Roguelike games provide a permadeath mechanic, or in other words, start from the beginning when you die. The dungeon crawler idea is maintained as you descend through dungeons to try to reach the exit point. The roguelike set up is the main differentiator as you try to learn from mistakes to make it further in each run.
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Become the ultimate Dungeon Master as you bribe, entice and coax your heroes through their adventures on a quest to restore your guild to its ultimate glory! Guild of Dungeoneering is a unique turn-based RPG with a twist: instead of controlling the hero, you build the...
"A brilliant roguelike with a finger in a load of genres that gets the balance just right
"A brilliant roguelike with a finger in a load of genres that gets the balance just right." - 9/10 PocketGamer
"...if you love a good roguelike dungeon crawler that will keep you entertained for a long time." - 4/5 AppAdvice
"Anyone looking for a challenging mobile game will certainly get their money’s worth." - 4.5/5 GameZebo
"...a fulfillment of the promise behind the...
“9 \ 10 If you enjoy dark sci-fi themes and like a challenging RPG with some roguelike elements, then look no further than Dead Shell
“9 \ 10 If you enjoy dark sci-fi themes and like a challenging RPG with some roguelike elements, then look no further than Dead Shell. ” Christine Chan, appadvice.com
“There is potential here, and I don’t regret buying this game.” Andrew Koziara, toucharcade.com
Blaster-wielding mercenaries vs beasts from the labyrinth: who will win? You're commanding a die-hard assault squad. Destination: Plutonia, a...
**9/10 PocketGamer Gold Award** - "It's funny, it's fun, and it'll make you scratch your head in all the right ways"
**9/10 PocketGamer Gold Award** - "It's funny, it's fun, and it'll make you scratch your head in all the right ways"
Rust Bucket is a turn based dungeon crawler that is built with mobile in mind. Swipe to take a step, swipe into enemies to attack. It’s as simple as that, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a casual...
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Tiny Rogue is a turn based rogue-like by the creators of Devious Dungeons, Random Heroes and League of Evil!
In Tiny Rogue you will descend as deep into the randomized dungeons as you can. Strategize your turns moving through the dungeons collecting treasure, using potions and spells, slaying foes, earning experiences...
Siralim is a deep monster catching RPG game with light roguelike elements that allows you to summon and customize hundreds of creatures to fight in strategic battle. Fight your way through randomly generated dungeons and complete randomized quests. Find rare treasure and use it to upgrade your castle, empower your...
Into the Dim is a mysterious RPG adventure of a boy and his dog. Explore tricky dungeons, think steps ahead and evolve traps. Solve puzzles, outwit and defeat enemies and uncover the town mystery!
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"A clever little dungeon crawler, that plays a lot differently from other games in its class, has...
* Runestone Keeper is designed for iPhone 5 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPhone 4s and below.
Runestone Keeper
By Blackfire
EDITORS CHOICE - APP OF THE YEAR 2015, Creativity Award, SLIDE DB
BEST GAMEPLAY WINNER - 2014 Unity Awards, Greater China
Featured by Steam
Featured by Mac App Store
"A great casual roguelite/puzzle experience...
The awarded smash-hit Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense hybrid game, in which your team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while finding their way out of a mysterious and dangerous dungeon!
- Pocket Gamer (9 out of 10 ""Gold Award"" | ""Game of the Year Nominee"")
"The mix of genres feels...
Dungeon Survival is a turn based rogue-like mysterious RPG adventure of a warrior saving her princess. Explore tricky islands, think steps ahead and evolve traps. Solve puzzles, outwit and defeat enemies and uncover the kingdom mystery!
In Dungeon Survival you will descend as deep into the Monster Nest as you can....
Launch Sale - 30% off!
Become a part of legend in this hand painted rogue-like puzzler. Traverse an underground kingdom of mazes and seek fortune and victory against an insidious dragon.
An intricately tangled labyrinth constantly changes to conceal exciting new monsters and treasures. Explore the maze’s hidden depths and discover the...
TouchArcade: 4/5 "...very good roguelike and a fun game"
148Apps: 4/5 "Sarcastically difficult"
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game.
An evil Dark Lord has stolen all the light, so your mission is to enter his lair and defeat him.
By playing as either a Warrior, a Wizard, a Assassin...
Pixel Heroes is a humorous and challenging roguelike RPG that will keep you coming back with its randomness.
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a fun and random roguelike RPG that is a worthy addition to any game collection.
1-Bit Rogue is a simple roguelike!
It’s a monochrome game featuring super simple retro pixelart!
Features a chiptune soundtrack for that nostalgic PSG sound chip feel!
Game Details:
- A 50-floor randomized dungeon
- Defeat dragons and collect artifacts!
- Weapons decay with use -- if they hit 0, they’ll break!
- Choose from five classes (including...
HeadlessD is hand-painted dungeon crawler with intuitive touch controls and NO in-app purchases.
Explore randomly generated dungeon with secret traps and great treasures. Collect gold, chests, potions, fight hordes of monsters and loot the heads! Each head gives you an unique skill as well as some weakness. Find the perfect...
The Dark Wizard has returned from his long, evil slumber to mess with the poor town of Villageshire. Once again, he’s stolen their only source of magical protection: the Orb! Now, it's up to a crazy, adventuring hero to fight hordes of deadly monsters to get the dumb thing back...
