Best Roguelike games: 25 ranked (2026)
117 roguelike games ranked by the GamingPickz Score, a published composite of player sentiment and critic reception. The formula is below in full, and no placement on this page can be bought.
The short version
- Top pick: R.E.P.O., GamingPickz Score 9.4/10 from 420,823 player reviews.
- 39 score 8.5 or above out of 117 ranked roguelike games.
- Price range free to $59.99, median $14.99, with 8 free to play.
- 55 are Steam Deck Verified by Valve's own testing.
- 16 declare six or more accessibility features. Listed per game below.
Why trust this list
Most "best games" lists are either one person's taste presented as fact, or an affiliate feed with the highest commission at the top. This is neither. It is a ranking of 117 roguelike games computed from two third-party signals we did not generate, using a formula printed below.
Our team has played and reviewed games for over twenty years, somewhere around 3,000 titles across every generation since the PS1. A good number of the roguelike games on this page are among them, and that experience is what lets us tell you which of these numbers are worth trusting.
It is not, however, what set the order. The formula did, and we think that is the right way round: a list ordered by one person's memory is a list you have to take on trust, and this one you can check line by line.
The order comes out of the grid. Every game in the catalogue is placed on eighteen measured axes, each one a number read from a named source rather than an opinion: player sentiment and its sample size, the critic aggregate, review volume, Wikipedia language editions, price, install size, Steam Deck rating, accessibility features. A ranked list is that grid collapsed to one dimension. The map further down this page plots these same 25 games on two of those axes, so you can see the position the ranking gave each one and check it against where the game actually sits. If the list and the map ever disagreed, the list would be wrong, and they read the same numbers so they cannot.
None of the entries on this page carry a full written review from us yet. The score reflects how other people received the game. Where we do publish a review, it is marked and linked.
At a glance
The top 12 side by side. Full entries below.
| # | Game | Best for | Score | Players | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.E.P.O. | The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence | 9.4 | 96% (420,823) | $9.99 |
| 2 | Hades | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.4 | 98% (308,085) | $24.99 |
| 3 | Vampire Survivors | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.2 | 98% (265,103) | $3.74 |
| 4 | Slay the Spire | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.2 | 97% (217,947) | $24.99 |
| 5 | Dead Cells | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.2 | 97% (183,007) | $24.99 |
| 6 | DAVE THE DIVER | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.2 | 97% (161,518) | $19.99 |
| 7 | Hades II | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.2 | 96% (122,855) | $29.99 |
| 8 | Buckshot Roulette | Playing with other people | 9.1 | 95% (125,085) | $1.49 |
| 9 | Brotato | Handheld play, small install and Deck verified | 9.1 | 96% (118,244) | $4.99 |
| 10 | HoloCure - Save the Fans! | Trying the genre without spending anything | 9.1 | 99% (40,697) | Free |
| 11 | Risk of Rain 2 | The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence | 9.0 | 94% (352,120) | $8.24 |
| 12 | Inscryption | A consistently well-received pick in this category | 9.0 | 97% (148,199) | $19.99 |
How we chose these
This ranking is a projection of the same axes the grid plots, not a second scoring system sitting alongside it. The grid answers where a game sits on two chosen measures; a ranked list needs one number, so the axes are collapsed using published weights. A game cannot be high on the grid and low here for a reason nobody can point at, because both read the same values.
Every ranked game gets a GamingPickz Score out of 10. It is a weighted blend of the axes below, and these percentages are read directly from the code that computes the ranking rather than written out separately, so the published formula cannot drift from the applied one.
| Component | Weight | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Players | 55% | The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000. |
| Critics | 25% | Metacritic and OpenCritic aggregate, normalised to 0 to 100. |
| Popularity | 20% | A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it. |
Shrinkage is the part that matters most. Without it a game with nine reviews at 100 percent outranks Half-Life 2 with 278,000 at 98. Player sentiment is pulled toward the catalogue average of 84 using a 400-review prior, in proportion to how thin the evidence is.
