The Best Hidden Gem Roguelikes You've Never Heard Of

[@TheDelightfulDev]

Searching for Rest Dev here, thank you so much for mentioning my game! I can't wait to see the upcoming video on it :)

[@OlexaYT]

It’s a banger, absolutely love it

[@Cappah]

will it be coming to gog?

[@TheDelightfulDev]

@@Cappah currently not planning on having it anywhere other than steam

[@danieldeelite]

It looks fun! Gonna play it this weekend

[@rojoajax4441]

You made such a genuinely fun and enjoyable experience. Thank you! Love the game to death

[@raider363]

Super excited for Cube Chaos especially. I bought the game after your last video and have played it 40 + hours since then. Such an amazing game.

[@carnap355]

I play with every mod and have 100h

[@eckoschreiber]

Love the game, but shadow wizard is the first one I can't seem to figure out... Get killed by (quicksilver) shadow waves repeatedly;o) Another hidden gem: Role of Hex

[@rhofstra77]

That cube chaos guy eating good this week

[@tachyonphantom8506]

guilty

[@jackeea_]

PLAY MORE CUBE CHA- oh awesome

[@headermc]

this.

[@oceanbeans8546]

@@headermcoh heya header xD

[@stone5against1]

Loved the demo for Mimic Logic.. I've seen that kind of game before (but more just the puzzle side of it.. "this this is next to that, this one is not near that other one, this one cant be on top row" etc etc) and I love them

[@rafaelf.9246]

I still feel like Slice and Dice is the biggest hidden gem. It's not like it's an unknown game, but it's not even close to the level of recognition it should be compared with other games, i feel. It's strangely and unironically one of the best games I've ever played.

[@OlexaYT]

It’s a brilliant game, I’ve got tons of videos and it’s one of few games I’ll play on my phone. But it’s got 1100 reviews on steam, and the itch.io version arguably has even more players. It’s not really unknown

[@rafaelf.9246]

@OlexaYT I totally get i, i'm merely proselytizing. The fact that this game is arguably even better on a phone is actually crazy. So underrated.

[@Goblin_riff_lord]

I’m so obsessed with slice and dice!

[@stephengrigg5988]

It is the one game that has ever bugged out on me on steam. It was unfortunate and I couldn't figure it out and got a refund, but I got it on mobile and it was such a great decision

[@Kostej]

I will never financially recover from this, but it will be worth

[@padellion]

Glad to see Talented being covered here, honestly such an underrated gem that I've been loving and put quite a lot of time into and it's not even done being developed yet.

[@etherkye2]

I'm honestly shocked by some of these, I've seen them covered a lot on KZbin!

[@tsuary]

Great picks, actually found some interesting ones to check up on, and got my taste pleasantly complemented for having over 100 hours in Cube Chaos prior

[@laizerwoolf]

These are some good recommendations! I remember playing asterogues demo, but never heard of its release yet.

[@pablitoarancione]

I tried Mimic Logic demo and I got hooked, definitely getting the game, thanks for the suggestion

[@jeffrodrequez]

Love Asterogues and Talented, they should definitely get more attention than they do, great list!

[@MrDraehl]

If I can mention a hybrid game I absolutely love Slipways. It's like a mix between a board game, 3x strategy, and Roguelike. Elegantly simple in concept and runs time out well to complete in a single session.

[@OlexaYT]

I’ve heard great things about slipways but never played! I should check it out

[@MrDraehl]

@@OlexaYT Would definitely tune in for Slipways!

[@APG93]

Oh baby Asterogues! The latest update has been such a blast, and the dev is still cooking with more to come for the 1.0 release!

[@notechis]

i play a lot of roguelikes, so was expecting to have heard of most of the list-- but dang, not one. picked up talented, mimic logic, and searching for rest just based on this, cheers for the recs

[@rooster4011]

Olexa you should also try Perfect Dice. It's a really in depth deck/dicebuilder and needs more attention from someone who loves the roguelike community like you thanks for your hard work

[@OlexaYT]

I’ll take a look!

[@Meechy44]

Happy Asterogues got a mention, been playing off & on since it came out & its definitely a hidden gem

[@IronSalamander8]

I dig Asterogues, Searching for Rest, and Talented, all are great fun, but I love Cube Chaos, it just got another update with a new species too! I hope to see you play it more!

[@tristanwegner]

Please continue to put genre and game recommendations out from time to time

[@DoctorLemonsnout]

Ohhhh baby I called it. Banger week incoming

[@SomthingChazz]

as someone whp just purchased a laptop and in a much need of games i thank you

[@ghostgamingxd7881]

steam deck and rog ally are way better than a laptop and about the same price.

