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322 games like Dragon Crystal · 1980 – 2025

  • Why 76Form.29World.34Curated.76Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike · Often paired

    Rogue

    1980

    Epyx · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit +13

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeath

    Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980. It was a favorite on college Unix systems in the early to mid-1980s, in part due to the procedural generation of game content.

    78 rating2 lists10 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 72Form.30World.25Curated.68Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Often paired · Also in Roguelikes

    Netcore Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeath

    Tales of Maj'Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles

    78 rating3 lists58 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 69Form.31World.29Curated.62Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Often paired · Also in Roguelikes

    Freehold Games · Linux, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +2

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingPermadeathFantasy

    Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retro-futurism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. The game weaves a handwritten narrative through rich physical, social, and historical simulations. The result is a

    88 rating6 lists58 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.35World.25Curated.50Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Often paired · Also in Roguelikes

    Konami · Game Boy Color, PlayStation

    RoguelikeRole-playingPetsAnthropomorphismLeveling up

    The game offers a lot of choice in respect to how individual players wish to play. The main focus of the game is entering the tower and destroying its denizens, collecting treasure and monster eggs to hatch into familiars. Each monster has

    33 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.22World.29Curated.57Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Tose Co. · Nintendo DS

    AdventureRole-playingSilent protagonistLeveling upPoisoning

    Players assume the role of a monster hunter as they capture, train and breed a powerful army from more than 200 classic Dragon Quest creatures in order to become the world's greatest monster trainer. Joker is a breakout title that combines

    71 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.27World.25Curated.55Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike · Often paired

    Elona

    2007

    Windows

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Elona is a roguelike game created by Japanese developer Noa. Its name is short for "Eternal League of Nefia". Noa began developing Elona in 2006, and based it on roguelikes such as Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) and Angband. Noa had prev

    82 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 62Form.21World.25Curated.57Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Origin Systems · MS-DOS, SNES

    AdventureRole-playingTeleportationLeveling upPotion

    It has been two centuries since the Avatar last appeared in our good kingdom. Some have written that at last it is possible to interpret the tales of the Avatar as they should be, with the proper historical perspective. Some argue that as t

    90 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.19World.25Curated.54Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Dofus

    2004

    Ankama · Browser, Linux, Windows +1

    AdventureFantasyRole-playingPetsPotion

    Dofus is a tactical turn-oriented massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Ankama Games. It is primarily a pay-to-play game, though it still offers a limited amount of free content.

    79 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 58Form.17World.25Curated.54Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Gust Co. Ltd. · PS2, PlayStation Portable

    AdventureRole-playingAnthropomorphismLeveling upPoisoning

    The 9th core Atelier game and the first of the two Mana Khemia games. The game's main focus is on the lead protagonist, Vayne Aurelius, the son of a legendary alchemist named Theofratus who had disappeared sometime after Vayne's birth. Sin

    76 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.17World.25Curated.50Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Hanako Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5

    AdventureFantasyRole-playingRoguelikePets

    Rule the world or die trying! Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely e

    68 rating1 list2 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 53Form.29World.34Curated.36Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Rogue

    1980

    Artificial Intelligence Design · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit +10

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeath

    Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980. It was a favorite on college Unix systems in the early to mid-1980s, in part due to the procedural generation of game content.

    78 rating6 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 52Form.30World.46Curated.32Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Apple II, Apple II Plus, Atari 8-bit +9

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingTeleportationPotion

    Telengard is an earlier example of a "dungeon crawler" role-playing game--albeit with a top-down view- with either real time movement (DOS version) or turn-based movement and turn based combat. Telengard is also played in real time, which m

    73 rating5 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 45Form.45World.94Curated.00Lists1.00Roguelike · Roguelike · Described alike · Also in Roguelikes

    Android, Browser, Windows +1

    RoguelikePermadeathFantasyStrategy

    Explore floor after floor of a dungeon in this minesweeper styled roguelike.

    80 rating1 listDescribed alike

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.32World.43Curated.12Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Same studio · Also in Roguelikes

    Linux, Sega Genesis, Windows +1

    RoguelikeRole-playingPermadeathTeleportationSnail

    Dragonia, the castle of doom, has been resurrected! But the ghouls from the castle have stolen the Holy Goblet, the source of light. Without it, the world will be trapped in darkness forever. Don your armour and pick up your weapon.

    69 rating4 listsSame studio

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  • Why 44Form.18World.25Curated.32Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeathFantasy

    The Iron Oath is a turn-based tactical RPG that is set in a dark fantasy world. Recruit, manage, and embark on missions with a roster of adventurers, testing the limits of their mortality.

