Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
You are the Black King but all your army has gone over to the white side, leaving you with nothing but your royal shotgun and your wounded pride.

It's time to teach those white pieces to fear the Shotgun King.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is a unique turn-based strategy roguelike.

Key Features:
- Choose wisely: Every turn, you may either move your king or shoot at enemy pieces, after what you'll need to move again to reload your shotgun.
- Avoid Checkmate: Kill the White King to complete the floor and move on to the next level!
- Strengthen both Kings: After completing each floor, you will upgrade your king... but also your opponent!
- A whole kingdom: 15 difficulty ranks, an endless mode, a chase mode, and over 100 upgrades are waiting for you!

They're changing the past... we have to go back!  

Blast into an action-packed adventure through time, where Earth is under attack by aliens. Lead the resistance against the 'Murkors' in Die After Sunset, a vibrant roguelite shooter. Experiment with different item combinations and power up through missions as you race against the clock to take on gigantic bosses! If they take you down, then don't worry - death is only the beginning!

Return to the fight, levelled-up and stronger with each new run!

Travel through time & save the world! Pick your defender from three unique play styles: sharp-shooter 'April', machine-gun spraying cyborg 'Rido', or the finger-lazor zapping 'Hune'!

Fight in the light and prepare for an adrenaline-fueled shooting frenzy! Pick your battles and fight Murkors in sun-lit areas, because when they enter the shadows... they become stronger!

Five colossal bosses! Each level takes place in a different era of time and is always plagued with hordes of Murkors, with an evil leader awaiting you during sunset on every run!

No run is ever the same! 19 in-game missions are uniquely populated every time you start a new run. Keep your wits about you, defender! And hope luck is on your side...

Experiment with hundreds of item combinations. Scavenge for chests and complete missions to grab as many items as you can stack. Who knows what weird and wonderful ways they might work together?

Unlock even more weapons and powers by completing challenges! Task yourself with targeting a whole list of challenges to unlock all new weapons, items, and game settings!

Whispike Survivors blends two trendy game genres: horde survivor and farm simulator.
Features:

- Defeat hordes of enemies to make your Whispike stronger.
- Use the seeds that Whispikes drop when dying to grow them in your Whispike farm and make even stronger hybrids!
- Turn your foes into manure to accelerate the Whispike's growth!


In this game you will control one of Sword of the Necromancer's monsters and make it fight other critters to make it the strongest! Were you defeated? Don't worry! You can take your last monster's seed, plant it and get it back...

Only "adult" Whispikes are eligible to fight, so you will have to wait and take care of your farm until they grow (or play with a default one in the meantime). Also, you might not get exactly what you expect: by planting seeds in neighboring slots you can get hybrids that combine the original seeds' attributes!

First-person survival horror gets a roguelike twist in The Red Exile, where every playthrough is randomized across a procedurally generated map to keep you on your toes while elements of hand-crafted puzzles and level design are layered within. Your task is to perform an exile rite to rid this realm of your maniac pursuer before he can kill you first.

Outsmart, evade and fend off your pursuer as you locate items to unlock new rooms and complete the ritual. But be careful, the AI-powered pursuer learns from the actions you take and gradually grows stronger! Collect perks to unlock new abilities and stack the deck in your favor. Can you adapt and survive this deadly game of cat and mouse?

Oaken is a tactical turn-based roguelike with deck management and 3D figurines. Explore the world of the Great Oak, gather allies and enhancements, learn to use the positioning and rotation for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards - all in order to restore the Oak's Song.

Introducing Mighty Mage, the top-down arena shooter rogue-lite where you play as a cute mage on a journey to become a master magician. Armed with up to 5 elemental spells at a time, you'll take on hordes of enemies and choose from a variety of upgrades and spells to create unique builds.

In Mighty Mage, every wave presents a new challenge that you must overcome by choosing an upgrade or skill before taking on the enemies. From slow but tough Slimes to fast but weak Bats, you'll face a variety of foes on your journey to become the ultimate mage.

The game features a pixelated and clean design, with cute characters, vibrate colors and a lot of velocity and fun. With two mechanics of dashing and shooting, you'll need to make strategic decisions on when to use each to defeat your enemies. When shooting, you'll walk slowly and cannot dash to avoid enemies, but when dashing, you'll become invulnerable for a short period and receive an impulse in the input direction.

As you progress through the game, you'll choose from a variety of upgrades to buff your stats or restore your health, as well as learn new magic to become a better mage. Every upgrade and move has its own description, so you can customize your playstyle and make Mighty Mage truly your own.

