Any Roguelike/Roguelite suggestions?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

I’ve sunk probably a thousand hours into Slay the Spire, have beaten Hades, and just finished Cult of the Lamb. Looking for something else to scratch that itch- preferably on switch. Any suggestions?

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dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Dead Cells?

Emphasis, perhaps, on the “lite” part of Roguelite. But it does have that Roguelike run structure where the levels and the items you find therein are randomized. But with side scrolling platforming gameplay with a very distinct set of fast double-jump-dodge-roll-parry-combo mechanics that I think can best be summed up as ninja gameplay. And you will get killed… a lot. There is a permanent progression system of a sort in the form of unlocking more weapons and items (and later, to re lock items you don’t like), but your core stats remain the same. This is one of those games where the real progression is on your own personal quest to git gud.

It also has not one, but two weapons which involve beating the shit out of your enemies with frying pans. What’s not to love?

There is indeed a Switch version.

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JeanMichelVase@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
In the style of Slay The Spire : Griftlands, Monster Train, Wildfrost, Accross The Obelisk, Dicey Dungeons (kinda)

More action oriented : Risk of Rain Returns, Risk of Rain 2 (both games are awesome and quite different), Rogue Legacy 1 & 2, Gunfire Reborn, Spelunky 1 & 2

Unique : Balatro, Noita, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Cultist Simulator, Ballionaire, Luck Be A Landlord

Feel free to search about any of these games or ask some questions about them.

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- spireghost@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Would not recommend Crypt of the Necrodancer, considering barely anybody ever beats the game even by default, and then completing the full story is far too hard to not be frustrating
  
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  - JeanMichelVase@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Can’t say it’s not difficult, but it’s not a reason to not talk about it. OP may be one of the 10% who could finish it.
    
    For people who found it to difficult, Cadence of Hyrule is the same concept ported in the Zelda universe. It’s easier, more forgiving and if you die, you don’t have to start all over again. And its musics are awesome, Zelda music remixed by Danny Baranowski.
    
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EvilBit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Binding of Isaac is some OG classic stuff if you haven’t played that one, and Neon Abyss is a fun side-scrolling game on a similar vibe. Rogue Legacy 1 (very OG) and 2 and Dead Cells are also side scrolling , with a dash of Metroidvania.

If you like Slay the Spire, Astrea is the same thing but with dice, and Monster Train also scratches the same itch.

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Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
My absolute favourite roguelite is Noita.

Beware though, it’s quite different to other roguelites in that the world it creates is suprisingly expansive. You can get lost in it, mentally. There are quests that can take you dozens of hours to complete, all on the same run, and even if you become so absurdly overpowered that nothing can threaten you directly, till you can fly inside the sun, you can still get turned into a sheep an die in a single hit.

Some people don’t like spoilers on this game so here you go, but honestly getting just a little spoiled made me get properly into it to understand what the hell people were talking about.

!I was maybe 8 or 9 hours into reaching the hardest boss in the game, up to NG+24 or so, just a couple of hours away from my destination. I was teleporting, tearing through the terrain, had weapons that would evaporate any enemy in the blink of an eye, and I was being careful. I had even pacified the world so nobody would attack. Then some asshole dropped in from off-screen with a wand of transmogrification, got hit by the chainsaw on my tele wand and retaliated while something exploded nearby throwing fire over us, and I, now a sheep, flopped around impotently for a few seconds on fire then just fucking died.!<

I… stopped playing after that one, I’ll be honest. But I will return.

And rather than simply being repetitive, the way the world loops creates an ennui that’s kind of haunting to me. The whole game is littered with versions of people trying to achieve immortality, and if you manage to reach a point where you actually can’t die, you feel like you’ve soft-locked yourself, because dying is how you get to the end-screen. You can just end the run from the menu, but it feels fake somehow.

10/10 would try to kill god and confront my mortality again.

