The Best Rogue-like action Games

Update : Lynked: Banner of the Spark added at rank #38.
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Octogeddon (2018)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!


  • rogue-like
  • action-strategy
  • arcade
  • underwater
  • action
  • boss
  • funny
  • microtransaction
  • shoot-em-up
  • strategy
  • projectile
  • casual
  • boss-fight
  • destruction

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Fallen Arena (2022)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS

This is a leisure competitive game, fighting for crystals in the arena, getting bigger, defeating opponents. New heroes, new skills and new weapons, call your friends to fight together~


  • moba
  • 3d
  • casual
  • rogue-like
  • action
  • post-apocalyptic
  • futuristic
  • platform
  • pvp
  • dark
  • multiplayer
  • scrolling

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Hades (2020)

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PC Windows Android Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5

Hades is a thrilling action-adventure game that takes you on a journey through Greek mythology, where you play as the son of Hades trying to escape from the underworld. With its addictive gameplay, memorable characters, and stunning visual design, you'll be hooked from the start.


What we like:
  • Exceptional voice acting
  • Variety of weapons and customizable abilities
  • Procedurally generated enemies and environments
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Captivating storyline
What could be improved:
  • Player may have to grind for currency
  • Some repetitive dialogue
  • Difficulty may be too high for some players

  • rogue-like
  • mythology
  • boss
  • isometric
  • action
  • narrative
  • combat

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Dead Cells (2018)

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Dead Cells is a challenging and rewarding roguevania game that offers a variety of weapons and spells to choose from in a nonlinear progression world. With every run being different, the game's tough but fair combat promises hours of fun and excitement. The game also offers regular free updates, making it a must-play for anyone who loves rogue-like or metroidvania games.


What we like:
  • Highly accessible to players with a wide range of assist options and settings
  • Satisfying and challenging combat with a variety of weapons and skills
  • Gorgeous backdrops, great soundtrack, and amazing sound design
  • Endless unlocks and secrets with highly-rewarding gameplay
  • Passionate developers who continue to add new content and engaging community.
What could be improved:
  • Slow progression
  • Overpowered items
  • Frustrating to more casual players

  • rogue-like
  • platform
  • boss
  • combat
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • action
  • roguevania
  • dungeon

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Tallowmere (2015)

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IOS iPhone Android wii u Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?


  • rogue-like
  • dungeon
  • stealth-enabling
  • platform
  • boss
  • tablet-sized
  • action
  • violent
  • local

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VOIN (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerful gear and weapons, and face menacing bosses in your quest to cleanse a broken world.

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  • rogue-like
  • gothic
  • hack-and-slash
  • boomer
  • rpg
  • medieval
  • extraction
  • action
  • dark
  • stylized

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Heat Signature (2017)

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PC Windows

Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you 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 to distract, ambush and take out the crew.


  • pause
  • stealth
  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • space
  • corridor
  • sci-fi
  • procedural
  • action
  • inventory
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • hyper-fast
  • heist
  • stealth-em-up

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Gutwhale (2020)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Linux PC Windows

Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!


  • rogue-like
  • endless
  • action

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Boo! (2023)

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early access PC Windows Android

Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing the items on a list. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what is lurking in the dark...


  • rogue-like
  • heist
  • horror
  • 2d
  • cooperative
  • character
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • platform
  • dark
  • nature
  • hand-drawn
  • action
  • customization
  • cartoony

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Clone Drone in the Hyperdome (2024)

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PC Windows osvr

Cut robots apart in VR. Feel your sword disintegrate their metal bodies. Now you live and die in the Crashloop, a roguelike tournament to the death. Lock swords! Shoot shurikens from your wrist! This is CLONE DRONE... in the HYPERDOME!!!

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  • robots
  • voxel
  • swordplay
  • destruction
  • human-robots
  • spaceship-battle
  • beat-em-up
  • vr
  • fight
  • sword-fight
  • rogue-like
  • hack-and-slash
  • narrative
  • pve
  • action

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