swap_horiz Desktop Dungeons 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

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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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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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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Shiren the Wanderer

Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer is a 1995 Chunsoft Super Famicom roguelike, notable for shifting the series from...

Dungeon Turn Based Console Mystery Dungeon

8.9 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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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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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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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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Dicey Dungeons

Dicey Dungeons is a 2019 dice-based roguelike by Terry Cavanagh, notable for turning random rolls into equipment actions...

Strategy Dungeon Turn Based Dice

8.4 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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The Ground Gives Way

The Ground Gives Way is a coffeebreak roguelike, notable for equipment-based progression, short runs, and about 700 uniq...

Compact Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

8.2 Great

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Rogue Fable IV

Rogue Fable IV is a later Pixel Forge Games roguelike, notable for expanding the short-run Rogue Fable formula with clas...

Compact Fantasy Dungeon Turn Based

7.8 Good

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Rogue Fable III

Rogue Fable III is a 2018 fantasy roguelike by Pixel Forge Games, notable for compressing classic dungeon tactics into a...

Compact Fantasy Dungeon Turn Based

7.7 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