Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

Gather your courage and ride out into the chaos of a world undone.
Four heroes and a stagecoach are all that stand between darkness and salvation.

Roguelike Runs; Even Failure Moves You Forward
Each expedition is less than 5 hours, and progress you make opens up new hero abilities, items, and stagecoach upgrades that can be used on your next journey.

The Affinity System
As travels progress, heroes bond with each other or grate on each others’ nerves, leading to desperately needed combat synergies or journey-ending dysfunction. Manage their stress and interaction to keep the team together until the bitter end.

Face Your Failures
Uncover and experience the tragic origin stories of each hero and unlock their full potential.

Nightmarish Environs
From the burning Sprawl to the diseased Foetor, the road will challenge your strategies and your endurance.

And more...
Rest your weary, shell-shocked heroes at the Inn, where you can manage their stress and relationships with a variety of diversions and delights.
Uncover and experience the tragic origin stories of the heroes.
A stylish and dynamic evolution of Darkest Dungeon’s signature art style.
A return of the narration system and voice actor Wayne June!
Exciting improvements to the turn-based combat from Darkest Dungeon.

Frogue is a stylish turn-based action platformer with bits of roguelite, bullet hell and time manipulation. Dash through your enemies, freeze time and throw your sword to solve every situation in YOUR way.

Backpack Hero is a twist on your standard deck-building roguelike. It isn't just about what you carry, but how you organize the items within your bag! Their placement has a huge impact on their performance. Find them the right spot in your backpack to increase their power! Explore ancient dungeons, caves, swamps, and more! Meet colorful friends and fight deadly foes! Don't get lost!

Survive the cosmic onslaught by upgrading and equipping a vast arsenal of modular weaponry!

Defend against an alien invasion and take down the mother ship in joyously hectic roguelike style! Space Mercenary Defense Force is a tactical sci-fi action shooter where your primary objective is survival. Equip your ship’s directional module slots with various weapon technology – explosive, defensive, beam, deployable and more. Over 600 upgrades with branching advancement paths make each run unique depending on your strategic choices.

Withstand the alien onslaught from all directions, moving your ship through space to align targets with the most effective tech modules and maintaining a safe distance from the swarm. Complete optional encounters like mini-bosses and conduit charging to earn rewards, then spend hard-earned credits to unlock new ships, perpetual astral upgrades, perks and celestial modifiers!

Insurmountable is an adventure roguelike with permadeath, in which the player has to overcome huge mountains. Thanks to the procedurally created environment, no two climbs are the same. Make sure that your climber stays alive by always making sure that your vital values don't get into the critical range. This task is made more difficult by a dynamic weather system, day/night changes and a multitude of randomly generated events, where you never know in advance how they will end. Your decisions matter....every single one. Because anyone could be your last.

Choose one of three characters with different skills and background stories and start by climbing the first mountain. Search crates, caves and ancient ruins for equipment from past adventurers. You'll need it, because even the first mountain will demand everything from you. But don't worry. As time goes by, you'll become stronger and stronger. Take advantage of a sophisticated skill system to determine which strengths your climber should have.

In the course of each of the three mysterious stories, you will meet dangerous animals, overcome deadly abysses, encounter sinister and well-meaning characters, who do not always have to be human. Here, too, each of your decisions decides the following events.

Three mountains have to be conquered at the end. One higher and deadlier than the previous one. Divide your forces and your equipment correctly, because you don't have a second attempt and you can forget about learning a route. In Insurmountable you have to cope with unknown dangers, react spontaneously to unpredictable events and realize in the end that, as in life, you can't always know the consequences of your decisions, but you have to cope with them anyway and in the end, it often turns out differently than you thought.

Face the challenge of ever new and changing dangers, face snowstorms and the sheer force of nature, always keep your eyes on the summit and overcome the insurmountable.

A meta-virus has infected KORE, the AI of the titan class space station, The Arc, causing the ArcRunner protocol to be initialised. You have been brought back to traverse the station, defeat its zone guardians, locate KORE, and reset it. The catch? Every robotic entity on The Arc is against you and hunting you to stop you from fulfilling your mission.

