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Rogue Legacy

You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even…

86 27 June 2013

Rogue Legacy is an adventure developed by Abstraction Games, released 27 June 2013 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One. The main story takes about 27.3 hrs to finish.

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What Rogue Legacy is

Rogue Legacy is an adventure game developed by Abstraction Games and released in 2013. It was published by Cellar Door Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on FNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A cursed and ever-shifting castle looms over the land, its halls rumored to hold untold treasure and terrible secrets. Generation after generation, a single family sends its bravest members through the gates in search of glory, fortune, and answers, only for each adventurer to fall to the dungeon's traps, monsters, and guardians. But death is never the end of the family's quest. When one hero perishes, a descendant takes up the fight, inheriting the gold, gear, and hard-won knowledge of those who came before, and adding their own quirks to the bloodline. Each heir is unique, shaped by peculiar traits passed down through the generations, and every journey into the castle looks different from…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Rogue Legacy holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 364 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 27.3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.6 Ghz, 1 GB RAM and X1950 Pro, 7900 GT. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Rogue Legacy launched on 27 June 2013, within three weeks of The Last of Us, Dota 2, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World and Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us, Dota 2, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World, Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rogue Legacy yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Rogue Legacy — frequently asked questions

When did Rogue Legacy come out?
Rogue Legacy was released on 27 June 2013 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Rogue Legacy?
At minimum, Rogue Legacy needs 1.6 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, X1950 Pro, 7900 GT graphics, 400 MB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Rogue Legacy?
The main story of Rogue Legacy takes around 27.3 hrs, or 24.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Rogue Legacy?
The PC version needs about 0.4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("400 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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