Rogue Legacy 2 Leaves Early Access And Launches Into 1.0 Later This Month

Cellar Door Games announced that Rogue Legacy 2, the roguelite sequel of Rogue Legacy, which hit Early Access in 2020 has been released into 1.0. 

Rogue Legacy 2 will be available on Steam and Epic Games Store starting April 28. If you haven’t yet played the first Rogue Legacy, you can do so now as it’s a free game on Epic Games Store from April 7 through April 14. To celebrate today’s news, Cellar Door Games has released a new trailer on IGN showcasing some of what awaits players in the roguelite. 

“Rogue Legacy 2 is finally reaching v1.0 and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out,” Cellar Door Games writes in a press release. “Our goal for Rogue Legacy 2 was always to make ‘Rogue Legacy 3’ because we didn’t want to settle for just more. While it had to remain true to Rogue Legacy 2, it also needed to stand as a standalone product. After nearly four years of development, bringing it to the fans is the final step in this long journey, and we hope they find it as special as we do.” 

The sequel features a new art style – namely, 3D characters set against hand-drawn 2.5D backgrounds – new weaponry, abilities and classes, environments, and more. It also introduces Heirlooms to the series and Cellar Door Games says this pushes that “unique Metroidvania feel by permanently giving heroes new abilities.” 

“Alongside this, Rogue Legacy 2 vastly improves traits to bring greater value to their risk versus reward gameplay, as well as making significant strides in accessibility to let players succeed even when they’re struggling.” 

These new Rogue Legacy 2 screenshots will be available while you wait for the 1.0 release of Rogue Legacy 2 on Epic Games Store or Steam.

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