Roguelike Archives

Published: June 1, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Steam Summer Sale begins in just a few weeks on June 26, 2025, but there are still weekly sales […]

Updated: May 17, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Like a lot of other niche subgenres, all it took for the deckbuilding card-battler to blow up was one really […]

Published: May 6, 2025 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon is a roguelike Pokemon spinoff that was released on September 17, 2015, in Japan. The Western […]

Published: May 1, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

It seems like there’s a compelling new roguelike releasing daily these days, but even in the increasingly crowded space, Pengonauts’ […]

Published: April 30, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Pengonauts’ debut title, StarVaders, is one that I’ve had my eye on for some time now as a fan of […]

Published: April 21, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The big summer gaming showcases may be just around the corner, but the first two quarters of 2025 have already […]

Updated: May 12, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

We’re fast-approaching the midpoint of 2025, which also means that the major summer gaming showcases and reveals to help determine […]

Published: March 14, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Following the initial run of genre-specific sales and specials on Valve’s Steam marketplace, the first major sale of 2025 kicked […]

Published: February 26, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The first Steam Next Fest event for 2025 recently kicked off on February 24, 2025, and it brings with it […]

Published: February 24, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Indie developer poncle’s Vampire Survivors is the 2022 breakout hit and Game of the Year nominee responsible for creating the […]

Updated: May 7, 2025 by Matt Karoglou

We keep waiting for the 2025 game release schedule to slow down, but it appears we have no such luck. […]

Updated: June 17, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The advent of the “action roguelike” was a major leap forward, opening up the possibilities of what developers could do […]

Published: February 4, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

As if the onslaught of quality releases in January wasn’t enough, February 2025 has now arrived and the packed game […]

Updated: May 7, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

While reviews themselves are ultimately subjective and prone to at least some bias given the author’s opinions and tastes, we […]

Published: December 28, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

There might be a few stragglers left releasing in the final days of the year, but 2024’s video game release […]

Published: December 24, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again! As is tradition, Steam has recently launched its final sale of the year with […]

Published: November 14, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The handheld gaming arena got a surprise shot in the arm with the launch of the Steam Deck in February […]

Published: November 12, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

It’s almost hard to believe that 2024 is nearly over when it feels like it just began. But, the march […]

Published: November 7, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Each year the industry continues to produce increasingly impressive AAA games, which tend to overshadow the smaller, indie-developed gems released […]

Published: November 5, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Red Hook Studios’ Darkest Dungeon is a 2016 roguelike RPG and one of the best-selling games in the subgenre. Initially […]

Published: September 26, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The onslaught of games following in Vampire Survivors‘ wake makes perfect sense considering the near-universal acclaim and widespread success of […]

Published: July 4, 2024 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity is one of the newer entries in the popular Pokemon Mystery Dungeon spin-off series […]

Published: May 22, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

When Dennaton Games and Devolver Digital unleashed Hotline Miami on an unsuspecting gaming public more than 10 years ago, it’s […]