![]() ![]() I played three hours of the game this week, during which I slashed my way through the first two areas of Magic Design’s bureaucratic hell, gathering macabre new weapons and fighting dark yet cartoonish manifestations of corporate culture. Its protagonist is none other than Death himself, whittled down to a nub by burnout and ennui thanks to the grind of never-ending paperwork and office politics. Now, here is Have a Nice Death, a project from Magic Design Studios, which will be fully released on March 22 after a year in early access. ![]() And just this week, Dead Cells, one of the early staples in the roguelike resurgence, received a new DLC in partnership with one of the medium’s most revered series. Indie darling turned multiplatform powerhouse Hades all but dominated 2020’s award season Returnal showcased the PlayStation 5’s staying power in 2021 Cult of the Lamb, Vampire Survivors, Rogue Legacy 2, and Nobody Saves the World meshed roguelike mechanics with an array of other genres last year. Are roguelikes today’s defining video game genre? It’s a hard argument to oppose. ![]()
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