Today’s Niche Spotlight is Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos, a co-op focused top-down action-adventure with roguelite elements by Heliocentric Games and Team17 Digital.
Team up with your friends in local or online co-op to save the land of Tasos from the reawakened Titans. Choose from several classes with their own unique abilities and specializations, and upgrade them with weapons, spells, and useful items you discover on your quest.
Explore an expansive overworld to reach new areas and key locations, and delve into procedurally generated dungeons full of deadly traps, monsters, puzzles, and boss encounters. Use the resources you find on your journey to upgrade and expand your home town.
You can find the launch trailer below.
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is available on Windows PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch for $19.99 USD.
You can find the rundown (via Steam) below:
A dark evil stirs beneath the once peaceful land of Tasos… Deep within the four Great Dungeons, the ancient seals that hold the Titans at bay are gravely weakened and their minions have unleashed terror upon the world.
The Goddesses who forged the seals long ago have made a desperate plea for a band of heroes to come forth and save the people from a terrible fate…
Rogue Heroes is a 1-4 player classic adventure game with modern rogue-lite elements. Team up with friends to combat procedural dungeons, explore an expansive overworld full of secrets and take down the Titans to save Tasos!
Key Features
4-Play Rogue-lite Adventure: Play solo or in co-op with up to 4 players to take down the Titans! Remember that death is not the end; rise again, upgrade your hero and venture out once more, stronger than before!Tackle Procedural Dungeons: With its procedural engine, no two runs are the same! Each room has hand designed layouts, traps, puzzles and enemies all with randomised configurations, making every run feel fresh and different.
Classic Weapons: Rogue Heroes features classic top-down swordplay with a large range of tools, spells, and weapons to use as you explore Tasos and tackle the Great Dungeons. Locate classic weapons like a Bow, Boomerang and Grappling Hook to use at your disposal.
Rebuild your Town for Upgrades: Spend your hard-earned loot on new buildings for your village of Intori. From Weapons Smiths to fisheries, each can add new ways of adding to your abilities and arm you with the tools to return to the fight.
Multiple Classes: Each with their own unique abilities, find which character suits your style of play and take back Tasos!
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