TouchArcade: Everplay Interactive (not to be confused with video service Everyplay) and Cookiebit, developers of such games like 1001 Attempts [Free] are hard at work on Wild Wastes, a game that's actually expanding out from the mobile focus that the companies are known for. They're describing this as The Last of Us meets Nuclear Throne as you explore a barren, undead-filled wasteland, dealing with the fact that you have one life. Die, and you'll come back in the world as one of the undead, which you can kill later. So it's roguelike-inspired but with persistent world elements. Kris Jones of Everplay demoed the game for us at GDC on a Surface Pro 3 with a gamepad plugged in, but showed off some of the touch compatibility already implemented.
The roguelike genre has always been a niche genre but it has managed to become slightly more popular thanks to iOS devices and the many games of the genre releasing on the App Store in the recent past. Yet another game of the genre coming with some interesting features is going to be released soon on the App Store.
