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01. Castle of the Winds
Castle of the Winds is a graphical roguelike game developed by Rick Saada and published by SaadaSoft in 1989. The game is notable for being one of the first successful roguelikes to use a graphical us...
02. UnReal World
UnReal World is a survival simulation roguelike game developed by Sami Maaranen and Erkka Lehmus. The game has been in continuous development since 1992, making it one of the longest-developed rogueli...
03. Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon
**The console roguelike revolution** - Chunsoft's **legendary achievement** that created the **first Mystery Dungeon game** featuring **Dragon Quest's Torneko** as protagonist, establishing the **Myst...
04. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
**The roguelike masterpiece** - Chunsoft's **legendary achievement** that created **one of the greatest roguelikes ever made**, featuring **original character Shiren** in **feudal Japan setting** with...
05. Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon
Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon is a roguelike video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation console, released on December 23, 1997. The game represents Square's entry i...
06. Tales of Middle Earth (ToME)
**The Tolkien masterpiece** - Nicolas Casalini's **legendary achievement** that created the **most authentic Middle-earth gaming experience**, evolving from **Angband variant** to **independent master...
07. xNetHack
xNetHack is an early graphical NetHack variant developed by Curtis Olson (Oreh) and contributors around 2000. The project featured a native X11 interface with tile-based graphics and mouse support, re...
08. Gumband
Gumband is a roguelike game that serves as a humorous variant of Angband. Developed by ZapM and the Gumband Development Team starting in 2000, the game maintains the core gameplay mechanics of Angband...
09. IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)
IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem) is a roguelike developed by Timo Kiviluoto featuring revolutionary body part systems, material physics simulation, and unforgiving complexity that creates detailed combat...
10. Kamband
Kamband is an Angband variant developed by Kawazoe Nobuhiro and the Japanese Angband community, released in 2002. The variant features enhanced monster AI, improved graphics support, and gameplay elem...
11. POWDER
POWDER is a roguelike game developed by Jeff Lait that adapted traditional roguelike gameplay for handheld gaming platforms. Originally designed for the Game Boy Advance, the game features streamlined...
12. Quickband
Quickband is an Angband variant developed by Andrew Doull and the Quickband Development Team that addresses accessibility concerns in traditional roguelike gaming. The game features accelerated progre...
13. NPPAngband
NPPAngband (No Partial Packages Angband) is an Angband variant developed by Diego González and the NPP Development Team, first released in 2006. The variant focuses on user interface improvements and ...
14. Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress is a complex simulation game developed by Tarn Adams over more than 20 years, featuring Adventure Mode roguelike gameplay within a fully simulated world with emergent storytelling and p...
15. Elona
Elona is a Japanese roguelike game developed by Noa and released in 2006. The game combines traditional roguelike mechanics with sandbox elements, comprehensive pet systems, and surreal humor characte...
16. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a traditional roguelike that evolved from Linley's Dungeon Crawl in 2006, focusing on removing tedious mechanics while preserving strategic depth. ## Design Philosophy The...
17. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
**The Mystery Dungeon masterpiece** - Chunsoft's **acclaimed achievement** that created **widely considered the best Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game** featuring **time travel storyline**, **491 Pokémon f...
18. Hengband
Hengband is a Japanese Angband variant developed by the Hengband Development Team, featuring comprehensive Japanese localization, unique Asian-inspired features, and active development that demonstrat...
19. Spelunky
Spelunky is a platform roguelike game created by Derek Yu, initially released as freeware in 2008 and later remade in high-definition by Yu and Mossmouth for Xbox Live Arcade in 2012. The game is wide...
20. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
**The definitive Mystery Dungeon pinnacle** - Chunsoft's **ultimate achievement** that created the **definitive version** of the **acclaimed Explorers series**, featuring **additional storylines**, **...
21. ToME4 (T-Engine4)
ToME4 (T-Engine4) is a roguelike game engine developed by Nicolas Casalini (DarkGod) that provides a comprehensive framework for roguelike game development. The engine powers several games including T...
22. UnNetHack
**The randomness revolution** - Patric Mueller (Bhaak) and UnNetHack Contributors' **innovative achievement** that created an **active NetHack variant** emphasizing **increased randomness**, **interfa...
23. Cardinal Quest
Cardinal Quest is a streamlined roguelike game developed by Ido Yehieli and published by Tametick in 2011. The game was designed to make traditional roguelike mechanics accessible to casual gaming aud...
24. Dungeons of Dredmor
Dungeons of Dredmor is a roguelike role-playing game developed and published by Gaslamp Games, released on July 13, 2011. The game achieved significant commercial success on Steam, selling over 750,00...
25. Ragnarok Tactics
**The tactical JRPG fusion masterpiece** - GungHo Online Entertainment's **innovative achievement** that created a **unique tactical roguelike** set in the **Ragnarok Online universe**, featuring **an...
26. HyperRogue
HyperRogue is a mathematical roguelike developed by Zeno Rogue that combines advanced mathematics with gaming, featuring hyperbolic geometry gameplay, over 100 unique lands, and educational excellence...
27. Red Rogue
**The dual-character innovation** - Rich Grillotti and Aaron Steed's **groundbreaking Flash roguelike** that revolutionized **traditional single-character gameplay** through **coordinated dual-charact...
