Tag: Roguelike

Vampire Survivors’ free Darkasso update is here, complete with new skins, achievements, and Arcanas

Vampire Survivors’ free Darkasso…

Vampire Survivors’ free Darkasso update is now available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox, and mobile devices. “It’s been a…
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers review

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers…

Need to Know What is it? A roguelike deckbuilder where you try to cheat at blackjack.Release date August 8,…
We’re living in the new golden age of 2D beat-’em-ups—but the best one released this year had one foot in a different genre entirely

We’re living in the…

Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2025, each member of…
This new roguelike crosses Balatro with mahjong, and even just the demo is proving a grave threat to my free time

This new roguelike crosses…

Here’s an idea for you: A single screen roguelike based on an old gambling game where you engineer impossible…
‘I hate the thought of Balatro becoming a true gambling game’: LocalThunk is making sure casinos can’t get their hands on his game even after he dies by literally writing it into his will

‘I hate the thought…

Balatro creator LocalThunk is determined to ensure his game will never find its way into the hands of gambling…
Blood Dungeon review

Blood Dungeon review

Need to know What is it? Nidhogg creators take on the ‘bullet heaven’ or Survivors-like rogueliteRelease date August 26,…
I spent 2025 digging through all the word game roguelikes flooding Steam to see if any could capture Balatro’s magic—here are the highly scientific results

I spent 2025 digging…

Balatro was PC Gamer’s 2024 game of the year. But that was in a more innocent age before we…
What’s your video game happy place?

What’s your video game…

We all have our happy places: somewhere – real or otherwise – to escape, relax, and replenish away from…
This Saturday-morning-cartoon-styled RPG brings all the strategy and none of the grind

This Saturday-morning-cartoon-styled RPG brings…

Every now and again, a piece of media enters your life that feels like it's always been there: a…
It’s not just the story: every single game developer can learn something from Hades’ creative take on an underused mechanic

It’s not just the…

The roguelike genre is a type of game that I have, honestly, neglected for most of my life. I…