ROGUE SHIFT
Far-Flung Games · 2023 · Twin Stick Shooter, Top-Down Shooter, Co-op, Top-Down, Online Co-Op
PC
Mostly Positive76% · 21
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About ROGUE SHIFT
INTRODUCTION
ROGUE SHIFT is a high-intensity top-down shooter, set on a harsh planet that will test your will to survive. To stay alive, you will pit yourself against hordes of relentless enemies in an unforgiving, hostile environment.
Level up, unlock perks, gain psionic abilities and find weapons to become progressively more powerful as you attempt to stay one step ahead of the enemy.
ROGUE SHIFT can be played using a keyboard & mouse, or as a twin-stick shooter using any compatible controller (XBox, PlayStation or generic equivalents).
There are three difficulty levels to suit any skill level: CASUAL, HARD and BRUTAL.
STORY
When your dropship is shot down by supposedly friendly defences, you find yourself isolated. Dangerous creatures lurk, and hazardous environments separate you from the nearest outpost. Before you can even think about finding answers, your immediate concern is just to survive the first five minutes.
FEATURE SUMMARY
- Survive insanely intense battles against relentless enemy hordes.
- Explore, loot and shop to build up your arsenal of psionics (powers) and weapons.
- Level up and unlock perks to boost your character over time in a manner that suits your play-style.
- Three distinct gameplay modes, all with online scoreboards and persistent character progression.
- Some modes include online co-op up to 3 players.
GAMEPLAY MODES
STORY: A single-player story mode with objectives, inventory management and more, spanning 3 chapters.
- Complete one Chapter to unlock the next Chapter.
- Story mode includes manual inventory management, mission objectives and a journal.
- Your full inventory and Psionics are saved when you successfully complete a Chapter. This only applies to Story mode.
FINAL STAND: Survive as long as you can against escalating waves of enemies.
- No victory condition. You will die.
- Each new wave is more challenging than the preceding wave.
- Loot, shop and upgrade rapidly as you attempt to stay one step ahead of the enemy.
ESCAPE: Battle your way through a series of increasingly difficult zones to reach the exit..
- Successfully reach the exit for a nice score bonus.
- Each zone is more challenging than the preceding zone.
- Loot, shop and upgrade rapidly as you attempt to stay one step ahead of the enemy.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Rogue Shift offers enjoyable top-down shooter gameplay with co-op potential that appeals to fans of the genre, though it suffers from notable technical issues including co-op connectivity problems and the need to reconnect between sessions. Players appreciate the wave-based modes and replay value on higher difficulties, but criticize the limited content, restrictive ammo and inventory systems, and aiming mechanics that feel sluggish, while the game leans heavily toward twitchy action rather than strategic gameplay.
[i] My Experience [/i] Although I'm admittedly not a big roguelike/roguelite fan, I picked up [b]Rogue Shift[/b] to play with a co-op partner that had limited time. I felt that we could do runs from time to time without him feeling the pressure of completing a long campaign. Unfortunately, we were never actually able to get started. We were able to join each other's game, but once in the guest player was unable to move. Although I didn't get a chance to play the game in co-op as I planned, I did see that [b]Rogue Shift[/b] had a three-mission "story mode." I finished the first mission and thought it was OK, but the game is much more of a twitchy top-down shooter than a slower and strategic one (the latter being my preferred style). At certain points during the mission an enemy wave will begin, and enemies will begin pouring in from all directions. These moments are usually quite frantic, requiring liberal use of dashes and shifts to get away from enemies when the player becomes surrounded. I could tell that developer Far-Flung Games spent a lot of time designing the levels for story mode, as there were many resources off the beaten path. However, with the lack of a map and th…3 found this helpful
Played the first chapter of 3 for the story mode. Has 2 other wave modes that I only briefly tested 1. One is mode that looks like a standard wave mode (didn't play this) and the other is a wave mode where it moves you to different zones to fight each wave. Game played alright but ammo is limited besides your base pistol and the actual amount of content here seems really limited. The ammo limit is generous but the screenshots for the game hide the UI. There's also a limited inventory management part of the game where you only have so much space to pick up items. I played with a controller and it worked alright but the aiming with the right stick kind of annoyed me because it kind of lags behind your input to try and simulate having your character turn to face the direction. Overall, seems to be less action oriented than what the videos lead me to believe it'd be like and I don't think it'd be fun for coop (or fun for about an hour max) which is why I bought it.3 found this helpful
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Really enjoy top-down shooters with co-op and this scratches that itch! Don't let the bugs get you! Pro tip, shoot the barrels!
you will eventually figure out a way to make it to were it doesnt force me to reconnect to my friends game after every game right? cause tthats kinda annoying games great so far though
Game is good. Play it on Brutal, lots of replay value. Wish there were more people on multiplayer, hit me up if you want to play together.
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