    1 list18 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.31World.48Curated.16Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike

    Android, Linux, Windows +2

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of

    74 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Why 41Form.26World.25Curated.21Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Also in Roguelikes

    Larn

    1986

    Atari ST, MS-DOS, cross-platform

    RoguelikeRole-playingPotionFantasyMagic

    Larn is a roguelike video game written by Noah Morgan in 1986 for the UNIX operating system. Morgan's original version of Larn remains part of the NetBSD games collection. It can take many hours and tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of g

    2 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 41Form.38World.25Curated.12Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike

    Failbetter Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Set a course for the heavens in your steam locomotive! Lose yourself in a changing universe where even time can be bought. A Victorian Gothic adventure for PC, Mac and Linux. It is the dawn

    84 rating1 list30 h main story

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  • Why 41Form.41World.75Curated.00Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 +2

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingPermadeathFantasy

    The pawn has to climb down into an underground dungeon and search for a sword between the fifteenth and twentieth level. He shall hand over this "Sword of Fargoal" to the blind knight Gedwyn, so he can fight the devilish Umla. As soon as th

    2 lists5 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 41Form.22World.25Curated.24Lists.69Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    UnReal World is a unique combination of roguelike roleplaying game and survival simulation set in the Far North long, long ago. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. The game i

    84 rating3 lists20 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 40Form.29World.50Curated.13Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Delver

    2013

    Priority Interrupt · Android, Linux, Windows +1

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingPermadeathPotion

    Delver is a first person action roguelike dungeon crawl with crunchy pixels. Take the role of an adventurer that tries their fate in the dark dungeons (and probably dies horribly). Fight monsters, grab loot, hoard potions, and level up!

    80 rating3 lists2 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.18World.25Curated.21Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Nintendo · Nintendo 3DS

    AdventureRole-playingSilent protagonistAnthropomorphismPoisoning

    A sticky situation has never been so fun! There's trouble afoot in the town of Decalburg, where the devious Bowser has disrupted the beloved Sticker Fest by causing the Sticker Comet to explode. Now Royal Stickers and pieces of the comet ha

    74 rating6 lists

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  • Why 37Form.12World.25Curated.24Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    AdventureRole-playingPotionFantasyBird view / Isometric

    A top-down dungeon crawler released for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.

    1 list

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  • Why 37Form.29World.25Curated.10Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Also in Roguelikes

    Chunsoft · PlayStation Portable, Wii

    RoguelikeRole-playingSilent protagonistLeveling upStatus effects

    Our story begins in the capital, where Shiren the Wanderer and his sidekick Koppa encounter an old friend. Known as "Sensei" he is both Shiren's uncle and his master, having taught him the way of the blade. Sensei offers Shiren a key that i

    78 rating3 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 36Form.32World.25Curated.09Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike

    Brace Yourself Games · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeath

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart? Or will you be a slave to the rhythm for all eternity?

    82 rating6 lists14 h main story

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  • Why 36Form.14World.25Curated.21Lists.00Role-playing · Teleportation

    Nexon · Windows

    FantasyRole-playingTeleportationPotionBird view / Isometric

    Dark Ages is a 2D isometric view MMORPG. It was released in 1999 by Nexon. The game originally thrived on player involvement in the management of the game and progression of the storyline, even going so far as allowing players control over

    75 rating1 list

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  • Why 36Form.22World1.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike · Described alike

    Robot Loves Kitty · Linux, Ouya, Windows +1

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingPermadeathFantasy

    As you journey deep into the dungeon, you will find weapons, items, and long forgotten magic.. ..if you're lucky, it might help you to fight off the droves of mysterious creatures you will encounter. There will be complete darkness to conte

    71 rating1 list8.5 h main storyDescribed alike

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  • Why 36Form.17World.25Curated.18Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    AdventureRole-playingPermadeathLeveling upFantasy

    Trial by Fire is the sequel to Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero. It takes place in the town Shapeir and the desert surrounding it, in a Middle East-like environment. It seems that the powerful elemental spirits have been troubling the

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  • Why 35Form.24World.33Curated.11Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Brogue

    2009

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Brogue is a Roguelike game by Brian Walker.

    2 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.28World.25Curated.11Lists.00Roguelike · Role-playing

    Chunsoft · Game Boy Advance, PS2

    RoguelikeRole-playingPoisoningStatus effectsFantasy

    Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibouken 3 Advance - Fushigi no Dungeon is a Role-Playing game, developed by ChunSoft and published by Square Enix, which was released in Japan in 2004.

