Word has reached my ear of a new graphical roguelike in development by Canadian developers Unlok. That game, Wayward, has just reached beta and is currently playable in-browser, being built in HTML5 as it is. The premise: In the game, there is a large focus on realism and survival. Because of these elements, most weapons, […]

Andrew Trese of Trese Brothers Software writes in to announce Heroes of Steel, a turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG with a 4-character party, ostensibly inspired by tabletop dungeon crawlers. The premise: In a fallen world, your group of young heroes are challenged to protect their people and the remnants of their broken society.  As the forces of […]

Alexander Gray II writes in to announce the development of Terra Aegrus 2: Rise of the Lich King, a turn based single player RPG. The premise: An evil lich king is creating an army of undead and you and your party of adventures must find a way to destroy him. You have to explore the […]

I’ve been reluctant to post this as news, given that this is more of a tease than a proper announcement, but I suppose it’s worth mentioning: Almost Human Ltd., makers of first-person dungeon crawler Legend of Grimrock, have indicated that they are working on a sequel. They have posted basically no details about this game […]

During one of my customary game-spelunking expeditions, I caught sight of a strange and beautiful mock-up glinting in the deep. On closer examination, it turned out to be Terra Incognita, a strategy roguelike inspired by Jules Verne stories and the tales of real-world 19th century explorers. What is Terra Incognita, you ask? The developer (who […]

Jason Pickering has announced Mini RPG, an adorable small-scale jRPG he’s hoping to have finished within a month. The premise: The player will run around the overworld, solving puzzles and getting into random battles. the entire overworld will be rather small. maybe 10 x 10 screens. but there will probably be some running around and […]

Disastercake Games has announced* Soul Saga Episode 1, a 3D jRPG being created in Unity. * (Kinda. I actually found out about this game back in November, but kept waiting for a better time to write about it. It seems there isn’t going to be a better one, though, so here we go!) The actual […]

A little bird tells me that OlderBytes (a.k.a. Charles Clerc), creator of first-person dungeon crawler Swords and Sorcery: Underworld Gold (previously covered here), is embarking on a sequel by the name of Swords and Sorcery: Sovereign. The sequel is set to be much larger than its predecessor, with 17 towns to the original’s three, as well […]

Word has it that Blossomsoft, creators of the RPG Maker jRPG Eternal Eden, are hard at work on a more polished follow-up by the name of Eternal Eden: Ecclesia. The premise for the sequel is vague on plot details, but it does contain an interesting new gameplay mechanic: Eternal Eden: Ecclesia is a direct sequel […]

I’ve just caught wind of Stardew Valley, a Harvest Moon-style RPG / dating sim in development by Eric Barone. The idea seems to be that you’ll split your time between tending crops, dungeon crawling, and hitting on the locals. The developer describes the game’s premise like so: It’s up to you to choose your path… […]