Underplayed Gems

RogueLite (2018)

RogueLite cover
Developer
Joshua Keith
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.8 of 5, 12 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A light, procedural dungeon-crawling loop that offers steady progression through treasures and classes, with occasional surprises from random events.

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What players say

Players liken the randomized dungeon crawl to the SNES game Lufia II's Ancient Cave, but opinions split on difficulty: some find it easy and mindless even on first runs, while others note lucky key drops can make a run easier. Complaints about repetitive items and battles across 100 floors are common, and Japanese and Chinese players report unclear text or machine-translated dialogue.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.