swap_horiz Hydra Slayer 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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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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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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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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Elin

Elin is a 2024 open-world sandbox roguelike RPG developed by Noa, serving as an expansive prequel to the popular Japanes...

Fantasy Open World PC Traditional

8.3 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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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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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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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

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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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Caverns of Xaskazien II

Caverns of Xaskazien II is a fantasy roguelike by Jeff Sinasac, notable as a Windows sequel to his long-running Xaskazie...

Fantasy Dungeon Turn Based Complex

7.2 Good

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100 Rogues

100 Rogues is a 2010 mobile roguelike game developed by Fusion Rezzed, featuring retro pixel art and arcade-style dungeo...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Traditional

7.1 Good

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Legerdemain

Legerdemain is a 2005 Java roguelike by Nathan D. Jerpe, notable for blending Unicode dungeon play with interactive-fict...

Fantasy Dungeon Turn Based Story

7.0 Good

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Door in the Woods

Door in the Woods is a 2019 open-source horror roguelike known for its punishing difficulty and atmospheric, Lovecraftia...

PC Traditional Survival Horror

6.4 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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Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics

Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics is a 2016 expanded remake of the side-scrolling roguelike RPG, featuring enhanced gra...

Fantasy Turn Based PC Side Scrolling

5.9 Mediocre