Dungeon Crawler
23 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Slay the Spire
The Deckbuilder That Started It All Still Holds
Hades
The Roguelike That Made Death Worth Repeating
Slay the Spire 2
More Spire, Sharper Spire, Still Unfinished Spire
Hades II
Supergiant Sharpens Its Roguelike Until Only Story Drags
Path of Exile
Theory-crafting is the true endgame, with a cliff for an on-ramp
Darkest Dungeon
The Best Stress Simulator Ever Built
Pathogenic
Sharp cellular shooter with a save-eating bug it can't shake
The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot
A budget kick-into-spikes sandbox that punches far above its price
Across the Obelisk
Co-op deckbuilder where the debuff stack breaks the fight
Rift Wizard 3
Deepest wizard-building in the series, guarded by a merciless opening
He is Coming
An auto battler that hides real strategy under retro paint
How Many Dudes?
Absurd dude-drafting that snowballs long after the decisions dry up
Die in the Dungeon
Dice on a grid that clicks, until the board clutters
Fogpiercer
Cliff-throwing tactics that outshine their own card decks
LONESTAR
Make Your Number Bigger Has Never Felt This Deep
Ogre Chambers 2222
Gravity-tugged bullet-hell that clicks, then runs out of upgrades
Shards of Order
Time-clock combat that clicks, with no runway past the credits
Romestead
Co-op rebuilding clicks with friends, grinds alone
Sol Cesto
Gorgeous grotesque odds-juggling, tripped up by unfair dice and no save
Sketchy's Contract
Loot-rich alien contracts, sunk by mission-wiping crashes
Breachway
Modular ships reshape your deck mid-run. The balance doesn't hold.
Cursed Companions
Killing friends with a word delights, when the mic cooperates
RAIDBORN
Solid dungeon loops, gutted by a day-one magic paywall