Gritty new roguelike Reignbreaker is like Hades, but punk

Reignbreaker

Lockpicks meet spiked iron gauntlets in this 'medievalpunk' single-player action-roguelike. Fight through hordes of lock-operated mechs and free the world from the corrupt elite. Plunder their coffers, smash the kingdom and become The Reignbreaker.

In a shock to absolutely no-one, I was an emo kid growing up. While my Catholic all-girls high school forbade the use of fluorescent dyes and facial piercings, my weekends were spent perfecting my cheap eyeliner (quite the task when you have a tremor) and haunting Glasgow city center. While you'll be happy to hear I no longer spend my days skulking around indoor malls, I've never quite let go of that gothic aesthetic - it's never been just a phase. So, when I first saw Reignbreaker, a counterculture-inspired roguelike bearing similarities to Hades, it was like a good ol' blast from the past.

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