Steam’s Going Rogue sale: 8 great games to pick up

Steam’s new Going rogue sales is set to challenge your definition of a “roguelike” or a “roguelite”. But that’s okay, because you still get some great deals.

The sale started Monday, May 2, and will run through May 9. It’s got four specific categories of games to pick from: roguelike, roguelite, Souls-like, and Metroidvania. There’s also an accompanying blog explaining the differences and similarities between all of the categories, if you take umbrage with the four genres being grouped together.

The Going Rogue sale appears to be more of an effort by Steam to curation games, rather than just a sale. There are plenty of great games listed worth picking up, even if they aren’t on sale, like Vampire Survivors, Elden Ring, Dead Cells, Hades, and quite a few more.

But games that are on Sale have steep discounts. Here are eight games worth picking up during Steam’s limited Going Rogue event:

If you’re specifically hunting for games to play on your new Steam Deck, note that of the recommended games above, Sekiro and Rogue Legacy 2 are the only two games that are fully supported. Jedi: Fallen Order is listed as “playable.”

It’s possible for Steam to add additional discounted games during the week but the eight listed games are the best choices.