OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsI Can’t Stop Playing This Hades-Inspired RoguelikeWarm Snow has you flinging blades at zombies in a beautiful tempest of bloody swordplayBySisi JiangPublishedFebruary 16, 2022
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryCastlevania-Inspired Roguelike Is Pure DopamineI’m retroactively adding Vampire Survivors to my 'Best Games of 2021' listByIan WalkerPublishedJanuary 21, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsWhat's Worth Picking Up From Nintendo’s End-Of-Year Hidden Gems Switch SaleSubnautica, Risk of Rain 2, Kentucky Route Zero, and more are on sale for pretty good discountsByRenata PricePublishedDecember 24, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Quietest Surprise From The 2021 Game Awards Is A Cross Between Hollow Knight And Dead CellsHave a Nice Death walks a well-trod path for fans of action-roguelikesByAri NotisPublishedDecember 10, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsWow, Dead Cells Is Still Going Strong, HuhFresh off the heels of one batch of DLC, The Queen and the Sea expansion will add new biomesByAri NotisPublishedNovember 30, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsDead Cells Gets Major Crossover Event Worthy of Smash Bros.Dead Cells releases crossover with Skul: The Hero Slayer, Hyper Light Drifter, Hollow Knight, and moreByRenata PricePublishedNovember 23, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsFar Cry 6’s First DLC Is A Weird Little Roguelike Starring VaasFar Cry 3's notorious villain is the perfect psycho to throw into a forever-looping roguelikeByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 18, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsDarkest Dungeon II Tries Something New, And It Mostly WorksRed Hook Studios has gone full Slay the Spire with Darkest Dungeon IIByRenata PricePublishedOctober 27, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsGenshin Impact’s New Event Is A Surprisingly Great RoguelikeLabyrinth Warriors adds fascinating gameplay wrinkles to miHoYo’s open-world gameBySisi JiangPublishedOctober 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsHere's Everything You Can Play During Steam's Big October EventNext Fest will let you try the next game from the No Man's Sky devs, among othersByIsaiah ColbertPublishedSeptember 20, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsTrue Roguelikes Like This Are For Sick People, Drink From My Poison ChaliceRift Wizard leans hard into ridiculous builds and magical mayhemByRenata PricePublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Game TipsGame TipsHow To Unlock All Six Hidden Weapon Aspects In HadesWho to talk to and what to do to build our your infernal arsenalByAri NotisPublishedAugust 25, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Best Gamescom Surprise So Far Is This Spell-Casting ShooterOccult demon-killing roguelike Into the Pit comes out just in time for HalloweenByAri NotisPublishedAugust 24, 2021
ReportReportNeon White, A Game About Killing Demons, Could Be The Next HadesDonut County maker’s next game is nothing like Donut CountyByAri NotisPublishedAugust 16, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsThe DOOM Roguelike Jupiter Hell Is Finally Out And It’s GreatLike a DOOM board game, only it's not really DOOM anymoreByAlex WalkerPublishedAugust 8, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressions12 Hours With 2021's Latest Big Viking GameThis PS5 combo of Minecraft-like survival and Hades-esque brawling doesn’t quite gelByZack ZwiezenPublishedJuly 29, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsMyth: Gods of Asgard Sure Looks Like HadesWait a second, something about this roguelike looks familiar...ByAri NotisPublishedJune 21, 2021
CultureE3CultureE3Hades Finally Comes To XboxAt long last, you can play the dad feelings simulator on your Xbox consoleByRiley MacLeodPublishedJune 13, 2021
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryI Guess I Actually Like Roguelikes NowRoguelike is a dirty gaming word to me: I can’t think of a genre of game that appeals to me less than one in which…ByAsh ParrishPublishedSeptember 21, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsBPM: Bullets Per Minute Is A Shockingly Fun First-Person Rhythm Shooter“Rhythm FPS roguelike” is not a series of words I thought I’d see strung together to describe a video game. But the…ByAsh ParrishPublishedSeptember 16, 2020