RogueJack: Roguelike Blackjack

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In RogueJack: Roguelike Blackjack, explore endless dungeons and battle monsters using a unique BlackJack-inspired system. Each enemy has its own play style, and your character can level up to unlock new rules and abilities. With a variety of items, buffs, and skills to discover, every run offers a new and exciting challenge. This award-winning game features both keyboard and controller support, immersive sound effects, and a nostalgic chiptune soundtrack.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

RogueJack: Roguelike Blackjack screenshot

78%

Audience ScoreBased on 37 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

RogueJack offers a unique blend of dungeon crawling and blackjack mechanics, making for an interesting and fun gameplay experience.
The game is easy to grasp and provides a casual gaming experience, perfect for quick sessions or when you want something low-stakes.
Despite its simplicity, the game has replayability due to its roguelike elements and the variety of enemies and items encountered.

The game feels incomplete, with a lack of depth in gameplay mechanics, such as no class selection and limited weapon variety.
Many players find the blackjack aspect too forgiving, as the game allows for easy restarts and lacks true risk/reward elements.
Technical issues and bugs, such as movement clunkiness and error messages when picking up items, detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
47%
16%
The gameplay of "roguejack" is a unique blend of roguelike elements and blackjack mechanics, offering a fun and accessible experience that is easy to grasp, even for newcomers to blackjack. While the game features interesting mechanics and a catchy soundtrack, it is heavily luck-based, which may lead to a sense of novelty wearing off over time. Some players feel that additional strategic elements, such as class-switching, could enhance the gameplay further.
- “A fun little dungeon crawler where the main mechanic of combat is playing rounds of blackjack with the monsters you fight.”
- “roguejack is and does what it says on the tin: a rogue-like dungeon crawler (actually like rogue!) with blackjack-like mechanics.”
- “roguejack: roguelike blackjack delivers exactly as advertised - a roguelike game with gameplay that's centered around blackjack - and what a fun and unique experience it is!”
- “The gameplay, being blackjack and all, is very luck-based.”
- “Yes, the gameplay is pretty much luck-based and despite its many interesting mechanics, I do think that the novelty might wear off at some point.”
- “I think being able to switch classes might add another layer of strategy to the gameplay and it just feels like a missed opportunity.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are praised for their charming pixel art style and nostalgic appeal, reminiscent of classic games, complemented by a delightful soundtrack and cute character animations.
- “I love the pixel graphics environment and the 'Ultima' movement style and look.”
- “The nostalgic music and retro graphics create a charming atmosphere.”
- “The art style is lovely, and the quips are cute!”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's music is highly praised for its nostalgic quality, effectively complementing the retro graphics and enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Players find the main song particularly enjoyable and memorable.
- “The song this game plays throughout most of the gameplay is fantastic.”
- “The nostalgic music combined with the retro graphics creates a wonderful atmosphere.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game offers significant replayability due to its roguelike elements, which encourage players to experience different outcomes and challenges with each playthrough.
- “The game offers a lot of replayability, thanks to its roguelike elements.”
- “Each playthrough feels fresh and exciting, making you want to dive back in.”
- “The variety of choices and outcomes keeps the experience engaging every time.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, users report that the game experiences occasional bugs, but these issues are not severe enough to disrupt gameplay significantly.
- “It's also a little buggy sometimes, not game-breaking though.”