game progresses. [23] [24]

2018A Legionary's LifeAlessandro RobertiHistoricalWINThe player character is a Roman soldier in the years of the Second Punic War. Roguelike elements include permadeath as well as randomized enemies, items and small maps used for foraging missions.
2018 Below Capybara Games Action adventureXOne, WINAn action-adventure game viewed from a top-down perspective. The player-character is a "tiny warrior exploring the depths of a remote island". The game is about exploration, though that goal is contingent upon the character's survival.
2019EmberlightQuarter Onion GamesAdventureWIN, OSX, LINEmberlight is a turn-based strategy roguelite dungeon crawler.
2019 Dicey Dungeons Terry CavanaghFantasyWIN, OSX, LIN, NXA simple turn-based dungeon crawler where the player and enemies fight by using six-sided dice on equipment to perform actions.
2019 Noita Nolla GamesFantasyWINAn action-adventure game where the player character is a witch who creates and casts spells in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. [25] [26] [27]
2020 Griftlands Klei Entertainment Fantasy, science fictionWIN, OSX, NXGriftlands is a turn-based, deck-building game with multiple paths to a single objective. It features permanent death and each death counts as a run. The further a player progresses in a single run, the more points they earn and the faster they unlock improvements that can be utilized to make reaching the objective more attainable. [28]
2020 Risk of Rain 2 Hopoo GamesScience FictionWIN, PS4, XOne, NXRisk of Rain 2 is like Risk of Rain, except it is in 3D. [29]
2020 Hades Supergiant Games FantasyWIN, NXHades is a roguelike dungeon crawler in which the player defies the god of the dead and hacks and slashes their way out of the Underworld of Greek myth. [30]
2020 Arboria DreamplantFantasy, action adventureWINArboria is a 3D dark fantasy rogue-lite in which, as a Yotun warrior, you descend into the procedurally generated dungeons of Durnar. A range of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations makes you stronger. [31]
2020 Rogue Party Nations SoftwareFantasyiOS, DROIRogue Party is a tactical roguelike that allows players to explore in Solo mode, Duo Mode (2 characters) or Party Mode (up to 4 characters). An open-ended multiclassing system adds to replayability. Conforms to all elements of the Berlin Interpretation except the need to identify items.
2020 Rakaza Dungeon Kotic GamesFantasy, action adventureiOS, DROIRakaza Dungeon is a tactical roguelike about saving the princess Milasa II from Razaka devil king after an aghast war between the royal army and dark division.
2020 BPM: Bullets Per Minute Awe InteractiveFantasyWINA rhythm-based FPS with rogue-lite elements taking place in series of tile-based procedurally generated dungeons with Norse myth embedded in dungeon, enemy and character design. [32] [33]
20202022 Spelunky 2 Mossmouth, BlitWorks FantasyWIN, XOne, XSX/S, PS4, NXSequel to Spelunky .
2021 Returnal Housemarque InteractiveScience-fiction, third person shooterPS5, PCReturnal is a third-person shooter video game featuring roguelike elements and falling under the psychological horror genre. In a futuristic science fiction setting, the player controls Selene Vassos (Jane Perry), a space pilot, equipped with a suit and armed with high-tech weapons, who is stranded on the alien planet Atropos and stuck in a time loop.
2022 Vampire Survivors poncleFantasyWIN, OSX, XOne, XSX/S, PS4, PS5, NX, DROI, iOSAction rogue-lite, where the player controls an automatically attacking character.
20222024 Cult of the Lamb Massive Monster Horror-FantasyWIN, OSX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S, NXAction 2d top down. permadeath, roguelike, management simulator where you must form a mighty cult and harvest their devotion as you take your crusade into the Lands of the Old Faith to clear out the false prophets so that your God can reign supreme.
2023 Brotato BlobfishFantasyWIN, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S, NX, DROI, iOSAction rogue-lite similar to Vampire Survivors .
2024 Splatoon 3: Side Order Nintendo EPD Science FictionNXAn expansion to Splatoon 3 .
2024 Hades II Supergiant Games FantasyWIN, OSX, NX, NX2Sequel to Hades.
2024 Balatro LocalThunkModernWIN, OSX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S, NX, DROI, iOSA combination of poker and deck-building featuring multiple roguelike elements.
2025 No-Skin NoEye-Soft HorrorWINA rogue-lite horror game with turn based combat.

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