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Star Wars Galactic Racer Dials Up Burnout-Style Speed with Roguelike Depth
gaming17 days ago

Star Wars Galactic Racer Dials Up Burnout-Style Speed with Roguelike Depth

At Summer Game Fest 2026, Star Wars: Galactic Racer emerges as a Burnout-inspired racer from Fuse Games, pairing high-speed, wall-smashing action with a roguelike campaign where you manage ship health and lives across branching Tours. Set after Return of the Jedi, the game weaves a gripping story for Shade, adds a Podracer arcade mode, and delivers strong visuals and sound. While a few tracks could use clearer directional cues, the core racing feel is satisfying and the campaign depth suggests substantial replayability depending on path variety and progression length.

Steam Next Fest June 2026 spotlights: top roguelike and roguelite demos you need to try
gaming24 days ago

Steam Next Fest June 2026 spotlights: top roguelike and roguelite demos you need to try

A concise roundup of standout roguelike and roguelite demos from Steam Next Fest (June 15–22, 2026), highlighting titles like Ascenders: Beyond the Peak and Shroom and Gloom alongside a diverse lineup of deckbuilders, co-op roguelites, and action roguelites, with notes on unique mechanics and release windows; readers are encouraged to explore more coverage and engage with RL communities.

Dungeon Lurker Turns Back the Clock With Era-Accurate Marketing
gaming1 month ago

Dungeon Lurker Turns Back the Clock With Era-Accurate Marketing

Indie studio 13AM Games unveiled Dungeon Lurker, a 2D sidescrolling roguelike announced at MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026, featuring handcrafted 30-level dungeons, real-time combat, spells and upgrades, and a meta marketing push including an era-accurate Eclipse 32‑bit diorama by Plastiboo and a retro-style website, pitched as a Summer 1996 exclusive release with no procedural generation.

June 2026 Roguelike Roundup: DLCs, Debuts, and Wild Spells
gaming1 month ago

June 2026 Roguelike Roundup: DLCs, Debuts, and Wild Spells

June 2026 continues the roguelike boom with a flood of new roguelikes and roguelites across PC and consoles as Steam Next Fest and Summer Games Fest roll in. Highlights include the Dave the Diver: Into the Jungle DLC (the month’s biggest release), Dark Scrolls, Killer Bean, and a long slate of titles such as Starforged Legacy, Freefall 95, Shattered Chess, River City Saga: Journey to the West, Grimloop, Cursemark, and many more. The article also features Rift Wizard 3, Slot or Die, Type or Die, Velato, and various platform releases, while recapping past months and pointing readers to roguelike roundups. The author also notes a preference to avoid AI-heavy demos and overly derivative projects.

Slots & Daggers nails a compact, casino-flavored roguelike loop
gaming1 month ago

Slots & Daggers nails a compact, casino-flavored roguelike loop

Slots & Daggers blends deckbuilding and slot-machine mechanics into a short, addictive roguelike loop you can finish in about six hours; you start with three items, spin wheels to trigger attacks and buffs, collect poker chips to buy modifiers (and revives), and gradually push further, all while the game delivers the dopamine of gambling without real risk on PC, Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Kidbash: Super Legend targets a 2027 debut on consoles and PC
gaming1 month ago

Kidbash: Super Legend targets a 2027 debut on consoles and PC

Kidbash: Super Legend, a claymation-inspired roguelike action-platformer from Authentic Remixes and Fat Raccoon and published by Acclaim, is set to launch on consoles and PC (via Steam) in early 2027; wishlist is open on PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. The game follows Kidbash in the O.D.D., featuring weapon mixing, randomized mods, village-building, and meta progression as players explore vibrant levels and uncover the hero’s forgotten past.

Roguelikes Turn Slot Machines, Say Enter The Gungeon's Creators
technology2 months ago

Roguelikes Turn Slot Machines, Say Enter The Gungeon's Creators

In a Polygon interview, Enter The Gungeon co-founder Dave Crooks and composer Doseone say roguelikes have drifted toward slot-machine-like design, citing Balatro and Vampire Survivors as catalysts. They contrast this trend with early Rogue-era roguelikes and note the appeal of gambling-themed mechanics, while Eyeing Enter The Gungeon 2 as the genre continues to evolve.

CRYMELIGHT Turns Wonderland into a Card-Battle Roguelike on PS5
gaming2 months ago

CRYMELIGHT Turns Wonderland into a Card-Battle Roguelike on PS5

FuRyu announced CRYMELIGHT, a PS5 roguelike set in a dark Alice in Wonderland, where combat centers on building stronger card hands. Players split their adventure between Wonderland and the Tea Party, with two camera modes—World Immersion for a tighter view and Action for broader combat visibility—as a memory‑impaired Alice descends to the lowest layer of Purgatory to earn rebirth. The game launches digitally at $19.99/£15.99, with a Deluxe Edition at $39.99/£32.99 that adds items, an art book, and a soundtrack; a physical/Collector’s Edition is planned for Japan, with no global date yet. In celebration, PS Store discounting also lowers CRYSTAR to $3.99/£3.19 until May 6.

Crymelight Escapes Wonderland’s Hellish Afterlife in a Hades-Style Roguelike
gaming2 months ago

Crymelight Escapes Wonderland’s Hellish Afterlife in a Hades-Style Roguelike

Crymelight is FuRyu's Hades-inspired action roguelike that drops Alice into a Wonderland-as-hell afterlife, combining fast combat, deck-building-style boons, and a repentance system where confessing sins becomes power, all wrapped in a whimsy pop-up book aesthetic and set for a November 4, 2026 release on PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2.

FuRyu unveils CRYMELIGHT, a roguelike action RPG for PS5, Switch 2, and PC this November
gaming2 months ago

FuRyu unveils CRYMELIGHT, a roguelike action RPG for PS5, Switch 2, and PC this November

FuRyu announced CRYMELIGHT, a roguelike action RPG in its CRY series, featuring Alice in a dark Wonderland and launching on PS5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on November 5, 2026 with a 20–30 hour playtime. The game introduces the Wonder Dimension, a poker-style Skill Card system, and Tea Party/Repentance mechanics. Pre-orders on PlayStation Store offer a 20% discount and include the Dynamis (Blue) DLC; Standard and Deluxe editions bundle additional content and DLC sets.

Combo Mastery in Vampire Crawlers: Essential Early Tips
tips-and-guides2 months ago

Combo Mastery in Vampire Crawlers: Essential Early Tips

Kotaku’s Vampire Crawlers tips guide teaches you to chain cards by mana cost (ABC: Always Be Combo-ing), use wild cards to fill gaps, smash map dots for gold and new cards, time healing from chicken, evolve powerful cards, upgrade greed and might early to fund more upgrades, slot a zero-cost gem into mana-boosting cards, cash out chests when they aren’t worth it, replay runs to farm gold, and leverage Arcana’s Sharp Mind plus Arca Ladonna early to maximize mana and damage.