Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed Roguelike Games of All Time

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#1 Hades (2020) (#44)

Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 49 lists

#2 Spelunky (2012) (#81)

BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, X360, PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 38 lists

#3 FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) (#261)

Subset Games | 3 | Strategy / Roguelike | ~12h | 25 lists

#4 Returnal (2021) (#340)

Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 29 lists

#5 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#365)

Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists

#6 Slay the Spire (2019) (#377)

Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 17 lists

#7 Dead Cells (2018) (#471)

Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists

#8 Balatro (2024) (#473)

LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~7h | 43 lists

#9 Loop Hero (2021) (#522)

Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 10 lists

#10 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#548)

BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists

#11 NetHack (1987) (#639)

DOS | Roguelike | ~11h | 5 lists

#12 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#687)

Bay 12 Games | 3 | Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~75h | 4 lists

#13 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#868)

Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 25 lists

#14 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#887)

Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~57h | 9 lists

#44

Supergiant Games

MAC, SW, PS4, PS5, WIN, XB1, XBXS

Action RPG / Roguelike

~23h

49 lists

Hades 2020

#81

BlitWorks, Mossmouth

PS3, PSV, WIN, X360

Roguelike / Platform

~20h

38 lists

Spelunky 2012

#261

Subset Games

MAC, LIN, WIN

Strategy / Roguelike

~12h

25 lists

FTL: Faster Than Light 2012

#340

Housemarque

PS5

Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter

~19h

29 lists

Returnal 2021

#365

Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl

MAC, LIN, WIN

Action-Adventure / Roguelike

~11h

15 lists

The Binding of Isaac 2011

#377

Mega Crit Games

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Roguelike

~12h

17 lists

Slay the Spire 2019

#471

Evil Empire, Motion Twin

MAC, LIN, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Roguelike / Metroidvania

~14h

29 lists

Dead Cells 2018

#473

LocalThunk

AND, MAC, iOS, SW, PS4, PS5, WIN, XB1, XBXS

Roguelike

~7h

43 lists

Balatro 2024

#522

Four Quarters

MAC, LIN, SW, WIN

Role-Playing / Roguelike

~29h

10 lists

Loop Hero 2021

#10

#548

BlitWorks, Mossmouth

SW, PS4, WIN, XB1, XBXS

Roguelike / Platform

~27h

10 lists

Spelunky 2 2020

#11

#639

DOS

Roguelike

~11h

5 lists

NetHack 1987

#12

#687

Bay 12 Games

MAC, LIN, WIN

Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike

~75h

4 lists

Dwarf Fortress 2006

#13

#868

Poncle

AND, MAC, iOS, SW, WIN, XB1, XBXS

Shooter / Roguelike

~15h

25 lists

Vampire Survivors 2022

#14

#887

Red Hook Studios

MAC, LIN, PS4, PSV, WIN

Role-Playing / Roguelike

~57h

9 lists

Darkest Dungeon 2016

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