Roguelike gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Roguelike, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 13,048 games in the catalog, 6,003 with a sales estimate.
Games
13,048
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$4.0B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.5K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
19.7%
1,183 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Slay the Spire 2 5.3%
- Risk of Rain 2 5.3%
- Hades 4.6%
- ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN 4.2%
- Slay the Spire 3.5%
- Other (5998 games) 77.1%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Roguelike games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slay the Spire 2 Mega Crit | 2026-03-05 | 201,311 | 572,332 | 8,584,980 | $214,538,650 |
| 2 |  Risk of Rain 2 Hopoo Games | 2020-08-11 | 352,880 | 74,945 | 8,469,120 | $211,643,309 |
| 3 |  Hades Supergiant Games | 2020-09-17 | 308,567 | 54,015 | 7,405,608 | $185,066,144 |
| 4 |  ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN FromSoftware, Inc. | 2025-05-29 | 191,203 | 240,640 | 4,206,466 | $168,216,575 |
| 5 |  Slay the Spire Mega Crit | 2019-01-23 | 218,557 | 56,724 | 5,595,059 | $139,652,673 |
| 6 |  Hades II Supergiant Games | 2025-09-25 | 123,379 | 112,602 | 4,451,820 | $133,510,082 |
| 7 |  Dead Cells Motion Twin | 2018-08-06 | 183,560 | 14,880 | 4,405,440 | $110,047,891 |
| 8 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen | 2014-11-04 | 456,176 | 154,142 | 7,298,816 | $109,409,252 |
| 9 |  Don't Starve Together Klei Entertainment | 2016-04-21 | 543,152 | 122,568 | 6,517,824 | $97,702,182 |
| 10 |  Darkest Dungeon® Red Hook Studios | 2016-01-19 | 162,524 | 19,737 | 3,900,576 | $97,475,394 |
| 11 |  The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome ConchShip Games | 2026-06-16 | 70,238 | 72,196 | 2,458,330 | $73,725,317 |
| 12 |  Balatro LocalThunk | 2024-02-20 | 198,658 | 43,825 | 4,767,792 | $71,469,202 |
| 13 |  Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games | 2021-10-19 | 148,619 | 17,044 | 3,566,856 | $71,301,451 |
| 14 |  Megabonk vedinad | 2025-09-18 | 106,053 | 116,969 | 5,263,605 | $52,583,414 |
| 15 |  Gunfire Reborn Gunfire Reborn Studio | 2021-11-17 | 103,711 | 35,002 | 2,489,064 | $49,756,389 |
| 16 |  UNO Ubisoft Entertainment | 2017-01-03 | 54,209 | 5,639 | 3,577,794 | $35,742,162 |
| 17 | 2018-04-09 | 57,129 | 7,920 | 1,371,096 | $34,263,689 | |
| 18 |  Enter the Gungeon Dodge Roll | 2016-04-05 | 89,863 | 15,767 | 2,156,712 | $32,329,113 |
| 19 |  Noita Nolla Games | 2020-10-15 | 88,846 | 9,144 | 1,599,228 | $31,968,568 |
| 20 |  Vampire Survivors poncle | 2022-10-20 | 265,821 | 77,061 | 6,379,704 | $31,813,457 |
| 21 |  FTL: Faster Than Light Subset Games | 2012-09-14 | 78,774 | 18,821 | 2,947,446 | $29,444,986 |
| 22 |  Sifu Sloclap | 2023-03-28 | 28,840 | 3,136 | 692,160 | $27,658,714 |
| 23 |  Skul: The Hero Slayer SOUTHPAW GAMES | 2021-01-20 | 57,608 | 18,876 | 1,382,592 | $27,638,014 |
| 24 |  Dwarf Fortress Bay 12 Games | 2022-12-06 | 31,512 | 28,288 | 848,640 | $25,450,714 |
| 25 |  Blue Prince Dogubomb | 2025-04-10 | 20,124 | 19,243 | 813,411 | $24,394,196 |
Releases per year
Is Roguelike trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
2
2010
3
2011
7
2012
21
2013
60
2014
99
2015
286
2016
109
2017
151
2018
164
2019
270
2020
300
2021
433
2022
659
2023
1,025
2024
1,621
2025
1,934
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Roguelike games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Streets of Rogue 2 Matt Dabrowski | 89 |
| 2 |  Guildrun Leyline | 117 |
| 3 |  Warhammer Survivors Auroch Digital | 141 |
| 4 |  Enter the Gungeon 2 Dodge Roll | 165 |
| 5 |  KingFish Firevolt | 174 |
| 6 |  Shark Dentist Alice Games | 232 |
| 7 |  Ignite the Depths SK Studios | 235 |
| 8 |  The Magus Circle By Witchlight | 254 |
| 9 |  ReVamp Digital Sun | 257 |
| 10 |  4:LOOP Bad Robot Games LLC | 276 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Roguelike games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $214,538,650 |
| 2 | | $133,510,082 |
| 3 | | $73,725,317 |
| 4 |  | $18,700,055 |
| 5 |  | $15,869,014 |
| 6 |  | $15,409,702 |
| 7 |  | $13,612,953 |
| 8 |  Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors poncle, Nosebleed Interactive 2026-04-21 | $13,601,776 |
| 9 |  | $8,815,100 |
| 10 |  | $8,166,057 |