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How Roguelike feels
Year-long review-sentiment trajectory plus the big launches that moved the needle. The headline read at the top is the shortest version of what players are saying right now.
Headline read
What's working, what's breaking
The shortest version of what the cohort's reviews say — read this first. The chart and events below show how the picture has shifted.
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Sentiment over time
How the genre's mood has shifted
52-week rolling read · 241,487 reviews
Cohort-wide weekly positive-review percentage over the past year. The amber dashed lines mark Tier 1-2 launches — large enough that they tend to move the genre's numbers when they land.
Tier 1-2 launches in this window:
Big-release impact
Launches that moved the needle
For each Tier 1-2 cohort launch, the change in genre-wide review positivity comparing the four weeks before to the four weeks after release. Positive swings mean the launch lifted the genre's mood; negative swings hurt it. Only launches with meaningful review volume on both sides are shown.
Megabonk
Launched Sep 18, 2025 · 82% before → 66% after
-15.1pp
Aethermancer
Launched Sep 23, 2025 · 80% before → 66% after
-14.5pp
Hades II
Launched Sep 25, 2025 · 80% before → 66% after
-14.5pp
CloverPit
Launched Sep 26, 2025 · 80% before → 66% after
-14.5pp
Super Fantasy Kingdom
Launched Oct 24, 2025 · 66% before → 80% after
+14.2pp
Slots & Daggers
Launched Oct 24, 2025 · 66% before → 80% after
+14.2pp