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Get ready to enter Winnie's Hole when it arrives January 26

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:44:56 +0000

Infection is progression in Winnie's Hole. The roguelite is set to enter Early Access on January 26, and judging by the previous demo it's going to be good.

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Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:05:21 +0000

I quite enjoy inventory management and autobattlers and Dunderbeck definitely takes the cake as one of the absolute weirdest I've played.

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Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivors dev gets a fun new trailer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:07:00 +0000

I am seriously stoked by Vampire Crawlers that adds to the world of Vampire Survivors with a fast-paced deck-builder from developer poncle.

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Mewgenics will be "100%" Steam Deck compatible at launch

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:24:24 +0000

From the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh, Mewgenics is promising to be one of the most interesting roguelites released in forever.

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Forestrike is a martial arts roguelite like no other where you see the future

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:21:42 +0000

Using the power of Foresight, in the 2D martial arts roguelite Forestrike you can see how each fight will go down, and it's really damn good.

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Below the Crown is an curious brew of chess and dungeon crawling out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:33:09 +0000

Out now in Early Access, from the minds that gave us the excellent Duskers, Below the Crown is a mixture of chess-like pieces and moves in a dungeon crawler.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:39:35 +0000

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.

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The excellent CloverPit has sold over 1 million and gets a Hard Mode update

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:26:42 +0000

CloverPit is a rather excellent game that's hit the jackpot for the developer, as they're cashing in on over 1 million sales and celebrating with a big update.

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The wonderful roguelite farming deckbuilder Cropdeck has a proper demo out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:32:28 +0000

Plant, grow and harvest in the farming roguelite deckbuilder Cropdeck, with a demo out now that you definitely need to put on your list to try.

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Instead of racing in Backseat Champions you manage an AI driver like an auto-battling racer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:31:43 +0000

Backseat Champions has a pretty clever idea, bringing the worlds of auto-battlers and roguelites to racing games with you managing an AI driver.

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Brotato gets a juicy free update out now - along with new Linux and macOS support

Liam Dawe — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:19:12 +0000

With Evil Empire now in control of the future of Brotato, the first free content update under their wing is out now and it really sounds great.

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MISERY is a new rogue-lite Stalker-like co-op survival game

Liam Dawe — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:28:02 +0000

A rogue-lite Stalker-like to play with friends designed to look like a game from retro consoles? You can sign me up for some MISERY right now.

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The incredible UTOPIA MUST FALL has a big performance upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:44:23 +0000

UTOPIA MUST FALL is absolutely one of the best arcade-styled base defense games made in modern times, and now it's massively better with a new update.

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Heroes of Hammerwatch II gets new content and Steam Deck improvements

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:29:54 +0000

Heroes of Hammerwatch II from Crackshell / Team17 just released the first free major update to the rogue-lite action-rpg, along with improving it on Steam Deck.

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Jump back into Winnie’s Hole with a fresh and expanded demo for this unique genre-blending roguelite

Liam Dawe — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:18:36 +0000

Oh bother! The virus has returned in the refreshed and expanded demo for the roguelite Winnie’s Hole the viral dungeon crawling roguelite.

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Vampire Survivors online co-op due out before the end of the year and more announcements are coming

Liam Dawe — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:42:19 +0000

Developer poncle has confirmed that Vampire Survivors much anticipated online co-op update will fully release before the end of the year.

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CloverPit hits the jackpot on Steam grabbing 500,000 sales

Liam Dawe — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:51:39 +0000

Much like with Megabonk being a success, we have another good one here with CloverPit managing to be quite the hit on Steam.

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The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) is for fans of dungeon crawlers with roguelite replayability

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:37:09 +0000

Filled up with eccentric characters, tricky foes, plenty of jokes, and a lot of pop culture references - The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) sounds fun.

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Pull the lever to gamble and break the machine in CloverPit, a slot machine with horror vibes

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:03:27 +0000

CloverPit from Panik Arcade and Future Friends Games has released bringing you the true horrors of a slot machine rogue-lite as you try to save your life.

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Smash some balls on the go as BALL x PIT is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

Liam Dawe — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:07:30 +0000

BALL x PIT is a ball-smashing brick-breaking action-packed roguelite that's releasing in October and it's now Steam Deck Verified.

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Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer from the devs of Monster Sanctuary now in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:47:56 +0000

More monster taming goodness for you today, as Aethermancer from Monster Sanctuary developer moi rai games is now in Early Access with Linux support.

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3rd person action roguelite mech-builder Granvir is out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:03:20 +0000

Granvir brings solo and online co-op to mech-building, with Linux support it's officially available today and it's great.

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Megabonk is Risk of Rain 2 fused with Vampire Survivors and it's glorious

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:22:15 +0000

An unholy fusion of Risk of Rain 2 with Vampire Survivors is what you'll find with Megabonk and it absolutely freaking rocks.

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Exciting train combat deckbuilder roguelite Fogpiercer gets a new trailer and publisher

Liam Dawe — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:49:05 +0000

Fogpiercer was a highlight here on GamingOnLinux back in April, and now it's coming back stronger with a brand new trailer and they've found a publisher.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is an excellent horde survival game - 1.0 out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:42:54 +0000

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 1.0 has now officially released, so you can deep dive into one of the best horde survival games around and dig for riches.

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Catch bugs and fight both sides of the battles in Dicey Bugs - out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:59:57 +0000

Dicey Bugs is a cute looking roguelite bug-catching strategy game, it just released from ProdigalSon Games and has Linux / Steam Deck support.

