Tag: Roguelike

LocalThunk had made hobby games in the past, but realized Balatro was something special when a friend revealed he had played it for ’20, 30, or 40′ hours

LocalThunk had made hobby…

In a recent Bloomberg interview with Balatro creator LocalThunk, the notably private, anonymous developer opened up a little bit…
What do you get if you blend Adult Swim, Street Fighter, and Escape from Tarkov? An out-there new fighting game called Longjuice Squeeze

What do you get…

Fighting games are, to a certain degree, a known quality at the moment. While some of the big hitters…
Balatro 1

Balatro 1.1 will include…

In a new interview with Bloomberg, Balatro creator LocalThunk revealed some new details about the chaotic poker roguelike’s major…
Call of Duty veteran reportedly fired by 2K following muted response to “roguelike hero shooter” Project Ethos

Call of Duty veteran…

Call of Duty veteran Michael Condrey has reportedly been fired as the head of 2K Games studio 31st Union…
While you’re waiting for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, try this free Steam demo of a roguelike kingdom-builder where your peasants won’t work unless you’re looking directly at them

While you’re waiting for…

I can feel it poised to happen: Kingdom Come 2: Deliverance is gonna hit big on Steam tomorrow when…
Put Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Hades and Risk of Rain in a blender and you get Helskate, plus a whole lot of jank

Put Tony Hawk’s Pro…

Helskate is the kind of wild genre-fusion design I love in videogames. Tony Hawk Pro Skater’s arcade score-chasing, combined…
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap review – a tempered return for this tower defence titan

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap…

It never goes well for the greenskins at the vanguard of an orc invasion force, but spare a thought…
Undaunted by mixed Steam reviews, Hyper Light Breaker dev says it’s ‘encouraging’ to have ‘extremely reasonable’ early access feedback

Undaunted by mixed Steam…

After a hands-on preview with Hyper Light Breaker in late 2024, we walked away liking Heart Machine’s neon-splashed Drifter…
BioShock lead designer unveils fantasy real-time tactics roguelite Wartorn

BioShock lead designer unveils…

Stray Kite Studios, the indie developer co-founded by BioShock lead designer Paul Hellquist, has unveiled its first original title…
Hyper Light Breaker has great combat, impeccable vibes, and its ambitious randomized open worlds actually work⁠—the real test is if it goes the distance in early access

Hyper Light Breaker has…

At the end of 2024, I got to try one last hour-long preview of Hyper Light Breaker ahead of…