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Pathogenic is a lovely top-down shooter that splices Spore, Plague Inc. and Innerspace

I know I pulled you in here with one hell of a headline, but I’ve been having a bunch of fun with Pathogenic over the last couple of days. So much fun, in fact, that I want to make sure as many people ...
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Games Like Rogue: The Best Turn-Based Roguelikes, From Caves of Qud to Tales of Maj’Eyal

Welcome, Dear Reader, to my guide to contemporary roguelikes and games like Rogue. And when I say “roguelikes”, I actually mean it in this instance! That’s right, we’re not talking about ...
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Soulslike Games: The Finest FromSoftware RPGs and Games Like Dark Souls

Welcome, Dear Reader, to my guide to soulslike games. Given how close these marvellous games are to roguelikes, I figured it was time to highlight the best that I’ve played – and if you include Mike ...
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The best videogame soundtracks of all time: soaring themes and great game OSTs

Welcome, Dear Reader, to this celebration of the best videogame soundtracks of all time. Whilst sometimes overlooked, music is an integral part of the gaming experience, helping to further immerse ...
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Games like Wordle, Scrabble, and roguelike word games for nerds who spell well

If there is one thing that has kept me sane outside of playing roguelikes (and Tetris), it has been mulling over word games with my lovely wife, usually at some ungodly hour in the morning, when ...
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Hell Clock Cursed War hits PC and console, DLC gets regional price cut after launch day mistake

Update 2: Last night, the team at Mad Mushroom got in touch to confirm that I had indeed spotted an error with the regional pricing of Hell Clock’s expansion ...
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New Roguelikes: July’s Release Round-Up of Upcoming Roguelites & Roguelike Games

Hey there, friends, and welcome back to another entry into our long-running series of roguelike release round-ups. It is going to be a busy month in July, that’s for sure, but things do start quite ...
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s sale discount prompts all-time concurrent player numbers

Original June 29– I bet I’m not the only one who messaged somebody this week and said something along the lines of: “The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is ridiculously cheap right now – now is the time.” ...
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Out of Time doesn’t make it out of Early Access as Manticore Games sunsets MMO roguelike

Out of Time, the MMO roguelike from Manticore Games, has been closed down by its developers, just over six months after it released on Steam, and less than a year after its initial launch on Epic. The ...
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Slay the Spire 2 just got updated with a big batch of new cards, but only for beta players

Slay the Spire 2 is shaping up to be a fine sequel to the definitive roguelike deckbuilder, with more characters, more cards, and better-looking visuals across the board. Today, Mega Crit updated its ...
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Northgard Battlegrounds

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