The Best Rogue-like RPG Games - Page 3

Update : Witchfire added at rank #27.
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One Way Heroics (2014)

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PC Windows

In One Way Heroics, you race against the encroaching darkness to stay one step ahead of it. You explore a randomly generated world and try to make it to the end of your journey before the darkness catches up with you. With every step you take, the darkness encroaches more, so you have to think carefully about where you go and what you do. You must defeat enemies, acquire items and equipment, recruit allies and ultimately defeat the Demon Lord in order to win.


What we like:
  • Unique take on roguelike games
  • Fast-paced adventure
  • Fun challenge
  • Variety of character classes and perks
  • Online-centric mode for comparing performance against other players
What could be improved:
  • Unforgiving difficulty level
  • Quick play sessions may not be suitable for all players
  • Limited depth compared to other similar games

  • rogue-like
  • japanese
  • traditional
  • rpg
  • perma-death
  • turn-based
  • scroller
  • dungeon
  • jrpg

22

Ronin: The Last Samurai (2021)

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Android IOS iPhone

"Nightmare Altar" balance adjustment. Essence balance adjustment- Tutorial reorganization. Fixed Minor Bugs. Please check "Inbox" for details.

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  • resource
  • rogue-like
  • action
  • samurai
  • mech
  • rpg
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • diablo
  • art
  • difficult
  • button-mashing
  • waves
  • combat

23

Iratus: Lord of the Dead (2020)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!


  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • villain
  • dark
  • tactical
  • fantasy
  • battle
  • strategy
  • protagonist
  • rpg
  • dungeon
  • goth
  • squad
  • dungeon-crawler
  • combat

24

The Enchanted Cave 2 (2015)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone Android

The Enchanted Cave 2 is an addicting dungeon crawler RPG with randomly generated layouts and familiar elements from other dungeon crawlers and RPGs. You can explore the city, visit taverns, craft spells, enchant weapons and battle monsters. With a great replay value and no IAPs, it's an instabuy for the fans of the genre.


What we like:
  • Intuitive controls and layout
  • Plenty of content
  • Familiar yet refreshing experience
  • Eye-pleasing visuals
  • Great replay value
  • No IAPs
What could be improved:
  • No visible change in character look when changing clothes or armor
  • Enchanting system is not intuitive at first

  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • rogue-like
  • dungeon
  • classic
  • pixel

25

Fabled Lands (2021)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows

Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.


  • rpg
  • rogue-like
  • choices
  • hex
  • party
  • old-school
  • text
  • fiction
  • sandbox
  • turn-based
  • open-world
  • interactive
  • fantasy
  • grid
  • 2d

26

Defend the Rook (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Defend the Rook is a rogue-like tactics game where players defend the Rook from a variety of enemies by strategically positioning heroes and contraptions on a 9x9 board. Through upgrades, buffs and improvements, you must use each element to their fullest potential to win each round.


What we like:
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Good replayability
  • Cartoonish visuals
  • Customizable contraptions and buffs
  • Subtitles for dialogue
What could be improved:
  • Weak tutorial on upgrade process and contraptions
  • Camera angle control missing
  • Limited options when reviving heroes

  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • perma-death
  • tower-defense
  • city-building
  • base-building
  • strategy
  • tabletop
  • party
  • medieval

27

Witchfire (2024)

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early access PC Windows Android

Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.


  • extraction
  • shooter
  • souls
  • rogue-like
  • first-person
  • fps
  • rpg
  • dark
  • pve
  • fantasy
  • loot
  • character

28

UnReal World (2016)

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dos Mac OS Linux PC Windows

The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike RPG taking place in the ancient North. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.

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  • survival
  • rogue-like
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • procedural
  • roleplaying

29

Abomi Nation (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Abomi Nation is a roguelike monster-taming RPG. Every playthrough will create a new version of Abomi Nation and provide a unique world with different Abomis for you to find. Explore your universe, watch your Abomis bond, and battle it out as your adventure unfolds in a way totally unique to you!


  • rogue-like
  • collector
  • creature
  • turn-based
  • perma-death
  • party
  • rpg
  • procedural
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • replay-value
  • monster-taming
  • character
  • battle
  • cute

30

Ultra Blade (2023)

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early access Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Defend Mankind's last city from the endless hordes of darkness! Ultra Blade is a horde survival RPG with rogue-lite progression elements. Build new heroes to take on new challenges while cutting through 1000s of foes at once. New heroes unlock new powers, making runs more dynamic the more you play.


  • rogue-like
  • auto-battler
  • 2.5d
  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • cyberpunk
  • 1980s
  • action
  • waiting
  • pixel
  • in-arena
  • endless
  • survivors
  • top-down
  • dark

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