Hotel Barcelona is a collaboration between legendary auteur developers Suda51 and SWERY, and when I heard about it, I had to double-check that the two had never worked together before. After all,…
September 26, 2025 | 04:00 EDT
Square Enix has officially revealed Dragon Quest Smash/Grow, a mobile roguelite RPG that features classic Dragon Quest enemies and aesthetics, and you could get a chance to try it out soon.…
September 17, 2025 | 09:34 EDT
It's hard not to get excited for each and every trailer shown during Summer Game Fest. Sitting in the audience, I fall for the hype every time. Even several months later, I still remember my…
September 18, 2025 | 11:11 EDT
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced a new difficulty mode for Elden Ring Nightreign, and this one aims to test the mettle of even the most hardened Nightfarer. As revealed in a news post on…
August 28, 2025 | 10:44 EDT
Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Digital Sun have announced that Moonlighter 2 will be coming to Early Access before it gets a full release, and the two studios have also revealed the release…
August 19, 2025 | 04:00 EDT
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced when you can expect the Elden Ring Nightreign duos update to land, and it's not too far away at all, so get ready to revisit Limveld with your buddy.…
July 25, 2025 | 11:10 EDT
Publisher tinyBuild and developer Hypnohead have announced that their roguelite kingdom-builder The King Is Watching has hit a major sales milestone within its first four days on release. The King…
July 25, 2025 | 10:16 EDT
Developer Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse have announced the release date for city builder Against the Storm's upcoming Nightwatchers DLC, and it's arriving pretty soon. Per a Steam news…
July 11, 2025 | 12:01 EDT
An unsung guilty pleasure of mine is the secret stress test known as Train Valley. A jaunty little jog through the legacy of locomotives that quickly becomes the most intense experience you’ll have…
June 17, 2025 | 10:00 EDT
It's been quite a while since I've played a roguelite where things just click immediately. Morsels is quick, intuitive, and delightful to play, which is a breath of fresh air in a genre that's become…
June 12, 2025 | 04:15 EDT
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree was revealed at Summer Game Fest, and I had a chance to get my hands on the game. It has beautiful art, and the gameplay is a close sibling to Hades with its…
June 12, 2025 | 10:00 EDT
Some of my fondest gaming memories involve playing beat 'em ups with my brothers. Castle Crashers comes to mind, in particular, a game I could play over and over again. Absolum feels the same way; it…
June 9, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
If there’s one thing that defines the roguelite genre, it’s ascension. Climbing a peak until something – and almost always something unexpected – knocks you back down to the bottom of the mountain.…
April 14, 2025 | 01:00 EDT
Hades 2 developer Supergiant Games has released a statement responding to a voice actor's recent suggestion that they may be recast owing to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Earlier this week, voice…
February 21, 2025 | 09:45 EST
Heart Machine's action roguelite Hyper Light Breaker has officially launched in Early Access, and the developer has promised fixes for some of the game's most pressing issues by the end of the week…
January 15, 2025 | 10:25 EST
Elden Ring Nightreign will, in fact, pit you and your friends against enemies from the Souls series, game director Junya Ishizaki has confirmed. In a Famitsu interview (spotted by Eurogamer),…
December 17, 2024 | 10:04 EST
Developer Heart Machine gained worldwide fame for its stellar debut title, Hyper Light Drifter. Its mysterious world filled with vibrant ruins and dangerous foes is making the transition to 3D in the…
January 13, 2025 | 12:00 EST
Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Digital Sun have announced Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, a sequel to the 2018 action roguelite-slash-shop management sim Moonlighter. Due to hit PC and…
December 5, 2024 | 05:00 EST
Nicalis has released the long-awaited The Binding of Isaac Repentance+ update, finally bringing online co-op to the dungeon-crawling roguelike, as well as a host of other new stuff. As noted in a…
November 19, 2024 | 10:09 EST
Black Mesa developer Crowbar Collective has announced Rogue Point, a co-operative multiplayer roguelite shooter that the studio says will offer "hundreds of ways to play". It'll be published by…
November 11, 2024 | 11:10 EST
Like some sort of elusive cryptid, we've been given bits and pieces of gameplay and screenshots of Metal Slug Tactics throughout the years. With fans chomping at the bit to see more, it was a…
November 5, 2024 | 09:00 EST
Supergiant Games has released the first major Hades 2 update since the game's launch in Early Access earlier this year, and it's not a small update either. The Olympic Update is pretty aptly-named;…
October 17, 2024 | 07:50 EDT
Developer Dead Mage and publisher Humble Games have revealed the Wizard of Legend 2 roadmap, showing off what's coming to the co-op action roguelite during its Early Access period. Wizard of Legend …
October 10, 2024 | 09:37 EDT
Indie studio Pahdo Labs, a newly-minted company that counts former Capcom and Riot staffers among its ranks, has announced its debut title, a magical girl roguelite by the name of Starlight Re:Volver…
