Rogue Legacy 2 similar games & best alternatives

Rogue Legacy 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S • 2022

Should you play it?

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

What works
  • Highly customizable difficulty settings
  • Varied classes and weapons for diverse playstyles
  • Addictive progression and replayability
  • Smooth and satisfying combat and platforming
  • Engaging lore and narrative elements
Things to keep in mind
  • Can feel grindy in late game progression
  • Some balance issues with certain weapons and traits
  • Repetitive enemy types and environments
  • Steep difficulty curve for some players
  • Limited social or cooperative features

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Cookie Cutter: Overkill Edition

  • Catmaze

  • Lone Fungus

  • Aggelos

  • Vernal Edge

  • BIOMORPH

  • F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

  • Guns of Fury

  • Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Aggelos

  • Vernal Edge

  • BIOMORPH
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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Growth

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  • Progression

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Rogue Legacy 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Health, Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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