The best Roguelikes on PS5
As great as the best single-player games are, they all must come to an end. Sure, you can replay them and maybe get a secret ending, but they will essentially be the same experience as before. Roguelikes (and Roguelites) are games that are designed to be endlessly replayable.
Each one approaches things a bit differently, but the most common element they all share is some level of random generation. This could be in the levels, enemies, items, and more, with most opting to randomize almost everything. That makes every run a new challenge that you can never fully predict.
These games are some of the most addictive and best PS5 games you can play, but it is also a genre flooded with less-than-great options. We’ve sunk hundreds of hours into Roguelikes to pick out the best ones you can play on PS5 today.
Hades
91% Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie Developer Supergiant Games Publisher Supergiant Games, Netflix Release September 17, 2020 PC players are lucky enough to be playing the early access version of the sequel, but we at least have the original Hades on PS5. Mixing Greek mythology with a Roguelike was an inspired choice, but it isn’t just the visuals and abilities that make Hades so addicting.Story is incredibly difficult to pull off in a game where you’re constantly dying and restarting, but the number of lines each character has and the ways you slowly unlock more and more conversations are just one more reason to keep fighting. The combat itself is fluid, flashy, and constantly gives you choices for how to improve your run. Even a failed run still benefits you as you collect resources to slowly get stronger and unlock more weapons.
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