Could be good for special cases
Explore endless dungeons with your party, gather items and fight enemies!
An infinite number of Dungeons are waiting at the Sea Crypt! Pick a party member and fight your way through enemies in increasingly difficult levels. Explore the tunnels and loot items to equip your squad.
Features:
- 2 Character Classes: Archer and Warrior, with special abilities
- Procedurally generated fantasy dungeons and enemies
- 4 Item slots: Legs, Armor, Helmet and Weapon, all generated
- Elemental Weapons and Dungeons
Coming in the next update:
- Small Visual and UI improvements
Music by Incompetech
Cavern is a dungeon crawler in the vein of genre classics like Rogue and Nethack - but with original game world not based on any existing roguelike. Each level is randomly generated so no two games are the same.
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Cavern was full of ancient treasure which surface people dug up to keep their high standards of living. Caves were inhabited by hostile creatures of the nether but Mystery Object of the surface kept the evil weak with it's power. Somehow, creatures of the deep managed to steal the Mystery Object and took it to the deepest levels of the Cavern. Now You, the Hero, must retrieve it before it's powers are used against the Surface!
Features:
•Shops to buy equipment and sell treasure
•Three characters to play:
Fighter : strong melee character.
Adventurer : specialises in bows.
Mystic : uses wands and scrolls.
•Vintage game art by DeBray Bailey
•16 randomly generated dungeons
•In-game tutorial
•Over 40 different monsters
•Randomized item attributes and special unique items.
•Online Highscores and ranking for each game played.
•Saves your exact game state when receiving call or switching to another app.
•Juicy sound effects.
•Permadeath
How deep into the dungeon will you venture? Explore endless dungeons and fight your way to treasure through hordes of monsters eager to eat you for breakfast!
Dungeon Loot is a very simple to learn and play engaging roguelike dungeon crawler. Level up your character, hunt for treasure and, above all, survive as long as you can. The deeper you get into the dungeon the better rewards for you!
FEATURES:
-Perfect for quick breaks, fast and addictive roguelike gameplay!
-4 playable characters each with different skills and gameplay
-Endless gameplay with randomly generated dungeons
-Use your characters uniques skills and abilities to survive as long as you can
Download now for free and get on board for new exciting experience in roguelike dungeon crawler game.
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★★★ AWARD-WINNING DUNGEON-CRAWLER RPG — ALSO CHECK OUT FARGOAL.COM FOR BREAKING NEWS ABOUT UPCOMING FARGOAL 2!! ★★★ — Welcome to Sword of Fargoal®, the classic dungeon adventure with completely random map generation so it is different every time! Embark on your quest to rescue the Sword of Fargoal, hidden deep within the dungeon on the 20th level, and make it out alive before the walls begin to collapse around you!
★ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
5-Stars — Selected as one of the "Best iPhone Games" by TouchArcade's "2009 Buyer's Guide"
"Just spent some quality time with it, i'm hopelessly in love"
"This game is really worth its price and even more. There are games you pay 5 to 10 bucks for and they aren't nearly as addicting as Sword of Fargoal is. I hadn't more fun with the last RPGs I played."
— Fans from TouchArcade forum
“Sword of Fargoal is one of the best loved roguelike games ever to light up a CRT … Those who've never played a dungeon crawler before might just find themselves drawn in to Sword of Fargoal.”
— TouchArcade
“Fargoal has been beautifully polished in the visuals department without getting too far from the original game's quirky charm and retro stylings ... It's playable and addictive, perfect fodder for the iPhone / iPod Touch, and certainly one of the best mini-adventures you can get.”
— iPhone-Gamer.net
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★ GAMEPLAY VIDEO & TRAILER:
www.youtube.com/swordoffargoal
★ KEY FEATURES:
✔ Completely randomly generated — different every time!
✔ Over 20 Dungeon levels & 100 unique dungeon maps per game
✔ Over 28 monster types with special abilities, weapons, & spells
✔ Hidden traps & treasures, gold, spells & potions
✔ Subtle 3D dungeon with cool “retro” top-down map
✔ Full zoom, tap, & swipe intuitive on-screen movement
✔ All original music by British composer, Daniel Pemberton
✔ Animations by Emmy-winning animator, Charlie Canfield
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★ TouchArcade.com Says:
In its 1996 anniversary issue, Computer Gaming World listed the game as #147 in the "Top 150 Best Video Games of All Time." It has been inspiration for many dungeon crawlers created since...
It features completely redone graphics utilizing OpenGL ES to add depth to the stony visuals. It allows for pinch-and-spread zoom control to focus on the action at hand and features an optional on-screen mini map to aid in negotiating the twists and turns of each dungeon level.
But, really, what makes the game so well suited for the iPhone is its casual nature as compared to the typical roguelike. And that's not to say the game is shallow or light on dungeon crawling action, but rather I feel it's simply a bit more accessible to the typical gamer than, say, Nethack, Moria, or Rogue thanks to an economy of controls, spells, and the like.
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★ SUPPORT, INFO & FEEDBACK:
www.fargoal.com
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★ LEGAL NOTICES:
Sword of Fargoal® is a Registered Trademark of Jeff McCord. Original Sword of Fargoal design, Copyright © 1982, Jeff McCord. Sword of Fargoal for iPhone, Copyright © 2009-2012, Fargoal, LLC.
