The Best Rogue-like Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Shogun Showdown added at rank #21.
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Streets of Rogue (2019)

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Linux Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.


  • rogue-like
  • experimentation-driven
  • cooperative

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Vagante (2018)

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Linux Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.


  • rogue-like
  • pixel
  • cooperative
  • platform
  • boss

13

Jupiter Hell (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Jupiter Hell is a turn-based shooter from the depths of cosmic hell, built on a classic roguelike framework updated with modern 3d graphics. Rip and tear zombies, demons, and heavy metal monstrosities with chainguns and chainsaws. Like chess... with shotguns!


  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • traditional
  • open-source

14

One Step From Eden (2020)

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Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Linux Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Experience the ultimate genre-blending video game with One Step From Eden. In a post-war world, Eden is the last hope. You can either choose to show mercy or choose destruction while building your strategic deck and battling evolving enemies. With 200+ spells and 100+ game-changing items, each game experience is unique. Play with friends in local co-op or compete in PvP. With full Steam Workshop and mod support, the game keeps going. Can you make it to Eden?


What we like:
  • Solid roguelike gameplay
  • Fun and diverse characters
  • Addictive gameplay loop
  • Great sprite work and animations
  • Entertaining combat mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Late game bosses rely too much on projectile spam
  • Some useless cards and demotivating deaths
  • Certain characters are overpowered
  • Lack of story
  • Frantic pacing

  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • grid
  • card
  • boss
  • cooperative
  • battle
  • game-changing

15

Luck be a Landlord (2023)

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Luck Be A Landlord is a thrilling game where luck is everything. As the player, you have one coin left and your landlord is knocking at your door. You insert the coin into a slot machine and hope for the best - it's a roguelite game which means each time is different. You can add symbols and items to the machine to create interesting build strategies. With a terrible landlord to defeat and a dog to pet, this game is a must-play for anyone who loves a challenge.


What we like:
  • Well designed game
  • Interesting upgrades
  • Relaxing
  • Modern day Solitaire
What could be improved:
  • No meta progression
  • Pure luck, no way to influence runs
  • Not a true roguelite
  • Can fuel gambling addiction

  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • gambling
  • capitalism
  • auto-battler
  • procedural
  • resource-management

16

Slice & Dice (2021)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox One Android PC Windows

Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).

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  • dice
  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • dragon
  • tactical
  • dungeon-crawler
  • loot
  • pixel

17

Betrayal At Club Low (2022)

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Betrayal at Club Low is an innovative point n' click adventure game set in a groovy world full of sentient buildings and people who talk through music. Problem-solving takes the form of dice battles, which you must use your seven skills - cooking, deception, music, observation, physique, wisdom and wit - to overcome your foes. The key is to stack the odds in your favor by using money to upgrade each side of a skill dice from 1 through to 6. Additionally you can add pizzas toppings with 'pizza dice' for bonus effects!

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What we like:
  • Unique gameplay style
  • Dice battles with mood modifiers
  • Pizza dice with bonus effects
  • Aesthetic absurdity
  • Fun soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Short playtime
  • Some parts can be difficult without upgrades or pizza bonuses

  • dice
  • choices
  • rogue-like
  • cooking
  • tabletop
  • dynamic
  • noir
  • surreal
  • lore
  • point-and-click
  • conversation
  • character
  • rpg
  • multiple-endings
  • third-person

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Legend of Keepers (2023)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.


  • rogue-like
  • dungeon
  • turn-based
  • management
  • protagonist
  • dark
  • dungeon-crawler
  • lovecraftian
  • villain
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • 2d

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Tainted Grail: Conquest (2021)

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Linux PC Windows Xbox Series X

In Tainted Grail: Conquest, you take on the role of an eternal hero fighting to keep monsters at bay and try to restore a cursed island that has been thrown into chaos. You will explore otherworldly areas, interact with characters and fight using your customisable deck of cards. With nine classes to choose from, each with unique ultimate abilities and personal cards, you can play your way and build up blocks and summon creatures to help you in battle.


What we like:
  • 9 unique classes
  • Customisable decks
  • Interactive story
  • Variety of passive abilities
  • Procedurally generated zones
  • Alternate victory system
  • Procedurally generated events
What could be improved:
  • Long playthroughs (over 2 hours)
  • Lack of variety in locations aesthetics-wise

  • deckbuilder
  • card
  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • dark
  • deck
  • fantasy
  • choices
  • base-building
  • board-game

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Iris and the Giant (2020)

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

Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?


  • rogue-like
  • card
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • deckbuilder
  • turn-based
  • battler
  • demons
  • strategy
  • dungeon-crawler
  • mouse
  • replay-value

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