September 17, 2024 | 10:58 EDT
Developer Leap Studio and publisher 663 Games have announced the Realm of Ink Early Access release date, and the Chinese art-inspired action roguelite is landing on PC later this month. Per a press…
September 13, 2024 | 09:50 EDT
Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse have announced the first piece of Against the Storm DLC, and it's arriving next month, so get ready for a new species, a new biome, and more. Per a Steam…
August 29, 2024 | 10:53 EDT
Motion Twin has released the final Dead Cells update, and although it's been a long time coming, the update is also tinged with sadness, as it represents the end of major content drops for the…
August 19, 2024 | 08:48 EDT
The Kodansha Creators' Lab has announced two brand new Fairy Tail games in collaboration with series creator Hiro Mashima, and they're both landing in the next month or two. According to a press…
August 5, 2024 | 11:11 EDT
Nintendo has announced that beloved dungeon-crawler Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is making its way to Nintendo Switch Online next week. Naturally, just like any other Game Boy Advance…
August 2, 2024 | 10:51 EDT
Rainy Frog and solo developer Rainy Night Creations have announced Spy Drops, a 3D stealth-action roguelite very heavily inspired by late-90s stealth classics like Metal Gear Solid and Syphon Filter…
July 3, 2024 | 08:34 EDT
Hasbro and publisher Outright Games have announced Transformers: Galactic Trials, a new action-roguelite with racing elements that takes place in - you guessed it - the Transformers universe.…
July 2, 2024 | 09:54 EDT
Hyper Light Drifter is a bona fide indie legend, so to have a successor to such a title, well, let's just say the upcoming Hyper Light Breaker has a lot to live up to. Though it's a departure from…
June 11, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
We've had to wait a little longer for Ubisoft and Evil Empire's The Rogue Prince of Persia to hit Early Access than we might have liked. In a move that showed admirable humility (as well as making…
May 27, 2024 | 03:00 EDT
Evil Empire and Ubisoft have announced the new The Rogue Prince of Persia release date, and the roguelite platformer is landing at the end of this month. Last week, the two studios delayed the…
May 13, 2024 | 10:50 EDT
Evil Empire has announced that The Rogue Prince of Persia has been delayed, and it's all thanks to Supergiant Games and its latest roguelite extravaganza. In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter…
May 10, 2024 | 10:47 EDT
Resources in any game are going to be important, and that’s no different for roguelite Hades 2. The different things you can find while exploring both the Underworld and the Surface are important for…
May 12, 2024 | 09:59 EDT
Supergiant Games has surprise-released Hades 2 via Steam Early Access. That's right - the game is out right now. Hades 2 was first announced back in 2022, and an Early Access release window for the…
May 6, 2024 | 01:20 EDT
With Hades II now available in Early Access, my colleagues have been tucking into Supergiant Games' first sequel. But while some were coming to terms with new weapons, boons, and some new crafting…
May 6, 2024 | 05:10 EDT
Hades II is the first ever (yes, you read that right) sequel by Supergiant Games, and a followup to the highly lauded roguelike Hades. While you're returning to the underworld once again you won't be…
April 22, 2024 | 04:25 EDT
How do you improve on what came before? That is a question Supergiant Games never had to answer before Hades II. It is a testament to the studio's diverse portfolio of work and their emphasis on…
April 23, 2024 | 09:17 EDT
Ukrainian game developer Andriy Kostiushko has announced Threads of War, a roguelite tank game with an art style inspired by Ukrainian embroidery. Kostiushko is perhaps best known for his design…
April 10, 2024 | 09:07 EDT
Dead Cells studio Motion Twin has revealed the first gameplay footage of its new "lightning-fast action roguelite" Windblown. Releasing sometime this year, Windblown looks to be taking a pretty…
April 3, 2024 | 11:16 EDT
Paizo and BKOM Studios have announced that Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors, a Vampire Survivors-style roguelite auto-shooter, is leaving Early Access next month. Per a press release, Gallowspire…
March 1, 2024 | 10:23 EST
Dead Cells updates will come to an end after the next major content drop, developers Evil Empire and Motion Twin have revealed. In a new post on the game's official Steam page, Motion Twin says that…
February 9, 2024 | 09:39 EST
Eremite Games and Hooded Horse have rolled out an official post-launch Against the Storm roadmap, showing what's coming to the city-builder in the next few months. Over on Steam, Eremite says it…
February 8, 2024 | 10:43 EST
Today indie developer Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse announced the release date of the 1.0 version of the city builder Against The Storm. The game will be released on PC on December 8,…
November 20, 2023 | 12:44 EST
When it comes to the FPS branch of roguelikes and roguelites, you won’t find a universally praised title in the same way you would for say, a dungeon-crawling roguelike, or a deckbuilding roguelite.…
November 18, 2023 | 11:00 EST
Atari has announced a Haunted House release date, meaning you'll be able to play the upcoming roguelite retro revival just in time for spooky season. Per a press release, Haunted House launches…
September 18, 2023 | 09:03 EDT