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Aimee Rogers
Aimee has worked as a freelance writer since 2006. She brings nearly 20 years of professional writing experience to the roguelike and roguelite genre, covering the games, developers, and trends shaping its future.
News Pathogenic Arrives This Summer With a Playable Demo Available Right Now
The new cellular roguelike shooter Pathogenic may not be due to drop until July 16,...
News Grid Wars: Last Stand Brings Auto-Battler Strategy to the Grid
How do you balance player agency with procedural systems? Auto-battlers want to automate the grind,...
News This Roguelite ARPG Has A Different Take On Permadeath
A solo developer just dropped footage of a roguelite ARPG that treats failure as progression...
News Vanguard Tides Splits Its Run Into Two Distinct Phases: Survival, Then Conquest
The upcoming roguelite Vanguard Tides is built on a deceptively simple two-act structure. Survive long...
News Jump into Re:Night’s Playtest Now Ahead of August Launch
Indie studio, Seahorse Games, is asking you to help polish their tactical deckbuilder before it...
News Rock, Paper, Scissors, SHOOT! Turns a Simple Children’s Game Into Your Last Stand
Most roguelikes ask players to save kingdoms, slay monsters, or survive impossible odds. Rock, Paper,...
News Roguelite FPS Developer Ditches Lazy Balance for Playstyle-Defining Upgrades
Roguelites love upgrades. The problem is that a lot of them don’t actually change anything....
News Demon King Simulator Lets You Gamble Your Way to Victory in Miraclawns Demo
You’re about to discover that sometimes the best military strategy involves rolling the dice. Miraclawns...
News Felicity Demo Gets Major Overhaul Based on Player Feedback
One of the most encouraging things an indie developer can do after releasing a demo...
News Mewlin the Clicker Might Be the Strangest Deckbuilder This Week
An orange cat rolling a crystal ball across a table isn’t the sort of thing...
News Litany’s Demo Lets You Break Math With Synergistic Unit Combos
Most deckbuilders ask players to build something powerful. Litany seems more interested in letting them...
News Six Students Built a Tower Defense Deckbuilder That Got Nominated for a Major German Award
Six students just did what most of us only dream about. They shipped a commercial...