Is Caveblazers pushing rogue-like gaming far enough, or just playing copy-cat?
COG: Caveblazers, from Deadpan Games, is a tightly designed game that manages to remind you of the great games you’d rather be playing.
"Oh look, another roguelike. What a surprise. It's not like they're everywhere these days or anything. Oh no, wait! Plot twist: Caveblazers is fantastic."
Roguelites have become a pervasive thing over the last few years, strapping iconic elements like permadeath from actual roguelikes onto a variety of different genres.
