Game Reviews8.3/10
Darkest Dungeon Review: The Party Is the Horror
Darkest Dungeon review: Red Hook's gothic roguelike turns party stress, permadeath and the Hamlet loop into real horror. Score: 8.3 of 10.
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Tag: roguelike
Game Reviews8.2/10
Galak-Z’s dogfights still obey momentum, and its enemies still learn
Galak-Z: The Dimensional review: 17-BIT's physics-driven space shooter with smart squad A.I., roguelike levels, and anime-style craft. Score: 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Rogue Legacy Still Makes You Earn Every Death
Rogue Legacy review: Cellar Door Games' 2013 roguelike turns death into inheritance, with 35 random heir traits and a manor that compounds every run. 8.6/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Below: A Descent Worth Taking
Below review: Capybara Games' dark roguelike descent, announced at E3 2013 and delayed until 2018. Brutal but fair combat, permadeath, and a strong mood. 7/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Mexican Ninja Builds a Tense Stealth Loop, Then Runs Out of Places to Take It
Mexican Ninja is a single-player 2.5D roguelike beat 'em up set in Nuevo-Tokyo, ruled by narco-yakuza Narkuzas. Strong premise, unproven loop.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Wanderburg Early Access Review 2026: Is This Rolling Castle Roguelike Worth Your Money?
Wanderburg review: Randwerk's roguelike puts a castle on wheels and rolls it across a minimalist medieval map. Score, mechanics, and verdict.
Game Reviews6/10
Necropolis Builds a Dungeon It Never Bothers to Fill
Necropolis review: Harebrained Schemes' shifting dungeon roguelike has atmosphere but a punishing single save file. It scores 6 of 10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
River Keeps Rising and the Dog Keeps Dying in This Survival Game
The Flame in the Flood review: Scout, her dog, and a rising river. A survival roguelike with a great premise, scored 7.7 out of 10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Children of Morta Review: A Roguelike Where the Family Is the Whole Game
Children of Morta review: Dead Mage's 2019 roguelike makes the Bergson family the unit of progression, and it still earns its 8.3 out of 10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Enter the Gungeon’s bullet-hell roguelike loop holds up a decade on
Enter the Gungeon review: Dodge Roll's 2016 roguelike bullet hell still holds up, with dodge rolls, table flips, and a gun that can kill the past.
Game Reviews8.9/10
FTL: Faster Than Light Review — Losing Well, 14 Years On
FTL: Faster Than Light review — Subset Games' 2012 roguelike spaceship sim still earns its 8.9/10, where every jump costs fuel and every run ends in fire.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Vampire Survivors Review: No Vampires, Just a Clock, a Crowd, and a Reason to Keep Going
Vampire Survivors has no vampires, just hordes, auto-firing weapons, and The Reaper. A review of poncle's bullet heaven hit and why it still holds up.