Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Shares rank 8 of 12 roguelike games by recommenders
A free fork of Pixel Dungeon that people find fun and well suited to phones, with a touch UI that works well on mobile.
A free fork of Pixel Dungeon that people find fun and well suited to phones, with a touch UI that works well on mobile.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Plays well on mobile
“It is highly approachable and has a UI that works extremely well on mobile”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “NetHack4 Philosophy” “I never thought a roguelike could play so well on mobile.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “NetHack4 Philosophy” Fun casual game on phone
“this is my favorite casual game on my phone, for many years.”
Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Sane casual family co-op game on mobile?” “Shattered pixel dungeon is fun.”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: Favorite Non-Spammy iPhone 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 | — | — |
| Shattered Pixel DungeonThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They're definitely prettier, but right now since a lot of art hasn't been updated yet they stick out”
“this is my favorite casual game on my phone, for many years.”
“far more interesting on that level”
“Shattered Pixel Dungeon it's a fork and still has tons of contents”
“Shattered pixel dungeon is fun.”
“I never thought a roguelike could play so well on mobile.”
“It is highly approachable and has a UI that works extremely well on mobile”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.