I definitely need more Souls-inspired rogues in my life, so I was pleased to learn about Cursemark from from solo dev CLYDE Games.
Releasing in Early Access on June 8th, the game is said to feature intense melee and spell casting combat, near limitless build variety, and dark mysterious for you to solve. Players can use runes to define their play style, changing the elemental abilities of their attacks.
Like more traditional Soulslikes, The Unknown Lands is brimming with hidden secrets, concealed passageways, and forgotten relics to uncover. Exploration and discovery seem to sit at the heart of the experience, with a marker-free map that offers minimal guidance and rewards curiosity.
According to a Q&A on its Steam profile, it will be in Early Access from six months to 2 years, and the full release is planned to include more areas, more spells, more Wards, and Ultimates, and a lot more Runes and Talismans.
A demo for Cursemark is now available on Steam. It has been live for a few months, but the devs have continued to improve it with new updates.
A couple of years back, Mike got the chance to preview developer CLYDE Games’ previous project Into the Necrovale and described it as “a diamond in the rough that needs a good ol’ polish before it truly sparkles.”
You can check out a trailer for Cursemark below:
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Next, there are genre-specific lists that delve into the best roguelike games of all types. I’ve pulled out the best examples from each category, alongside the links to more in-depth articles!
The best turn-based roguelikes: Caves of Qud | There are some seriously incredible turn-based roguelikes out there. Of all the modern games, these are the closest to the original Rogue.
Awesome first-person rogues: Gunfire Reborn | We almost went with Blue Prince for this spot, but most people checking out first-person rogues probably want to wield a gun, you know?!
Cool roguelike deckbuilders: Balatro | Sorry, Slay the Spire fans, but this poker-solitaire deckbuilder has stolen Mike’s heart and won’t give it back.
Exciting roguelike platformers: Spelunky | Now, don’t get us wrong, Dead Cells is an incredible game, especially with all the DLC switched on. But when it comes to impact, you just can’t beat Spelunky.
Amazing action-roguelites: Hades 2 | And finally, let’s wrap things up with our favourite of them all. There’s no beating the original Hades, although Hades 2 comes pretty close!
