This week’s round-up of roguish video games includes a broad range of titles drawn from a variety of different sub-genres, from VR shooters to co-op deckbuilders, animal auto-battlers and sci-fi survivors-likes. And that’s just the first four.
Regular readers will already know that I don’t include pornographic games, demos and prologues, or anything that looks undercooked. Speaking of which, during this week’s trawl I stumbled upon the blandest looking game I think I’ve seen on Steam, available for the bargainous price of £167.99. If you’re feeling saucy, check out Star Runaway here.
Anyway, let’s get to it as there are loads of rogues to check out below.
Deckception | Spritz Studios | Sep 20 | PC (Win) | “Deckception is a rouge-like deck builder with local co-op allowing for 1-2 players to conquer the endless floors. The game has one player using the keyboard which can control the cards in the game while the other player controls the mouse which can control the dice. How far can you make it?”
Rune Bender VR | Nurogames | Sep 20 | PC (VR, Win) | “Rune Bender is a fast-paced single player rogue-like VR Wave-Shooter in which players fight against monster waves from Slavic mythology to protect the shrine of the god “Veles”. Draw runes to cast spells of different elements and shoot them wisely against “Perun” the mad god of thunder.”
Star Survivors | SpaceOwl Games, Erabit | Sep 20 | PC (Win) | “A space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity’s last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?”
Beast Brawl | RATH | Sep 20 | PC (Win) | “Beast Brawl is a unique rougelike which pits teams of primal beasts against one another in a battle for survival. Thousands of combos and strategies to try and evolve your team into the apex beasts of the kingdom.”
Alchemy in Dungeon | 雪鸽工作室 | Sep 20 | PC (Win) | “Roguelike auto chess, delve into dungeons to slay monsters, collect materials, and craft the ultimate potion combinations!”
Project: AHNO’s Ark | PHOSEPO | Sep 19 | PC (Win) | “This game merges elements of tactical RPG, Go, and introduces Roguelite features. Players will need to make decisions among numerous random events and capability divergences, trying to survive in an apocalyptic game of mutual destruction.”
Sporeborn Dark | ValiantLight | Sep 19 | PC (Win) | “Break out of a maze surrounded by darkness, infested with growths and filled with hideous monsters. Explore the randomly generated locations of the experimental zone to find something that will help you delay your doom. A dark, atmospheric, scary top-down horror roguelike.”
Card Rogue | Game Tsukuru Kun | Sep 19 | PC (Win) | “A roguelike RPG that you can play in 2-3 minutes! You get three randomly dealt cards, but you can only choose one! This is what happens when you distill the essence of a roguelike RPG!”
God of War: Ragnarök – Valhalla | Santa Monica Studio | Sep 19 | PC (Win), PS5 | “Accompanied only by Mimir, Kratos embarks on a deeply personal and reflective journey that pushes him to master mind and body as he is confronted with the challenges of Valhalla in an unravelling, replayable adventure that blends the beloved combat from God of War Ragnarök with brand new elements inspired by the roguelite genre.”
Hrumka | Procedural Odyssey Games | Sep 19 | PC (Lin, Win) | “A rogue-like battler on a match-3 board. Match gems to attack enemies, avoid damage and gather collectibles. Use your level-up upgrades to become stronger and try different play styles. Be careful though – enemies can also level up!”
Andromeda Survivors | DevDumb & Aleo Games | Sep 19 | PC (2022), PS, Xbox | “Prepare yourself for an epic journey in Andromeda Survivors, a casual game with rogue-lite elements that will challenge your skills and strategy!”
UFO50 | Mossmouth | Sep 18 | PC (Win) | “UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot ’em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.”
CODE: BLUE | Kaesers Studios | Sep 18 | PC (Win) | “CODE: BLUE is a top-down, action-roguelite, bullet-hell, rain-like, hack & slash survivor-like with an elemental and autochess twist featuring many upgrades to create various builds.”
Keyboard Soldier | Rogisimo | Sep 18 | PC (Win) | “A fast-paced action-survival game where you fend off hordes of zombies by typing words, level up to unlock powerful items, and strategize to survive as long as possible in an ever-challenging environment.”
Sound Horizons | Itooh | Sep 18 | PC (Lin, Win) | “Score unique melodies in this minimalist rhythm game. Experience a dynamic music that reacts to your actions, and try to survive until the end.”
Monster Panic | Happy Player | Sep 18 | PS, Switch | “Fast-paced Rogue-like! Battle endless monsters, enjoy rapid Rogue-like thrills! Double the choices, unlock more classes, build unique talents! You are the hero!”
Seed of Heroes | Vermillion Digital | Sep 18 | PC (Win) | “Journey through the realms with your heroes party. Defeat hordes of enemies in a bullet heaven and reach Valhalla where you belong.”
