Best Action Roguelike Games on Steam

Steam currently has 3,573 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 7/25/2024.

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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 232,725 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 229,282 positive reviews and 3,443 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 265,137 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 260,695 positive reviews and 4,442 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 30,351 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 30,137 positive reviews and 214 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 not possible to play or run HoloCure - Save the Fans! on the Steam Deck.

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 294,657 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 287,351 positive reviews and 7,306 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
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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 302,669 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 294,113 positive reviews and 8,556 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 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 $29.99
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 154,641 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 150,283 positive reviews and 4,358 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. 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 96, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 77,392 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 75,272 positive reviews and 2,120 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.74 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 $3.74
Release Date 6/23/2023
Franchise Blobfish Games
Developer Blobfish
Publisher Blobfish
Steam App Id 1942280

8. Crab Champions

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

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Crab Champions has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,493 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,045 positive reviews and 448 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 Crab Champions on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 4/1/2023
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Steam App Id 774801

9. Risk of Rain 2

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

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Risk of Rain 2 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 280,738 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 269,781 positive reviews and 10,957 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 8/11/2020
Franchise Risk of Rain Franchise
Developer Hopoo Games
Publisher Gearbox Publishing
Steam App Id 632360

10. Post Void

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

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Post Void 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 10,039 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,768 positive reviews and 271 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.39 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 $2.39
Release Date 8/6/2020
Developer YCJY Games
Publisher YCJY Games
Steam App Id 1285670

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96
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96
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646
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96
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95
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8/6/2020
94
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4/5/2016
94
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9/23/2022
94
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7/12/2019
94
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12/5/2015
94
$11.99
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368
5/9/2024
94
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10/15/2020
94
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Crypt of the NecroDancer steam charts
154
4/23/2015
94
$14.99
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29
2/14/2018
94
$12.99
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94
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8/11/2022
94
$24.99
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