
Randomly generated levels: Each run is completely different!.
Super cool hook movement : Jump and swing across the place with a laser-hook and reach every corner to save your friends. Wipe out enemies with your trail or with bouncy bullets and upgrade your Coco to destroy dangerous bosses in your way to save your friends! Swing across the place with a superb techno-synthwave soundtrack. Can you swing your way out? Can you destroy those super weapons? Can you save all the cocos? The story involves a species of little golden lizards named Cocos, who have been kidnapped from their home, trying to escape from the clutches of the evil Pogovon empire that want to use them to power up their deadly weapons. Inspired by roguelites like Spelunky and the 90's title Commander Keen, El Gancho adds a fast-paced hook movement, new mechanics, randomly generated levels, tough bosses and handmade challenges. Indeed, Nintendo's wondrous hybrid feels like the spiritual home of the roguelike / roguelite, with its inherent portability and indie-friendly nature.El Gancho is a procedural hook-based 2D platformer where you'll jump, swing and shoot to save the cocos! The Switch eShop is bursting at the seams with both. The ultimate list of Switch roguelike games But increasingly over the years, we've seen more roguelike games, which are taking the randomly generated levels and permadeath and apply them to new genres. Modern games that stick closely to the original Rogue template - including the turn-based movement and combat - are known as roguelikes. This game combined procedurally generated dungeons with a punishing permadeath system, which together made every attempt feel like a fresh and meaningful adventure. The terms are named for the seminal 1980 game, Rogue. Indeed, making repetition interesting is kind of in their DNA. We're arguably at peak of Switch roguelikes right now, with a fresh procedurally generated treat seemingly hitting the eShop every other day.īut roguelikes and roguelites are inherently more resistant to the strains of repetition than most genres. Updated on Februswapped 1 game. Original list by Jon Mundy, updated by Artur Novichenko.