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Caves of Qud

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

★ THE DOORS OF TRITHIUS ★ SOULASH ★ MOONRING ★ JUPITER HELL ★ FALLOUT 2: A POST NUCLEAR ROLE PLAYING GAME ★ SPROGGIWOOD ★ APPROACHING INFINITY ★ SHATTERED PLANET ★ TERRA RANDOMA ★ HIEROGLYPHIKA ★ COGMIND ★ TALES OF MAJ'EYAL ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Moonring

96% 👍 OF 2.1K
About This Game

A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

In this game, you can…

  • …type learned keywords into conversations, then use those words to unlock entirely different responses from other people later.
  • …drop a lit torch into flammable ground and watch fire spread until an entire room of enemies burns out without ever spotting you.
  • …cast secret spells by finding magic words, yelling them, and combining them with reagents the game never fully explains up front.
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Jupiter Hell

92% 👍 OF 2.1K
About This Game

True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

In this game, you can…

  • …hack sentries and mechs so they switch sides mid-fight and start shooting their own allies.
  • …stack dodge so high you can sprint through bullets, grenades, and explosions and keep swinging an axe.
  • …teleport from enemy to enemy and kill them in a chain instead of walking.
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Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

94% 👍 OF 17K
About This Game

Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.

In this game, you can…

  • …be too dumb to speak, turning most conversations into grunts and shutting off whole quest lines.
  • …box in New Reno, get your ear bitten off mid-career, then find it in your inventory and take a permanent charisma hit.
  • …play chess against a talking, genetically enhanced radscorpion while a talking plant coaches you, then come back for a rematch.
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Sproggiwood

80% 👍 OF 595
About This Game

Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.

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Approaching Infinity

95% 👍 OF 730
About This Game

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

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Shattered Planet

68% 👍 OF 656
About This Game

Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.

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Cogmind

96% 👍 OF 2.0K
About This Game

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

In this game, you can…

  • …swap from a treaded tank into a fast flying hacker just by changing what parts you bolt on.
  • …print rare parts at fabricators, then hack the systems to send hostile bots back where they came from.
  • …blow up enough of the facility that it escalates into lockdown warnings and heavier and heavier bots hunting you.
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Tales of Maj'Eyal

95% 👍 OF 7.4K
About This Game

Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.

In this game, you can…

  • …bond with a summoned golem, die, and keep the run going by taking control of the golem instead.
  • …turn into a demon and teleport a chosen enemy into a pocket plane for a one-on-one duel.
  • …unlock new races and classes by pulling off specific feats in the world, like discovering a hidden faction or finding a run-changing artifact chest.