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Last |
Title |
Developer |
Setting |
Platform |
Notes |
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1975 | | pedit5 | Rusty Rutherford | Fantasy | PLATO | Early dungeon crawler with several key-features of future roguelikes, such as permadeath, turn-based simple combat, top-down view and exploration of a typical corridors/rooms-based dungeon. |
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1975 | 1985 | dnd | Gary Whisenhunt, Ray Wood | Fantasy | PLATO | Similar to pedit5 with more levels to explore. |
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1978 | | Beneath Apple Manor | Don Worth | Fantasy | APPII | One of the earliest commercial Apple II games. It predates Rogue, and was much simpler, but supported a low resolution graphical display in addition to the text version. Was ported to the IBM PC in 1983.[1] |
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1979 | | DUNGEON | Brian Sawyer | Fantasy | PET | Published in Cursor issue 15[2][3][4][5] |
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1980 | | Rogue | Michael Toy, others | Fantasy | CROSS | Inspired the genre as a whole. |
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1982 | | Telengard | Daniel Lawrence | Fantasy | APPII, ATR, C64, TRS80 | Some roguelike features. Play is in real time. Levels are not randomly generated. |
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1982 | | Sword of Fargoal | Jeff McCord | Fantasy | C64, PET, VIC20 | Real time action gameplay. Based on Gammaquest II by the same author. |
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1982 | | Hack | Jay Fenlason, Andries Brouwer, others | Fantasy | CROSS | Later became the basis for NetHack. |
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1982 | | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain | Mattel Electronics | Fantasy | INT | |
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1983 | | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin | Mattel Electronics | Fantasy | INT | |
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1983 | 1999 | Moria | Robert Alan Koeneke & Jimmey Wayne Todd | Fantasy | CROSS | Based heavily on The Lord of the Rings. Later port (Umoria) became the basis of Angband. Influenced the preliminary design of Blizzard's Diablo.[6] |
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1985 | 1987 | Dungeon of Doom, The | John Raymonds | Fantasy | MAC | Released commercially in 1987 as The Dungeon Revealed. |
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1985 | | Island of Kesmai | John Taylor, Kelton Flinn | Fantasy | CROSS | Early CompuServe commercial multiplayer game |
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1986 | 1987 | Larn | Noah Morgan, Phil Cordier | Fantasy | CROSS | Original version of Larn remains part of the NetBSD games collection.[7] |
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1987 | 2015 | NetHack | The NetHack DevTeam | Fantasy | CROSS | Descendant of Hack. Has spawned many large and complex variant trees. |
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1987 | 2010 | Omega | Laurence Brothers | Fantasy | CROSS | Features a rich, persistent and quirky world and multiple endings. |
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1987 | 1992 | Scarab of Ra | Rick Holzgrafe | Modern, Fantasy | MAC | Turn-based Roguelike played in first-person 3D. |
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1987 | | Tower of Doom (Intellivision game) | INTV Corporation | Fantasy | INT | |
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1988 | | Moraff's Revenge | Steve Moraff | Fantasy | DOS | One of the earliest 3D, first-person perspective role-playing video games. |
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1989 | | Castle of the Winds | SaadaSoft | Fantasy | WIN3X | |
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1990 | | Dragon Crystal | Sega | Fantasy | GG, SMS | |
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1990 | 2016 | Angband | Alex Cutler, Andy Astrand | Fantasy | CROSS | Based heavily on The Silmarillion. |
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1991 | | Cave Noire | Konami | Fantasy | GB | Simplistic dungeon crawler with random room placement, loot and monsters. |
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1991 | | Fatal Labyrinth | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | |
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1991 | | Moraff's World | Steve Moraff | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Moraff's Revenge. |
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1992 | | Mission Thunderbolt | Dave Scheifler, John Calhoun | Futuristic | DEC, MAC, WIN | |
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1992 | 1995 | Ragnarok | Norsehelm | Fantasy | DOS | Graphical, crafting, multiclass, large multi-zoned world, complex item interactions, quests, numerous skills abilities powers and effects |
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1992 | 2015 | UnReal World | Sami Maaranen | Wilderness survival, Historical | DOS, LIN, OSX, WIN | Graphical roguelike set in the far north during the late Iron-Age. It is open-ended and emphasizes survival in the harsh ancient wilderness. |
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1993 | | Torneko no Daiboken: Fushigi no Dungeon | Chunsoft | Fantasy | SNES | The first game in Chunsoft's popular Mystery Dungeon series in Japan, inspired by Rogue's gameplay. |
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1993 | | Dungeons of the Unforgiven | Steve Moraff | Fantasy | DOS | The final of the series that began with Moraff's Revenge and continued with Moraff's World. |
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1993 | | Dungeon Hack | DreamForge | Fantasy | DOS | Features a pseudo-3D game screen based on SSI's Eye of the Beholder series. It uses the rules mechanics of AD&D 2nd Edition. |
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1993 |
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Quenzar's Caverns |
Purge Ventures Ltd. |
