Tag: Roguelike

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…
Lort devs reluctantly tweak the fantasy roguelike’s difficulty after players complain the Risk of Rain 2 successor is too hard: ‘You are meant to die and learn how to overcome the challenge’

Lort devs reluctantly tweak…

Fantasy roguelike Lort is an unabashed spiritual successor to Risk of Rain 2 that launched earlier this week. In…
Wormhole is an impeccable arcade revival of Snake that plays like it fell off the back of Derek Yu’s van

Wormhole is an impeccable…

PC gaming is incredibly adept at replicating the past, whether in the breakneck momentum of a boomer shooter, or…
This bizarre roguelike has a new take on the Vampire Survivors formula: letting you build your own custom weapons out of brains, eyeballs, and chimpanzee spines

This bizarre roguelike has…

A little over two years ago, I was taking my first run in Vampire Survivors, walking around a barren…
From throwing bear traps with telekinesis to piledriving a zombie into a tree, this new roguelike is a brilliantly accessible gateway into the world of turn-based tactics

From throwing bear traps…

I’m a huge fan of turn-based tactics, but I can recognise why many people see it as an intimidating…
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island review

Shiren the Wanderer: The…

The decades-old Shiren the Wanderer series is famous for being bluntly unforgiving, and The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island…
Balatro dev shares an excellent list of his favourite indie games of 2024

Balatro dev shares an…

Balatro may have swept the awards this year – including securing a place on our 50 best games of…
If you can put Balatro down for half a second, the lead dev behind it has recommended some other stunning indies with a very low-key awards ceremony of their own

If you can put…

Balatro is obviously one of the best games from 2024, and now the dev behind it has shared what…
Vampire Survivors’ highly anticipated deck-building spin-off is getting an Xbox and Steam demo soon

Vampire Survivors’ highly anticipated…

If you’re one of the 200K+ people who’ve already excitedly wish-listed Vampire Survivors’ much-anticipated deck-building spin-off Vampire Crawlers, there’s…