Popularity is deliberately a minority weight. At 20 percent it nudges well-known games up without letting fame decide the order. Weight it higher and the list becomes "games you have already heard of", which nobody needs a ranking for. Weight it at zero and a game almost nobody played can top the list on the strength of a few hundred enthusiastic reviews. Neither is useful, so it sits in between. How popularity is measured.
Where a game has no critic aggregate, that 35 percent is redistributed onto player sentiment rather than counted as zero, and the entry says so.
Games with fewer than 50 reviews are excluded outright. Shrinkage is symmetric, so a game sitting at 0 percent on one review would otherwise be pulled up near the average, which flatters something nobody has actually assessed.
What we deliberately do not do. No paid placement, no sponsored slots dressed as editorial, no hidden weighting. If sponsorship is ever introduced it will be labelled and will sit outside the ranking. The formula above is the whole formula.
The roguelike games on a map
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 25 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
25 games have both
Axes are fitted to these 25 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
How to choose between these
25 entries, six things that separate them
The ranking answers "which is best received". It cannot answer "which is best for you", because that depends on things no formula knows. Here is what actually separates these 25 roguelike games, in the order worth thinking about it.
Check the sample size before the score
A score is only as good as the evidence under it. 18 of these have more than 50,000 player reviews, which makes their number very hard to move.
Look at where critics and players disagree
The widest gap here is Vampire Survivors, where players sit above critics by 12 points. A gap that size usually means the game changed after launch, or that it does something critics undervalue. It is worth reading why before deciding which number you trust. The disagreement map plots this across the catalogue.
Decide what you are actually willing to spend
The median here is $19.99, and the cheapest paid entry is Buckshot Roulette at $1.49. Prices move constantly, so a game a place or two down the list is often the better buy this week. Filter by price below rather than assuming the top pick is the right purchase.
Match it to the hardware you own
13 of these are Steam Deck Verified by Valve's own testing, and install sizes vary by more than an order of magnitude. If you are choosing for a handheld or a drive that is nearly full, that narrows the field faster than any score.
Check it supports how you want to play
Solo, with a friend online, or two people on one sofa are different requirements, and a well-reviewed game that does not support yours is the wrong game. The filters below answer this directly.
Look for the things a score hides
5 declare six or more accessibility features, and 0 carry in-game purchases. Neither shows up in a review score, and both change the experience substantially. Each entry lists its own.
Choose one if…
Tick what matters to you. This filters the ranking above rather than reordering it, so the order you see is still the order the formula produced, minus the games that do not fit. Every filter reads a field from the game's own store listing.
Nothing selected, so all 25 roguelike games are shown below. Pick one or more above to narrow it.
The best roguelike games for a specific need
The ranking answers "which is best overall", which is rarely the actual question. These are the answers to the narrower ones, computed from the same scores, so a single pick is named for each.
- What is the best cheap roguelike game?
- R.E.P.O., top of 18.
- What is the best co-op roguelike game?
- R.E.P.O., top of 8.
- What is the best roguelike game for the Steam Deck?
- Hades, top of 13.
- What is the best accessible roguelike game?
- Slay the Spire, top of 5.
- What is the best roguelike game to play with a controller?
- Hades, top of 14.
- What is the best offline roguelike game?
- R.E.P.O., top of 22.
- What is the best roguelike game with the most reviews?
- R.E.P.O., top of 18.
- What is the best cheap co-op roguelike game?
- R.E.P.O., top of 7.
- What is the best single-player offline roguelike game?
- R.E.P.O., top of 22.
- What is the best cheap roguelike game for the Steam Deck?
- Vampire Survivors, top of 9.
- What is the best Steam Deck co-op roguelike game?
- Vampire Survivors, top of 4.
- What is the best highly rated cheap roguelike game?
- R.E.P.O., top of 12.
- What is the best accessible single-player roguelike game?
- Slay the Spire, top of 5.
25 best roguelike games, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
- 1
R.E.P.O.
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
9.4GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceR.E.P.O. at a glance Released 2025 Studio semiwork Player sentiment 96% positive of 420,823 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 1 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 96% shrinks to 96.0 on 420,823 reviews, giving 9.4. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 96% positive across 420,823 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Small install at 1 GB.
