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Ask HN: What are your favorite roguelike games?

19 points by mekster 6y ago

I've enjoyed playing roguelike games in the childhood some 20 years ago but haven't played them lately to know much of recent ones but what are your favorite roguelike games in the past 20 years?

athielking 6y ago
I just picked up Hades on steam and am really enjoying it.
- e1g 6y ago
  While "favorite" is by definition subjective, Hades is objectively the most "polished" rougelike ever released, and from masters of this craft. Absolute gem, highly recommended.
  - 1_player 6y ago
    Not technically a roguelike. In any case, it looks really good and polished, though definitely not my cup of tea, there's too much going on on the screen and I've never been a fan of Supergiant Games game design, but that's a totally subjective opinion.
Nimrod0901 6y ago
Slay the Spire, but it is somewhat a roguelite game?
megasquid 6y ago
Risk of rain 2
ido 6y ago
Depending on your definition, Jupiter Hell is a good traditional roguelike. Dwarf Fortress is also often considered one though the gameplay is quite different from most roguelikes.
- Octopodes 6y ago
  Adventure mode in DF is definitely close, in case you're only familiar with fortress mode.
dhanvanthri 6y ago
Cataclysm DDA is probably my favourite, but I don't like playing more than a single character at a time, and when I get too far into the endgame, I get bored with it, I usually just kill my character in some ludicrous/stupid way. That's usually when I play Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. I think the recent versions are all garbage (I guess there's some pitfalls to democratized game-development), I play strictly version 23.0. Between these two games, all my of roguelike itches are scratched. I'd say CDDA is sort of like single-player only Dwarf Fortress, and DCSS is Rogue/Angband distilled. FTL is an INCREDIBLE game, but I've given it up cause it's proprietary software. I also played some Tales of Maj'Eyal, but imo it's too combat focused for what RP elements are in it. I've beaten all of these games, and DCSS around 20 times. I recommend them all thoroughly. Honorable Mentions: 1) Shattered PD for mobile 2) Slay the Spire
- kevingranade 6y ago
  The climb to mid game is definitely the part of the game that works the best, I have some plans for a more extensive endgame, but it's going to be a while.
therm0 6y ago
dungeons of dredmor
chachachoney 6y ago
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup and Caves of Qud.
postpawl 6y ago
Undermine
1_player 6y ago
Happy to see many comments about Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. Start here: http://ultraviolent4.com/guide.html http://ultraviolent4.com/guide.html - Play or spectate a game here: https://crawl.develz.org/play.htm https://crawl.develz.org/play.htm Mine are of course DCSS, Cataclysm: DDA, FTL, DoomRL. If we're including roguelites: Risk of Rain 2, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells, Enter the Gungeon, Binding of Isaac. Not a fan of: Caves of Qud, Spelunky, Nethack.
ccapo 6y ago
- Jauntropper: Mission Thunderbolt, and the sequel Mission Firestorm - Pixel Dungeon - NetHack - Moria - Rogue - Games made for the annual 7DRL challenge
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b-g-m 6y ago
Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)
killtimeatwork 6y ago
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Pretty much the only video game I've played a lot of (200+ hours at this point) since I started working 15 years ago.
tmearnest 6y ago
If you’re a fan of twin stick shooters and gratuitous yet quirky violence, I suggest Streets of Rogue. Maps are random and procedurally generated and items and progress are lost when you die, but you get to keep anything you unlocked.
dyingkneepad 6y ago
I can't believe nobody said Rogue Legacy yet. This game is amazing and they are producing Rogue Legacy 2 right now. It gets even better once you realize there are speedrunners who are able to beat the game in 5 minutes. Watch and try to copy them lol. I also remember enjoying that Roguelike game that is a sequel to Final Fantasy X-2. I know it's not FF X-3, the name is something else, but I can't google it now.
lukaszkups 6y ago
PC/console: Risk of Rain Mobile: Archero, MageHero
_-_Specter_-_ 6y ago
Nethack - https://www.nethack.org https://www.nethack.org

