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The Spell Brigade is yet another Survivors-like, but one that has the twist of being focused on co-op play, which is a little unusual for this genre, and it’s from Bolt Blaster Games, a Belgium-based studio. The game sees you, and up to three other players, being under siege from […]

The Spell Brigade – PS5 Review

April 30, 2026 in PS5 tagged auto-battler / roguelite / survivors-like / the spell brigade by Richie

Let Them Come: Onslaught is this week’s Vampire Survivors clone, and it’s a sequel to Tautara Games’ earlier Let Them Come, which was a 2D horde defence shooter. Shifting the viewpoint to above and adopting the now tried-and-tested formula of throwing a ton of enemies at you while you move […]

Let Them Come: Onslaught – PS5 Review

April 15, 2026 in PS5 / Reviews tagged autobattler / let them come onslaught / roguelite / tautara games / vampire survivors by Richie

Devil Jam is an auto-battling, roguelite, and it comes to us from Belgium-based devs, Rogueside (originally Crazy Monkey Studios, the team behind the Guns, Gore and Cannoli games). This is the latest game to riff off the Vampire Survivors formula, with you playing as members of a band who have […]

Devil Jam – PS5 Review

March 13, 2026 in PS5 tagged autobattler / devil jam / heavy metal / roguelite by Richie

It’s not often an indie series undergoes a change of a developer. The original Wizard of Legend gained a passionate following, partly due to the immense variety that was on offer. For the sequel, Dead Mage have taken the reins. The variety has taken a hit with the new visual […]

Wizard of Legend 2 – PS5 Review

July 13, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcanas / dead mage / earth / elemental magic / fire / ice / magic / overhead isometric perspective / roguelite / run-based / skeletons / wind / wizard of legend by Mike

Keeper’s Toll is this week’s stab at the old Vampire Survivors-esque roguelike style game and it comes to us by Stingbot Games who, like most of your favourite 1980s thrash metal bands, hail from the Bay Area in California. And as we always seem to say, when this genre is done […]

Keeper’s Toll – PS5 Review

June 26, 2025 in PS5 tagged auto-shooter / eastasiasoft / keeper's toll / roguelite / survivors by Richie

Soulstone Survivors is, as you can probably guess, an auto-shooter, rogue-lite game in the same vein as Vampire Survivors and Brotato and it comes to us by way of Brighton-based studio Game Smithing, an oddly drab and functional studio name that might make you think this is just another cheap attempt to cash-in on […]

Soulstone Survivors – PS5 Review

June 18, 2025 in PS5 tagged auto-shooter / roguelite / soulstone survivors by Richie

Another day, another roguelite. This time it’s Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade from 7Quark. Mixing Japanese history with demonic folklore is not a new thing but the repeatable structure and short runs do make for something potentially interesting. Unfortunately, it’s a game that devolves into repetition a little too […]

Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade – PS5 Review

June 2, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 7quark / edo / japan / melee combat / nine-tailed fox / oniguri / parries / ranged combat / repetition / ripostes / roguelite / run-based / yasha legends of the demon blade by Mike

Survivor clones have really got their hooks into me. There’s a couple of notable big shots in the genre but I’m aware there’s more filling the space. Step forth Vinebound: Tangled Together from Riftpoint Entertainment. It aims to deliver a co-op twist to the glorified slot machine. It presents its […]

Vinebound: Tangled Together – PS5 Review

May 4, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bullet heaven / Fruit / gardens / local co-op / riftpoint entertainment / roguelite / sauces / survivors clone / twin-stick shooter / vegetables / vinebound tangled together by Mike

Have rhythm games left the stage or have they just transitioned into first-person shooters? I’ve seen a few now where shooting on the beat has been their gimmick but Robobeat is the first one I’ve had to a review. Coming from the mind of Simon Fredholm, this effort takes a […]

Robobeat – PS5 Review

February 8, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bounty hunting / first-person shooter / gun-fu / guns / parkour / parrying / rhythmic shooter / robobeat / roguelite / simon fredholm / technopunk by Mike

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

Otxo, stylised as the rather shouty OTXO, comes from Idaho-based solo dev Lateralis Heavy Industries aka Nathan Haddock and publisher Super Rare Originals. Cited as inspired by the likes of 2012’s Hotline Miami and the likes of the interminable John Wick film series, ‘Otxo’ is the Basque word for wolf, […]

OTXO – PS4 Review

March 31, 2024 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged gore / guns guns guns / JJ Otxoa / john wicky wicky wah / roguelite / tonz 'o' gunz by Ian

It’s been a long whilst since a South Park game really missed the mark. It’s been ages since I gave the TV series a glance but the last two RPGs have produced something more fitting of the show’s humour. There is a care and attention with those that South Park: […]

South Park: Snow Day – PS5 Review

March 30, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged blizzard / Fantasy / kids at play / matt stone / melee combat / online co-op / question / roguelite / snow day / south park / trey parker by Mike