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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Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman

Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman is a 2002 Dreamcast roguelike by Neverland and Chunsoft, notable for s...

Fantasy Traditional Mystery Dungeon Shiren

9.3 Excellent

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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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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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Shiren the Wanderer 2: Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion

Shiren the Wanderer 2: Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion is a roguelike video game developed by Chunsoft for the Nint...

Fantasy Traditional Nintendo 64 Mystery Dungeon

9.2 Excellent

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ADOM

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) is a classic turn-based roguelike developed in 1994 by Thomas Biskup. It’s recognized...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

9.1 Excellent

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Angband Vanilla

Angband Vanilla represents a foundational turn-based roguelike experience rooted in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Player...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

9.1 Excellent

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Risk of Rain 2

Risk of Rain 2 is a challenging 3D roguelike action game developed by Hopoo Games. Players navigate procedurally generat...

Action Sci Fi Survival Third Person

9.1 Excellent

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Invisible, Inc.

Invisible, Inc. is a challenging turn-based strategy game where players control a covert operative infiltrating hostile...

Sci Fi Turn Based Stealth Tactics

8.9 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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AliensRL

AliensRL is a 2008 tactical sci-fi roguelike based on the Alien film franchise, developed by Nexbot where players fight...

Tactical Sci Fi PC Traditional

7.9 Good

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Zaga-33

Zaga-33 is a minimalist science-fiction roguelike designed by New Zealand game developer Michael Brough and released in...

Sci Fi Mobile Puzzle Minimal

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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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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100 Rogues

100 Rogues is a mobile roguelike developed by Fusion Reactions and released for iOS in 2010. It uses turn-based dungeon...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Traditional

7.1 Good

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Ananias Roguelike

Ananias Roguelike is a turn-based, tile-based dungeon crawler video game developed by Felipe Budinich and released in 20...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Traditional

6.8 Fair