What are the best games like Rogue Legacy?
Rogue Legacy came out back in 2013 and has garnered a Very Positive reception according to the game’s Steam Store Page.
Perhaps you are among those that have had a positive experience with the game, and you’ve ventured through the world so many times that you can do a full playthrough as a miner with only squire equipment without dying. Perhaps you’ve gotten so used to the adventure of Rogue Legacy that maybe you want an adventure with different characters and a different world, but still feel like Rogue Legacy to play. Here are fifteen games that keep the core gameplay of Rogue Legacy, but will give you new adventures to experience and grow an appreciation for.
15) Dead Cells
Dead Cells Gameplay
Dead Cells is a roguelite with the gameplay style of a Metroidvania set in a castle. Navigate different areas such as a prison with cages that are suspended very high up in the air, the sewers that surely must smell pretty as a rose, and a graveyard among many other areas.
You control a nameless undead vessel. You start with a rusty sword, basic bow and wooden shield. However, you’ll find plenty of swords, whips, and other weapons throughout your venture through the castle.
Plow your way through zombies that will claw at you, bats that will charge at you, armoured scorpions that will ambush you, undead archers that will take aim at you, and gooey worms that will bite you among many other enemy types and they will sometimes drop loot for you to collect.
Don’t get too comfortable with everything you collect though. If a swarm of enemies manages to kill you; items that spawned in the castle in one playthrough might not spawn in the next one.
Smelly Hurdles: The Player Is in the sewers about to attack a zombie. Watch out for the Undead Archer behind you though.
The Dead Zombie Walking: Zombies are approaching the Player at the slow rate that a lot of gamers would be used of a stereotypical zombie walking.
14) The Vagrant
The Vagrant Gameplay
The Vagrant is a 2D Action RPG that stars a blonde woman known as Vivian the Vagrant and takes place in the beautiful, hand-painted land of Mythrilia.
Vivian is a sellsword who finds herself exploring the lush lands of Mythrilia to find out the truth of her bloodline and reunite herself with her family by following her lost father’s research.
Wolves will lunge at you to literally get a piece of you, giant hogs will try to run you down, skeletons with two swords that won’t hesitate to use to slash you, and many more obstacles await Vivian in her adventure. Defeated foes can also be logged into Vivian’s Monsterpedia for any completionists.
Vivian is more than capable of defending herself though as she comes with a sword and she will find many more weapons and armour pieces to take from enemies, find on the ground, or to buy from stores. She can also improve her performance in combat by enchanting her equipment.
Battle at Sea: Vivian is on a boat combatting some foes. The boat in addition to the rain and background really shows how beautiful The Vagrant’s art style really is.
ULTRRAAAAAAA COMBOOOO: Vivian is using her sword to cut down some zombies, and has amassed a chain combo of 49 hits.
13) Bladed Fury
Bladed Fury Gameplay
Bladed Fury is an Action game with a traditional Chinese art style that takes place in China. The game takes heavy inspiration from Chinese Mythology, as well as Chinese History. There’s also a pinch of surrealism thrown in for good measure.
Bladed Fury stars a girl named Ji. Ji was a princess of the land of Qi. However an officer of her father named Tian sprung a trap to get Ji exiled, her older sister Shu put under house arrest, and her father, The Duke of Qi, Kang killed. It is now up to Ji to exact her revenge on Tian.
Experience a combat system that’s easy to learn, but hard to master. Ji has 3 blades that she can use for combat. A pair of smaller blades for less, but rapid damage, as well as a Greatsword for heavy strikes.
Throughout the adventures that Ji goes through, she will find 2 different types of orbs upon defeating monsters. The yellow orb will enhance her abilities. Meanwhile, the green orbs will heal the wounds she has suffered from.
A Sticky Situation: Ji finds herself in a 1-On-1 Showdown with a giant spider that can definitely do what a spider can.
Showdown with a Samurai: That’s one tall samurai. Wouldn’t want to tick him off. Oh well. It’ll make for one interesting showdown nonetheless.
12) Sundered: Eldritch Edition
Sundered: Eldritch Edition Gameplay
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a roguelite Metroidvania where you control a wanderer named Eshe and this adventure takes place in a ruined world with ever-changing caverns and plenty of foes.
