NetHack is a fork of the 1984 game Hack. This version was first released in 1987, but the developers made NetHack open source, making it easy to get your hands on. That said, NetHack is, unlike most ...

Out of the myriad of roguelikes in the gaming world, Balatro is one of the most popular – and with good reason. Thankfully for folks who enjoy its moreish, looping gameplay style, other roguelikes on ...

If I had to crown a genre as the most popular gaming niche of the year, I’d be tempted to pick roguelikes. They’ve dominated the gaming world in 2025, with subgenres like casino roguelikes, ...

The Crucible challenges you to hold out against endless waves of foes in Dynasties of the East. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Top 16 Best Roguelike Games - Hades 2 Update Whether you call them Roguelikes, Roguelites, or just something similar to the 1980s dungeon crawler Rogue, this genre has a hotly contested definition, ...

Roguelike Games After moving forward to dodge Slay the Spire 2, new roguelike goes straight onto Steam's new and trending chart Action RPGs No Rest for the Wicked lead wants to "repeat" the Early ...

Hellreaper is a new roguelike action platformer from developer Awesome Games Studio. In it, you play a former angel who is now the Hellreaper, aka a "mystical executioner sent to cull Hell's endless ...

Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings Things were never the same after the siege. The crown has been stolen. The kingdom is in ruins. But there are rumors that the crown ...

The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike is a roguelike deckbuilder where you create your manga page using panels from the manga that are randomly dealt as cards. A Deckbuilder in Which You Create Your Manga ...

This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. The definition of "roguelike" is one of those topics of conversation that will keep die-hard fans debating ...

Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Balatro, and Griftlands have all proved just how compelling it can be for a game to combine deckbuilding and roguelike design. Cardstronaut looks to follow suit, taking ...

No one really wants to lose in a video game. They’re something of a power fantasy, after all. Whether you’re trying to overcome an Elden Ring boss or simply beat your older brother in Madden, the goal ...