The Best Roguelikes, Ranked

A sequel that out-does a near-perfect original, now one of the highest-rated games ever.

The roguelite that perfected the genre’s pacing and wove story into every single run.

Poker reimagined as a deck-building roguelike so moreish it’s borderline dangerous.

A devastatingly deep platforming roguelike where mastery comes one brutal death at a time.

A grimy, sprawling twin-stick roguelike with thousands of item combinations.

The deck-builder that launched a genre: perfectly balanced and endlessly replayable.

Razor-sharp roguelite combat with metroidvania bones and flawless game feel.

A high-octane third-person roguelike shooter wrapped in genuine sci-fi mystery.

A bullet-heaven phenomenon that turns minimal input into maximal chaos.

A bullet-hell roguelike stuffed with gun puns and dodge-roll precision.

A roguelike crawler fused with a cult-management sim, dripping with charm.

A deck-building roguelike wrapped in one of gaming’s best-kept secrets.

Co-op roguelike where escalating chaos and item stacking spiral gloriously out of control.

A punishing turn-based crawler where stress and madness are deadlier than monsters.

The roguelike that made spaceship crisis-management endlessly tense and replayable.

A roguelike where every pixel is simulated and your own spells routinely kill you.