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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

9.65 Brilliant

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

Descending toward the Orb of Zot, adventurers in Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup must make decisions one turn at a time. This o...

Dungeon Turn Based Open Source Traditional

9.42 Excellent

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Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman

Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman is a 2002 Dreamcast roguelike by Neverland and Chunsoft, notable for s...

Fantasy Traditional Mystery Dungeon Shiren

9.30 Excellent

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Brogue Community Edition

Brogue Community Edition continues the original Brogue's approach to turn-based dungeon exploration through a community-...

Dungeon Turn Based Community Traditional

9.24 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

9.20 Excellent

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Shiren the Wanderer 2: Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion

Released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000, this Chunsoft roguelike is the second main Shiren entry in the Mystery Dungeon ser...

Fantasy Traditional Nintendo 64 Mystery Dungeon

9.20 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

9.18 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

9.12 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

9.05 Excellent

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Doom, the Roguelike

Released in 2002, Doom, the Roguelike is a turn-based strategy game that translates the first-person shooter mechanics o...

Traditional Science Fiction Ascii Doom

8.55 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

8.35 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

8.22 Great

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Bloatcrawl 2

Bloatcrawl 2 is a 2019 fan-made variant of the open-source roguelike game Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. It is deliberately d...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Dcss Variant

7.71 Good

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UnAngband

UnAngband is a variant of the traditional roguelike game Angband, developed by Andrew Doull. It distinguishes itself fro...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Angband Variant

7.63 Good

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bcrawl

bcrawl is a variant of the traditional fantasy roguelike game Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (DCSS). Descended from the xcrawl...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Dcss Variant

7.28 Good

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Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic

Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic (SLASH'EM) is an open-source roguelike game that functions as a major vari...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Nethack Variant

7.15 Good

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Stoat Soup

Stoat Soup is a Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup fork developed by David Damerell and contributors, notable for revised species,...

Fantasy Traditional Ascii Dcss Variant

7.05 Good

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FARA

FARA is a browser-playable, turn-based fantasy roguelike created by Brian Is Creative. It emphasizes open-ended explorat...

Fantasy Open World Turn Based Traditional

6.85 Fair

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Alphaman

Alphaman is a post-apocalyptic DOS roguelike created by Jeffrey R. Olson and released in 1995. It uses the traditional r...

Post Apocalyptic Traditional Dos Ascii

6.15 Fair

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Noxico

Noxico is a science-fantasy, open-world roguelike game developed by Roel van Mastbergen. Distinguished by its traditiona...

Open World Traditional Science Fantasy Ascii

6.08 Fair