Like Dungeon of Gravestone? Try these other iPhone and iPad roguelikes

By , on September 17, 2016
Last modified 8 years, 2 months ago

Dungeon of Gravestone is a new roguelike that's just come out on the App Store. It's got dungeons, it's got monsters, it's got pretty much everything you'd expect from a roguelike on the App Store.

This is a list of roguelikes that are also out on the App Store. It's got dungeons, it's got monsters, it's got pretty much everything you'd expect from a list of roguelikes that are also out on the App Store.

This is a third paragraph that's essentially acting as padding before we get to the list. It doesn't have dungeons, it doesn't have monsters, it doesn't really have any reason to exist. I just like having three paragraphs before the list starts.

This is the list.

Rustbucket

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Of course I'm starting with a Nitrome game. What else was I going to start with, a game from another developer? That sounds highly unlikely, even coming from the likes of you.

Rustbucket is the roguelike stripped down to bare bones and then wrapped up in one of Nitrome's comforting retro pixel blankets. If games were physical gestures, all of Nitrome's would be hugs.

There are monsters and dungeons, but this is more of a puzzler than anything else. And it's full of heart and charm and it refuses to take itself too seriously. Swish, basically. Swish.

Auro

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Auro makes it onto the list because rather than stabbing stuff here you're pushing monsters into the water. It's as much about positioning as it is about brute strength.

Also it's got its own unique style. I mean seriously, look at how ruddy lovely it is. It's like a damp high five from your sexy best friend. Actually, that sounds a bit gross, it's not like that.

Anyway, Auro is really good and it does things it's own way. And I like a game like that, I like a game that surprises me and then pushes me into a pond. That's just how I roll.

Dungelot: Shattered Lands

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The third Dungelot game also does things its own way. I could have called this list a list of games that do things their own way. Quite frankly though that would be terrible for SEO purposes. So I didn't.

This one mixes together the roguelike with everyone's favourite game about sweeping for mines, Minesweeper. Throw in some monsters and dungeons and loot and all that goodness and bish bash bosh.

I don't know why I say bish bash bosh so much. Ah well, I like Dungelot: Shattered Lands. Give it a try, you might as well, stranger things have happened.

Hoplite

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I don't think I've ever actually played Hoplite, but I know a lot of people who have and they all really seem to like it, so I've put it on this list to appease them. You're welcome people I know.

I guess I could do some research into what it actually is and make this list better, but that doesn't sound like something I'd do. I'm gonna guess it's got a Greek theme and there's a helmet in it.

Oh and probably fire too. And since it's on this list I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say that it does things its own way. Yay! One to go.

Dungeon of the Endless

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I like Dungeon of the Endless because even though it's set in a dungeon it's still in space. And space is cool because that's where all of the aliens come from. And meteors too. Coooool.

There's elements of tower defence here as well, and it looks amazing. I think we can all guess what the next paragraph is going to say, but I'm going to type it anyway.

Dungeon of the Endless does things its own way. All its own way. And now I'm going to do things my own way and finish this list. T'ra.