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Find your next roguelike

Recommendations, comparisons and starting points to help you choose a roguelike that fits how you like to play.

Recommendations

Your First Roguelike: Four Ways to Find the Right Game

Hades, Slay the Spire, Balatro or Into the Breach? Choose a first roguelike by controls, decisions and the appeal of trying again, with reasons to pick or skip each.

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2026 SELECTION / FIND YOUR NEXT RUN

Best Roguelikes 2026: Picks for Different Playstyles

BY PLAYSTYLE / ACTION

Best Action Roguelikes, Ranked

BY PLAYSTYLE / DECKBUILDING

Best Roguelike Deckbuilders, Ranked

BY PLAYSTYLE / HORDE SURVIVAL

Best Survivors-Like Roguelikes, Ranked

BY PLAYSTYLE / TURN-BASED

Best Turn-Based Roguelikes, Ranked

IF YOU LIKE / HADES

Games Like Hades, Ranked by Our Review Scores

IF YOU LIKE / SLAY THE SPIRE

Games Like Slay the Spire, Ranked

IF YOU LIKE / BALATRO

Games Like Balatro: Cards, Dice and Chance

THE GENRE / A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Roguelike vs Roguelite: A Practical Guide