Today appears to be the day for interesting new deckbuilders. The latest announcement I’m happy to pass on is that of Rogue Skies, a new hybrid tactics game all about sky pirates.
Rogue Skies looks like an interesting fusion of ship-to-ship combat with giant cannons, and squad-based combat taking place between boarding parties.
During the action, you’ll be clutching a hand of cards, and switching between airship attacks and moving your units into combat. After that, you’ll be heading to floating cities to upgrade your crew and ship.
At this early stage it’s hard to say too much more, but the trailer embedded below does showcase a really sweet anime-inspired art style and some smooth animations.
All in all, Rogue Skies has made a positive first impression on me and I’m eager to see more, although there’s no word yet on when that’ll be.
Still with us? Of course you are! If you want to keep reading about great hand-picked rogues, the following articles represent a huge collection of the best roguelike games ever made.
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!
