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51 indie games in this list, released 2011–2026, from developers such as Coffee Powered Machine, Doraccoon , Rake in Grass. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Coffee Powered Machine · Argentina
Okhlos: Omega is an action game with roguelike structure in which you do not control a lone hero but gather and steer a growing crowd of angry citizens. The mob is set loose against the gods of mythological Greece, with the aim of toppling their oppressive rule. It was made by Coffee Powered Machine, a studio from Argentina, and published by Devolver Digital in August 2016 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
By Doraccoon · China
Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike is a 2026 roguelike themed around arcade coin pushers, made by Chinese studio Doraccoon, with Playstack publishing. Players fire their own coins to knock others off the cabinet edge or trigger special abilities while collecting tickets, and can buy new coin types and upgrades that change how coins behave. It is the first game from the three-person Shanghai studio, built over about two years.
By Rake in Grass · Czech Republic
Rampage Knights is a roguelike from Czech developer Rake in Grass, released in 2015. Its Steam listing places it across the action, adventure and RPG genres, combining direct combat with role-playing elements inside a roguelike structure. The game came out for Windows in September 2015, with Rake in Grass handling both development and publishing, and it holds a Metacritic score of 80.
By RyseUp Studios · France
Roboquest is a roguelite first-person shooter from RyseUp Studios, an indie developer from France, built in Unreal Engine 4. It combines first-person gunfights with the run-based structure of the roguelite format. It spent time in Steam early access from 2020 before its full launch on PC and Xbox in November 2023. PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions followed in May 2025.
By Blackfire · China
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike game developed and self-published by Blackfire Games, a studio from China, with its iOS version handled by Cimu. It released on Windows and Mac OS X in March 2015, then arrived on iOS later that year and on Android in 2017. Steam tags it with the Strategy, RPG and Casual genres, while Wikidata classifies it more broadly as a strategy video game.
By Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.), Croteam · Croatia
Serious Sam: Tormental is a twin-stick shooter with a rogue-lite structure, made by Croatian developer Gungrounds with Croteam and published by Devolver Digital in 2022. One or two players fight through procedurally generated stages set inside the mind of Mental, the series' villain, each carrying two weapons and upgrading the primary gun with mods. Characters can dodge roll and use a special ability, and defeat sends you back to the beginning.
By Test3 Projects · Estonia
Teleglitch is a roguelike action game from Test3 Projects, a developer based in Estonia, that folds survival horror features into its design. The Die More Edition, released in 2013 and published by Paradox Interactive, is an expanded version that bundles free extra content added after the original launch. It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux, and holds a Metacritic score of 78.
By Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl · United States
The Binding of Isaac is a roguelike action-adventure in which young Isaac escapes into a basement full of monsters after his mother hears a message from God demanding his life. Players guide him, or one of six unlockable characters, through procedurally generated rooms modelled on The Legend of Zelda, fighting in real time and collecting items and power-ups for boss battles. American developers Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl made it in Adobe Flash after a week-long game jam, releasing it in 2011.
By Hypnohead · Serbia
The King Is Watching puts the player in charge of a castle, placing buildings to gather resources, train units and repel invading enemies. It mixes real-time strategy and city-building with the randomized, run-based structure of a roguelike. It began at the Ludum Dare 54 jam in 2023 and was expanded by the Serbian indie studio Hypnohead before tinyBuild released it in July 2025, later becoming a D.I.C.E. Awards finalist.
By Sengi Games · Ukraine
The Serpent Rogue is a roguelike in which players take the role of The Warden, a plague doctor from an order of alchemists who guard the world against a consuming force called Corruption. Studying the surroundings lets the player brew many kinds of potions, and fights play out as real-time action. It was developed by Sengi Games in Ukraine and published by Team17 in 2022, and the team finished it during the Russian invasion of their country.
By //commentout · Japan
TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity is a side-scrolling action roguelike in which players scale a towering structure with one aim: to reach the very top. Its roguelike structure means repeated attempts at the climb, combining action with the genre's run-based format. It was made by the Japanese developer //commentout and published by Playism, arriving in 2022 on Windows and Nintendo Switch. Critical reception at launch was mixed.
By LEAP Game Studios · Peru
Tunche is a hand-drawn action game built around roguelike structure, set in the Amazon rainforest. Players pick from five distinct characters and fight to bring peace back to the jungle, either alone or cooperatively with friends. It was developed by LEAP Game Studios, based in Peru, and published by HypeTrain Digital, with a Windows release on Steam in November 2021.
