Roguelites and Roguelikes are a very popular genre of games these days, with some amazing titles. If you’re looking to get stuck into Roguelikes, here are 30 of the best Roguelikes and Roguelites you can get your hands on today.
For those unsure of this genre, it is essentially a dungeon crawler mechanic, turn-based gameplay, and the main thing: Your character dies. Permanently. The difference between a Roguelike and a Roguelite is that in a Roguelike if you die, you start again with nothing.
Metroidvania-inspired Dead Cells is a beautiful rogue-lite. Dead Cells is one of the harder roguelites out there, as there are no checkpoints in the constantly changing castle you explore. Instead, you just have to die over and over to learn how to proceed through the castle.
If you’re a fan of soulslike combat, this game excels in creating great combat options similar to Dark Souls. Not only are there regular free content updates, but there are some fantastic DLC options, too!
Not only do you have to deal with challenging combat, which can test your brain, but you also have to ensure that you are combating your team’s psychological stresses. Should they get to breaking point, your team will suffer as a whole.
Marrying deck-building elements with roguelike mechanics, Slay the Spire is a fun timesink. With four different characters to play, multiple ways to make a deck, and relics to help you, can you Slay the Spire?