Hades at a glance Released 2020 Studio Supergiant Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 308,085 Critics 93/100 Price $24.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 15 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 98% shrinks to 98.0 on 308,085 reviews, then blends with the 93 critic aggregate, giving 9.4.
What the data supports- 98% positive across 308,085 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- 3
Vampire Survivors
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceVampire Survivors at a glance Released 2022 Studio poncle Player sentiment 98% positive of 265,103 Critics 86/100 Price $3.74 Steam Deck verified Install size 2.44 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 98% shrinks to 98.0 on 265,103 reviews, then blends with the 86 critic aggregate, giving 9.2.
What the data supports- 98% positive across 265,103 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 2.44 GB.
- 4
Slay the Spire
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSlay the Spire at a glance Released 2019 Studio Mega Crit Player sentiment 97% positive of 217,947 Critics 89/100 Price $24.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 1 GB Accessibility 6 declared features Raw 97% shrinks to 97.0 on 217,947 reviews, then blends with the 89 critic aggregate, giving 9.2.
What the data supports- 97% positive across 217,947 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 1 GB.
- 5
Dead Cells
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDead Cells at a glance Released 2018 Studio Motion Twin Player sentiment 97% positive of 183,007 Critics 89/100 Price $24.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 0.49 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 97% shrinks to 97.0 on 183,007 reviews, then blends with the 89 critic aggregate, giving 9.2.
What the data supports- 97% positive across 183,007 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 0.49 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 6
DAVE THE DIVER
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDAVE THE DIVER at a glance Released 2023 Studio MINTROCKET Player sentiment 97% positive of 161,518 Critics 90/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 10 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 97% shrinks to 97.0 on 161,518 reviews, then blends with the 90 critic aggregate, giving 9.2.
What the data supports- 97% positive across 161,518 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 10 GB.
- 7
Hades II
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceHades II at a glance Released 2025 Studio Supergiant Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 122,855 Critics 94/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 11 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 96.0 on 122,855 reviews, then blends with the 94 critic aggregate, giving 9.2.
What the data supports- 96% positive across 122,855 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 11 GB.
Buckshot Roulette at a glance Released 2024 Studio Mike Klubnika Player sentiment 95% positive of 125,085 Critics No aggregate Price $1.49 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 0.49 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 95% shrinks to 95.0 on 125,085 reviews, giving 9.1. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 95% positive across 125,085 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Small install at 0.49 GB.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 9
Brotato
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceBrotato at a glance Released 2023 Studio Blobfish Player sentiment 96% positive of 118,244 Critics No aggregate Price $4.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 0.2 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 96.0 on 118,244 reviews, giving 9.1. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 96% positive across 118,244 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 0.2 GB.
- 10
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
9.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceHoloCure - Save the Fans! at a glance Released 2023 Studio KayAnimate Player sentiment 99% positive of 40,697 Critics No aggregate Price Free Steam Deck playable Install size 0.24 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 99% shrinks to 98.9 on 40,697 reviews, giving 9.1. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
- Small install at 0.24 GB.
- 11
Risk of Rain 2
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
9.0GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceRisk of Rain 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hopoo Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 352,120 Critics 85/100 Price $8.24 Steam Deck playable Install size 4 GB Accessibility 6 declared features Raw 94% shrinks to 94.0 on 352,120 reviews, then blends with the 85 critic aggregate, giving 9.0.
What the data supports- 94% positive across 352,120 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Small install at 4 GB.
- 12
Inscryption
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
9.0GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceInscryption at a glance Released 2021 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 148,199 Critics 85/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 3 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 97% shrinks to 97.0 on 148,199 reviews, then blends with the 85 critic aggregate, giving 9.0.
What the data supports- 97% positive across 148,199 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Small install at 3 GB.
- 13
Noita
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
9.0GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceNoita at a glance Released 2020 Studio Nolla Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 88,598 Critics No aggregate Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 1.56 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 88,598 reviews, giving 9.0. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 1.56 GB.
- 14
Balatro
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceBalatro at a glance Released 2024 Studio LocalThunk Player sentiment 98% positive of 197,690 Critics 90/100 Price $14.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 0.15 GB Accessibility 6 declared features Raw 98% shrinks to 98.0 on 197,690 reviews, then blends with the 90 critic aggregate, giving 8.9.
