Underplayed Gems

Roguelands (2016)

Roguelands cover
Developer
Sean Young
Publisher
SmashGames
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.0 of 5, 3,729 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 28 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A frantic solo or co-op scramble to gather resources on hostile planets before a world-ending beast arrives, with permadeath and constant pressure to fight and craft.

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What players say

Players praise the game's uniqueness and fun but consistently note it feels abandoned by the developer, leaving it unfinished with missing features like achievements and online play requiring port forwarding. Fans call it a spiritual successor to Magicite and say it offers dozens of enjoyable hours despite its incompleteness.

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