Big upgrade over the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This game is the biggest upgrade from an original title to a sequel that I have ever seen.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
Rogue Legacy 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Cellar Door Games2022Metroidvania · Platformer · Arcade
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A polished, addictive roguelite platformer with varied classes and deep NG+, but a heavy gold grind and harsh contact-damage combat push many away. Skip it if you hate grinding.
Great for
Rogue Legacy fans who enjoy incremental meta-progression, class variety and long NG+ runs
Main risk
The gold grind and stat-check bosses can make the game feel like a slog
What players love
Addictive progression loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the way the levelling works in this game is extremely addictive and fun”
Steam review · 192.6 h played ↗
Distinct classes, weapons and traits
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“15 classes and 30 weapons overall - EACH of them offers a different attack style”
Steam review · 113.2 h played ↗
Great art, music and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“good meta progression, excellent boss design, varied enemy design and colorfully different biomes.”
Steam review · 92.8 h played ↗
Huge amount of content and NG+ replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“There's way more to reveal and unlock in NG+, including new bosses, enemies, lore, and challenges.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Fluid, tight combat and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“An outstanding 2D platformer with really, really TIGHT movement”
Steam review · 113.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Excessive gold grind
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“upgrade costs inflate way too quickly, while the amount of gold you gain per run barely changes.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Clunky controls and annoying platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Move set is garbage. Feels like I'm controlling a brick.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Repetitive runs with few build synergies
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Relics are underwhelming and have very little synergy. There are no breaking runs or builds.”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Offscreen enemies and projectile spam
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“No, getting hit constantly by offscreen enemies should not be the norm.”
Steam review · 142.6 h played ↗
Contact damage and no dodge i-frames
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“an enemy will hit you and throw you up in the air, and then you'll bounce on top of the monster again and again until you die”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Stat-check bosses and weak runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“more about just grinding up gold until you can out-DPS the absolute HP sponges that are bosses”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 680, AMD R9 280X
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Processor3.0 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 680, AMD R9 280X
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 680, AMD R9 280X
Storage2 GB available space
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