Outer Terror is a horde shooter where you hold out against massive quantities of otherworldly cosmic creatures. Assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and blast apart seemingly endless waves of horrific creatures in this stylish roguelike that pays homage to the B-movies and Golden Age horror comics of the 80s and 90s.

Explore and survive in the varied settings of 5 uniquely themed chapters featuring 10 playable characters each with their own signature weapons forming an anthology of classic horror stories. Each map is massive and through exploration players will discover other survivor hold outs and treasures.

Can you survive the massive boss encounters, elite creatures from beyond, ghouls, robots, and otherworldly abominations?

Forrader Hero is a turn-based tactical roguelike where heroes must battle hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their sinister overlords.

Choose between multiple heroes with different unique skills, chart your path through the danger, and collect items to survive. You can’t move backwards! These brave heroes will only move forward, always ready for the next wave of combat.

If you lose, try again! Discover the heroes’ strengths to succeed.
You can’t be ready for anything, because every ending is the new beginning

Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.

For the Warp is a roguelike deck-building game in space!

Discover and add new cards to your arsenal and increase your chances of surviving. Explore procedurally generated systems and fight your way to the warp gate

Encounter allies and foes, ancient civilization ruins, unlock powerful technologies and ships.

You assembled a ragtag team for a dangerous trade route, but suddenly the nearest warp gate was destroyed. You have no option but to take the longest route and deliver your valuable cargo to make a hefty profit... Just survive and reach for the warp gate!

One More Dungeon 2 is a dungeon crawler roguelite in a fantasy setting.

As a nameless adventure seeker, you venture into an ancient dungeon full of secrets, traps, and hostile creatures. You wake up in the ruins of an ancient fortress, held captive by giant sentient snails.

Use a wide arsenal of magic staves, melee weapons, and forbidden artifacts to fight your way through the crowds of enemies and make it out alive!

Unleash mythic heroes and their mighty vehicles in this thrilling co-op action roguelike. Seamlessly shift into car form, create builds with unique abilities, and battle endless enemies to stop the evil Dominion. Rev through high-octane missions, conquer epic bosses, and become an absolute legend!

In this deck-building roguelike, you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails - full of loot, mysteries, and danger to protect inhabitants from the evil that has corrupted the trail.

As a member of the Sturgeon Lodge: a secret society tasked with defeating a malevolent presence that has corrupted Tamarak Trail, it is your job to bring peace to all inhabitants.

BroodStar is a classic arcade shoot’em up with heavy roguelike elements. Careful, though… the vastness of space contains many formidable enemies. If you fall along the way, you have to start over — the only thing you’ll bring with you are the upgrade modules you collected in your past runs, in the form of research points that augment your ship. Will they be enough to get you through hordes of unknown creatures and monstrous bosses, and fulfill your quest of defeating the living planet — the BroodStar?


Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.

A spaceship from Potato World crashes onto an alien planet. The sole survivor: Brotato, the only potato capable of handling 6 weapons at the same time. Waiting to be rescued by his mates, Brotato must survive in this hostile environment.

Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.

The cult classic twin-stick Isaac-like you've been looking for and probably missed!

Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells. “this is a great idea for a game, like a really really fantastic idea for a game” - SplatterCat Features -	8 mages each with a special bonus and starting spell. And Gus. -	25 distinct units you can recruit, and 35 different monsters to defeat. -	11 unique spells you can use in battle to help your army. - Earn Blood Shards by playing that can be spent on Power Ups before starting a new game. - An arena and a forest map, each with 30 normal levels followed by 5 levels of endgame.

Flame Keeper is a dynamic, action rogue-lite that sees you restore the Eternal Flame, stolen by creatures of shadow. Fight through a rogue's gallery of monsters in diverse biomes using fiery combat skills. No sweat for a lump of coal like you.

Tameless is a 3D isometric top-down roguelite that tells the story of Schell, a small humanoid creature enslaved to mine metals, who tries to escape from the depths of dangerous caves infested with enemies and traps. She will face off against King Grunt‘s Kobold army and his generals. To reach freedom, she will receive help from other small creatures and will be guided by the essence of an ancient alchemist, who will teach her how to create potions and give useful tips. The 3D game consists of an isometric top-down of the Roguelite / Action / RPG genre, in which the main character, Schell, tries to escape from three levels, arranged in random rooms of caves full of enemies and traps to finally reach the freedom. She is guided by the essence of an ancient alchemist, Kimi, who helps her create Bombs and gives her tips on how to defeatthe enemies she encounters along her journey. One of the main pillars of the game is the bomb creation system. There are very important tools to strengthen Schell and control the game's difficulty. With each raid, the player can choose different weapons, bombs and accessories.

