Roguelike Review Archives

25Apr

By StuartNo Comments

Bootleg Steamer – PC Review

From the horror specialists comes something completely different. Bootleg Steamer, a game about prohibition, moonshine and coastguards. Released today April 25th it is available on Steam. What makes this game stand apart and bring you to spend your hard earned money? Boats. Lots of Boats! Good Morning Moonshine! If you've not heard of the team over at Junkfish before, they are synonymous with Monstrum and Monstrum 2, among a couple of other games. The idea behind Bootleg Steamer came out of an internal Game Jam! So does bringing a rogue-lite style game to the water work? Or does it just become a complete shipwreck? Let's find out Gameplay What do you get if you cross Moonshine, Rum, Vodka, Whisky and grain? That's right! Prohibition! Bootleg Steamer is based in the 1920's prohibition e...

5Apr

By Rowen CameronNo Comments

PC Reviews

Beat Slayer – PC Review

Ever wonder what Hades mixed with Crypt of the NecroDancer set in a ‘90s dystopian city would be like? Well, wonder no more! ByteRockers’ Games takes all these juicy elements and blends them into a high-energy roguelike smoothie. Beat Slayer is a 3D hack-and-slash rhythm roguelike that tests not only your combat prowess but your musical timing. Hack-And-Slash Rhythm Roguelike - Beat Slayer It’s ‘90s Berlin and the twisted music mogul Dietrich has perfected the art of truly hypnotic music: using sound waves to emit mind-control signals. All who hear it become his mindless zombies and, with a robot army to keep order, he has the entire city under his control. But there’s one underground corner of the capital free from his grip and ready to fight back. Young rebel Mia and her crew of mis...

18Dec

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

PC Reviews

Risk of Rain Returns – PC Review

Getting to revisit the original format of Risk of Rain brings a ting of nostalgia. And the recalibration to my brain that I can move away from the teleporter when starting. It.....it took a while for it to sink in. A little too long and many Huntresses were harmed in the making of this review. Risk of Rain Returns is an Action, Rougelike, Multiplayer game that's developed by Hopoo Games. The original developers of Risk of Rain and Risk of Rain 2. The funny thing I'd like to note for readers is that Risk of Rain Returns was released 10 years ago that day. No kidding, Risk of Rain released on Nov. 8th 2013. I do wonder if they planned for this to happen. Or they had a meeting and realized that their 10th anniversary was coming and went to get us a gift. The fact that no one knew this g...

24Oct

By Kyle A McGrathNo Comments

PC Reviews

Days of Doom – PC Review

I'm checking out a new post-apocalyptic rogue-lite, turn-based RPG developed by SneakyBox. Though Days of Doom was on mobile to begin with. Thanks to Atari's help, the developers could launch their game to a larger audience. The game is available now on Steam, Playstation, and Xbox for £24.99 and £26.99 on Switch. Days of Doom, Weeks of Struggle. Days of Dooms is set in a post-apocalyptic world where every day might be your last. There is a legend of a safe haven known as Sanctuary for those brave enough to make the trip. The player will manage supplies and make decisions during their travel. Are you able to find Sanctuary? Gameplay The rogue-lite elements in Days of Dooms look similar to Slay The Spire. The player will have a map showing them various icons, and at the end is a bos...

4Oct

By Mal KeenanNo Comments

PC Reviews

Mythforce – PC Review

Mythforce is a roguelike RPG co-op adventure brought to you by developers Beamdog. The game was released on 12th September 2023. They claim throughout their promotions online to have captured the essence of 80s daytime cartoons in game form. Sounds interesting. I recently got a chance to check it out for Thumb Culture. Check out the review below. A Love Letter to Retro Cartoons Roguelike games have become commonplace in game stores in recent years. Often they are endless AI-generated levels added to mix things up for the gamer. I've played a few games with this added and while it certainly is fun, I'm a bit on the fence. Mythforce is a good example of roguelike done well, however. What are your favourite roguelike games that you have played recently? Let us know in the comments. Gam...

