#grogpodminis — Public Fediverse posts

Prophet Margin by @tametick is a very charming roguelite about building economic trade networks in a cute fantasy world.

Your gods demand thread! And tools! And apples! So how are you going to build your supply lines and towns to satisfy them?

Lots of crunchy decision making that reminds me of optimizing conveyor belts in Factorio, but with a cheerful color palette.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EliO22964Q

#GROGPODminis #ProphetMargin #roguelite #gaming #steam #puzzlegame #boardgames #factorio

Spellmasons is a fun romp into the world of chained magic spells. It reminds me a lot between Noita and Rift Wizard, while being more accessible than both of them. The spell combos are fun, the art style is great, and it's quite satisfying to explode a bunch of monsters with chained spells.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1618380/Spellmasons/

#GROGPODminis #Spellmasons #roguelike #gaming #steam #steamdeck #indiedev #indiegame

Releasing in 1.0 today is the Dark Souls-inspired traditional roguelike Lost Flame!

Been following this one a long time and I regret not getting into it sooner. Very smooth and user-friendly interface, nice gritty sound and clear visual style.

Did I mention souls-like online parallel world interactions??!!?? Praise the 1.0! \[T]/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/856570/Lost_Flame/

#GROGPODminis #LostFlame #roguelike #gaming #steam #indiedev #indiegame #darksouls #soulslike #steamdeck

Another mini-review this time for Alchemist's Alcove!

A charming and approachable traditional roguelike similar to Rift Wizard but with neat and thoughtful crafting mechanics.

Cool art style and design as well!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3568090/Alchemists_Alcove/

#GROGPODminis #AlchemistsAlcove #roguelike #gaming #steam #steamdeck #indiedev #indiegame #riftwizard

Working through my mini-review backlog

Terra Randoma is a neat dungeon crawler with a cute aesthetic. The low-poly hero/token idea is nice and works well with the tabletop-inspired system the main game runs.

it's a fun way to play a bite-sized DND campaign if you're lacking party members in real life.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120400/Terra_Randoma/

#GROGPODminis #terrarandoma #roguelike #rpg #dnd #indiedev #indiegame #gaming #steam #steamdeck

Time for another mini review! This time for the very cool hacking puzzle game NET.CRAWL

It’s something like a cross between Slay the Spire, 868-Hack, and Hexcells. Very interesting decisions to be made with movement mechanics and activated abilities. Great presentation and unique takes on the genre!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958140/NETCRAWL/

#GROGPODminis #netcrawl #roguelite #roguelike #indiedev #indiegame #steam #steamdeck #puzzlegame #gaming #pcgaming

Master of Piece was the coolest game I played at PAX West 2025 and it's now finally out in early access!

A very interesting mix of something like Into the Breach meets Chess, it's got great art style and great decision making choices throughout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3009310/Master_of_Piece/

#GROGPODminis #MasterOfPiece #roguelike #roguelite #steam #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #IntoTheBreach #chess

Master of Piece was the coolest game I played at PAX West 2025 and it's now finally out in early access!

A very interesting mix of something like Into the Breach meets Chess, it's got great art style and great decision making choices throughout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3009310/Master_of_Piece/

#GROGPODminis #MasterOfPiece #roguelike #roguelite #steam #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #IntoTheBreach #chess

Master of Piece was the coolest game I played at PAX West 2025 and it's now finally out in early access!

A very interesting mix of something like Into the Breach meets Chess, it's got great art style and great decision making choices throughout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3009310/Master_of_Piece/

#GROGPODminis #MasterOfPiece #roguelike #roguelite #steam #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #IntoTheBreach #chess

Master of Piece was the coolest game I played at PAX West 2025 and it's now finally out in early access!

A very interesting mix of something like Into the Breach meets Chess, it's got great art style and great decision making choices throughout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3009310/Master_of_Piece/

#GROGPODminis #MasterOfPiece #roguelike #roguelite #steam #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #IntoTheBreach #chess

Master of Piece was the coolest game I played at PAX West 2025 and it's now finally out in early access!

A very interesting mix of something like Into the Breach meets Chess, it's got great art style and great decision making choices throughout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3009310/Master_of_Piece/

#GROGPODminis #MasterOfPiece #roguelike #roguelite #steam #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #IntoTheBreach #chess

Mini review time again! A game I’ve been following for years: Into the Grid. A cyberpunk hacking deckbuilder straight out of Neuromancer.

Great visual style, lots of crunchy decision to be made on the overworld hacking map, and some unique takes on card based combat systems!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2576200/Into_The_Grid/

#GROGPODminis #IntoTheGrid #roguelike #roguelite #steam #gaming #steamdeck #cyberpunk #deckbuilder

Mini-review for Astral Flux:

Art is great, platforming feels really responsive and nice, fun premise, solid tutorial, weird aliens!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757920/Astral_Flux/

#GROGPODminis #AstralFlux #roguelike #gaming #steam #steamdeck #indiedev #indiegame

The first entry in my mini-reviews series: Three Against The Odds.

A wild mix of wacky writing, charm, and something that looks like a traditional roguelike and a 4X game after they both fell into a blender.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3182570/Three_Against_the_Odds/

#GROGPODminis #ThreeAgainstTheOdds #roguelike #indiedev #gaming #steam #indiegame #rpg

Someone suggested we set up a Steam curator, so I did and we occasionally get sent some review copies to check out.

I can't promise that we'll get to all of them, but I can at least help spread the word!

I'll try to keep them contained under #GROGPODminis for the time being.

Steam curator link is here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45182589-GROGPOD-Roguelike-Podcast/

#steam #roguelike #indiedev #indiegame #gamereview #roguelite #hiddengem