A key element of a roguelike game is knowing that even though it might seem impossible when you first start, you’ll be ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

An indie developer can't quite wrap his head around how 250,000 people are playing his Steam roguelike because he comes from ...

Star Fire: Eternal Cycle brought me back to the days of playing arcade games at the mall, hoping that I could get through them with the limited number of tokens I had to work with. However, it puts a ...

Filip is a long-time gamer and writer with ample experience in both of these industries. Having started his gaming adventure with the venerable PSX, Filip soon discovered dedicated gaming magazines, ...

Raccoin is a new roguelike indie title that finally lets you beat the endless arcade game.

Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike is available now on Steam. Watch the Raccoin launch trailer for this coin pusher roguelike ...

I've spent more time playing the best roguelike games than any other genre. Across countless games, ranging from the card-popping satisfaction of Balatro to the fast-paced action of Hades, roguelikes ...

Developer Fuzzy Sock Studios and publisher Apogee Entertainment dropped a new trailer this weekend for their upcoming game, Rising Heat. The game is a bit of a throwback in a sense as you're playing a ...

This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. Random chance is key to the success of any roguelike, but it is easiest to notice when a game feels unfair.

Build yourself up from being a nobody to one of the greatest fighters of all time in the rougelike fighting game Poly Fighter ...

NetHack is a fork of the 1984 game Hack. This version was first released in 1987, but the developers made NetHack open source, making it easy to get your hands on. That said, NetHack is, unlike most ...