19 points by mekster 6y ago

I've enjoyed playing roguelike games in the childhood some 20 years ago but haven't played them lately to know much of recent ones but what are your favorite roguelike games in the past 20 years?

athielking 6y ago

I just picked up Hades on steam and am really enjoying it.

e1g 6y ago
While "favorite" is by definition subjective, Hades is objectively the most "polished" rougelike ever released, and from masters of this craft. Absolute gem, highly recommended.
- 1_player 6y ago
  Not technically a roguelike. In any case, it looks really good and polished, though definitely not my cup of tea, there's too much going on on the screen and I've never been a fan of Supergiant Games game design, but that's a totally subjective opinion.

Nimrod0901 6y ago

Slay the Spire, but it is somewhat a roguelite game?

megasquid 6y ago

Risk of rain 2

ido 6y ago

Depending on your definition, Jupiter Hell is a good traditional roguelike. Dwarf Fortress is also often considered one though the gameplay is quite different from most roguelikes.

Octopodes 6y ago
Adventure mode in DF is definitely close, in case you're only familiar with fortress mode.

dhanvanthri 6y ago

Cataclysm DDA is probably my favourite, but I don't like playing more than a single character at a time, and when I get too far into the endgame, I get bored with it, I usually just kill my character in some ludicrous/stupid way. That's usually when I play Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. I think the recent versions are all garbage (I guess there's some pitfalls to democratized game-development), I play strictly version 23.0. Between these two games, all my of roguelike itches are scratched. I'd say CDDA is sort of like single-player only Dwarf Fortress, and DCSS is Rogue/Angband distilled. FTL is an INCREDIBLE game, but I've given it up cause it's proprietary software. I also played some Tales of Maj'Eyal, but imo it's too combat focused for what RP elements are in it. I've beaten all of these games, and DCSS around 20 times. I recommend them all thoroughly. Honorable Mentions: 1) Shattered PD for mobile 2) Slay the Spire

kevingranade 6y ago
The climb to mid game is definitely the part of the game that works the best, I have some plans for a more extensive endgame, but it's going to be a while.

therm0 6y ago

dungeons of dredmor

chachachoney 6y ago

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup and Caves of Qud.

postpawl 6y ago

Undermine

1_player 6y ago

Happy to see many comments about Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. Start here: http://ultraviolent4.com/guide.html http://ultraviolent4.com/guide.html - Play or spectate a game here: https://crawl.develz.org/play.htm https://crawl.develz.org/play.htm Mine are of course DCSS, Cataclysm: DDA, FTL, DoomRL. If we're including roguelites: Risk of Rain 2, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells, Enter the Gungeon, Binding of Isaac. Not a fan of: Caves of Qud, Spelunky, Nethack.

ccapo 6y ago

- Jauntropper: Mission Thunderbolt, and the sequel Mission Firestorm - Pixel Dungeon - NetHack - Moria - Rogue - Games made for the annual 7DRL challenge

deleted 6y ago

[deleted]

b-g-m 6y ago

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)

killtimeatwork 6y ago

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Pretty much the only video game I've played a lot of (200+ hours at this point) since I started working 15 years ago.

tmearnest 6y ago

If you’re a fan of twin stick shooters and gratuitous yet quirky violence, I suggest Streets of Rogue. Maps are random and procedurally generated and items and progress are lost when you die, but you get to keep anything you unlocked.

dyingkneepad 6y ago

I can't believe nobody said Rogue Legacy yet. This game is amazing and they are producing Rogue Legacy 2 right now. It gets even better once you realize there are speedrunners who are able to beat the game in 5 minutes. Watch and try to copy them lol. I also remember enjoying that Roguelike game that is a sequel to Final Fantasy X-2. I know it's not FF X-3, the name is something else, but I can't google it now.

lukaszkups 6y ago

PC/console: Risk of Rain Mobile: Archero, MageHero

_-_Specter_-_ 6y ago

Nethack - https://www.nethack.org https://www.nethack.org