PLAYISM has announced that The Detective Reaper Invites, an indie game by solo developer SHIZU KANO UMI, which will release on Steam on 25 May 2024. The Detective Reaper Invites fuses elements of roguelites, deckbuilding card games, and logic puzzles to create a unique deduction adventure where all of the murder cas

With all of its Gunvolt and GalGun games in tow, it's only a matter of time until developer/publisher IntiCreates gets into the deckbuilding trade and features its existing waifus and muses. Enter Card-en-Ciel, an upcoming turn-based card-battling RPG with roguelite dungeons. Based on the gameplay and screenshots be

Crema and GGTech Studios have announced Temtem Swarm, a bullet hell roguelike survivor game that combines the strategic elements of Temtem combat with the frenetic gameplay of classic survivor games. It will launch for PC via Steam sometime in Q3 2024, followed by unspecified consoles at a later date. Temtem Swarm i

Nintendo has unleased new kraken-sized information about its Splatoon 3 expansion DLC, subtitled Side Order. In Side Order, you play as Agent 8 who has to turn a mysterious gray building into a colourful place, all the while dealing with many, MANY enemies and obstacles. You climb up floors, with each of them offeri

Nintendo has announced the second DLC wave of its shooter Splatoon 3: Side Order. The DLC is a single-player campaign where you play a new Octoling who is getting remote assistance from Splatoon 2's Pearl, climbing up a tower called the Spire of Order chock full of enemy Salmon (and other bad guys from the Splatoon

Roguelite games have gained immense popularity in the gaming industry, and it's not hard to see why. These games are designed in a way that keeps players engaged and coming back for more. A well-crafted roguelite game introduces a core gameplay loop that becomes addictive, making players want to continue playing. Addit

Publisher Astrolabe Games and developer Yellow Lab Games announced a new action roguelite where you defeat evil with metal music and drumsticks! Metavoidal tells a story of a drummer who has failed his audition to join a metal band. Somehow, the drummer realizes his senses and discovers that everything has been cont

Great news for fans of the Aeterna universe! Publisher and developer Aeternum Game Studios finally has a window release date for the long-awaiting indie titled Summum Aeterna. The game was first launched in Early Access for PC last Summer on Steam and will be leaving this September. Why the long period for Early Acc

Xseed has announced a new action RPG featuring not one, but SEVEN silent protagonists. Silent Hope is set in a fantasy world where a king hides himself underground but not before stealing the world's words and ability to talk with voices. It's up to our 7 anime heroes to communicate with each other without words but

2D action platformer fans, rejoice! The Mega Man roguelite action title 30XX is getting out of Early Access in a few months. 30XX will be out for PC and Nintendo Switch this 9th August. The sidescrolling platformer features the aforementioned roguelite mode complete with random levels and permadeath, along with loca

Developer Kenny Sun and publisher Raw Fury have announced that the upcoming indie roguelite platformer Mr. Sun's Hatbox will be arriving on Nintendo Switch and PC on 21 April 2023. Mr Sun's Hatbox throws you into a world where you need to embark on dangerous, ridiculous missions to gather as many hats as you can

Another month, another new roguelite game announcement. The next in line is developer Metric Empire's Battle Shapers, and it's looking pretty colourful. Battle Shapers is in first-person, plays like an arena shooter, and has a roguelite structure. And it'll be in Early Access on Q3 2023 for PC (Steam). The Early Acc

The folks behind Despotism 3K and Despot's Game, tinyBuild and Konfa Games, will be releasing a new roguelite action title that uses its past assets for a brand-new indie experience. The new title is called Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot and it's coming out for PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 Genre: Part Roguelite action RPG, Part cult-managing simulation It's not every day you have a winning combination of adorableness and blood-themed cults working in tandem. Yet that's what Cult of the Lamb actually achieves with fly

Need a game that's a mix between WipeOut and a roguelike? Vergeworld could be that title to scratch that weird itch. Vergeworld is a retro-fuelled roguelite combat racing game where you fly through procedurally generated canyons, shoot enemies, power yourself up, and survive. The game features high replayability and

Publisher Thunderful and developer Carry Castle will be releasing its upcoming 2D search action roguelite game Source of Madness next month. Source of Madness will be out on 11th May for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch; it's currently in Early Access for PC right now. The game pits you as an

If you feel like your roguelike/roguelites need a dash of that lovely voxel Minecraft-style graphics and ronins, Samurai Bringer should be up your alley. Samurai Bringer is an upcoming roguelite set in ancient Japanese times where you can create your own samurai and defeat hundreds of samurai warriors ancient Japane

Platform: PC Genre: 2D shooter roguelite with orbital mechanic Publisher Assemble Entertainment & developer SmokeStab seem to be fans of the PS4 game Resogun, if its new game Orbital Bullet is of any indication. You play as an unnamed soldier who has to make his/her way out of a sci-fi dungeon. The kicker? t

Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X Genre: Vertical Roguelike, Platformer Action Game, Indie, Bullet Hell This year alone, I've reviewed several roguelike and roguelite games, including Gods Will Fall, Nigate Tale, and Returnal. It seems like everyone's trying their hand at the genre

Indonesian developer Tahoe Games and publisher Toge Productions have announced that Rising Hell is slated to release for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC sometime in May 2021. The game is currently already in Early Access on Steam for the price of RM23.50, or you can just try out the demo first. Rising Hell is