Best Action Roguelike Games on Steam

Steam currently has 4,511 Action Roguelike games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Action Roguelike game rankings were last updated on 3/27/2025.

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1. Vampire Survivors

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

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Vampire Survivors holds the #1 spot for "best Action Roguelike game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 247,884 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 244,116 positive reviews and 3,768 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 10/20/2022
Developer poncle
Publisher poncle
Steam App Id 1794680

2. Hades

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

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Hades has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 277,608 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 272,778 positive reviews and 4,830 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 9/17/2020
Franchise Supergiant Games
Developer Supergiant Games
Publisher Supergiant Games
Steam App Id 1145360

3. HoloCure - Save the Fans!

Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.

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HoloCure - Save the Fans! has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 37,236 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36,883 positive reviews and 353 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play HoloCure - Save the Fans! on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 8/17/2023
Developer KayAnimate
Publisher KayAnimate
Steam App Id 2420510

4. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 335,954 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 327,065 positive reviews and 8,889 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 11/4/2014
Developers
Publisher Nicalis, Inc.
Steam App Id 250900

5. Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring badass space Dwarves, 100% destructible environments, procedurally-generated caves, and endless hordes of alien monsters.

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Deep Rock Galactic has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 337,367 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 328,136 positive reviews and 9,231 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.89 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Deep Rock Galactic on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.89
Release Date 5/13/2020
Franchise Coffee Stain
Developer Ghost Ship Games
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Steam App Id 548430

6. 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.

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Dead Cells has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 165,815 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 161,013 positive reviews and 4,802 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 8/6/2018
Franchise Motion Twin
Developer Motion Twin
Publisher Motion Twin
Steam App Id 588650

7. Crab Champions

Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person roguelike shooter.

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Crab Champions has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 25,817 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,300 positive reviews and 517 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Crab Champions on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 4/1/2023
Developers
Publishers
Steam App Id 774801

8. Brotato

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

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Brotato has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 95,135 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 92,005 positive reviews and 3,130 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 6/23/2023
Franchise Blobfish Games
Developer Blobfish
Publisher Blobfish
Steam App Id 1942280

9. R.E.P.O.

An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

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R.E.P.O. has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 70,597 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 68,016 positive reviews and 2,581 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play R.E.P.O. on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 2/26/2025
Developer semiwork
Publisher semiwork
Steam App Id 3241660

10. Picayune Dreams

Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]

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Picayune Dreams has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,938 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,904 positive reviews and 34 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Picayune Dreams on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 12/4/2023
Franchise 2 Left Thumbs
Developers
Publisher 2 Left Thumbs
Steam App Id 2088840

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96
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8/6/2018
96
$24.99
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1,265
4/1/2023
96
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10,202
6/23/2023
95
$4.99
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R.E.P.O. steam charts
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2/26/2025
95
$9.99
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12/4/2023
94
$4.99
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8
8/6/2020
94
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5/9/2024
94
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8/11/2022
94
$24.99
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3,296
4/5/2016
94
$14.99
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297
9/23/2022
94
$7.99
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22
2/14/2018
94
$12.99
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535
7/12/2019
94
$19.99
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Halls of Torment steam charts
829
9/24/2024
94
$4.99
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Noita steam charts
3,249
10/15/2020
94
$19.99
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38
7/27/2023
94
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 28). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 28). Deep Rock Galactic on Steam. Steam Store.
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 26). Crab Champions on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Picayune Dreams on Steam. Steam Store.

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