Every other week we play one of the top games in the roguelike pantheon then rank em. If you’re interested in our raw source data that we use to guide the podcast, you can find that here.
Two major rules that we abide by are:
- it’s okay to like or not like a game
- all devs go to heaven
- the scores don’t matter
At the end of every year, we rank the games for that year in a playoff tournament. A good place to start if you want to hear condensed thoughts on the top games.
The full combined ranking data can be found below:
(Special thanks to tabletomarkdown.com)
| Overall Rank | Game | GROGPOD Category | Scott Score | Colin Score | Will Score | Andrew Score | Avg Score | Median | Std Dev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slay the Spire | Deckbuilder | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 9.21 | 9.5 | 1.16 |
| 2 | Hades | Top Down Action | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 8.92 | 9.0 | 0.73 |
| 3 | Balatro | Deckbuilder | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.90 | 9.0 | 0.85 |
| 4 | Rimworld | Squad Management | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 8.78 | 9.0 | 1.05 |
| 5 | FTL: Faster Than Light | Squad Management | 9.2 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.73 | 8.5 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Dead Cells | Platformer | 9.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 8.63 | 9.5 | 1.52 | |
| 7 | Vampire Survivors | Top Down Action | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.48 | 8.5 | 0.39 |
| 8 | Monster Train | Deckbuilder | 7.9 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 8.47 | 8.0 | 0.90 | |
| 9 | Into the Breach | Squad Management | 9.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.31 | 8.0 | 0.69 |
| 10 | Noita | Platformer | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.16 | 8.0 | 1.17 | |
| 11 | Luck Be A Landlord | Deckbuilder | 7.8 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 7.97 | 8.0 | 0.96 | |
| 12 | Inscryption | Deckbuilder | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 7.96 | 8.5 | 1.64 |
| 13 | Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Top Down Action | 8.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.79 | 8.0 | 0.84 |
| 14 | The Last Spell | Squad Management | 7.6 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 7.79 | 8.0 | 1.40 |
| 15 | Enter the Gungeon | Top Down Action | 9.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 7.83 | 7.5 | 1.98 |
| 16 | Cogmind | Traditional Roguelike | 9.5 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 7.73 | 9.0 | 2.80 | |
| 17 | Heat Signature | Top Down Action | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.73 | 7.5 | 0.21 | |
| 18 | Jupiter Hell | Traditional Roguelike | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.70 | 8.0 | 0.61 | |
| 19 | Invisible, Inc. | Squad Management | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.63 | 8.0 | 0.55 | |
| 20 | Risk of Rain 2 | Shooter | 9.4 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 7.60 | 7.5 | 1.43 |
| 21 | Hand of Fate 2 | Deckbuilder | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.57 | 7.5 | 0.12 | |
| 22 | Loop Hero | Deckbuilder | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.47 | 7.5 | 0.06 | |
| 23 | Slice & Dice | Solo Dev | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7.45 | 8.0 | 1.39 |
| 24 | Fights in Tight Spaces | Deckbuilder | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.40 | 7.5 | 0.26 | |
| 25 | Risk of Rain | Platformer | 9.3 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 7.30 | 7.5 | 2.17 | |
| 26 | Star of Providence | Top Down Action | 9.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 7.16 | 8.0 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Rift Wizard | Traditional Roguelike | 7.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.15 | 7.0 | 1.14 |
| 28 | World of Horror | Solo Dev | 7.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 7.0 | 0.87 |
| 29 | Griftlands | Deckbuilder | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.07 | 7.0 | 0.67 | |
| 30 | Remnant: From the Ashes | Shooter | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.06 | 6.5 | 0.72 | |
| 31 | Rogue Tower | Solo Dev | 6.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 7.03 | 7.5 | 1.81 |
| 32 | DoomRL | Traditional Roguelike | 7.2 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 7.03 | 7.0 | 1.16 | |
| 33 | Streets of Rogue | Solo Dev | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.90 | 7.0 | 0.40 | |
| 34 | Warsim: The Realm of Aslona | Solo Dev | 7.2 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 6.90 | 7.0 | 1.77 | |
| 35 | Returnal | Shooter | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.90 | 6.5 | 1.57 | |
| 36 | Wildermyth | Squad Management | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.86 | 7.0 | 0.91 |
| 37 | Cult of the Lamb | Squad Management | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.83 | 7.0 | 0.38 | |
| 38 | Holocure: Save the Fans! | Top Down Action | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.63 | 6.5 | 0.59 | |
| 39 | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | Traditional Roguelike | 7.1 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 6.60 | 7.0 | 0.87 | |
| 40 | dotAGE | Solo Dev | 7.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.56 | 6.5 | 0.90 |
| 41 | Terminus: Zombie Surivors | Traditional Roguelike | 6.6 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 6.54 | 6.5 | 1.61 |
| 42 | Diceomancer | Deckbuilder | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.50 | 6.5 | 0.57 |
| 43 | Tales of Maj’Eyal | Traditional Roguelike | 8.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 6.48 | 7.0 | 2.45 |
| 44 | Stacklands | Deckbuilder | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.37 | 6.5 | 0.32 | |
| 45 | Barony | Shooter | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.29 | 6.0 | 0.55 |
| 46 | Shattered Pixel Dungeon | Traditional Roguelike | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 6.17 | 7.0 | 1.44 | |
| 47 | One Way Heroics | Solo Dev | 7.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 6.11 | 6.0 | 1.74 | |
| 48 | Nightmare Reaper | Shooter | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.06 | 6.0 | 0.43 |
| 49 | Reignbreaker | Top Down Action | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 6.06 | 6.0 | 0.84 |
| 50 | Azure Dreams | Traditional Roguelike | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.05 | 6.0 | 0.43 | |
| 51 | Hand of Fate | Deckbuilder | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.87 | 6.0 | 0.32 | |
| 52 | Void Bastards | Shooter | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 5.63 | 6.0 | 1.03 | |
| 53 | Lonestar | Deckbuilder | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 5.38 | 7.0 | 3.09 |
| 54 | Cube Chaos | Solo Dev | 7.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 5.31 | 5.5 | 2.62 |
| 55 | Against the Storm | Squad Management | 7.8 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 5.27 | 5.5 | 2.66 |
| 56 | Dungeons of Dredmor | Traditional Roguelike | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.13 | 5.0 | 0.23 | |
| 57 | Darkest Dungeon 2 | Squad Management | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.00 | 4.5 | 1.32 | |
| 58 | Pineapple Smash Crew | Top Down Action | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.90 | 5.0 | 0.79 | |
| 59 | Din’s Curse | Solo Dev | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.77 | 4.5 | 1.12 | |
| 60 | Brotato | Top Down Action | 6.2 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 4.61 | 5.5 | 2.41 |
| 61 | AK-xolotl | Top Down Action | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.20 | 3.5 | 1.94 |
| 62 | Eldritch | Solo Dev | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4.13 | 4.5 | 1.11 |
| 63 | Sword of the Stars: The Pit | Traditional Roguelike | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.13 | 4.0 | 0.32 | |
| 64 | Cargo Commander | Platformer | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.77 | 3.0 | 1.33 | |
| 65 | Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead | Traditional Roguelike | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 3.71 | 4.5 | 2.09 |
| 66 | Low Magic Age | Squad Management | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.30 | 3.0 | 0.61 | |
| 67 | A Valley Without Wind | Platformer | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.83 | 2.0 | 1.44 | |
| 68 | Hack, Slash, Loot | Traditional Roguelike | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.47 | 2.5 | 0.50 | |
| 69 | Realm of the Mad God | Top Down Action | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.17 | 2.5 | 1.04 |