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Three adventurers readying for battle in Knights in Tight Spaces.

Knights in Tight Spaces review: John Wick meets D&D in this brutal turn-based strategy roguelike

By Abbie Stone published

GOOD KNIGHT A solid sequel that flourishes the more you play, though repetitiveness might stop you wanting to.

GOOD KNIGHT
Shiren the Wanderer art

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island review—like juggling chainsaws on horseback

By Kerry Brunskill published

Impeccable Charm, challenges, and talking ferrets—Serpentcoil Island has it all.

Impeccable
A ball falling down a ferris wheel pachinko board in Ballionaire.

Ballionaire review: Pachinko chaos and deckbuilding strategy collide in this short but sweet roguelike

By Abbie Stone published

ON THE BALL What do you get when you combine a tree, a piggy bank, a trampoline, and a pachinko board?

ON THE BALL
A convoy of strange beings proceed across a desert in Caves of Qud key art.

Caves of Qud review: a genre-defining achievement in play, story, and roleplaying freedom

By Jonathan Bolding published

Moon King An epic science-fantasy RPG and a new great in the genre.

Moon King
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Splinter, Casey, and April, playing videogames and eating pizza, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate review: Personality, creativity, and co-op multiplayer elevate this Hades-like beyond its rough edges

By Robin Valentine published

TURTLE WAR A charmingly energetic mutation of the action roguelike formula.

TURTLE WAR
A survivor walking through the wilderness in ZERO Sievert.

ZERO Sievert review: A tense and taxing but wonderfully engaging hybrid of singleplayer roguelike and extraction shooter

By Lloyd Coombes published

ZERO TO HERO Learning to survive in this grim and deadly world is an uphill struggle, but even the smallest victory is deeply satisfying.

ZERO TO HERO
A samurai looking up at the vast shadow of the Shogun in Shogun Showdown.

Shogun Showdown review: This turn-based strategy roguelike will sharpen your mind into a deadly blade

By Robin Valentine published

SHOW, DON'T TELL A true warrior strives for perfection.

SHOW, DON'T TELL
A game of blackjack against a psychologist are Head Office in Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers.

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers review: A blackjack roguelike where you can shove any kind of card in your deck

By Abbie Stone published

RAW DEAL A clever new spin on deckbuilding, held back by some frustrating balance issues.

RAW DEAL
A group of heroes standing in a row in Inkbound.

Inkbound review: A clever yet frustratingly muddled follow-up to Monster Train

By Abbie Stone published

MIXED VESTIGES Occasionally brilliant, often maddening, and just a bit too messy to be a new roguelike classic.

MIXED VESTIGES
A dwarf flying an attack helicopter in Bore Blasters.

Bore Blasters review: Turns out a dwarf can use anything as a mining tool—even an attack helicopter

By Jess Elizabeth Reed published

DRILL SEEKERS A loss of momentum in the late game leaves the feel-good core action stranded in bullet purgatory.

DRILL SEEKERS
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