Best Action Roguelike Games on Steam
Steam currently has 6,187 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 3/18/2026.
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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. Be the bullet hell!
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 260,458 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 256,208 positive reviews and 4,250 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.
2. 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.
HoloCure - Save the Fans! 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 39,682 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 39,297 positive reviews and 385 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 |
3. 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.
Hades 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 299,347 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 293,585 positive reviews and 5,762 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 |
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.
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 384,471 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 373,835 positive reviews and 10,636 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 dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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 371,811 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 361,365 positive reviews and 10,446 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $8.99 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 | $8.99 |
| 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.
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 178,304 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 173,039 positive reviews and 5,265 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.
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 29,877 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 29,251 positive reviews and 626 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 |
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| Steam App Id | 774801 |
8. 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.
R.E.P.O. 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 366,240 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 352,296 positive reviews and 13,944 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 R.E.P.O. on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
9. 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.
Brotato 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 111,204 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 107,417 positive reviews and 3,787 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 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 | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 6/23/2023 |
| Franchise | Blobfish Games |
| Developer | Blobfish |
| Publisher | Blobfish |
| Steam App Id | 1942280 |
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...]
Picayune Dreams has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,243 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,195 positive reviews and 48 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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| 2,500 | 10/20/2022 | 97 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 390 | 8/17/2023 | 97 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2,862 | 9/17/2020 | 97 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 17,291 | 11/4/2014 | 96 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 10,442 | 5/13/2020 | 96 | $8.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,433 | 8/6/2018 | 96 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 321 | 4/1/2023 | 96 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 39,596 | 2/26/2025 | 95 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 7,397 | 6/23/2023 | 95 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 21 | 12/4/2023 | 95 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,151 | 8/11/2022 | 94 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3,903 | 9/25/2025 | 94 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 79 | 7/27/2023 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 315 | 5/9/2024 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 8/6/2020 | 94 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 2/14/2018 | 94 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 16,907 | 6/16/2025 | 94 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 660 | 4/5/2016 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 183 | 7/12/2019 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,515 | 10/15/2020 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 15). HoloCure - Save the Fans! on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). Hades on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 18). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 18). Deep Rock Galactic on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 12). Dead Cells on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 16). Crab Champions on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). R.E.P.O. on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 17). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). Picayune Dreams on Steam. Steam Store.