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10 seriously great roguelikes & roguelites
Die and you start over, but every run brings new maps and items, so you keep saying 'just one more run.' We rounded up seriously great roguelikes in all kinds of styles, from action and shooters to strategy. They're also perfect for a quick run whenever you have a moment. · Updated 2026-10-20
2 · Shooter roguelike
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
A classic where hundreds of items interact to create absurd combinations, and plenty of fans have poured thousands of hours into it.
3 · Third-person shooter roguelike
Risk of Rain 2
Nothing beats stacking items until you're a monster yourself, all under the pressure of enemies that get stronger as time passes.
4 · Bullet hell shooter roguelike
Enter the Gungeon
The fun is dodge-rolling your way through bullet hell in a dungeon packed with gun-shaped enemies and hundreds of outlandish guns.
5 · Platformer roguelike
Spelunky 2
A randomly generated cave-exploration game with ruthless difficulty where one trap or one mistake ends it all, and that's exactly what makes it so thrilling.
8 · Roguelite + management
Cult of the Lamb
A quirky premise of running a cult in a cute art style, combining dungeon action with village management.
9 · Turn-based roguelike RPG
Darkest Dungeon
A grim, tense turn-based dungeon crawl where you manage not only your heroes' health but their mental state too.
10 · Spaceship strategy roguelike
FTL: Faster Than Light
A short but intense strategy roguelike classic where you command the crew and systems of a single small ship as you cross the galaxy.