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Beacon
Action 15 December 2021
A science-fiction roguelike shooter employing isometric view and created by Monothetic - a studio established by active members of Half-Life 2 modding community. The player assumes the role of Freja - a hired female pilot whose ship crashes on the surface of an unknown planet. Although the protagonist dies, she gets revived by a cloning station which survived the crash.
Hero Generations: ReGen
Strategy 18 August 2016
Turn-based 4X strategy game set in fantasy world, with RPG and roguelike features. It is an improved version of Hero Generations, and both titles have been produced by Heart Shaped Games. The story of Hero Generations: ReGen takes place in classic fantasy world, with the players’ task being guiding their characters and help them their fulfill ambition of going down in history.
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked
Action 31 March 2016
Another DLC to a best-selling sandbox survival game - Don’t Starve. Unlike the previous two add-ons, this one was developed not by the original creators, but by Capybara Games - the team known for such games as Below or Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery. Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked focuses solely on single player content, drawing inspiration from the cult adventure novels, such as Robinson Crusoe. However, these were enriched with fantasy elements and a unique sense of humor.
UnReal World
RPG 26 February 2016
An old-school roguelike RPG with survival elements, developed by Enormous Elk – a studio composed of just two people. Before the official release, the game has been systematically developed and updated for a long period of 26 years. The action of UnReal World takes place during the Iron Age in a northern region of Europe that corresponds to the territory of modern Finland.
Risk of Rain
Action 08 November 2013
Risk of Rain is an action platform game with elements of cRPG, created by an independent studio Hopoo Games. Player-controlled heroes try to survive on a distant planet inhabited by many sinister creatures. The production is characterized by retro style and high level of difficulty.
Full Mojo Rampage
RPG 08 May 2014
A dynamic roguelike game, produced by an independent studio Over the Top Games. Players direct the actions of the guardians of the Voodoo world, who, with the help of the deities favorable to them, try to fight against the forces of evil. The game combines elements of action, hack'n'slash and cRPG, offering, among other things, the possibility of playing in multiplayer mode.
Battlevoid: Harbinger
Simulation 12 August 2015
A turn-based exploration game with rougelike elements, created by Bugbyte, an independent Finnish studio. The player is cast into the role of a commander of a space fleet. His task is to enter an uncharted enemy star systems to investigate the situation. As the galaxy is randomly generated during each playthrough, each game offers a different experience.
Heart&Slash
Action 03 June 2016
A third-person action game that combines hack and slash and roguelike elements. Heart&Slash started out as a minor project of an indie developer, which grew in time thanks to the financial support gathered on Kickstarter. The action takes place in a distant future, where humanity no longer exists. In the game, we assume the role an unusual robot who wants to discover his own identity and become loved.
Loot Rascals
RPG 07 March 2017
A science-fiction RPG belonging to the roguelike subgenre; it is the debut project of Hollow Ponds - a studio founded by the creators of Hohokum. In Loot Rascals, the player assumes the role of an astronaut whose ship crashes on an unknown, hostile planet. The game's randomly generated world is made up of hexes, most of which are hidden at the beginning. The player often encounters aggressive monsters that are fought in real time.
Heroes of Loot 2
RPG 07 June 2016
A sequel of an arcade action RPG title of OrangePixel studio. We return to the fantasy land from the first Heroes of Loot and its heroes, who quickly became bored after their previous adventure. And so they turned to a certain lord, who gave them a task of clearing a few dungeons of monsters and rescuing a damsel in distress.
The Long Journey Home
Action 30 May 2017
A science-fiction sandbox action game with roguelike and strategy game elements, and the debut production from one of Daedalic Entertainment's subsidiaries. The Long Journey Home tells the story of a prototype spaceship, the first one in history to be equipped with an FTL drive. During its maiden flight, an accident happens which results in the ship being thrown into an uncharted region of the galaxy; the player’s task, as the ship’s captain, is to find a way home.
