Welcome back, Dear Reader, to what is likely going to be the last Gone Rogue before the end of 2024. That means we’ve got one last batch of new roguelike releases to tell you about, minus the usual riffraff, of course.
As might expect, this week is relatively low on new releases, certainly compared to last week’s haul of 50, but there are still some interesting games featured below. I’ve highlighted WizardChess via the spotlight, Tetra Dungeon and Endless Dark both sound like a good time, and Penny Blood: Hellbound is the big one that most of you will have heard of!
Talented | TurtleFox Games | Dec 20 | PC (Win) | “Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive ‘The Demonic Conveyor Belt’. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?”
Ghostbreaker Corps | Wijat | Dec 20 | PC (Win) | “Based on real-time combat, the game introduces a free skill customization system combined with Roguelike elements. Build an army, face Eastern mythical creatures, discover skill combos, and lead your soldiers to conquer a dark, fantasy world!”
Bug.Splash TD: Debugged | UglyBudgetPrettyProduct | Dec 20 | PC (Win) | “Bug.Splash TD : Debugged is a strategic tower defense experience set in a fantasy universe. Defend your gate against hordes of bugs using a variety of towers and the environment. The game features 24 towers, 15+ enemy types, dedicated idle farming maps, custom diffculty options and tons of upgrades.”
Bone Meal | Rook Book Games | Dec 20 | PC (Win) | “Plant strange, mutated crops in a chilling roguelike with strategic resource management. Use a wide variety of seeds through three seasons to survive the blinding glow of the sun. Brew tonics, produce biofuel, upgrade facilities, and don’t go hungry.”
Echoes of the Abyss | RK GAMES | Dec 20 | PC (Win) | “A weird action roguelike, where world changes based on your Sanity meter. It’s a fast-paced 90-2000s style action adventure. Eat or be eaten. Grow from Prey into Hunter. Build ability-combos to survive. Uncover secrets of your lost humanity.”
Tetra Dungeon | 套鹿工作室 | Dec 20 | PC (Win) | “An innovative pigeon fighting game. In dungeon, defeat enemies by placing block cards. Experience new building dynamics around blocks, relics, and hero traits.”
DashPunch | DoubleV | Dec 19 | PC (Win) | “After the Tyrant Hand is stolen by a mysterious figure, an ancient being awakens to return it to its rightful place before it’s too late. Dash and Punch your way through corrupted dungeons that fall apart at the seams, meet colorful characters, battle powerful bosses and carve your legacy!”
Endless Dark | Little Light Studios | Dec 19 | PC (Lin, Win) | “An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you – only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.”
Wizlite | 5dims Inc | Dec 19 | PC (Win) | “A 15-Minute Dungeon RPG! Wizlite combines classic command battles with roguelite gameplay. Experience tense battles, traps, and careful health and spell management. Inspired by Wizardry, it blends nostalgic RPG tension with fast-paced roguelite fun.”
WildFire | Ryanhurt | Dec 19 | PC (Win) | “WildFire is a strategic and survival game. Play as the Tribe Leader and Fire Watcher in the wild that is full of strangeness. Make decisions to be sure your tribe runs well, guide your members to do the right job to survive longer and explore the mysterious land.”
Argonauts Path | LittlePaladinGames | Dec 18 | PC (Win) | “A card-based combat roguelike. A fantastic adventure of growth and struggle for the future of humanity. You will help in different villages, fight against incredible creatures and fearsome demons until you reach the 7 divine ones and you will fight against them, if you are up to it.”
Night Feeder | Lisa’s Magical Cult | Dec 18 | PC (Mac, Win) | “Night Feeder is a bullet heaven where you embody the monstrosity of darkness. Choose a deity to bless your run. Battle foes, upgrade your gear, and summon minions on a journey shaped by destiny.”
Flock of Dogs | Max Clark | Dec 17 | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | “In Flock of Dogs, ride flying dogs that live on a flying whale. Together with your friends, go on a hand-drawn, procedurally-generated, Dr. Seussian, roguelike road trip through the sky. Co-op multiplayer for 1-8 players online and/or locally. There’s also a bunch of minigames.”
Hooptown Hero | Goin’ Yumbo | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Become the Hero of Hooptown in this roguelite basketball game. Improve your skills, impress the fans, and unlock unique abilities by battling the other residents of Hooptown. Win the city championship and bring glory to your local business sponsor.”