28. Hydra Slayer
Hydra Slayer is a puzzle roguelike developed by Zeno Rogue, first released in 2012. The game combines mathematical problem-solving with Greek mythology, featuring hydra creatures whose heads regenerat...
29. FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light is a spaceship management roguelike developed by Subset Games that raised $200,000 on Kickstarter and sold over 2.5 million copies, proving commercial viability for complex indi...
30. Pixel Dungeon
Pixel Dungeon is a mobile roguelike game developed by Watabou that demonstrated the successful adaptation of traditional roguelike mechanics for touchscreen devices. The game established design templa...
31. Tales of Maj'Eyal
**The modern roguelike masterpiece** - DarkGod's **unprecedented achievement** in **traditional roguelike evolution**, featuring **revolutionary skill tree complexity**, **cinematic presentation**, an...
32. PosChengband
PosChengband is an Angband variant developed by Chris Carr and the PosChengband Development Team, recognized as one of the most content-rich entries in the Angband family. The game features extensive ...
33. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is an open-source post-apocalyptic survival roguelike that emphasizes detailed simulation systems and complex crafting mechanics. ## Crafting and Production Systems The gam...
34. Wayward
**The wilderness survival masterpiece** - Unlok's **12-year passion project** combining **scientific realism** with **roguelike depth**, featuring **TypeScript innovation**, **83% positive Steam revie...
35. 868-HACK
868-HACK is a roguelike video game developed by Michael Brough and released in 2013. The game is characterized by its minimalist aesthetic and abstract cyberpunk themes, presenting gameplay through ge...
36. Desktop Dungeons
Desktop Dungeons is a puzzle-roguelike game developed by QCF Design, released on November 7, 2013. The game combines traditional roguelike mechanics with puzzle game elements, creating a unique hybrid...
37. Risk of Rain
Risk of Rain is a 2D platformer roguelike game developed by Hopoo Games that introduced innovative time-pressure mechanics to the roguelike genre. The game has sold over 1.8 million copies and establi...
38. One Way Heroics
**The roguelike pacing revolution** - Smoking WOLF's **brilliant innovation** that transformed **traditional turn-based exploration** into **constant forward momentum**, featuring **88% positive Steam...
39. Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an enhanced fork of the original Pixel Dungeon developed by Evan Debenham (00-Evan). The game represents a comprehensive enhancement of the original mobile roguelike, featur...
40. Dungeonmans
Dungeonmans is a traditional roguelike game developed by Jim Shepard and published by Adventurepro Games in 2014. The game combines classic roguelike mechanics with humorous writing and an innovative ...
41. Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike developed by Freehold Games, reaching full version 1.0 on December 5, 2024, after development beginning in 2007. ## Critical Reception The game received th...
42. Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is an action roguelike developed by Vlambeer, released on December 5, 2015. Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the game features eight playable mutant characters, procedural level gen...
43. Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike RPG developed and published by Red Hook Studios, released on January 19, 2016. The game is notable for its integration of psychological stress mechanics along...
44. Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet-hell roguelike developed by Dodge Roll that sold over 3 million copies and established the bullet-hell roguelike subgenre. ## Commercial Success The game achieved over 3...
45. UnExplored
UnExplored is a real-time action roguelike game developed by Ludomotion, known for its innovative approach to procedural dungeon generation. The game creates interconnected underground complexes with ...
46. Tangledeep
Tangledeep is a roguelike role-playing game developed by Impact Gameworks, released in 2018. The game combines traditional roguelike mechanics with Japanese RPG elements, featuring 16-bit inspired pix...
47. Dead Cells
Dead Cells is an action-platformer roguelite game developed by Motion Twin, released in 2018. The game combines Metroidvania-style exploration with roguelike permadeath mechanics and has sold over 10 ...
48. Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire is a roguelike deckbuilder game developed and published by Mega Crit Games that combines card-based strategy mechanics with roguelike progression systems. The game has sold over 5 milli...
49. Spelunky 2
**The roguelite evolution masterpiece** - Derek Yu and Mossmouth's **acclaimed sequel achievement** that created the **definitive platform roguelite experience** featuring **expanded mechanics**, **ne...
50. Noita
Noita is a physics simulation roguelike developed by Nolla Games featuring pixel-perfect physics simulation where every single pixel is a simulated material, creating unprecedented emergent gameplay t...
51. Loop Hero
Loop Hero is an innovative card-based roguelike developed by Four Quarters and published by Devolver Digital in 2021. The game combines automatic progression with strategic card placement in a post-ap...
52. Stoneshard
Stoneshard is an isometric turn-based roguelike game developed by Ink Stains Games and published by HypeTrain Digital. The game features a detailed injury and treatment system, complex equipment manag...
53. Against the Storm
Against the Storm is a city-building roguelike developed by Eremite Games and published by Hooded Horse, released in 2023. The game combines traditional city-building mechanics with roguelike meta-pro...
54. Balatro
Balatro is a poker-based deckbuilder roguelike developed by LocalThunk and released in 2024. The game combines traditional poker mechanics with deckbuilding elements and has achieved significant comme...
55. Roguecraft
**The modern Amiga masterpiece** - Badger Punch's **remarkable achievement** that demonstrates **ongoing Amiga development vitality** by creating a **cutting-edge roguelike** with **advanced AGA chips...