Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Roguelike Games of All Time
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#1 Hades (2020) (#45)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 50 lists
#2 Spelunky (2012) (#84)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, X360, PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 39 lists
#3 Hades II (2025) (#110)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~30h | 45 lists
#4 FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) (#258)
Subset Games | 3 | Strategy / Roguelike | ~12h | 26 lists
#5 Blue Prince (2025) (#321)
Dogubomb | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Adventure / Roguelike | ~18h | 42 lists
#6 Returnal (2021) (#364)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 30 lists
#7 Slay the Spire (2019) (#374)
Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 18 lists
#8 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#388)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists
#9 Balatro (2024) (#471)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 44 lists
#10 Dead Cells (2018) (#492)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#11 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#569)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#12 NetHack (1987) (#640)
DOS | Roguelike | ~11h | 5 lists
#13 Loop Hero (2021) (#746)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists
#14 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#761)
Bay 12 Games | 3 | Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~75h | 4 lists
#15 Absolum (2025) (#790)
DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~8h | 9 lists
#16 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#888)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 26 lists
#17 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#936)
Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~57h | 9 lists
#18 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#938)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~28h | 16 lists
#1
#45
Hades
2020
#2
#84
Spelunky
2012
#3
#110
Hades II
2025
#4
#258
#5
#321
Blue Prince
2025
#6
#364
Returnal
2021
#7
#374
Slay the Spire
2019
#8
#388
The Binding of Isaac
2011
#9
#471
Balatro
2024
#10
#492
Dead Cells
2018
#11
#569
Spelunky 2
2020
#12
#640
NetHack
1987
#13
#746
Loop Hero
2021
#14
#761
Dwarf Fortress
2006
#15
#790
Absolum
2025
#16
#888
Vampire Survivors
2022
#17
#936
Darkest Dungeon
2016
#18
#938
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