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From Warsaw-based developer Gruby Entertainment and publisher Crunching Koalas comes cyberpunk themed FPS Deadlink. As has become vogue, or de rigeur if you will, it has roguelite elements. The schtick is that you’re the blunt instrument sent by the Corporate Security Agency to keep the megacorps by cracking open a […]

Deadlink – PS5 Review

August 20, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arena shooter / deadlink / fps / rng / roguelite by Ian

Dicey Dungeons is a game we’ve been peripherally aware of for quite a while due to following Niamh Houston aka Chipzel on Musk’s hellsite. That’s off the back of her contribution to Chime Sharp. Man, we love Chime Sharp almost as much as we loved Chime on the 360 and […]

Dicey Dungeons – PS4 Review

May 20, 2023 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged chipzel / dice battler / dicey dungeons / rng / terry cavanagh by Ian

From developer Nuke Nine and publisher Blitworks Games comes the small but perfectly formed Vagante. The short elevator pitch is a roguelike with a cute exterior that belies its fierce challenge. It’s not too different from its obvious influence Spelunky in that respect. When this reviewer played Derek Yu’s nails […]

Vagante – PS4 Review

January 30, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged hard / rng / roguelike / we're so pretty oh so pretty vagante by Ian

Rogue-likes/lites come in many different flavours, some will let arcade skills balance out the randomness if you’re good enough for example. Crown Trick on PS4 does not, you only have your own tactical nuance to help battle the RNG. if you want to make the game go faster you should […]

Crown Trick – PS4 Review

September 15, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged crown trick / grid based / luck / rng / rogue-lite / rpg / turn-based / upgrades by Gareth

RogueCube is the latest Ratalaika release, this time from Spanish indie Bipolar Dawn. This is their first console release and it’s a fair debut. Incidental loading text informs us that this was originally intended to be a puzzle game, but eh. You’d be forgiven for expecting a typical Rata rinse […]

RogueCube – PS4 Review

August 15, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged espana / ratalaika / rng / roguecube / twin stick by Ian

From Finnish developer Snowhound via publisher 1C Entertainment we have Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition. Originally released on PC in September 2018, DSD has made the leap to current gen consoles with this Definitive Edition. This comprises the original game along with both sets of DLC in its entirety. What […]

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition – PS4 Review

April 3, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged card battler / comic book / dsd / rng by Ian

Slay the Spire has been around for a long time on PC, working through early access to balance and improve the gameplay, but now the full version has hit PS4 and fans of challenging roguelikes and turn based card battling are in for a treat. There is no story really, […]

Slay the Spire – PS4 Review

May 30, 2019 in PS4 tagged card battler / difficult / rewarding / rng / roguelike / slay the spire by Gareth

Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found from Hikergames has recently released on the PS4 and offers you some rogue-lite, platforming gameplay. You play as a toy, Brand, who ventures out into the rest of the house at night in order to protect his owner. Every time you leave the safety […]

Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found – PS4 Review

February 18, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2d / indie / platformer / rng / rogue legacy / rogue-lite / toy odyssey: The lost and found by Gareth