Traditional Roguelike gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Traditional Roguelike, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 723 games in the catalog, 387 with a sales estimate.
Games
723
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$57.8M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$1.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
15.8%
61 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Elin 36.2%
- Caves of Qud 16.1%
- Tales of Maj'Eyal 4.0%
- Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- 3.7%
- Jupiter Hell 3.0%
- Other (382 games) 36.9%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Traditional Roguelike games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Elin Lafrontier | 2024-11-01 | 9,377 | 18,203 | 1,048,227 | $20,954,058 |
| 2 |  Caves of Qud Freehold Games | 2024-12-05 | 12,804 | 2,853 | 310,849 | $9,322,362 |
| 3 |  Tales of Maj'Eyal Netcore Games | 2013-12-12 | 7,545 | 867 | 334,924 | $2,341,119 |
| 4 |  Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- AQUASTYLE | 2018-10-25 | 1,845 | 117 | 60,885 | $2,130,366 |
| 5 |  Jupiter Hell ChaosForge | 2021-08-05 | 2,117 | 91 | 69,861 | $1,744,196 |
| 6 |  Desktop Dungeons QCF Design | 2023-04-18 | 2,371 | 60 | 71,130 | $1,066,239 |
| 7 |  Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. | 2024-12-11 | 567 | 1,666 | 24,990 | $999,100 |
| 8 |  Path of Achra Ulfsire | 2024-05-07 | 3,303 | 1,033 | 85,878 | $857,921 |
| 9 |  Lost in Random: The Eternal Die Stormteller Games | 2025-06-17 | 1,025 | 606 | 30,750 | $768,443 |
| 10 |  Shattered Pixel Dungeon Shattered Pixel | 2022-03-23 | 2,263 | 339 | 74,679 | $746,043 |
| 11 |  ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Thomas Biskup, Jochen Terstiege, Zeno Rogue, Krzysztof Dycha, Lucas Dieguez | 2015-11-16 | 1,620 | 64 | 48,600 | $728,514 |
| 12 |  Tangledeep Impact Gameworks | 2018-02-01 | 1,484 | 23 | 44,520 | $667,355 |
| 13 |  UnReal World Sami Maaranen (creator), Erkka Lehmus (co-designer) | 2016-02-26 | 1,379 | 39 | 45,507 | $659,852 |
| 14 |  Dungeonmans Adventurepro Games LLC | 2014-12-09 | 1,234 | 51 | 40,722 | $610,423 |
| 15 |  Fate Seeker: Journey JSL Entertainment | 2022-12-11 | 1,204 | 7 | 60,200 | $602,000 |
| 16 |  Dungeons of Dredmor Gaslamp Games, Inc. | 2011-07-13 | 5,443 | 64 | 70,759 | $565,364 |
| 17 |  Endgame of Devil MiniWhale | 2023-04-08 | 1,041 | 26 | 78,075 | $545,224 |
| 18 |  Soulash 2 Artur Smiarowski | 2023-12-04 | 2,460 | 279 | 27,900 | $529,751 |
| 19 |  Rift Wizard Dylan White | 2021-09-01 | 1,059 | 20 | 34,947 | $523,856 |
| 20 |  Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. | 2020-12-02 | 962 | 2,658 | 24,050 | $479,798 |
| 21 |  Sword of the Stars: The Pit Kerberos Productions | 2013-02-21 | 1,554 | 146 | 46,620 | $465,734 |
| 22 |  The Doors of Trithius Jake Donkersgoed | 2021-08-15 | 1,014 | 307 | 30,700 | $460,193 |
| 23 |  ZED ZONE Leven Liu | 2023-03-29 | 3,798 | 368 | 36,800 | $441,232 |
| 24 | 2026-09-09 | 273 | 1,454 | 21,810 | $435,982 | |
| 25 |  Wayward Unlok | 2016-04-22 | 1,370 | 49 | 49,320 | $394,067 |
Releases per year
Is Traditional Roguelike trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2011
1
2012
2
2013
7
2014
8
2015
8
2016
11
2017
8
2018
8
2019
12
2020
17
2021
34
2022
25
2023
39
2024
101
2025
172
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Traditional Roguelike games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GET YOKED: Extreme Bodybuilding Barking Dogs | 1,309 |
| 2 |  Immortal Wayfarer YiFang Studio | 2,059 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Traditional Roguelike games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $435,982 |
| 2 |  | $300,810 |
| 3 |  | $222,827 |
| 4 |  | $170,829 |
| 5 |  | $102,216 |
| 6 |  | $79,831 |
| 7 |  | $56,324 |
| 8 |  | $49,492 |
| 9 |  | $47,430 |
| 10 |  | $37,289 |