One of mobile’s best gaming classics has just completely vanished from Google Play. That’s bad enough, but even worse is the fact that you can no longer play it at all – even if you bought it before it was delisted.
That’s… not great. The game in question is Wayward Souls, one of the best roguelikes you could play on mobile. It launched all of the way back in 2014, and challenged you to battle your way through a variety of dungeons.
You could choose from a number of different characters, each of which featured a different play style. They all had a backstory too, which unfolded as you progressed, rewarding those skilled enough to make it to the end.
It was brutally hard. Souls by name, Souls by nature. It played like Diablo, but with beautiful pixel art visuals that have stood the test of time. It also featured very clever touch controls and controller support.
In essence, it was the perfect mobile game. You bought it and immediately unlocked all content. You could play a run in a handful of minutes, picking up and playing at any time.
It also arrived during an era when touch controls weren’t just thousands of virtual buttons blocking the screen. You can perform actions with taps, swipes, and holds. It’s a simple control scheme, but effective and deep.
I absolutely adored it when it first arrived, as I do all Rocketcat games. Punch Quest was one of the first mobile games I ever played, and I was hooked. Death Road to Canada is also firmly in my top ten mobile games of all time.
It seems Punch Quest was also delisted, though it’s not clear when. Five Card Quest, another RocketCat game, is also no longer on Android. That leaves only Death Road to Canada, signalling the end of an era.
According to the official Google Play
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