Don't miss out on the chance to become the Mighty Mage and take on the tower challenges to become the ultimate master magician!

UltraGoodness is a bloody mess, dynamic and fun twin-stick shooter involving the struggle between Good and Evil in the world, where the Dark Forces turned all creatures into possessed monsters.

Tear your enemies to pieces; leave behind oceans of blood and mountains of corpses! Kill beasts, terrorists, and ghoulish-like creatures. Fight the Evil using its methods, show 'em what you got, show 'em your RAGE!

But remember — it's all in the name of Goodness, of course!

Slaughter the Dead, Face the Unpredictable.A rogue-like action where traditional Japanese characters (Samurai, Sumo Wrestler, and Ninja) destroy hordes of zombies. Since everything is randomly generated each time you play, no run will be the same. Need to make harsh decisions to survive.

Blinded and trapped inside a labyrinthian dungeon tower, every sound you make illuminates your path to freedom! In EchoBlade, danger lurks around every darkened corner, from trap doors and chambers filled with toxic fumes to halls patrolled by crusader knights and more! Explore in first-person perspective and watch for echo patterns that reveal walls, floors and enemies around you.

Every footstep, every metal clank of armor or swing of a blade illuminates your path with a wave of sonic resonance. Stride with care to avoid pressure plates that spring traps. Each level features new mechanics, secrets to discover and puzzles to solve. Customize your adventuring experience by assigning colors to different kinds of threats and environmental features. Use your wits and every resource at your disposal to defy fate and escape!

REPLIKATOR is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, set in an abandoned space science complex.

In the role of a galactic mercenary, you will have to fight against hordes of crazed robots and ectoplasmic monsters. Explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

Get ready for dynamic battles where you will constantly have to move and aim well to survive. The locations of rooms, enemies, and traps are procedurally generated, to insure a new challenge with every game!

Welcome to the Void Realm, a place where danger lurks around every corner. From the creators of Red Ronin comes a new challenge that will test your strategic skills and tactical prowess. Undergrave is a thrilling roguelike adventure that promises a new experience with every try.

As you step into the Void Realm, you must rely on your character's 3 distinct abilities to survive. However, every ability you use consumes your precious stamina, which recovers with time. You must use your abilities wisely to overcome the challenges that lie ahead.

To succeed in Undergrave, you must perfect your strategy and combine your abilities to outsmart your enemies. With each new try, you'll encounter new challenges, but with the right moves and quick thinking, you can emerge victorious.

Are you ready to take on the Void Realm and prove your worth as a tactical mastermind? The challenge awaits in Undergrave!

Recently, the Halloween spirit is missing and GhostMart may be on the brink of bankruptcy. Clark Fackerberg, founder of FaceBoo! has started to distribute Storyum: a drug that absorbs the will and hope for Halloween from the inhabitants of HallowTown. Now, with the purpose of restoring the spirit of Halloween and his trade, Scary must destroy FaceBoo! and its 3 divisions; Darkchat, Deviltube and RipTok

"Death or Treat" is a 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with handpainted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.

You will play as Scary, the owner of Ghost Mart, leader in manufacturing candies for Halloween.

Discover huge worlds, explore new maps and try to survive the hordes of enemies. It’s not an easy task, every world is even more tricky than the other. Starting with Darkchat, Riptok, Deviltube, and last but not least FaceBoo!, the ultimate epic frontier.

Combat is one of the fundamental pillars of Death or Treat. Choose your favorite weapon style (fast, heavy or ranged) and face a real horde of enemies in the purest hack'n slash style: fly through the air and attack the crowd with force, move nimbly and look for their weak point.

Each one of the stores that you will find in HallowTown can provide different profit for your enterprise. You can create new weapons at Frank's Forge, or buy healing potions at DetoxBucks. Our vampire shopkeeper, Joe Bite Them, will help you get new empty slots for your inventory, and the Pumpkin guys will teach you how to craft magic spells. Finally, go to Pumpkin© to trade your ingredients for more candies!

A shooty, slashy, RPG-y game mixing retro and modern sensibilities. A blend of influences from Gauntlet & Smash TV to Zelda & Angband, Ampersat is a handcrafted adventure with appeal to Roguelite fans. Battle ASCII creatures in colorful areas & free letters to return language to the village!

In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.

Reality and the spirit world are now intertwined: defeat the armies of Chaos to save the people of the Kingdom of Midra from demonic invaders.

