Curse Rounds gets Console Release Date

Surprising no one, I play a lot of Rogue-likes. Everything from Bullet Heavens to Deck Builders find a place on my Steam library. Qubyte Interactive’s Curse Rounds caught my attention, trying something a little different than most others of its kind.

In Curse Rounds, you aren’t just slowly trying to upgrade your character for your run. In addition, you are forced to make decisions that affect your enemies and will make your run more difficult. This “lesser of two evils” concept caught my attention more than anything else about Curse Rounds’ minimalistic design. Here is what the press release says about Curse Rounds:

“Curse Rounds, a frantic 1-bit action roguelike developed by the Brazilian studio Tentacles Interactive and published by QUByte Interactive, is coming to PlayStation, Nintendo Switch[,] and Xbox.

In a monochromatic and bleak world, each round of Curse Rounds challenges the player to choose the lesser of two evils. Unlike most Rogue[-]likes, in Curse Rounds, the cards aren’t about upgrades and improvements, but rather about choosing what will, theoretically, make your life less difficult during the game.

There are more than 60 ‘Cursed Cards’ that range from increasing enemy speed to removing half of the player’s health before entering battle.”

I’m not entirely sure what 1-bit means, but the trailer and Curse Rounds’ design are interesting. Curse Rounds will be released on consoles on August 14^th (this Thursday). However, if you are a PC player, you can purchase it now.

The developers have aimed for an endlessly replayable bullet-hell vibe with Curse Rounds. While the progression and difficulty can make or break a game like this, I am deeply curious about how well Curse Rounds will stand out amongst the other great Roguelike games available right now.