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Sword Rogue

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

A simple rogue like action game. Use WASD to move, use the mouse to control the player character's direction, use the left mouse button to attack and right mouse button to use skill. Also supports keyboard only mode, see details in the ingame guide.

What works

  • Fun and challenging gameplay
  • Free and lightweight
  • Meaningful upgrade combinations
  • Frequent updates and developer engagement
  • Good value for time spent

Things to keep in mind

  • Basic graphics and sound
  • Limited content and upgrades at late stages
  • Lack of progression systems
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Some control and ui issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SNAKE FARM

  • Swarm Grinder

  • Chroma Blast

  • Run Build Pew!

  • Bit Blaster XL

  • 1982

Less competitive

Games that feels like Sword Rogue but with less competition against others

  • Distant Space 2

  • Mini-Dead

  • Downwell

  • SNKRX

  • Power Fantasy

  • Froggy's Battle

Less violent

Games that feels like Sword Rogue but with less combat and destruction

  • Dodge It!

  • Just Hit The Button

  • Pianistic

  • Linea, the Game

  • Arcade Moonlander

  • Glyphica: Typing Survival

More story-driven

Games that feels like Sword Rogue but with deeper narrative immersion

  • click to ten

  • Loop-Loop DX

  • EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE

  • EMPTY SHELL

  • DED

  • Duet

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Sword Rogue. These titles are not in What to play next.

Sword Rogue: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026