roguelikeVideo Games17

RPG 28 January 2015

A 2D roguelike game with logic elements, inspired by the simple, yet perfect Hoplite. In Lamp and Vamp, the player assumes the role of a vampire, who sets off to search for the stronghold of his dreams. The road to success is filled with dangers – on his journey, the main protagonist has to face the villagers, guards, and priests, who all are hostile towards bloodsuckers hanging about their neighborhood.

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A survival-action game mixed with rougelike elements, developed by Everplay Interactive. The action of Wild Wastes takes place in modern times, in a small American town called Earlsboro, infested with bandits, aliens, and other bloodthirsty monsters known as negatives. Our task is to stay alive for a week. The action is seen from a top-down camera view, while the combat system, heavily inspired by old-school shooters, is rather arcade in nature.

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Action 02 September 2014

Don't Starve is an action adventure game with elements of cRPG and strategy, for which Klei Entertainment studio is responsible. The game contains both the basic version of the game and its extension. In addition, the developers introduced a number of improvements to the interface, adapting it to cooperation with PS Vita.

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Arcade 30 October 2015

A huge (approximately up to for 200 hours of gameplay) DLC expansion for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth from Nicalis studio. It isn’t standalone title, requiring the base game to play. Afterbirth introduces many novelties, including a new final area with a unique boss and ending. However, it doesn’t change the game mechanics, as we once again play a roguelike arcade title, exploring randomly generated locations, discovering secrets and fighting enemies.

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RPG 25 February 2015

A post-apocalyptic RPG with roguelike elements, created by Russian studio Mandragora. The game starts off shortly after the World War III wiped out almost the entire human race. You play as a survivor residing on the top, 100th floor of a luxury hotel. Your task is to fight your way downs through hordes of mutants. The game features several different characters to choose from. The inside of the hotel is generated randomly.

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RPG 05 March 2015

Etrian Mystery Dungeon is a spin-off of the popular jRPG series Etrian Odyssey from the Spike Chunsoft studio, a Nintendo handheld video game series. The plot plays a secondary role in Etrian Mystery Dungeon. We play as a group of adventurers who arrive in Aslarga, a town located near the titular labyrinth. The game uses the same formula and gameplay mechanics as other installments of the series.

3DS

Strategy canceled

Seaworthy is a roguelike game in which the player takes control of a pirate ship. By managing the crew and deciding on the direction of the journey, he travels another sea miles on his way to fame and wealth. The title offers procedurally generated levels, so that each expedition is different and provides new experiences.

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RPG 22 September 2014

An unconventional member of the roguelike genre, combining RPG elements with solutions typical for arcade and logic games. In the game we travel through randomly generated dungeons and fight in an unusual way, divided into rounds on hexagonal boards.

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RPG 10 March 2016

A roguelike action RPG developed by Socialspiel Entertainment together with the established Nexon company. In Legacy Quest, we lead a team of brave warriors who explore a typical fantasy land full of dungeons and with a myriad of enemies to defeat. The game is played from an isometric view, and the gameplay resembles a typical hack ‘n’ slash production, focusing on elimination of hordes of enemies with the use of purely arcade combat model.

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Strategy 23 May 2017

An arcade strategy game with RPG elements created by Candle & Key, a group of enthusiasts led by Alex Thomas. The title gives us an opportunity to lead a medieval thieves and assassins guild. Our responsibilities include recruiting amateur troublemakers, and educating them to become experts of assassination and thievery. Every member of the guild has his individual statistics and abilities which are improved with every successful heist.

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Arcade 19 February 2014

Classic two-dimensional platformer in the style of roguelike. During the game we are going through the title 99 levels of hell to fight the final battle with Satan. We have only one life at our disposal, and every 10 levels there is a demanding mini-boss waiting for us. After defeating it, we unlock a special shortcut, thanks to which in case of death we don't have to start all the fun from the beginning.

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Action 23 October 2014

Ziggurat is a dungeon crawler with roguelike and action game elements developed by Milkstone. We play as a neophyte wizard who enters the titular ziggurat in order to prove his worth and earn the right to be called a powerful sorcerer. We will have to explore the building's many rooms, where we will encounter all kinds of enemies and traps. Our hero uses three types of magic: blue, orange, and green. Each of them is represented by spell books, staves, and objects we can simply throw.