By Devespresso Games · South Korea
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a dark fantasy roguelike RPG in which Evelia Lyric, bearer of a mysterious magical vambrace, leads expeditions into Icenaire, a haunted city buried beneath ice. Between runs players return to the safe district of Dalearch to craft gear and assemble parties of procedurally generated adventurers. Exploration happens in real time while fights are turn-based, and every trip wears down the group. South Korean studio Devespresso Games released it in 2019.
By poncle · United Kingdom
Vampire Survivors is a roguelike shoot 'em up from poncle, the studio name of UK-based developer Luca Galante, which launched fully in 2022 after an early access period. Your character attacks automatically while you steer through endless waves of monsters, trying to last as long as possible and unlock new characters, weapons and relics for later runs. Widely seen as an early example of the bullet heaven genre, it won two British Academy Games Awards, for Game Design and Best Game.
By Digitality Games · Portugal
Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire follows the youngest son of Dracula, who turns his back on the family tradition to grow plants instead. By day players look after an eerie farm, and by night they protect those crops from waves of enemies in roguelite action, unlocking new abilities and many plant varieties along the way. It was developed by Digitality Games of Portugal, published by indie.io, and released for Windows in 2023.
By Motion Twin · France
Windblown is an action roguelike developed by Motion Twin, a studio based in France, and co-published with Kepler Ghost. Its Steam listing files it under action, pairing combat with the repeated-run structure that the roguelike label describes. It entered early access on Windows in October 2024. A full release has been expected in 2026, with development continuing through early access.
By Milkstone Studios · Spain
Ziggurat is a roguelite first-person shooter structured as a dungeon crawl, taking its inspiration from Heretic and Hexen: Beyond Heretic. Steam also lists it under action and role-playing. Spanish developer Milkstone Studios both made and published it, releasing it on Windows, macOS and Linux in October 2014 after two months of early access, and a sequel, Ziggurat 2, followed in 2021.
By Tafra Games · Egypt
Beyond Grief is an upcoming action roguelike set in the realms of ancient Egypt. Players fight gods and mythical creatures, stack active abilities, perks and weapon upgrades into strong builds, then die and are reborn to try again. Along the way they can gain allies, make enemies and befriend cats. It is developed by Tafra Games, an Egyptian studio known for its mobile titles, with early access planned for 2027.
By Ash Games Studio · Saudi Arabia
Nomad: The Legend of Zarqa is a top-down action roguelite based on the Arabian legend of Zarqa al-Yamama, the woman whose sight reached beyond the horizon. After her village is destroyed, Zarqa takes up an enchanted bow to cleanse deserts, forests, canyons and the Copper City of dark magic, with each biome adding its own enemies, traps and bosses. It is the second game from Riyadh-born Ash Games Studio.
By Aiqona Productions · Saudi Arabia
Pizza Knight: Out To Deliver is a first-person roguelite driving shooter set in chaotic medieval streets. You ride a pizza-powered scooter, smash knights, dodge fire-breathing bats and deliver pizzas to wizards, goblins and strange royals, looting weapons and fitting your scooter with gadgets. It is the debut game of Aiqona Productions, a creative studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Ivalice Studio, TA Publishing · Morocco
Rogue Fantasy: Ever-Shifting Worlds combines turn-based JRPG party building with roguelike runs and auto-battler strategy. Players recruit heroes, build synergies between them and survive procedurally generated dungeons, quests and challenges that change from run to run. Ivalice Studio of Rabat, Morocco, is developing it with TA Publishing. The game was shown at Morocco Gaming Expo 2026 and Gamescom 2026.
By Knight Owl Games · Egypt
Run Build Pew! is a fast top-down roguelite shooter in which you are a ship being chased by bounty hunters. Drones gather scrap, your factory turns it into random parts, and you attach them piece by piece to build a working ship on the fly. Runs mix fleeing, raiding outposts and choosing which fights to take. It is one of the early releases of Knight Owl Games, an indie studio based in Alexandria, Egypt.
By Majestic Mind Games · Saudi Arabia
Tri Die is a turn-based tactical roguelite in which every turn starts with a roll of three dice. You assign each die to movement, attack or health, then fight across grid-based dungeon floors, shaping runs with elemental dice, modifiers and charms and facing bosses along the way. It is the follow-up to Tri Survive from Majestic Mind Games, an independent studio based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Majestic Mind Games · Saudi Arabia
Tri Survive is an action roguelite that takes the survive-the-horde formula into a fantasy RPG setting, but gives you a party of three heroes to control at once instead of one. Each hero brings separate skills, which shapes how you build and position during runs against invading demonic creatures. It is drawn in a hand-drawn JRPG-inspired style by Majestic Mind Games, an independent studio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.