Weekly Scout/Issue 9 ・ Jul 2, 2026
Roguelites: one more run
Get a little stronger every time you die: four roguelites from Asian teams, featuring a skull-swapping skeleton, endlessly stacking items and a spatula-wielding chef.
This is a retrospective issue compiled in October 2026; the date marks the week it covers.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
A 2D action roguelite from Korea's SouthPAW Games: play a small skeleton who swaps skulls to change abilities.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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Dungreed
A 2D side-scrolling action roguelite from Seoul's Team Horay: collect weapons and eat meals for buffs in an ever-changing dungeon.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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Neon Abyss
A roguelite run-and-gun from Xiamen's Veewo Games: item effects stack without limit and the dungeon evolves as you play, so every run is different.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✗Korean ✓English
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Cuisineer
A roguelite dungeon crawler plus restaurant sim from Singapore's BattleBrew Productions: fight monsters with a spatula for ingredients, then cook and serve them back home.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
Compiled with AI assistance. Every fact links to its source; the source prevails if we got something wrong.
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