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As a once-serious competitive shooter player, I can say that roguelikes and roguelites has been great substitutes as I've aged and lost the drive and time requi

As a once-serious competitive shooter player, I can say that roguelikes and roguelites has been great substitutes as I've aged and lost the drive and time required for competitive team games. I love the process of going from getting my ass kicked to speed running with multiple stacking difficulties. Roguelikes are also much easier to pick up and put down.

ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
Do you have recommendations? Same story for me, and I've been trying to find low-involvement, fast pick-up games that I can play when I'm brain dead after work but it's surprisingly hard to find.
- bprater 4y ago
  If you want to try Rogue Light, Vampire Survivors has been a blast to play. Similar: Brotato.
- GaylordTuring 4y ago
  Slay the Spire, Inscryption (which now has an endless mode), and Ring of Pain are a few relatively new games that comes to mind. Also, not a rougelike but the newly released Marvel Snap is a really well thought out card battler where every match is just 2-3 minutes long.
  - tmountain 4y ago
    Great recommendations. For a more traditional roguelike, I’d add Caves of Qud to the list. It’s really good.
- skydowx 4y ago
  I really like Dead Cells
- haasted 4y ago
  FTL and Streets of Rogue
- synu 4y ago
  Binding of Isaac is really great as an approachable Roguelike.
- arglebargle123 4y ago
  Shattered Pixel Dungeon on Android and iOS is excellent. I guess it's on steam now as of this year if you prefer not to play on a phone. Great game, entirely free and donation supported.
- tpxl 4y ago
  Besides other recommendations: * Across the Obelisk: A decent deckbuilder * Risk of Rain: A 2d side-scrolling platformer. There's also Risk of Rain 2, but 1 is better IMO * The Binding of Isaac: Top down bullet hell - the game that 'resurrected' this genre * BPM: A rhythm shooter * Darkest dungeon / darkest dungeon 2: A party based dungeon explorer * Death's Gambit: 2D dark souls basically * Salt and Sanctuary: 2D dark souls * Hades: Top down brawler * Monster train: Deckbuilder * Enter the Gungeon: Top down shooter * Neon Abyss: Side scrolling shooter

ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago

Do you have recommendations? Same story for me, and I've been trying to find low-involvement, fast pick-up games that I can play when I'm brain dead after work but it's surprisingly hard to find.

bprater 4y ago
If you want to try Rogue Light, Vampire Survivors has been a blast to play. Similar: Brotato.
GaylordTuring 4y ago
Slay the Spire, Inscryption (which now has an endless mode), and Ring of Pain are a few relatively new games that comes to mind. Also, not a rougelike but the newly released Marvel Snap is a really well thought out card battler where every match is just 2-3 minutes long.
- tmountain 4y ago
  Great recommendations. For a more traditional roguelike, I’d add Caves of Qud to the list. It’s really good.
skydowx 4y ago
I really like Dead Cells
haasted 4y ago
FTL and Streets of Rogue
synu 4y ago
Binding of Isaac is really great as an approachable Roguelike.
arglebargle123 4y ago
Shattered Pixel Dungeon on Android and iOS is excellent. I guess it's on steam now as of this year if you prefer not to play on a phone. Great game, entirely free and donation supported.
tpxl 4y ago
Besides other recommendations: * Across the Obelisk: A decent deckbuilder * Risk of Rain: A 2d side-scrolling platformer. There's also Risk of Rain 2, but 1 is better IMO * The Binding of Isaac: Top down bullet hell - the game that 'resurrected' this genre * BPM: A rhythm shooter * Darkest dungeon / darkest dungeon 2: A party based dungeon explorer * Death's Gambit: 2D dark souls basically * Salt and Sanctuary: 2D dark souls * Hades: Top down brawler * Monster train: Deckbuilder * Enter the Gungeon: Top down shooter * Neon Abyss: Side scrolling shooter