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- CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  People have built wands that can teleport you to parallel worlds, and the developers did not intend for that to be possible.
  
  Alright, this has convinced me to give Noita a shot.
  
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  - Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I mean, I don’t know how much they anticipated. There are a lot of projectile path modifications that are clearly meant for tinkering, but the idea that they knew their players would do this is hard to tease out. It’s a simulation game built very much on “Things are what they are,” and they know this has deep implications.
    
    Like when I was turned into a sheep, I wasn’t “noita (sheep)”, I was just “sheep”. The noita I had been playing as was effectively stored in a state of nonexistence until the transmogrification wore off, then the sheep was replaced with the noita. So transforming yourself - or simply causing yourself to temporarily cease to exist - can be a way to eliminate side effects of certain things.
    
    If there is one thing that it might be worth spoiling yourself on, if you’re struggling to finish a run, is in the next spoiler.
    
    Tap for spoiler
    Learn to escape the Holy Mountain without collapsing it. Being able to return to edit wands, go back up in the world, and access health is a game-changer. Finishing the game without that trick is something I don’t think I’ve ever done. All the big lore stuff is discovered after finishing your first run anyway as far as I can tell.
    
    Other than that, I would look up how to design good wands. This can be a good thing to learn by doing for a while, but there are deep interactions that you could soend a thousand runs not learning. I think the shared science is a big part of what makes this game great.
    
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- Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Thank you for the in-depth explanation! I’ve wishlisted it and will pick it up when it goes on sale. The art is absolutely beautiful, I can see how it could get haunting and lonely.
  
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Emerica@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Like most others said. Dead Cells and Binding of Isaac are the top dogs. No matter what else I play I always circle back to one of those two eventually and get sucked in again. But some other lesser known ones that are good are:

Cursed to Golf - 2d golfing roguelike, no combat or anything. There’s a bunch of different cards to make the ball do different stuff. From a rocket ball you control after hitting to an ice ball that’ll freeze water hazards to a drill so you can tunnel through walls.

Oblivion Override - 2d with fast combat and a lot of perks and weapons that change things up. Perks from different “trees” have synergies that are a lot of fun.

Rogue Prince of Persia - 2d parkour style combat made by the folks that did most of Dead Cells post launch updates, still in early access but still fun.

Soundfall - not a true roguelike, top down rhythm shooter with random loot.

BlazBlue Entropy Effect - 2d with a boatload of different classes, different elemental perks that synergize and each class has different perks to add new melee combos

Curse of the Dead Gods - isometric with slower parry based combat, has some mechanics with light and dark that some folks don’t like. If there isn’t a light source nearby you can’t see traps and take extra damage but you can pull a torch out to light braziers or enemies on fire to illuminate the area.

Ravenswatch - same people that made Curse of the Dead Gods. Isometric with different classes and online co-op.

Voidigo - top down shooter with unique art and sound design. Lot of weapons and four or five different characters with unique abilities.

Have a Nice Death - 2d melee with nice movement, mechanics don’t seem as deep as others but still fun.

Dandy Ace - isometric with ranged combat. Magician that throws cards around, good selection of abilities.

Patch Quest - top down, hard to explain this one, might wanna watch a video to see how it plays.

Devil Slayer Raksasi - top down with a lot of elemental effects. Haven’t spent much time with it though.

Well this got a bit longer than I meant but they’re all solid, not sure if they’re all on Switch though.

One more, not a roguelike at all but Switch exclusive and a surprisingly awesome game. Golf Story, check it out.

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- TyrianMollusk@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Raksasi is not so much about elemental effects as it is about spacing and good core action. It’s also a fantastic game with a lot of value.
  
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  - Emerica@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Shows how much time I spent with that one. I just remembered enjoying it but started running into enemies that had all kinds of status effects and not liking getting blinded and slowed constantly. Need to get back to it eventually.
    
