Elden Ring Nightreign went roguelike as the focus was "condensing" the RPG experience down, not because FromSoftware was "chasing a trend"
That said, FromSoftware "never really held the stance 'let's absolutely not do anything that other companies are doing'" ...
This is the best RPG I've played since Baldur's Gate 3 — here's why
In practice, that means you can wander into a cave, get attacked by a mutated sentient centipede with its own generated name, ...
Put Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Hades and Risk of Rain in a blender and you get Helskate, plus a whole lot of jank
Tony Hawk Pro Skater's arcade score-chasing, combined with the roguelite progression and drip-feed of supernatural drama that Hades redefined the genre with, topped off with a dash of Risk of Rain's ...
7 best indie games released in January 2025 – small treats to kick off the year in style
January was a good time to be a fan of indie games, with plenty of quirkier titles releasing between the huge, tentpole AAA ...
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Heart of the Machine Is Now Available on PC via Early Access
Arcen Games and Hooded Horse are delighted to announce the release of Heart of the Machine on Early Access for PC.
DOOM: The Dark Ages for Windows PC is already on sale ahead of launch
DOOM: The Dark Ages is coming to Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PlayStation 5. As an Xbox first-party game, the standard edition will also be available day one through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC ...
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Scar-Lead Salvation for PC coming west on May 29
Idea Factory International will release Compile Heart and Neilo’s newly announced science-fiction roguelite third-person shooter Scar-Lead Salvation for PC via Steam on May 29, day and date ...
Arrowhead CEO says Games Workshop 'would love' a 40K Helldivers 2 crossover, 'but time and resources are finite and we've got our hands busy'
As for why it's such an obvious pick, well, Helldivers 2 and 40k occupy a lot of the same 'satire of intergalactic fascism' ...
How I save big money on streaming services: Ruthless disloyalty
Obviously this approach will save you some money by keeping your subscriptions down to one or two a month. I like to use that ...
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Withering Rooms creator announces horror action RPG Withering Realms for consoles, PC
Withering Rooms solo developer Moonless Formless has announced horror action RPG Withering Realms. It will launch first in Early Access for PC via Steam in Q4 2025, followed by a a full release ...
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Hades 2: Every Character Missing from the First Hades So Far
Hades 2 has an interesting cast of new characters, but it's still missing many familiar faces that fans know from the first game.
That Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roguelike I refuse to stop going on about is adding Casey Jones as a playable character and a junkyard full of frogs to goongala your way through
One of my favourite surprises of 2024 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, a pretty unassuming licensed roguelike that turned out to be really good fun. It's basically Hades with turtles ...