This week’s round-up is nothing short of immense. We’ve got Rogue with a capital “R”, turn-based tactics, big hitters landing on console, action roguelites, tower defenders, auto-shooters, slick-looking VR titles, and more pixels than you can shake a procedurally-generated stick at.
If all that’s not enough for you, head this way for last week’s release round-up or you can always hit this link for the best new roguelikes that are launching this month (according to my taste buds, at least).
There’s a lot of stuff to get through below, but don’t forget the round-up is minus anything pornographic or demeaning, mobile ports, demos and prologues, and anything that looks overly amateurish.
Relic Space – July 19 – PC (Lin, Win) – “Experience deeply simulated, hex-based space combat as an elite starship pilot. Explore a ruined solar system, upgrade your ship, and lead your faction to greatness in this tactical, space RPG with 4X elements.”
Hate Me Not – July 19 – PC – A roguelike twin-stick shooter, where you defend the same thing that tries to hurt you. Venture into the side of darkness to defeat enemies before they reach the Yin-Yang.
Aldro – July 19 – PC – “You play as Aldro, a cute slime lost in an unexplored world full of magic and mystery. Explore procedurally generated levels full of strange creatures and resources unique to the area.”
HexDefense – July 19 – PC (Lin, Win) – “A roguelike tower defense with an emphasis on constant action with little to no downtime. Defend your city by building towers, upgrading them with money from your fallen foes, and equipping them with strange items.”
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind – July 19 – Xbox (and PC) – “A modern remastering of Desktop Dungeons, the award-winning, bite-sized, tactical dungeon crawler. Now on XBox for the first time!”
Gems of Evolution – July 19 – PC – “a top-down action roguelite featuring 4 elements, 4 races and 4 classes. Choose your unique hero from diverse combinations like Human-Warrior-Fire.”
Block Tower TD 2 – July 19 – PC (the original also released on Nintendo Switch on the same day) – “A strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.”
Errships – July 19 – PC (Mac, Win) – “Join forces with friends in Errships, a cooperative adventure where you construct epic flying contraptions and conquer escalating challenges.”
Codeman: Ocean Keeper – July 19 – PC – “Find caves and dig tunnels to obtain valuable resources to upgrade your mech. Combine a vast array of weapons and create your unique build that will allow you to last as long as possible and unravel the mysteries of the ocean.”
Siegebreaker – July 19 – PC – “Conquer the realm using an arsenal of unique towers and enhancements. Discover powerful upgrades and master new strategies to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.”
Swarm 2 – July 19 – PC VR – “A roguelike shooter built VR with a unique movement mechanic, global leaderboards, and weekly challenges. Endlessly replayable and infinitely challenging. It’s like Spider-Man with Guns!”
Earl vs. the Mutants – July 18 – PC – “A post-apocalyptic top-down chaotic shooter, where you are an exterminator on a mission to save humanity from waves of mutants!”
Space Prison – July 18 – PC – “Survive the galaxy’s toughest prison and rise to the top of a space gang! Explore, fight, craft, trade and learn convicts’ stories to escape the facility.”
Hydrogen – July 18 – PC – “Enter a post-apocalyptic sci-fi world in this thrilling roguelite ARPG. Navigate through procedurally generated instances, each playthrough offering unique challenges, random items, and perks to level up your character.”
Tale of Souls – July 18 – PC – “Explore an unknown land in this roguelike deckbuilder strategy game. Face moral dilemmas, fight horrors and unlock new powerful cards for your deck as you fight the Velvet Curse that consumes you.”
Books of Grandura – July 18 – PC – “Play an auto battler, a traditional roguelike or a tower defense and experience the world of Grandura. Reuse what you’ve learned about the creatures, abilities and items that are found in this world and apply them in different game modes.”
Galaia – July 18 – PC – “Centuries after The Flood, only dangers and mysteries remain. Venture into the beautiful and deadly ruins of Galaia in this small adventure full of big moments where your curiosity will be rewarded.”
Shield King – July 18 – Xbox (and PC) – “An action and survival game set in a world enveloped by a strange gray mist. After coming into contact with this mist, people have transformed into violent monstrosities.”
Union of Gnomes – July 18 – PC – “Onwards to revolution in this challenging deck-building roguelike. Free your gnome comrades, assemble your squad, mind wieners (supplies), slay the slavers, and take down the fiercest of them all – Snow White!”
Dark Old Sun II: Unspace – July 18 – PC (Lin, Win) – “Embark on an epic journey through a decaying universe. This exploratory roguelike features the looming threat of UNSPACE, as the mighty sun fades and humanity weakens. Equip various weapons that grow increasingly powerful.”
Rogue Ascent VR – July 18 – PC VR – “Save the World with Finger Guns! Rogue Ascent VR is an electrifying roguelike shooter with a strong sci-fi aesthetics. Featuring full controller support!”
Yomp for Zhi – July 18 – PC – “A difficult turn-based RPG with no getting lost or backtracking. It has perma-death, a lot of randomization, 41 characters to hire, and most enemies can become temporary allies.”
CROPS! – July 18 – PC – “An autobattler in which your fruits and vegetables come alive! Plant your crops in specific patterns and place them strategically to defend against rats, kobolds and even dragons.”
Epyx Rogue – July 17 – Switch (and PC) – “Now you too can experience the thrill of dungeon crawling for the fabled Amulet of Yendor in this pioneering game. Delve deep into this recreation of the original graphical port of Rogue by strategy game giants Epyx, that replaced the earlier text-based interface with pixel-art for the first time.”
TerraScape – July 17 – PC – “Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy city-puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.”
Space Will – July 17 – PC – “Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game!”
Pumpkin’s Revenge – July 17 – PC – “Embark on an epic adventure with the Pumpkin-Head Hero. Navigate through mysterious dungeons, collect powerful loots, and battle fearsome monsters.”
Nerd Survivors – July 17 – Switch (and PC) – “A bullet-heaven action rogue-lite survivor adventure, set in the Doom & Destiny Worlds universe. Equip yourself with pizza frag-grenades, enchanted fidget spinners, unleash preposterous magic spells, or even fling your very own friends into the fray to repel the relentless hordes of monsters determined to obliterate you.”
Boons & Burdens – July 16 – PC – “A single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game’s difficulty.”
The Dark Cave – July 16 – PC – “Fight against foes in opposite 3×3 grid boards. Plan ahead of your enemies’ attacks and carefully choose your moves: running out of moves will cost you health, but enemies will always keep coming.”
Stories from the Outbreak – July 16 – Switch (and PC) – “A turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. The combat is heavily strategic, allowing customisation in team composition and character progression, and the game features dozens of trinkets that provide passive bonuses following the best roguelike design practices.”
Space Order Mine – July 15 – PC – “Turn-based strategy roguelike game combining reverse minesweeper with inventory management. Collect items, organize inventory, mine for energy and vanquish your foes!”
Galactic Glitch – July 15 – PC – “A roguelike shooter, with Physics! Throw rocks, catch missiles, and rip apart your enemies – then use them as ammo! Craft your own builds from a large array of weapons and powers.”
Metal Queen Dungeon – July 15 – PC – “Adventurers have set out on a heroic quest to raid your very existence. Assemble your evil army by customizing your deck with powerful minion and spell cards.”
Astro Looter: Survivor – July 15 – PC – “Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.”
Cosmic Mirage – July 13 – PC, Xbox – “Welcome to the exciting universe of Cosmic Mirage, where incredible space battles await you. Free the captured planets from the dark forces of the galactic conquerors.”
Darkest Dungeon II – July 15 – PlayStation, Switch, Xbox (and PC) – “Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within…”
