Kotaku’s Luke Plunkett lifts off with excitement for Jumplight Odyssey, a roguelite colony sim inspired by genre staples and classic 70s sci-fi anime from League of Geeks coming to Steam for PC in 2023. “…Jumplight Odyssey, which might be of interest to anyone who enjoys management games, spaceships and/or old Read more…
Softpedia’s Andrei Dumitrescu practiced their most stylish Kung Fu moves to a neon backdrop in a review for Nitro Kid, the roguelike deck-builder from developer Wildboy Studios and publisher tinyBuild available now on PC and Mac. “It’s important to always have a mental picture of how player-specific cards, enemy abilities, Read more…
VentureBeat’s Jason McMaster spreads the word of Nitro Kid’s reveal at this year’s PC Gaming Show. The roguelike deck-builder from developer Wildboy Studios and publisher tinyBuild has a demo available now on Steam, with a full release planned for Q4 2022. “Roguelike deck builders are popular for a reason. Designed Read more…
Twinfinite’s Andrew McMahon details 30XX’s Fires of Industry update featuring new content for this anticipated mega-roguelike platformer sequel from Batterystaple Games including a seventh level, bot-busting boss, and adorable pets to help you conquer it. (more…)
Rock Paper Shotgun’s Colm Ahern compiled his most anticipated games releasing on PC this February and included Batterystaple Games’ Megaroguelike action platformer 30XX in the lineup. The sequel to Batterystaple Games’ Mega Man-inspired, run-and-gun roguelike is even more like Capcom’s creation now, as they’ve ditched the cartoony style of its Read more…
Roguelikes come in all shapes and sizes. The subgenre casts a wide net, tying together varied aesthetics, systems, and camera perspectives under the unifying banner of random-generation and challenging gameplay that often means starting over upon dying. 30XX, the follow-up to the acclaimed, best-selling Megaroguelike action-platformer 20XX from developer Battlestaple Read more…
A new year means a new crop of games. Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter kicked off 2021 by taking a look at this year’s roster of promising indie projects. Carpenter spotlights 21 highly anticipated games, including 30XX, the follow-up to Batterystaple Games’ acclaimed, best-selling Megaroguelike action-platformer 20XX, and SkateBIRD, the avian action Read more…
Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson interviewed James Closs, developer of Jetboard Joust, a joyous fusion of classic arcade shoot-’em-ups and modern roguelikes from publisher Freedom! Games and developer BitBull, out now on Steam for PC and coming in 2021 for Nintendo Switch. Jetboard Joust picks up from its predecessor, with its core Read more…
For a certain section of gamers, coin-munching arcades and cumbersome plastic joysticks are sewn into the fabric of the medium. Flashing lights and pixelated characters define countless hours playing titles on systems and cabinets most people are familiar with only in passing. But for those that remember, a new wave Read more…
What do an escaped werewolf, a portly gourmet, and a macabre plague doctor have in common? At first glance, not a whole lot. But in Darksburg, the co-op zombie action roguelite from Shiro Games, they’re three characters capable of culling hundreds of zombies. Add them to a roster of five playable Read more…