Lost Pages: Classic | Jiffycrew | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “In this roguelike deck-building game, uncover ancient secrets in dark mist. Build your deck with magic circles and artifacts, battle monsters, and plan routes on a shifting map. Face the 100 levels of the dimensional gate. Grow and take on new challenges as you progress.”
Penny Blood: Hellbound | NatsumeAtari, STUDIO WILDROSE | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Unleash the hounds from hell and fight your way free of this otherworldly prison in a roguelike adventure that explores the world of Penny Blood’s darker side! Can you find the distinction between good and evil…?”
Rocket Rats | Gagonfe | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!”
Myths and Legends | Artificial Worlds | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Myths and Legends” is our next-gen semi-idle, trading real time strategy, that takes the player 2500 years back in time, but with a sense of humor. The game combines elements of exploration, combat, trade and diplomacy on procedurally generated islands.”
All In Everyday | StellaGames | De 17 | PC (Win) | “Winning gets you a model, losing means no life. Reincarnation follows, give it another shot! Don’t talk to me about game theory, probability, or value regression, I’m all in! With a leverage that reaches the sky, I’m all in!”
Dr. Cog | Re:ZT1 | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Dr. Cog is a deck-building roguelike game using gears. Operate the memory restoration machine, turn gears, discover and enhance them, and build synergies. Complete the memory restoration within the time limit, recover the client’s lost memories, and reach the final chapter.”
InKing | Team Digital Toilet | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “InKing is a fast-paced 2D top-down action game. Players take on the role of an ink bottle warrior on a journey to become the king of tools. Use your fast attacks, moves, and powerful skills to defeat the tools that stand in your way, prove that ink and pen are the best tools, and become the King of Tools.”
Bone To Gather | Anyway Games | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Bone To Gather is a synergy-building action roguelike. Embark on an epic journey with a team of puny skeletons determined to revenge the Demon King. Recruit skeletons with unique synergies to create a powerful team and battle through monsters on your way to the final showdown.”
Balantica | Team Hanzan | Dec 17 | PC (Win) | “Safely guide the twins to the altar. The path to the altar branches into multiple routes, each filled with trials and unexpected events awaiting the twins. As their companion, you will choose their path, build a deck of cards to give hope and overcome increasingly challenging trials.”
Micron Defense Force | Mystical XP Games | Dec 16 | PC (Win) | “A Roguelike Tower Defense in space with missions to conquer. Can you hold against the spreading alien bosses? Build and upgrade towers against the corruption. Choose your technologies and warpspeed your way to victory.”
Long Live Caesar | Yury Khovansky, Vladislavs Viktorovs | Dec 16 | PC (Win) | “44 BC. Caesar, the dictator of Rome, discovers that the threat of conspiracy comes from the people closest to him. Can you resist the impending danger and rewrite history?”
Submarine Survivor | The Bat Flight | Dec 16 | PC (Win) | “Dive into the ocean’s depths, face fearsome sea creatures, and collect their experience crystals. In this roguelite action game, upgrade your submarines with various combinations of weapons and chips. Become the Lord of the Ocean!”
Eco Ronin | Slightly Esoteric Studios | Dec 16 | PC (Win) | “Grapple, jetpack, shoot, and slash through procedural worlds. Collect philosophy pages, plant trees, craft items, and go to space. A precision-platformer and action-roguelike.”
WizardChess | TwoPM Studios | Dec 14 | PC (Win) | “What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!”
Downcave | Vesite | Dec 14 | PC (Win) | “Downcave is a Roguelite 2D Platformer. Descend as far as you can down various caves and encounter more enemies the deeper you go. Gain power from various artifacts and use your weapons to fight hordes of monsters.”
The underworld of brain damage | Xuan Kuiyuan | Dec 14 | PC (Mac, Win) | “Players can’t attack. Players need to avoid attacks in the game and lead monsters’ attacks to other monsters. Let the monster kill himself! ! ! The game map is random, the elements in the map are random, and there are many strange props, so that players have different game experiences every time.”
Fallen Depths | UnderDoor | Dec 14 | PC (Win) | “Explore a building that has become a den of monsters and recover crucial documents. Fallen Depths is a roguelike action horror game where you navigate procedurally generated maps and aim to reach the top floor. Use logical strategies to overcome grotesque monsters.”
