Tag: Roguelike

“This is just the start” – Housemarque responds to Saros’ slower sales versus Returnal’s, and compares itself to one of the most beloved studios around

“This is just the…

Housemarque is a team with a long history of creating games for a certain type of audience. The Finnish…
I stomped this Chinese Hades clone on my fifth attempt, because broken builds are a feature not a bug

I stomped this Chinese…

At first glance Realm of Ink looks like a flagrant Hades clone. Look closer, squint, and yes, it still…
Attention former 2000s youths: A second Beyblade-inspired roguelike has hit Steam Next Fest

Attention former 2000s youths:…

Back in January, I wrote about From the Top, a roguelike designed for those of us who had experienced…
I’ve been trapped on a yacht playing dice with billionaires for two hours now, and I’m already sick of chopping off my own fingers

I’ve been trapped on…

There are some game premises that are simply irresistible. “Play a sinister game of poker dice against blood-thirsty demon…
What we’ve been playing – “What might well be the best video game tutorial ever”

What we’ve been playing…

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing.…
The bouncing DVD logo screensaver is a Balatro now

The bouncing DVD logo…

Provided enough time, all things will inevitably become a roguelike. It is the way of things, a truth of…
Best Silent cards for Ascension 10 in Slay the Spire 2

Best Silent cards for…

Now, you might be wondering why this isn’t titled “the best builds for Ascension 10”, and that’s because while…
The Serpent Rogue is an upcoming roguelike that wants you to master alchemy

The Serpent Rogue is…

Publisher Team17 announced today that development on The Serpent Rogue, an open-world roguelike from developers Sengi Games, started, with…
Dead Cells studio opted to make a new game despite ‘super strong’ pressure for a sequel because ‘we are driven by what we want to make’

Dead Cells studio opted…

Dead Cells, released in 2018, is one of the best roguelikes ever—”a stellar action platformer with gorgeous presentation and…
15 minutes is all you need in this roguelike action RPG to feel like a maxed-out Diablo god laying waste to an entire screen of monsters

15 minutes is all…

A dozen roguelike action RPGs show up on Steam every month, but none of them have grabbed me like…