There are different corrupted relics that are spread throughout the dangerous caverns, and Eshe can choose to either embrace these relics and become more powerful or deny them to keep her humanity.
With over 15 hours of gameplay, you’ll find yourself mowing your way through a huge variety of vile enemies, and outright cruel bosses to find out Eshe’s fate. Or should I say one of a few possibilities for how Eshe’s adventure could conclude?
You can wander the ruined world of Sundered: Eldritch Edition with up to 3 friends locally thanks to the Magnate of the Gong update that comes with the game.
The Real Superpower of Teamwork: 4 players can experience Sundered: Eldritch Edition together locally through Co-Op mode.
Steady! Aim! Fire: Eshe has her sights set on one of many swarms of foes that will stand in her way.
11) Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered Gameplay
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered is a stealth platformer game set in Feudal Japan. You control a nameless Ninja with the goal of teaming up with another ninja named Ora and rescuing your sensei Azai. The plot of Mark of the Ninja: Remastered will take many turns throughout the course of your adventure.
Not too long into your adventure, you will find a sword to murder guards with, a grappling hook to swing up to areas that you may not have been able to before, and darts to disable lights with.
Stealth will play a major role in your mission. If a guard manages to catch you, they will shoot you on sight if they are close enough to you, and you shouldn't expect yourself to take too many of those and live to tell the tale. Utilize the environment to your advantage, and remain silent yet agile as a ninja.
Even after you are fully equipped, if you manage to slaughter a guard, you will want to hide their body in different areas, such as behind a door so that his dead corpse will not cause another guard to panic and call in backup.
Assassination from Above: Out of the guard’s sight, The Player is about to kill the guard in the most brutal way possible. Perhaps you can hide his body in the bin behind him.
Quiet as a Mouse: The place Is heavily guarded by security. Thankfully, the Ninja is out of the guard’s sights and is in the dark not making any noise.
10) STRIDER
STRIDER Gameplay
STRIDER is an action platformer which is also a reboot of the NES Strider games. The year is Meio 0048. The world’s been taken over by a cloaked figure named Grandmaster Meio. You play as a cyborg ninja named Strider Hiryu, and the goal is to infiltrate different areas of the world and take down Grandmaster Meio.
Strider has plasma ciphers that he will use throughout his adventure. Strider can find upgrades to improve his ciphers. He also comes with a huge arsenal of moves and abilities that he can use to cut down his foes.
The world is a vast place, and Strider has all the abilities he needs to traverse the world in a seamless fashion on his quest to take down Grandmaster Meio.
There is also a ton of enemies that Strider will need to take down both biological and mechanical. In addition, some enemies will be impossible to take down without proper planning.
A Launcher Attack? Is this Marvel vs. Capcom: Strider launches a couple of enemies in the air with his plasma ciphers.
Baseball Slide: Slider uses his ability to slide to dodge the laser being shot at him in addition to getting past the drone in front of him.
9) Abyss Odyssey
Abyss Odyssey Gameplay
Abyss Odyssey is an action adventure game that uses mechanics from fighting games. Each character comes packed with a set of normal moves as well as special moves. There are also universal techniques that experts can use to perfection and movement options that any character can use.
Don’t get too comfortable just because you’re getting used to a level and playing pretty good as a result. The levels are procedurally generated. This means that every playthrough is different from one another.
There are up to three hero characters that you can unlock in your journey that are fully customizable right down to the armour they wear, the stats they specialize in, and the skills they master. But if you use your character’s Ultra attack, you can even steal an enemy’s soul and play as them. They are also just as mechanically deep as the heroes.
If going solo isn’t your style, you can experience the adventure with up to three friends in local co-op multiplayer. Or if they’ve betrayed you for the last time and you want to beat your friends up, you can challenge up to three friends in a competitive duel to the death.
It's Dangerous to go Alone! Bring a Friend: Conquer a variety of foes with a friend in tow. Helpful especially if you don’t like to tackle the adventure solo.
FOOT DIVE: The player is experiencing some trouble with that crimson skeleton. There will be many dangerous foes on your journey. Especially if you have bad luck with the level made for you.
