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Nintendo Switch is the successor of Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and is widely considered to be the first hybrid console on the market. It allows users to play games either at home on a big TV screen or while travelling. This is possible thanks to its revolutionary design, which combines features of both stationary and handheld consoles. It is composed of two main parts: the console unit, which is a 6.2" screen tablet based on Nvidia technology, and the docking station necessary to connect the console to a TV set. Nintendo Switch was released worldwide on March 3, 2017.
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Darkest Dungeon
RPG 18 January 2018
A dark fantasy cRPG developed by debuting studio Red Hook. The story is set in a dark, medieval-like universe. While exploring ruins of an old castle and its dungeons, you face off against forces of darkness that overwhelmed the land because of the reckless actions of its previous sovereign. As you delve into the depths, you discover the dark history of a family who brought the evil upon the world.
Legend of Grimrock
RPG 15 January 2024
Created in the old style first-person cRPG game, developed by the independent Finnish studio Almost Human. As a leader of 4-person team of daredevils, we wander the vast underground, looking for hidden passages and keys, solving simple puzzles and fighting various opponents. Traditionally for the genre, individual characters represent different classes and skills. Game mechanics refers to classics such as Dungeon Master, Ultima Underworld or Eye of the Beholder.
Core Keeper
RPG 17 September 2024
Action RPG with roguelike elements. In Core Keeper we play as an adventurer who explores the underground labyrinth, faces numerous opponents and acquires resources used to create useful items.
Hades
Action 17 September 2020
Hades: Battle Out of Hell is another production of the talented Supergiant Games studio, which has given us titles such as Bastion, Transistor and Pyre. This time the creators prepared a spectacular, roguelike dungeon crawler, set in a world known from Greek mythology.
Backpack Hero
RPG 14 November 2023
A cross between a dungeon crawler, a roguelike and a puzzle game. Backpack Hero has the player traverse atmospheric locations and fight in turn-based battles, their outcome decided by how well our items are organized in our backpack.
Omega Labyrinth Life
RPG 01 August 2019
Another installment of the series of dungeon-crawlers with roguelike elements. In Omega Labyrinth Life, the player takes on the role of a new student at the Belles Fleur Academy who, together with her friends, wants to save the mystical floral school garden by fighting the monsters that inhabit the magical maze.
Hyakki Castle
RPG 30 August 2018
Hyakki Castle is a role-playing game developed by Japanese studio Asakusa. The developers were inspired by the rich folklore and history of their country. The game takes place during the Edo period and revolves around a wizard sent to a stronghold that serves as a prison for the enemies of the shogunate. Somehow he manages to free himself and take control of the whole building. The player controls a four-person group of warriors sent to stop the mage.
Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness
RPG 11 October 2018
The Color of Madness is an expansion for a turn-based RPG Darkest Dungeon. DLC introduces a new type of adventure, in which the players face endless waves of enemies while trying to reach their objective, and a new faction. There are also more trinkets that weren’t seen before.
Tangledeep
RPG 31 January 2019
A roguelike game inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs. In Tangledeep, you play as a woman exploring a dangerous underground labyrinth in order to find a way to the surface.
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
RPG 27 February 2024
The sixth main installment in a series of jRPG with roguelike elements, originating from 1995. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island tasks the player with traversing a dark dungeon and rescue the prisoner held inside by a horrible monster.
Mary Skelter 2
RPG 22 October 2019
Mary Skelter 2 is a Japanese dungeon crawler RPG with first person perspective, grid-based environment and turn-based combat system, which is enriched by a rich selection of skills and special attacks. Game was developed by Idea Factory.
Hazelnut Bastille
Action January 2025
A 2D action-adventure game with pixel-art visuals, inspired by a subgenre known as metroidvania. Developed by the American Aloft Studio, Hazelnut Bastille is an attempt to recreate the best features of 2D games released in the 90s for SNES. The creators brought both an adequate visual style and a fitting soundtrack, but they also limited the aspect ratio to 4:3 for example.
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda
RPG 13 June 2019
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda is a unique combination of three genres - rhythm games, action RPGs and roguelikes. The Brace Yourself Games studio is responsible for the production.
UnderMine
Action 11 February 2021
A roguelike, in which we play the role of miners traversing an extensive mine. In UnderMine, we explore the undergrounds, fight against enemies and help the characters we meet, gradually growing in strength and facing increasing threats.
Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court
RPG 18 January 2018
The first expansion for the 2016 dungeon crawler RPG Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios. The add-on utilizes the gameplay mechanics from the core game — you complete a team of heroes and set out to explore the eponymous Darkest Dungeon. Your goal is to find enormous riches, with which you can expand a shabby hamlet, also serving as your base.
Crawl
RPG 19 December 2017
A roguelike hack'n'slash game featuring pixel-art visuals. Crawl was designed specifically for local multiplayer and developed by the debuting team at Powerhoof. In the game, heroes exploring dungeons encounter monsters defending the place against undesired visitors. Up to four players can meet in a session - one of them assumes the role of the hero traversing dungeons filled with threats.
Children of Morta
RPG 20 November 2019
A retro roguelike RPG action game, combining hack’n’slash genre with narrative adventure game features, developed by Dead Mage studio. The titular Morta is a mountain guarded by many generations of the Bergson family. When a mysterious power defiles the source of life within the mountain, turning local creatures into bloodthirsty monsters, we must set on journey as subsequent members of the family to gather seeds of life and stop the spread of chaos.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
RPG 23 May 2024
The remake of a legendary 1981 RPG. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord has us commanding a six-people party against an evil wizard. The game features refreshed visuals and re-balanced gameplay, though at any point we can switch back to the original interface.
Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection
RPG 2025
A remake of the dungeon crawler roguelike game from 2021. Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection offers a third person perspective and has us playing as Tama. The protagonist hopes to resurrect his beloved with the titular sword, but first we must go through dangerous dungeons.
Dungeon Drafters
RPG 14 March 2024
A turn-based dungeon crawler with card game and roguelike elements. Dungeon Drafters tasks us with traversing dungeons and eliminating hordes of enemies by playing cards representing various magic spells.
Crypt of the NecroDancer: Synchrony
RPG 12 March 2024
Crypt of the NecroDancer: Synchrony is the second expansion for the unusual dungeon crawler, in which we traverse dungeons to the rhythm of music. The DLC introduces a lot of new content and an online multiplayer mode.
Stolen Realm
RPG 08 March 2024
An isometric dungeon crawler RPG. Stolen Realm features turn-based battles, moves based on dice rolls and complex character development mechanics with lots of room to experiment. The game offers a total of six modes, including a campaign. It can be played solo or in coop.
Dwerve
RPG 12 October 2023
Dwerve is an independent production combining tower defense and action games with RPG elements set in a fantastic world where we explore dwarven ruins. Half Human Games studio is responsible for the production.
One Deck Dungeon
RPG 12 August 2021
A rogue-like card game developed by Handelabra Games Inc. One Deck Dungeon takes the essence out of the RPG genre, pushing aside detailed character creation and reducing gameplay to a single deck of cards and a few dice rolls.