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Jaderick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Highly recommended Roguelikes from personal experience or friend recommendations:

Binding of Isaac, FTL, Risk of Rain 2, Enter the Gungeon, Darkest Dungeon (my favorite)[not the second one], Monster Train, Crypt of the Necromancer (another favorite).

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- FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  FTL is amazing, especially with the multiverse mod. Basically a fan-made DLC, maybe even a 1.5-quel.
  
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- Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Thank you! I have binding of Isaac wishlisted. I watched some gameplay of Risk of Rain and it didn’t grab me. I’ll check out the other recs.
  
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  - KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    It’s worth noting that Risk of Rain 1 and 2 are very different games (3rd person 3D vs. 2D side scroller), and both are good - so if 2 didn’t grab you, maybe check out 1 and see if that’s more your thing. (The remastered version has a lot of nice QOL stuff and some new game modes and items.)
    
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Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I will share my personal favorites:

Faster Than Light Into the Breach Inscryption (don’t look up anything just buy and play it)

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- I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  For those who fondly remember FTL and think they got everything out of it; I highly, HIGHLY, recommend getting the Multiverse mod. It’s essentially FTL 2 and adds an absolutely insane amount of content. Seriously, it’s like 10x bigger than the base game. Dozens of new ships and equipment, several new races, hundreds of new events, new paths, new victory conditions. It is amazing and has really breathed new life into such an awesome game.
  
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  - Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Oooooo I didn’t know this! I’m gonna give it a try tonight!
    
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- CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Seconding Inscryption. Excellent game. Read nothing about it and explore it on your own.
  
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rigatti@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I don’t think I saw anymore mention Brotato or Balatro. Both fantastic and worth every penny.

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- turkalino@lemmy.yachts ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Seconding Balatro, if you loved Slay the Spire, you will love Balatro
  
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  - dink@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    It’s on mobile too.
    
    My poop breaks at work have significantly increased in duration since I found that out.
    
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chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
You owe it to yourself to try some traditional Roguelikes:

Caves of Qud (Just released 1.0 a month ago. Amazing game. Unique science fiction world full of weird and wonderful characters, complex tinkering crafting system, crazy mutants and really cool cybernetics. Huge amounts of lore and a rich detailed world. I can’t stop playing it!)

Shattered Pixel Dungeon (Really awesome game with a friendly developer who posts on Lemmy. Extremely well balanced classes: 5 main classes with a 6th in development. Cool character customization and equipment upgrade system. Super deep alchemy system. Probably the best mobile roguelike but amazing on PC too, with a great UI for every platform)

NetHack (old school, developed since 1987 and still active, very tough game, might not want to try this one first. Incredibly rewarding once you learn it! Absolutely crazy amount of interactions between items, characters, and features in the dungeon. Takes its “verb-based action system” much farther than any other game, including text adventure games)

Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup (very complex but not as brutal and spoilery as NetHack. Extreme replay value due to the huge number of species, backgrounds, skills, and gods)

Tales of Maj’Eyal (not as many races as DCSS but still a huge variety of character builds. Great music as well)
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scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Dead Cells is 50% off on GOG right now.

If you enjoyed Hades, you might like the new Ninja Turtles game, Splintered Fate. It’s definitely a bit more than “inspired by” Hades. Doesn’t quite hit the same, but it’s still a good time.

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ALERT@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Roboquest.

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- LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  And Crab Champions.
  
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- LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  This game is a fucking blast
  
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  - ALERT@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    true. best thing I played in 2024
    
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Amanduh@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
People play games on netflix?

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- Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  They annoyingly have some proprietary licensing. Cozy Grove 2 was Netflix only. I only have it because my spouse’s comfort show is on Netflix, otherwise it’s going to be gone
  
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  - CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s possible to find APKs with the Netflix login patched out. I’ve been playing Into the Breach recently.
    
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- Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Into the Breach released on netflix when its game feature launched. Its one of the best games I have ever played.
  