Fantasy |
WIN |
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1994 | 2015 | Ancient Domains of Mystery | Thomas Biskup | Fantasy | AMI, BeOS, DOS, LIN, OS2, OSX, WIN | |
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1994 | 2012 | World of Arch | I.A. Jääskeläinen | Fantasy | AMI, WIN | |
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1994 | | Zangband | Topi Ylinen | Fantasy | CROSS | Angband variant based on Roger Zelazny's "Amber" novels |
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1995 | | The Sorcerer's Cave | Peter Donnelly/Skookum | Fantasy | WIN | Based on Donnelly's "roguelike" boardgames, The Sorcerer's Cave (1978) and Mystic Wood published by Avalon Hill in 1980 |
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1995 | | Alphaman | Jeffrey R. Olson | Post-apocalypse, Sci-fi | DOS | Features "elaborate use of colors and the extended IBM character set" |
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1995 | 2008 | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | Chunsoft | Fantasy | DS, GB, SNES | |
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1997 | 1999 | Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon | Square | Fantasy | PS1, WS | |
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1997 | 2005 | Linley's Dungeon Crawl | Linley Henzell | Fantasy | CROSS | |
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1997 | 2006 | Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack – Extended Magic | The Slash'EM development team | Fantasy | CROSS | A variant of NetHack with extra features |
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1998 | 2008 | Baroque | Sting | Fantasy | PS1, PS2, SAT, Wii | |
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1998 | 2008 | Tales (or Troubles) of Middle Earth | DarkGod, others | Fantasy | CROSS | Based on the PernBand variant of Angband, and thus on The Lord of the Rings. Author no longer maintains it, but a separate maintenance branch repository exists.[8] |
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1998 | 1999 | Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon | Compile | Fantasy | PS1, SAT | PlayStation version is an enhanced port from the Saturn original with the added subtitle Ketteiban. |
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1998 | 1999 | Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | Square | Fantasy | PS1 | Sequel to Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon. |
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1998 | 2000 | Azure Dreams | Konami | Fantasy | GBC, PS1 | |
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1998 | | Sorvice | Altron | Fantasy | SAT | |
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1999 | 2001 | Torneko: The Last Hope | Chunsoft | Fantasy | GBA, PS1 | Sequel to Torneko no Daiboken: Fushigi no Dungeon. |
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2000 | 2001 | Dark Cloud | Level-5 | Fantasy | PS2, PS4 | Also included a city-building aspect, making it not purely a roguelike, though dungeons did include a roguelike engine. |
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2000 | 2001 | Falcon's Eye | Jaakko Peltonen | Fantasy | CROSS | Graphical update to NetHack. |
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2000 | | Shiren the Wanderer 2 | Chunsoft | Fantasy | N64 | |
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2001 | | TomeNET | C. Blue, Mikael, others | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN | In addition to traditional roguelike features - rng level generation, permadeath, dynamic hack'n'slash experience and freedom of actions, TomeNET has MMORPG features - real-time gameplay, PvE in group, PvP, economy system (players shops and housing) and etc. |
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2001 | | Shiren the Wanderer GB2 | Chunsoft | Fantasy | GBC | |
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2002 | 2003 | Dark Chronicle/Dark Cloud 2 | Level-5 | Fantasy | PS2, PS4 | Much like its predecessor, Dark Cloud, it wasn't a pure roguelike, including world-building aspects, though dungeons remained roguelike. |
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2002 | 2013 | Doom, the Roguelike | Kornel Kisielewicz | Futuristic, Fantasy | LIN, WIN | Based on the Doom series by id Software. |
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2002 | 2004 | Simple 2000 Series Vol. 20: The Dungeon RPG | Tamsoft | Fantasy, Historical | PS2 | Originally released as part of the Simple 2000 Series. Known outside of Japan as Eternal Quest. |
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2003 | 2015 | Dragonslayer | Walter Pullen | Fantasy | WIN | 3D classic Roguelike played in first person perspective, implemented in and distributed with the Daedalus maze generation software.[9] |
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2004 | | TwinBee | Konami | Fantasy | Mobile Phone | Themed by TwinBee Universe. |
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2004 | | Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon, The | Arika, Chunsoft | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to The Blue Crystal Rod for SNES. |
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2005 | | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team[10] | Chunsoft | Modern, Fantasy | DS | |
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2005 | | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | Chunsoft | Modern, Fantasy | GBA | |
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2005 | 2006 | Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal | Konami | Fantasy | DS | Semi-sequel to Azure Dreams. |
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2006 | | Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja | Success | Fantasy | DS | |
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2006 | 2013 | Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup | Community | Fantasy | CROSS (open source) | Fork of Linley's Dungeon Crawl |
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2006 | 2016 | Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress | Tarn Adams | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN | |
