Another school of thought is that a roguelike can refer to any game with procedural elements that will reset your progress completely after each playthrough, whereas a rogue-lite retains some elements of character progression, such as upgraded stats or unlocked weapons...
you’re sure to be confronted by challenging puzzles, various obstacles, and the occasional booby trap. Make it through alive and you’ll unlock new character classes, races, and items to aid you on your journey. Game sessions last from just a few minutes to nearly an hour, making it the...
As you collect more and more radiation, your character acquires new mutations that can affect gameplay and often turn you into a monster-demolishing machine. Complimenting these abilities is an arsenal of shotguns, rocket launchers, machine guns, and lasers, all rendered in vibrant 2D pixel graphi...
A dodge roll-driven, top-down bullet hellroguelikethat randomizes levels with every death, Enter the Gungeon is about style, skills and really silly guns. While every run is unique, the cash pocketed on each one can unlock permanent drops in the titular Gungeon that deepen successive dives in...
Beat the enemies and you’ll earn loot to use in further battles. Loop Hero‘s gameplay loop is all about balancing risk and reward. As you play, you’ll earn resources to upgrade your camp. There, you can unlock new character classes and cards for your deck, pushing you closer to ...
Beat the enemies and you’ll earn loot to use in further battles. Loop Hero‘s gameplay loop is all about balancing risk and reward. As you play, you’ll earn resources to upgrade your camp. There, you can unlock new character classes and cards for your deck, pushing you closer to ...
In it, you play as one of four characters tasked with exploring The Gungeon, a sprawling ever-changing labyrinth teeming with enemies, traps, and guntastic loot. Depending on your character, you’ll start off with unique gear or abilities that can be further enhanced via different modifiers an...
I picked this game up recently in a sale after the release of the sequel, and I was so happy I did. A short, meditative experience almost entirely dependent on wordless storytelling, FAR: Changing Tides is a game about a small character simply trying to get from one place to another. Yo...
“easy to learn, difficult to master”, Slay the Spire doesn’t stop once you’ve reached its highest point for the first time. Whether speedrunning against others in Daily Climbs, experiencing the different modifiers to drastically change your run, playing as a new character, or simply ...
The game's distinctive rotary joystick allows for fluid, 360-degree control of character movement and shooting direction, a groundbreaking innovation that has had a lasting impact on the genre. Ikari Warriors' relentless action is further elevated by the inclusion of memorable power-ups, such ...