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Ball x Pit review: "Vampire Survivors and Breakout collide in this brilliant roguelike ball basher that struggles with repetition"

By Ali Jones published

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Key art for Absolum showing the main party members in action poses in front of an enemy

Absolum review: "Classic beat 'em up systems pair beautifully with a run-based structure in this fleet-footed, wonderfully varied Hades-like"

By Chris Schilling published

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Hades 2

Hades 2 review: "Impeccable combat and flawless characterization across a huge roster make for a follow-up that surpasses even its excellent roguelike predecessor"

By Ali Jones published

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Justine, an FBI investigator in a white shirt, clutches her head in key art for Hotel Barcelona as he glasses fall off, her eyepatch becomes untied, and her hair, blazing red, ruffles - with a swirling, psychedelic background

Hotel Barcelona review: "Everywhere better roguelike games go right, this hotel-set horror goes left"

By Joe Chivers published

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The titular royalty in the opening cutscene of The Rogue Prince of Persia

The Rogue Prince of Persia review: "I roguelike but don't roguelove this freerunner – there's just not enough to stand out"

By Joel Franey published

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Using the poison sword in Lost in Random: The Eternal Die to attack foes at a distance

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die review: "This sequel's roguelike shift squanders the potential of its Burton-like world, yet I can't stop rolling the die for one more go"

By Miri Teixeira published

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Elden Ring Nightreign key art

Elden Ring Nightreign review: "An uncharacteristically frantic and fast-paced ride that boils down the core Elden Ring experience"

By Will Sawyer published

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Selecting the Begone card in Monster Train 2

Monster Train 2 review: "A truly first class ride through deckbuilder roguelike heaven, and I'm already going off the rails"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

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The key art for the Blue Prince showing a doorway on a blue wall, which is open to reveal several more rooms within its frame, a person deep within opening another door several layers deep to a bright white light

Blue Prince review: "This exploration roguelike is like nothing else I've played, and became a puzzle obsession I just couldn't shake"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

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Hellboy Web of Wyrd screenshot showing Hellboy in combat

Hellboy Web of Wyrd review: "A solid effort in need of further iteration"

By Josh West published

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