Welcome, Dear Reader, to this new guide I’m trying out for the latest Steam Sale. My intention with this round-up is to bundle together a selection of games from each sub-category in the roguelike niche, with a mixture of heavily discounted classics and an assortment of new releases with smaller reductions.
Either way, I’ve tried to pick out the best that the genre has to offer – and I have only included games that I’ve played myself. That said, I know many of you will already have most of the biggest releases, so I’m going to include one or two wildcard suggestions. I will also focus on the percentages of the discounts, rather than regional prices, to keep things clean.
Finally, if you want to read about the games in this list, nearly all of them feature in my article on the best roguelikes and roguelites, so hit that link for more on them. Otherwise, stay with me for tons of discounted games, as they’re priced in the Steam Winter Sale 2025 (which runs until January 5th, 2026, 10 am PST).
Fantastic roguelikes
Let’s start things off with the proper turn-based roguelikes, shall we?!
Path of Achra | Ulfsire | PC (Win) | 50% off
Caves of Qud | Freehold Games | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 20% off
Dwarf Fortress | Bay 12 Games | PC (Lin, Win) | 20% off
Tales of Maj’Eyal | Netcore Games | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 50% off
Crypt of the NecroDancer | Brace Yourself | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 80% off
Rift Wizard 2 | Dylan White | PC (Win) | 50% off
Shiren 6: Serpentcoil Island | Spike Chunsoft | PC (Win) | 30% off
Amazing Action Rogues
Most of the next batch are roguelites, but there are some with more purest roguelike tendencies and less meta progression.
Returnal | Housemarque | PC (Win) | 60% off
Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth | Nicalis | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 40% off
Nuclear Throne | Vlambeer | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 50% off
Enter the Gungeon | Dodge Roll | PC (Lin, Win) | 70% off
Hades | Supergiant Games | PC (Mac, Win) | 70% off
Hades II | Supergiant Games | PC (Mac, Win) | 25% off
Nova Drift | Chimeric | PC (Mac, Win) | 55% off
Star of Providence | Team D-13 | PC (Lin, Win) | 20% off
Gunfire Reborn | Duoyi Games | PC (Win) | 30% off
Roboquest | RyseUp Studios | PC (Win) | 40% off
Culf of the Lamb | Massive Monster | PC (Mac, Win) | 50% off
Shape of Dreams | Lizard Smoothie | PC (Win) | 30% off
Mortal Sin | Nikola Todorovic | PC (Win) | 20% off
Perfect Platformers
Roguevania platform games, side-scrollers, and a fair few action-roguelites, too.
The Rogue Prince of Persia | Evil Empire | PC (Win) | 50% off
Spelunky 2 | Mossmouth, Blitworks | PC (Win) | 65% off
Downwell | Moppin | PC (Win) | 75% off
Dave the Diver | Mintrocket | PC (Mac, Win) | 45% off
Dead Cells | Motion Twin | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 50% off
BlazBlue: Entropy Effect | 91Act | PC (Mac, Win) | 25% off
Noita | Nolla Games | PC (Win) | 60% off
Addictive Deckbuilders & Strategy Games
Lots of deeply tactical turn-based games, both card games and strategy. For what it’s worth, I treated myself to one solitary game in the sale, and it would sit in this category, but obviously, I’ve not played it yet. Wildermyth by Worldwalker Games is the title in question, and it’s 35% off…
Slay the Spire | MegaCrit | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 90% off
Balatro | LocalThunk | PC (Mac, Win) | 15% off
Shogun Showdown | Roboatino | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 50% off
Cobalt Core | Rocket Rat Games | PC (Mac, Win) | 50% off
Conquer Lands | Virtual Fable | PC (Win) | 50% off
StarVaders | Pengonauts | PC (Mac, Win) | 25% off
Darkest Dungeon | Red Hook Studios | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 85% off
FTL Faster Than Light | Subset Games | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 75% off
Against the Storm | Eremite Games | PC (Win) | 70% off
Blue Prince | Dogubomb | PC (Win) | 34% off
Monster Train 2 | Shiny Shoe | PC (Win) | 20% off
Inscryption | Daniel Mullins | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 60% off
CloverPit | Panik Arcade | PC (Win) | 20% off
Emberward | Relic Games | PC (Win) | 20% off
Slots & Daggers | Friedemann | PC (Mac, Win)
Survivors-likes and Bullet Heavens
The final section is dedicated to survivors-likes, bullet heavens, and auto shooters.
Maze Mice | TrampolineTales | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 50% off
Brotato | Blobfish | PC (Win) | 40% off
Vampire Survivors | poncle | PC (Mac, Win) | 25% off
Picayune Dreams | Multiple Devs | PC (Win) | 40% off
Megabonk | vedinad | PC (Lin, Win) | 25% off
Ball X Pit | Kenny Sun | PC (Mac, Win) | 20% off
Halls of Torment | Chasing Carrots | PC (Lin, Win) | 25% off
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | Funday | PC (Win) | 30% off
Frankly, that’s enough discounts to keep pretty much anyone busy, but if your lust for games means that you want to read more lists, this extensive article covers all the best new roguelikes and roguelites.
