HyperRogue
Shares rank 8 of 12 roguelike games by recommenders
Free game set in hyperbolic geometry, praised for its tilings and engaging puzzle-like play. Critics say it is weak as a roguelike.
Free game set in hyperbolic geometry, praised for its tilings and engaging puzzle-like play. Critics say it is weak as a roguelike.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Explores hyperbolic geometry and tilings
“The game also kind of goes all in on the different tilings that a hyperbolic plane admits!”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Report on an Unidentified Space Station” “For everyone who wants to experience hyperbolic geometry”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “HyperRogue is specifically hyperbolic (and very cool!”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike” Very fun and hard to put down
“HyperRogue is one of the few roguelikes that I got sucked into”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike” “this one really is incredibly fun”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak as a roguelike
“it is arguable that it is not very good as a roguelike; I like it more as a puzzle game”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike” Feels claustrophobic
“from the video it feels a bit claustrophobic”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike” Boring for some players
“It's ultra boring in comparison to nethack, pathos or more complex games”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike” “I tried to play it but I had found no fun in it at all.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Dark Pattern Games”
Other roguelike games people recommend
The four most recommended other roguelike games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetHack | 60 | 7 | 90% | 11 | 26 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Chess-Inspired Roguelike | 33 | 3 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
| Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup | 16 | 6 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Xs of Y | 14 | 5 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| HyperRogueThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The game also kind of goes all in on the different tilings that a hyperbolic plane admits!”
“For this check out zenorogue work btw”
“HyperRogue pulled it off.”
“I tried to play it but I had found no fun in it at all.”
“It should definitely be +5.”
“this one really is incredibly fun”
“from the video it feels a bit claustrophobic”
“it is arguable that it is not very good as a roguelike; I like it more as a puzzle game”
“HyperRogue is one of the few roguelikes that I got sucked into”
“It's ultra boring in comparison to nethack, pathos or more complex games”
“HyperRogue is specifically hyperbolic (and very cool!”
“For everyone who wants to experience hyperbolic geometry”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.