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Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is like an infested Windows XP as a survivor-like bullet hell

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:04:46 +0000

Retro Windows style as a survivor-like action roguelite? Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is giving me hilarious nostalgia.

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The Spell Brigade is ending Native Linux support due to multiple issues

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:36:58 +0000

You'll still be able to play The Spell Brigade with Valve's Proton, but the Native Linux version is no longer going to be supported or updated.

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Turn everything into a weapon in Rogue Labyrinth a new action-narrative roguelite

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:58:18 +0000

Rogue Labyrinth is a new action-narrative roguelite from Tea Witch Games that gives you the ability to turn everything on the map into a weapon.

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The Boglands DLC and free update for Halls of Torment land October 28

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:07:20 +0000

The million+ seller Halls of Torment from Chasing Carrots is set for a sweet free update and content-filled DLC on October 28th.

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Basalt: The Cursed Vein is an upcoming freaking looking roguelite match-3

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:02:14 +0000

Enjoy the idea of match 3 games but don't like the grind? The developers of Basalt: The Cursed Vein don't either and so they're doing something different.

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Vampire Survivors latest Beta adds online play and more new content

Liam Dawe — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:55:36 +0000

Vampire Survivors is finally getting the promised online mode, with a Beta now available to try that also includes some new content.

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Soulblaze is a new dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite you can try right now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:53:24 +0000

Sword & Quill have announced the Kickstarter campaign for Soulblaze, a fresh dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite and there's a demo up right now.

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Story-based survival strategy game Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown announced

Liam Dawe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:19:12 +0000

We're getting a brand new Star Trek: Voyager game and a new Battlestar Galactica game? This is what dreams are made of.

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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes announced and has me terribly excited

Liam Dawe — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:39:37 +0000

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is a new strategy game from Dotemu and developer Alt Shift releasing in Q1 2026.

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Rogue-lite slot machine nightmare CloverPit launches September 3

Liam Dawe — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:00:43 +0000

The demonic lovechild of Balatro and Buckshot Roulette, apparently. CloverPit looks like it will suck away all your time.

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Rising Heat aims to be a next evolution of horde survival twin-stick shooters

Liam Dawe — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:31:11 +0000

A sprinkle of Geometry Wars and other twin-stick shooters, a dash of Vampire Survivors styled upgrades - Rising Heat thinks it's going to be special.

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Smash everything with your balls in BALL x PIT releasing October 15

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:13:59 +0000

Do you have the balls to go deep into a bottomless pit? Well, you'll find out on October 15 when fast-paced fantasy roguelite BALL x PIT releases.

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Don't miss out on grabbing a free copy of the new GUNTOUCHABLES

Liam Dawe — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:07:59 +0000

From Ghost Ship Publishing and Game Swing, GUNTOUCHABLES is a new frantic online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players.

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If you love Brotato you should check out Noobs Are Coming

Liam Dawe — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:51:27 +0000

Noobs Are Coming is a new release that takes the skin of Brotato and puts you in the shoes of a final boss, complete with really weird abilities.

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Soulstone Survivors hits 1.0 bringing crazy blinding action with a huge skill tree

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:34:00 +0000

Soulstone Survivors 1.0 is out now and it's one of the best survivor-like RPG action rogue-lites available.

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BALL x PIT is a delicious challenge

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:47:59 +0000

BALL x PIT was a recent announcement from Kenny Sun and Devolver Digital that took only a few minutes to completely hook me in.

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Gunstoppable looks like just the right amount of FPS insanity

Liam Dawe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:06:46 +0000

With a new reveal trailer, Gunstoppable from CAGE Studios is a momentum-fueled rogue-lite FPS that looks pretty insane.

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Catch rocks and rockets to throw at your enemies in Galactic Glitch

Liam Dawe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:21:23 +0000

Galactic Glitch is a twin-stick roguelite shooter where you get to catch and throw rockets, rocks and enemies at other enemies - and it's damn good.

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Sol Cesto is a super weird tactical roguelite with rad art all about luck and pulling teeth

Liam Dawe — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:20:48 +0000

It was the art style of Sol Cesto that first pulled me in, now I'm hooked on the roguelite slot-machine like mechanics of it.

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Play as a virus inside Winnie the Pooh in Winnie's Hole - demo out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 27 May 2025 08:50:22 +0000

With Pooh now in the public domain, of course we're going to get some weird Winnie the Pooh games. Winnie's Hole is a new game from the Ring of Pain devs.

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Deck-builder meets auto-shooter in Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure - demo now live

Liam Dawe — Thu, 22 May 2025 14:08:33 +0000

From the original creative team behind the Hand of Fate series, Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure is a mixture of deck-building and auto-shooting as yet another developer attempts to put their own spin on Vampire Survivor-like action.

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Check out the Steam Playtest for SWAPMEAT, a co-op body-part swapping third-person shooter

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 May 2025 09:14:07 +0000

SWAPMEAT is an upcoming roguelite third-person shooter where you tear through alien worlds, harvesting body-parts to steal their powers.

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Rogue Worlds is a free chaotic tactical roguelite platformer out now with Linux and Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 May 2025 17:25:07 +0000

Rogue Worlds is a new free chaotic tactical roguelite platformer that's a spin-off of Aura of Worlds, a paid bigger game from developer Cognitive Forge. It looks really good and can't argue with that price.

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This word-game roguelike looks unique and has one of the longest names I've ever seen

Liam Dawe — Fri, 09 May 2025 12:57:47 +0000

Game marketing, you gotta love it. How can you make your small indie game stand out? A great game doesn't always stand on its own, so why not give it a ridiculously long name.

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