With developer Cellar Door Games making the announcement overnight, which means we'll be playing Rogue Legacy 2 a lot sooner than we thought. As a sequel to the brilliant original - where roguelite elements blended seamlessly with Zelda-style dungeons design and Metroidvania action - players will get the chance to jump into the sequel early on July 23.

Where the Early Access version of Rogue Legacy 2 will hit both Steam and the Epic Games Store. The reasoning behind the move makes sense too, with the team at Cellar Door noting that the community response and input shaped updates to the original so the Early Access route is a natural fit.

As per the Steam FAQ.

“Before the launch of the first Rogue Legacy we received an immense number of ideas from the community through social media, emails, and our Steam Community forums. Your feedback resulted in new traits, balance tweaks and improved stability. We also had diehard fans creating incredible mods and content that kept Rogue Legacy’s flame burning. All of this involvement helped steer RL1 in a better direction, and we feel that officially bringing Rogue Legacy 2 into Early Access is the next natural step.

The game has been in development for the past two years and as per the below trailer is looking very cool.



During the Early Access period, which the team estimates will run for about a year, regular updates will be made every two months. In terms of what's there now, that's:

Complete game loop (Title screen to lineage selection to skill tree to town hub to castle).

2 biomes (with 3-5 more to be added).

700+ random rooms (with more on the way).

4 complete character classes with individual talents and unique weapons (at least 8 more classes planned).

35 traits (with more on the way).

25 upgradable skills (with more on the way).

5 equipment sets for a total of 25 pieces of equipment (10 more sets for 50 pieces planned).

10 runes (with more on the way).

12 enemies + 1 boss (many more bosses and enemies to come).

7 unique relics + heirlooms (with many more on the way).

Additional features such as Universal Healthcare, Insights, memory fragments, and more!