Rogues Like Us

I played this on itch io years ago, and I loved it so much I never forgot about it. Couldn't believe my luck when I saw it on Steam! Super happy to be able to add it to the library. It's a simple but charming game made with love, and I can't recommend it more if you like challenging roguelikes that are all about timing your attacks and dodges.

Very specific and entertaining action roguelike. It gets more difficult with each level. The last levels are hard, so this game requires of you to sharpen your skills. After each level there is a boss that you must study and master. What is unique about this game is that it features mini-progression type of gameplay. You have 3 campains, of 4, 5 and 6 levels each. After you finish all 3 campains you open the portal to the last boss. It is very important to state: when you are in a campain run, you can't save the game, if you quit you are automatically teleported back to town and then you have to start from the first level of a campain. So you have to complete the campain in 1 sitting. If you die there is a penalty. The thing that makes this game specific is that all the loot (money, weapon, armor) and stat increase that you gather in a campain isn't permanent, but it is active only in that specific campain run! When you return to town and then start a new campain run, you start from scratch!! The only thing that stays after a campain run is ultra cores that you are rewarded for beating bosses. With ultra cores you can buy weapon chests, armor chests, dye chests or enchantment chests. When you open a chest, it doesn't give you an item, it just gives you the probability of finding that specific item from that moment onwards. Finding items, money and stat upgrade is randomly generated, and so is the structure of levels. So with each campain run you just build the probability of finding better weapons, armor and enchantment in the ultimate campain run that will be used to find and kill the final boss. It isn't easy to explain the mechanics of this game, as I said, it is very unique, but you get the picture. There are many interesting bosses, but not many enemy types. It is hard to reach the final boss, I did it, but not many players were able. Just go to youtube, there isn't a single last boss guide. So it is very rewarding to beat this game. The graphics and sound aren't very good. I can recommend Rogues Like Us only to roguelike fans and people who want a challenge.