While I may have sidelined Spelunky 2 after finally earning the "Master" trophy and deciding that I'd need to recuperate before earnestly attempting to reach the real final zone ("Awakened"), that doesn't mean I can't enjoy watching other p...

I'm not so burned out on indie action-platformers that I have to scroll past new ones that show up – at least not at the moment. I could see myself getting invested in Rising Hell, a heavy-metal "vertical platformer" about fighting th...

Risk of Rain 2 is a game that refuses to go on the back-burner, and for good reason. The next big content update – the last of its kind before Hopoo Games dives into paid expansions – is coming to PC first on March 25. The conso...

It must have been at least a week since I last told you all how much I'm looking forward to Housemarque's bullet-hell, third-person roguelike Returnal. So it's a good job the Resogun dev released a new trailer so I can remind you: I'm reall...

It may only be March, but I'd wager the cast of Gnosia is the most infatuating group of eclectic weirdos we'll see in gaming this year. The 14 characters that make up the passengers of this wayward spaceship are a diverse bunch, w...

Devolver Digital and Four Quarters have quite the roguelike strategy hit on their hands with Loop Hero, a game that's hard to fully "get" until you've looked at the clock and realized you just lost several hours in an instant. Plenty &ndash...

I'm grateful to be a PS5 owner. I won't say I'm "lucky," because it cost a small fortune - which was made as a work investment on my part - but I know it's an in-demand item, and I don't take it for granted that I was able to get my mitts o...

In a rollercoaster ride of an announcement today, there's an otherworldly new PixelJunk game coming out on March 1, and it isn't a sequel, which excites me – but only Stadia players will be able to try it out. This new roguelike actio...

[Update: The physical Switch edition of Hades costs $35, and pre-orders are live on Amazon.] Hades is so good, you'd be forgiven for owning it twice – but what about triple-dipping? Sure! Announced during today's Nintendo Direct, Had...

Did you know there's a Rogue Legacy 2? And that it's in Early Access on PC right now? I know plenty of us prefer to wait until games like this are done, but even with that caveat, I feel like there isn't enough noise surrounding this sequel...

In today's contest you can win roguelike action platformer 30XX on Steam Early Access! Have you heard of 20XX? It's a fun little ditty in the vein of Mega Man where roguelike elements and old-school platforming unite. Since it was such a su...

It only took a single (unsuccessful) stab at Dead Cells for me to get back in the swing of things and boy does this game still feel fantastic. Its sense of ferocity and flow is up there with the best of 'em. I didn't just boot up Dead Cells...

Outside of the new levels and boss in Fatal Falls, the DLC's flashiest addition has got to be Serenade – a talkative pet sword who hovers around, marking enemies for critical hits. It's the Brutality equivalent of the other two s...

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that Housemarque's bullet-hell roguelike Returnal will not meet its March 19 release date, and will launch on PS5 on April 30. In a brief message on Twitter, SIE noted the decision was made to pu...

In today's contest you can win Dead Cells' newest DLC Fatal Falls for PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Switch! Guess what? I'm drunk! I'm usually at least buzzed when I write these (and also all the time), but today I'm going all-in. Deal with it, MO...

Before you can master the Fatal Falls DLC levels in Dead Cells, you'll need to reach them. Here's a quick, no-nonsense guide on where they slot into the progression route and how to access them. Once Fatal Falls is installed (you can verify...

We haven't covered Skul: The Hero Slayer much before, but I've been keeping tabs on the head-swapping action-platformer for a while now. Today's the day to check in: it's out of Steam Early Access. While I wouldn't directly compare the two...

Batterystaple Games is back with more not-quite-Mega Man-but-close-enough vibes. Following in the footsteps of the action-platformer roguelike 20XX, the studio is releasing the sequel, 30XX, on Steam Early Access on February 17, 2021. If yo...

Housemarque continues its campaign to show off the weird, unsettling, and fascinating universe of its upcoming chrono-adventure Returnal. The Resogun developer has released a new trailer for the PS5 exclusive, specifically focusing on the h...

The next paid DLC for Dead Cells is coming a bit sooner than expected. If you're still sticking with this game – and many of us are – then think about setting aside $5 for Fatal Falls on January 26, 2021. (That release date goes...

Developer Housemarque has released its latest "HouseCast" dev diary, looking at the ongoing development of its sci-fi action-adventure, Returnal, which launches exclusively on PS5 March 19. The interview-centric video podcast features a dis...

The Epic Games Store has an interesting one-two punch lined up for sci-fi roguelite fans and anyone who's held off getting Star Wars Battlefront II. The holidays are over but the free games must continue. Starting today, you can claim the s...

In today's contest you can win a copy of Wingspan for Nintendo Switch! Apparently, Wingspan was a pretty big hit in the realm of board games. Who'da thunk that a game about collecting birds would wind up as such a banger? It's wild. Anyway,...

I'm not sure I would've crossed paths with Solitairica were it not for this whole 15 Days of Free Games promo over on the Epic Games Store, but yeah, I'll take it – a roguelike RPG riff on Solitaire sounds fun. If you're of a similar ...

On an episode of Housemarque's video podcast HouseCast, the director of Returnal shared details about the frantic roguelike shooter's origins and psychological horror vibes, and brought new gameplay footage. The clips pop up throughout, but...