swap_horiz DemonCrawl 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 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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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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868-HACK

868-HACK is a 2013 cyberpunk roguelike by Michael Brough, known for compact grid hacking where every program use spawns...

Turn Based Puzzle Minimal Hacking

8.5 Great

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868-HACK iOS

868-HACK iOS is Michael Brough's 2013 hacking roguelike, notable for turning an 8-level, 6x6 grid into an IGF-nominated...

Mobile Turn Based Puzzle Hacking

8.5 Great

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Hoplite

Hoplite is a 2013 mobile roguelike by Australian developer Douglas Cowley, notable for small hex-grid levels built aroun...

Mobile Turn Based Puzzle Tactics

8.4 Great

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Imbroglio

Imbroglio is a 2016 iOS roguelike by Michael Brough, notable for its 4x4 board where weapon tiles define attacks and cha...

Mobile Turn Based Puzzle Cards

8.3 Great

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Desktop Dungeons

Desktop Dungeons is a 2013 puzzle roguelike by South African studio QCF Design, built around compact single-screen dunge...

Compact Dungeon Turn Based Puzzle

8.2 Great

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Cinco Paus

Cinco Paus is a 2017 roguelike by New Zealand designer Michael Brough, notable for hiding Portuguese wand powers on a co...

Turn Based Puzzle Minimal Magic

8.1 Great

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Michael Brough's Cinco Paus

Michael Brough's Cinco Paus is the App Store title for Cinco Paus, a 2017 small-grid roguelike built around five unident...

Mobile Turn Based Puzzle Magic

8.1 Great

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Pawnbarian

Pawnbarian is a chess-card roguelike by j4nw, notable for moving a hero with a small deck of chess-piece cards on compac...

Turn Based Puzzle Chess Cards

7.9 Good

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Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a 2023 remake by QCF Design, updating the cult puzzle roguelike with a rewind system and mod...

Compact Dungeon Turn Based Puzzle

7.5 Good

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Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure

Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure is a 2015 mobile roguelike by Dinofarm Games, centered on tactical monster shoving ins...

Mobile Turn Based Puzzle Tactics

7.5 Good

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Ending

Ending is a minimalist puzzle roguelike about deterministic dungeon movement, notable for reducing runs to compact, ches...

Mobile Turn Based Puzzle Minimal

7.3 Good

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Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon is a roguelike game within the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. Players assume the role of...

Tactical Adventure Video Game Family Friendly

7.2 Good

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Road Not Taken

Road Not Taken is a 2014 puzzle roguelike by Spry Fox, notable for turn-based child rescues, resource management, and a...

Turn Based Survival Puzzle Forest

6.7 Fair