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The roguelike genre is feeling the Hades effect. The acclaimed action game has now been around long enough for its design ideas to seep into other titles, which isn\u2019t surprising given how strongly the original game and its sequel, currently in Early Access, have been received. What is unexpected is that one of the biggest imitators I\u2019ve seen yet would come in the form of a sequel to 2021\u2019s Lost in Random, a game that is very much not a roguelike. But Lost in Random: The Eternal Die represents a significant change for the series in more ways than one.<\/p>\n
Although Zoink developed the first Lost in Random, The Eternal Die is now helmed by Stormteller Games. Whereas the original was closer to a traditional third-person action game with a unique card and dice battling system, Stormteller has taken the franchise in a more action-focused roguelike direction, cut from the cloth of Supergiant Games\u2019 take on Greek myth. While a jarring change for fans of the first game, thematically, it makes sense; the series unfolds in the world of Random, where dice rolls and chance are a way of life. What genre exemplifies this ethos better than the roguelike?<\/p>\n
After playing several runs of The Eternal Die over a few hours, I realized that while the game may be derivative in places, it has unique ideas and plays great to boot.<\/p>\n