All articles tagged with #roguelike
A indie developer behind the Steam roguelike card battler Hardest announces the game will be removed from Steam on January 30 to drop AI-generated assets, citing concerns about AI's economic and environmental impact and suggesting a future AI-free version with real assets may rise from the project.
Poly Fighter is an upcoming roguelike fighting game that introduces unique mechanics such as stealing opponents' moves, earning perks, and transforming into animal hybrids, all within a single-player experience that offers varied challenges each run. Currently in early playtest on Steam, it aims to provide a fresh take on the fighting genre.
The article highlights lesser-known but excellent games released in 2025 across various genres, including platformers, roguelikes, management sims, and more, aiming to introduce players to hidden gaming treasures of the year.
Naoto Kurogane, a close-quarters combat character with blood-based weapon transformation, is added to the roster of BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X, a roguelike action game launching on PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series on February 12, 2026, featuring fast-paced combat and signature techniques.
The article highlights the top PC games of 2025, including diverse titles like Megabonk, Ooo, Blue Prince, Old Skies, Peak, Dead Take, The Roottrees are Dead, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Skin Deep, and The Seance of Blake Manor, showcasing a range of genres from roguelikes and puzzle-platformers to immersive sims and narrative adventures, emphasizing innovation, storytelling, and gameplay depth.
Skigill is an innovative roguelike game that transforms the traditional RPG skill tree into an active battlefield, featuring a monochrome visual style and a variety of weapons. Despite its limited content and repetitive enemy patterns, it offers engaging gameplay with strategic upgrade choices and fast-paced combat, with future updates promised to expand its character and weapon options.
Ball x Pit is a complex roguelike game blending elements from Breakout, Vampire Survivors, and city builders, featuring fast-paced combat, upgrade systems, and base-building mechanics, offering deep gameplay with multiple characters and strategies, available on multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch and PC.
Absolum, a beat-'em-up game for PS5 with roguelike elements, has sold over 200,000 copies in its first week, receiving critical acclaim and positive user reviews, indicating strong and growing popularity.
The article features 32 Nintendo Switch games recommended by readers, highlighting a diverse range of titles including city-builders like Against the Storm, roguelikes such as Atomicrops, puzzle games like CATO: Buttered Cat, and others across genres, emphasizing hidden gems and fan favorites that deserve more attention.
Absolum is a highly replayable roguelike action game for Nintendo Switch that combines arcade, RPG, and roguelike elements with strategic depth, varied characters, and engaging combat, set in a fantasy world with beautiful visuals and a compelling soundtrack.
Megabonk, a rogue-like survival game with low-poly graphics, has sold over 1.3 million copies on Steam within two weeks, demonstrating the ongoing popularity of Vampire Survivors-style games. The game features an unusual character roster and has achieved significant sales and player engagement, with notable crossover among players of similar titles.
Megabonk, an indie action-roguelike game, quickly became a hit on Steam, surpassing one million copies sold within two weeks of its release on September 18, 2025, and reaching a peak of over 88,500 concurrent players, earning a 'very positive' rating from users.
Evil Empire, known for supporting Dead Cells, has taken over post-launch development of Brotato, a popular roguelike shooter with over 10 million players, promising new content and updates including a new mob called 'The Gobbler' in its upcoming October update.
Hades 2 has become the highest-rated PC game of 2025 on Metacritic with a score of 95, surpassing other popular titles, and has sold over two million copies during early access, marking a successful launch and upcoming physical release.
Hades 2 is a highly engaging and well-crafted roguelike game that builds on its predecessor with new characters, weapons, and a challenging endgame, offering players a mix of tough combat, strategic depth, and charming storytelling, making it a worthy successor despite some polarizing elements in its ending.