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The Swindle vs Streets of Rogue

The Swindle and Streets of Rogue overlap on Roguelite, Roguelike and Stealth, which is why players keep weighing one against the other. On raw data, Streets of Rogue takes 0 categories against 2 for The Swindle.

MetricThe SwindleStreets of RogueEdge
Player rating ★ 2.83 ★ 3.83 Streets of Rogue by 1 (35%)
Catalog popularity 978 adds 1,446 adds Streets of Rogue by 468 (48%)
Avg. playtime 1h 4h Streets of Rogue is longer
Platform families 4 4 Tie
Release year 2015 2017 Streets of Rogue is newer by 2 yr

Verdict

Streets of Rogue takes 2 of 3 measurable categories. Both lean on Roguelite, Roguelike, Stealth and role-playing, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.