The game is presented in 2D with beautifully animated characters, and you’ll take command of your first character exploring a vast array of rooms filled with enemies and treasure. At the onset of the game you’ll pick from a couple of character classes, each with a unique weapon type, and randomized attributes, including a magic spell of some sort and an additional special ability. If you’ve not played the original Rogue Legacy, here’s what you can expect with Rogue Legacy 2.

Also worth mentioning is that if you’re a PS Plus subscriber you can check the game out for free via that service, which I’d certainly recommend doing so. Playing through the game on PlayStation 5, it ran extremely well, as is expected, and I can’t remember any single hiccup or issue I’ve run into over dozens of hours spent playing. I’d say that I agree with most of his points on this one, so you won’t find much in the way of differing opinions with my review for the PlayStation platforms. Matthew originally reviewed the game for Gaming-Age last year on other platforms, and you can check out his full review here. Having now spent a couple of weeks with the game post launch, I can agree that if you’ve ever had an interest in 2D rogue-lite action games, then Rogue Legacy 2 is certainly worth your time.

The original Rogue Legacy was an addictive blast of a game, and from what I had heard the sequel was a pretty worthy follow-up. While always on my radar, I never got around to playing the game on Xbox platforms or the Nintendo Switch last year, so when Cellar Door Games offered the opportunity to review the PlayStation version of the game, I jumped at the chance. Rogue Legacy 2, the sequel to the beloved original from developer Cellar Door Games, just recently launched on PlayStation 4 and 5, following its release on other platforms back in 2022. Also On: PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC

Diablo 2 character selection screen