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
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 | FTL: Faster Than Light | Squad Management | 9.2 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.86 | 9.0 | 1.05 |
| 3 | Rimworld | Squad Management | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 8.75 | 9.0 | 1.04 |
| 4 | Balatro | Deckbuilder | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.73 | 9.0 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Dead Cells | Platformer | 9.4 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 8.59 | 9.5 | 1.49 | |
| 6 | Monster Train | Deckbuilder | 7.9 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 8.47 | 8.0 | 0.90 | |
| 7 | Vampire Survivors | Top Down Shooter | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.40 | 8.5 | 0.45 |
| 8 | Into the Breach | Squad Management | 9.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.26 | 8.0 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Inscryption | Deckbuilder | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 7.96 | 8.5 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Luck Be A Landlord | Deckbuilder | 7.8 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.93 | 8.0 | 1.01 | |
| 11 | Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Top Down Shooter | 8.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.84 | 8.0 | 0.76 |
| 12 | Enter the Gungeon | Top Down Shooter | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 7.5 | 2.06 |
| 13 | The Last Spell | Squad Management | 7.6 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 7.74 | 8.0 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Heat Signature | Top Down Shooter | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.73 | 7.5 | 0.21 | |
| 16 | Jupiter Hell | Traditional Roguelike | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.70 | 8.0 | 0.61 | |
| 17 | Cogmind | Traditional Roguelike | 9.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 7.67 | 9.0 | 2.75 | |
| 15 | Invisible, Inc. | Squad Management | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.67 | 8.0 | 0.58 | |
| 18 | Hand of Fate 2 | Deckbuilder | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.57 | 7.5 | 0.12 | |
| 19 | Loop Hero | Deckbuilder | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.47 | 7.5 | 0.06 | |
| 20 | Slice & Dice | Solo Dev | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7.43 | 8.0 | 1.37 |
| 21 | Fights in Tight Spaces | Deckbuilder | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.37 | 7.5 | 0.23 | |
| 22 | Risk of Rain | Platformer | 9.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 7.27 | 7.5 | 2.16 | |
| 23 | Star of Providence | Top Down Shooter | 9.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 7.16 | 8.0 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Griftlands | Deckbuilder | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.10 | 7.0 | 0.66 | |
| 25 | DoomRL | Traditional Roguelike | 7.2 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 7.10 | 7.0 | 1.05 | |
| 26 | Rogue Tower | Solo Dev | 6.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 7.00 | 7.5 | 1.78 |
| 27 | Streets of Rogue | Solo Dev | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.93 | 7.0 | 0.40 | |
| 28 | Warsim: The Realm of Aslona | Solo Dev | 7.2 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 6.90 | 7.0 | 1.77 | |
| 29 | Returnal | Shooter | 8.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.87 | 6.5 | 1.58 | |
| 30 | Wildermyth | Squad Management | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.86 | 7.0 | 0.91 |
| 31 | Cult of the Lamb | Squad Management | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.80 | 7.0 | 0.35 | |
| 32 | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | Traditional Roguelike | 7.1 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.73 | 7.0 | 0.64 | |
| 33 | Holocure: Save the Fans! | Top Down Shooter | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.67 | 6.5 | 0.57 | |
| 34 | dotAge | Solo Dev | 7.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.56 | 6.5 | 0.90 |
| 35 | Terminus: Zombie Surivors | Traditional Roguelike | 6.6 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 6.54 | 6.5 | 1.61 |
| 36 | Tales of Maj’Eyal | Traditional Roguelike | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 6.51 | 7.0 | 2.46 |
| 37 | Stacklands | Deckbuilder | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.37 | 6.5 | 0.32 | |
| 38 | Barony | Shooter | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.31 | 6.5 | 0.55 |
| 39 | Shattered Pixel Dungeon | Traditional Roguelike | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 6.17 | 7.0 | 1.44 | |
| 40 | One Way Heroics | Solo Dev | 7.9 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 6.08 | 6.0 | 1.74 | |
| 41 | Nightmare Reaper | Shooter | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.06 | 6.0 | 0.43 |
| 42 | Hand of Fate | Deckbuilder | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.87 | 6.0 | 0.32 | |
| 43 | Void Bastards | Shooter | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.67 | 6.0 | 1.04 | |
| 44 | Lonestar | Deckbuilder | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 5.38 | 7.0 | 3.09 |
| 45 | Against the Storm | Squad Management | 7.8 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 5.29 | 6.0 | 2.68 |
| 46 | Dungeons of Dredmor | Traditional Roguelike | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.13 | 5.0 | 0.23 | |
| 47 | Darkest Dungeon 2 | Squad Management | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.00 | 4.5 | 1.32 | |
| 48 | Pineapple Smash Crew | Top Down Shooter | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.90 | 5.0 | 0.79 | |
| 49 | Din’s Curse | Solo Dev | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.77 | 4.5 | 1.12 | |
| 50 | Brotato | Top Down Shooter | 6.2 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 4.61 | 5.5 | 2.41 |
| 51 | AK-xolotl | Top Down Shooter | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.20 | 3.5 | 1.94 |
| 52 | Eldritch | Solo Dev | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4.13 | 4.5 | 1.11 |
| 53 | Sword of the Stars: The Pit | Traditional Roguelike | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.13 | 4.0 | 0.32 | |
| 54 | Cargo Commander | Platformer | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.77 | 3.0 | 1.33 | |
| 55 | Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead | Traditional Roguelike | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 3.71 | 4.5 | 2.09 |
| 56 | Low Magic Age | Squad Management | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.30 | 3.0 | 0.61 | |
| 57 | A Valley Without Wind | Platformer | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.83 | 2.0 | 1.44 | |
| 58 | Hack, Slash, Loot | Traditional Roguelike | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.47 | 2.5 | 0.50 | |
| 59 | Realm of the Mad God | Top Down Shooter | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.17 | 2.5 | 1.04 |