#2574/100
Skul: The Hero Slayer
2021Play styleAction combat / Action platformers
Supporting signalsAction combat · Action platformers · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat and platforming.
32 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
Cross-genre framework / Catalog view
Roguelite Games
Browse accepted games built around the roguelite structure, with roots, subgenres, and related discovery paths kept visible.
58 accepted games Taxonomy v3 Source scores weighted by evidence
Find your kind of run
Choose how you want to play.
A shared run structure can feel very different in your hands. Hades centers on direct combat; Slay the Spire builds battles around cards; Balatro turns poker hands into scoring combinations. Explore those differences without losing the wider collection.
What resets? A failed run usually resets much of the current attempt. Generated layouts, changing rewards, or new combinations make the next attempt different.
What persists? Some games carry upgrades, unlocks, or story progress between attempts. Others emphasize learning and mastery. A roguelike label alone does not tell you which.
Groups can overlap. Slower play does not necessarily mean lower difficulty. Explore roguelikes and roguelites together →
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Best reviewed blends the source score with rating volume. Release order is oldest first, and A–Z is title order. Unusually high scores with very small samples are treated as uncorroborated outliers until more players weigh in.
#25
#2676/100
Vagante
2018Play styleAction combat / Action platformers
Supporting signalsAction combat · Action platformers · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat and platforming.
16 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#2779/100
Abyssus
2025Play styleAction combat / Shooters
Supporting signalsAction combat · Shooters · Roguelike
Run-based play with direct action combat and shooting.
8 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#2879/100
Ziggurat 2
2020Play styleAction combat / Shooters
Supporting signalsAction combat · Shooters · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat and shooting.
6 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#2974/100
Caveblazers
2017Play styleAction platformers
Supporting signalsAction platformers · Roguelite · Roguelike
Run-based play with platforming.
9 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3074/100
Fury Unleashed
2017Play styleAction platformers
Supporting signalsAction platformers · Roguelite · Roguelike
Run-based play with platforming.
13 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3176/100
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
2025Play styleAction combat / Shooters
Supporting signalsAction combat · Shooters · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat and shooting.
5 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3285/100
Lynked: Banner of the Spark
2025Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Roguelite · Community Building
Run-based play with direct action combat.
1 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3350/100
Swords of Gargantua
2019Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat.
No ratings yetOpen entry →
#3471/100
ScourgeBringer
2020Play styleAction platformers
Supporting signalsAction platformers · Roguelite · Exploration
Run-based play with platforming.
16 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3571/100
BPM: Bullets Per Minute
2020Play styleShooters
Supporting signalsShooters · Roguelite · Roguelike
Run-based play with shooting.
21 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3668/100
Rogue: Genesia
2025Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Survivor-like · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat.
8 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3771/100
Death Road to Canada
2016Primary genreRPG › JRPG
Supporting signalsRoguelite · Survival · Exploration
38 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3864/100
Blazing Beaks
2019Primary genreShooter › Twin-Stick Shooter
Supporting signalsRoguelite · Exploration
Its publisher describes a roguelike or roguelite structure; a more specific play style has not been established.
8 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3962/100
Boneraiser Minions
2022Primary genreAction › Survivor Action
Supporting signalsSurvivor-like · Roguelite
Its publisher describes a roguelike or roguelite structure; a more specific play style has not been established.
7 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4064/100
Atomicrops
2020Play styleAction combat / Shooters
Supporting signalsAction combat · Shooters · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat and shooting.
9 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4167/100
The Swindle
2015Primary genrePlatformer › 2D Platformer
Supporting signalsRoguelite · Stealth
18 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4263/100
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
2026Play styleDeckbuilding
Supporting signalsDeckbuilding · Roguelite
Run-based play with deck or pool building.
12 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4364/100
Lost Castle
2016Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Roguelite · Roguelike
Run-based play with direct action combat.
15 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4466/100
20 Minutes Till Dawn
2022Primary genreAction › Survivor Action
Supporting signalsSurvivor-like · Roguelite
Its publisher describes a roguelike or roguelite structure; a more specific play style has not been established.
51 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4556/100
Dandy Ace
2021Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Roguelite · Roguelike
Run-based play with direct action combat.
17 RAWG ratingsOpen entry →
#4636/100
Nova Drift
2024Play styleAction combat / Shooters
Supporting signalsAction combat · Shooters · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat and shooting.
11 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#47—/100
Samurai Bringer
2022Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Roguelite
Run-based play with direct action combat.
2 ratingsOpen entry →
#48—/100
Battle Talent
2023Play styleAction combat
Supporting signalsAction combat · Roguelite · Sandbox
Run-based play with direct action combat.
1 ratingsOpen entry →
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Why these games appear
How entries qualify
Run-based play with procedural variation and meaningful persistent progression between attempts.
Include when
Short repeatable runs contain procedural or variable content and meaningful persistent unlocks, upgrades, or meta-progression between attempts.
Leave out when
Do not include a game merely because it has random levels; the repeatable run-plus-persistent-progression loop must be central.