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24 alternatives to Blacken Slash

A minimalist tactical ARPG fusing Diablo and Into the Breach

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Blacken Slash launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1BW
   Breakout with a roguelite/vampire survivor twist▲412

   Hi HN ! This is an open source project I've been working on for a while. It's actually the third breakout-like game I've built. I really like the simplicity of the concept, having just one input (the puck horizontal position) and a simple gameplay that gives a low skill floor. My girlfriend and I played a lot of the excellent LBreakoutHD, an open source breakout game that follows the traditional formula of having multiple lives, scoring points by breaking bricks and catching the good upgrades that spawn randomly and fall down, while avoiding bad upgrades. She liked this game because it is…

   2025 · breakout.lecaro.me · its alternatives →

2. 2AR
   A roguelike game that runs inside Notepad++▲155

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RPGen▲128

   Unlimited hand-crafted RPG content

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Chess-Inspired Roguelike▲433

   A seeded chess-pathfinding roguelite. Guide Prince Chazz across the board, dodging enemy pieces, and race the per-seed leaderboard.

   Jun 2026 · princechazz.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slash Quest▲87

   Help a small knight swing his evergrowing sword to victory

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slash Saber▲95

   An endless slashing rush

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7AM
   Asterogue, my sci-fi roguelike, is now playable on the web▲331

   2024 · asterogue.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Implosion - Never Lose Hope▲84

   Gundam style dungeon crawler

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nova Slash: Unparalleled Power▲3

   Liberate the world with explosive stellar energy!

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10OA
    OverThrown – A multiplayer turn based strategy game▲141

    2016 · overthrown.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    blacklight▲9

    Hack the system. Expose the truth. Save the world.

    2025 · blacklight.dev · its alternatives →

12. 120T
    0xDEAD//TYPE – A fast-paced typing shooter with retro vibes▲117

    2025 · 0xdeadtype.theden.sh · its alternatives →

13. 13
    To Kill A King▲78

    Old school style Japanese role playing game

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Zelter▲80

    Walking Dead meets Stardew Valley

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Massive Chalice▲84

    Tactical XCOM-like game of bloodlines on an epic time scale

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hitman: Absolution▲88

    Become an Assassin. New Hitman game for the Mac.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dislyte▲70

    Stylish urban mythological RPG

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Expeditions: Viking▲69

    Historical turn-based tactical RPG

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    0 A. D.▲99

    A free, open-source game of ancient warfare

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HellEscape▲6

    2D bullet hell with auto-fire and roguelite elements.

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dungeon Adventure BloodEclipse▲1

    A tactical pixel roguelike with D20 combat, built for mobile

    Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MonStar▲66

    A rogue like game with stylized voxel monsters

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Unruly Bastards▲87

    An epic battle of imagination, humor, and terrible judgment.

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24FF
    Friendly Fire – Open-source, Metroidvania-style game in the browser▲71

    2020 · friendlyfiregame.com · its alternatives →

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