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Ron Gilbert Reveals Death By Scrolling at Gamescom: A Pixel-Art Auto-Scrolling Roguelike

The project blends ideas dating back to 2019 after a pause for Return to Monkey Island.

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Overview

  • Trailer footage shows a top-down, vertically auto-scrolling world that forces constant forward movement.
  • Players battle threats in Purgatory while collecting gold and card-based power-ups.
  • Five selectable heroes are shown with distinct perks, and a pursuing reaper inflicts debilitating debuffs.
  • The objective presented involves amassing money to pay a ferryman to escape, with run-to-run progression not yet detailed.
  • No release date was announced, and the game is now available to wishlist on Steam.