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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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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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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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Moonring

Moonring is a 2023 retro-inspired open-world RPG developed by Fish Wolf Games, combining classic dungeon crawling with m...

Fantasy Open World Retro PC

8.6 Great

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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona

Warsim: The Realm of Aslona is a 2018 text-based kingdom management RPG with roguelike elements, known for its deep proc...

Fantasy Management PC Kingdom

8.4 Great

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Elona

Elona is a 2007 Japanese roguelike by Noa, notable for its open-world structure, Irva setting, and many fan-maintained v...

RPG Open World Turn Based Traditional

8.1 Great

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Zorbus

Zorbus is a 2019 fantasy roguelike, notable for tactical party-like dungeon play, active NPC factions, and a tabletop RP...

Fantasy Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

8.1 Great

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The Doors of Trithius

The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike in development by Yorrinn, featuring deep mechanics, exploration, a...

Fantasy Dungeon Open World PC

8.1 Great

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One Way Heroics

One Way Heroics is a 2014 procedurally generated roguelike where players continuously flee rightward from an encroaching...

Fantasy Turn Based PC Side Scrolling

8.1 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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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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Hydra Slayer

Hydra Slayer is a 2010 mathematical puzzle roguelike developed by Erec Ingeniak where players must use specific weapons...

Fantasy PC Traditional Puzzle

7.7 Good

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Ultima Ratio Regum

Ultima Ratio Regum is a procedurally generated roguelike game created by Mark Johnson, heavily focused on detailed world...

Open World Simulation PC Procedural

7.4 Good

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Soulash 2

Soulash 2 is a 2023 sandbox role-playing roguelike by Artur Smiarowski, expanding on its predecessor with dynamic world...

Fantasy Open World Turn Based Traditional

7.3 Good

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Shadow of the Wyrm

Shadow of the Wyrm is an open-source fantasy roguelike, notable for a large overworld, towns, dungeons, crafting, and wi...

Fantasy Dungeon Open World Turn Based

7.2 Good

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FARA

FARA is a browser-based roguelike by Brian Is Creative, notable for sandbox play, over 60 classes, and persistent unlock...

Fantasy Open World Turn Based Traditional

6.9 Fair

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Soulash

Soulash is a 2020 traditional turn-based roguelike by Artur Smiarowski, designed around dark fantasy progression and wor...

Fantasy Open World Turn Based Traditional

6.3 Fair

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Ularn

Ularn is a 1992 roguelike game that branched from Larn, offering expanded dungeons, new monsters, and increased difficul...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic PC

6.3 Fair

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Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos

Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is a 2021 graphical roguelike and a crowdfunded remake of the classic 1994 game Ancient...

Fantasy Modern Dungeon PC

5.7 Mediocre