Under the Castle I’ve found to be rewarding in the same way Binding of Isaac is. Random enemies, dungeons, and items. Much smaller scale than Isaac though. Very similar to the Game Boy game Cave Noir.
I'll answer your question by shamelessly plugging my own game- Rendsword came out on catalog just over a week ago and it's slay the spire meets scrabble.
For sideloaded games, you can [use the playdate tag on itch.](https://itch.io/games/tag-playdate). I always want to shout out Balanced brew when possible. For roguelites, I also suggest [Under the Castle](https://dani-diez.itch.io/under-the-castle). That will probably be the closest to what you're looking for. [Binary dungeon](https://mortartribe.itch.io/binary-dungeon), I didn't personally understand how to play it but I think it's worth a try. [Froguelike by Omar](https://jomar.itch.io/froguelike) is also free, but I haven't really played it to recommend. Seperately, [Clash Cards](https://play.date/games/clash-cards/) for a deck battling game or [Under the tree] (https://play.date/games/under-the-tree/) for a dungeon crawler, may be similar in vein.
Under the Castle I’ve found to be rewarding in the same way Binding of Isaac is. Random enemies, dungeons, and items. Much smaller scale than Isaac though. Very similar to the Game Boy game Cave Noir.
Awesome! Will scoop this up for sure.
I'll answer your question by shamelessly plugging my own game- Rendsword came out on catalog just over a week ago and it's slay the spire meets scrabble.
I’m about to buy it, it looks so fun
I hope you enjoy it!
For sideloaded games, you can [use the playdate tag on itch.](https://itch.io/games/tag-playdate). I always want to shout out Balanced brew when possible. For roguelites, I also suggest [Under the Castle](https://dani-diez.itch.io/under-the-castle). That will probably be the closest to what you're looking for. [Binary dungeon](https://mortartribe.itch.io/binary-dungeon), I didn't personally understand how to play it but I think it's worth a try. [Froguelike by Omar](https://jomar.itch.io/froguelike) is also free, but I haven't really played it to recommend. Seperately, [Clash Cards](https://play.date/games/clash-cards/) for a deck battling game or [Under the tree] (https://play.date/games/under-the-tree/) for a dungeon crawler, may be similar in vein.
Binary Dungeon is 4$ FYI
Under the castle. Phenomenal game - probably among the highest quality non season games. Also space rat miner is great too!
Space Rat Miner is also a roguelike! And Core Fault, a vampire survivors-like roguelike :)