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Pocket Rogues

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2018

Should you play it?

Pocket Rogues is a dynamic 2D-Roguelike with elements of Action-RPG, played entirely in real time. Raid endless dungeons, upgrade your Guild’s Fortress, and develop your own heroes!

What works
  • Addictive and engaging gameplay loop
  • Low system requirements and good optimization
  • Variety of classes and skill customization
  • Procedurally generated dungeons for replayability
  • Cross-platform save synchronization and multiplayer
Things to keep in mind
  • Some bugs and occasional technical issues
  • Repetitive grind and limited content variety
  • Mobile port limitations visible in ui and controls
  • Difficulty spikes can be frustrating
  • Limited narrative and lore depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • Total Miner

  • Legend of Dungeon

  • DunHero

  • Grim Dawn

  • Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

  • Never Return

  • Borderlands 3

  • STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Total Miner

  • DunHero

  • Black Ice
If you liked…

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  • Value

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Pocket Rogues: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Domination.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Continuation

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  • Cooperation

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    "Co-op modes and multiplayer exist, encouraging teamwork, though solo play is also common."

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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    "Community and developer interactions are described as friendly and collaborative, with no emphasis on dominance or toxicity."

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  • Escapism

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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    "The game features a fantasy world with monsters, magic, and mythical elements typical of RPGs."

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  • Fellowship

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    "Community and multiplayer modes foster social connection, though many players also enjoy solo play."

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Sensation

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Thrill

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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Last update: 09/07/2026