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The 9 best action roguelites on Steam in 2026

Among action roguelites on Steam, Hades leads right now, then Dead Cells and Risk of Rain 2.

Ordered by fit with the genre, Steam review score, number of reviews and how each game plays. Steam figures checked 26 Sept 2026. How the order works

The 9 best action roguelites, ranked

01
98% positive · 308,453 reviews · USD 24.99
Hades
Hades is Supergiant's isometric action roguelike: escape the Underworld, talk to everyone, keep the meta.
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02
97% positive · 183,370 reviews · USD 12.49
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a roguevania: a procedural castle, permadeath runs, and a meta that slowly opens the map.
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03
93.8% positive · 353,135 reviews · EUR 24.99
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 is a third-person action roguelike for one to four players: you land on an alien planet, stack items that multiply your damage, and race a difficulty that rises every minute.
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04
96.8% positive · 458,244 reviews · EUR 14.99
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down action roguelike: you shoot tears through randomly built basement rooms and stack items that change how you shoot, move and survive.
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05
95.7% positive · 123,247 reviews · USD 29.99
Hades II
Hades II is a roguelite game built around action combat.
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06
95.1% positive · 89,844 reviews · USD 14.99
Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon is a top-down bullet-hell dungeon shooter with a joke gun around every corner. Dodge rolls are the skill floor; unlocks are the meta.
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07
95.1% positive · 88,774 reviews · USD 19.99
Noita
Noita is a falling-sand action roguelike: every pixel simulates, and your wand will kill you with physics you technically caused. The meta is the wands you learn to build.
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08
92.8% positive · 21,988 reviews · EUR 16.79
Spelunky 2
Spelunky 2 is a roguelike platformer: you dive through randomly built caves on the Moon, grab treasure and try to survive traps, animals and your own mistakes, alone or with up to four players.
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09
94% positive · 49 reviews · USD 14.99
Helvetii
Helvetii is a Celtic action roguelite with short runs and a small review sample: 94% positive on 49 reviews (checked 17 Aug 2026).
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Vampire Survivors is next door because the horde auto-attacks.

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The 9 best action roguelites, ranked

Hades

Dead Cells

Risk of Rain 2

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Hades II

Enter the Gungeon

Noita

Spelunky 2

Helvetii

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