Good intro to roguelikes?

[stratzilla]

I think this is what the genre is called: "make incremental progress, die, restart from the beginning with slightly better stats or equipment, repeat". Try as I might, every example of this game I've played I've loathed.

Void Bastards was nice because I loved the artistic sensibilities but it couldn't carry past the dull gameplay loop.

Any prime examples of games in this genre I should take a look at if I want to change my opinion on them?

[zirkustier]

Rogue Legacy

[J4MESOX4D]

This is a great game and something a bit different from the usual suspects
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/

[That Fish Guy]

Undermine

[Mr. Smiles]

Rogue.

[TheCrazyAussie]

Originally posted by stratzilla:

I think this is what the genre is called: "make incremental progress, die, restart from the beginning with slightly better stats or equipment, repeat".

That describes incremental type games more than actual rogue-likes.

Rogue-likes are by nature a random-generated dungeon/map, more often than not with a perma-death function. A good one you can get for free is called NetHack. It's one of the oldest still-developed games, too, but it can also be quite unforgiving.

[Start_Running]

Rogue Legacy

[Aachen]

Rogue Legacy (and personally even moreso RL2, Risk of Rain2, Hades, maybe Going Under or Desktop Dungeons.

[The nameless Gamer]

What you described is a rogueLITE, games which are rogueLIKE are always a hard reset, no metaprogression. I personally would suggest
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029210/30XX/
or
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1952370/Oblivion_Override/
And a bit of an overlooked one
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1094590/Helvetii/

The roguelite genre in general is not particularly casual and usually its games fall into the "easy to learn, hard to master" category. As long as you know that you'll be dying a lot before beating the game for the first time, it's not hard to recommend and pick a good starting point.

[PurpleCreativeValiant]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/Monster_Train/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/692890/Roboquest/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037130/Dandy_Ace/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/528230/SYNTHETIK_Legion_Rising/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/798490/Othercide/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/Crown_Trick/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/595140/Immortal_Redneck/

[ReBoot]

This one's pretty fun with friends
https://store.steampowered.com/app/428750/Neon_Chrome/

[StickyPawz]

Casual, fun, and cheap!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/Eldritch/

[WhitePhantom]

Slay the Spire and Monster Train are good if you like card games, or even if you just want a rogue like that allows you to take your time to plan your next move.

[D. Flame]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1323470/GetsuFumaDen_Undying_Moon/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732070/ZHP_Unlosing_Ranger_vs_Darkdeath_Evilman/

[stratzilla]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1323470/GetsuFumaDen_Undying_Moon/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732070/ZHP_Unlosing_Ranger_vs_Darkdeath_Evilman/

Getsu is on my wishlist, how do you like it? I didn't know it was a roguelike, I thought it was more like Muramasa or something.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by stratzilla:

Originally posted by D. Flame:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1323470/GetsuFumaDen_Undying_Moon/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732070/ZHP_Unlosing_Ranger_vs_Darkdeath_Evilman/

Getsu is on my wishlist, how do you like it? I didn't know it was a roguelike, I thought it was more like Muramasa or something.

Technically they are all roguelites, but I liked it a lot. I played it on Switch (I didn't have a Steam Deck yet).