Top 15 BEST Roguelike (Roguelite) Hidden Gems

The rogue-like/lite is one of the most popular indie game genres but we have all heard of the popular ones, so if you want to dive a little deeper, here are some hidden gems to check out!

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[davefillion]

I'm the dev behind Equin: The Lantern (my other channel is under Del_Duio, apparently I can't switch to it from my phone XD) Thank you for including my game on your list, it took over 10 years to get to the point it's at now!

[ivan.osokin]

lmao I have become addicted to this channel im now daily watching

[blobfishdev]

Aw thanks for including Space Gladiators Clemmy!

[Assassinss]

After watching this I do think that #14 and #15 were the best ones out of these. Keep up the great work!

[dwayneduphraine]

Since you were so nice to include The Void Rains Upon Her Heart (I didn't even know there were people besides me mentioning the game), I might as well repay the favor by adding a ton more to the list.
- Demoncrawl, a game that gives the roguelike treatment to Minesweeper, with different power-ups and character classes. Just over 400 reviews.
- Berserker's Descent, a side-scrolling 2D character action style game similar to Valdis Story in terms of combat.
- Violet Cycle, an isometric robo-samurai brawler with multiple weapon choices and lots of combat dashing. A little slower-paced than Hades, and not the same kind of upgrade variety.
- The Swindle, a steampunk stealth platformer standing at mixed reviews by the creators of Lair of the Clockwork God. It's got sneaking, hacking, character upgrades, a unique permadeath structure.
- Heart&Slash, a 3D character action brawler closer to DMC in structure, even if it's much easier in certain ways. Lots of different weapons and upgrades, and some great music.
- Fission Superstar X, a heavy metal game about flying a spaceship and carving a path from Planet X to Earth. Slap different weapons and shields on, dogfight with other spaceships looking to destroy you. The sci-fi spiritual successor to Death Skid Marks.
- Bunker Punks, a retro-styled FPS in the vein of something like Wolfenstein or Doom, in a post-apocalyptic setting full of robots to shoot. Worth looking at if you want something like Nightmare Reaper but not Nightmare Reaper.
- EatWell, the closest I will ever come to recommending straight up shovelware. It's like roguelite Pac-Man, with lots of unusual power-ups and secrets.
- The Consuming Shadow, a lovecraftian horror action roguelite that predates World of Horror but shares a similar theme of exploring the occult trying to find a way to stop a coming dark god. Notably, made by Yahtzee of the web show Zero Punctuation.
- The Treehouse Man, which technically qualifies since the studio's other roguelite Gloom has over 400 reviews (not like that stopped me the last couple times). Like a blend between an RPG and a bullet hell platformer, where you sail a boat through haunted waters looking for your lost god.
- Since you mentioned Nongunz in last year's video, I just need to leave an update that the game got pulled from Steam due to publisher drama. There's a new version, Doppelganger Edition, coming soon under Digerati.
- Dig Dog. Oh my god, the most overlooked game on Steam. Fast paced, perfect for short bursts of gameplay, you control a dog digging for bones in areas swarming with dangerous monsters that lurk underground.
- 1001st Hyper Tower. A fast FPS about climbing an endless mysterious tower in an Arabian cyberpunk setting.
- Rhythm Fighter. You've talked about it before, but it's still under the radar for many.
- Rogue Glitch, a 2D action platformer with lots of upgrade variety and tight controls.
- Bombslinger. Roguelite cowboy Bomberman. Not a whole lot else to say.

[bluekraken]

I have Sooo many indie games in my library on Steam & my switch because of this channel.

[peasantsgameutopia]

Great video! Always happy to see Space Gladiators and Void Rains getting some love - and even find some new games to get excited about!

[francoisberlant]

As a fan of roguelikes/lites, you're vids are great! Keep up the awesome work

[parameter]

Thanks for giving galak-z some attention. Since I played it I have been looking for similar games, 'luftrauser' for example is too fast and chaotic, galak-z did combat really really well.

[mlands]

This is the good stuff Clemmy! I love The Void Rains Upon Her Heart, mechanically it's awesome and thematically it's just so unique.

Haque looks really cool, I'm playing more and more traditional rogue-likes lately so that's going on the list for sure.

[belldrop]

Galak Z was fun but yes, it's unconventional controls made it hard for most people to get into the game's feel. Unlike games like luftrausers with an open sky, the game had a lot of obstacle and walls.

Wonder if they ever updated it's control scheme.

[PuruGank]

I feel that I, Dracula: Genesis, Cavity Busters and Devil Slayer Raksasi are massively underrated too. Good list, there's some really fun one in there.

[Guitario]

So happy to see Haque as I backed it years ago and it's an awesome game

[biohazbat]

Dungeon Deathball looks like it's right up my alley - a sports turn-based rogue-like.

[alexandreantunescosta]

Wow! truly hidden! Never heard of any of this titles ( except "warsaw"). "Void rains" call my attention. Looks dope as hell.

[awakenedsoul]

6:51 Dungeon Death Ball - this looks like a new RPG Sim that will be my favorite since playing my Shining Force: The Sword Of Hajya on my SEGA GAME GEAR, a very popular RPG Sim in the 90's.

[drezworthy]

I got a physical version of Galak-Z through the now defunct Indie-Box company. Came with an awesome cassette tape of the soundtrack which I still like to play occasionally :)

[Astrochronic]

I wish someone would remake one of my favorites as a kid, Telengard.

[AntLeonardi]

There is going to come a point in the future where we all groan at the news of another rougelike

[jdblick]

Damn, that Basingstoke footage needs some kind of seizure health warning!

I have many games I have bought on iPad that I've never even started up 'cos every time I turn it on, I can't stop myself from playing Solitairica. 4 years and counting...