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Blood Dungeon Ditches Passive Run-And-Gun for Kinetic Platforming Chaos
gaming1 day ago

Blood Dungeon Ditches Passive Run-And-Gun for Kinetic Platforming Chaos

Blood Dungeon fuses Vampire Survivors’ loot-and-upgrade loop with fast, wall-to-wall platforming, letting nine characters sprint through dense enemy swarms, collect blood, and upgrade weapons with bones. The standout is the responsive movement and active combat, which make the game feel exciting and skill-based, but balance and upgrade clarity can be frustrating—some upgrades feel essential while others seem underpowered or random, and the ugly art style won’t click for everyone. Still, it’s a fresh, highly playable take on the Bullet Heaven genre that rewards repeated runs and tight control.

Blood Dungeon Delivers Chaotic Roguelite Precision with Spelunky-Style Action
video-games1 day ago

Blood Dungeon Delivers Chaotic Roguelite Precision with Spelunky-Style Action

Blood Dungeon blends Vampire Survivors-like auto-fire with Spelunky-style arena runs, offering quirky characters, RNG-driven upgrades purchased with blood, and a brutal but rewarding difficulty ramp. Its MS Paint-inspired visuals and a dungeon-DnB soundtrack amplify the tension as you dodge bizarre enemies and rack up near-misses across fast, arena-sized rounds. The game shines as a portable, endlessly replayable experience on Switch 2 and Steam Deck while avoiding the hollow slot-machine loop of similar titles.

1666: Amsterdam Preview: Witchcraft, Time-Travel, and a New Adventure From the Assassin’s Creed Creator
gaming14 days ago

1666: Amsterdam Preview: Witchcraft, Time-Travel, and a New Adventure From the Assassin’s Creed Creator

Patrice Désilets’ Panache Digital Games finally brings 1666: Amsterdam to Early Access on August 25, 2026, a witchcraft-themed action-adventure that shifts between 1666 Amsterdam, 1999, and present-day storytelling. Players control Noa Brooklyn, a Zaindaris Collector, and switch to her familiar Aaron the cat to access hidden areas and solve Originals hunts, with a roguelite perk system offering three randomized powers per contract. Combat is melee-focused with magic, traversal includes water gliding and platform-warping, and the game emphasizes interior explorations and militia-chase stealth. While the in-progress demo shows rough edges, the team aims to refine mechanics, expand dialogue, and build the game with community feedback over a planned year in Early Access.

Week 33 Gaming Preview: Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Agent 64, and Fresh Demos
gaming15 days ago

Week 33 Gaming Preview: Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Agent 64, and Fresh Demos

This Week in Gaming Week 33 previews several new releases: Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Pax Autocratica, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, Agefield High: Rock the School, Low-Budget Repairs, and Lootbound, plus additional titles Echoes of Mystralia, Mandate Order, Servant of the Lake, and Clawed slated for release or demo in the coming days; the piece also lists ongoing community chatter and related purchases on the site.

Ball x Pit's Final Free Update Brings Two New Characters, 11 Balls, and Fresh Passives
technology19 days ago

Ball x Pit's Final Free Update Brings Two New Characters, 11 Balls, and Fresh Passives

The Naturalist update for Ball x Pit — the final free patch — adds two new characters (Ballbearer and Hoary Hoarder), 11 new balls (including Lightning Bug and Armageddon), and five new passives, with Ballbearer trading passives for more firepower and Hoary Hoarder gaining extra passive slots, reshaping strategies on Xbox Game Pass.

Pathogenic: a virus’s chaotic, upgrade-filled romp
technology25 days ago

Pathogenic: a virus’s chaotic, upgrade-filled romp

Pathogenic is a $10 roguelite twin-stick shooter where you play as a virus invading a host body from skin to heart, with boss fights and a deep, modular upgrade system that rewards experimentation. The game delivers fast, bullet-hell combat, strong visuals and sound, and rich unlocks, plus sturdy Steam Deck performance; it’s not on consoles and can be punishing for roguelite newcomers, but it shines for fans of Isaac-like synergies and Spore-inspired customization.

Marathon's Vault Breaker introduces a limited-time roguelite PvE mode
gaming1 month ago

Marathon's Vault Breaker introduces a limited-time roguelite PvE mode

Marathon's new update adds Vault Breaker, a two-week, roguelite PvE mode (solo/duo/trio) on the Cryo Archive map as part of Season 2; you upgrade a starting Sponsored Kit with Vault Data earned from raiding vaults and extracting, but Vault Breaker gear cannot be used in the normal game. Vault Data can be spent in the Vault Breaker Armory for gear usable outside the mode, and you can earn Tier One Vault Data for killing a USEC Commander even if you don’t extract. A full PvE mode is planned for Season 3, with Bungie also having layoffs and the departure of Marathon director Joe Ziegler.

Indie-Penance Day: 10 Fresh Indie Titles Worth Wishlist Additions
technology1 month ago

Indie-Penance Day: 10 Fresh Indie Titles Worth Wishlist Additions

Kotaku’s Indie-Penance Day round-up highlights ten new indie titles to wishlist, including Spellsided (a die-based puzzle roguelite), Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (surreal witchy satire), Ourlands (cozy, no-goal city builder), Defy the Gods (a gorgeously presented 312-page TTRPG), Roombattle (robot vacuum battle arena), Dance of Theseus (monster ballroom dress-up), He Who Watches (gravity-manipulation puzzler), Folk Emerging (stone-age 4X with cave-painting art), Blocks For Babies (block-stacking puzzle that becomes a shooter), and Imprinted (cassette-restoration occult mystery) — with several titles out now and others TBD, all pitched as notable indie finds.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Turns Pod-Racing Into a Roguelite Crashfest
technology1 month ago

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Turns Pod-Racing Into a Roguelite Crashfest

Former Burnout/Criterion developers Fuse Games preview Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a roguelite arcade racer where crashes and decision-making drive progression. The game blends old-school pod-racing vibes with a campaign structure akin to Galactic Conquest, featuring planet-hopping tracks, randomized race events, four modes (including arcade and online play), a deep build system with many parts and 14 racer styles across multiple vehicle types, aiming to push the arcade racing genre forward while delivering high-risk, high-thrill racing in a Star Wars setting.

Steam Next Fest June 2026 spotlights: top roguelike and roguelite demos you need to try
gaming2 months 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.

Helldivers 2 expands its war with roguelite Planet Warfronts and longer Galactic War campaigns
gaming2 months ago

Helldivers 2 expands its war with roguelite Planet Warfronts and longer Galactic War campaigns

Arrowhead reveals a roguelite mode called Planet Warfronts for Helldivers 2, after pre-launch prototyping, alongside a broader suite of Galactic War changes: replacing Major Orders with multi-week Galactic War Campaigns, introducing Personal Campaign Progression, and overhauling ship drops and the ship module system with new vessels; the updates aim to deepen planetary invasions, offer more rewards, and keep veteran players engaged while attracting new recruits.