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 9d ago
Despite its very simple visuals, I believe Rogue Legacy has a very charming premise. I'm not sure I'd recommend it over the sequel, but getting it during a sale to experience one of the first platformer roguelites is probably worth it, if that's your jam. I think the gameplay in general is a bit clunky, but still tough and entertaining.
You can see how long I've played this game for, 14+ hours across 2 attempts. I don't think I've really gotten anywhere past purchasing the first 2 or 3 upgrades in either of my runs. I SUCK at this game, and if you suck at games like these then this is the worst possible game for you to touch. I HATE this game and all for one reason. The one feature rogue likes are supposed to have to make your time playing them easier is, in this game, gate kept by skill. Each time you play this game you earn a money to buy upgrade(s). The catch? If you don't earn enough money to buy an upgrade well, too bad, the money is lost. And if you suck as much as I do, then you won't get enough kills to net enough money for your next upgrade. This keeps you perpetually stuck at whatever point of the game you're currently in, for me the very beginning. As such, I cannot, in good conscience recommend this game. If your money carried over between runs then I'd probably have enjoyed this game more, but as it stands it's a crappy game if you suck at it because of one bad choice by the devs. A real shame I say...
Honestly, not really a rogue game. Think metroidvania but you die and respawn.
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