This easy-to-miss Steam event has dozens of great roguelikes, including my number-one pick for the genre's most underrated RPG

Oct. 25, 2023

Not enough people have played Dungeons of Dredmor – now is the time, folks

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The folks at volunteer organizationRoguelike Celebrationhave set upa Steam eventuplifting all things permadeath and procedurally generated, and the easy-to-miss festivities have also collected some solid discounts on some of thebest roguelikesaround.

This roguelike Steam event is a third-party thing and not an official Steam sale, which is probably why I didn’t hear about it for so long, but there’s still a good selection of discounts to pick from. The best one, for my money, is the 25% cut onDungeons of Dredmorand its excellent DLCs – still my pick for the most-underrated roguelike of all time. Move fast, too, because this discount ends in just over 24 hours from the time of writing.

Dungeons of Dredmor’s greatest strength is its unpredictability. Absurd traps, items, monster designs, and shortcuts keep you on your toes every run, and each excursion feels meaningfully different thanks to a peerless skill system. You’ve got staples like sword and axe-wielding, perception, and alchemy, but that’s the boring stuff. I’m talking about Emomancy, Communism, Killer Vegan, Paranormal Investigator, the Werediggle Curse, Viking Wizardry, and Magical Law – all fully fleshed-out and genuinely useful classes with multiple sub-skills, and just a sample of the absurd builds you can think up.

While Dungeons of Dredmor is the standout for me, this event features a bunch of other cheap roguelikes, and has already put quite a few well-reviewed games on my wishlist. Here are some other eye-catchers.

You’ve also got 1 week toget one of my all-time favorite Metroidvanias for $4.

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