Best Action Roguelike Games on Steam
Steam currently has 4,583 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 4/13/2025.
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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.
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 248,551 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 244,758 positive reviews and 3,793 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $3.99 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. 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 Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 278,206 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 273,353 positive reviews and 4,853 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.
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 37,412 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 37,056 positive reviews and 356 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.
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 337,806 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 328,850 positive reviews and 8,956 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.
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 338,840 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 329,566 positive reviews and 9,274 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.
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 166,265 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 161,437 positive reviews and 4,828 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 |
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 26,213 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,673 positive reviews and 540 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 |
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.
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 95,764 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 92,600 positive reviews and 3,164 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 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 | $2.99 |
| 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.
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 112,414 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 108,487 positive reviews and 3,927 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).
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 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Action Roguelike games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,009 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,973 positive reviews and 36 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 |
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| Publisher | 2 Left Thumbs |
| Steam App Id | 2088840 |
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| 11,985 | 10/20/2022 | 97 | $3.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 4,331 | 9/17/2020 | 97 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,071 | 8/17/2023 | 97 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 26,966 | 11/4/2014 | 96 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 14,046 | 5/13/2020 | 96 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 4,011 | 8/6/2018 | 96 | $12.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 955 | 4/1/2023 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 10,575 | 6/23/2023 | 95 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 121,278 | 2/26/2025 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 46 | 12/4/2023 | 94 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 8/6/2020 | 94 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 232 | 5/9/2024 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3,553 | 8/11/2022 | 94 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,683 | 4/5/2016 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 18 | 2/14/2018 | 94 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 171 | 9/23/2022 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 332 | 7/12/2019 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 717 | 9/24/2024 | 94 | $6.66 | Steam Charts | |
 | 85 | 7/27/2023 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 3,226 | 10/15/2020 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 8). HoloCure - Save the Fans! on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 12). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 13). Deep Rock Galactic on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 12). Dead Cells on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 11). Crab Champions on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 13). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 13). R.E.P.O. on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 5). Picayune Dreams on Steam. Steam Store.