26Sep

By JoeNo Comments

Switch Reviews

RoboDunk – Switch Review

RoboDunk is a Roguelite fast-paced arcade basketball fighting game releasing on the PC and Switch. Developed and published by Jollypunch Games, a one-person team created by Gabreiele Libera, it bills itself as “the first Basketball roguelite”. RoboDunk – Nothing but net! JollyPunch’s mission is “to help friends smash each other with glee in the safety of videogames”. Their first game, Fly Punch Boom!, certainly met that criteria, and with RoboDunk, it seems that record is intact. So, let’s assemble our Dunkball teams and take to the arenas! Gameplay In the future, a great war has scarred the Earth and left only destruction. From the ashes, only one thing remains: the DUNK. Robodunk follows the matches and dust-ups of the teams of robots left in the wake of war, and their pursuit of...

22Aug

By Tyler DenyerNo Comments

PC Reviews

Demon Lord Reincarnation Review

Demon Lord Reincarnation, developed by the talented team at Graverobber Foundation, is a role-playing game that brings the essence of darkness and intrigue to the forefront. Venturing into the eerie depths of this title with great anticipation. With a simple yet challenging premise, Den invites you to assemble a party of brave adventurers and embark on a perilous journey through treacherous dungeons. Prepare to face hordes of menacing monsters as you strive to defeat the fearsome Demon Lord that looms over the land. Demon Lord Reincarnation shouldn't have been resurrected The depth of this dungeon isn't that deep, with characters with no back story, some with names, others not. Battles you can run from without penalty and enemies that scale alongside your level, making it almost pointles...

Rightfully, Beary Arms – PC Early Access Preview

27Jul

By Paul WrightNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Rightfully, Beary Arms – PC Early Access Preview

Today I'm going to be looking at a new rogue-lite title from a small indie development team. Rightfully, Beary Arms - the debut title from Daylight Basement Studio - is launching into Early Access on July 27th and I've been playing it over the past couple of weeks to take a look at what's on offer so far. The Right To Beary Arms If Rogue-type games are your thing, you can also check out some other titles we've written about here, here or here. Gameplay At its core, Rightfully, Beary Arms is a twin-stick bullet-hell rogue-lite. This means you're going to be facing waves of enemies through randomly generated maps until you win or get killed, rinse and repeat. It's a very marmite genre, but I really enjoy the gameplay loop of learning how to deal with different enemies, figuring out what ...

15Jun

By Paul WrightNo Comments

PC Reviews

Trouble Juice – PC Review

Do you want some quick and juicy fun? No, I'm not about to tell you there are hot singles in your area. I'm going to tell you about a new release from indie developer dietzribi. Trouble Juice is a rogue-like, twin-stick, 2D side-scrolling platformer featuring some questionable beverages. The fast-action gameplay is loosely wrapped in the premise of a Hunger Games-like competition, broadcast across the Universe. Your character will be attempting to clear numerous waves of enemies and fight bosses, all to be crowned champion and achieve their goals. Forget Hunger Games, welcome to the Thirsty Games A brief aside before we dive into Trouble Juice. The first commercial game from dietzribi, Toodee and Topdee, has recently been released on PlayStation. You can find my review of the PC r...

9Jun

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Halls of Torment PC Preview

Halls of Torment is a fantasy horde survival roguelite. It is developed and published by Chasing Carrots (Good Company, Pressure Overdrive). You can find it out now in Early Access on Steam. Halls of Torment is Another Steam Deck Staple I've never really been into horde survival games. I held out a long time before finally picking up Vampire Survivors when it suddenly became so popular. But once I did get around to it I could understand why. Halls of Torment is looking like it will be the same way. I've already added it to my list of games that will always be available on my Steam Deck. The list isn't long yet, but any game that is as simple and entertaining to pick up for a quick session should be there. What's on your list? Gameplay Halls of Torment is one of the latest horde surviva...