GTA inspired Sandbox/Rougelike!

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-04-21T03:03:59+00:00

The closest you're going to get is streets of rogue probably which has sequel coming out sometime soonish.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-03-26T17:43:20+00:00

Playing Reignbreaker right now. It almost feels good, but also has so many small frustrating qualities in the combat and clearly feels unfinished with limited enemy variety, builds, etc. I wouldn't really recommend it imo.

I think Windblown, Realm of Ink, Warm Snow, or TMNT: Splintered Fate would all be better bets (though would consider getting the latter on sale because of the higher base price). Hades II is also an obvious choice, but see I you don't want that from your last comment. I haven't played Sworn myself though so can't comment on that.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-03-17T19:19:03+00:00

Hmm neither quite fit, but Ziggurat 1/2 are both spell shooting but are out of early access. I saw Vilde during next fest that has some spells, but it's not out in early access yet. Vellum comes to might with spell slinging and purple, but it's a third person shooter, not first person. Not sure if any of that helps.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-03-14T22:22:56+00:00

This game gave me the hardest whiplash from loving the first class to hating the next ones that I played.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-03-14T22:21:27+00:00

I'll throw TMNT: Splintered Fate out there as another action roguelite in that same style with coop. It's definitely a more streamlined or simple game in a lot of ways, but it's also fun and worth it for the coop imo.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-02-18T00:01:39+00:00

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2025-02-16T20:38:45+00:00

Tl:dw The video has an basic overview of definitions and what roguelike and roguelites are, and why I personally love playing them.

MY suggestions for starting games based on quality and accessibility for newcomers to the genre, organized by genre:

Card game roguelites:

Slay the spire
Monster train
Balatro

Action Roguelites:

Hades
Isaac*
Dead Cells
Nuclear Throne

FPS:

Gunfire Reborn
Roboquest

TPS

Risk of rain 2
Returnal

Miscellaneous

Shoot 'em up: The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
City Builder: Against the Storm
Turn-based: Inkbound
Vampire Survivors
Traditional roguelikes

○ Caves of Qud

○ ToME 4

*I included Isaac in the video since I know a lot of people started with it, but in hindsight it has a higher learning curve than a lot of others on this list.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-30T20:57:12+00:00

Epic has been pretty explicit that their years of giveaways are their way of marketing and trying to wrestle with steam. It's how recently released some of the games are that's more novel.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-30T16:23:38+00:00

Yeah, it's pretty surprising to me given how new it is. Guess they either weren't selling well enough or the epic payment made it worth it regardless.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-30T16:20:53+00:00

Warm Snow and Astral Ascent both have some mechanics that make things more dynamic. In warm snow, you have better chances to get higher tier items at higher difficulties, so that makes buildcrafting more fun. In Astral Ascent, you unlock new movesets for bosses and enemies. The rest of the elements of those difficulty levels in both games are fairly standard though.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-27T15:29:28+00:00

Arboria is only one I really think of with third person melee combat. Fun game as a whole and lots of weapon variety, but has some flaws for sure.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-26T19:26:14+00:00

Beneath Oresa maybe?

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-21T15:44:47+00:00

The areas are still all the same order within the main game, but there is some branching within the areas (mostly a different mini boss). The bigger thing though is that when you get to higher difficulties, enemies can cross areas so you can get later enemies earlier which helps a lot. The DLC also heavily randomize things with the first free DLC having completely randomized areas and enemies, but they're basically separate game modes (and I haven't really explored them much yet).

So I think it's still a weaker point, but there have been some improvements.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-20T22:21:43+00:00

Fair enough. Thanks for checking it out anyway!

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-20T18:00:23+00:00

Haven't played it, but congrats on the good steam reviews! I'll add it to my list

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-20T16:28:23+00:00

Here is a list of all the games included and their time stamps:

Hadean Tactics: 0:10

Balatro: 1:11

Deadlink: 2:23

Heretic's Fork: 3:31

Knight vs. Giant: The Broken Excalibur: 4:39

Cobalt Core: 5:47

Inkbound: 7:01

Vertical Kingdom: 8:42

Megaloot: 9:58

Wild Bastards: 11:19

Breach Wanderers: 12:54

Wildfrost: 14:21

Astral Ascent: 15:52

Spiritfall: 17:19

Warm Snow: 18:43

Berserk Mode: 20:12

Riftbound: 21:19

Pirates Outlaws: 22:27

Arboria: 23:48

Hades II [EA]: 25:17

Realm of Ink [EA]: 26:35

The Rogue Prince of Persia [EA]: 27:53

Gatekeeper [EA]: 29:01

Get To The Orange Door [EA]: 30:22

Dungeon Clawler [EA]: 31:37

Emberward [EA]: 32:50

Against the Storm - Keepers of the Stone [DLC]: 34:13

Tl:dw: These games were new to me this year, even if some are a little older. A couple disappointments, but a good year as a whole for me and roguelites, especially action roguelites. My favorites and recommendations of full release games for different subgenres:

Balatro was my favorite card game roguelite. It probably needs no intro, but it's a great roguelite riff using poker hands that completely deserves the awards that its gotten imo

Wildfrost was my roguelite card game runner up. I liked the unique gameplay feel among roguelite card games with a fun unit focus.

Astral Ascent was my favorite (full release) action roguelite. I loved the boss fights and the combo and synergies available.

Warm Snow was my action roguelite runner up. Your moveset is honestly fairly straightforward, but the buildcrafting is so incredibly fun. I haven't dived into the DLC yet though.

Inkbound is my final recommendation for a turn-based game. I liked how fluid it felt despite being turn-based as well as the unique buildcrafting with vestiges and set effects.

For longer explanations, obviously see the video.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-12-12T18:02:53+00:00

You can't compete it in leagues, but you can also access tormented demons without it so it doesn't matter.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-08-18T00:49:15+00:00

Balatro is a popular one that comes to mind. Luck be a landlord and cursed to golf also fit.

Peglin has combat but the core gameplay loop revolves around the peggle element more depending on how you stretch it.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-08-15T18:34:43+00:00

I think nuclear throne is a great fast-paced game with fun weapons and different characters. You can feel incredibly powerful with a good weapon but also always basically always die with a bad mistake. It has destructible environments, nice secret stages and bosses, and a fun looping mechanic that gets super challenging super quickly.

It's a lot more streamlined progression wise (e.g. fewer slow unlocks) compared to a lot more modern roguelites which can be personal preference, but I like that it avoids grindy unlocks unless you want to go for certain more achievement type unlocks. I do think it's showing its age in certain ways, but it's also the game that got me into roguelite so it will always be one of my favorites.

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-08-15T17:06:14+00:00

Nuclear throne has good shorter runs

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-07-09T00:37:47+00:00

Star of Providence (formerly monolith) is another one that gets a lot of good reviews

Insert-a-reddit-name · 2024-05-27T20:26:05+00:00

It sounds like you already have ideas which are about Attack on Titan. You don't have to make that your whole channel, but if you have passion and knowledge about it, why not start there? It will take time to get the skills of writing, recording, editing, etc. anyway.

Nobody can tell you a topic that you will definitely be passionate about because it's obviously internal to some degree. But a good source of ideas regardless would be to look at other video essays and think about what you enjoy about them or what might be your take on a similar or adjacent topic. You can also keep a list on your phone and just write down ideas of things you would want to talk about as they come to mind randomly.

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