Welcome back, friends, for another batch of brand new roguelikey releases. Things are pretty quiet as one might expect given the time of year, but I’ve still done my usual trawl through the console and PC release schedules – although there’s nothing really out on consoles this week, I should warn you.
Each included game comes complete with key release details and store copy as provided by each respective developer. As per, I’ve skipped on anything too rough around the edges, anything demeaning or thematically problematic, anything exploitative, and also demo/lite versions of games.
FWIW, the titles that caught my eye included Once Upon a Dungeon – Infinity, which looks a good option for those yearning for a more traditional RPG adventure, and I think if I was feeling a bit more aggro (and not on light duties right now) I might well have pulled the trigger on Cruel. I was also quite tempted by The Last Flame, but as I’ve always been a sucker for pinball-themed games, this week’s pick-up just had to be Pinball Storm: Lokanta…
Once upon a Dungeon – Infinity | Koto Games | Jan 10 | PC (Win) | “Travel through dark dungeons, defeat dangerous creatures, and collect unique loot as you play endlessly in this hardcore, traditional roguelike.”
Cards of Divinity | LEWBOW STUDIOS | Jan 10 | PC (Win) | “Become a Greek Deity and command legendary heroes drawn from myth, legend, and history. Cast spells, enchant heroes, and conquer the realms to triumph over the other Gods!”
Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue | Chromatic Games | Jan 10 (technically this is a new release but it doesn’t appear to have been updated for nearly two years)| PC (Win) | “Combining Roguelite, Action RPG, and Tower Defense gameplay into a crazy free-for-all, where it’s you and up to three friends versus hordes of enemies. Select your hero, survive the waves of foes, unlock new weapons and runes, and take on the bosses that await you!”
Square Wars | Gökhan Birçek | Jan 10 | PC (Mac, Win) | “Square Wars is a real-time strategy game featuring resource gathering, survival, and card-based mechanics in a rogue-lite block capture game. Randomly generated maps make every game unique! Embark on the adventure alone or with friends!”
No More Enemies | DryQuest Studio | Jan 10 | PC (Win) | “Gather souls through 13 deadly waves to honor the godly oath you took ! No More Enemies is a roguelike platformer where each game is different. Focus on your movements and let your weapons do the killing for you !”
Breachwalk Survivor | MimicMimijeok | Jan 10 | PC (Win) | “Breachwalk Survivor is a single-player game combines survivor genre with inventory management. Before sneaking into another dimension, it’s better to plan which weapons to craft and strategize the path. Stealing just one ‘World Core’ will save your world, but there’s still extra space in your bag…”
Carnival of Souls | Tika Studios | Jan 10 | PC (Win) | “Embark on Carnival of Souls, a first-person, rogue lite, shooter where strategic weapon choices and upgrades are key to surviving intense battles across strange dimensions.”
I Wanna Be The King! | EnemyDev | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “I Wanna Be The King! is a top-down roguelike arena shooter where you can use up to 6 allies as your weapons defeat waves of enemies. Customize your gameplay by selecting from a variety of allies and items, allowing for unique strategies and playstyles.”
Space Survivors | TheMaJestic14 | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “Annihilate hordes of enemies with devastating, unique, and powerful weapon upgrades! In Space Survivors, a survivor-like game with roguelite elements, every move could mean victory or death! head back to your station, hack cargo for pets and prepare for an even tougher run!”
The Last Flame | Hotloop | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “Recruit a party of unique heroes, fight deadly encounters, loot and craft powerful gear, discover and create thousands of synergetic builds! The Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto-battler in which you guide a righteous party of heroes through many challenges.”
Cruel | James Dornan | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements.”
The Rangers in the South | DPA Studios | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “Purge the lands in this 2.5D HD Pixelart RogueLike ARPG! Create hundreds of characters with unique strategies and abilities, face hordes of enemies, explore different biomes, procedurally generated dungeons, and obtain unique items!”
XIII – A Final Game of Tarot With Death | Indigo Dreams | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “XIII is a hypnotic and psychedelic card game. Let death read your future with tarot cards and decide your fate. Play the right cards in the right places to keep the scales of karma in check, for that’s the only way to delay the inevitable. And never forget: death comes to us all.”
Code: Blue | Kaesers Studios | Jan 9 | PC (Win) | “Escape the mad laboratory by ripping through hordes of vile creations – with your mates, or by yourself. Craft various builds and perfect hero mechanics until you become terror itself.”
