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Noobs Want to Live

2023

Should you play it?

Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!

What works

  • Unique and appealing art style
  • Humorous and quirky character design
  • Variety of skills and synergies
  • Good value for price
  • Accessible and light-hearted gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Heavy reliance on rng and rerolling
  • Limited map variety and content
  • Some balancing and translation issues
  • Short meta-progression and replay lifespan
  • Occasional bugs and technical issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ketz: Galactic Overlords

  • Touhou Endless Dream

  • Return to abyss 重返深渊

  • Soulstone Survivors

  • X Invader

  • STARDUST: Wish of Witch

More exploratory

Games that feels like Noobs Want to Live but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • NIMRODS

  • Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy

  • Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors

  • Touhou Blooming Chaos 2

  • Crafty Survivors

  • Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Noobs Want to Live but with less narrative immersion

  • Fray Fight

  • Pixel Survivors : Roguelike

  • Demon Hunt

  • Soulstone Survivors: Prologue

  • GunSuit Guardians

  • I Am Legion: Stand Survivors

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Noobs Want to Live: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Leadership, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026