8) Shank 2
Shank 2 Gameplay
Shank 2 is a 2D Brawler that stars a stoic yet strong-willed man named Shank. His homeland has been engulfed in chaos after events that transpired throughout the first game, and now a militia led by a General named Magnus has overthrown the government and kidnapped Shank’s mentor; A woman named Eva.
There are plenty of weapons in which Shank can use to take down his enemies. Want to slice your enemies in half? Shank is able to use chainsaws and machetes. Or if you want to put a hole in them from a range, Shank also has handguns and shotguns to do just that.
In addition, the environment is just as effective of a weapon as the weapons in Shank’s arsenal. Blow up barrels or throw some crates at an enemy’s direction.
You do not have to feel too lonely if you want to thrash some militia soldiers as well since Shank 2 offers an arcade-style co-op mode where the goal is to survive against swarm after swarm of increasingly tough enemies.
Gunslinger: Shank is keeping one of his foes in the air with his pistol.
Got your Back: 2 Players will need to survive wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies.
7) Death’s Gambit
Death’s Gambit Gameplay
Death’s Gambit is an Action platformer that has RPG mechanics where you play as the right-hand man of Death himself. Death’s Gambit is set in a vast land named Siradon, which has a variety of different areas such as a forest and a city among others.
The player is free to explore the land of Siradon however they like. Want to visit the Obsidian Vale first? Nothing is going to stand in your way...
The exceptions to the rule are the enemies that will do anything in their power to prevent you from seeing your quest to its conclusion. How rude. Plow your way through a variety of knights, slimes, and Golems throughout your journey.
You can also customize your character in many ways. You can deck out your character with different weapons like a scythe or a halberd, abilities for that weapon, and spells that you can cast on your enemies.
Bundle Up: The player will have to fight different enemies like the wolf-like enemy pictured above in different areas such as a really cold forest.
Showdown: You will find yourself engaged in combat with a variety of bosses throughout the course of your journey. The Dark Knight illustrated above is one particular example.
6) Wings of Vi
Wings of Vi Gameplay
Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D Platformer that takes heavy inspiration from classics such as Mega Man and Castlevania.
A long time ago, a delightfully devilish Demon named Jeh’oul was imprisoned in an angelic prison. However, he has now broken free. You play as a female angel named Vi. Vi’s parents were the ones responsible for imprisoning Jeh’oul in the first place, and now it is up to Vi to slay him once and for all.
Vi’s journey will take her to 8 different locations of divine origins. Some of these places include Vi’s homeland called The Floating Keep, which you will see both before and after Jeh’oul’s invasion. Another example is the grasslands known as the Terrestrial Vale.
Vi’s adventure will also be met by some very challenging boss fights. For example, Vi will need to fight her best friend Rubi’s sister named Amethyst in the Terrestrial Vale. Amethyst will use a variety of elemental attacks against Vi and put up a shield after being damaged.
Acropolis Ambush: Vi will travel through different levels and meet many enemies on her quest to defeat Jeh’oul. Illustrated above is Vi travelling through The Acropolis of Anguish with a big Brute looking to defeat her.
Put your Tongue back in your Mouth: There are plenty of bosses Vi must fight in her adventure, including the boss illustrated above showing the boss of the cave-like Sinister Grotto named Terravine.
5) EITR
EITR Gameplay
EITR is an upcoming action RPG that takes place in a mythological Norse World. EITR focuses on well-polished combat.
EITR stars a woman known as The Shield Maiden. One day, the Shield Maiden was about to have her fate revealed by three fellows known as the Three fate-weaving Norns. However, a dastardly god known as Loki (not played by Tom Hiddleston) decided to meddle in the Norns affairs, and now it is up to The Shield Maiden to explore the nine Norse worlds connected to the great tree known as Yggdrasil to find out what her fate is.
EITR decides not to use a traditional Experience system. Instead, EITR implements a system where The Shield Maiden will gain Favor and will be able to trade it for either permanent level upgrades, or forego that and gain powerful perks.
You can collect a lot and a good variety of loot from enemies that you slay on your journey. However, if you perish. Not even the most precious of loot that you collect is safe from being lost for good.
EITR will be released in 2019 on Steam.
Undead Realm Invasion: The Shield Maiden will find herself in different locations including the crypt illustrated above.
