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Rogue Legacy

Cellar Door Games · 2013-06-27

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 16, 2013 (Linux), Oct 16, 2013 (Mac), Jul 29, 2014 (PlayStation 4), May 27, 2015 (Xbox One), Jun 27, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 29, 2014 (PlayStation 3)

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

Rogue Legacy is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2013, priced at $14.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 18843 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

27
playing now
92%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (349 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (154 downloads)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (28,224 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend · from 43 critics
27h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

27 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Rogue Legacy is a 2013 platform game with roguelike elements developed and published by Cellar Door Games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and iOS. A sequel, Rogue Legacy 2, was released on April 28, 2022 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.

Trailer

Rogue Legacy trailer thumbnail

Rogue Legacy - A Hero is Born Every Minute Trailer | PS4, PS3 and PS Vita

≈919,383 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 27 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 231 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 754k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,843 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.49-90%
Steam$1.49-90%
GOG$1.49-90%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at GOG (2025-10-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 95 of 119 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23223220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

80192026-09-15 13:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 41 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 19 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 58 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 40 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 29 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 38 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 29 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 37 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 56 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 42 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 21 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 55 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 52 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 42 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 30 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 61 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 69 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 30 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 36 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 27 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.8k29Jun 2013Aug 2026Jun 2013 — avg 908 · peak 8,049Nov 2013 — avg 867 · peak 5,133Apr 2014 — avg 351 · peak 674Sep 2014 — avg 307 · peak 603Feb 2015 — avg 337 · peak 628Jul 2015 — avg 457 · peak 1,703Dec 2015 — avg 463 · peak 1,461May 2016 — avg 212 · peak 500Oct 2016 — avg 165 · peak 316Mar 2017 — avg 220 · peak 470Aug 2017 — avg 172 · peak 321Jan 2018 — avg 202 · peak 442Jun 2018 — avg 185 · peak 479Nov 2018 — avg 124 · peak 312Apr 2019 — avg 143 · peak 311Sep 2019 — avg 88 · peak 170Feb 2020 — avg 92 · peak 171Jul 2020 — avg 159 · peak 296Dec 2020 — avg 95 · peak 198May 2021 — avg 65 · peak 180Oct 2021 — avg 51 · peak 130Mar 2022 — avg 65 · peak 213Aug 2022 — avg 76 · peak 177Jan 2023 — avg 68 · peak 141Jun 2023 — avg 41 · peak 81Nov 2023 — avg 40 · peak 95Apr 2024 — avg 38 · peak 78Sep 2024 — avg 37 · peak 71Feb 2025 — avg 34 · peak 64Jul 2025 — avg 42 · peak 92Dec 2025 — avg 41 · peak 104May 2026 — avg 39 · peak 78Aug 2026 — avg 91 · peak 338
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $5.092015-06-22 — best price $14.992015-11-17 — best price $2.242016-05-13 — best price $5.092016-10-07 — best price $14.992017-05-11 — best price $3.742017-09-26 — best price $14.992018-01-29 — best price $14.992018-07-16 — best price $2.992018-12-21 — best price $14.992019-06-03 — best price $14.992019-09-06 — best price $14.992020-01-31 — best price $14.992020-10-09 — best price $14.992021-04-09 — best price $3.742021-09-27 — best price $3.742022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-05-19 — best price $3.742022-10-18 — best price $3.742022-12-22 — best price $2.992023-03-16 — best price $2.992023-06-09 — best price $14.992023-08-03 — best price $14.992023-11-16 — best price $14.992024-02-09 — best price $2.992024-04-25 — best price $2.992024-07-31 — best price $14.992024-11-04 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $2.992025-05-16 — best price $14.992025-09-11 — best price $14.992025-12-11 — best price $1.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-16 — best price $14.992026-08-14 — best price $1.492026-08-30 — best price $1.492026-09-15 — best price $1.492026-10-01 — best price $1.492026-10-15 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

61232026-05-31 — 47 pageviews2026-06-04 — 47 pageviews2026-06-08 — 44 pageviews2026-06-12 — 32 pageviews2026-06-16 — 40 pageviews2026-06-20 — 25 pageviews2026-06-24 — 60 pageviews2026-06-28 — 35 pageviews2026-07-02 — 50 pageviews2026-07-06 — 37 pageviews2026-07-10 — 34 pageviews2026-07-14 — 35 pageviews2026-07-18 — 52 pageviews2026-07-22 — 39 pageviews2026-07-26 — 29 pageviews2026-07-30 — 43 pageviews2026-08-03 — 51 pageviews2026-08-07 — 53 pageviews2026-08-11 — 38 pageviews2026-08-15 — 51 pageviews2026-08-19 — 48 pageviews2026-08-23 — 57 pageviews2026-08-27 — 36 pageviews2026-08-31 — 30 pageviews2026-09-04 — 45 pageviews2026-09-08 — 40 pageviews2026-09-12 — 32 pageviews2026-09-16 — 40 pageviews2026-09-20 — 37 pageviews2026-09-24 — 38 pageviews2026-09-28 — 52 pageviews2026-10-02 — 56 pageviews2026-10-06 — 33 pageviews2026-10-10 — 38 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
79.9%
earned "Atelophobia"
24.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)53,8602%29
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)43,3617%30
Xbox One (Xbox)4,1333%29
Switch (Nintendo)2210%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieActionFantasyControllerPlatformerRogue-likeRogue-liteRoguevania

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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