Game Reviews9/10
Absolum Review: A Beat ‘Em Up That Earns Its Roguelike Bones
Absolum review: Dotemu's beat 'em up with roguelike rituals, four fighters, and a sharp deflect mechanic scores 9/10 on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC.
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Tag: roguelike
Game Reviews9/10
Housemarque Built a Time Loop That Punishes You for Dying
Returnal review: Housemarque's PS5 roguelike traps Selene on Atropos, where death is a story device, not a punishment. Score: 9.0/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Slay the Spire Built the Blueprint Its Rivals Still Copy
Slay the Spire review: Mega Crit's deck-building roguelike still defines the genre, from three-energy turns to relics that carry across a run.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Dead Cells Still Sets the Standard for Roguelike Action After Eight Years
Dead Cells review: Motion Twin's 2018 roguelike-Metroidvania blends Soulslike combat with procedural dungeons and a head-that-possesses-bodies hook. 8.2/10.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Spelunky 2 Still Hasn’t Been Topped, Six Years On
Spelunky 2 review: Ana Spelunky descends to the Moon in Mossmouth's brutal, brilliant roguelike sequel. Liquid physics, 4-player co-op, 9.1/10.
Thousand Hells rewards its players with vivid infernal tales, but its losses sting terribly
A grim tale of doomed voyagers cast into infernal realms, whose triumphs and calamities alike stir terror and wonder.
Game Reviews5.4/10
Crime Boss: Rockay City Review: A Heist Loop That Wears Thin
Crime Boss: Rockay City, the co-op heist shooter with Michael Madsen and Chuck Norris, scores 5.4/10 — a Miami Vice Florida that never finds its own identity.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Review — One Dwarf, One Planet, One Hell of a Loop
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor turns the co-op shooter into a solo top-down auto-shooter. Review of Funday Games' spin-off, its classes, overclocks and 8.5 score.