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  - CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I’m thrilled that Into the Breach is available on Android, massively disappointed that I cannot purchase it. But at least that means patched APKs exist…
    
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- TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  It’s a new and frightening world out there
  
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  - Amanduh@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I see them on netflix being advertised but I never considered people played them lol
    
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MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
If you’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment from Slay the Spire, be sure to try out Monster Train.

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OfficerBribe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Slice & Dice is really good. If I play something on phone it is either that or Slay the Spire.

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- Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Seconding this. There’s so much to do and so many ways to customize how you wanna play while still unlocking new things to play with. Great, we’ll designed little game that I’ve been playing for years.
  
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NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Just as a bit of a counter to all the Isaac love (and, don’t get me wrong, I love Isaac):

BoI is probably the best roguelite… from the early 2010s. The gameplay is ridiculously solid but the upgrade design and drop system has too much in common with the roguelikes of old where you would often lose a run because the purple potion was instant death on this run.

There are just so many upgrades and synergies that you might become completely unkillable on floor 2 of one run and then have your entire build ruined on floor 5 of a different run. I STRONGLY encourage playing with the wiki or tboi.com open on a second device/display to avoid these run ruining pickups because you happened to forget what THAT weird egg looking thing did with a different weird looking egg thing.

On PC there are mods that integrate this into the game (and I think you can use it with achievements after your first matricide?). And I think Edmund has said he wants to add that to the base game sooner than later?

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- spireghost@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  avoid these run ruining pickups because you happened to forget what THAT weird egg looking thing did with a different weird looking egg thing.
  
  The stupid behavior of X item sucks is part of the fun of the game and why it’s so great, though. You pretty much forget all those broken runs you got, but I’ll never forget the times I found Plan C or used the Bible on Satan. I also think you’re missing that repentance modernized all this and there’s even fewer bad items than before. At this point there are only a handful of truly bad items.
  
  Hades is great and holds your hand, but the fact that every upgrade is more-or-less the same type of skill addition to your build is also boring.
  
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HeyJoe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
As much as I want to love rogue light games, I just can’t get into most because I do not enjoy repeating the same thing over and over. It’s especially exhausting when you start doing 30-40 minutes runs and I am just like, nah, there’s no way I’m doing another run once I die. With that said, my favorite by far is also Slay the Spire because a run doesn’t take very long and is lighthearted, so it works perfectly. The other games I enjoyed were Dead Cells, and Children of Morta. Hades was great as well, but you mentioned that.

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- Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  For folks browsing the thread, not OP who already is done with Hades, I came to this thread to plug Hades because I hate roguelikes but enjoyed Hades. Story suckered me in, and it turns out the gameplay was fun too.
  
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  - PlantJam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Hades 2 is in early access, but it’s already very polished. They’re releasing more areas with each patch, but it honestly already feels like a complete game.
    
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A_Filthy_Weeaboo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Spelunky 2

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- spireghost@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Diabolical to recommend Spelunky 2 to someone who hasn’t played Spelunky 1
  
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  - A_Filthy_Weeaboo@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s 1 but with a tutorial, and more stuff. I mean they could play Spelunky 1, but I’d just say go to 2 ¯_(ツ)_/¯
    
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Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
If you enjoy Slay the Spire and are interested in more rogue like deckbuilders, I’m a big fan of Griftlands.

It’s pretty small in scope but it has some fun ideas and three base characters/decks with their own stories you follow. It does have some meta-progression if you care about that. I find making builds in it really fun and it’s incredibly satisfying to see a deck come together and just destroy everything in your path.

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- kyle@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Freaking love the art in Griftlands. And you’re spot on, when your deck comes together it just hits
  
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  - Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yeah I wasn’t sure if the art is for everyone so I didn’t mention it but I love the entire style, as well as the addition of the fake languages that the audio is done in. It really enhanced the immersion.
    