Againwalker? But he doesn’t look like he’s Walking at All: The Shield Maiden will face off against different bosses along her journey through the nine Norse worlds connected to Yggdrasil. Illustrated above shows her confrontation with the skeleton imbued with dark magic known as the Againwalker.
4) Void Memory
Void Memory Gameplay
Void Memory is a 2D Action platformer set in a world filled with darkness containing different areas for you to explore.
Void Memory stars a nameless creation that finds himself looking for relics around the hollowed world for the person that created him.
There are plenty of enemies and bosses that you will find in your journey, and you must be well equipped to survive. Thankfully, there are pieces of equipment that fall under 4 different categories that you will be able to use pending on what playstyle you specialize in.
If you found your journey through the world of Void Memory too easy, there is also an unlockable mode that will make your journey tougher.
What a Popeular Fellow: The player is face to face with a boss known as Pope Grammartys the Great.
HAMMER DOWN: The player is about to use their hammer to crush a boss known as The Providence.
3) Unworthy
Unworthy Gameplay
Unworthy is an action-focused Metroidvania set in a ruined world with a black and white art style.
In Unworthy, you control a resurrected nameless warrior that’s been deprived of his ability to jump. The goal for this resurrected warrior is to navigate the bleak world around him to prove that he is worthy of living in this world.
Slash your way through archers, sword wielders both small and big, and more throughout your journey to prove your worth.
In addition to the small fry, there are more intimidating bosses that you must force your way through including a larger human being that wields a giant hammer that he won’t hesitate to crush your head (and other body parts) with.
As you make your way through the adventure, you will notice your character get stronger through learning new skills and improved stats, and more improved weapons to find.
Metal meet Metal: The nameless warrior is face to face with a boss known as Narcoss, the First Anvil. Narcoss will try to crush you using his big hammer.
Sin Shopping Spree: The player will collect sin as they defeat enemies and bosses. They can meet a gravedigger who is willing to part with some items he has at the cost of sin. Think of sin almost as a form of currency in Unworthy.
2) Rift Keeper
Rift Keeper Gameplay
Rift Keeper is an upcoming roguelite Metroidvania that stars a nameless character. The nameless character was awakened from his deep slumber and summoned by four men donned with red robes. One of those men told our protagonist “The Gates are open.”
There are thirty different dungeons that you will be able to explore in your journey. How long will you be able to survive?
Throughout your journey, you will meet skeletons, wisps, and other enemy types that will grow tougher and tougher the more you have accomplished in your journey.
However, you will also grow stronger as you loot gear from such said enemies and find loot lying on the ground. There are better places for loot to lie down on than the ground after all.
You will be able to play Rift Keeper when it launches on Steam January 14th, 2019.
Now Watch me Whip: Utilize different weapons in your journey including a whip, as illustrated above.
Cutting Edge: The player is slashing his way through a couple of enemies.
1) Salt and Sanctuary
Salt and Sanctuary Gameplay
Salt and Sanctuary is an action RPG that takes heavy inspiration from Dark Souls. (and not just in the “everything is like Dark Souls” meme kind of way)
The journey of Salt and Sanctuary starts off on a boat that has both an unnamed protagonist as well as a princess who is forced to wed a king of an opposing country to prevent war. However, a group of raiders assault the ship, causing the deaths of a lot of crew members.
There are many foes that you will be able to put down throughout your quest. Weapons fall under different categories so that you can play the game with a play style that you are comfortable with. Want some extra power? Go (steamed) ham with a 2 handed sword. Do you favor defensive play? Shields are perfect for that.
There are also RPG elements such as stat growths, origins, and classes so that you can distinguish your character from somebody else who is playing through the game.
You can team up with and beat up on your friends locally, so you don’t have to feel too lonely on your adventure.
Beware the Call of Cthulhu: The player will find them self with only one shot to defeat this boss at the ship known as The Unspeakable.
Not Close and Far from Personal: Who said anything about having to fight with melee weapons? You can also use a crossbow if your character is a Hunter.
You may also be interested in:
- Rogue Legacy Review and Gameplay
- Rogue Legacy: 10 Important Things to Know
- 10 Best Roguelike PC Games Worth Playing in 2017
