5 best games to buy from Steam's Going Rogue sale for 2022
Valve's Going Rogue sale is live on Steam at the moment. The week-long sale focuses on challenging games and genres that are known to be punishing. These include rogue-lites, Soulslikes, Metroidvanias, and so on. Regardless of the genre, they all share one thing in common with players: skill.
In a nutshell, these games are known for aggressive enemies, challenging combat, and brutal platforming. The current Steam sale offers some great discounts on some of the biggest and most underrated challenging games to buy on the platform.
Described as a "roguemania," portmanteau of roguelike and Metroidvania genres, 2018's Dead Cells is one of the most renowned in its category. The narrative for Motion Twin's 2D action platformer sees players control an amorphous creature that can puppeteer corpses.
Throughout the game, players will fight through various platforming challenges, battle tough enemies in hack & slash combat and gain new temporary skills and gear to ease the journey.
The enemies are no joke, showcasing a decent variety and aggressive patterns in addition to traps lying around the map. Death is permanent as players will be sent back to the pile of rotting corpses to begin anew. However, collecting Cells will allow players to unlock permanent upgrades.
It's this slow drip of progression that makes rogues so addictive, and Dead Cells is one of the best. Ensure to buy all DLC for the best experience. The game is 40% off on Steam.
Developed by MegaCrit, Slay The Spire is an RNG fueled roguelike that will test your wits and keep you at the edge of your seat despite having a card-based combat system. The adventure sees players pick one of four unique characters and ascend a spire with multiple floors. These ascend in challenge
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