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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

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) is a classic turn-based roguelike developed in 1994 by Thomas Biskup. It’s recognized...

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 turn-based roguelike inspired by the classic Sil, a Tolkien-themed dungeon crawler. It’s notable for substant...

Dungeon Turn Based Stealth Traditional

8.9 Great

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Sil

Sil is a turn-based roguelike game set within a condensed version of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, specifically during the Fir...

Dungeon Turn Based Stealth Traditional

8.8 Great

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DoomRL

DoomRL is a classic turn-based roguelike developed by Kornel Kisielewicz. It recreates the fast-paced action of the orig...

Classic Turn Based Traditional Shooter

8.6 Great

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Cataclysm

Cataclysm is a classic turn-based roguelike emphasizing survival in a post apocalyptic world. Developed by a dedicated o...

Classic Post Apocalyptic Turn Based Traditional

8.6 Great

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Linley's Dungeon Crawl

Linley’s Dungeon Crawl is a classic PC roguelike developed in 1995 by Linley Henzell. It offers a traditional dungeon cr...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic PC

8.5 Great

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Infra Arcana

Infra Arcana is a turn-based roguelike game steeped in Lovecraftian horror. It presents players with challenging dungeon...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Horror

8.4 Great

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The Ground Gives Way

The Ground Gives Way is a turn-based roguelike game presented in ASCII art. It offers a compact dungeon experience with...

Compact Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

8.2 Great

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Dungeon Crawl

Dungeon Crawl is a 1997 ASCII roguelike game developed by Linley Henzell. It’s recognized for pioneering the “species-go...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Ascii

8.2 Great

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Zorbus

Zorbus is a turn-based roguelike game set in a fantasy world. Players control a party of adventurers navigating procedur...

Fantasy Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

8.1 Great

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Hack

Hack is a classic turn-based roguelike game developed in the mid-1980s. Created by Jay Fenlason and expanded significant...

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 a 1987 dungeon-crawling roguelike game originally developed in the C programming language by James E. Wilson....

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

7.6 Good

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Larn

Larn is a roguelike computer game developed by Noah Morgan in 1986 for Unix systems. One of the earlier examples of the...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

7.4 Good

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Iter Vehemens ad Necem

Iter Vehemens ad Necem (IVAN) is a Finnish open-source roguelike game initially released in 2002. It is widely recognize...

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

7.2 Good