Rogue Legacy 2is the sequel to the hit indie roguelikeRogue Legacy. Seven months after the full release update,Rogue Legacy 2found its way onto the Nintendo Switch with all the updates intact. Like its sequel,Rogue Legacywas a unique take on the action roguelike genre with how a player would handle death and rebirth. In the original title, players are given a choice of three heirs when they die, with each heir having their own random classes, weapons, spells, and traits. The same remains true inRogue Legacy 2, except with even more variety in what each heir spawns with.
Switch players who enjoy side-scrolling platforming action in their roguelikes will havea lot to love aboutRogue Legacy 2.The game’s platforming levels are the true key to its greatness as a whole. The game world players enjoy is made of many different room designs with many enemy, trap, floor, and loot layouts. Cellar Door Games doesn’t pull the punches either, as the enemies found within these randomized rooms are as formidable as they are varied. However, the randomized castle players will be exploring has biomes that are one of the few static elements of each run’s design.
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Rogue Legacy’s Breadth of Content Fits Well Within The Switch’s Indie Catalog
Over the past two years, Cellar Door Games have consistently updatedRogue Legacy 2with smaller patches introduced between more significant named updates. The larger named updates have been numerous since launch and have added several new heirs, biomes, bosses, spells, traits, and the list goes on. Thelatest named update, The Fabled Heroes, added many new weapons and spells toRogue Legacy 2,with significant overhauls to the difficulty, biome generation, and NPC functions. Knowing Cellar Door Games, further patches and named updates are likely on their way too.
The Nintendo Switch is already home to many other indie games, especially other roguelikes,makingRogue Legacy 2a perfect additionto the console’s game lineup. Another valued benefit ofRogue Legacyand other roguelikes that usually see periodic updates is how well Nintendo supports online updates on a console like a Switch. The Switch can also run roguelikes likeRogue Legacy 2at a similar resolution, frame rate, and graphical fidelities as the bigger consoles.
The Switch’s Mobile Strengths Benefit The Console’s Roguelikes and Roguelites
Rogue Legacy 2is just one of many popular rogueliketitles that have made their way onto the handheld gaming platform. Juggernaut titles likeDead Cells,Hades,The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, andSlay the Spireall had Switch ports developed, on top of any DLC any of those games have.Spelunky 2,Darkest Dungeon, andEnter The Gungeonhave also appeared on the platform. Even smaller roguelike titles likeDicey DungeonsandShip of Foolshave found a comfortable home on the Switch system.
The Nintendo Switch has sold over 115 million systems to this day, and with that many consoles sold,roguelikes such asRogue Legacy 2are likely selling well alongside sales on other platforms like Steam. In fact, the Nintendo Switch has at least 20 roguelike and roguelite titles in its online store. Ultimately, the Switch and roguelike-style games work so well with each other because roguelikes and roguelites, turn-based or real-time, get straight to the gameplay. The mobility of the Switch lends itself to the strengths of roguelike gameplay.
Rogue Legacy 2is available on PC, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