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  • Why 35Form.20World.96Curated.00Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Described alike · Also in Roguelikes

    Gaslamp Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    RoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeathTeleportation

    The roguelike games are back! Enter in this amazing adventure as an giant eyebrow boy or girl, your quest is defeat the Lord Dredmor and save the kingdom from the forces of dark! Each level is a floor randomly generate made of interconnecte

    70 rating1 list19 h main storyDescribed alike

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.17World.36Curated.16Lists.00Roguelike · Permadeath

    Switch, Windows, macOS

    RoguelikePermadeathBird view / IsometricAction roguelikeIndie

    Embark on an adventure, exploring a million subterranean floors of a fallen Earth. Trace the remnants of humanity that once dwelled below, all in search of "YOU". Utilize a crafting system that transforms your drawings into weapons to survi

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  • Why 34Form.34World.46Curated.00Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Also in Roguelikes

    Zaxis Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    RoguelikeRole-playingIndiePlatformerAction

    99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When y

    55 rating2 lists6 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 34Form.25World.76Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike

    Rupeck Games · Switch, PS4, Windows

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyIndie

    Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way to aid your adventure, then watch in despair

    74 rating1 list35 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 34Form.13World.25Curated.18Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Monolith Soft Inc. · PS2

    AdventureRole-playingAnthropomorphismLeveling upPoisoning

    Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht, the first chapter of a trilogy, is a Japanese-style sci-fi role-playing game, sharing many common themes and gameplay elements with Xenogears. The battle system is not unlike the one used in Xenog

    75 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 33Form.09World.25Curated.19Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Game Republic · PlayStation Portable

    AdventureRole-playingAnthropomorphismLeveling upFantasy

    On a day that starts out like any other, an 11-year-old boy's life is changed forever when his friend Miki suddenly collapses from an unknown illness. Without the means to save her, he grows increasingly distraught when suddenly, a strange

    74 rating4 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 33Form.21World.25Curated.11Lists.00Role-playing · Leveling up

    PlayStation Portable, iOS

    Role-playingLeveling upPotionPoisoningStatus effects

    With beautiful, high-resolution 2-D artwork, novel battle mechanics, and a classic tale of fantasy, adventure, and heroism, Crimson Gem Saga delivers the pure, classic Japanese RPG play experience PSP owners have been clamoring for since th

    88 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.22World.25Curated.10Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Origin Systems · MS-DOS, SNES

    Role-playingAdventureTeleportationLeveling upPotion

    It has been two centuries since the Avatar last appeared in our good kingdom. Some have written that at last it is possible to interpret the tales of the Avatar as they should be, with the proper historical perspective. Some argue that as t

    90 rating3 lists

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  • Why 32Form.14World.30Curated.14Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    APh Technological Consulting · Intellivision

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyGreek mythology

    In Treasure of Tarmin the player wanders through a multi-tiered dungeon, each level consisting of a maze and its surrounding hallway. The objective is to slay the Minotaur who guards the Treasure of Tarmin and take his treasure.

    3 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.26World.53Curated.00Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Konami · Game Boy

    AdventureRoguelikeBird view / IsometricActionStrategy

    Cave Noire is a roguelike video game revolving around four quests: killing monsters, freeing fairies, or collecting gold/orbs with ten difficulties each. Starting a quest creates a randomly generated dungeon where the player has one chance

    2 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 32Form.23World.00Curated.13Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Windows

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingBird view / IsometricIndie

    Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to vi

    80 rating1 list42 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 32Form.02World.25Curated.22Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns +2

    AdventureRole-playingFantasyExplorationMedieval

    The city of Mittledorf is in chaos - an evil cousin of the King is oppressing the people. Your cousin Sven is not evil though, so when he disappears, you head to Mitteldorf to try to track him down. Legends of Valour is a role-playing game

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 32Form.27World.53Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike

    Rake in Grass · Switch, Windows, macOS

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration which you can play alone or with a friend online. You play as a hero trapped by a spell in a magical forest. All paths lead you to

    81 rating1 list7 h main story

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  • Why 32Form.30World.48Curated.00Lists1.00Roguelike · Role-playing · Also in Roguelikes

    RoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Commercial re-release of the popular shareware roguelike, The Dungeon of Doom. Along with a new look to the interface, this version adds secret "vault" areas and a "Gate Keeper" boss on every fifth level. To escape the dungeon, you must des

    2 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 32Form.22World.00Curated.14Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Digital Eel · Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureRoguelikeTeleportationIndieSimulation

    Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a hybrid roguelike game of space exploration, adventure and starship combat.

    70 rating1 list0.5 h main storyAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 32Form.28World.50Curated.00Lists.00Roguelike · Role-playing

    Milkstone Studios · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    RoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationFantasyFirst-person shooter

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots! Ziggurat is the best combination of First Person Shooter and Rogue-LITE

    74 rating1 list4 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists1.00Adventure · Roguelike · Also in Roguelikes

    Brace Yourself Games · PS4, Linux, Windows +5

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingProcedural generationPermadeath

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart? Or will you be a slave to the rhythm for all eternity?

    82 rating2 listsAlso in Roguelikes

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  • Why 31Form.19World.66Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Roguelike

    PassTech Games · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    AdventureRoguelikeRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters. Your greed will lead you to death, but that is not an escape. Rise to fi

    77 rating4 lists21 h main story

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