[@hephestusbh1803]

Super excited for this week olexa. I couldn't get into lingo and i've missed watching you

[@ramibaradhi2039]

I recommend you try secrets of grindea, after you beat the campaign their roguelike mode is extremely strong

[@MrShotare]

Not putting Cogmind here is criminal Good material though!

[@OlexaYT]

Cogmind has over 1000 reviews so it doesn’t fit my requirement here

[@MrShotare]

@@OlexaYT Oh! I haven't even realized that I bought it when it had about ~200 few years ago and haven't heard anybody talk about it anywhere despite it being quite a banged of a game Sorry then :D

[@Phrostbitex]

I absolutely love talented. They keep adding new things.

[@renesans3045]

Yoo. Cube chaos. Hope this game blows up one day. I liked playing it, even made a mod for it.

[@Zidane007stone]

Great video. Exactly the thing that we need! There are so many games and so little time...

[@HappyWulf]

Nice, some here I've actually not heard of. But I must insist that you reconsider Rift Wizard 2. It's not exactly a traditional Rogue like. It shares more blood with Gauntlet. All the spells are avaliable to you to unlock at any time, given you have the exp to buy them. There's no dungeon with hidden line of sight darkness. Every level is one full screen with the simple goal of clearing every enemy and spawner. Your spells have charges that refill after a level, and your consumable items can help you deal with bad situations you might have gotten yourself into, or to refill your spell charges should you run out before a floor is completed. Each spell can be upgraded once for some extra effect, and you can buy perks to augment spell behavior too. Rift Wizard 1 and 2 are very similar, but I think 2 is more balanced. In 1, you don't recover at the end of a floor, so in 2 you're free to use your spells without thinking about conserving, for example. The differences are slight, but there's just enough of them that it needed to be remade.

[@drewwilliamforbush2927]

Respect for showcasing these, they look like a lotta fun and I could pick them all up for less than a trip to mcdonalds. Love ya Olexa :D

[@Antonio-f8d]

Have you ever tried rift wizard? It’s probably bigger than these but still a Little niche. Love your content since it keeps me up to date!

[@OlexaYT]

I’m not a huuuuuge traditional roguelike guy so I’m not sure I’d like it but I’ve heard great things for sure

[@Antonio-f8d]

@@OlexaYT yeah, I’m kinda the same way, but it was an exception for my taste since I’m super into wizardry games and it’s more linear and readable than other traditional roguelikes. I get why they aren’t always for everyone, though. Thanks again for all your videos and roguelike suggestions!

[@HeartstringStudios]

​@@OlexaYTeh it isn't really a trl like nethack despite the label and the difficulty is very high

[@HH-mf8qz]

Very cool video/series idea!

[@joshuamakin3053]

The only game I have played on the list is Talented, and its probably from one of your videos. I'll do a bit of research into the games, and figure out which other ones could be for me 🤔

[@Shooshpa-z2e]

Cube chaos kinda reminds me of smac. This feeling of infinite possibilities and countless machines.

[@grandis_]

We need more videos like this one! Thanks for the recommendations :)

[@robertkitchingman4592]

Cool list will check them out. Roguelites is what got me into gaming but I seem to dip into various ones instead if completing them like a traditional storyboard game. Do you do the same or do you complete every game you play ?

[@OlexaYT]

On KZbin it’s really hard to make series haha. I tend to be a showcase a game for an episode and move on. A game has to be really truly special for me to do multiple episodes

[@Psoewish]

I really like this “series” 😊

[@NaufhalNf]

I got one...its called pixel dungeon available on steam and google play, its addicting

[@OlexaYT]

It is not a hidden gem lol. It’s like the most played mobile roguelike of all time

[@zaywayokay]

sick vid. this would be a sick series

[@developerdaviddelmundo]

Hope someday my roguelike game will be noticed like some of this games. Manifesting!

[@AllHailKingGila]

Ah man searching for rest! Been following their dev for a while now.

[@MrStickyMouse]

You should take a look at ''Vellum''

[@guyeylon]

Awesome video, waiting to see you dive into each of those! That being said, are we still getting StS packmaster and Lingo this week as well?

[@OlexaYT]

Lingo today, hoping to record a spire this week too. I also have a couple sponsored videos coming soon

[@davierrivera3905]

This is the earliest I’ve ever been on a video :O

[@ChronoTriggers]

These videos go hard. God bless

[@steve_cat5504]

I have this feeling I will end up playing all or at least most of these games someday

[@GygasDistruttore]

Uh, i was eyeing Talented out of curiosity. Might give it a peek in the near future... or far future, as i am trying to 100% Monster Train, lol. Might take a while...

