Best Roguevania Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated roguevania games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free roguevania games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Battle Shapers
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Otherworld Legends 战魂铭人
A "blood-pumping, face-bashing" roguelike brawler. Master heroes of your choice, craft uniquely broken builds, and hack & pummel through a myriad of dungeons in a thrilling rampage.
Windblown
Brave the Vortex and dash your way to greatness in this lightning-fast action roguelite for 1-3 players from the crafters of Dead Cells. Absorb the powers of fallen warriors, rebuild their weapons, and WIPE THE FLOOR with those Sentinels in search of that perfect run!
Dunjungle
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Ultros
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
Summum Aeterna
Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.
Patch Quest
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top!
Source of Madness
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Rogue Legacy 2
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
Death is not the end: defeat infernal foes until you die and carry on the fight with your eternal soul and memories in a new body!
Metal Unit
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
ScourgeBringer
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Seed Hunter 猎源
Seed Hunter is a 2D Platformer with Roguelite element. You’re the alien finding the missing source around universe, but you get into some trouble on the planet of Earth.
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Dark Devotion
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
A Robot Named Fight!
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Ghost 1.0
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Abyss Odyssey
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Most played roguevania games on Steam
Take a look at the top roguevania games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 14th 2025.
1. StarBreak
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles. StarBreak is a free to play, action roguelike and roguevania game developed and published by Crunchy Games. Released on May 10th 2016 has received 1,279 reviews of which 1,009 were positive and 270 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played roguevania games.
7.6
1,009
270
43
players
2. Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed. Rogue Legacy is a roguevania, platformer and rogue-like game developed and published by Cellar Door Games. Released on June 27th 2013 has received 18,477 reviews of which 17,124 were positive and 1,353 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played roguevania games.
9.1
17,124
1,353
40
players
3. Dunjungle
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat! Dunjungle is a early access, action roguelike and singleplayer game developed by Bruno Bombardi and published by Astrolabe Games. Released on October 22nd 2024 has received 610 reviews of which 598 were positive and 12 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played roguevania games.
9.1
598
12
8
players
4. Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op! Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is a roguevania, metroidvania and lovecraftian game developed and published by Thunder Lotus Games. Released on July 28th 2017 has received 4,957 reviews of which 4,067 were positive and 890 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played roguevania games.
8.0
4,067
890
6
players
5. TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top! TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity is a action roguelike, 2d platformer and roguevania game developed by //commentout and published by PLAYISM. Released on June 01st 2022 has received 489 reviews of which 440 were positive and 49 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played roguevania games.
8.4
440
49
1
players
6. A Robot Named Fight!
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts. A Robot Named Fight! is a metroidvania, roguevania and action roguelike game developed and published by Morningstar Game Studio. Released on September 07th 2017 has received 855 reviews of which 752 were positive and 103 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played roguevania games.
8.3
752
103
1
players
7. Abyss Odyssey
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss… Abyss Odyssey is a action, action roguelike and roguevania game developed by ACE Team and published by SEGA. Released on July 15th 2014 has received 2,513 reviews of which 1,576 were positive and 937 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played roguevania games.
6.2
1,576
937
1
players
8. Ghost 1.0
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed. Ghost 1.0 is a metroidvania, indie and action game developed by @unepic_fran and published by Unepic Games. Released on June 06th 2016 has received 2,076 reviews of which 1,889 were positive and 187 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played roguevania games.
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1,889
187
9. Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden. Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial is a female protagonist, action roguelike and metroidvania game developed and published by IceSitruuna. Released on October 12th 2019 has received 1,830 reviews of which 1,330 were positive and 500 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played roguevania games.
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1,330
500
10. Seed Hunter 猎源
Seed Hunter is a 2D Platformer with Roguelite element. You’re the alien finding the missing source around universe, but you get into some trouble on the planet of Earth. Seed Hunter 猎源 is a action roguelike, roguevania and rogue-lite game developed by Wolf Knight and published by 2P Games. Released on May 21st 2020 has received 375 reviews of which 257 were positive and 118 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played roguevania games.
6.5
257
118
Best deals on roguevania games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of roguevania games available on Steam right now, updated on June 14th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted roguevania games.
1. Abyss Odyssey
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss… Abyss Odyssey is a action, action roguelike and roguevania game developed by ACE Team and published by SEGA. Released on July 15th 2014 has received 2,513 reviews of which 1,576 were positive and 937 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. Featuring a massive 95% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for roguevania category.
6.2
1,576
937
-95%
14.99€
0.80€
2. Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed. Rogue Legacy is a roguevania, platformer and rogue-like game developed and published by Cellar Door Games. Released on June 27th 2013 has received 18,477 reviews of which 17,124 were positive and 1,353 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 93% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in roguevania games.
9.1
17,124
1,353
-93%
14.79€
1.11€
3. A Robot Named Fight!
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts. A Robot Named Fight! is a metroidvania, roguevania and action roguelike game developed and published by Morningstar Game Studio. Released on September 07th 2017 has received 855 reviews of which 752 were positive and 103 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 65% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in roguevania games.
8.3
752
103
-65%
12.79€
4.51€
Free roguevania games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play roguevania games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on June 14th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play roguevania games.
1. StarBreak
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles. StarBreak is a free to play, action roguelike and roguevania game developed and published by Crunchy Games. Released on May 10th 2016 has received 1,279 reviews of which 1,009 were positive and 270 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free roguevania games on Steam.
7.6
1,009
270
43
players