Action Roguelike tag
Tag created in December 2019
Action Roguelike's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Action Roguelike tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The number of releases gives an appreciation of the quantity of games published each year. It often tends to increase naturally, just like the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Action Roguelike tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Action Roguelike tag has peaked in 2022, with 480 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.03% in 2011 and 0.49% in 2023.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Action Roguelike's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Action Roguelike tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. If the graph is hard to read, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Action Roguelike tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 7 (2010) and 937 (2014) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Action Roguelike tag received between 19% (2010) and 586% (2012) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Action Roguelike
This graph displays the evolution of the Action Roguelike tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price peaked in 2019 at 10.49$, and bottomed in 2022 at 4.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2017 at 9%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Action Roguelike, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Action Roguelike tag games, classed by language. It helps estimate how different audiences judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Action Roguelike games is 96% for the Vietnamese audience, and the worst is 85% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Larva Mortus | Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares. | 2.99 | 75.5% | Mar 19, 2009 |
  | Avencast: Rise of the Mage | Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory. | 4.99 | 75.8% | Mar 17, 2010 |
  | The Binding of Isaac | Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update! | 4.99 | 95.2% | Sep 28, 2011 |
  | Super House of Dead Ninjas | Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks. | 6.99 | 96% | Feb 18, 2013 |
  | Full Mojo Rampage | Full Mojo Rampage is a rogue-like game that takes place within the confines of the Voodoo reality. In this realm only the most powerful rites and powers can provide a safeguard against evil. Dying is not the end, only the beginning to becoming a stronger voodoo soul! | 12.99 | 84.7% | May 8, 2014 |
  | Teleglitch: Die More Edition | In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor. | 12.99 | 89% | Jul 24, 2013 |
  | Legend of Dungeon | Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music. | 9.99 | 73.2% | Sep 13, 2013 |
  | Kill to Collect | Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha. | 9.99 | 68.5% | Apr 6, 2016 |
  | Nuclear Throne | Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Fight your way through the wastelands with powerful weaponry, collecting radiation to mutate some new limbs and abilities. | 11.99 | 96.9% | Dec 5, 2015 |
  | Risk of Rain | Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op. | 9.99 | 93.6% | Nov 8, 2013 |
  | Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition | Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky. | 9.99 | 71.7% | Oct 20, 2014 |
  | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety. | 14.99 | 97% | Nov 4, 2014 |
  | Eldritch | Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft. | 14.99 | 88.6% | Oct 21, 2013 |
  | Pixel Piracy | Embark on an epic 2D pirate RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level up your crew, and uncover hidden treasures as you become a legendary pirate. | 14.99 | 65.8% | Jul 31, 2014 |
  | 99 Levels To Hell | 99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon. | 4.99 | 60.1% | Feb 19, 2014 |
  | Platformines | Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills! | 0.99 | 73.6% | Mar 28, 2014 |
  | FORCED SHOWDOWN | Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show. | 19.99 | 83.1% | Mar 29, 2016 |
  | Over 9000 Zombies! | Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive? | 1.99 | 87.2% | Feb 25, 2015 |
  | Diehard Dungeon | Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels. | 1.99 | 74.6% | Mar 5, 2014 |
  | TinyKeep | TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep! | 9.99 | 66.9% | Sep 29, 2014 |
  | A Wizard's Lizard | Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon. | 9.99 | 69.5% | Jun 16, 2014 |
  | The Dungeoning | The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge. | 3.99 | 70.8% | May 2, 2014 |
  | Ascendant | Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up in which you are a demigod invading a world controlled by your rivals. Choose your fate by discovering Blessings, equipping mighty weapons and spells, and learning to survive in this brutal realm. Only the most impressive warriors have a chance of victory. | Free | 81.4% | May 13, 2014 |
  | Rogue Stormers | An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players. | 34.99 | 66% | Apr 21, 2016 |
  | GALAK-Z | Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I. | 19.99 | 78.2% | Oct 29, 2015 |