What the data supports- 98% positive across 197,690 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 0.15 GB.
- 15
Gunfire Reborn
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.9GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceGunfire Reborn at a glance Released 2021 Studio Gunfire Reborn Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 103,628 Critics No aggregate Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 4 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 93% shrinks to 93.0 on 103,628 reviews, giving 8.9. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 93% positive across 103,628 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 4 GB.
- 16
Dwarf Fortress
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDwarf Fortress at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bay 12 Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,446 Critics 93/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 0.49 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 31,446 reviews, then blends with the 93 critic aggregate, giving 8.9.
What the data supports- Small install at 0.49 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Crab Champions at a glance Released 2023 Studio Noisestorm Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,067 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 98% shrinks to 97.8 on 31,067 reviews, giving 8.9. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
- 18
FTL: Faster Than Light
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceFTL: Faster Than Light at a glance Released 2012 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 78,616 Critics 84/100 Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 78,616 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 8.8.
- 19
The Binding of Isaac
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceThe Binding of Isaac at a glance Released 2011 Studio Edmund McMillen Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,842 Critics 84/100 Price $4.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 62,842 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 8.8.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 20
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceLobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Critics No aggregate Price $24.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 94% shrinks to 93.9 on 56,811 reviews, giving 8.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
ROUNDS at a glance Released 2021 Studio Landfall Player sentiment 95% positive of 44,331 Critics No aggregate Price $2.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 4 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 44,331 reviews, giving 8.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 4 GB.
Worth checking first- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
- 22
Against the Storm
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceAgainst the Storm at a glance Released 2023 Studio Eremite Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,338 Critics 91/100 Price $8.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 5 GB Accessibility 6 declared features Raw 94% shrinks to 93.9 on 37,338 reviews, then blends with the 91 critic aggregate, giving 8.8.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 5 GB.
- 23
Paint the Town Red
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidencePaint the Town Red at a glance Released 2021 Studio South East Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,486 Critics No aggregate Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 2 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 95.9 on 32,486 reviews, giving 8.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
- Small install at 2 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 24
Halls of Torment
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceHalls of Torment at a glance Released 2024 Studio Chasing Carrots Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,787 Critics 88/100 Price $6.66 Steam Deck verified Install size 4 GB Accessibility 5 declared features Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 31,787 reviews, then blends with the 88 critic aggregate, giving 8.8.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 4 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 25
Deep Rock Galactic
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
8.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDeep Rock Galactic at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Ship Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,460 Critics 85/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 3 GB Accessibility 8 declared features Raw 97% shrinks to 97.0 on 379,460 reviews, then blends with the 85 critic aggregate, giving 8.7.
What the data supports- 97% positive across 379,460 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Declares 8 accessibility features, well above the catalogue norm.
- Small install at 3 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Roguelike games by the numbers
The figures below describe all 117 entries on this page together, not the top pick. They are recomputed on every build, most recently on 5 September 2026, from 6,037,479 player reviews.
What the pricing looks like
107 of the 117 carry a listed US price, with a median of $14.99 and a mean of $16.20. The mean sitting above the median tells you the field is pulled up by a few expensive outliers. The cheapest is DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION at $0.65, the most expensive Deathloop at $59.99. 8 are free to download. 5 carry in-game purchases on top of whatever they cost. Prices are read hourly from the US Steam storefront and move constantly.
How much this field agrees with itself
Player sentiment spans 34 points across these 117 entries. That is a wide band, which means the position of an entry here genuinely matters rather than splitting hairs. 62 carry a critic aggregate, averaging 82 out of 100. Players rate this field 8 points higher than critics on average, which is worth knowing before you weigh either number. See where the two diverge.
Who makes them, and what they overlap with
The studios appearing most often here are Crackshell (3), Hopoo Games (3), Edmund McMillen (2), Klei Entertainment (2) and Red Hook Studios (2). The genres these entries also sit in are roguelike (117), rpg (65), strategy (42), simulation (32), survival (28) and action-rpg (20), which is a fair map of what you are actually choosing between.
