slay the spire
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This Week In Games: The Last Of Us Desperados
10It’s already been a huge week for releases, with everyone doing the whole announce-and-surprise trick over the weekend. But most of those titles, for most people, will have to make way for what’s at the end of this week: The Last of Us Part 2.
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Slay The Spire, Like Every Other Game, Is Perfect For Switch
On Thursday, Slay the Spire finally arrives on Nintendo Switch, completing its slow creep from Early Access PC hit to finished, widely-available gem. I’ve spent the last couple of days with the Switch version, and it’s incredibly exciting that more people than ever will finally get to play it.
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Live, Die, Upgrade, Repeat: The Modern Roguelike
When most games today focus on streamlined experiences that promote steady progress, there’s something almost anachronistic about the roguelike, with its constant restarts and uneven level design. And yet it’s in this environment that the formula has blossomed and spread into countless different genres, precisely because of those factors. With this summer’s Dead Cells the…
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Slay The Spire’s Daily Challenges Keep Getting Better
Slay the Spire is an Early Access game that’s tearing it up on Steam, and for good reason. It’s one of the most imaginative roguelikes in recent memory. The game also now has a daily challenge mode, which the developers recently tweaked to make it worth playing all on its own.