swap_horiz DoomRL Alternatives

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NetHack

NetHack is a 1987 open-source roguelike by the NetHack DevTeam, notable for deep emergent interactions and its lineage f...

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

9.7 Brilliant

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a 2006 open-source roguelike, notable as the community-developed successor to Linley's Dunge...

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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Rogue

Rogue is a pioneering 1980 video game that established the roguelike genre. Developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman,...

Video Game Classic Turn Based Retro

8.9 Great

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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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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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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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Moria

Moria is a 1983 computer game based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s *The Lord of the Rings*, wherein players navigate the Mines of...

Strategy Fantasy Video Game Classic

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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Jupiter Hell

Jupiter Hell is ChaosForge's 2021 tactical roguelike, notable as a 3D spiritual successor to DRL set on demon-infested J...

Sci Fi Turn Based 3D Shooter

8.2 Great

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ToME 2

ToME 2 is an Angband-derived Tolkien roguelike in the Tales of Middle Earth line, notable as the stable 2.x branch befor...

RPG Fantasy Classic Turn Based

8.0 Great

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Hack

Hack is a mid-1980s Unix roguelike expanded by Andries Brouwer from Jay Fenlason's code, notable as the direct ancestor...

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

8.0 Great

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Omega

Omega is a roguelike by Laurence Brothers, notable for a large countryside, extended plot and multiple endings beyond a...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

7.7 Good

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Umoria

Umoria is James E. Wilson's 1987 C port of Moria, notable for making Koeneke's Tolkien-inspired roguelike widely portabl...

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

7.6 Good

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Larn

Larn is a 1986 Unix roguelike by Noah Morgan, notable for a persistent town and a time-limited quest to cure the hero's...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

7.4 Good