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Face Permadeath in an Underwater Abyss in Depth of Extinction

Depth of Extinction – HOF Studios’ sharp turn-based strategy game with roguelike elements – is launching Thursday, September 27 on Steam, GOG, itch.io, and...

From Indie With Love: Renowned Explorers Does Permadeath Right

The term “permadeath” is a bit of a red flag for me. Nothing makes me run faster from an otherwise intriguing game, other than...

Vortex: Tears of the Abyss Makes Permadeath Cute

Who doesn't love an action-RPG with roguelike elements? Vortex: Tears of the Abyss has launched its very own Kickstarter campaign, and is aiming to...

Random Open World Starship Permadeath

Randomized open world co-operative starship simulator with permadeath.  That pretty much sums up Pulsar : Lost Colony from Leafy Games. Sure, there's lots of other...

GDC 2019: Othercide

A good tactics game is able to take the thinky pain of an RTS and match it with the palatability of a turn based...
Hump Jump Review

Hive Jump Review: Mediocre Multiplayer-Focused Roguelite

Hive Jump is a cross between a twin-stick shooter and a roguelite. While it doesn’t really excel in either of these genres, Hive Jump is a...

Mittelborg: City of Mages – So Early It’s Ethereal

Mittelborg: City of Mages is an interesting game recently released on Steam early access. It bills itself as a rogue-like strategy game set in...

Art of the Roguelike, and the Rogue-Lite Distinction

Over the last several years, the gaming subgenre known as the "roguelike" seems to be making quite the comeback. It's somewhat odd considering the...

5 Tactical Games to Tackle After Into the Breach

If you've found yourself blown away by the new rogue-lite strategy RPG, Into the Breach, you're not alone. Subset Games' most recent title has quickly...
Interstellar combat in Deep Sixed

Deep Sixed Review: Indentured Servitude Is Hard And So Is Space

You'll spend half of your time in Deep Sixed looking at the in-game manual, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. The game requires...

All Walls Must Fall Review: Tech-Noir Tactics With a Hint of...

If you eagerly scrolled to the bottom, you already know the Kickstarter game's All Walls Must Fall's final score; a three. However, there needs to...
The Long Dark: Organic Storytelling and Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy

The Long Dark: Organic Storytelling and Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy

When I first began playing The Long Dark, the idea of “organic narrative” kept popping into my head. I touched on it in an...

Tangledeep Review: A Roguelike Diablo in a Chrono Trigger Costume

Tangledeep is a charming roguelike dungeon crawler from Impact Gameworks with gameplay inspired by games like Diablo and Rogue Legacy and an aesthetic that...
The Long Dark’s Invisible Instadeath Walls: Just Why?

The Long Dark’s Invisible Instadeath Walls: Just Why?

If you’re unfamiliar with the Long Dark, it’s important to understand that permadeath is the defining mechanic of the game’s survival experience. It is...

Digging into Pit People: Early Access Impressions

It's not often I get excited about a menu screen, but gosh darn it; The Behemoth know how to sell you on a game before you've...

Emerging Into the Unknown of Sunless Skies

As the Alien franchise has long recognized, the truly ferocious power of sci-fi horror rests in absolute isolation. Feeling utterly cut off from the...