Best Action Roguelike Games on Steam (for Mac OS)
Steam currently has 5,796 Action Roguelike games, but not all of them are able to be played on Mac. 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 12/19/2025.
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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. Be the bullet hell!
Vampire Survivors holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Action Roguelike game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 258,135 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 254,005 positive reviews and 4,130 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $3.74 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. 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 #2 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 294,637 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 289,116 positive reviews and 5,521 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.49 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 | $7.49 |
| Release Date | 9/17/2020 |
| Franchise | Supergiant Games |
| Developer | Supergiant Games |
| Publisher | Supergiant Games |
| Steam App Id | 1145360 |
3. 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 #3 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 372,548 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 362,359 positive reviews and 10,189 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.49 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 | $7.49 |
| Release Date | 11/4/2014 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Nicalis, Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 250900 |
4. 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 #4 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 175,709 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 170,541 positive reviews and 5,168 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $12.49 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 | $12.49 |
| Release Date | 8/6/2018 |
| Franchise | Motion Twin |
| Developer | Motion Twin |
| Publisher | Motion Twin |
| Steam App Id | 588650 |
5. 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 #5 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 107,850 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 104,175 positive reviews and 3,675 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 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 | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 6/23/2023 |
| Franchise | Blobfish Games |
| Developer | Blobfish |
| Publisher | Blobfish |
| Steam App Id | 1942280 |
6. Cult of the Lamb
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Cult of the Lamb has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 112,203 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 107,420 positive reviews and 4,783 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $12.49 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 | $12.49 |
| Release Date | 8/11/2022 |
| Franchise | Devolver Digital |
| Developer | Massive Monster |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 1313140 |
7. Hades II
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Hades II has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 108,362 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 103,661 positive reviews and 4,701 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $22.49 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 | $22.49 |
| Release Date | 9/25/2025 |
| Franchise | Supergiant Games |
| Developer | Supergiant Games |
| Publisher | Supergiant Games |
| Steam App Id | 1145350 |
8. Streets of Rogue
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Streets of Rogue has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,479 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,594 positive reviews and 885 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Streets of Rogue on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $3.99 |
| Release Date | 7/12/2019 |
| Developer | Matt Dabrowski |
| Publisher | tinyBuild |
| Steam App Id | 512900 |
9. Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Nuclear Throne has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,975 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,236 positive reviews and 739 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $5.99 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.
10. Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Crypt of the NecroDancer has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 26,088 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,920 positive reviews and 1,168 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 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 | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 4/23/2015 |
| Franchise | Klei |
| Developer | Brace Yourself Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 247080 |
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Explore even more rankings for the 10 best Action Roguelike games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 4,500 | 10/20/2022 | 97 | $3.74 | Steam Charts | |
| 9,077 | 9/17/2020 | 97 | $7.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 25,145 | 11/4/2014 | 96 | $7.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 3,070 | 8/6/2018 | 96 | $12.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 6,746 | 6/23/2023 | 95 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 4,667 | 8/11/2022 | 94 | $12.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 17,237 | 9/25/2025 | 94 | $22.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 445 | 7/12/2019 | 94 | $3.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 652 | 12/5/2015 | 94 | $5.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 129 | 4/23/2015 | 93 | $2.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 29). Hades on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 23). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 26). Dead Cells on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 24). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 22). Cult of the Lamb on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 29). Hades II on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Streets of Rogue on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 26). Nuclear Throne on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 17). Crypt of the NecroDancer on Steam. Steam Store.