Rogue Spirit is a 3D rogue-lite action game with light stealth elements. Play as the Ghost of the Prince of the Kingdom of Midra, possess enemy characters and absorb their unique skills to fight the evil presence that has corrupted your land.

Merge and Blade is a fantasy puzzle game.
You will engage in large-scale battles with monsters with your own squad which is made using merge mechanics.

After a battle, you can recruit new units using merge mechanics.
By proceeding with these puzzles and battles, you will retake the castles occupied by monsters.

As you retake the castle one by one, your base and squad get stronger.
Your journey will continue until retaking the last castle.

But, even if you retake the last castle, your journey won't completely end.

There are endless invading monsters that you have to hold off.
You can battle with your friends or can save the world again with another strategy.

Are you ready to save this world?

CyberHeroes Arena is a mecha-themed auto battle roguelite ready for major fun! Choose your robot, create your build and destroy all cyber monsters to survive.

Move around avoiding enemies while automatically shooting; Collect money to buy skills and items. Complete missions and unlock all the playable robots. And try to survive the 18 waves to win.

There are a total of 7 different robots, and each hero has unique attributes, making each run different and unique.

Face various enemies and survive by buying different skills and items with numerous special effects to obliterate your opposition!

Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.

Swordship is a futuristic lightning-fast dodge’em up which flips the script on the traditional arcade shooter. Turn both the tide of battle and enemies on themselves by dodging, weaving and diving your way through an onslaught of enemies hell-bent on tearing your Swordship apart.

This addictive action-roguelike pushes you to make split-second decisions that will either bring you glorious victory against tyranny, injustice, and become a symbol of hope to The Banished, or see your unsung heroics sink to the bottom of the sea. With an adrenaline fuelled soon-to-be a modern classic soundtrack this game will transport you to a grim watery future.

Ship of Fools is a seafaring roguelite co-op game where you play the Fools, the only creatures fool enough to brave the sea. The Great Lighthouse that once protected the Archipelago is broken and a storm of malice and corruption is coming.

Together, you and your ship mates will jump aboard The Stormstrider and make your voyage across the sea. Man the cannons, ready your sails and protect your ship from sea monsters over multiple runs. It’s up to you to defend your home from the almighty Aquapocalypse.

In a nutshell, Ship of Fools is a game about blasting away your seaborne foes with mighty cannons as you defend your ship. Inspired by modern classic roguelites and built for co-op, you’ll want to bring your first mate on deck and enjoy oarsome combat as you unlock new trinkets and artifacts to help you save the world from catastrophe.

Uncover lost treasures and remote shops on the islands of the Archipelago, but plan your moves carefully! As you chart your way through the sector, the Everlasting Storm shifts and changes, blocking your paths with its fury. You’ll need to adjust your course in reaction to storm movements and decide when you can brave a trip to discover what lurks inside the storm.

Man your ship as a solo sailor and fight your way through dangerous waters and keep the glory for yourself, Ship of Fools offers solo play as well as multiplayer. As they sing in old sailor songs: it’s sometimes better to have no crew than a dysfunctional one!

With many Fools to play with, unique items to find and unlock, combat encounters to fight in and many islands to visit, each run will bring something new to your voyage. Bolster your strength each time, ready to defeat the monsters of the deep sea.

Play out a kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in the stylish 2D turn-based strategy of Kaiju Wars. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets, and more as the devastating kaiju grows in power with every attack.

FALLING OUT is a charming, light-hearted and accessible 2D roguelite adventure. Take control of two accidental adventurers, as you explore ancient kingdoms, discover treasures (be careful of the traps!) and bump into the equally lost shopkeeper, Azar. Collect items to craft weird weapons and useful objects that will help you traverse the world in this unplanned escapade. It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation but ditch the itinerary because you'll now need to choose your own path. Navigate through procedurally generated levels that offer the perfect balance of risk and reward. Help Giorgio and Felicie overcome their differences and work as a team in single-player or co-op. However you play, you'll need to work together to conquer the unique obstacles and challenges scattered throughout each world.

Best Xbox Series X|S Roguelike Games - Page 3

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Die After Sunset

Whispike Survivors - Sword of the Necromancer

The Red Exile - Survival Horror

Oaken

Mighty Mage

UltraGoodness

Ed-0: Zombie Uprising

EchoBlade

REPLIKATOR

Undergrave

Death or Treat

Ampersat

Revita

Loop Hero

Blade Assault

Rogue Spirit

Merge & Blade

CyberHeroes Arena DX

Phantom Abyss

Swordship

Ship of Fools

Kaiju Wars

FALLING OUT

Maze Blaze