<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Roguelike ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/au/games/roguelike Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:38:56 +0000 en <![CDATA[ New Hades 2 hotfix prevents some boons from being more useful than they were supposed to be and stops Artemis from singing wherever she likes ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/hades/new-hades-2-hotfix-prevents-some-boons-from-being-more-useful-than-they-were-supposed-to-be-and-stops-artemis-from-singing-wherever-she-likes/ WhqqEA4uvJeEVtgHLvJp7V Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:38:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chivalware reimagines Mega Man Battle Network's action RPG combat as a hectic roguelike I'm struggling to put down ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/chivalware-reimagines-mega-man-battle-networks-action-rpg-combat-as-a-hectic-roguelike-im-struggling-to-put-down/ viAqdtKxmxQAeWYxAM6khH Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ After 7 years, devs behind one of the most emotional indie games I've ever played unveil release date for new Hades-like project: a co-op roguelike for 33 players ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/after-7-years-devs-behind-one-of-the-most-emotional-indie-games-ive-ever-played-unveil-release-date-for-new-hades-like-project-a-co-op-roguelike-for-33-players/ U25dGEhTV3FDbip7oQXBZA Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:19:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 patch adds a crowd-pleasing buff as fans say one card just became "busted," while Mega Crit rolls out bug fixes galore ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-patch-adds-a-crowd-pleasing-buff-as-fans-say-one-card-just-became-busted-while-mega-crit-rolls-out-bug-fixes-galore/ zJwvz7zyS5Lk3wk7qw7cE3 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Surprisingly big Hades 2 update adds a feature we've wanted since the very beginning of Steam Early Access ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/hades/surprisingly-big-hades-2-update-adds-a-feature-weve-wanted-since-the-very-beginning-of-steam-early-access/ vtGY6Y63Vgs8GYQ4Apy8Hf Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:35:26 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:35:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Final Fantasy Tactics beat Pokemon when the Mewgenics creators were trying to figure out how combat should work: "One has depth, and the other has the illusion of depth" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/final-fantasy-tactics-beat-pokemon-when-the-mewgenics-creators-were-trying-to-figure-out-how-combat-should-work-one-has-depth-and-the-other-has-the-illusion-of-depth/ rdCSMX8sXCtepwajR8gAoT Mon, 25 May 2026 16:27:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Slay the Spire 2 patch buffs the newest boss and reworks more enemies and cards, including some that the patch notes don't list ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/new-slay-the-spire-2-patch-buffs-the-newest-boss-and-reworks-more-enemies-and-cards-including-some-that-the-patch-notes-dont-list/ 8RKQ2mr8uWApFAFiBucCM7 Fri, 22 May 2026 11:02:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Subnautica 2 exec is tired of Balatro-likes, says devs pitched "maybe 250 roguelike deckbuilders in the last 12 months" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/subnautica-2-exec-is-tired-of-balatro-likes-says-devs-pitched-maybe-250-roguelike-deckbuilders-in-the-last-12-months/ vNppyh8AJeiPR9trLDBk37 Thu, 21 May 2026 09:51:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 review bomb didn't actually affect sales that much, Steam expert says, even though "in any other case you would say this game is dead" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-review-bomb-didnt-actually-affect-sales-that-much-steam-expert-says-even-though-in-any-other-case-you-would-say-this-game-is-dead/ xFtAoTPwuZivswwaE5WBi9 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:54:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam canonizes the Vampire Survivors subgenre that’s spawned a million clones ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/steam-canonizes-the-vampire-survivors-subgenre-thats-spawned-a-million-clones/ 9VM3b6FaJKZ6kueCrAtCAg Tue, 19 May 2026 10:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Saros is selling worse than Returnal, analyst estimates, as it competes with hits like Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem for limited time and money ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-is-selling-worse-than-returnal-analyst-estimates-as-it-competes-with-hits-like-crimson-desert-and-resident-evil-requiem-for-limited-time-and-money/ CNE8LqFyGZt6J6qweWt8jB Wed, 13 May 2026 16:21:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 230 runs later, Hades 2's ranking system has me feeling cheated out of a huge missed opportunity ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/hades/230-runs-later-hades-2s-ranking-system-has-me-feeling-cheated-out-of-a-huge-missed-opportunity/ 5nR95uK97PFhxpZb4oJHmE Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I beat Slay the Spire 2 Ascension 10 with all classes, and I have one question for Mega Crit after the new patch ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/i-beat-slay-the-spire-2-ascension-10-with-all-classes-and-i-have-one-question-for-mega-crit-after-the-new-patch/ GWVfavcFCYxh74v4VyvF3b Fri, 08 May 2026 17:26:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 patch hits the nuclear option, deletes Doormaker boss countless players hated: "He was over the complexity threshold of what we want" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-patch-hits-the-nuclear-option-deletes-doormaker-boss-countless-players-hated-he-was-over-the-complexity-threshold-of-what-we-want/ umeywkLeYi8UV6Y9rkHDtE Fri, 08 May 2026 14:14:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 patches are half as frequent as the first game's because doing weekly updates "was a lot of work so it really sucked" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-patches-are-half-as-frequent-as-the-first-games-because-doing-weekly-updates-was-a-lot-of-work-so-it-really-sucked/ YuCtRicZnh8HbPfa89qyMU Fri, 08 May 2026 14:12:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam stats for Slay the Spire 2's engine Godot show "strong signs of exponential growth" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/steam-stats-for-slay-the-spire-2s-engine-godot-show-strong-signs-of-exponential-growth/ tEpevHbAQbLTkP7eQmxdvS Wed, 06 May 2026 20:04:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Someone modded Hades into Hades 2, and even the roguelike masters at Supergiant are "blown away" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/hades/someone-modded-hades-into-hades-2-and-even-the-roguelike-masters-at-supergiant-are-blown-away/ oS5PH6CTvWwacePD5cNXE3 Wed, 06 May 2026 15:49:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ All Saros Adrenaline levels and what they do ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-adrenaline-levels/ iNDKp2ph8rFPcHvkDMaReM Fri, 01 May 2026 11:16:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hades 2 developer is hiring for "what's next" after its 2 roguelike juggernauts, but fans can't decide if they want a threequel ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/hades/hades-2-developer-is-hiring-for-whats-next-after-its-2-roguelike-juggernauts-but-fans-cant-decide-if-they-want-a-threequel/ ZprrSPd7KjExFw6VDiqqzB Fri, 01 May 2026 10:54:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Saros directors say Housemarque's greatest influence is itself: "As much as we love other games, we wanted to do it our way" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/saros-directors-say-housemarques-greatest-influence-is-itself-as-much-as-we-love-other-games-we-wanted-to-do-it-our-way/ ZTpQ9qhhRDzXgYrpTATE9C Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:40:05 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:42:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Don't skip Saros because Housemarque's previous roguelike Returnal is difficult, pleads PlayStation studios lead: "If this video game looks cool to you then IT IS FOR YOU" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/brutal-difficulty-crushing-bosses-dont-let-them-scare-you-off-saros-pleads-playstation-studios-lead-if-this-video-game-looks-cool-to-you-then-it-is-for-you/ r9NSzyjYD3NKrNQo4b65n8 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:39:50 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 10:11:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ After Slay the Spire 2 update led to negative Steam review spike, Mewgenics lead jokes releasing balance patches for popular games is "the scariest thing a human can experience" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/after-slay-the-spire-2-update-led-to-negative-steam-review-spike-mewgenics-lead-jokes-releasing-balance-patches-for-popular-games-is-the-scariest-thing-a-human-can-experience/ LtSYT5dSc8ZH2fNm5US8LS Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:59:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Saros release times and date for all regions ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-release-time-date/ Xt3g7nFEv8fTxm3ov56DqF Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:10:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 devs wanted to keep updating the original instead of making a sequel, but then their publisher shut down: "I guess we were a little naive" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-devs-wanted-to-keep-updating-the-original-instead-of-making-a-sequel-but-then-their-publisher-shut-down-i-guess-we-were-a-little-naive/ VNVB72kgrA2hTt8BxUF53h Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:19:27 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ I love Slay the Spire 2, I hate Slay the Spire 2 ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/i-love-slay-the-spire-2-i-hate-slay-the-spire-2/ kJScsQzRZtg2kzVHriVYxB Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ All Saros endings explained and how to get the Secret Ending ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-endings/ Ggbnev4HQi9dxHuP2eWfJ7 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 19:22:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 "may not be perfectly balanced yet," Half-Life writer and Valve veteran Erik Wolpaw says, but with 1,500 hours in the first game he has no doubt Mega Crit will pull it off ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-may-not-be-perfectly-balanced-yet-half-life-writer-and-valve-veteran-erik-wolpaw-says-but-with-1-500-hours-in-the-first-game-he-has-no-doubt-mega-crit-will-pull-it-off/ QknXzkF9CTaehk4ehou4y7 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:38:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to get all permanent upgrades in Saros ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-upgrades-abilities-permanent/ YhQeftdrmedpK9As4yBmRZ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ All Saros attributes and stats explained ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-attributes-stats/ xq8JguhipEvYjfbcK3uGpJ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Corruption in Saros explained ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-corruption-corrupted/ Xy44aFSxDXSaXso23c4mCE Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to break Yellow Barriers in Saros ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-yellow-barriers/ pN4E7zPenRp6Pd9fppC7T9 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:14:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best guns and weapons in Saros ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-weapons-guns/ MpKgjs8iAz98VHJHQ9SujX Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to drop Artefacts in Saros ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-drop-artefacts/ 2oJ5fM5KwiAjSfZ5HD8oFJ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to save the game in Saros ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-save/ qkRq5Fe4vHrRiRiz62eHDU Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:32:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Autohit in Saros explained ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-autohit/ h3yGpmLzdf8aVeuQny6PBm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How