Flick Shot Rogues

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Flick Shot Rogues is a single player tactical turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Butter By The Fish and was released on September 17, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES is a super-satisfying roguelike dungeon crawler about lining up the perfect shot to send your hero spinning across the board. Trigger wickedly explosive combos and blast the battlefield apart, but don’t be hasty – a misfire could spell your doom! Death is not the end! Each new journey across the island will reshuffle the enemies and offer different rewar…

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93%

Audience ScoreBased on 168 reviews

gameplay47 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Unique and satisfying flick-based turn combat mechanic blending roguelike and physics gameplay, offering strategic positioning and combo-building.
Varied characters with distinct playstyles and many build combinations, supported by relics and upgrades that encourage experimentation and replayability.
Strong presentation with charming art style, engaging soundtrack, responsive controls, and good performance on various platforms including Steam Deck.

Repetitive map layouts and limited enemy variety reduce run variety and long-term replayability.
Lack of detailed in-game information about enemies, attack order, and status effects can cause frustration and feel unfair at times.
Balance issues at higher difficulty levels lead to unmanageable chaos, overpowered combinations, or frustrating unpredictability, reducing strategic depth.

gameplay
93 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
51%
46%
3%
The gameplay of Flick Shot Rogues is widely praised for its unique and satisfying flick-based mechanics that blend turn-based roguelike strategy with physics-driven positioning and combos. Players enjoy the variety of characters, builds, and synergies that offer tactical depth and rewarding experimentation, although some find the difficulty curve shallow once mechanics are mastered and desire more diversity in relics and upgrades. Overall, its inventive core gameplay loop is engaging, accessible, and encourages strategic thinking, making it a fresh and fun experience for fans of roguelites.
- “Flick shot rogues is a cleverly designed roguelike that rethinks how turn-based combat can feel by introducing a tactile, physics-driven flick mechanic at the heart of every encounter.”
- “The flicking mechanic feels lovely to use and adds a lot of strategic thinking and depth while still maintaining a nice focus on action: makes you think well about positioning, attacking options and ways to protect yourself from enemy attacks, encouraging you to use the environment in clever ways - combined with combos and ricochets, this makes for an extremely pleasing and fun experience!”
- “I really like the core gameplay mechanic and the satisfaction of lining up a great shot (sometimes unexpectedly so) combined with the tactical choices of where to attack with which character, or when to play defensively.”
- “With no evolving mechanics, every run ends up feeling the same.”
- “In addition, enemies have unique gimmicks and mechanics, but these don't appear to be presented to the player or otherwise documented—a design choice that rewards learning the game but makes the first couple of runs feel rather blind and random.”
- “This can penalize you for not knowing certain game mechanics in advance, but when you do know the mechanics, it can rob you of meaningful choice in the pathing you take during a run.”
music
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
29%
14%
The music in the game is widely praised for its catchy, immersive soundtrack that perfectly complements the charming art style and pirate vibe, often leaving players humming tunes long after playing. While some users desire more variety in the tracks, the overall soundtrack is considered a standout aspect that enhances the game's atmosphere and gameplay experience.
- “It’s creative yet easy to understand, fun to explore but challenging to master, and it features a delightful soundtrack that fits the atmosphere perfectly.”
- “I often listen to the OST on its own—I sometimes catch myself humming or whistling it in my daily life.”
- “The soundtrack drives the action forward, and the overall presentation shows real care and creativity from the developers.”
- “More music variety would be nice, but a solid game overall.”
- “It might need some more music though, maybe some bigger maps would be fun too.”
- “Like, the music is just banger after banger and the art is so charming, I can't help but be delighted by every enemy!”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
30%
The game features bright, stylized, and playful pirate-inspired graphics with a cool, handcrafted art style. Users praise the beautiful effects, character designs, and overall presentation, describing the visuals as engaging and visually appealing.
- “Visually, Flick Shot Rogues adopts a bright, stylized aesthetic with a playful, pirate-inspired tone that keeps the mood light even as difficulty ramps up.”
- “I really like the art style and the designs of the various characters, enemies, and items.”
- “Beautiful effects artwork.”
replayability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The game offers strong replayability through varied characters, abilities, classes, and progression systems, keeping gameplay engaging and fresh. However, some players note repetitive map layouts and desire more late-game complexity and dynamically generated content to enhance long-term replay value. Overall, its core gameplay loop and unlockable features provide a satisfying replay experience.
- “I greatly enjoy the different characters and abilities; they definitely add to its replayability!”
- “You unlock new trinkets (relics), abilities, upgrades and shops as you level up. In addition to doom (ascension) levels, there's also five different classes and a total pool of eight starting weapons you can pick from, so there's a fair degree of replayability.”
- “While a few enemy behaviors could be communicated more clearly, the core gameplay loop is strong and endlessly replayable.”
- “The replayability is a bit lacking but the gameplay is fun.”
- “Wish more complexity and depth for late-game replayability.”
- “Would recommend creating more dynamically generated content to improve replayability as right now after a few Doom levels, maps become boring because it is the same map layouts over and over again.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
Users generally find the game to be excessively grindy, with key abilities locked behind high-level requirements, making progression feel tedious. However, achievements are appreciated for avoiding grind, and some suggest that adjusting region order and difficulty could reduce repetitiveness. Overall, the grind detracts from the experience despite some enjoyable elements.
- “Same goes for abilities, locked behind much higher levels, and this game is way too grindy.”
- “Changing the order of the regions and adjusting difficulty accordingly could potentially make repeated runs less tedious.”
- “Neat idea, but kind of underwhelming and too easy to the point of it feeling grindy.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story in the game is minimal and mostly serves as a framing device to provide context for gameplay. Some users express interest in the idea of a unique procedural story evolving with each run, adding more depth to the experience.
- “A lot more an eventual story, to go along each run, maybe?”
- “Oooh, a unique procedural story each run would be so cool!”
- “Flick shot rogues doesn’t have a story, but does have a frame around the game to give some explanation on why you’re here.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features flawless performance with excellent optimization, delivering strong battery life and responsive, precise controls.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is creatively designed and easy to grasp, offering an enjoyable exploration experience paired with a fitting, delightful soundtrack that enhances the overall mood.
- “It’s creative yet easy to understand, fun to explore but challenging to master, and it features a delightful soundtrack that fits the atmosphere perfectly.”

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Flick Shot Rogues is a tactical turn-based strategy game.

Flick Shot Rogues is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

On average players spend around 19 hours playing Flick Shot Rogues.

Flick Shot Rogues was released on September 17, 2025.

Flick Shot Rogues was developed by Butter By The Fish.

Flick Shot Rogues has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its replayability.

Flick Shot Rogues is a single player game.

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