Which way attention is moving
We track Wikipedia pageviews over 28 days for 10 of these. 2 are gaining attention and 4 are losing it, with the rest flat. Attention is not quality, and we do not feed it into the ranking. The full monitor shows the movements across the catalogue.
The other 95 roguelike games
The 25 above are the top of the ranking. These 95 are the rest of the category: games that ranked below the cut, and games with too few reviews or no store listing to be ranked at all, which is normal for console and Nintendo exclusives.
Also catalogued
95 more roguelike games, not yet reviewedNone of these carry a review yet. The rest are catalogue records: title, year, studio and platforms, sourced from Wikidata. They are not indexed by search engines, because a record is not a review.
- Asteroidssource
- Honkai: Star Railsource
- Darkest Dungeonsource
- Don't Starvesource
- Deathloopsource
- Marble Madnesssource
- Back 4 Bloodsource
- Cult of the Lambsource
- Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeonsource
- Crypt of the NecroDancersource
- Nuclear Thronesource
- Lost Castle / 失落城堡source
- For The Kingsource
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2source
- Moonlightersource
- Neon Abysssource
- The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Domesource
- Tribes of Midgardsource
- Skul: The Hero Slayersource
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Editionsource
- Loop Herosource
- 暖雪 Warm Snowsource
- PlateUp!source
- Dome Keepersource
- Deadlinksource
Common questions
What is the best roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. ranks first, with a GamingPickz Score of 9.4 out of 10 drawn from 420,823 player reviews. That is a statement about how it was received, not a claim that it is the one you personally will enjoy most.
How is this ranking calculated?
The GamingPickz Score is 55% player sentiment adjusted for sample size, 25% the critic aggregate published on the game store page, 20% popularity, from review volume and Wikipedia language editions. Player sentiment is pulled toward the catalogue average of 83.8% using a 400-review prior, so a game with a handful of reviews cannot outrank one with hundreds of thousands. Nothing on this page is paid for and no placement can be bought.
How many roguelike games are ranked here?
117 of them qualify. A game needs at least 50 player reviews to be scored, which excludes titles with too little evidence to place fairly.
Why is a game I love missing?
Three likely reasons. It has fewer than 50 player reviews, so it is excluded rather than ranked on noise. It has no Steam listing at all, which is normal for console and Nintendo exclusives. Or it is not in the catalogue yet.
Do you get paid for these placements?
No. Positions are computed from the formula above and nothing else. The site carries advertising, and advertisers can neither see nor influence this page. A position is not an endorsement, it is a measurement of reception.
How current is this?
Recomputed on every build from source data read on a stated date. This page was last rebuilt on 5 September 2026. Player review counts move daily, so positions in the middle of the list shift more than those at the top or bottom.
What is the best cheap roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. is the best cheap roguelike game, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 18 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best co-op roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. is the best co-op roguelike game, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 8 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best roguelike game for the Steam Deck?
Hades is the best roguelike game for the Steam Deck, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 13 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best accessible roguelike game?
Slay the Spire is the best accessible roguelike game, ranking 9.2 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 5 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best roguelike game to play with a controller?
Hades is the best roguelike game to play with a controller, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 14 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best offline roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. is the best offline roguelike game, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 22 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best roguelike game with the most reviews?
R.E.P.O. is the best roguelike game with the most reviews, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 18 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best cheap co-op roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. is the best cheap co-op roguelike game, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 7 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best single-player offline roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. is the best single-player offline roguelike game, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 22 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best cheap roguelike game for the Steam Deck?
Vampire Survivors is the best cheap roguelike game for the Steam Deck, ranking 9.2 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 9 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best Steam Deck co-op roguelike game?
Vampire Survivors is the best Steam Deck co-op roguelike game, ranking 9.2 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 4 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best highly rated cheap roguelike game?
R.E.P.O. is the best highly rated cheap roguelike game, ranking 9.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 12 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
What is the best accessible single-player roguelike game?
Slay the Spire is the best accessible single-player roguelike game, ranking 9.2 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 5 of the 25 roguelike games qualify.
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