Roguelite

18Apr

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

Tranquil Isle – PC Review

Cosy meets roguelite in Tom Daly and Future Friends Games new release Tranquil Isle. Design your perfect paradise in your favourite styles as you try to earn your high score or just freely build. Tranquil Isle is currently available on Steam and you can also grab the soundtrack whilst you're there! Tranquil Islands filled with houses, taverns and more! I sunk a bunch of time into this game building my own little towns and cities but is it worth adding to your steam library? Gameplay There are three game modes to choose from when it comes to Tranquil Isle: standard, sandbox and classic. Within the standard version you will progressively unlock more buildings and islands by building and increasing the population of your world. Sandbox mode allows you to build freely and explore all o...

Wildkeepers Rising – PC Early Access Preview

14Apr

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Wildkeepers Rising – PC Early Access Preview

Wildkeepers Rising is a horde survivor meets bullet hell, meets creature collector by Lioncode Games. A roguelite set in a hand-drawn world, free Guardians to help fight back against attacking hordes. The game just recently went into early access and is available on Steam. A Unique Blend of Genres If it wasn't obvious by now, I seem to be playing various roguelites often lately. From the most recent bullet hell, Odinfall, to the more survival-like Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel. Each thus far, including Wildkeepers Rising, has thankfully been unique in its own way to keep things interesting. Anyone else play variations on the same genre of games to keep things more interesting? Check out my thoughts on the game's current build below. Gameplay Wildkeepers Rising is a game that combines...

2Apr

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Odinfall – PC Early Access Preview

Odinfall is a fast-paced, roguelite bullet-hell now available in early access. It is an evolution of the game Gaunt Valkyr by indie studio Ember Paw Games. With publishing by Fireshine Games (Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt), you can pick it up today over on Steam for £11. Weapons Abound in Odinfall I sure seem to be hitting up a lot of roguelite games lately. Not only that but ones relating to Norse mythology too. The pace of bullet-hell games has kept me mostly away from this area of the genre, but Odinfall has been a positive experience. Has a game's pace ever kept you from trying something new? Check out my thoughts on this early access entry below. Gameplay Odinfall is fast. It's also a bullet-hell. But fear not, it's also a roguelite! Loki, in disembodied form, has been sent to...

1Apr

By Tyler Denyer2 Comments

PC Reviews

Fate Reawakened – PC Review

Fate Reawakened out now on steam, developed by gamigo US Inc. and Tableflip Entertainment AB, and published by gamigo US Inc. and WildTangent, seeks to bring back the beloved FATE series with a fresh coat of paint. With all four games bundled together, improved visuals, and modern enhancements, this release hopes to capture the magic of the original while introducing it to a new generation. Fate Reawakened, maybe we should have let it sleep It’s always exciting to see an older ARPG brought back to life, especially in an era dominated by Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4. FATE was never the deepest or most complex dungeon crawler, but it had a certain charm—quirky pets, light-hearted adventuring, and a satisfying loot loop. With Fate Reawakened, fans get to relive that experience, but can it h...

28Feb

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Sancticide – Early Access PC Preview

Sancticide is an early access third-person action game with souls-like combat and roguelite systems. Red Square Games (SlavicPunk: Oldtimer) and Sylen Studio (The Sin Collector: Repentless) are both developing and publishing the game. Explore the dark world of an apocalypse of biblical proportions today only on Steam. The Apocalypse is a Dark, Brutal Place... Reading up on a game description can really only gets you so far. I really am not sure what I was expecting going into Sancticide. What I found was definitely not it. Have you ever run into this before? Where the content within the game isn't what you were expecting? I mean I had an idea but check out my thoughts in the preview below. Gameplay Sancticide is a third-person action game based in the midst of the biblical apocalyp...

27Jan

By KatNo Comments

PC Reviews

Tyrant’s Realm – PC Review

Tyrant's Realm is a roguelite action-adventure inspired by classic PS1 visuals. Tyrant's Realm was developed by Team Tyrant and published by Skystone Games. Explore procedurally generated dark fantasy worlds, battling through dangers that evolve with each run. Learn from each depth and work your way through the maps to reach your end. Or end goal? Whichever comes first! I could have just asked for the scroll nicely? Tyrant's Realm is now available on Steam with a 15% off introductory offer until 30th January. But is this worth £7.22? Let's find out. Gameplay The gameplay of Tyrant's Realm is very simple, with the same controls applying as for any soulslike game. Roll, block/parry, move and attack. Handily the controls are also displayed at the bottom right if you ever forget! They ...

13Dec

By FinchNo Comments

PC Reviews

Ballionaire – PC Review

Time flies when you're having fun! It only feels like last week I was checking out Ballionaire's Steam Next Fest demo and now here I am reviewing the full game! Developed by newobject and published by Raw Fury, the game is available now on Steam for an introductory price of £9.99. Welcome fellow Ballionaires It's been just over a month since I spent my first 10 hours with the game on PC. With another 6 hours recorded, how vibrant is Ballionaire's full package? That's what I'm here to talk to you about. If you've played the Ballionarie demo, are you excited for the full drop? Let us know in the comments what has you bouncing off the walls to play! Gameplay Ballionaire confidently introduces itself as "a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike, where strategy meets physics to create outrageous...

11Dec

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

VOIN – PC Preview

VOIN is a new rogue-lite game with loot mechanics from Nikita Sozidar and tinyBuild. As of yesterday (10th December) it has launched into early access on Steam at an introductory price of £15.07. I played the demo a little time ago and enjoyed the gameplay then. So here’s hoping the early access is just as promising! Rise my great creation! Did you get to play the VOIN demo? What did you think of it? Let us know in the comments below. Gameplay VOIN’s intro begins with a voice of someone known as “Master”. This ominous voice tells our character (so far a nameless knight) to awaken. We are then led to navigate a set of caves and caverns which serve as the tutorial. Once done with the tutorial, we are sent to Amarict. Amarict is the games hub and here we have four portals we can go...

We Who Are About To Die – PC Early Access Preview

6Dec

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

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We Who Are About To Die – PC Early Access Preview

We Who Are About To Die is a roguelite gladiator simulator with a heavy focus on physics-based combat. It is currently in Early Access and under solo development by Jordy Lakiere. The game recently hit its two years in Early Access mark by celebrating with content patch v0.7, adding a significant amount of content. You can check it out now on Steam. The Best Game I've Sucked at Since Elden Ring Looking at videos of We Who Are About To Die, you kind of get a glimpse that the combat isn't exactly the usual kind. Actually playing it is a completely different experience all together. I don't feel there have been a lot of games over the years that have struck me in such a way as this one has. Have you ever found a game to not quite play as you'd expect? Check out my thoughts on this early acc...

6Nov

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Windblown – PC Preview

Windblown is an action, roguelite game developed by Motion Twin and published by Kepler Ghost. Motion Twin created the hit game Dead Cells, which is another game that I've invested several hundred hours. Most of that making some insane builds of course. As of the time of writing, the game is currently in Early Access with Motion Twin stating the game will remain so for at least one year. With the intro out of the way, let's head to the eye of the storm and see how Windblown has treated me. Sudden Death is just another life lesson Gameplay Windblown is a game about the peaceful inhabitants of The Ark, a floating village orbiting around the gigantic and deadly Vortex. However that deadly Vortex is, as you can imagine, not so peaceful. The only chance The Ark has is for you to become a ...