swap_horiz Caves (Roguelike) 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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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is an open source turn-based roguelike game built around tactical tile movement and combat. It’...

Dungeon Turn Based Open Source Traditional

9.4 Excellent

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Brogue

Brogue is Brian Walker's 2009 roguelike, notable for pairing strict single-character dungeon play with polished color AS...

Modern Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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Brogue Community Edition

Brogue Community Edition is a community-maintained fork of Brian Walker's Brogue, notable for keeping the open-source ro...

Dungeon Turn Based Community Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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Cogmind

Cogmind is a 2017 science-fiction roguelike by Grid Sage Games, notable for robot part scavenging and a dense terminal-s...

Dungeon Sci Fi Turn Based Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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ADOM

ADOM, or Ancient Domains of Mystery, is Thomas Biskup's 1994 roguelike, notable for its Ancardia world and major-rogueli...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

9.1 Excellent

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Sil-Q

Sil-Q is a community continuation of Sil, notable for revising the Tolkien roguelike's skills, balance, interface, and l...

Dungeon Turn Based Stealth Traditional

8.9 Great

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UnReal World

UnReal World is a Finnish survival roguelike by Sami Maaranen and Erkka Lehmus, notable for its 1992 origins and Iron Ag...

Open World Turn Based Traditional Survival

8.8 Great

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Sil

Sil is a Tolkien-themed Angband variant by half, notable for focusing on the First Age, stealth, songs, and a compact 10...

Dungeon Turn Based Stealth Traditional

8.8 Great

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HyperRogue

HyperRogue is a 2011 open-source roguelike notable for its unique non-Euclidean, hyperbolic geometry that creates an inf...

Tactical Geometry PC Traditional

8.8 Great

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Tales of Maj'Eyal

Tales of Maj'Eyal is Nicolas Casalini's 2012 open-source roguelike, notable for its T-Engine 4, graphical interface, and...

RPG Fantasy Modern Turn Based

8.7 Great

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Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is Evan Debenham's Pixel Dungeon fork, notable for a 2021 version 1.0 after years of mobile-focu...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Turn Based

8.7 Great

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DoomRL

DoomRL is Kornel Kisielewicz's Doom-inspired roguelike begun in 2002, notable for translating shooter pacing into turn-b...

Classic Turn Based Traditional Shooter

8.6 Great

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DRL

DRL is the renamed DoomRL, a ChaosForge roguelike notable for becoming open source in 2016 after a ZeniMax trademark war...

Modern Turn Based Traditional Shooter

8.6 Great

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Infra Arcana

Infra Arcana is a Lovecraftian horror roguelike by Martin Tornqvist, notable for emphasizing dread, firearms, and occult...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Horror

8.4 Great

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Dungeon of the Endless

Dungeon of the Endless is a 2014 roguelike tower-defense game by Amplitude Studios, notable for mixing room exploration...

Tactical Sci Fi Party Tower Defense

8.3 Great

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Elin

Elin is a 2024 open-world sandbox roguelike RPG developed by Noa, serving as an expansive prequel to the popular Japanes...

Fantasy Open World PC Traditional

8.3 Great

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GearHead

GearHead is a 2002 sci-fi roguelike by Joseph Hewitt, notable as an early mecha-focused roguelike with generated plots a...

RPG Mecha Sci Fi Turn Based

7.3 Good

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Prospector

Prospector is a freeware sci-fi roguelike, notable for Traveller-like exploration of random planets, derelicts and star...

Sci Fi Exploration Turn Based Traditional

7.1 Good

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100 Rogues

100 Rogues is a 2010 mobile roguelike game developed by Fusion Rezzed, featuring retro pixel art and arcade-style dungeo...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Traditional

7.1 Good