
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 18d ago
It's a little archaic by today's standards, but it's still fun and really brings me back to that early-ish "XBLA" indie game scene. The sequel also massively improves on it.
Perfect game for killing time on bus, plane and train. I never seen such ancestor type feature in any other games, and things like you cant choose any class, and any characteristics is really cool,each run feels different because of this feature.
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ Reality is a downgrade ☐ Beautiful enough to make grown men cry ☑ Good ☐ It won't make your eyes bleed ☐ Looks like a PS2 fever dream ☐ Made in MS Paint by a blind squirrel ☐ Literal ASCII art ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Warning: highly addictive ☐ Good ☐ Click until you get carpal tunnel ☐ Mehh ☐ Watching paint dry is more thrilling ☐ Alt+F4 is the best game mechanic ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Mozart is weeping in his grave ☐ Eargasm ☑ Good ☐ Royalty-free generic tracks ☐ Bad ☐ RIP my eardrums (2026) ☐ Microwave noises ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Literal fetuses ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Your tech-illiterate Grandma ☐ People who hate themselves ☐ Sweaty tryhards ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ A literal potato hooked to a battery ☐ Toaster ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA to borrow their supercomputer ☐ Will physically melt your GPU ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Fits on a floppy disk ☑ 1-5 GB ☐ 5-10 GB ☐ 10-20 GB ☐ 20-50 GB ☐ 50-100 GB ☐ Say goodbye to your SSD ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ My cat beat it by walking on the keyboard ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Requires significant brain usage ☑ Difficult ☐ Prepare to cry ☐ Will cause severe anger management issues ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards ☐ Average grind level ☑ Second full-time job ☐ Say goodbye to your family and friends ---{ Story }--- ☐ Story? What story? ☐ Some lore hidden in item descriptions ☑ Better than Twilight ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ Made me question my entire existence ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Shorter than the Steam refund window ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ You will die of old age before finishing this ---{ Price }--- ☐ Free (but actually pay-to-win) ☑ Worth the price ☐ Wait for a 99% off sale ☐ If u have spare money left ☐ Burn your money instead, it's warmer ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Polished to perfection ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ More bugs than a Bethesda launch ☐ The bugs are the actual features ---{ Value }--- ☐ Best financial decision of my life ☑ Good ☐ Average ☐ I want my time and money back ---{ Rating ?/10 }--- ☐ -5 ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ☐ 11 ---{ Final Thoughts }--- Rogue legacy is humorous game based off grinding your character until death. You collect runes, gear, and coins. Well until you die. Then you repeat with a new character. Oh did I mention they have quirks or issues. They range from ADHD to afraid of chickens. Each one changes the run of the game. I would recommend this game, especially if you like the challenge. This game is steam deck friendly.
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