long to beat Saros? Story length and time to beat revealed ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-how-long-time-to-beat-length/ rszGz2CwQkjBXPhy5kY2fR Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 devs say the Doormaker boss that sparked so many negative Steam reviews is actually "slightly weaker than the other Act 3 bosses" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-devs-say-the-doormaker-boss-that-sparked-so-many-negative-steam-reviews-is-actually-slightly-weaker-than-the-other-act-3-bosses/ imqtVdwqG9RjuAMLEYdwYB Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:50:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Slay the Spire 2 patch makes some terrible cards and relics actually good, Mega Crit agrees the game "is quite hard" and wants lower Ascensions to be "more accessible" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/new-slay-the-spire-2-patch-makes-some-terrible-cards-and-relics-actually-good-mega-crit-agrees-the-game-is-quite-hard-and-wants-lower-ascensions-to-be-more-accessible/ ntab7xCijTAkJVuQHWGmWd Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vampire Crawlers is exactly the evolution I want from Poncle and it's my new handheld obsession ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/vampire-crawlers-is-exactly-the-evolution-i-want-from-poncle-and-its-my-new-handheld-obsession/ wkw6KriGww72VQNwfftMGc Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Saros Metacritic score makes it one of the best games of the year, putting the cosmic roguelike right behind Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-metacritic-score-makes-it-one-of-the-best-games-of-the-year-putting-the-cosmic-roguelike-right-behind-resident-evil-requiem-and-pokemon-pokopia/ ktmFUC3Jj9CviXcbQvGrJb Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:57:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Saros review: "A lean fusion of roguelike sci-fi action and eldritch horror that successfully remixes Returnal for a broader audience" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/saros-review/ ds8HKBsPcsCWnQB5TAFU9m Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:52:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hope you saved room after Slay the Spire 2, because the Vampire Survivors deckbuilder is already Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam after 4,000reviews ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/hope-you-saved-room-after-slay-the-spire-2-because-the-vampire-survivors-deckbuilder-is-already-overwhelmingly-positive-on-steam-after-4-000-reviews/ Vxvk37XGzveEMdEjXeeDNa Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:40:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mewgenics co-creator says "it's crazy" there are secrets that people still haven't found even after playing the roguelike for months ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/mewgenics-co-creator-says-its-crazy-there-are-secrets-that-people-still-havent-found-even-after-playing-the-roguelike-for-months/ e6qHMHNhYSWbgbK95zidtR Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:23:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vampire Survivors developer working on 15 projects, not 15 games, after the hit roguelike reached 27 million players and spawned a whole subgenre ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/vampire-survivors-developer-working-on-15-projects-not-15-games-after-the-hit-roguelike-reached-27-million-players-and-spawned-a-whole-subgenre/ sRRvhWzB7ouWNG2yF636PN Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:02:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hades 2 lead doesn't think about the roguelike's legacy much because he just wants "to make things that don't get forgotten right away" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/hades-2-lead-doesnt-think-about-the-roguelikes-legacy-much-because-he-just-wants-to-make-things-that-dont-get-forgotten-right-away/ Jdd6TtpvZnCXguq7TpNchh Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:56:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 almost had fewer new cards because of the co-creator's love for Dark Souls, but testers "were not jiving with that at all" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-almost-had-fewer-new-cards-because-of-the-co-creators-love-for-dark-souls-but-testers-were-not-jiving-with-that-at-all/ cwDemjxdyftYULgQAdofwe Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 plummets to 66% positive lifetime Steam reviews as players seethe after first major update: "Preventing players from deckbuilding in a deckbuilder" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-plummets-to-66-percent-positive-lifetime-steam-reviews-as-players-seethe-after-first-major-update-preventing-players-from-deckbuilding-in-a-deckbuilder/ qCuUpox5kN5ubLV4uvuUyC Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:48:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Titanium Court review: "Balatro meets Blue Prince in this roguelike match-three RTS that's been massaging my brain for countless hours already" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/titanium-court-review/ AdaxGBXmDUcNPCBCHtvkAc Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:39:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ They weren't "distributed on Steam," but Hades 2 lead who oversaw that true ending change says myths are also "told and retold" by design ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/they-werent-distributed-on-steam-but-hades-2-lead-who-oversaw-that-true-ending-change-says-myths-are-also-told-and-retold-by-design/ BSqxvKCFBh2Pb2xYSmQaLP Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:36:35 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:37:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slay the Spire 2 won't get an endless mode like Balatro because it limits "infinite strategies," but creator says "maybe a modder will think of a way to make it work" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-wont-get-an-endless-mode-like-balatro-because-it-limits-infinite-strategies-but-creator-says-maybe-a-modder-will-think-of-a-way-to-make-it-work/ YLAWiPiwKyGRk2nx76qyHc Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:48:50 +0000