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I think ETG is technically a "roguelite", but yes, it's a wonderful entry. Binding of Isaac is another, but it's so dark and disturbing that it puts many people off - which is a bit of a shame, because mechanically, it's spectacular. Dead Cells, Nuclear Throne, Crypt of the Necrodancer (and its sister game, Cadence of Hyrule), Risk of Rain, and Wizard of Legend are some of my recent similar favorites, too.

Slay the Spire is often also called a roguelike, and if it gets its teeth into you, watch out. Steam says I have 350 hours logged in it and I still enjoy the heck out of it.



Nuclear Throne is outstanding and really deserves more recognition.


Re: Binding of Isaac, it's not so much that it's dark and disturbing. There's plenty of that in ascii roguelikes of you know where to look. My issues with BoI:

- I could plainly tell how hard it was trying to be edgy

- the graphics were an eyesore

- the gameplay just wasn't fun for me




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