Warden’s Will | ELYZIO | Jan 8 | PC (Win) | “Warden’s Will is a fast paced movement shooter roguelite, playable solo or in up-to 3 player co-op. Choose your Warden, master unique movements and abilities, and overpower hordes of robots in intense battles. Fly, dash, smash, and turn bullet-hell into bullet-heaven!”
Hell Shooter | PLAY Mephistowaltz | Jan 8 | PC (Win) | “Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character’s storytelling.”
Rabolut: Escape From Hell | Rain Drop Forest Studio | Jan 8 | PC (Win) | “A 2D pixel art game where you escape crises born in a toxic workplace. With semi-randomized maps and an increasing variety of traps as you progress, players must master movement techniques and carefully plan the use of limited resources to survive. Perfect for fans of Celeste and Getting Over It.”
Landonia | ocanaday | Jan 8 | PC (Win) | “Developed by a one-man team, Landonia is a single-player, turn-based RPG that includes permadeath, loot, factions, level grinding, and class-based progression. Your characters can interact with each other to help — or stop — each other in the land of Landonia!”
Commander Tiberius Troubleson | Jos_a.b | Jan 8 | PC (Win) | “CTT is a fast paced roguelite platformer focused on action rather than platforming, featuring handcrafted levels. Fight your way through hordes of enemies using powerful spells, potent skills, permanent upgrades and lots of bullets. Discover the secrets of Anarth, explore intriguing landscapes and face terrible foes.”
Hullbreaker | Dalton Neece | Jan 7 | PC (Win) | “A fusion of arena PvP combat on the high seas and roguelite mechanics. Outfit your ship with powerful weapons, clash with rival captains on the high seas, and proudly hoist your custom flag in the ultimate pirate showdown!”
Nanoplanet Survivors | Zac Marvin | Jan 7 | PC (Win) | “Nanoplanet Survivors is a heart-pounding bullet hell survival game set on a hostile planet. Battle relentless waves of alien foes and adapt with powerful upgrades and unique character abilities. Epic boss fights make every playthrough a thrilling challenge. Can you emerge as the ultimate survivor?”
16BitSurvivors | JIN | Jan 7 | PC (Win) | “16Bit Survivors is a retro horror horde-survival game with roguelike-elements, where you must annihilate ceaseless waves of monsters. Unlock, upgrade, and forge unbreakable synergies to become godlike against the hordes of demonic creatures coming for your flesh.”
Pinball Storm: Lokanta | Aastral Dynamics | Jan 7 | PC (Win) | “Pinball Storm:Lokanta is a RPG game combing Roguelike and pinball gameplay. You will be part of the resistance against plutocracy. Use your marble pinballs to eliminate waves of enemies, and collect resources to further enhance your marbles. Save the world from hell!”
Exsys | Charkrid Pornpitackchaikul | Jan 7 | PC (Win) | “Exsys is an action-packed adventure that blends classic 90s beat-’em-up gameplay with modern Action RPG elements. Explore a stunning 3D world of scrap and danger.”
The Fourth Anno | Qing | Jan 6 | PC (Win) | “Build your team, collect equipment, potions, gems, choose upgrade rewards, and withstand wave after wave of enemy attacks.”
Cats vs Cthulhu | 322 Games | Jan 6 | PC (Lin, Win) | “Cats vs Cthulhu is a casual survivor-like where you play as a cat the Destroyer of the Great Old Ones. Arm yourself with yarns, fruits and other delicacies. Dress up in the most stylish outfit possible. Find a way to become the ultimate weapon.”
Guns and Draguns | Infinite Stairs | Jan 6 | Nintendo Switch | “Experience the thrill of teamwork and competition in Guns And Draguns, a roguelite shooting game. Navigate through a perilous fantasy dungeon, defeat enemies together, and gather upgrades to defeat the final boss. But don’t trust your friends too much; you all aim to be the best player!”
Colorize | Lifeless Games Studio | Jan 6 | PC (Win) | “Colorize is an indie precision platformer roguelite that combines fast-paced action with mobility and combat abilities.”
Last Stand: Defense | ZiiTech Games | Jan 6 | PC (Win) | “The Last Line of Defense is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!”
Fruity Rogue | Adam Harmane | Jan 6 | PC (Win) | “Fruity Rogue is a fast-paced roguelike top-down shooter where everything revolves around fruits! Explore randomly generated levels, battle fruit enemies, collect items, and discover game-changing synergies. With each run, unlock characters and weapons, each with their own playstyle and abilities.”
Boomcestors | ZSBuild | Jan 4 | PC (Win) | “Boomcestors is a top-down arena shooter game with rogue-lite elements, where players command a squad of up to six soldiers, battling various enemies in the medieval era using modern weaponry, artillery, and air support.”
