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Blightseed

100% positive of 12 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Zen of Mars.

About the game

A language deduction roguelike, where you fight waves and decipher the language of your enemies. Take breaks between fast action sequences, to translate the attacks and buffs you collected. The more you understand the easier it will be to find the winning synergies to defeat your foes.

Tagged by players

Word Game
Detective
Roguelike
Mystery
Action Roguelike
Space
Logic
Difficult
Puzzle
Aliens
Bullet Hell
Story Rich

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
If you ever searched for a slingshot roguelite combined with a narrative and language translating spin, you won't find any other game like this. I still try to figure out how the alien numbers work by purchasing random stuff and making notes on what they cost and how the numbers might work. (Edit: I figured it out (after 3h) and now I am really happy how smart I am xD Finding out what the upgrade and abilities mean…
4.4 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Very interesting action roguelike, with some cryptic elements reminding me of (obviously) Chants of Senna but also Cult Simulator. I have only played a little bit so far, but the core gameplay is very fun. All the weapons and upgrades have their description encrypted in the alien language, so you are basically trying out to decipher what each hieroglyph might mean based on how the gameplay is changing, while…
1.1 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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