Games 2016

Ziggurat is the best Heretic-esque, Binding of Isaac-ish, first-person roguelike I have ever played. It is also the only one — that’s what makes it so compelling. The story is nonsense, sitting backseat to the real reason to play: leveling up while fighting through ridiculous baddies and bosses in randomly-generated catacombs. With seven floors to complete per playthrough — each more challenging than the last — I can usually complete two before dying. The rooms that makeup each floor treat you...