Shiren the Wanderer review: Chunsoft's Wii roguelike with 30+ dungeons, a brutal item-loss rule, and an easy mode that welcomes newcomers. 8.3/10.
Etrian Mystery Dungeon mixes Etrian Odyssey classes with Mystery Dungeon's shifting floors. A 2015 3DS crossover where every step costs a turn.
Death Road to Canada review: Rocketcat's 2016 roguelike road trip from Florida to Ontario, with random survivors, morale, sieges and Zombo Points.
Downwell review: Moppin's gunboot roguelike is one of the cleanest action games ever made, and a deliberate, confident 7.8 out of 10.
Let It Die review: Grasshopper's free-to-play tower hack-and-slash, its asynchronous death data, the 7.7 score, and the 2026 server shutdown.
Mothergunship review: a bullet-hell shooter fused with a gun-building sim where you craft absurd weapons no person could lift. 7.5 of 10.
Dungeon of the Endless review: Amplitude's 2014 roguelike tower defense still punishes, still rewards, and still trusts you to figure out why you died.
The Swords of Ditto review: Onebitbeyond's roguelike action RPG gives every hero a sword and a countdown to beat Mormo before time runs out.
TumbleSeed review: a 2017 roguelike that turns a bar-game vine-balancing gimmick into a demanding, rewarding climb. IGDB score 8.4/10.
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island review — a roguelike about losing everything, with Benemoth Gates, i-Dash, and a bold ending.
A lightning-fast roguelike traps Newgrounds-era Flash games inside a grid of wrathful squares, demanding swift fingers and cold wrists.
Risk of Rain 2 review: Hopoo Games' 2020 roguelike shooter still holds up, with time-based difficulty, 75+ stacking items, and four-player co-op.
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