Blacksea Odyssey
Action 01 June 2016
An unusual independent game. It is a hybrid of a space twin-stick shooter, an RPG and a roguelike game. Blacksea Odyssey tells a story about a tournament held every ten years. Only the bravest warriors from the entire universe participate in it. They are tasked with hunting for various creatures that live in space. When joining the tournament, the player is selecting their character. The participants vary in looks, combat potential and special abilities.
Survived By
RPG canceled
An independent free-to-play MMORPG referencing roguelike games from Digital Extremes and Human Head Studios. The title takes players to a fantasy world where evil has nested. Only a group of daredevils can face it and save the Tree of the World and all its inhabitants.
Dungeon Souls
Arcade 02 December 2016
Action roguelike dungeon crawler game produced by two small teams - Lamina Studios and Mike Studios. During the game we play as daredevils (barbarian, knight, archer and thief among others) traversing the dungeons inhabited by various monsters and haunted by a powerful being called Redeemer. Our goal on each level is to activate a portal through which we get further. The task is not easy, because all locations are generated randomly.
Drifting Lands
Action 05 June 2017
An unusual hybrid of a shoot'em up and an action RPG. The players are taken to a planet which was torn into pieces as a result of a global cataclysm. Those who survived the catastrophe had to conform to the harsh rule of megacorporations. In opposition to those, smaller and larger tribes emerged, whose members earn their living as mercenaries and smugglers.
City of Brass
Action 04 May 2018
A first-person action game developed by Uppercut Games, the company also known for creating Submerged. The game was inspired by The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, and tells the story of a thief who is trying to steal a treasure from a cursed city haunted by evil ghosts and monsters. The players get to traverse randomly generated locations in search for loot and gold, fighting numerous foes on the way.
Devoid of Shadows
RPG 13 July 2017
Developed by the independent team at N-Game Studios, Devoid of Shadows is an action RPG with roguelike elements. The game is set in the fantastical land of Galidon – a realm of vampires, in which the player assumes the role of a crown prince, who on the day of his coronation was supposed to fall victim of an assassination, but managed to escape to safety through the underground tunnels created by his ancestors.
Kingsway
RPG 18 July 2017
An original RPG with elements of roguelike; it was developed by an independent developer Andrew Morrish. The player is taken to a relatively unusual fantasy world, but what distinguishes Kingsway among other similar games, are the very unusual gameplay mechanics. The game resembles a simplistic operating system and the entire action takes place in several different dialogue boxes (the player can customize them).
Flinthook
Action 18 April 2017
Flinthook is a roguelike platform game developed by the indie studio Tribute Games. We play as a space pirate who is also a treasure hunter. We will have to face an ancient evil that threatens the entire universe. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective and takes place on procedurally generated spaceships. Our hero has a wide array of tools available that will help him move around the game's levels and fight with the encountered enemies. Blasma Pistol is our primary weapon.
Meganoid
Action 15 March 2017
Meganoid is a 2D platform game developed by the independent studio OrangePixel. We play as an armed to the teeth hero who explores the procedurally generated maps of the titular ship. As we play, we will explore many various levels, jump from one platform to another, avoid numerous traps, and face hordes of enemies. We will use many weapons like rocket launcher, plasma rifle, or explosives while eliminating them.
The Persistence
Action 24 July 2018
A hybrid of survival horror and a roguelike game, designed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear. Developed by Firesprite, The Persistence takes the players to the year 2521, when the interstellar voyages are a part of people’s everyday life. The main protagonist is a member of a spaceship crew, which, as a result of an unsuccessful experiment, has been turned into bloodthirsty mutants.
Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found
Action 21 September 2016
An action platformer game with roguelike and metroidvania elements, developed by the indie studio Hikergames. In Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found we step into the shoes of an animated toy hero named Brand, who is actively fighting with the forces of darkness that want to take control over his owner. To defeat evil, our protagonist has to uncover the secrets of the family home and discover some facts about his own past.
Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics
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.
Imbroglio
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.