Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Roguelikes, Roguelites And Run-Based Games

Image: Nintendo LifeCan’t play Hades II yet? Need some roguelikes to keep you busy on Nintendo Switch? We’ve got you covered with some of the best on the system below. We’ve given this list a good spruce and added the sublime 30XX to the list. Enjoy!

What are the best roguelikes on Nintendo Switch? When it comes to modern video games, there are few more polarising genre terms. That divisive descriptor draws some players like moths to a flame, while others run a mile at the mere whisper of it.

These days, it often feels like ‘roguelike’ — which refers to dungeon crawler Rogue from 1980 — is attached to every other game released. The label has become so pervasive that it now stands alongside ‘Metroidvania’ as an increasingly vague (though very handy) shorthand for games with specific mechanics; in this case, games with randomised elements that are approached in one ‘run’. You steadily acquire gear and abilities on the way until you either beat the game (yay!) or die before being sent back to the beginning, stripped of your booty, to try again.