Just a quick news drop for you this evening, although perhaps “drop” isn’t the right word to use in a game about climbing… but I digress.
White Knuckle, the gut-wrenching first-person climbing roguelite from developer Dark Machine Games, has today received a notable content update, and as we have just discovered, it’s part of the game’s long-term roadmap.
The first update, as you can see from the infographic below, is the option to save and continue – a much requested feature, I’m sure. More interesting, however, are the game’s plans for the rest of this summer and beyond.
The Challenge Update is due in the next couple of months, and it promises to bring challenge maps and training features.
A couple of months after that the devs are looking to share the ominous-sounding Abyss Update, some time in Q3, 2025. That update will aim to bring expanded environments, as well as new biomes, perks and denizens.
Beyond that, in still-to-be-named future content updates, we’re promised even more regions, sub-regions, items and perks, seasonal events, difficulty modifiers (phew), and even new game modes.
This is all good news if you’re already grappling with White Knuckle. If you’re not, check out our Early Access review to find out more about this wicked little game.
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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!