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2006 | | Dragon Quest: Shonen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon | cavia | Fantasy | PS2 | Spin-off of Dragon Quest VIII. |
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2007 | | Rogue Hearts Dungeon | Compile Heart | Fantasy | PS2 | |
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2007 | | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness | Chunsoft | Modern, Fantasy | DS | |
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2007 | | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time | Chunsoft | Modern, Fantasy | DS | |
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2007 | 2008 | Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns | Ninja Studio | Fantasy | DS | Sequel to Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja |
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2008 | | Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | Square Enix | Fantasy | Wii | [11] |
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2008 | 2010 | Shiren the Wanderer | Chunsoft | Fantasy | PSP, Wii | 3rd game in the series.[12] |
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2009 | | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | Chunsoft | Modern, Fantasy | DS | [13] |
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2009 | 2012 | Brogue | Brian Walker | Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | |
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2010 | | 100 Rogues | Dinofarm Games | Fantasy | iOS |
2010 | | Smart Kobold | Jeff Lait | Fantasy | WIN, Linux | A "seven-day roguelike" that was selected for demonstration at IndieCade, E3 2010. It attempts to implement a high level of artificial intelligence for a single type of enemy.[14] |
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2010 | | Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PSP | [15] |
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2011 | | Deadly Dungeons | CodeZombie Games | Fantasy | DROI | 3D Dungeon exploration with randomly generated floors, items, and creatures. Movement is tile-based. First-person roguelike[16] gameplay similar to Dungeon Hack. |
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2011 | | Dungeons of Dredmor | Gaslamp Games | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN | Tile-based movement with rudimentary graphics and a sense of humour.[17] |
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2011 | | HyperRogue | Zeno Rogue | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN, DROI | Tile-based movement on a hyperbolic plane. Focused on movement and zone gimmicks utilizing the unique geometry rather than player levels and inventory management. |
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2011 | | Tales of Maj'Eyal | Nicolas ‘DarkGod’ Casalini | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN | Graphical rewrite of the author's earlier ToME (video game). Turn-based role-playing game based on its own fantasy universe. Players unlock most classes, story threads are available, and elements have been taken from MMOs to significantly change the combat. |
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2012 |
2015 |
Pixel Dungeon |
Oleg Dolya |
Fantasy |
DROI, IOS |
A top down, 2D turn-based action-strategy pixel art graphics roguelike with 26 depths and the goal of obtaining the Amulet of Yendor. It is also Open-source. |
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2012 | 2015 | Ultima Ratio Regum | Mark R Johnson | Historical | WIN | Non-combat-focused roguelike about exploring and deciphering an intellectual conspiracy to rewrite history; set in the Renaissance/Scientific Revolution. |
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2013 |
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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead |
Kevin Granade |
Post-apocalypse |
IOS, LIN, OSX, WIN |
Open world, survival horror roguelike set in procedurally generated, post-apocalyptic simulation of New England. Mainly focused on survival and combat, with an incredible amount of variety and depth that can be attributed to its open source community. Turn-based, permadeath, 2D with a few Z-levels, and significant role-playing elements. |
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2013 | | Sword of the Stars: The Pit | Kerberos Productions | Sci-fi | WIN | Turn-based, 2D Dungeon crawl, RPG based in the Sword of the Stars universe. Players are able to collect equipment, weapons, armor, and ingredients for crafting. Explore 30 levels and death is permanent. |
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2013 | | WazHack | Warwick "Waz" Allison | Fantasy | DROI, IOS, LIN, OSX, WIN | Turn-based, 2D side-scrolling Dungeon crawl, RPG. Players are able to collect equipment, weapons, armor, potions, and scrolls while combating enemies and starvation. Fights and levels are random and death is permanent. |
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2013 | | The Guided Fate Paradox | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PS3 | |
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2013 | | 99 Levels to Hell | Zaxis Games | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, WIN | Starting off as a Wizzard with a shotgun combat your way up the 99 levels of Hell |
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2013 | | Wizards Encounters | Alderan gaming | Fantasy | DROI | Turn-based role-playing game based on the Wizards universe. |
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2014 | 2017 | Slash'EM Extended | Amy Bluescreenofdeath | Fantasy | WIN | A variant of Slash'EM, which is a variant of NetHack |
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2015 | | Dragon Fin Soup | Grimm Bros | Fantasy | LIN, OSX, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN | |
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2015 | 2017 | Cogmind | Josh Ge | Sci-fi | WIN | |
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