With near-perfect execution, Rogue Legacy is a must-play for any action fan.
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Verdict
93%
Steam
86
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 19K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (86/100 critic average)
Rich open world to explore
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Rogue Legacy is a 2013 platform game with roguelike elements developed and published by Cellar Door Games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and iOS. A sequel, Rogue Legacy 2, was released on April 28, 2022 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
Rogue Legacy is a pretty interesting game, but I ended up giving up at the third boss. The biggest problem for me is the amount of grinding needed for upgrades. As you progress, the upgrade costs slowly skyrocket, so you need to spend more and more time farming gold just to keep up. The fact that there’s no way to reset your upgrades and try a different build also feels like a pretty bad design choice. After playing for a while, the experience starts to feel quite repetitive since you’re basically going through the same areas over and over again. I also wasn’t a big fan of the traits. Some of them don’t clearly explain what their effects actually do, and some of the visual traits are more annoying than fun. I can see why people like Rogue Legacy, but unfortunately I can’t recommend it. 5/10
One of the better Rogue-lites in my opinion. This game get's the gameplay loop right for me. The meta-progression is a nice touch but it doesn't do to much too interfere with the tight platforming and raw action from run to run. It feels more arcade-like, which I really enjoy. This game also doesn't shy away from throwing enemies at you, the different attack patterns make the platforming refreshingly challenging. Fortunately it also stays this way even after engaging more with the progression system. Honestly I would have loved an actual score attack or speedrun mode that provides two or three distinct loadouts or something. Apart from that I think this game is a pretty good take on the Rogue-lite formula and is a great addition to the genre.
This is not an easy game, at least not to me. I have to keep grinding for the gold to get myself stronger... At the end, I just brute forced the last three bosses with high HP, tanking damage, then damaging the boss while in the brief invincible stat lol
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