Pocket Rogues

I love the procedurally generated levels of rogue-likes, but not so much the brutal lose everything when you die mechanic. This is the perfect blend of rogue with advancement. Yes you die but you’re not 100% penalized if you don’t get real far. I purchased the ultimate to support the dev, or did I do it to unlock the mid dungeon save...hehe! Either way, play it for an hour or two and if you like it pay the dev for his work and continued updates. Quick tip: create an account and cloud save on the free, then login on the ultimate to do a cloud restore so you keep your progress.

This is something I’ve been scavenging the app store for, for a long time. It would be a surprise to people not looking for it, as these games seem like they would be common, but no- games that are of this genre, good quality, fun, and just the right complexity are almost none existent (I’ve never seen one in over 5-6 yrs on iOS (iPad)). The game is great, balance is good, controls are good, settings contains just about everything the player needs, and the game is deep enough for several hours of gameplay to still not get everything. There is only one or two issues I have, those being about the guild area- 1. letting us know how many total possible buildings there are would be helpful, so we don’t have to wonder if we have everything or not, and 2. the guild concept is slightly confusing because after the tutorial ends, we get no more quests for a guild (not talking about the 3 quests that reset daily here, unless if those are guild quests)- where did the guild and their quests go? Where is this guild? Will we encounter more guild member (npc’s) who will give more quests or story? And, do any buildings contribute to meeting other guild npc's (not the one we can meet at camp after buying the specific building)? Well, in summary, great game- wonderful way to burn some time and have some fun. An invaluable asset to the genre on the app store here, and I look forward to putting many more hours into this game. Teargos.

Have played plenty of rogue games and this one hits all the sweat spots. No two games the same and dying does hurt. Where this one improves on traditional is that you keep residuals which make each following game a tad better. Only criticism is progress restarts when you purchase “ultimate “- so play, like, and upgrade early. Inexpensive and lots of fun- I don’t really dislike them for loosing the upgrades I earned in free play... how could I? It was free and a total gas- old school!

A very enjoyable roguelike experience! I have never been a fan of starting all over in any game, but I enjoy roguelikes, which has always been a conflict for me. However, Pocket Rogues allows me to feel like I’m making progress every time I restart. As of yet, I have only encountered one glitch. When I was in the Catacombs Treasury, I was dashing through the spike traps and found myself stuck in a wall. Like...actually stuck inside it. This forced me to leave the dungeon early and lose a few items I would have liked to stash, but it happens. Still, I will probably be purchasing the Ultimate edition soon.

Most of the ranged character combat consists of walking backwards and shooting. You just spend 20 minutes, walk into room, get enemy aggro, walk backwards and shoot them. No way/ unexplained way to keep items after death. The goal of rpg is growth of character. This includes items. Starting off every dungeon with nothing and hoping items drop is not what rpg fans like. That is what survival game fans like. I spend an hour playing and spend over 30,000 coins and a few level ups all on the worrior, cannot tell any difference when starting a new dungeon. The game is too difficult. I unlocked the hunter class, cannot even clear out one room. Rats 5 hit kill me. This is like dark souls but dodging doesn't work to actually evade attacks, blocking is so slow after you block a hit and go to attack right after you always get hit again, I am deleting this game.