swap_horiz Gordian Quest 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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Monster Train

Monster Train is a 2020 Shiny Shoe deck-building roguelike, notable for defending a train across three vertical combat f...

Strategy Turn Based Deckbuilder Cards

8.9 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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One Step From Eden

One Step From Eden is a 2020 action roguelike by Thomas Moon Kang, notable for mixing deck-building with real-time grid...

Action Deckbuilder Grid Cards

8.2 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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Wildfrost

Wildfrost is a 2023 deck-building roguelike by Deadpan Games and Gaziter, notable for party cards that keep injuries bet...

Turn Based Deckbuilder Tactics Cards

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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Vault of the Void

Vault of the Void is a 2022 deck-building roguelike by Spider Nest Games, notable for deterministic card rewards and pre...

Strategy Turn Based Deckbuilder Cards

8.0 Great

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Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale

Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale is a roguelike deck-building game developed by Slothwerks and released in 2019, serving as a s...

Fantasy Deckbuilder Grid Cards

8.0 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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Caves of Lore

Caves of Lore is a turn-based CRPG by Red Plume LLC, notable for grid-based combat, Solmaria setting, and releases on St...

RPG Fantasy Turn Based Party

7.9 Good

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Tainted Grail: Conquest

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a roguelike RPG set in the dark fantasy world of the Tainted Grail board game, developed by A...

Turn Based Deckbuilder Dark Fantasy Cards

7.8 Good

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Across the Obelisk

Across the Obelisk is a 2022 cooperative deck-building roguelite RPG by Dreamsite Games, notable for party play with up...

Turn Based Deckbuilder Party Cards

7.6 Good

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Nowhere Prophet

Nowhere Prophet is a deck-building roguelike developed by Sharkbomb Studios, set in a post-apocalyptic science-fiction w...

Post Apocalyptic Deckbuilder Cards Convoy

7.4 Good

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GearHead

GearHead is a 2002 sci-fi roguelike by Joseph Hewitt, notable as an early mecha-focused roguelike with generated plots a...

RPG Mecha Sci Fi Turn Based

7.3 Good

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Stoneshard

Stoneshard is a medieval open-world roguelike RPG by Ink Stains Games, released in Early Access in 2020 and noted for it...

RPG Fantasy Open World Turn Based

7.3 Good

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Breach Wanderers

Breach Wanderers is a 2021 roguelike deck-builder developed by Baronnerie Games, emphasizing flexible pre-expedition dec...

Fantasy Turn Based Deckbuilder Cards

7.2 Good

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Deep Sky Derelicts

Deep Sky Derelicts is a turn-based RPG with roguelike elements developed by Mandragora and released in 2017, set in a dy...

Sci Fi Turn Based Deckbuilder Cards

7.1 Good

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The Pit: Infinity

The Pit: Infinity is a 2019 Kerberos Productions spin-off, notable for translating Sword of the Stars: The Pit into a fi...

RPG Dungeon Sci Fi Turn Based

4.8 Poor