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Best Roguelike loops Games
Run-based with permadeath and meta-progression
48 games ranked by roguelike loops intensity
Thea: The Awakening
Windows
Fantasy mythologyDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research trees
Thea 2: The Shattering
Windows
Deck buildingRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat
Against the Storm
Windows
City/empire buildingSandboxOpen worldAutomation designRoguelike loops
The Wandering Village
WindowsmacOSLinux
City/empire buildingAutomation designExplorationRoguelike loopsBase management
Homeworld 3
Windows
Roguelike loopsSci-fi technologyResource managementWarfare emphasisMethodical
Inscryption
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingPixel artRoguelike loopsLinear storyTense
Renowned Explorers: International Society
WindowsmacOSLinux
ExplorationDiplomacyRoguelike loopsMethodicalTurn-based combat
For The King
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldLocal multiplayerRoguelike loopsCo-op chaosTurn-based combat
Don't Starve Together
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldSandboxRoguelike loopsCraftingResource management
Loop Hero
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artDialogue choicesResource managementTurn-based combatMinimalist
Lolita Expedition
Windows
Open worldCosmic horrorPixel artSandboxRoguelike loops
Sifu
Windows
Roguelike loopsSkill masterySolo contemplativeMelee combatWar and conflict
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
WindowsmacOS
Melee combatVoxelPixel artRoguelike loopsSkill mastery
Cobalt Core
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatPixel artPuzzle solvingRoguelike loopsDeck building
Heat Death
WindowsmacOS
Deck buildingDialogue choicesCraftingPuzzle solvingRoguelike loops
Tainted Grail: Conquest
WindowsLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsBase managementLinear story
Darkwood
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldCosmic horrorExplorationRoguelike loopsTense
WORLD OF HORROR
WindowsmacOS
Cosmic horrorPixel artTurn-based combatAnime/mangaRoguelike loops
UFO 50
Windows
Local multiplayerPlatformingRoguelike loopsPixel artExploration
The Escapists
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artSandboxRoguelike loopsResource managementCrafting
Mini Motorways
WindowsmacOS
MinimalistCity/empire buildingRoguelike loopsResource managementPick-up-and-play
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Windows
Skill masteryOpen worldRoguelike loopsMelee combatCo-op chaos
Backpack Battles
WindowsLinux
Async communityDeck buildingRoguelike loopsMethodicalCompetitive ranked
Buckshot Roulette
WindowsLinux
ShootingRoguelike loopsTenseSolo contemplativePuzzle solving
The Scroll Of Taiwu
Windows
SandboxOpen worldFantasy mythologyAnime/mangaMelee combat
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Windows
Cosmic horrorAnime/mangaDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsResource management
Paint the Town Red
WindowsmacOSLinux
Melee combatVoxelShootingRoguelike loopsSkill mastery
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
WindowsmacOS
City/empire buildingResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combatTerritory control
XCOM® 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatPuzzle solvingMethodicalSci-fi technologyRoguelike loops
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
WindowsLinux
Base managementTurn-based combatMethodicalSci-fi technologySolo contemplative
FTL: Faster Than Light
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesSci-fi technologyResource managementSolo contemplativeRoguelike loops
Darkest Dungeon®
WindowsmacOSLinux
Turn-based combatCosmic horrorExplorationTenseSkill mastery
Darkest Dungeon® II
WindowsmacOS
Cosmic horrorTurn-based combatMethodicalExplorationTense
Crying Suns
WindowsmacOS
Pixel artResource managementSci-fi technologyReal-time combatLinear story
Invisible, Inc.
WindowsmacOSLinux
StealthDialogue choicesSci-fi technologySkill masteryTurn-based combat
Hades
WindowsmacOS
Fantasy mythologyMelee combatSolo contemplativeLinear storyExploration
Risk of Rain (2013)
WindowsmacOSLinux
PlatformingPixel artLocal multiplayerCo-op chaosSkill mastery
Spelunky 2
Windows
PlatformingLocal multiplayerSkill masteryCo-op chaosRoguelike loops
Spelunky
Windows
PlatformingLocal multiplayerSkill masteryRoguelike loopsSolo contemplative
Don't Starve
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldExplorationSandboxCraftingResource management
Lethal Company
Windows
Co-op chaosTenseExistential dreadExplorationWhimsical
Hades II
WindowsmacOS
Fantasy mythologySkill masteryMelee combatExplorationLinear story
Zombie Slayers
Windows
Co-op chaosPixel artResource managementShootingBase management
ScourgeBringer
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artPlatformingFranticExplorationSkill mastery
Crab Champions
Windows
PlatformingDialogue choicesShootingCo-op chaosFrantic
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Windows
Open worldShootingTenseCompetitive rankedMethodical
R.E.P.O.
Windows
StealthExplorationTenseCo-op chaosPhysics puzzles
Cogmind
Windows
StealthTurn-based combatExplorationSci-fi technologyLinear story