Roguelike game recommendations

Dying is part of the plan: in roguelikes and roguelites every attempt generates a new world, and progress comes from what you learn (and unlock) between runs. Here is the cream of the genre according to critics, from Hades to The Binding of Isaac.

The 25 best roguelike and roguelite games

1. 1

   Hades (2020)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

   93
2. 2

   Dwarf Fortress (2006)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
3. 3

   Vampire Survivors (2022)

   Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

   93
4. 4

   Threes! (2014)

   PC — Steam ↗

   92
5. 5

   Balatro (2024)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

   92
6. 6

   Mullet MadJack (2024)

   PC

   92
7. 7

   Death Road to Canada (2016)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

   91
8. 8

   Hades II (2025)

   Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

   91
9. 9

   Cogmind (2017)

   PC

   91
10. 10

    Nuclear Throne (2015)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    91
11. 11

    Brotato (2022)

    PC

    91
12. 12

    Stacklands (2022)

    PC

    91
13. 13

    Streets of Rogue (2017)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    91
14. 14

    Boneraiser Minions (2022)

    PC

    91
15. 15

    Tiny Rogues (2022)

    PC

    91
16. 16

    Voidigo (2021)

    PC

    91
17. 17

    Die in the Dungeon: Origins (2023)

    PC

    91
18. 18

    Spelunky 2 (2020)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
19. 19

    Spelunky (2012)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    90
20. 20

    Into the Breach (2018)

    Nintendo · PC — Nintendo ↗

    90
21. 21

    Black & White (2001)

    PC — Steam ↗

    90
22. 22

    Ball x Pit (2025)

    Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

    90
23. 23

    (the) Gnorp Apologue (2023)

    PC — Steam ↗

    90
24. 24

    Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (2023)

    Nintendo · PC — Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
25. 25

    Megabonk (2025)

    PC

    90

How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.