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Cogmind

Cogmind is a turn-based roguelike game where players control combat robots exploring procedurally generated sci-fi dunge...

Dungeon Sci Fi Turn Based Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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HyperRogue

HyperRogue is a tactical PC game in the roguelike genre. It distinguishes itself through its innovative use of non-Eucli...

Tactical Geometry PC Traditional

8.8 Great

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Moonring

Moonring is a PC roguelike game offering an expansive fantasy world to explore. It blends traditional RPG mechanics with...

Fantasy Open World Retro PC

8.6 Great

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Linley's Dungeon Crawl

Linley’s Dungeon Crawl is a classic PC roguelike developed in 1995 by Linley Henzell. It offers a traditional dungeon cr...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic PC

8.5 Great

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Infra Arcana

Infra Arcana is a turn-based roguelike game steeped in Lovecraftian horror. It presents players with challenging dungeon...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Horror

8.4 Great

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Dungeon of the Endless

Dungeon of the Endless is a tactical roguelike where players command a party of explorers navigating procedurally genera...

Tactical Sci Fi Party Tower Defense

8.3 Great

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Elin

Elin is a PC roguelike game offering a traditional fantasy experience with an open world design. It’s notable for its co...

Fantasy Open World PC Traditional

8.3 Great

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Auro

Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure is a turn-based tactics game designed by Keith Burgun and developed by Dinofarm Games....

Fantasy Tactical Mobile Traditional

8.0 Great

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Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King

Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King is a 2008 roguelike game built on the Open Gaming License, featuring deep mechanics...

Fantasy Dungeon PC Traditional

7.8 Good

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Hydra Slayer

Hydra Slayer is a mathematical puzzle roguelike that centers its turn-based combat around number theory and divisors. Th...

Fantasy PC Traditional Puzzle

7.7 Good

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Ultima Ratio Regum

"Ultima Ratio Regum" is a procedurally generated roguelike game developed by Mark Johnson, an academic specializing in p...

Open World Simulation PC Procedural

7.4 Good

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GearHead

GearHead is an open-source science fiction roguelike game created by Joseph Hewitt and released in 2002. It distinguishe...

RPG Mecha Sci Fi Turn Based

7.3 Good

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GearHead Caramel

GearHead Caramel is a turn-based, sci-fi mecha roguelike developed by Joseph Hewitt as the third major entry in the Gear...

RPG Mecha Sci Fi Turn Based

7.3 Good

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Caves of Xaskazien II

Caves of Xaskazien II is a 2018 traditional roguelike featuring turn-based combat, retro tile graphics, and highly letha...

Fantasy Dungeon Open World PC

7.3 Good

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Caves (Roguelike)

Caves (Roguelike) is a turn-based dungeon crawler set in a science fiction universe, officially released in 2018. Design...

Sci Fi Mobile Traditional Crafting

7.2 Good

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Prospector

Prospector is a freeware science fiction roguelike notable for its squad-based approach to space exploration, in which t...

Sci Fi Exploration Turn Based Traditional

7.1 Good

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GearHead 2

GearHead 2 is an open-source, science-fiction roguelike game developed by Joseph Hewitt, acting as the sequel to the ori...

RPG Mecha Sci Fi Turn Based

7.1 Good

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Bounty Hunter Space Lizard

Released in 2019 by Stay Inside Games, Bounty Hunter Space Lizard is a science fiction roguelike designed for mobile pla...

Tactical Sci Fi Puzzle Minimal

7.1 Good

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Quasimorph

Quasimorph is a turn-based extraction roguelike developed by Magnum Scriptum and released in Early Access in 2023. Playe...

Sci Fi Turn Based Horror Tactics

6.9 Fair

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Xenomarine

Xenomarine is a 2019 turn-based science-fiction horror roguelike game. Players control a space marine stranded on an ali...

Tactical Dungeon Sci Fi Turn Based

6.9 Fair