Take control of your parallel selves on a mission to save the dying multiverse. Explore dark, sci-fi worlds and engage in fast-paced, smooth and precise combat.

A rogue-lite journey through the multiverse
The various branches of the multiverse are always changing. Fight through a combination of procedurally-generated levels as well as hand-crafted challenges and arenas that will put your skills to the test. Levels with 3D graphics are seamlessly constructed out of hundreds of custom-made rooms.

High-intensity combat
With weapons and attack systems that leverage our previous experience working on fighting games. You’ll slide, dash and dodge between enemy attacks and strike back with an arsenal of satisfying special weapons and abilities.

Three characters, three universes to explore
Each of your parallel selves has their own world with multiple biomes to explore, as well as their own sets of unique abilities and weapons. Travel through a universe of desolate wastes and caverns roamed by mutant creatures, escape the endless forges and labs of a world ruled by machines, and survive the dangerous sky cities of a post-human society.

Constant Progression
Unlock permanent upgrades in the Hub and discover new starting points for your run as you reclaim major locations in each universe. Finding yourself getting stuck in one area? Start your next run in a different one! No matter where you die, or which starting point you pick, you're making progress somewhere.

Survive as a dark sorcerer and collect fallen spirits to turn them into your own unholy defense against corrupt angels!

Take the role of a dark sorcerer as you defend yourself against waves of angels seeking to destroy you! Presented in retro 4-tone style, Hell Well is a top-down tower defense survival game where your downfall is inevitable, but the challenge is to survive and take down as many foes as possible before your ultimate demise.

Collect fallen spirits and use them to set up demonic totem-like defenses to fend off holy attackers, then upgrade abilities and increase the level of your minions to continue growing your forces across procedurally generated ruins and graveyards.

Bestial Reception is a "roguelike shooter" with a top view and pixel graphics. The action takes place in the vast radioactive wasteland, where the surviving humanoid animals are fighting for their existence.

Choose a hero and make your way through the crowds of enemies. You need to be able to stay alive on each of the challenging levels and take the highest place in the food chain. On your way you will meet a variety of rivals armed with powder pistols to plasma weapons. Collect loot, discover secrets, and most importantly, you will come across a variety of artifacts that affect the hero and create a more exciting and interesting adventure.

Main features of the game :
-Colorful and rich in details pixelart
-Full destructibility
-Two-player mode (Local cooperative)
- Dynamic soundtrack: cheerful riffs to make you want to shoot more often and hit more accurately!

In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss!

Discover and explore the darkly-charming, procedurally-generated departments of Death Inc., where you’ll meet a diverse cast of memorable characters—like your affable pumpkin-headed assistant, Pump Quinn—who are always willing to share the latest office gossip.

Sharpen your skills (and scythe) through fast-paced hack n’ slash combat, utilizing over 30 unique weapons and spells you can find and upgrade to create devastating combinations.

Since Death can’t die, use what you’ve learned and earned to overcome the numerous minions and bosses in each department of Death Incorporated... over and over. A performance review after every run guarantees that you’ll unlock interesting items and upgrades that will help you progress on your journey.

Taking more power for yourself is a controversial move in Death Incorporated’s company culture. For instance, adopting a Curse upgrade for yourself might result in the Labor Inspector granting your subordinates enhanced powers, or worse, raising the cost of koffee and other items that are vital to your work output.

Best Xbox One Roguelike Games

Ranked games, page 5 of 13

Darkest Dungeon II

FROGUE

Backpack Hero

Space Mercenary Defense Force

Insurmountable

ArcRunner

Outer Terror

Forrader Hero

Dungeon Drafters

For The Warp

One More Dungeon 2

Champion Shift

Tamarak Trail

BroodStar

Balatro

Geometry Survivor

Brotato

Starward Rogue

Mage and Monsters

Flame Keeper

Tameless

Trinity Fusion

Hell Well

Bestial Reception

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