Dice Assassin | Afil Games | Sep 18 | PC (Win), PS | “Dice Assassin is a challenging game in which you defeat enemies on the board according to the numbers on the dice. Choose your moves using cards, position yourself strategically to defeat enemies on the board squares, and create tactics using action cards.”
FatalZone | Midhard Games | Sep 17 | PC (Win) | “FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!”
Times Dungeon | Mad Quark | Sep 17 | PC (Win) | “Can you survive before time runs out? Times Dungeon is an exhilarating dungeon crawler that blends rogue-like and FPS genres, where you must defeat four deadly bosses within a limited time.”
Kitty’s Last Adventure | Woum | Sep 17 | PC (Win) | “Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.”
Heroes of Latera | Sundered Gaming | Sep 17 | PC (Win) | “Heroes of Latera is a 3d fantasy style survivor based in the realm of Latera. Explore unique classes each with their own individual abilities and play styles. Fight through the endless waves of Eu’roks hoard as you amass wealth, experience, and a pile of bodies.”
Voids Vigil | caiys | Sep 16 | PC (Win) | “Blast your way through robotic hordes in this auto-battler arena shooter. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator Custodian awaits computational convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely among the shops to create unique builds!”
Everspace 2: Titans | Rockfish Games | Sep 16 | PC (Win, Mac), PS, Xbox | “Titans brings massive repeatable encounters to the star systems of Cluster 34 along with new enemies and a pile of loot to collect. Discover two exciting storylines packed with fresh gameplay mechanics alongside a cast of new and returning characters!”
Witching Stone | Alexander Taylor | Sep 16 | PC (Win) | “Witching Stone is a puzzle game matched with a deckbuilder! Customise your spellbook and weave spells with coloured stones.”
The Spell Brigade | Bolt Blaster Games | Sep 16 | PC (Lin, Win) | “Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!”
Drill to the Stars | MixedMoonGames | Sep 16 | PC (Win) | “Guide enemies with walls into traps and eliminate them before they destroy your drill. Strategically adapt to the environment and place the towers cleverly for maximum attack speed in this roguelite tower defense game.”
Undergod | Linkas | Sep 16 | PC (Win) | “Take over heaven in this airborne-combat roguelike where you fight hordes of angels while growing stronger every minute.”
TimeFixers | Strider Interactive | Sep 16 | PC (Win) | “TimeFixers is a fast-paced roguelike action game where you battle through diverse historical eras to save the timeline from rogue robots. Harness unique abilities, collect time keys, and face intense battles across stylized worlds from Ancient Egypt to Futuristic Space.”
Mourn-born | Crojoh Games | Sep 16 | PC (Win) | “Top-down, fast-paced combat — use a customizable, futuristic sword to violently chop, crush, and slice through hordes of genetically modified abominations, and replace body parts with cybernetic implants and enhanced lab-grown organs.”
Slay or Fall | ostergey | Sep 15 | PC (Win) | “As the lord of the dungeon, defend yourself from the attacks of the heroes before they reach you! Manage your own subordinates, mess with heroes, solve urgent problems!”
Our Ascent | Noobilator7 | Sep 15 | PC (Win) | “Our Ascent is an incremental roguelite RPG with many layers of meta-progression.”
Gwihyang : Homecoming | Groove Dev | Sep 15 | PC (Win) | “Gwihyang captures the traditional image of Korea, giving it a new experience. A tense adventure unfolds in “which you escape the threat of monsters in the changing space and use items to escape.”
Oddment | anchikai, goldenstein64 | Sep 15 | PC (Win) | “Oddment is a roguelite focused on mining and exploration, set on a moon orbiting a distant earth-like planet nestled within a dangerous corner of space.”
HackeRPG | Fellow Pablo | Sep 15 | PC (Lin, Mac, Win) | “A coding-based top-down arena roguelite in which you control a programmer avatar to battle hordes of viruses, bugs, trojans, etc. Upgrade your character, create unique builds, and automate your fights by writing code.”
Meme Mayhem | Cr3 Studio | Sep 14 | PC (Win) | “Hurl emojis and battle the internet’s biggest stars to rise as a meme master in Meme Mayhem! Collect powerful perks and relics, enjoy a darkly comic social media story, and assemble the ultimate emoji attack stack in this roguelite idle RPG.”
GunBang | 4Tins Studios | Sep 14 | PC (Lin, Win) | “GunBang is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you face off hordes of enemies and bosses. Choose from a variety of weapons, traits and items to create unique builds and survive until observers are satisfied!”
Marshal: The End of the Western Era | Glingy | Sep 14 | PC (Win) | “The bandits rushing in, My favorite saloon, A sheriff holding guns that fight alone for tomorrow’s whiskey..! To fight desperately against overwhelming offensive until final boss defeated, upgrade weapons and get abilities!”
