Tag: Roguelike

How to beat the Doormaker boss in Slay the Spire 2

How to beat the…

The Doormaker in Slay the Spire 2 is a multi-stage boss fight in Act Three that’s pretty frustrating to…
How to beat Vantom in Slay the Spire 2

How to beat Vantom…

In Act 1 of Slay the Spire 2, Vantom is the toughest of the three bosses you can encounter.…
Shadowstone, the new game from Secret Door and Dreamhaven, kicks off a surprise public playtest at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase

Shadowstone, the new game…

Shadowstone, the Sunderfolk spinoff announced in February by Secret Door and Dreamhaven, has kicked off a public playtest that’s…
After beating Slay the Spire 2 with an 8 year old deck, I’m starting to feel like this is more of a remake than a sequel

After beating Slay the…

Slay the Spire 2 has some big shoes to fill. The original was a truly foundational game, setting so…
Don’t ask me how many peasant soldiers I’ve sent to their demise in this roguelike deckbuilder where your cards can suffer slow, painful permadeath

Don’t ask me how…

Your average roguelike deckbuilder gives you plenty to worry about. Will I get that last card I need to…
Edmund McMillen thinks Mewgenics is his best game yet, and after playing it myself, I can see why

Edmund McMillen thinks Mewgenics…

Isn’t it a bit messed up that we selectively breed cats and dogs into asthmatic oddballs and then sell…
Slay the Spire 2 dev says its Marathon joke turned out ‘a bit meaner than expected’ in hindsight: ‘To be fair I didn’t think we’d actually pass Marathon in concurrent users’

Slay the Spire 2…

Comedy tends to land better when you punch up rather than punch down—but what about when, as you begin…
Over half a million of us played Slay the Spire 2 this weekend

Over half a million…

The only games beating indie darling Slay the Spire 2’s Steam concurrent player peak this weekend are PUBG, Dota…
I got stuck in a 13-day stalemate with an eldritch god in Bloodletter, and now it’s my new favourite deckbuilder

I got stuck in…

Growing up, I always thought that I’d make a good medieval doctor; I’m not squeamish around blood, and I’m…
Slay the Spire 2 dev celebrates its instant success by reminding players to support ‘small indie passion projects’ like Marathon too

Slay the Spire 2…

After being delayed in late 2025, Slay the Spire 2 entered early access on March 5 and was instantly…