swap_horiz Alphaman Alternatives

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NetHack

NetHack is a classic turn-based dungeon crawler developed by the NetHack DevTeam. Released in 1987, it’s renowned for it...

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

9.7 Brilliant

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Brogue

Brogue is a turn-based roguelike game developed by Brian Walker. It presents a challenging dungeon experience through st...

Modern Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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Brogue Community Edition

Brogue Community Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler presented in ASCII graphics. It’s a maintained version of the o...

Dungeon Turn Based Community Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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Cataclysm

Cataclysm is a classic turn-based roguelike emphasizing survival in a post apocalyptic world. Developed by a dedicated o...

Classic Post Apocalyptic Turn Based Traditional

8.6 Great

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Doom, the Roguelike

Released in 2002, Doom, the Roguelike is a turn-based strategy game that translates the first-person shooter mechanics o...

Traditional Science Fiction Ascii Doom

8.6 Great

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The Ground Gives Way

The Ground Gives Way is a turn-based roguelike game presented in ASCII art. It offers a compact dungeon experience with...

Compact Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

8.2 Great

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Cataclysm: Bright Nights

Cataclysm: Bright Nights is a community fork of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, notable for keeping a more game-focused bran...

Post Apocalyptic Turn Based Open Source Traditional

7.7 Good

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Bloatcrawl 2

Bloatcrawl 2 is a 2019 fork of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, deliberately distinguished by an enormous assortment of species...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Dcss Variant

7.7 Good

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UnAngband

UnAngband is Andrew Doull's Angband variant, notable for replacing a single deep dungeon with a connected Middle-earth w...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Angband Variant

7.6 Good

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bcrawl

bcrawl is a Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup fork descended from xcrawl, notable for extensive mechanical revisions intended to...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Dcss Variant

7.3 Good

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Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic

Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic, or SLASH'EM, is a NetHack variant begun in 1997, notable for adding many...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Nethack Variant

7.2 Good

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Axu

Axu is an open-world science-fiction roguelike by Cynapse, notable for generating a new prison-colony planet and its fac...

Open World Post Apocalyptic Traditional Science Fantasy

7.2 Good

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Stoat Soup

Stoat Soup is a Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup fork developed by David Damerell and contributors, notable for revised species,...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Dcss Variant

7.1 Good

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FARA

FARA is a browser-playable, turn-based fantasy roguelike created by Brian Is Creative. It emphasizes open-ended explorat...

Fantasy Open World Turn Based Traditional

6.9 Fair

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sCthangband

sCthangband is a 2003 Angband variant that combines traditional dungeon exploration with creatures, themes, and sanity e...

Traditional Lovecraftian Ascii Angband Variant

6.6 Fair

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Door in the Woods

Door in the Woods is a 2019 open-source horror roguelike known for its punishing difficulty and atmospheric, Lovecraftia...

PC Traditional Survival Horror

6.4 Fair

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Moraff's World

Moraff's World is a 1991 DOS shareware roguelike by Steve Moraff, notable for supporting display modes ranging from CGA...

Fantasy Traditional First Person Dos

6.1 Fair

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Noxico

Noxico is an adult-oriented open-world roguelike created by Roel van Mastbergen, distinguished by procedural settlements...

Open World Traditional Science Fantasy Ascii

6.1 Fair

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Moraff's Revenge

Moraff's Revenge is Steve Moraff's 1988 DOS shareware roguelike, notable as the first of his three first-person dungeon-...

Fantasy Traditional First Person Dos

5.7 Mediocre

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Castle Adventure

Castle Adventure is a 1984 DOS roguelike by Kevin Bales, notable for combining a randomized dungeon crawl with the goal...

Fantasy Traditional 1980S Dos

5.2 Mediocre