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Action 04 June 2022

Developed by Nornware, Space Beast Terror Fright is an FPS featuring certain elements typical for roguelike games. Space Battle Terror Frights takes players to the future, in which humanity possesses the technology allowing for interstellar journeys. In order to retrieve important data, the main protagonist is sent aboard one of the ships drifting through space. His mission is complicated by the fact that the vessel is overrun by alien creatures – the enemy is powerful and ruthless.

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RPG 24 April 2014

Retroguelike RPG action, in which we play the characters traversing randomly generated underground. We can choose from 6 heroes with different skills and a slightly different fighting style. According to the rules of the species, the death of a character is definitive and means the loss of all equipment carried. The title is characterized by a high degree of difficulty, and success in the game depends primarily on the skills of the players themselves.

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Strategy 20 December 2013

Turn-based strategy game in which we play the spartate of the travelling underground in search of the Golden Fleece. While playing, we have to be clever, because every time we move, the opponents do the same.

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RPG 24 October 2014

Sproggiwood is a roguelike with a turn-based combat system. The action takes place in the land of fantasy modelled on Finnish mythology. While having fun, we divide the time between exploring a randomly generated world, fighting monsters and expanding the village.

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RPG 17 September 2015

Sixth entry in spin-off series of the Pokemon franchise, developed by Japanese studio Spike Chunsoft. Players assume the role of youngster who has been changed into a titular pocket monster and brought to the world inhabited by those creatures. Protagonist must explore the land and lift a mysterious curse that changes living beings to stone.

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Action 09 July 2015

A mobile edition of the survival adventure game created by Klei Entertainment. The action of Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition takes place in a randomly generated wilderness, where the protagonist, a scientist named Wilson, was teleported by a deceitful demon. The hero has to use his knowledge and skills to survive in a hostile environment full of wild beasts, and find a way to go back home.

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Action 18 August 2016

A game inspired by 16-bit classics and developed by Coffee Powered Machine. Okhlos combines elements of action games with features associated with the roguelike genre. The player takes on the role of an ancient philosopher who's task is to lead crowds of angry Greeks to battle against mythological gods. The game is played from an isometric view and noticeably, offers pixel-art visuals.

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RPG 11 October 2016

A DLC for a well-received production by Failbetter Games that combines elements of strategy, adventure, and roguelike RPG. Sunless Sea: Zubmariner is focused on an entirely new story that takes place in the steampunk universe known from the vanilla game but introduces some changes in the gameplay mechanics. The players’ task is once again to explore the seas, only this time they descend into the depths, assuming control of a steam submarine.

PC

RPG 13 September 2016

A turn-based jRPG with roguelike features developed by Spike Chunsoft. The title is a spin-off of the Mystery Dungeon series based on One Way Heroics, an independent game that is popular in Japan. 20 playable characters are available in the game and among them there are the characters from such series as Danganronpa and Shiren the Wanderer. Not all of them are playable from the start – the player must collect points which then can be spent on buying new perks and character classes.

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Strategy 18 May 2016

A mobile logic game which combines the traits of many genres: roguelike, RPG, board and card game. The game takes place on a two-dimensional board which can be described as a constantly changing labyrinth. The gameplay in Imbroglio starts with the selection of a protagonist from the eight available characters. The player will lead the selected character to combat during which he will use various weapons, special abilities and runes used for upgrading weapons.

iOS

RPG 01 March 2016

A hybrid of turn-based strategy game with the roguelike genre. The title was developed by the independent studio Pera Games. In Overfall the player visits a fantasy universe in which they takes control of a team of heroes whose objective is to find the lost king. The gameplay concentrates on exploring the procedurally-generated world, building diplomatic relations with various factions, completing quests and fighting various enemies.

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Strategy 18 May 2016

A strategy with roguelike elements, taking place in a post-apocalyptic science-fiction world. In Duskers, the player assumes the role of a drone operator, a survivor from a catastrophe that apparently annihilated every other person and changed the space into a cemetery full of dangerous monsters and other hazards. The player’s task is to discover the secret behind the tragedy and acquire the items necessary for survival.

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