Steam’s Going Rogue sale: 8 great games to pick up

Steam’s new Going Rogue sale is going to push the limits of what you think of as a roguelike or a roguelite — but that’s OK, you can just enjoy the limited but hefty deals.

Sale began on Monday, May 2, with a run-through of May 9. It’s got four specific categories of games to pick from: roguelike, roguelite, Souls-like, and Metroidvania. There’s also an accompanying blog explaining the differences and similarities between all of the categories, if you take umbrage with the four genres being grouped together.

Going Rogue is more of an initiative to curation Steam games, than just a sale. There are plenty of great games listed worth picking up, even if they aren’t on sale, like Vampire Survivors, Elden Ring, Dead Cells, HadesYou can find more information here.

However, there are games you can play that will actually make your heart beat faster. These are Discounts can be quite high on games that are currently on sale. Here are eight games worth picking up during Steam’s limited Going Rogue event:

If you’re specifically hunting for games to play on your new Steam Deck, note that of the recommended games above, Sekiro And Rogue Legacy 2 Only two of the games are supported fully Jedi: Fallen Order is listed as “playable.”

It’s possible that Steam could add more discounted games over the week, but for now, the eight games listed above are your best options.