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Lupo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I don’t know if you are into Mystery Dungeon games, but I loved both of Void Terrarium games. Both on switch.

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Dogiedog64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Since you love Slay The Spire, you should try Balatro •<|:)€ ♤♡◇♧!

It’s the titular “Poker Rogue-lite” that’s taken the world by storm, and it certainly knows how to up the ante!

Trailer.

Mobile Trailer.

Mobile release.

You shall join us soon…

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- Makhno@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  This is an ad 👆
  
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  - Dogiedog64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Lmfao, someone hasn’t beaten Red Stake. In all seriousness, do you really think LocalThunk would stoop that low? To using Lemmy bot ads to promote his game? Get real.
    
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- Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I sunk 25 hours into Balatro the first weekend I had it on PC. Also bought the mobile version when it came out, and have put an embarrassing amount of time into it.
  
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tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Dead Cells is fun. It has an end tho, but it’s difficult getting there on the higher difficulties. I also liked children of morta, has a story mode and roguelite mode

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- ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Second Children of Morta.
  
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GooberEar@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Have you tried the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate game? I have not played it much at this point, but what little I piddled with it seemed enjoyable. For what it’s worth, I’ve played Hades and Cult of the Lamb and really enjoyed them both. I have not played Slay the Spire, though.

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Nibodhika@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
While I also strongly recommend Dead Cells like others, I think it’s best if you first play Rogue Legacy. Let’s put it this way, if Rogue Legacy is like a good cup of coffee, dead cells is cocaine, or maybe crack.

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
If you love roguelike games, I suggest playing a great one that was directly inspired by the original: Nethack.

If you want fancier graphics, Shattered Pixel dungeon.

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ArtemisimetrA@lemmy.duck.cafe ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The Dead Cells devs have been putting in work on their multiplayer rogue lite Windblown, which is super fun. Hades 2 is in a great spot and will keep getting better Risk of Rain (1+2) both fantastic

But for really obscure and interesting mechanics and a true rogue like experience: Noita. It’s pixel graphics but every foreground pixel is simulated and there are a craft huge number of interactions between substances and spells. There’s deep lore that you have to be very dedicated to decipher. There’s an actual alchemy system that changes depending on map seed. Oh, and it’s really hard.

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Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Heat Signature

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dink@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Ants Took My Eyeball - Pixel graphics, awesome soundtrack, ridiculous premise. One my favorite roguelites ever. Similar to Dead Cells and Noita.

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Zeusz13@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Wizard of Legend

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Excrubulent@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I said Noita is my favourtie roguelite, but actually Heat Signature is probably tied to it. It has a completely different philosophy of soft failure.

If your character dies in space, they’re dead, but they can also be captured, then anither character can rescue them. And if a mission is going sideways, you can huck a wrench through a window and fling yourself into space, as long as you’re confident you can pick yourself up with your space pod before you pass out.

It’s very fast-paced with quick runs. Each character that comes along has different traits, and you can have 4 different people on the go at once. Each character has their individual quest - which can be rescuing another character - and when that’s done you can retire them or keep them going.

It’s very open to how you want to play.

Oh! Also, if you’re trying to do your character’s big final mission and it goes wrong, usually you can bail and try again. I lost quite a few characters before I realised that.

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Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
If you can still download the legacy version of Dwarf Fortress, Adventure Mode is the best rouge like I’ve ever played. It’s not yet in the Steam version, though.

For a more action-oriented rogue like, I find Returnal to be fun as hell. Roguelike bullet hell 3rd person shooter, with a pretty intriguing story line if you manage to actually get all of it (finding story bits is as random as everything else).

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- Rigal@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  They are releasing adventure mode in the steam version on the 23rd.
  
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- Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I was never able to get into Dwarf Fortress, but that’s awesome that there’s a rogue like mode coming out!
  
  I actually own Returnal on PS5 but never gave it much of a thought. It sounds like it’s worth trying though!
  
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