[@Alex-wh3zw]

I was laughing my ass off seeing that footgun game. Also, easy subscribe!

[@Alan-pz9gf]

I recommend you Rise to Ruins

[@ApacheVDM]

Amazing, keep it up man🎉

[@thomasfloyd6714]

Did you fully script this video out or did you wing it a little?

[@OlexaYT]

These are mostly fully scripted but sometimes I’ll adlib and go off on tangents in certain places.

[@Battle_For_Somthing_Plus]

will you make another video on monster malitia

[@drikker8714]

Hey do you mind sharing what is the name of the game at 0:15? With the frog warrior haha :D

[@OlexaYT]

That is Die in the Dungeon! Check out the overwhelmingly positive deckbuilding video in the description of this one :)

[@drikker8714]

@@OlexaYT I will! Thanks

[@anishr8008]

3:10 cant tell if this is an olenky bit or mistake

[@JQueasy]

Man, actual hidden gems I haven't heard of. Thanks for the vid.

[@Antyczny]

I heard of 4 of these but ngl three are from your channel

[@headermc]

10:11 actually there are 11 species

[@ricflare9697]

Any of these games on switch or ps4?

[@thaknight33]

Astral Ascent FTW

[@OlexaYT]

Very good game!

[@HeartstringStudios]

I'm not kidding* you**

[@BroskiPlays]

Tiny Rogues is still better than Asterogues

[@OlexaYT]

Tiny rogues is excellent but even though it’s a top down shooter, I think of it more as a strategy game than an action game.

[@BroskiPlays]

@@OlexaYT tiny rogues has so much variation and different gameplay styles. That it reminds me the most of isaac. Also love the min maxing of stats

[@OlexaYT]

Maybe unpopular but there’s not that many ways to play in tiny rogues. There’s a lot of weapons but a huge chunk play identically

[@BroskiPlays]

@@OlexaYT i guess thats because the game is still in early access. Once it leaves early access there will be much more different types of weapons. Do you believe Asterogues has more variety in terms of weapons compared to tiny rogues?

[@OlexaYT]

I think the character design is more interesting yes. I think tiny rogues is still an all around better game, but it isn’t flawless

[@peterturna9558]

So called „game drought“ mfs when this video dropped

[@rocky_kitten]

note to self, add gta wasted in editing here, bro this video became conscious

[@GorbillionIsNotANumber]

PATH OF ACHRA

[@jodok1088]

Play ROTGM

[@monsterberger7728]

d u n g r e e d

[@OlexaYT]

Dungreed has 8000 reviews lol. It’s not a hidden gem

[@monsterberger7728]

@@OlexaYT really? Sorry then, I just see no one speaking about it ever minus Damgerouslyfunny

[@OlexaYT]

I don’t really think it’s a great game fwiw but it’s popular enough for sure

[@nakedmuffinboi5910]

Yo

[@jams5529]

Enter the Gungeon tho…

[@OlexaYT]

Not even close to a hidden gem lol. It’s like the third most popular roguelike of all time

[@jams5529]

@@OlexaYT I know haha... but if you're gonna say the best since Isaac... ya know gotta respect the other GOAT.

[@OlexaYT]

Repentance came out like 5 years after gungeon tho lol.

[@tachyonphantom8506]

cube chaos mentioned, wtf is repetitive gameplay 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@deltamico]

Hype \o/

[@bilbo100989]

not my cup of tea. i have heard of all of these, watched way too many people try them and i will likely only watch the mimic one. maybe cube chaos but the person dreading through every single ability is kinda my kyrtonyte.

[@OlexaYT]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@benjaminbennett1549]

1

[@brian8972]

my wallet hates you

[@TheFunLuvnCRIMINAL]

Cube chaos needs graphic upgrade to at least 16bit.

[@iconica9516]

i have to agree but I also have to disagree cube chaos just fucks around with the units and the works that it has to look like absolute garbage to work out

[@hephestusbh1803]

How does it feel having your items in popular video games like Spelunky

[@OlexaYT]

I don’t have an item in Spelunky haha

[@hephestusbh1803]

@@OlexaYT what about that hooded person you play as. Is that based off you?

[@OlexaYT]

It’s a mod haha

[@hephestusbh1803]

​@@OlexaYT and that item in ring of pain, or the skin in footgun underground, are those mods as well?

[@OlexaYT]

Not sure what item in Ring of pain you’re talking bout but Footgun they reached out to me about having my skin haha. It’s always super nice when devs do it but it can also be a little weird is devs add me to games that I haven’t played as a way to “convince me” to play it. I appreciate it much more when it’s natural in a game that I play and enjoy