Welcome, Dear Reader, to our deep dive into the Steam Spring Sale, which kicked off yesterday and runs until March 26th.
Following the approach we took with the Winter Sale, our intent of 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.
Here we’ve picked out the best the genre has to offer and have only included the games we’ve personally played. Many of these games featured in our previous list, but there have been a few new additions this time around and some games have even deeper discounts.
Finally, if you want to read about the games in this list, nearly all of them feature our 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 Spring Sale 2026 (which runs until March 26th, 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) | 55% off
Shiren 6: Serpentcoil Island | Spike Chunsoft | PC (Win) | 50% off
Amazing Action Rogues
Most of the next batch are roguelites, but there are some with more purest roguelike tendencies and less meta progression.
Risk of Rain Returns | Hopoo Games | PC (Win) | 35% off
Returnal | Housemarque | PC (Win) | 60% off
Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth | Nicalis | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 33% off
Nuclear Throne | Vlambeer | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 20% off
Enter the Gungeon | Dodge Roll | PC (Lin, Win) | 70% off
Hades | Supergiant Games | PC (Mac, Win) | 75% off
Hades II | Supergiant Games | PC (Mac, Win) | 25% off
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault | Digital Sun | PC (Win) | 20% off
Nova Drift | Chimeric | PC (Mac, Win) | 50% 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) | 25% off
Perfect Platformers
Roguevania platform games, side-scrollers, and a fair few action-roguelites, too.
Rogue Legacy 2 | Cellar Door Games | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 60% off
Neon Abyss 2 | Veewo Games | PC (Win) | 20% off
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…
Mewgenics | Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel | PC (Win) | 10% off
Slay the Spire | MegaCrit | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 75% off
Balatro | LocalThunk | PC (Mac, Win) | 20% 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) | 30% 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) | 30% off
Into the Restless Ruins | Ant Workshop Ltd| PC (Win) | 40% off
Survivors-likes and Bullet Heavens
The final section is dedicated to survivors-likes, bullet heavens, and auto shooters.
Soulstone Survivors | Game Smithing Limited | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 40% off
Maze Mice | TrampolineTales | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | 50% off
Brotato | Blobfish | PC (Win) | 30% off
Vampire Survivors | poncle | PC (Mac, Win) | 25% off
Picayune Dreams | Multiple Devs | PC (Win) | 40% off
Megabonk | vedinad | PC (Lin, Win) | 30% 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.
